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[Great Rumbler]

i don't think any jrpg story will be as good as it could be because it's japanese writing.

lol

[cool breeze]

Tales of Vesperia helped me realize that what my problem is with RPG stories isn't so much the 'story' itself, but with the pacing and dialogue.  IU was almost unbearable with the slow dialogue and pausing, but Vesperia has quick, snappy dialogue that is enjoyable and gets you to the next battle section easily.

[MCD]

I'm just so baffled by the fact that the writer who did the 1,000 Year Dreams wasn't asked to do the entire story. Would've been the best JRPG this gen if it didn't have such a shitty story and didn't have a graphics engine that couldn't render hair and fingers.

WHAT, AND LEAVE SAKAGUCHI SAMA OUT OF THE LOOP?

[Jansen]

there are atleast two people in this thread who commented negatively on lost odyssey that haven't even played the game according to their gamertags.

i'm sure they played it at their friends house tho. 

[tiesto]

Lost Odyssey had a lot going for it, and was a great game, would have been much more amazing if:

-The bosses remained challenging throughout the game, not just were frontloaded at the beginning
-The villain wasn't laughable with shitty design
-The game didn't keep locking up and giving me DRE's 

What LO had going for it:

-Some awesome cutscenes
-Some extremely nice looking areas and art direction
-The 1000 Year Dreams, some of the best writing I've ever seen in a game
-Jansen
-Decent music, although I've heard better from Nobuo

[Jansen]

-The villain wasn't laughable with shitty design

this was my major complaint with the game. cutscenes that were supposed to be serious in tone were ofter hilarious because of gongora.

[demi]

I thought it was really great. Very entertaining. I suppose the final boss could have been more epic. I always anticipate the final fight in RPGs, I want some sort of bang. At least the cutscenes during the end were really great.

[cool breeze]

there are atleast two people in this thread who commented negatively on lost odyssey that haven't even played the game according to their gamertags.

i'm sure they played it at their friends house tho. 

If one of them is me, I do admit that I did play at a friends house (actually apartment), not the complete game or anything, but enough to think that I could judge it and know that I didn't really want to pick up and play the game for hours to find when I would enjoy it.  I played maybe 30 minutes to an hour each at three different point.  I didn't think it was bad or anything, and probably is better than Infinite Undiscovery, but it just didn't interest me to pursue it further. 

[y2kev]

Lost Odyssey was a good old traditional romp. I enjoyed the gameplay a lot. I think the story melts at the end of disk 2. But it was still fun.

I think Vesperia is better. I think IU is the worst of the three.

[Greatness Gone]

Fuck Lost Odyssey. They fucking killed off the only likable character in the game. That character even has the best backstory.   

BTW, the music was great. Very memorable, unlike Vesperia's shit. And Gongora was fucking amazing. The bitch almost took over the world in HIGH HEELS.

[demi]

Shut up moran.

[tiesto]

I'd love to see a Lost Odyssey sequel, but instead of it being one cohesive game, have it broken up into smaller vignettes, each taking place in a different time/place, similar to the 1000 Years of Dreams, tie it all together subtly towards the end of the game.

Actually something that would be cool about this... you start with different skills and levels depending on what vignette you do, one that takes place later in Kaim's life would start you out much more powerful, but earlier ones would start you off with barely anything and you will have to be more thoughtful in your actions.

[BlackMage]

i don't think any jrpg story will be as good as it could be because it's japanese.

fixed.