1up reviewer shows he's a tool even without the 1upshow

[Himu]

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3166138

look at this ridiculous lost odyssey review wtf 

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's Xbox 360 follow-up to the disappointingly kiddie Blue Dragon

 

If only Lost Odyssey's scenery were as engaging as its intriguing characters, sharp writing, and interpersonal interaction. There's absolutely nothing you haven't seen before -- and done better, for that matter -- in games like Final Fantasy, Suikoden, and Xenogears. A duel with the enemy on a high-speed train? A "future metropolis" where the have and have-nots are separated into different areas of the city? Please! There's even a section that doubles as an ill-advised stealth sequence and the requisite "imprisoned heroes" segment. Thankfully, the developers seem to realize these shortcomings: You never spend too long in any one area; the next cut-scene or engaging "Thousand Years of Dreams" tale is always right around the corner.

Wow. Talk about nitpicking. I mean, how many rpgs, or games PERIOD out there don't use these at least a few times? Final Fantasy XII has a city floating in the sky! IT'S SO UNIMAGINATIVE ARGH wtf

Unfortunately, Lost Odyssey doesn't quite go far enough with the grown-up mindset, sabotaging the story early on with the introduction of a couple of loudmouth, grating kids -- straight knockoffs of Palom and Porom from Final Fantasy IV. And just like on a claustrophobic plane ride, these unwelcome munchkins threaten to spoil the whole adventure. Luckily, they never do, thanks in large part to the strength of the rest of the cast.

He complains about little kids being in the story. WHO CARES. Just because there's kids in the game that ruins the "grown up" mind set? I mean i haven't played the damn game but you must be kidding me.

What a load of claptrap. It's like he doesn't even want to give it an 8. the text doesn't reflect the score at all.

[MrAngryFace]

I REALLY hate when reviewers dress up the 'been there done that' pony and drag it around the town square. God damn I hate game mags/sites

[Himu]

THIS HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE THUS IT IS BAD

[MrAngryFace]

I watched Prole play mario galaxy and while the context was different marios still fukin jumping up and down!

[Himu]

Platformers need to evolve past jumpin up and down, maf! Didn't you hear?!

[MrAngryFace]

NOOOOES! OLD IDEAS PRESENT IN NEXT GEN GAMES! I DEMAND NEW IDEAS WITH NO REFINEMENT!

[Himu]

game reviewers

[The Sceneman]

yeah I just dont understand fuckhead reviewers, theres nothing wrong with a by the numbers genre excercise IMO

How many games get released where EVERY single element of the game is brand new? None? Oh wtf new FPS, bah its a floating gun its been done before so unoriginal

[Himu]

watch the next generic shitty fps get 9's and 10's

[The Sceneman]

Killzone 2 is getting a 9 lol

[Himu]

killzone sux

[MCD]

DMC4 got 8 in most sites due to being the same, rpgs ain't alone in this "done before" criticism.

and backtracking sure didn't help.

[demi]

DMC4 got 8 in most sites due to being the same, rpgs ain't alone in this "done before" criticism.

and backtracking sure didn't help.

DMC4 is fuck awesome though, and the 8 is about right, considering the ACTUAL complaints

[MCD]

DMC4 got 8 in most sites due to being the same, rpgs ain't alone in this "done before" criticism.

and backtracking sure didn't help.

DMC4 is fuck awesome though, and the 8 is about right, considering the ACTUAL complaints

yeah and i never said it ain't awesome.

just bad decisions here and there, nothing broken.

[demi]

Besides it isnt really more of the same, they added a new element - Nero

Just like they introduced style changes in 3

[MCD]

they could have given Dante a buster/exceed style instead of introducing a new character.

nero is just there for newcomers, mainly xbots.

[Joe Molotov]

When Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest does the same thing that's been done a million times before in an RPG, it's a 9.5. When other RPGs do it, it's a 7.5.

[MCD]

especially DQ.

it's really pathetic when gaffers say: DQ is an exception.

i mean seriously.

[tiesto]

especially DQ.

it's really pathetic when gaffers say: DQ is an exception.

i mean seriously.

DQ still does it the best, though...

Traditional RPGs are like the best games ever so I could care less about it "being done all before". Reviewers suck.

[drew]

Nothing surprising here, really.  Reviewers crave innovation because they're constantly trudging through game after game, then publish their nitpicks to bum me out as much as possible before I get the privilege to, you know, actually spend money on these things.

[Himu]

Himumu, what's wrong with you, an 8 is actually a good score 

I know! Most games worth playing are 8's! But the content in his review is distinguished mentally-challenged

[TakingBackSunday]

This game looks amazing.  Fuck mroe of the same.

Can't wait can't wait.

[Rman]

He didn't like Blue Dragon BTW. 

[AdmiralViscen]

I hate that GameSpy review dragging LO's cumulative into the 70% range. 2.5? Really?


FA - FF8 rules, and the only problems with AW:DoR is the reduced content. The 'innovations' are what save the package.

[MrAngryFace]

Reviewers may crave innovation but its amazing how many horrible gamers get to review games for magazines.

[Himu]

The gamespy review is full of shit.

[hyp]

The gamespy review is full of shit.

STOP READING REVIEWS HIMUMUMOMOMO

[Himu]

you're right they make me angry

[AdmiralViscen]

8

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=92553&page=2

As for the story, during its better moments it scales emotional and narrative heights that many other games simply cannot match. The plot is so essential to the appeal of the game that it's impossible to go into too much detail without ruining the experience, but it's fair to say it contains the usual mix of geopolitics, warring states, political intrigue, and magic technology. It opens up in a pretty linear fashion until there comes a point at which it dramatically splinters, taking off in various different directions. It's unconvincing in some places, and finds itself home to many familiar failings - brattish kids, over-emotionality, and too many twee bits (especially at the end of the second disc, which consists of a good ten minutes of people crying about someone you have little reason to care about) - but it also contains moments of unparalleled magnificence.


Either way, they add another dimension to the storytelling, so while an amnesiac hero might have done before, the emotional richness of the story is fairly unparalleled by any other JRPG. Certainly, no other game has managed to capture such a breathtakingly elegiac tone, or created such a compelling account of the immortal longing for mortality.

And that, really, is the reason that Lost Odyssey manages to overcome its many flaws. If you just fundamentally don't like the genre, then there's a chance that Lost Odyssey will fail to convert you. If you're too attached to the sorts of innovation introduced by the likes of Final Fantasy XII, there's a chance that it's just too old-fashioned for your cutting-edge tastes. But if you've got the patience to sit through its slow build up, and if you're open-minded enough to allow it to transport you, then it will take you to places that other JRPGs haven't even dreamed of visiting.

Year of 360

[Himu]

year of 360? what 360 exclusives are coming out this year? pretty much all the games I want this year are multiconsole.

[hyp]

TOO HUMAN

[drew]

Eurogamer is an exception, they're reviews can be pretty great.

[Himu]

as of right now ps3 has a better line up this year than 360

ms needs to show off the goods come this E3!!

[AdmiralViscen]

First quarter

360
Lost Odyssey
Rez HD
Omega Five

PS3
Twisted Metal port

[Himu]

i guess i don't count rez hd since i have rez on two systems already!

you're forgetting culdcept saga, admiral!!!

[drew]

TOO HUMAN

L oh L

year of 360? what 360 exclusives are coming out this year? pretty much all the games I want this year are multiconsole.

[AdmiralViscen]

i guess i don't count rez hd since i have rez on two systems already!

Like Twisted Metal lol


Point taken on Culdcept, that's 4:1 so far this year.

[Himu]

OH RIGHT

Point taken on Culdcept, that's 4:1 so far this year.

You're right! Still, it's not that much of a leap. Pretty much all the notable games these days are multiconsole. It's not like the ps2 generation where ps2 dominated GC and XBOX on all courts and monopolized every game genre ever.

[hyp]

TOO HUMAN

L oh L

laugh now, eat crow later. 

[Himu]

hahaha

whatever that developer's name sux (forgot because they sux but they made twin snakes and eternal darkness which both suck)

[AdmiralViscen]

OH RIGHT

Point taken on Culdcept, that's 4:1 so far this year.

You're right! Still, it's not that much of a leap. Pretty much all the notable games these days are multiconsole. It's not like the ps2 generation where ps2 dominated GC and XBOX on all courts and monopolized every game genre ever.

multiplatform games run better on ____

this is getting heavy

hahaha

whatever that developer's name sux (forgot because they sux but they made twin snakes and eternal darkness which both suck)

Too Human is 08 360's Killzone 2

Banjo, NG2, Halo Wars, Lost Odyssey vs MGS4, Resistance 2, GT5 demo

[Himu]

OH RIGHT

Point taken on Culdcept, that's 4:1 so far this year.

You're right! Still, it's not that much of a leap. Pretty much all the notable games these days are multiconsole. It's not like the ps2 generation where ps2 dominated GC and XBOX on all courts and monopolized every game genre ever.

multiplatform games run better on ____

this is getting heavy

i can't deny this

[hyp]

Too Human 

  here's to wishful thinking.

[The Sceneman]

Eternal Darkness was playable for the lulz

[hyp]

eternal darkness was garbage.  but a PSO-like experience is what i'm looking forward to in TH