Author Topic: Official Lost Odyssey Thread GO! GO! DEMI! (Read 143217 times)

demi · « **Reply #1020 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:23:59 PM »

Well then stfu, let the gamers talk

Bildi · « **Reply #1021 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:42:17 PM »

I can't imagine ever abandoning Cooke permanently because she's too awesome, even if she does weaken the team compared to using five immortals.

I'd leave Mack in the gutter in a heartbeat though.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1022 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:44:19 PM »

Quote from: demi on June 03, 2008, 10:23:59 PM

Well then stfu, let the gamers talk

although I cant say shit really becuase I never got Treasure Trove

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1023 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:47:22 PM »

Quote from: Bildi on June 03, 2008, 10:42:17 PM

I can't imagine ever abandoning Cooke permanently because she's too awesome, even if she does weaken the team compared to using five immortals.

I'd leave Mack in the gutter in a heartbeat though.

You only get 4 immortals anyway, you need to have 1 mortal.

Bildi · « **Reply #1024 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:49:25 PM »

Oh.

Well that solved that.

Cooke

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1025 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:51:54 PM »

Its really good when she kicks Jansens ass

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1026 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:00:38 PM »

Agreed - as I said before I love Cooke's healing. Mack really only adds Spirit Magic which can be taught to someone else if needed, and the black magic seems to make up for it.

Jansen+Cooke will be permanent members of my group, Ming will be my rotation spot.

demi · « **Reply #1027 on:** June 04, 2008, 03:37:35 AM »

You are going to regret that decision

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1028 on:** June 04, 2008, 04:14:06 AM »

yeah wait until the other cunt with actual good abilities turns up

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1029 on:** June 04, 2008, 04:15:52 AM »

well obviously since i was spoiled i know whats coming up and will re-adjust my formation then.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1030 on:** June 04, 2008, 05:03:10 PM »

oh sorry... I was 'spoiled' by the game manual so I didnt think it was a biggie

I wouldnt worry too much about formations anyway. As previously mentioned lower level characters level up really fast and the game never gets too difficult. I just used the guys I liked the look of mainly

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1031 on:** June 04, 2008, 07:40:16 PM »

It's cool, I figured she would join once the kids showed up.

I'm not that worried, I think I'd do a bit of a grind session this weekend to get everyones skill links done

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1032 on:** June 04, 2008, 08:12:07 PM »

yeah that is generally a good idea in LO. Comes in handy having plently of skills for re-tooling against bosses etc.

jesus I would totally pay for dlc which points out what goddamn thing Im missing for Treasure Trove

Im trying to forget the pain of that achievement by playing Blue Dragon. Im having a fucking blast TBH. Such a fantastic game. I cant remember why I wasnt so floored when I tried going through the 1st time (got sidetracked by gears or something and stopped playing). Got my achievement giude at the ready so I hopefuly wont miss any items or anything.

If youre digging Lost Odyssey - play Blue Dragon. Most game shops here in NZ are giving it away so you should be able to get it for cheap (Ive seen it for like $40 NZ)

demi · « **Reply #1033 on:** June 04, 2008, 08:28:42 PM »

The Blue Dragon missable items dont start until the end of Disc 1, during the banquet

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1034 on:** June 04, 2008, 08:44:17 PM »

Blue Dragon is definitely next on my list, I loved the demo

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1035 on:** June 09, 2008, 09:20:51 PM »

WHY DO I KEEP FALLING DOWN HOLES

Third · « **Reply #1036 on:** June 09, 2008, 09:36:28 PM »

Just use those firefly thingies and walk, don't run.

That's probably the most annoying dungeon in the game.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1037 on:** June 09, 2008, 09:41:38 PM »

I didn't fall once booya

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1038 on:** June 09, 2008, 09:44:23 PM »

Yeah I was running. Also worked out the wind blew them away.

Bildi · « **Reply #1039 on:** June 09, 2008, 10:38:35 PM »

I didn't fall either, but I'm pretty methodical and steady.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1040 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:56:34 AM »

OMG FINISHED DISC 2

Now I need to grind some cash for the auction house

MCD · « **Reply #1041 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:31:02 AM »

disc 3 is amazing, enjoy it.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1042 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:33:45 AM »

is stuff at the AH expensive?

MCD · « **Reply #1043 on:** June 10, 2008, 08:34:52 AM »

it wasn't for me.

Bildi · « **Reply #1044 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:31:17 PM »

I passed the auction house a couple of hours ago in the game, but there was nothing there.

Does stuff appear later?

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1045 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:37:44 PM »

It opens up at the start of disc 3 iirc

If you managed to miss no items up to that point there will be nothing available.

Bildi · « **Reply #1046 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:43:07 PM »

Oh OK, thanks.

Beezy · « **Reply #1047 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:43:24 AM »

MOMMA!

One of the funniest jrpg moments ever.

Third · « **Reply #1048 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:51:13 AM »

Ya, that was a cool moment. ^

And I though Jensen was one of the most annoying characters ever when he was introduced. But he became pretty funny afterwards.

I can't wait for LO2. Just hope that the dreams are cutscenes this time. I didn't like all that stupid reading. SNOOOORE
And the battles must start faster. I really takes too much time before a battle begins. Grinding sucks that way.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1049 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:02:28 PM »

No, leave it txt plz

Beezy · « **Reply #1050 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:03:35 PM »

Agreed. They need to make the graphics a bit better too. I was able to see individual pixels on King Gohtza's face.

Third · « **Reply #1051 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:10:31 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 13, 2008, 12:02:28 PM

No, leave it txt plz

I just don't like the way those dreams are being shown. It's so cheap.
Only text is pretty stupid. They can also use a good voice actor or something.

I don't care if LO2 comes with 11 DVD disc, those dreams need a better presentation imo.
I was really interested in those dreams, but it was so tedious to read them that way IMO

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1052 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:14:15 PM »

Nah, I thought it was awesome. They did a lot with the backgrounds and the way the text was displayed to give it personality and keeping it from being a stark reading.

Unless they get Sean Connery to read it..

Third · « **Reply #1053 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:23:43 PM »

The text was way too slow, I always had to push the A button to show the whole text. Resulting into out of sync backround noises. That sucked.

The backgound images were too repetetive. The music was nice though.

LO OST is amazing. Uematsu

Blue Dragon OST sucked though.

Bildi · « **Reply #1054 on:** June 13, 2008, 07:04:12 PM »

I find the dream sequences tedious too. I think it's the writing more than anything - the stories are enjoyable but they're about twice as long as they need to be and are filled with fluff.

I have to hit A to display the text quickly and I often skip paragraphs of text. I agree the backgrounds are much too slow and repetitive to add interest.

It's the only thing I'm not crazy about in the game. Everything else is awesome.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1055 on:** June 13, 2008, 07:16:16 PM »

I enjoyed the dreams the first few times, but they do get tedious. Some of the stories are great though

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1056 on:** June 13, 2008, 10:18:30 PM »

I skipped a bunch of dreams at the start because they seemed boring, but now I regret it and have been reading them. The stories and they way they are told is fucking fantastic, I wish more games did things like this to flesh out their main characters.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1057 on:** June 13, 2008, 10:31:04 PM »

Ya.

I loved reading them. If there's a complaint I have is that too many of them are predictable, but there are still a good number of them that go a different way than you expect.

I don't know what they'll do for the next game, they can't do 30 stories with this same theme of loss can they?

Bildi · « **Reply #1058 on:** June 13, 2008, 10:48:59 PM »

I'm sorry I'm not keeping up - but has a second game been confirmed? If so,

I'd be happy to see the dreams make a return, but in a shorter form. They can do twice as many, but just make them more succinct.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1059 on:** June 13, 2008, 10:53:22 PM »

Some MS guy referred to LO as a 'franchise' but nothing solid.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1060 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:16:56 PM »

I like that some of them are predictable, because it makes sense that way. The same way they're doled out in small chunks to gradually give you more insight into Kaim and Seth.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1061 on:** June 14, 2008, 01:29:10 AM »

WTF SOME FUCKING CHICKEN JUST BOUGHT MY SEED FOR 10000G

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1062 on:** June 14, 2008, 01:32:07 AM »

FFS SOMEONE JUST BEAT ME AGAIN

Himu · « **Reply #1063 on:** June 14, 2008, 01:33:04 AM »

WHERE IS MY LOST ODYSSEY 2

Bildi · « **Reply #1064 on:** June 14, 2008, 02:17:14 AM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 13, 2008, 10:53:22 PM

Some MS guy referred to LO as a 'franchise' but nothing solid.

Well, that's better than nothing. Fingers crossed I guess.

Beezy · « **Reply #1065 on:** June 14, 2008, 05:13:55 PM »

I got to disc 4 not too long ago and my playtime is 36.5 hours. Was disc 3 really short or was it just so great that I didn't notice the time passing by?

Himu · « **Reply #1066 on:** June 14, 2008, 07:42:10 PM »

it felt like the longest disc imo

but it was great

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1067 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:41:46 AM »

Too many hell shakers in Numara Atoll

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1068 on:** June 15, 2008, 01:55:39 AM »

wow grinding is easy as hell with gamble magic + kelelons

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1069 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:03:23 PM »

I felt like Disc 3 was the longest, I don't know why everybody thinks it's their favorite.

Beezy · « **Reply #1070 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:26:07 PM »

You actually learn what exactly is going on in the story, you get new and extremely useful characters, hilarious Sed moment, dungeons aren't necessarily easy, but they aren't extremely annoying to get through like that fucking dark cave (stopped playing the game for a while after this), and lots of pretty FMVs. AND you get a ship again.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1071 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:33:21 PM »

eh

I felt like that's where the plot went from an interesting character story to a typical overblown FF story. And don't you spend the first half of the disk trudging through ice and shit? I didn't dig it.

Beezy · « **Reply #1072 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:41:29 PM »

The ice dungeon was short and simple. You trudged through a snowstorm for a few minutes with Cooke and Mack, not for half the disc.

How is it like a FF story?

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1073 on:** June 15, 2008, 01:05:12 PM »

Dude you go back and forth into the ice zone over and over again, switching between that and the sewer dungeon. You're halfway through the disc by the time you recover Kaim and get a move on.

And I'm talkin about MEGA EVIL DUUUDE with MEGA EVILL WORLD DESTRUCTIONNN. I liked it better when he seemed to be toying with the other immortals for his own personal gain, not so much when it was world domination and mega mirrors. I guess it was always going to wind up like that anyway but the little touches of character seemed to fade to the background.

Beezy · « **Reply #1074 on:** June 15, 2008, 01:12:46 PM »

The train tracks right? You walk through it TWICE with Cooke & Mack with no battles. Then you walk through it ONCE with Ming and Jansen with battles and fight a boss once you find Cooke and Mack. You find Sarah and Kaim at the end of the disc and then switch to disc 4.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1075 on:** June 15, 2008, 01:20:49 PM »

You're right, that dungeon spans the whole disc instead of half of it.

I LIKED the Black Cave because it DIDN'T do anything objectionable and I DIDN'T fall through the holes AND it PRESENTED different environment than the OTHER dungeons of the DISC.

IMO

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1076 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:57:18 PM »

hey anyone who has done the DLC:

Is there an item which teaches some sort of 'No Encounters' skill?

demi · « **Reply #1077 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:01:49 AM »

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1078 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:37:33 AM »

I'm coming up to this ice dungeon. The train section has been boring as fuck, I think I've played about 5 minutes in 2 hours. I dont want MGS4

demi · « **Reply #1079 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:49:43 AM »

Disc 3 is awesome, you shut your trap and play

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Author Topic: Official Lost Odyssey Thread GO! GO! DEMI! (Read 143217 times)