LOST ODYSSEY THREAD

Since 6847 Days

lol, I sort of did the same thing when you were supposed to nick a pass card from some guards and I thought you were supposed to.. you know.. find some NPC ones for some context sensitive action. I spent absolutely rediculous amounts of time climbing ladders up and down. Before finally I had gotten so powerful and bored that I just threw things around in the inventory, happened to stick someone with a pickpocket ring, and voila. :|

And this is from a guy who willingly buys Professor Layton and stuff!

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Since 6754 Days

it's very important to note here that the problem of over leveling for bosses is a problem for all JRPGS! and I didnt see any game do something about it which pisses me off!!!!

Lost odyssey's bosses were pretty challenging and you have these high expectations for the final boss and then Boom!

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Since 6847 Days

Well it is a bit of a crux isn't it. I mean it's amazing that they hold up as well as they do what with people playing them so differently. The alternative is Oblivion's way of "leveling up" parallell to you, and that's just annoying.

I guess the shortcut solution is to just have the boss be rediculously over-powered, but I'd prefer if they made them tricky instead. I mean the first boss wasn't impossibly strong or er.. healthy.. He was just really tricky to beat because you needed to THINK a lot. The last boss here is almost apologetic in its design, as if made to be beat in the first try to keep the momentum of the finale.

It's disappointing to note that this is a bit of a trend these days whatever genre you play. :/ Zelda: TP was especially breeze-like.

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Since 6754 Days

Posted by SimonM7

Well it is a bit of a crux isn't it. I mean it's amazing that they hold up as well as they do what with people playing them so differently. The alternative is Oblivion's way of "leveling up" parallell to you, and that's just annoying.

I guess the shortcut solution is to just have the boss be rediculously over-powered, but I'd prefer if they made them tricky instead. I mean the first boss wasn't impossibly strong or er.. healthy.. He was just really tricky to beat because you needed to THINK a lot. The last boss here is almost apologetic in its design, as if made to be beat in the first try to keep the momentum of the finale.

It's disappointing to note that this is a bit of a trend these days whatever genre you play. :/ Zelda: TP was especially breeze-like.

Absolutely. As you go through Lost Odyssey, the bosses are well suited to your leveling because there's a level cap per each area and you simply cant go wherever you want at those points but towards the end, you have this huge open world and balance gets out of control. The idea they need to keep in my mind is to adjust the final boss difficulty based on your levelling ... at least that's the way I want it to be. Give me a Challenging boos even if my character is at the max Level 99. For me personaly, games like this are all about Hyper Epic Final Boss battles!

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[quote=SimonM7]Well it is a bit of a crux isn't it. I mean it's amazing that they hold up as well as they do what with people playing them so differently. The alternative is Oblivion's way of "leveling up" parallell to you, and that's just annoying.

I guess the shortcut solution is to just have the boss be rediculously over-powered, but I'd prefer if they made them tricky instead. I mean the first boss wasn't impossibly strong or er.. [i]healthy[/i].. He was just really tricky to beat because you needed to THINK a lot. The last boss here is almost apologetic in its design, as if made to be beat in the first try to keep the momentum of the finale.

It's disappointing to note that this is a bit of a trend these days whatever genre you play. :/ Zelda: TP was especially breeze-like.[/quote]

Absolutely. As you go through Lost Odyssey, the bosses are well suited to your leveling because there's a level cap per each area and you simply cant go wherever you want at those points but towards the end, you have this huge open world and balance gets out of control. The idea they need to keep in my mind is to adjust the final boss difficulty based on your levelling ... at least that's the way I want it to be. Give me a Challenging boos even if my character is at the max Level 99. For me personaly, games like this are all about Hyper Epic Final Boss battles!

NARUTO/AVATAR are the best anime EVER!!!
Bring on LOST ODYSSEY & CRY ON!

Since 6847 Days

Well I think you can have bosses that are insanely hard to just.. you know figure out the right tactic for, without necessarily making leveling moot. I mean I spent ages with the last boss in DDS and it turns out that - while I was a bit underpowered and did have to grind a bit to realistically beat it - I'd just been doing things wrong.

But yeah, absolutely, awesome boss encounters is bliss. :D

I miss bosses in general to be truthful. Metroid, Zelda and God of War seem to be the only ones concerned with doing them right in other genres.

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Since 6754 Days

Posted by SimonM7

I miss bosses in general to be truthful. Metroid, Zelda and God of War seem to be the only ones concerned with doing them right in other genres.

The first God of War needs a Medal for best Bosses in a game ever!

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Since 6847 Days

Absolutely. Haha, I remember seeing the hydra in the first level and based on that alone I just ran out and got the game. Mind blowing is a word often used carelessly, but in GOW's case it's.. the word made for it.

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Since 6754 Days

Posted by SimonM7

Absolutely. Haha, I remember seeing the hydra in the first level and based on that alone I just ran out and got the game. Mind blowing is a word often used carelessly, but in GOW's case it's.. the word made for it.

Indeed :)

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Jollipop

Since 6707 Days

I agree leave the ToE till you have finished the game, remember to make an extra save point though.

I think this is the reason why I got bored with it before i completed it, there are a lot of side quests to do, including picking up missed spells and such, you kind of lose track of what you are doing and the purpose of the game sort of fades into the background.

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Since 6754 Days

Posted by Jollipop

I agree leave the ToE till you have finished the game, remember to make an extra save point though.

I think this is the reason why I got bored with it before i completed it, there are a lot of side quests to do, including picking up missed spells and such, you kind of lose track of what you are doing and the purpose of the game sort of fades into the background.

Jolli ... Im gonna hunt you down and hit you ... GO FINISH THE GAME! :P

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Jollipop

Since 6707 Days

No, No and No.

I really don't feel a need to finish it right now, perhaps one day when im really really bored :P

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Since 6754 Days

Posted by Jollipop

No, No and No.

I really don't feel a need to finish it right now, perhaps one day when im really really bored :P

:( :P

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Bring on LOST ODYSSEY & CRY ON!

Since 6380 Days

LO - 553035 units worldwide
http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly.php?date=39537&cons...

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Since 6754 Days

Nice for lost odyssey althouh I would have wanted it to hit a million ... oh well .... anyway vgchartz numbers are always taken with a HUGE pinch of salt!

MY Goodness Halo 3 - 7,506,53 WOHAAAAA!

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entecillo

Since 6266 Days

44 hours gameplay - DVD3 not finished - no sidequests done

Game is so lovely.... its just great, brillant, amazing.

Well done Mistwalker.

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Pedro Alexander

Since 6754 Days

Wooooooooooooooooooooot!!!

new downloadable content announced! a New Dungeon that will give a you a hard time even if your characters are level 99+ Sweeeeeeeeeeeet! I hope it has some new bosses as well! Cant wait!

Details + Screens here:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?...

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Bring on LOST ODYSSEY & CRY ON!

Since 6754 Days

Just a quick recap on what downloadable content has been released for the game so far:

DLC#1: gives you the inventory item "Master's Secret Script" with the "Weapon Guard 2" skill and adds the story "Samii the Storyteller" as one of the dreams you can unlock in the game (to find this dream, look around in the pub in Uhra)

DLC#2: Costs 200 Microsoft Points. It comes with the 'Memory Lamp' (accessible in the Nautilus later in the game) which lets you watch previous cutscenes, another Thousand Years of Dreams short story (this one is located outside Uhra Castle, there are 2 soldiers standing near a hole that you have to talk to to activate it), and a ring accessory called the 'Killer Machine'.

Bonus Downloadable Content - If you preordered the game - US ONLY! but rumours suggest it will be available everywhere soon!
Those who decide to pre-order Lost Odyssey will receive a card imprinted with a unique download code. Shortly after the launch of the game, the download code can be used to pick up an additional mission and an unlockable weapon via the Xbox Live Marketplace.

DLC#3:

This is the one I just posted above but here is the link again here anyway:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?...

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Just a quick recap on what downloadable content has been released for the game so far:

[b]DLC#1:[/b] gives you the inventory item "Master's Secret Script" with the "Weapon Guard 2" skill and adds the story "Samii the Storyteller" as one of the dreams you can unlock in the game (to find this dream, look around in the pub in Uhra)

[b]DLC#2:[/b] Costs 200 Microsoft Points. It comes with the 'Memory Lamp' (accessible in the Nautilus later in the game) which lets you watch previous cutscenes, another Thousand Years of Dreams short story (this one is located outside Uhra Castle, there are 2 soldiers standing near a hole that you have to talk to to activate it), and a ring accessory called the 'Killer Machine'.

[b]Bonus Downloadable Content - If you preordered the game - US ONLY! but rumours suggest it will be available everywhere soon![/b]
Those who decide to pre-order Lost Odyssey will receive a card imprinted with a unique download code. Shortly after the launch of the game, the download code can be used to pick up an additional mission and an unlockable weapon via the Xbox Live Marketplace.

[b]DLC#3:[/b]

This is the one I just posted above but here is the link again here anyway:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?url=http://www.jeux-france.com/news25877.html&lp=fr_en&tt=url

NARUTO/AVATAR are the best anime EVER!!!
Bring on LOST ODYSSEY & CRY ON!

Since 6380 Days

cool

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Since 6380 Days

BEST LOST ODYSSEY VIDEO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVQFUnmZcc8

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Jin187

Since 6568 Days

Posted by ACEfromRussia

BEST LOST ODYSSEY VIDEO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVQFUnmZcc8

That cutscene made me sick Lol

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Since 6380 Days

Another great video - Jansen and Ming 'For The First Time'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU4EYUNTdMc&feature...

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ManThatYouFear

Since 6767 Days

Love this game so much, almost at the end of disk 4 :D

brilliant game, was not looking forward to it, but after playing it at a mates i had to get it, awesome fucking awesome :D

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STREET FIGHTER 4, BRING IT ON!