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GAMEGUIDEDOGS: LOST ODYSSEY WALKTHROUGH STRATEGY VIDEO GAME GUIDE (XBOX 360 HELP FAQ)

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While Microsoft snagging Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may not have set the Japanese market on fire, we're still interested to see the games that he's creating for the platform. Lost Odyssey is his studio Mistwalker's latest attempt to make the Xbox 360 an RPG system as classic as predecessors from Nintendo or Sony.

So how did the critics like Lost Odyssey? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview to find out—an edition so good you may never need to read another review again.

GamesRadar
It's also very, very pretty, with gorgeous cutscenes and in-game models, as well as rich environments and diverse level designs...The opening of the game is literally two hours of cutscenes mixed with a few instances of you making Kaim walk across a pretty environment.

IGN
Combat in Lost Odyssey is about as traditional as you will find in a modern-day game. It is completely turn-based with a menu system that seems taken straight from 1998. Everything you would expect is included. You can attack, use an item, cast magic, or activate a skill. Weapons in Lost Odyssey are pretty boring as none hold any special properties whatsoever -- they are merely an Attack rating and nothing else. And the magic is the same thing you've experienced for the past 20 years.

Worth Playing
Lost Odyssey's combat...is excruciatingly, unbelievably, agonizingly slow. A random battle can take somewhere around five to 10 seconds just to get through the opening animation of the battle. This is compounded Lost Odyssey's rather lengthy loading times, which occur quite often and last for what feels like an eternity. Between the loading times, the pointless camera panning and the incredibly time-consuming animations, combat slows to a crawl.

X-Play
It's just a shame that the developer, Mistwalker, couldn't get beyond their own limitations. Much like SquareSoft before them, it's clear that they'd rather be making a movie. At heart, Lost Odyssey and the most recent Final Fantasy are interactive movies with character stat-building. Many things in the game are done purely for visual style and to passively push the plot.

Kotaku
Because you see, Lost Odyssey isn't really a game. OK, it is, and it's a pretty decent one, but bear with me. The Gooch said as much himself, when he offered that the game was about emotion, not innovation. It's about the story, the world, the experience. And I'm man enough to admit that, as the tears flowed down the character's Unreal Engine 3-animated faces upon [a] moment of death, that emotion had me hooked. It sounds like if you're a fan of classic Sakaguchi, you'll like Lost Odyssey.

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Comments

frederic249 at 12:09 PM on 02/14/08 looks decent
drbutchevil at 12:11 PM on 02/14/08 Nearly every review for the game that was released had complaints about the loading times, which, appear to be different in the review copy compared to the retail version. I have retail version and its at most 10 seconds for battle load times, and is loaded well, and no other loading is over 10 seconds, mostly under 5.
Slorg at 12:11 PM on 02/14/08 Looks ok. I can't stand the random encounters. Why do they do that? I'm trying to start a blog a bout gaming design. Particularly about bad decisions. I can;t believe in 2008 we're still doing random encounters and thinking they add anything to a game.
ortegar at 12:11 PM on 02/14/08
So I guess Nintendo is the only company that can get away with doing the same game over and over again.
ssjmichael at 12:12 PM on 02/14/08 Seems like your average JRPG.
demonwolf at 12:12 PM on 02/14/08
the character design turns me off, and the battles I have seen turn me off. Guess it is safe to try at my buddies place.
BD at 12:12 PM on 02/14/08
Final Fantasy for the Xbox. What's not to like? It even comes on like four discs to emulate the experience.
Raziel3333 at 12:13 PM on 02/14/08
so its just a jrpg that you don't play full of FMVs? ugh.
bwwardiii at 12:13 PM on 02/14/08
Franken review = da bob-omb!!!
Seita at 12:13 PM on 02/14/08 Considering how emotional I can get (doesn't mean it happens often.) I'll be buying the game. I hope I don't get tired of it halfway though, like Eternal Sonata.
Mr. Garcia at 12:14 PM on 02/14/08 ok. pretty game, boring loading times, passé fighting mechanics. Pretty game. :P
FoxHoundADAM at 12:14 PM on 02/14/08
Sadly I don't have teh time to watch 28 hour movies. I was interested but I'll have to pass on LO.
josh924 at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08
The negatives the reviewers give for Lost Odyssey seem pretty much the same as the negatives they gave for Blue Dragon, which pretty much boils down to "it feels old-school". That, to me, is actually a positive, so I'll definitely be buying it soon.
unicronband at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08 I'll be buying this when they fix the packaging issue.
hamandcheeseUK at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08 @Slorg: Some people (me) like random battles, this game looks awesome, only thing putting me off is the apparently horrible loading times
Jordan Lund at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08 @SLORG
RPGs are all about random encounters. You can't grind levels without them.
greeble at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08 This game sounds horrible. I guess its strictly for High School kids with no social life and Japnophiles. I hate having to wait forever for battle animations. (damn you Knights of the Round table in FFVII and your non skippable summoning animations) I have tons cards in Eye of Judgement that I've never seen attack because I always have battle animations off.
ssjmichael at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08 Wait, Two hours of cutscenes throughout the opening of the game?? That's way too much. I want to play the game, not watch it....
the-hypnotoad at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08 The thing is, 360 owners don't really have a lot of choice for JRPG-style games.
So if you like that sort of thing, everyone seems to be saying this is the best of the bunch and your decision is easy. The other side of the coin seems to be that reviewers pretty much conclude that it doesn't really break any new ground other than looking pretty. So if they've never been your bag before it won't win you over.
caleb at 12:16 PM on 02/14/08
Well, to each their own. I can't say that I'm surprised some of the scores, lets face it...it's still a wheel (didn't re-invent anything) but I thought this game hit all the right spots for me. Story was great, game play was what I expected it to be and it was familiar. I think that the way games should be viewed now, should be on how they stand alone, not how they stack up too something else...otherwise everything is bland and repetitive (ie: God of War, DMC, Halo...ect.)
ssjmichael at 12:16 PM on 02/14/08 @Jordan Lund: Not anymore they're not
zanzibarlegend at 12:17 PM on 02/14/08 looks ambitious, but imho, FF13 will prob destroy this game.
Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre at 12:18 PM on 02/14/08 Basically a game for JRPG fans. I doubt others will buy it. But this game should be supported, regardless.
Robert Summa at 12:19 PM on 02/14/08 @ortegar: Oh, you are so very right. :)
Cagny at 12:19 PM on 02/14/08 Just got back from the store with this game. I can't wait until I get to formulate my own opinions on it.
frederic249 at 12:20 PM on 02/14/08 @zanzibarlegend: yeah well FF13 wont come out for a while unfortunately...
sander_dutch at 12:20 PM on 02/14/08 It looks interesting enough, I'm sure up for some more RPGs.
Just too bad it needs to load so much, that really gets frustrating after a few hours. Games need to flow more, instead of screeching to a sudden halt every time.
Perhaps MS can permit more developers to use the harddrive as a buffer for loading, as an option at least for those who have it (like 99,9% of xboxers)

baked ham at 12:21 PM on 02/14/08 @the-hypnotoad: Unfortunately, the stuff you find on the 360 is just about all the JRPG choice you have on the 3 new consoles.
em0d at 12:21 PM on 02/14/08 I played it for about 5 hours yesterday and I love it. I have no idea what people are talking about with the loading times. They are perfectly normal for an rpg. I have yet to sit there tapping my foot on a load screen.
Sure there are a lot of cutscenes, but the story draws you in and the fighting does pick up. The skill management system in the game hasn't really been elaborated on, and it's a great addition to what everyone is calling a typical, bland fighting system. I don't think you have to be a classic jrpg fan to get into this game. You take it for what it is, and unless you cannot play a game without constant action you will love it.
Slint at 12:21 PM on 02/14/08
I'm nto sure what people were looking for or expecting from this game. The load times? Really not bad at all... I've only noticed them because reviews have complained about them.

And it's a traditional JRPG! You're going to then complain about the turn based fighting and cinematics? That's what defines the genre. lol

Rickster at 12:22 PM on 02/14/08 @Rickster: *with oldschool on mind
Grumps at 12:23 PM on 02/14/08 ill buy it when it gets a real box.
Khabi at 12:23 PM on 02/14/08 @hamandcheeseUK:
Don't worry about the loading times. Its not anywhere near as bad as it seems. The area's are a bit small, but really, In my opinion they're blowing it out of proportion.
Slorg at 12:24 PM on 02/14/08 @Khabi: Hmm. Interesting point, but I'm not sure how random == skill. Sure you need to have more status items on hand than you would otherwise, but I suppose it's up for debate :)

There's nothing wrong with avoiding encounters. If I think back to FFVII I must have put like 90 hours into it. If there weren;t ways to lessen the encounters later in the game I never would have finished it. 30 or 40 hours ok, but after a time combat get so tedious its just painful.

Especially if that combat is old-shool turn based and you have to watch everyone animate the same old "Tundara" animation every single time. Yuck!
JerrD74: scared when he no longer has broadband at 12:26 PM on 02/14/08 I'm about 10 hours in and really enjoy it so far. And no lie, I've already gotten a tear-jerker as it was written and portrayed so intensely. If it's like this this early, I'm curious to see how much emotional it gets. A must buy so far if you're a fan of JRPG's.
JerrD74: scared when he no longer has broadband at 12:27 PM on 02/14/08 Gah, edit: much ^more emotional..
Homemaker Betty at 12:27 PM on 02/14/08
Looks boring. I'm sorry but unless the turn based combat is REALLY intricate, it's not worth my time. More Nippon Ichi please.

JohnnytheFuture at 12:28 PM on 02/14/08 Saw this at Tokyo Game Show and it looked interesting enough, though, I'm no fan of turn-based, nor random-encounter combat. I'm sure this game is good either way. I feel like the sites/magazines reviewing this game have the wrong people reviewing it.
Fluffy22 at 12:28 PM on 02/14/08 its no final fantasy! :P
but 4 discs - u get ur monies worth!

If i had a 360 id probably get this, but im not in anyway bothered that i dont :)
Killtacular at 12:28 PM on 02/14/08 Yea, load times are fine. Game seems exactly like what I thought it would be, which in this case is a good thing.
harlock_JDS at 12:28 PM on 02/14/08 the load times aren't anything to complain about, anyone that's played ps2 JRPG's should be used to them. And i'm actually glad it's a final fantasy like jrpg with little innovation... that's what i've been in the mood for for a while and i'm glad they didn't muck it up trying to add something new (kinda like ff12 did)
CyN1caL at 12:31 PM on 02/14/08 As someone who grew up and still loves RPGs, after MMOs and Bioware RPGs, it's hard to go back to random encounters. Pokemon is about as far as I can go, where it at least mixes non-random (and sometimes avoidable) with random.

Maybe I'll try this when it hits the bargain bin... and gets a better box.
EldonTLH at 12:31 PM on 02/14/08 I'd dare say it's not the cinematics or random turn-based battles that is the problem. People worship the likes of FF7, DQ8, Chrono Trigger, and Persona not because of the cinematics or the battle system but because their story was great, their characters memorable, and the game mechanics supported it all.

JRPGs have their very innate strength in honoring old school and providing an awesome 60-80 hour story. Keep on excessive innovation and yet another genre is lost, kinda like what happened with graphical adventures.

*lights a candle to all those awesome Sierra & LucasArts games*
logicaldefense at 12:31 PM on 02/14/08 X-Play's little excerpt is so lame.
They clearly don't understand the JRPG genre.
JRPGS are supposed to be overly lavish, cinematic,
and of course they want to push the plot at all costs.
I am happy to kick it back to 1999 style gameplay.
Kj719 at 12:31 PM on 02/14/08 @jayntampa: I'm waiting a bit to pick up a 32XBR4, but from what I read 120 Htz doesn't add too much, it just makes the picture pop out a little which takes some time to get used to
badasscat at 12:31 PM on 02/14/08 That graph is really hard to read.
NotAZombie at 12:32 PM on 02/14/08 @unicronband and @Grumps: I doubt that will happen anytime soon. They have no motivation to do so. The average consumer won't know the difference and once they find out won't care that much.
greeble at 12:32 PM on 02/14/08 @dip: I'm basing that on the fact that the only people willing to put in that many hours of cutscenes, loading and superfluous animations must be folks with either lots of time on their hands or reaaaaly into JRPGS. (I think the only reason I got through FFVII is that I played it over a summer break I didn't have much going on). I don't mind seeing the beginning animation a few times, but I want the ability to turn it off. Random encounters should be quick, my time is valuable.
Yuki at 12:33 PM on 02/14/08
The environments look nice, but I dislike the character designs.

Funny and true. This and Blue Dragon were announced as traditional JRPG's and now people rip them for that. There are tons of traditional FPS' out there that are well done in their respective genre (CoD4, for one) that are praised, but this gets ripped for that aspect.

Since when did turn-based end up being the absolute worst thing in the world (outside of DS, PS2 and PSP games, that is)?

creid at 12:37 PM on 02/14/08 Wow that bar graph is hard to read. Buying this game!
Luke Plunkett at 12:40 PM on 02/14/08 For the record, it's a 14-second load time for battles, and that's pretty damn constant.
ArmyofJuan at 12:40 PM on 02/14/08 Lost Odyssey is amazing. I don't understand how people are knocking it. First everyone was screaming for some traditional JRPGs on the 360, and now that they're out everyone is hating on them? wtf is up with that. If you like traditional old school style of play then this is for you, if not then stick with your two worlds/oblivions.

Why cant people just enjoy games and stfu.
Truepatriot at 12:41 PM on 02/14/08 if you like your jrpgs very j and very rpg this is the game for you. i just got it and so far i am enjoying it.my only gripe is theat there are these stories of dreams you unlock that are short stories.basically your reading a mini book and while theyre completely optional(youll miss some back story though if you care about it) i think they should have done more with these sections instead of have me read a short story while playing a game.

apologies to all other card game lovers.
creid at 12:42 PM on 02/14/08 IMO random battles are the better way to go. When you can see enemies on the screen and can avoid them, I feel like I'm being punished when I get caught one of them. Whereas w/ random battles, it just feels like a matter of course that I'm going to get in 2 fights while I cross this room.
kwan at 12:42 PM on 02/14/08 10 second loading times are frightening. Over the life of the 100 hour game, probably a good hour of it will be spent loading. (1%?) Seems bearable, but at the same time, I prefer to be playing a game, not waiting for it.

Maybe they could've fixed it with a hard-drive install...
Dakobah at 12:44 PM on 02/14/08
@DARTH_TIGRIS:

MiyamotosChin at 12:49 PM on 02/14/08
You missed the part where X - Play randomly places a talking Arnold Schwarzenegger face in the review, makes a joke about a character's cleavage, references something to do with Britney Spears and replays a slightly amusing in - game sound effect 15 times.

Rubix42 at 12:49 PM on 02/14/08
I think about 90% of the reviews for this game spend way too much time smashing it for being a JRPG and comparing it to US RPG's (aka Oblivion)

What if this is the way all reviews are going to be done from now on? Well, Uncharted was good and all, but I fail to see how it stacks up to a game like Halo. Sure both explore environments, have vehicles, and contain lots of shooting, but they are immensely different games.

Same thing here, this is a JRPG. So many reviewers are knocking it for being what it is, and not even reviewing the game. I personally find it to be a nice addition to the JRPG genre. It does enough stuff different (rings, skill linking) and has enough cool plot hooks that are voluntary (1,000 years of dreams rock) that it is a good new experience.

And random encounters is a fine design decision. Since when is that a bad thing?

Massiah at 12:50 PM on 02/14/08 This game is far better then any review site is giving it credit for (save Kotaku). The loading, while frequent, is not 20-40 seconds, more like 5-10. The short stories of Kaim's past are VERY well written, the main story is pretty formulaic though.

The battle system is a tried and true system with a few tweaks. I think that pretty much all the review sites are too hung up on OMG INNOVATIONS rather then the quality of the game. I like traditional JRPGs, and I hope they dont go away, because I hated FFSPMMORPG (12).

I'd give it an A just for effort.
Murph1908 at 12:51 PM on 02/14/08 @Khabi:
I agree.

However, when I am carrying around 99 health potions and 99 mana potions, the random encounter thing really adds no danger.

Back in the Dragon Warrior days, you could really get nailed straying to far from the city.

But in the recent games, like Blue Dragon, the money system is so off-whack, there's no danger to it anymore.

"Hmm, I'll sell this crystal sword for 5000, and buy myself 99 potions of healing at 50 a pop."
Darkest Daze at 12:57 PM on 02/14/08 @Jordan Lund:
Tell that to Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana.
DaiMacculate at 01:00 PM on 02/14/08 This is why I don't play many RPGs anymore, I have no interest in a game that starts with 2 hours of cutscenes. Maybe when game storytelling reaches the same quality level as a really good movie, or an engrossing book, but honestly it could be decades before we see high quality of dialogue and plotting on a _consistent_ basis in games.

More power to those of you who enjoy this stuff, but somewhere between Chrono Trigger and FFVII I lost interest...
Hiero Glyph at 01:03 PM on 02/14/08
@unicronband: Let me guess, you are the same person who buys shoes because the box they come in looks nice? Or do you buy your music because the album cover is pretty?

Get over it already! Yes, they screwed us on the packaging, but this in no way takes away from the game itself. Would you rather pay $60 for a game that will last 8-12 hours or have a 4-disc game with 40+ hours of gameplay that comes in a plastic bag? Sorry, I forgot that we already covered this; you would only buy it if you liked the color of the bag.

elranchero69 at 01:05 PM on 02/14/08
picked up my copie and im injoying the hell out of it

elranchero69 at 01:06 PM on 02/14/08
*copy* do you judge a book its cover? I think not!

RandalGraves at 01:07 PM on 02/14/08 I guess the reason the scores for this game are all over the place is because some people knew what to expect and others don't. It's a JRPG, and those standards, many of the complaints seem baseless.

Is everyone going to like it? No, but not everyone loves FPS. So, where are the reviews saying Master Cheif just isn't innovative anymore?

A rational review would acknowledge that it is a JRPG, and judge it on those standards. It isn't a world-changing game experience, but it certainly isn't bottom of the barrel crap either. But that's my judgement, and I'm only 2 1/2 hours into LO; and so far I am loving the story telling, which is why I bought the game.
jayntampa at 01:09 PM on 02/14/08
@Kj719: I was having a hard time chosing between the Sony and Samsung 46" sets ... I went with Samsung, but it definitely makes a HUGE difference. I already have an HDTV, but not nearly as good ... my gf didn't want me to get a new one until she saw it at 120hz, then she was like, "We have to get this!"

the way, that Bravia you're looking at is on sale at Circuit City right now -- plus, if you order it for pick-up online, they have a 10% off coupon! It's a great TV, too.

ShinobiFist(PSN-XBL) at 01:09 PM on 02/14/08
I'll get this when it hit's the bargain bin. Doesn't seem like a 60$ game to me, more like 30$ And besides, I still need to finish Persona 3.

Megiddo at 01:10 PM on 02/14/08 Is it really that bad for a game to come out that's not "different;" for them to use an already proven "good" design?
bodmodkub at 01:11 PM on 02/14/08 I'm 4 hours into the game, and I have to say that I'm liking it 1000 times more than FFXII 4 hours in (or at all actually). I'd rather have random battles, than the horrible political plotlines that made FFXII such a boring waste of time. Sure there are some political elements to LO, but they aren't the main points of the story.

The loading times aren't anywhere near as bad as Mass Effect, and are about the same as Devil May Cry. The main reason people are whining about this is simple. It doesn't have the words Final Fantasy in the title. Seriously, if it did, it would have sold bazillions of copies right away.
Slatz_Grobnik at 01:11 PM on 02/14/08 Wouldn't think of it, but I'm starved for anything decent in the RPG spectrum.
TheTog at 01:11 PM on 02/14/08 I usually stay away from traditional JRPGs but this one actually intrigues me to giving the genre another chance. Maybe then them FF hounds will not bother me so much.
Way at 01:14 PM on 02/14/08 @Rubix42: Well said. I have to agree with you entirely.
ThisCharmingMan at 01:15 PM on 02/14/08
I'm about 2 hours in and I'm digging it so far. Thing is, never got into the Final Fantasy series...as crazy as that may sound. So far so good though!

FrigidAir44 at 01:16 PM on 02/14/08 Random encounters: bleh. The staple of a JRPG. Hey Japan? Go back a few years and look at Chrono Trigger.

No random encounters! It was a great game too!
deek at 01:18 PM on 02/14/08
I'm liking everything about this game excepth the dream sequences.

TheHun at 01:20 PM on 02/14/08 @FrigidAir44: I'm sure that the developers are quite familiar with Chrono Trigger..
entro at 01:22 PM on 02/14/08 lost odyssey and culdcept in the same week... my 360 has turned into a ps2.
thebluick at 01:23 PM on 02/14/08 I love Lost Odyssey so far, If you like JRPGs then so far from what I have played its a classic.
Skemo at 01:23 PM on 02/14/08 @Homemaker Betty: OMFG MORE NIPPON ICHI!!!! Disgaea 3 needs to come out kthxbye
zsavior at 01:23 PM on 02/14/08 People don't really want innovation that is what is funny about these reviews. What they want is what they think a game should be that is all. Saying something is slow doesn't mean something is bad, saying something is old school doesn't mean a product is bad, but when you really can't insult a game you have to try and make those aspects of the game negative, or else you have nothing to say.

Second, reviewers have to be shocked this is alot of times the reason FPS and very violent games get good scores, the violence is shocking, while games that aren't so bloody get ignored. It is sad that in today's gaming climate there is no room for making a good game with a good story. Put out a shooter no story no plot just random encounters with guns and you are applauded, make a game with a story and a battle system that is tried and true even though not hectic and you are jeered. I am not complaining with every generation things change this just maybe the way gaming is going now.
ProfWho at 01:24 PM on 02/14/08 Damn it will you give the god damn 3D graphs a rest already. They are a waste of a perfectly good dimension. 2D graph is more than good enough.
Fyren at 01:30 PM on 02/14/08 Perfect game. I did a small review on the first impression feature.

It gets 11/10 from me, just the fact that it brought me back to the inital Squaresoft days.

Its been amost 10 years since I last remember when I couldn't wait for the day to be over so I can play an RPG.
Cola82 at 01:31 PM on 02/14/08 It looks pretty enough, but I'm loath to pick up RPGs as it is. They have to carry more than a story to entice me into spending that kind of time with them.
RandomPoster at 01:32 PM on 02/14/08 I really don't understand the complaints about load times, They are quite short IMO. Hell Mass Effect took longer to load than this does (hello there you beautiful loading scr..I mean elevators). And Lost Oddyssey's Graphics are much cleaner IMO, none of the VERY noticeable pop in from Mass Effect. Yes combat is Turn Based, though for me thats not a turn off in and of itself, I do wish the fights were a little more tactical in taking adavantage of the turn based system but /shrug what can you do.

Voice Acting for the English soundtrack is pretty good though I think the main characters actor sounds like he's trying too hard to sound unemotional (as the character is supposed to be).

The only complaint I have is with Random Battles never have liked them and though I disliked the quasi real time of FFXII (that decision neutered the usefulness of Summons IMO)I did enjoy the fact that I could see my enemies.

The Dream Sequences yes they are text but they are very well written, and add a good depth of character to Kaim. It would have been nice if there was a voice over to them but since they seem to have about 5 different language tracks already that would have added another 3 discs at least :P
nemesiscw at 01:38 PM on 02/14/08
"Weapons in Lost Odyssey are pretty boring as none hold any special properties whatsoever"
Lies

sascha23 at 01:40 PM on 02/14/08
@kwan: I'm sure you know this already, but the "hard drive install" option is a bit hard to implement on the 360. ;)

MugiMugi at 01:41 PM on 02/14/08 There is even a category of games called 'Visual Novels' this some times include no interaction what so ever then click a button, This is still games.

Also take the Xbox 'Movie' Adventure Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy, I have yet to read bad reviews about this, but somehow when it's a JRPG because it's not an 'western' RPG it gotta get clanked down, it sucks, it need to be new, cannot never use an old and working game system. No it need to be clanked down no mater what.

I love deep story based games, whatever there is much action or not in them, hell I love to play Visual Novels, but there is VERY few of this in English.

For me, Story is everything, gameplay is second, it may not be the same for all but why type crap about a game when it's clear it's not for you, go play something else and stop complain.
zanzibarlegend at 01:42 PM on 02/14/08 @frederic249: you're right this might fill the rpg void for now.... dnt get me wrong i love old skool rpgs, but im looking forward to a game that is about emotion and innovation. guess ill pop out my coy of FF7 until then :(
Foxstar Sixtail at 01:42 PM on 02/14/08 I'll pick it up preowned, but i'm not paying for this brand new.
KirbyMorph at 01:42 PM on 02/14/08 Reviews seem to harp on the load times, but everywhere I go, people htat actually have the game claim the load times are in line with the likes of Oblivion and what not. Pretty much every non cartridge based RPG that isn't a hack and slash consists of 10 seconds of 'prep time' where the screen changes and gives a little pan of hte characters. I don't see where the complaint comes from to be honest. I don't recall any Final Fantasy's getting bashed so much over their load times.

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