• Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)

    Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)

    Navneet Prakash, Feb 16, 2008 1432 hrs IST

    You've been waiting for it, and it looks spectacular. But what's new?

    Great Visuals and CG videos, Mesmerizing background score, Ring building systems is a great addition, Good old-school turn based action with a few modern twist.

    Frame rate issues, Really long load times, Bland plot.

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Gameplay and Combat

The combat is very similar to that in other turn-based games; if you've never played one, it can be difficult. A turn-based game is like chess; you decide a move and attack and then execute, and so does the enemy, until one finally kills the other.

There is a ring building system that is unique to Lost Odyssey. Every character can pick up various elemental rings throughout the game; these rings can be found in crates, by killing enemies, and so on. Two elemental rings can be combined to form a new ring that does massive amounts of damage to the enemy.



There are close to a hundred rings found throughout the game, and combining them to get different results can be quite intriguing. The rings can be equipped anytime during battle, so you can experiment a lot. You'll find a lot of magic as well -- every party member has different kinds of magic. The magic system works on elemental properties as well: Earth-Wind-Fire-Water, very basic and easy to use.

There is also a combat ring that is present during battle. Every time you execute a combat move, a large ring will appear on the screen. While executing the attack a smaller ring will start forming; your objective is to hit the attack button at the right time so that the smaller ring fits right into the larger combat ring on the screen. If you time it correctly, the result of this mini-game leads to more damage to your standard attack. The combat is decent and will keep you entertained.

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Anugrah Adams
,Delhi, on Feb 19, 2008 04:50 PM
The review seems cheap, lacking... somehow and most "details" the reviewer seems to have mentioned can be easily misconstrued. If the reviewer actually played a shipping [retail] copy the load times would have been in the vicinity of 12-18 seconds. NOT the JAP import. The setting is a steampunk/fantasy world , so sorry no animated pubescent Jap Schoolgirls in pleated skirts jumping and screaming "coo". For someone who thoroughly enjoyed blue dragon on the 360 and FF games on the PS, finding a distinct lack of JRPGs in your 360's collection this is a Godsend.
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deadsix
,Gurgaon, on Feb 18, 2008 02:48 PM
Decent review! But u didnt touch a very pertinent point as "Jap" puts it, id like an answer :D before i dow... I mean buy the game :D
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Craig
,ATL, on Feb 18, 2008 02:37 AM
You need to go get a "retail" copy of the game and try yourself. The loadtimes are NOT that long...cut each number you gave in half and you might be closer to the truth of it. Outside of that I agree with the rest of the preview.
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Jap
,Fujiyama, on Feb 17, 2008 01:44 AM
Do japanese RPGs have little school girls with pleated skirts and sultry eyes ?
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