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Extremely frustrating Lost Odyssey disk read errors!!!!! Same thing happend to me at the end at disc 2 where you are at the experimental staff, spoiler yeah i know but no biggie, anyways after. The game has done much better in the West; according to NPD numbers Lost Odyssey debuted at #7, selling 203,000 in its debut month of February in North America. As of January 2009 the game has sold about 348,000 copies in the United States according to the NPD Group.
EuropeanXbox 360,North AmericanXbox 360,AustralianXbox 360,JapaneseXbox 360Lost Odyssey ( ロストオデッセイ, Rosuto Odessei ) is a developed by and and published by for the. The player takes control of Kaim, a man who has lived for a thousand years and who has no memory of his past. The game is set in a world nearing a 'magical.' Kaim struggles with the return of his memories and the pain they bring.Lost Odyssey was produced by, the creator of the famed series. This is his third project outside of, following.
Contents.Gameplay Lost Odyssey uses a traditional seen in most Japanese role-playing games, similar to early iterations. A allows the player to move the party between adjacent towns or fields on the map, while later in the game the player is given more freedom to explore the world through the use of ocean-going ships.
Towns and cities provide inns for the player to recover the party's, stores for buying and selling of equipment, and for the game. While exploring certain areas, the player will monsters to fight.The combat system incorporates aspects of battle initiative and length of actions to determine how events resolve each turn.
Item usage is instantaneous, regular melee attacks are executed on the same turn, while casting spells or using special abilities may delay the player's action for one or more turns, depending on their speed. Actions can be delayed if the user is hit by an attack. The player has the option to cancel an action on a subsequent turn if necessary.Melee attacks include an 'Aim Ring System' using equippable with added effects. As the character launches the attack, two concentric targeting rings appear on screen. The player must time their button release in order to make the rings intersect. An accuracy rank ('Perfect', 'Good' or 'Bad') indicates the potency of the effect.
These include additional damage specific to certain types of monsters or their magic element, hit point or absorption, status ailments, or being able to steal items. Even if awarded a 'Perfect', a character can still miss the attack altogether. These rings are created by synthesizing 'components', and can be upgraded into more accurate, or more potent versions; advanced rings can be made by combining two or more rings at a special vendor.In combat, both the player's party and enemies are arranged in two lines, front or back. Up to five party members can participate in battle at once. At the start of battle, the back line is protected by a special defensive 'wall' which is based on the combined of the. This wall reduces damage that the characters in the back experience. However, as the front line takes damage, the wall weakens, and can only be recovered through the use of certain spells or skills.
When the wall is completely gone, the back row will have no damage reduction. This mechanic also applies to enemy groups.There are two types of characters that the player controls. 'Mortals' gain skills by, but can benefit from additional skills by equipping accessories.
'Immortals' do not know any skills initially, but instead gain skills by 'linking' with a mortal character that is currently part of the battle formation, earning skill points in battle towards complete learning of the skill. Immortals can also learn skills from accessories by equipping them in the same manner, much like the ability point system of. Once a skill is learned, the player can then assign these skills to a limited number of skill slots, initially starting at three but able to be expanded via 'Slot Seed' items or certain skills. Immortals also have the ability to automatically revive in battle should they lose all their hit points; however, if the entire party is downed including the immortals, the game will be over.The game's magic system is based on four classes of magic: Black, consisting primarily of elemental attacks and negative status effects; White, mainly for healing and protection, Spirit, for changes, status ailments and non-elemental magic, and Composite, which can combine two spells, once learned, into multi-target or multi-function spells. To cast spells, the player must first find spells to fill the spell book, and then must have characters that have learned the appropriate magic skill of the right level to cast that spell.The game can be played in either Japanese, English, Chinese, German, French, or Italian. Each respective language is used for voice-acting only on the North American edition of the game. Subtitles always appear in English and occasionally do not match up with the spoken words in the other available spoken languages.Plot Setting Lost Odyssey is set in a world in which a 'Magic-' is taking place.
While magic energy existed in all living creatures beforehand, it suddenly became far more powerful thirty years before the beginning of the game. Because of this, it has affected society greatly, with devices called 'Magic Engines' harnessing this power for, and, among other uses. While previously only a select few could wield magic, many gained the ability.
However, such progress has also caused two nations; the kingdom of Gohtza, and the of Uhra, recently changed from a society; to develop new and more powerful. Uhra is building Grand Staff, a gigantic magic engine, while the heavily industrialized Gohtza actively pursued magic research of their own. A third nation, the Free Ocean State of Numara, has remained isolated and neutral, though it is falling into disarray due to a general attempting to stage a.
Uhra, at war with Khent, a nation of, sends its forces to the Highlands of Wohl for a decisive battle at the start of the game. Story After a wipes out the majority of forces from the nations of Uhra and Khent, Kaim joins Seth and Jansen to investigate the Grand Staff at the behest of the Council of Uhra. At the Staff, the three are captured by hostile scouts who take them to Numara, where they meet with Queen Ming, another who has lost her. The queen allows the group to go free in Numara, where Kaim meets Cooke and Mack, his grandchildren, who join the group after the death of their mother.News eventually arrives in Numara that Gongora has encouraged Tolten to re-establish the in Uhra and prepare for war. Kakanas uses the opportunity to usurp control of the country from Ming, forcing her to flee with Kaim and others as enemies of the state.
The group travels towards the nation of Gohtza, hoping to seek help from its King. On the way, Sarah Sisulart, Kaim's wife, joins the party after she is recovered from the Old Sorceress Mansion.Arriving in Gohtza, Kaim and Sarah arrange for a peace negotiation between the Gohtzan King, Queen Ming, and Tolten to take place on a train. However, Kaim and Sarah are forced to go after Cooke and Mack, who steal a train to again try to find the spirit of their departed mother, leaving Jansen and Seth to participate in the negotiation alone. During the meeting, Gongora activates Grand Staff and the entire country. Kaim and Sarah locate Cooke and Mack but are forced to separate due to a vicious magic attack by Gongora. Kaim and Sarah's train crashes, while Cooke and Mack are stranded on the train tracks in the freezing cold. The children are later saved by Ming and Jansen.
The four unite and rescue Kaim and Sarah. In Uhra, Tolten learns that Gongora has announced Tolten's death and has usurped the throne, thus he joins with Seth to help free her son Sed, who joins the party, and his pirate, the Nautilus. The entire party reconvenes in Gohtza.The immortals talk and begin to recover their memories, realizing that they are actually observers from a. In Gongora's, he explains the difference in space-time, where 1000 years is equivalent to 1 year in the parallel universe.
The diary also explains that the immortals' world has been affected by the emotions of people in the mortal realm.After regaining their memories, the party heads for Grand Staff. They recognize that Gongora is attempting to use the Grand Staff to destroy the portal between the two worlds, killing the other immortals and making himself effectively invincible. The group confronts Gongora in the Hall of Mirrors, the only place where they are vulnerable to death. The mortals help to block the mirror's power while the immortals fight Gongora, but their powers are equally matched. When the mortals become trapped in their own barrier after absorbing too much power, Seth drags Gongora through the mirror, allowing Kaim to break it and prevent him from ever returning.In the epilogue, the nations led by Ming and Tolten come together to rebuild society, and the monarchy is restored in Uhra. Ming and Jansen get, while Kaim and Sarah settle down to help raise Cooke and Mack, all aware that Seth is able to observe their happy endings.Development Lost Odyssey's 'Thousand Years of Dreams' were penned by an award-winning, who worked directly with the game's producer on Kaim's backstory, while Sakaguchi alone wrote the game's main story. The memory sequences were translated into English by, a respected professor who also translated the works of novelist.
While Rubin originally objected to what he perceived as ' to the world's supply of senseless violence,' he relented after viewing the material and being 'shocked' at its message and 'vivid imagery'.Japanese headed the game's artistic team, while famed game composer was recruited to create a more contemporary soundtrack. Mistwalker developed the title with cooperation with, a subsidiary of Microsoft created specifically to aid Mistwalker. Feelplus is made up of around 40 former Nautilus/ developers, most famous for the cult favorite RPG series. (Sacnoth was officially announced as being dissolved in 2007.) Former employees at are also involved.The president of Feelplus, Ray Nakazato, commended Shigematsu for 'really good' storytelling, and the character and creature production staff for creating high-quality content without any delays. Progressed smoothly due to the team's experience with the genre.
However, he also felt that there were several things that could have been done better during development. Starting development with a large staff caused aspects to be changed upon release of the Xbox 360. The three separate teams that created battle, adventure, and components ran into 'various issues' while combining their work, causing him to consider 'seamless' development for any later projects. Little-used parts of the environment were given an extensive level of detail, resulting in a waste of money and time, and was given the same extensive level of attention.
Off-the-shelf was used in some cutscenes, while choreographed motion capture was used in others, resulting in 'inconsistent' quality.The game ships on four dual layer DVDs, more than any Xbox 360 game to date. It was the first RPG developed using the 3.0, a decision that allowed development before the 360 was even released, but hindered the Japanese development team due to the engine's instability and the difficulty of reading the requisite. Soundtrack, Disc 1No.TitleLength1.'
The Gun Barrel of Battle'1:524.' Finishing Blow'0:235.' An Immortal Life'0:486.' Wohl Highlands'1:467.' Battle Conditions'2:078.'
The Capital of Uhra'2:0010.' Never-ending Journey'2:4511.' Epsylon Range'2:2412.' A Sad Tolten'2:3213.' Gangara's Plot'2:3314.' An Enemy Appears!'
World of Ice'4:0816.' March of War'1:5517.'
Crisis & Warning'2:3418.' The White Mother Ship'3:2319.' Eclipse of Time (Harp Version)'3:4820.' Numara Palace'2:5721.' The Capital of Numara'2:5722.' A Tiny Memory'1:4823.'
Kelelon Forest'1:5724.' A Formidable Enemy Appears!' Parting Forever'2:1626.' Kaette Kuru, Kitto.
(Piano Version)'3:5527.' A Sign of Hope'2:3530.' Theme of the Pirates'2:0531.' Tosca Village'2:2233.' The Witch's Mansion'2:25.
Soundtrack, Disc 2No.TitleLength1.' Kaette Kuru, Kitto. (Vocal Version)'6:332.' The Mystery of the Demon Machine'2:013.' Saman, Town of Merchants'2:155.' The Capital of Gohtza'2:026.'
Demonic Infringement'2:167.' The Demon Possessed Man'2:278.' Blizzard Plains'2:0310.' What You Are (Guitar Version)'3:0211.' Battle with the Demonic Beast'2:3112.' The Wanderer of Darkness'3:0513.' Great Ruins of the East'2:1914.'
Dark Saint'2:5515.' The Great Voyage'2:5916.' Narrow Dimension'1:2417.' Space Distortion'2:0218.' Howl of the Departed'4:5619.' Seth's Theme'2:5620.' Light of Blessing A Letter'5:1921.'
What You Are (Vocal Version)'5:2822.' Main Theme'4:0823.'
Eclipse of Time (Vocal Version)'7:11. Total length:1:14:10Voice cast It is uncertain which version should be considered the original. The game was developed in Japan, the story and dialogues were originally written in Japanese and, additionally, it was released in Japan first, yet all the was done using the English version as reference. Nevertheless, the Japanese cast is the first to appear during the.CharacterJapanese voice actorEnglish voice actorKaim ArgonarSeth BalmoreSarah SisulartMing NumaraJansen FriedhCookeMackToltenSedGongoraKakanasKing GohtzaLirumRoxianMaiaReception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreB+7 out of 108.2 out of 107.5 out of 103 out of 5Sales Lost Odyssey reportedly sold 40,000 copies in Japan on its first day at retail, around 50% of the shipment.
As of February 17, 2008, the game has sold 104,417 copies in Japan according to numbers. The game has done much better in the West; according to NPD numbers Lost Odyssey debuted at #7, selling 203,000 in its debut month of February in North America. As of January 2009 the game has sold about 348,000 copies in the United States according to the NPD Group.Reviews Famitsu awarded the game a score of 36/40, with all four critics each giving the game a 9. This was one point less than the 37/40 score given to Mistwalker's debut RPG,. As with Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey received somewhat mixed, although generally favorable, scores from Western critics.The issue many took with Lost Odyssey was its deliberately old-school gameplay mechanics, particularly the traditional combat system, which several critics found to be dull and dated, as well as the game's use of random battles, which were further deemed an issue by their purportedly lengthy load times. Xbox Focus gave the game a 4/5 rating, declaring its story as profound, but taking an issue with the camera control and the odd character design. Unlike other critics, however, Xbox Focus's Alex Yusupov deemed the combat and random battles as exhilarating, and that 'it's better to take a tried and true technique and make it better than introduce a completely new idea that could possibly screw up an entire game.'
Stated that the story and gameplay were both 'overused, uninspired, and stilted', but that the memory sequences, penned by Kiyoshi Shigematsu, were 'some of the richest, most emotionally charged storytelling seen in any RPG to date'.Critics were divided on the story, with some, like, calling the plot and characters, 'shamelessly derivative.' Magazine agreed, declaring that the main story was not particularly compelling, although it noted that many subplots carried plenty of emotional weight. On the other hand, magazine deemed the story line as being 'one of the most compelling tales ever told on the Xbox 360,' and praised the 'cool combat system.' Praised Lost Odyssey's 'fascinating cast,' and character development, and also called the combat system 'solid.'
Said, 'what sets Lost Odyssey apart is a deeply moving story that places an emotional focal point on its characters.' Found that the ring-building system, immortals, and skill system added a fresh feel to the game's otherwise traditional combat, and praised the 'timed button press' aspect of the battles, saying it makes them 'more engaging than you'd think.' Despite critics' differing opinions in other areas, the game's graphics and high production values have received universal acclaim, although load times and framerate issues were also universally pointed out. However, it transpired that the copy that some reviewers received apparently had longer loading times than those of the retail version. GameSpot amended their review on February 19, 2008 to reflect this, but did not change their original score.
Novel On November 21, 2007 a book of short stories based on the main character of Kaim was released in Japan called He Who Journeys Eternity: Lost Odyssey: A Thousand Years of Dreams ( 永遠を旅する者 ロストオデッセイ 千年の夢, Eien o tabisuru mono Rosuto Odessei sennen no yume ). It is penned by Kiyoshi Shigematsu and features 31 of 33 stories found in the 'A Thousand Years of Dreams' sequences throughout the game itself. References. Lost Odyssey Instruction Manual.
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