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Lost Odyssey | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $45.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 483
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: DD9003
UPC: 882224521017
EAN: 0882224521017
ASIN: B000ZJVDA2
Release Date: February 13, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: factory sealed
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| Features:
| • | 1 Player | | • | Dolby 5.1 Surround | | • | HDTV 1080p |
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Product Description
Lost Odyssey is the story of Kaim, an immortal character who has lived more than 1,000 years. He doesn't remember his past, and he doesn't know where his future lies. Throughout Kaim's journey, a handful of characters will join him on an odyssey to discover their intricate past and destiny, leading players through a dramatic story of massive scale. Lost Odyssey features breathtaking visuals and an epic adventure made possible only by the power of Xbox 360.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 2 me the game is boring July 27, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Way too many cut screens; the first two hours of the game are touture. The camera angles are horrible. You have to keep pressing the a button to get through all the blabbering just to get to the turn based fighting. bordem.
im so glad i rented from blockbuster. I wont give 1 star because that would be unfair. Its a great game if you like this style of RPG.
 Great Game, For a Time July 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lost Odyssey is an exciting addition to any persons collection. It is, indeed, a great game. The graphics are fine. The story is intriguing and holds some depth. The gameplay itself is a welcome change to Blue Dragon, and other such similar games. But, after you hit the second disc, it starts to get too repetitive to be satisfying the whole time you play it. The story just isn't that gripping. Of course, keep in mind, that repetitiveness comes with the territory of a turn based rpg. If you really enjoy the genre, you will really enjoy the game. All in all, well worth a try, I enjoyed it very much.
Gimmicky, Cliched, and Fantastic July 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game has its share of cliche. The dialogue is sometimes very stiff, and your character, Kaim, is pretty disconnected during the first half of the game. The game tries to make his seem more caring...but when he opens up it seems strange and awkward. But perhaps being an immortal does that to people.
Anyways, what sets this game aside from other games, and I won't call this an RPG, since you have very little choice in anything...are the stories. The unlockable memories. They are deep and immersive, and they make you care. I won't lie, more than once they had me in tears. The man who wrote them can really paint with words. The stories are beautiful. I read someone else's review of that and scoffed. It's a video game...yeah. It is.
The story spans 4 discs, and it's long. I think I'm over 60 hours of gameplay now. It's my first time through, so it's probably not actually that long, but it had a long learning curve for me. I still haven't beat it. Some of the battles are so frustrating they make you want to pull your hair out.
Overall, a good game. Don't pass it up.
 An immersive experience (spoilers) May 27, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lost Odyssey was everything I had heard it would be. More than just the average RPG, Lost Odyssey gives you a intricate storyline, dazzling cinematics and above average voice acting. At times the struggles and heartaches that the characters were experiencing gave me goose bumps and made me teary-eyed. :P The skill link system of upgrading your "skilless" immortal members was unique and made the game more interesting since it forced you to keep at least one "mortal" member in your group at all times to continue expanding your immortal's abililties to make the best party combination possible. I won't say the melee combat animation was dull but compared to some of the awesome spell animations (including one called "Annihilation" where in the middle of the fight the game takes on a cinematic view as you call a giant meteor crashing onto the field, instant killing anything capable of it) the melee just couldn't measure up. The free-roam portion was very fun to me. Fully unlocked you have a large "cruise" ship that can go just about anywhere and also houses your smaller "jetboat" type ship that is submersible and can also take to the air for an unlimited amount of time. I forget the number, but there are several optional bosses (each having to do with a certain character's past or just focusing on them in general) and results in some very nice upgrades to prepare you for the final confrontation. The most challenging part of the entire game, in my opinion, was where you had to protect the ocean city of Numara from 4 rampaging Arthrosaurus' (giant, bipedal, fire-spewing, dinosaur-like monsters). It's set up like a type of minigame. The point is to keep the 4 Arthrosaurus' from reaching the walls of Numara. They each steadily progress shoreward from a decent distance out in the ocean. Even while you are engaged with one in a fight the others are still progressing. It took me 3 tries to figure out a method to kill them fast enough, and I was still only barely able to catch the last one before it reached the border. The most fun part of the game, in my opinion, was the spells ... so many awesome spell animations with great sound effects to go along with them, made it really feel like you were dishing out some monumental damage. All in all I give Lost Odyssey a 5 out of 5 and recommend it to anyone that loves RPGs, a good story and some awesome action.
The best game since Vagrant Story May 26, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
My favorites games are Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, VII, Xenogears and Vagrant Story. If you shared my taste in games, you're going to enjoy this one.
Great Story and the main character (kaim) is one of the best main character I've ever played.
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