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#1 Mini-Goatee
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just wanted to point it out :

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/812/812365p1.html

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#2 Nintendo_Man
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Won't make lemmings happy.
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#3 desktopdefender
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7.9 eh alright im hoping for an 8.0 from gamespot here though, but im expecting a 7.5
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#4 Gismo25
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Not too bad. We'll have to wait and see what it gets on GS, buts not a bad start.

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#5 yaceka
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What was the hype for this game? AAA, AA, or A?
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#6 anotherhaloguy1
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I'm really not suprised. I say about a 7.5 here.

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#7 Nintendo_Man
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What was the hype for this game? AAA, AA, or A?yaceka

AA

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#8 limonah
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"Even the dialogue leaves little room for subtlety as every last detail is laid out (and repeated) in terms a four-year old could understand. The motivations run as deep as Shu's, "I won't give up!" He really won't give up. Why? Because he won't, that's why. The character development is equally weak. At the end of the game, you feel like you truly know the main characters, but that's only because it's painfully obvious that there isn't much there."

Oh well :/

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#9 whocares4peace
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7.9 seems ok for this game, it may get a 8.0 here.
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#10 Zhengi
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Nevermind.

After reading IGN's review, it seems like this game will not be what it was thought to be. I think people were saying that the demo wasn't that good either. The review says that the first 10-15 hours of the first disc are meh. I wonder if people are still going to pick it up.

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#11 _Fabrick_
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Thats fine. I know a few people who have completed the *** version of this game and they said it was great, they did think though it wouldn't get the best of ratings due to it been last gen rpg with a next-gen coat of paint, which isn't bad by all means, just maybe not what people are expecting for this gen. Lost Odyssey will deliver though to everyone.
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#12 Ibacai
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Ahhh, weaksauce. I was really hoping for it to get a high 8 at least. Oh well, I'll still have to get it when i get my 360.
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#13 SiiSsy
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3 discs of pure saturated floppage....
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#14 Episode_Eve
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I love the setting and art of the game, but the battle system and pacing don't do it for me. After the demo, I decided not to get it :(. I guess Persona 3 will be the JRPG I play this year.

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#15 elite_ferns1
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cows aint gonna let lemmings live this one down.
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#16 plainoldsam
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=/ I own Blue Dragon and agree with everything they said. I would've given it a 7.5 TBH.
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#17 solidgamer
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its either going to be 7.5 or 8 here
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#18 TheSystemLord1
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Undue hype given by magazines reviewing games in languages they can't understand...oh well...day 1 purchase for me still.
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#19 D3monchicken
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The Good: A new game to play...

The bad: It sucks.

Wow :) Nah, just kidding, not my style of rpg though.

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#20 VACASCULIADAS
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3 discs of pure saturated floppage....SiiSsy


At least they get to play another game.. what are u playing again on ps3?
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#21 D3monchicken
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[QUOTE="SiiSsy"]3 discs of pure saturated floppage....VACASCULIADAS


At least they get to play another game.. what are u playing again on ps3?

I'm currently playing Super-Rub-a-Dub!!! It's price recently dropped to $3 and i decided to get it :) Only 16 levels to go grr

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#22 VACASCULIADAS
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[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"][QUOTE="SiiSsy"]3 discs of pure saturated floppage....D3monchicken



At least they get to play another game.. what are u playing again on ps3?

I'm currently playing Super-Rub-a-Dub!!! It's price recently dropped to $3 and i decided to get it :) Only 16 levels to go grr



wow Super Rub a Dub u're playing pure AAA.
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"Even the dialogue leaves little room for subtlety as every last detail is laid out (and repeated) in terms a four-year old could understand. The motivations run as deep as Shu's, "I won't give up!" He really won't give up. Why? Because he won't, that's why. The character development is equally weak. At the end of the game, you feel like you truly know the main characters, but that's only because it's painfully obvious that there isn't much there."

Oh well :/

limonah

my crystal ball certainly worked heh

Seriously the more and more i saw of this game i knew it'd turn out like that. Anime's can be mind-blowingly good like Akira,ergo proxy,ghost in the sell,and then there's the generic crud that's saturated that whole area of storytelling.

You just have to LOOK at the characters and their antagonists to get where it's going. When i saw the trailer for the anime, and saw more trailers for the game when they spoke inenglishall hope was lost.

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#24 Tamarind_Face
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wheres xjet?
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#25 Episode_Eve
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[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"][QUOTE="SiiSsy"]3 discs of pure saturated floppage....D3monchicken



At least they get to play another game.. what are u playing again on ps3?

I'm currently playing Super-Rub-a-Dub!!! It's price recently dropped to $3 and i decided to get it :) Only 16 levels to go grr

I'll be playing the $h!+ out of Warhawk later this month :D! Right now I'm playing Super Stardust, Resistance, NG: Sigma and some PS2 games :P.

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#26 proof11102
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In defence if Blue Dragon, I'll say that alot of 7+ JRPG games are really good and should really be tried out for yourself to see it's good or not, it could end up being your favorite game of all time.

Example:

Odin Sphere = 7.6

Radiata Stories = 7.7 (no frecking kidding that's the best RPG i've played since Grandia II on DC. And speaking of Grandia II...)

Grandia II= 7.9 (This is regarded by games all around as one of the greatest RPGs ever made...GS gave it 7.9)

every single one of these games are exceptional but somehow the moron who reveiwed these seemed to find them only to be average. Anyway I'm not saying BD is a great game or otherwise, I'm just saying I'd use my own judgement in deciding the quality ofsomething asdelicate as the quality of an RPG.

EDIT:

I'm not even an xbox fan nordo I have any anticipation forthis game, I'm just spaking as a gamer to other gamers who might end up liking this game.

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#27 Euphoric_Rider
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Meh, don't have enough money to buy it anyways...

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#28 solidte
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I still need to finish off FFXII before i think about any other JRPG, man that game is ridiculously long.
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#29 cyprus646
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Wow Im surprised it got that high of a score that game has generic JRPG garbage written all over it. GS is probably going to tear this game apart and cows will have a feild day for lemmings hyping it AA.
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#30 furtherfan
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i played the demo: looks good, plays totally boring.
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#31 choasgod
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aww ... i was hoping the Blue Dragon would be AAA ...

well i still want the game and since i though Enchanted Arms was an okay game i guess Blue Dragon + Halo 3 + Lost Odyessey + Gears of War are still good enough reason to buy a 360 this christmas ... and untill then i got PS3 goodness ...
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#32 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Not good enough.
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#34 bigLLL
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blue dragon flops, cows wont really rub it in, and lemmings will brush it off as they dont care it's only Jrpg rubbish anyway......, but if lair gets less than an 8 then lemmings will rub it in non stop....
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#35 rpg9000owner
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By the same guys who made Chrono Trigger? What happened?
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#36 Zenkuso
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I enjoyed the game visually its beautiful but the games really not paced for audiences outside of japan and thats probably its biggest fault. I'm probably still going to buy it, a jrpg is a jrpg and if i can survive FF12 then this should be fine.
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#37 Tamarind_Face
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Im gonna buy this game when its like $10 or 20. You know like at the end of the year because nobody bought it.
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#38 darthogre
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lol, and Lems were claiming this was AAA or AA the very least!

It'lll probably get AA here on GS but this is exactly what I thought it would be. I completely agree with the review.

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#39 D3monchicken
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[QUOTE="D3monchicken"]

[QUOTE="VACASCULIADAS"][QUOTE="SiiSsy"]3 discs of pure saturated floppage....VACASCULIADAS



At least they get to play another game.. what are u playing again on ps3?

I'm currently playing Super-Rub-a-Dub!!! It's price recently dropped to $3 and i decided to get it :) Only 16 levels to go grr



wow Super Rub a Dub u're playing pure AAA.

Alright...Act like you never ever played an xbox live arcade game...

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#40 emawk
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That's why people should ignore Famitsu reviews.
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#41 Zandeus
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Looks like I'll cross my fingers again and wait for Eternal Sonata..... I didn't really like the BD demo, I didn't even play all the way through it, cuz I found it kinda boring. Eternal Sonata on the other hand was beautiful & fun, I liked the combo system and Light & Dark aspects to combat.
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#42 buuzer0
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I was hoping for something on the level of Chrono Trigger, but it looks like this turkey is far from that.

Doubt I'll be playing this anytime soon...at least there's lots of other gaming to do on the 360 coming up...

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#43 Chaos_HL21
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Before the cows get too happy, wait for the GS review. It was hyped AA, and may score lower and you can claim 'ownage' or it may get a AAA. We only use Gamespot reveiws at System Wars,
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#44 colmusterd28
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cows aint gonna let lemmings live this one down.elite_ferns1

I think the "cows" have plenty of their own overhyping to live down... but yes as a proud 360 owner, I was hoping for a little more out of this one... The review said it best... JRPG's are uncharted territory for XBOX owners so I'm still intrigued... It's been a long time since I played chrono trigger last...

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#45 Gunraidan
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In defence if Blue Dragon, I'll say that alot of 7+ JRPG games are really good and should really be tried out for yourself to see it's good or not, it could end up being your favorite game of all time.

Example:

Odin Sphere = 7.6

Radiata Stories = 7.7 (no frecking kidding that's the best RPG i've played since Grandia II on DC. And speaking of Grandia II...)

Grandia II= 7.9 (This is regarded by games all around as one of the greatest RPGs ever made...GS gave it 7.9)

every single one of these games are exceptional but somehow the moron who reveiwed these seemed to find them only to be average. Anyway I'm not saying BD is a great game or otherwise, I'm just saying I'd use my own judgement in deciding the quality ofsomething asdelicate as the quality of an RPG.

EDIT:

I'm not even an xbox fan nordo I have any anticipation forthis game, I'm just spaking as a gamer to other gamers who might end up liking this game.

proof11102

While very true, you have to remember that this is IGN is much more open arms with JRPG's. Sure they still get under-rated but not heavlily.

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#46 yoshi-lnex
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Wow, I was expecting 9ish.
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#47 bulletmath
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Generally i'd expect a 7 from Gamespot if this was the score on ign

but it's gamespot and a 360 game so it'll be 8.5 at least

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#48 mikemil828
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Won't make lemmings happy.Nintendo_Man

They'll just claim they didn't hype it, regardless of the fact that they did.

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#49 Chaos_HL21
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[QUOTE="Nintendo_Man"]Won't make lemmings happy.mikemil828

They'll just claim they didn't hype it, regardless of the fact that they did.

If it gets that score here, thanks to the Gamespot new review system it will be bumped up to an AA, which is what the lemmings hypedit to be.

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#50 loco145
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I called that this game was going to flop years ago.