Lost Odyssey preorders detailed

  • By TomM_GScom, GameSpot
  • Posted Dec 12, 2007 3:45 pm PT

Mistwalker's Lost Odyssey stands as one of the more anticipated role-playing games on the horizon for the Xbox 360. Still, Microsoft is keen on having gamers pony up their dollars in advance of the game's anticipated February 12 release. Microsoft has announced that preorders are now being taken...

Mistwalker's Lost Odyssey stands as one of the more anticipated role-playing games on the horizon for the Xbox 360. Still, Microsoft is keen on having gamers pony up their dollars in advance of the game's anticipated February 12 release. Microsoft has announced that preorders are now being taken for Lost Odyssey, and those who take the plunge will get a jump on some in-game downloadable content.

The downloadable content includes a bonus mission and an unlockable weapon. While everyone will have access to the DLC later this spring, those who preorder will have access to the upgrades when the game launches. The brainchild of legendary game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi, Lost Odyssey, along with Blue Dragon, leads Microsoft's push into the Japanese role-playing game sector. Not yet rated, it will be available exclusively for the Xbox 360.

111 Comments

  • speed45823

    Posted Jan 25, 2008 10:46 pm PT

    I have this game already. ITS FREAKING AWSM.

  • Ragin_Asian

    Posted Jan 21, 2008 5:30 pm PT

    Pre-ordered it today.All I can hope for is that it'll be good.Gotta get the extra contents.

  • dozr

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 3:39 am PT

    Ok guys, I havent slept all night and I have nothing better to do than to pick on everybody mwahah... So I'm curious, this board is to discuss the game... am I right? And from what I've read (well, all the posts) we have around one guy actually responding to another's message and the rest is just... "ill get the game", "I have already pre-ordered", or... "I don't trust mistwalker" etc. Couldnt you just go outside and yell, I am preordering it? I just don't get the point of posting here with something that nevertheless nobody cares about because... if you like JRPG, well ofc ur gonna get it... but if ur unsure then yeaa maybe/not. lol I don't know where I was going with this anymore so I'll just join the wave hah! *preordered* a moment in the life of lil'john (dave chappelle) Yayah, WHAT, OKAY... peace

  • ananda81

    Posted Jan 14, 2008 7:56 pm PT

    Lost Odyssey is the only game I really want!!

  • boozak

    Posted Dec 24, 2007 6:10 pm PT

    I probably wont be preordering this but the game looks great, alot better than blue dragon did, that game never apealed to me. The combat system looks almost exactly the same as final fantasy (turn based ofcourse) in the way it's been presented, and the ui looks very user friendly. My only concearn is wiether or not i'll be able to change the voices to japanese and have english subs, since i really hate the way the translations come across in all these jrpgs.. This & DMC4 make febuary a very good mounth

  • yasae

    Posted Dec 19, 2007 3:39 am PT

    Battle footage is available on www.gametrailers.com IIRC. Make no mistake that the battle system is TURN BASED to a tee - which I happen to like - so yes it's quite similar to Final Fantasies 7-10 in that way.

    It's looking leagues better than Blue Dragon at least.

  • Gunface1011

    Posted Dec 18, 2007 8:57 pm PT

    I Hope This Is Better Than The girls and that cup!

  • bykfiend42

    Posted Dec 18, 2007 8:50 pm PT

    Blue Dragon had some good elements, but the boss battle song made me cringe every time I heard it. Eventually I got sick of muting the damn thing and traded it in. Lost Odyssey could be good. Though I have been disappointed with a lot of RPGs lately.

  • Razgriz-One

    Posted Dec 18, 2007 2:24 pm PT

    I'm waiting so much for this game.
    I loved Blue Dragon. This game will be great.

  • RPG_Worshiper

    Posted Dec 17, 2007 5:16 pm PT

    So, I wonder if the weapon will be available right away or if you'll have to some ridiculous quest for it i.e. FFXII and the "ultimate weapon". At the start of FFXII, and if you opened this random chest, then the ultimate weapon would no longer be available.

  • mitsman

    Posted Dec 17, 2007 7:43 am PT

    I know the game is going to be awsome. I've read the story (what's known so far) and I've seen the gameplay videos. What drives me crazy is that it's not even listed yet on Amazon.co.UK !!! WTF is that about...? Do they know something about a serious EU delay that other retailers don't?

  • kian28master

    Posted Dec 17, 2007 6:11 am PT

    If this game can live up to its anticipations, i'm getting it.

  • Ganon86

    Posted Dec 16, 2007 8:19 pm PT

    go on gametrailers.com to view the battle sytem for this game

  • kage_53

    Posted Dec 16, 2007 6:35 pm PT

    Eclipse_ShinRa @ctg867, LO is better then FFVII, FFVIII, FFX and FFXII. Its nothing like FF IMO..

    Eclipse_ShinRa ^Have you played? I don't think it's crap, I think its very good game.. I hope it gets JRPG of year next year..
    --

    Nice hypocracy. And the game is supposed to be a lot like FF. Even if you look up Final Fantasy on GS one of the results is LO.

    Eclipse_ShinRa: Crap is what you call FF now.. You know, since the key memebers left((half of them anyway)) they can't come up with new IPs.. No IU is not Square game.. All Square is doing is milking FF, KH, and DQ. Looks like they ran out of idea's.. Also, the staff that worked on LO is great one..

    FFXII got a 9 and was runner up to Oblivion for RPG of the year last year. That sure is crap isn't it. IU is co-developed by Square Enix and Tri-Ace. Last Remnant, Lords of Vermillion, New MMO project. What do you know they have new IPs in the works. Having a great staff doesn't mean the game will be great.

  • xTriviumx

    Posted Dec 16, 2007 4:57 pm PT

    I am a big fan of rpg's, maybe it will be almost as good as Oblivion

  • h2theiszo

    Posted Dec 16, 2007 2:39 pm PT

    If they are going to bribe us to buy before a game is rated, they better allow Gamespot access to these games for an early review. I trust the critics here on gamespot. Well either way, I can preorder, get access to the special, and return the title before taking it home if the review says the game sucks.

  • BontraXenderKyl

    Posted Dec 16, 2007 7:08 am PT

    nice, now all our games will be worth like that...

  • pourya_ahmadian

    Posted Dec 16, 2007 4:54 am PT

    it will be the best RPG at x360 and next-gen consols; if you do not belive,just see the director name;

  • Dryker

    Posted Dec 15, 2007 1:50 pm PT

    I've been ponied up well over a year... the bartender hadn't proffered any, until now.

  • PossibleGamer

    Posted Dec 15, 2007 11:56 am PT

    why can't they just put the stuff in the actual game itself since it's already been created. i hate downloadable content.
    just another way to nickle-and-dime us

  • MasterChief725

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 8:32 pm PT

    this game is looking really sweet!

  • bossmannslim

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 5:18 pm PT

    Can't wait til the game comes out!!!

  • bossmannslim

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 5:17 pm PT

    yeah got to preorder that game........

  • reanor2

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 1:17 pm PT

    Hinorobu Sakaguchi, that name alone is a good assurance that game is going to be good. I won't preorder, there is no rush. But I'll definitely purchase it for my collection of PRGs later.

  • Tesla1

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 5:56 am PT

    Blue Dragon was great for what it was. I do relish the ole turn based combat. So I'm looking forward to Lost Odyssey. I was hoping this was going to be online along the lines of FFXI but unfortunately, it doesn't appear it's a MMORPG as I had first thought. Let's hope this game does well in lieu of a MMORPG in true Japanese style. PSO is great, but it doesn't give the feel of true exploration and FFXI just seems well, dated. Let's hope this is a beginning of great RPG's being developed for the 360.

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 2:05 am PT

    I hope it says like cakes because it will make more Japanese developers bring their gems to the X360.

    People, BUY Eternal Sonata, while you wait for the next JRPG.

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 1:54 am PT

    LO staff..
    --------------------
    Director: Daisuke Fukugawa (FFT battle planner, LoM World Map design)

    Technical Director: Katsuhisa Higuchi (Battle Programmer - FF3-5, CT, CC, XG; FFXI Battle Director)

    Art Director: Takamasa Ohsawa (Shadow Hearts)

    Visual Director: Roy Sato (FF:TSW, Animatrix Final Flight of the Osiris)

    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    FEELPLUS CO., LTD

    Programming

    System Program: Takaaki Ishikawa (Shadow Hearts), Dan Ito, Chihiro Ito, Izumi Hamamoto (Shadow Hearts)
    Battle Program: Masahiro Honma (Shadow Hearts)
    World Map Program: Suguru Yokoyama (Shadow Hearts)
    UI Program: Toshio Arai
    Field Program: Hidetada Isaji, Makio Kuniyoshi
    VFX Program: Junichi Ueno, Eizo Ono
    Camera Program: Tatsuya Yoshinari (Parasite Eve, FF9)

    Battle Sequence Design

    Battle Planner: Takehiro Ishida (Shadow Hearts)
    Battle Scripters: Taiki Eda, Kentaro Yazawa, Yoshikatsu Nakashima

    Production Manager: Takehiro Kaminagayoshi (Legend of Dragoon Event Director)
    Program Lead: Nobuyuki Yanagisawa (Shadow Hearts)

    Battle Lead: Eiichiro Ishige

    Level Design Lead: Fumihiro Kanehira

    Concept Art Lead: Hirohiko Iyoku (Legend of Dragoon)

    Character Model Lead: Atsushi Miyazono (Shenmue, Phantom Dust)

    Character Set-up Lead: Takahiro Matsumoto

    Animation Lead: Takeshi Toyoda (Shadow Hearts)

    Environment Model Lead: Junichiro Asakura (Shadow Hearts)

    Object Model Lead: Ken Karube (Legend of Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Orta)

    VFX Lead: Tarit Nilubol (Phantom Dust)

    Visual Production Lead: Taro Hiwatashi

    Cut Scene Lead: Ichiro Sato (Phantom Dust)

    CG Cinematics Lead: Izumi Obata (Shadow Hearts)

    Audio Lead: Hirotomi Imoto (Shadow Hearts)

    Scenario Script Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka (Bunch of anime, Blue Dragon, ASH)

    Interface Designer: Osamu Yamazaki (Blue Dragon, ASH)

    Character Costume Design: Hideo Minaba (FF9, FF12, Blue Dragon, ASH)

    Concept Art Designer: Christian Scheurer (Bunch of Hollywood movies, FF:TSW)

    Visual Concept Works: Makoto Kobayashi (Anime mecha/design works artist)

    Monster & Gadget Design: Yoshinori Sayama (Anime mecha/design works artist
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    and basically, the SH team is mostly accounted for in LO. Forget all the talk about how Feel Plus was ex-S-E staff, or ex-LoD staff or ex-Scacrab staff. There are like 30-40 Shadow Hearts team staff on LO. They account for the majority of any job scope in the game:

    - The art director
    - The majority of the programmers + lead programmer
    - The majority of the background artists + lead environmental designer
    - The majority of the CG designer/animators + lead CG designer and lead animator
    - The audio lead, and the 2 non-outsourced sound artists
    - The battle planner
    - The visual production manager

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 1:51 am PT

    ^Have you played? I don't think it's crap, I think its very good game.. I hope it gets JRPG of year next year..

    Crap is what you call FF now.. You know, since the key memebers left((half of them anyway)) they can't come up with new IPs.. No IU is not Square game.. All Square is doing is milking FF, KH, and DQ. Looks like they ran out of idea's.. Also, the staff that worked on LO is great one..

  • hector_belmont

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 12:55 am PT

    i dont care...LO is crap!!

  • ronnet

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 10:51 pm PT

    Definatly a title I'll be looking into. I love RPG, and 360 has the best of them. Not really the biggest fan of JRPG but perhaps it's about time I'll try out a new one.

  • GeigerdolylWodd

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 7:23 pm PT

    First of all? The graphics are great all around. In the cgi movies? the graphics are great. In the gameplay? the graphics are great. I like what he does in the cgi movies but when the actual gameplay begins? You seem to stand, wait, attack, stand wait, attack. With very few exceptions in certain circumstances and even they seem to be prescripted cgi. Like I said I like how he fights in the cgi movies prior to the in game fighting. I just kind of wish they'd let you have more of that and not just have it be prescripted. This judging from what I've seen of the gameplay video for this game.

    I want to feel like every strike that's made is because I chose to make it. Every stab was laid in to a foe because I chose to impale them. There's no reason why this can't be done in an RPG Japanese or not think God of War. The interactivity in combat they had in that game or even to some extent the more recent Assassin's Creed which blends equally great looking cgi graphics with responsive gameplay in a 3d world.

    I understand its a roleplaying game but just because its a role playing game doesn't mean it has to play like one...

  • MasterChief725

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 7:20 pm PT

    NICE! just one of the many killer 360 RPGS...I cant wait!!

  • ralphikari

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 7:09 pm PT

    Lost Odyssey has received very good reviews in Japan. Famitsu Xbox gave it 9/8/8/8 and Yahoo Japan averages 87%. The praise is often from FF players too.

    The criticisms are mostly on combat load-times and the somewhat woody voice acting. If you like JRPG but ditch LO because it's not an FF game you should consider moving to a Hokkaido cattle ranch.

  • rosscero

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 6:48 pm PT

    Finally a nice Turn-based rpg for xbox360... I hate blue dragon ¬¬

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 3:33 pm PT

    @ctg867, LO is better then FFVII, FFVIII, FFX and FFXII. Its nothing like FF IMO..

  • ctg867

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 3:31 pm PT

    Ouch, I guess they're trying pretty hard to make sure Lost Odyssey wont end up like a complete failure like Blue Dragon did. Though they did put a lot of money to get a guy from Square Enix to make a Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest rip off. Ie: Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon.

  • Yyin9564

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 2:43 pm PT

    well... atleast we're not technically paying for the content... it's more like an incentive to get it the day it comes out... it's win-win baby

  • GoblinsAreKool

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 1:19 pm PT

    This game is going to be amazing. If you likd a turn based role playing game with FF style & quality graphics and music by the same composer of the ff series you have got to pre order this!

  • ctifer1

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 11:14 am PT

    Is this a US release? Anything I've seen on this game is all in Japanese... It does look great. Lets hope it plays great.

  • 360player_eq12

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 10:36 am PT

    guess they had to add the content as dlc ....they didnt want to have to add another disc.

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 8:41 am PT

    @d3vilg0d, that wasn't the real score by fasimitsu..((well the 360 mag)) but that is different staff.. Still thats good score though

    Also, fasimitsu is the EGM of Japan.. Just so you know, its pretty much trash..

    And yes will get a MMO form Mistalker, they really want to do one..

  • Agermemnon

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 8:09 am PT

    PPfffffffff vagrant story was good OLD Squaresoft not Namco and yes i am trying to work out why i thought namco did it ???????????

  • Agermemnon

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 8:00 am PT

    @Eclipse_ShinRa never played crono trigger only crono cross on the ps1 a nice game , wish namco would do another vagrant story though as that worked well .

  • d3vilg0d

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 7:28 am PT

    fasimitsu xbox 360 gave it 34/40.Its a good score but not good enuf for me coming from a ps2 jrpg background.When you play dragon quest viii or ffxii it's hard to top that.I play some blue dragon and enchanted arm's real snooze fest.Hows bout getting us an mmo?

  • Agermemnon

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 7:24 am PT

    Hmm with this and Tri aces Infinate Undiscovery the 360 could well end up with some worth getting JRPG .

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 6:58 am PT

    @majin_vegeta300, Blue Dragon was great game, plus he said form the start it wasn't going to this great epic game.. But it was something to give fans while they wait on bigger title..

    Also, many ppl loved BD>. The ones who talk trash about it either just played the demo or never played game full game..

    --
    @Icarusmk3, oh you are funny.. Poor little Sony fanboy doesn't get a great game.. LO has gotten get reviews in Japan.

    Who cares about FF, that become trash really.. since the key members at Square left..

    In the end there wasting there time? The only reason FFXIII isn't on the 360 is because Sony paid for it.. You really think a 3rd party game will be on a system only without MS or Sony paying for it?

    ahahaha..

    I love Chrono Trigger, it's one the best JRPG ever made((Well it is the best)), but its not like Sony is getting that title either.. Square is busy milking FF, KH and DQ.

  • Kraige

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 6:55 am PT

    As of late I can't stand Square-Enix's games with the way there trying to do "real time" I really can't stan new style JRPG's its like there trying to be westernRPG's without even knowing how, absolutely loved BD though old style classic JRPG so cant wait for this IMO a real FF game.

  • Icarusmk3

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 6:35 am PT

    Bet its going to suck just like Blue Dragon. Microsoft shouldn't have given so much power to Sakaguchi, games are built by teams not single visionaries. Even if Sakaguchi has done amazing work before at Square that doesn't equate to the fact that he will be able to achieve new heights at a new and relatively inexperienced group such as Mystwalker.

    In the end Microsoft's just wasting their money hoping for a Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy for the x360.

  • majin_vegeta300

    Posted Dec 13, 2007 6:16 am PT

    JRPG's have been getting stale, and Blue Dragon made me leary of Hironobu Sakaguchi. I'll wait for the review on this one, the DLC isin't worth it if the game sucks.

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