Putting Respect On LOST ODYSSEY In 2022...

If there is a short yet elegant way to define Lost Odyssey, it's to call it "Xbox's Final Fantasy." Indeed, PlayStation has had a stranglehold on the Final Fantasy license for much of its lifespan, but in 2008 Xbox saw a rare opportunity where they could grab the creators of Final Fantasy under a brand new studio and allow them to do what they do best. And, boy, did they ever deliver.
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  • @David-ro1sb
    @David-ro1sb2 жыл бұрын

    The one story where Kaim spent so much time in prison that his cellmate went blind when they were finally able to see the sun again definitely hits me in the feels…

  • @Coreisus

    @Coreisus

    2 жыл бұрын

    That one was fucked. Lesson learned if I'm ever in that situation, I guess. Thanks Lost Odyssey!

  • @b3at2

    @b3at2

    Жыл бұрын

    One of my all time favorite turn based RPG's.

  • @TheBigBoss117

    @TheBigBoss117

    Жыл бұрын

    I still remember that story to this day

  • @acrefresh

    @acrefresh

    Жыл бұрын

    Best fucking story

  • @StephenDakota
    @StephenDakota Жыл бұрын

    I had the opportunity to meet Nobuo Uematsu at DePaul University about 2 or 3 years after Lost Odyssey came out. There were so many people who were foaming at the mouth asking questions about final fantasy and his thought process regarding how he came up with the music. I stood up and asked him what went through his head when he created the music for Lost Odyssey and I swear, for about 10 minutes he could not stop talking about it. Ultimately he signed the inner part of the copy of the game and inside the owner's manual and I presented it as a gift to a friend. This game is just unbelievably amazing and the stories within it evoke so many emotions... My God, it makes me cry just thinking about it.

  • @Miraken81

    @Miraken81

    11 ай бұрын

    I had the chance to meet and hear Nobuo Uematsu last April in Brussels. He is so talented, funny and humble ❤

  • @opticalraven1935

    @opticalraven1935

    7 ай бұрын

    I'd love to meet him. Lost Odyssey had one hell of an impact on me and the soundtrack hits me right in gut.

  • @user-fr7vi
    @user-fr7vi2 жыл бұрын

    I bought this at launch. And to this day I stand by it being one of the most underrated games ever made.

  • @LN-Lifer

    @LN-Lifer

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too. I loved it....but for some reason I had forgotten all about it Lol I just looked and I still own this game

  • @EricSnellESnellDesign

    @EricSnellESnellDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Ditto. I revisited it during quarantine and it held up great.

  • @xenobreak1160

    @xenobreak1160

    3 ай бұрын

    I think the critics doomed this game.

  • @chinese_bot

    @chinese_bot

    3 ай бұрын

    Played roughly 12 or so hours of this game back around the time it released on the 360. I was 14 / 15 then. I always wanted to give it another shot, but didn’t want to go through the hassle of getting a 360. Tonight I decided enough is enough and tried out Xenia. Currently just rolled credits on the intro, that starts on the monorail. I’ve got a 4090 so I’m playing it in 4K w/ RTX HDR on and I swear to God I almost cried. What a time to be alive. I’m 30 years old now.

  • @xenobreak1160

    @xenobreak1160

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chinese_bot Did you get stuck on the worm when you were younger? I swear that's the hardest boss in the game.

  • @MalevolentMinun
    @MalevolentMinun2 жыл бұрын

    I am SO freaking glad you're talking about Lost Odyssey. A SEVERELY criminally underrated gem. The soundtrack is beautiful. The story is fantastic. The combat is engaging. The first Thousand Years of Dreams, Hanna's Departure never fails to choke me up and THAT SCENE with Lirum, to this day, still makes me legitimately cry. I unashamedly sob big manly tears. The fact that this hasn't received a sequel is a travesty! Thank you SO much for covering this. It honestly ties with FFX as my favourite game of all time, I'd happily pay full price if they ported this to PS4/5 as I don't have an xbox unfortunately. But I still have my copy of this game, when I had to sell my 360 and game collection when I fell on hard times, I REFUSED to part with this game. There are 3 moments total in all of gaming that never fail to get me. In reverse order is the end of FFX with the goodbye scene, the final conversation between Lee and Clementine at the end of The Walking Dead Season 1 and the worst of all for me, as mentioned earlier, is that scene with Lirum. It completely took me by surprise when I first played this. Plus the theme of Kaim being immortal, having lived for centuries, outliving every friend, every loved one, every family he ever creates, to the point of him becoming so numb to the world, is just truly, genuinely heartbreaking. I love this game SO MUCH. Thank you again for this 💙

  • @BBreezybaby114

    @BBreezybaby114

    2 жыл бұрын

    When Kaim finds Sarah again & she’s gone completely insane with grief. That part always gets to me

  • @alanramirogarcia2886

    @alanramirogarcia2886

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can get a series S for cheap and get it digital

  • @Scantronacon

    @Scantronacon

    2 жыл бұрын

    Got this for free years ago thru xbox just never played it. Downloading it now on XBSX. This comment is making me try it out! Thank you!

  • @IKimdraculaI

    @IKimdraculaI

    2 жыл бұрын

    You should play it on an Xbox Series X or S, the update for it gets rid of all the technical issues it had on the 360. It runs butter smooth, it's a great experience, as it should have been back in the day.

  • @ridensroom6957

    @ridensroom6957

    Жыл бұрын

    What you are is a beautiful song

  • @leafonthewind88
    @leafonthewind882 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Loved this game. Takes me back to a time of playing this, Blue Dragon, Infinite Undiscovery, and the Last Remnant all on the 360. Good times.

  • @LegendarySkypenis

    @LegendarySkypenis

    Жыл бұрын

    Negative on last remnant that one was trash.

  • @radagonsoreseal3457

    @radagonsoreseal3457

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LegendarySkypenis That’s subjective you will find a lot of people love that game for good reason. I didn’t like the game when it first came out but I gave it a second try on my PC a few years ago and tbh I thought it was great however it’s not without flaws with its convoluted systems it has but there are ways around it.

  • @LegendarySkypenis

    @LegendarySkypenis

    Жыл бұрын

    @@radagonsoreseal3457 naw it was trash, hardly strategic. You have to match the games ambition to what you actually received. If it was some indie game I would of said it was okay. Square Enix made this and they made low effort trash once again. Same effort they put in forespoken, some of their remasters, in my opinion ff 15 was also trash. They just don't know how to make a good game play mixed with the open world story progression. Found my self closing my eyes and warp striking majority of the game. Secret turtle boss was a joke

  • @TheCaselogic101
    @TheCaselogic1012 жыл бұрын

    Remembering that this was offered for free years ago on 360 and that's when I picked it up. It was due to an outage or something like that and was Xbox's way of making it right with the fans.

  • @Scantronacon

    @Scantronacon

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too!!! Im so grateful for it now!!! Right On!

  • @garycargill64

    @garycargill64

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate, was wondering where it came from.

  • @Dwish305
    @Dwish3052 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always been debating if I should pick this game up, especially when it’s been discounted. This video finally has pushed me over the edge. I’ll 100% pick it up next time I see it discounted.

  • @Azriel884

    @Azriel884

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can prolly get it for like 5 bux, how much more discounted do you want it??

  • @AKABoondock19

    @AKABoondock19

    2 жыл бұрын

    discounted? i bought it from gamestop for like 18 bucks dude lol. and a 360 for like 40. I mean the price will only go up, not down

  • @MineCraftZerBoss

    @MineCraftZerBoss

    2 жыл бұрын

    its $25 bro

  • @barrymckockinner9292

    @barrymckockinner9292

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a great game. Bought it when it first came out and was not disappointed

  • @vaguedreams

    @vaguedreams

    Жыл бұрын

    It was free when it was made BC. Lol

  • @gimonkey98
    @gimonkey982 жыл бұрын

    I just beat this game a few weeks ago for the very 1st time and man I'm glad I was being pointed at it by friends, this game was an absolute treat and it broke me literally every damn disc and the combat was super addicting also the music oh my gooooooood 11/10

  • @michaelmooney5246
    @michaelmooney52462 жыл бұрын

    1000 years of dreams is simple, yet beautiful. Vastly underrated aspect within the wider video game sphere.

  • @playingasyolas7033
    @playingasyolas70332 жыл бұрын

    This is not Final Fantasy This is Lost Odyssey ❤‍🔥

  • @creed22solar123

    @creed22solar123

    Жыл бұрын

    yet spiritually it really is final fantasy. Made by same people.

  • @louiegats1106

    @louiegats1106

    Жыл бұрын

    @@creed22solar123 same victory music n everything. I love this game so much

  • @realamericannegro977

    @realamericannegro977

    Жыл бұрын

    It really is Final Fantasy. Reminds me of the ones with those knights

  • @opticalraven1935

    @opticalraven1935

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@realamericannegro977Do not insult Lost Odyssey. It is not Final Fantasy.

  • @xenobreak1160

    @xenobreak1160

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@opticalraven1935 It's more Final Fantasy than Final Fantasy has been during the past 20+ years.

  • @NightmareOni
    @NightmareOni Жыл бұрын

    What an absolute treat to watch. Lost Odyssey is dear to my heart. Back in the day when it released me and a bunch of online friends went through the game at the same time, giving tips and appreciating the experience. It was one of the few moments where I felt a genuine connection that I was on a journey with my friends going through a masterpiece of a gem. Insane respect and props for making this video, reminding me of the old times where socialising was still a thing in console games, and for making a stand up retrospective review. Legend

  • @cornishmessiah
    @cornishmessiah2 жыл бұрын

    My favourite JRPG!!! I pray for a sequel to eventually come out

  • @diegocortez1426

    @diegocortez1426

    Жыл бұрын

    If a sequel ever happens I wonder where and when exactly it would take place. It would be cool if we get to explore the immortal’s world as Seth or Gongora.

  • @JasonOwensYT

    @JasonOwensYT

    Жыл бұрын

    Even a remaster at this point just to get a lot of new eyes on it. A sequel wouldn't work as well because we just need it to get more exposure in general.

  • @xleaselife
    @xleaselife2 жыл бұрын

    I love this game so much. I can't believe it still hasn't come to PC.

  • @DRKLRD-kv4cm

    @DRKLRD-kv4cm

    Жыл бұрын

    It never Will probably 😢😢

  • @xenobreak1160

    @xenobreak1160

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah, it sucks. It emulates pretty well on PC though. I'm replaying it on Steam Deck right now.

  • @xleaselife

    @xleaselife

    3 ай бұрын

    Whaaaat? How??

  • @jerandcor
    @jerandcor Жыл бұрын

    This game is what brought me and a high school classmate together back on release. We would stay up way passed our bedtimes talking on the phone while we went through the game together. He and I still talk about this game 15 years later with the utmost fondness. :)

  • @cylonscion5470
    @cylonscion54702 жыл бұрын

    On disc 4 right now and the game has opened up quite a bit. Really enjoying everything, thanks for covering it!

  • @elenaecheverria2838
    @elenaecheverria28382 жыл бұрын

    I have never played this game and you explained it very well, I'm going to check it out, my Xbox series X is used as my retro console filled with mainly 360 games. GREAT video 📹 👍

  • @daveshank1921

    @daveshank1921

    2 жыл бұрын

    You will like this game it is superb.

  • @unixtreme

    @unixtreme

    Жыл бұрын

    It's absolutely amazing. I've always been a JRPG fan and this made it to number 1 for me instantly.

  • @steelcurtain187
    @steelcurtain187 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely loved this game. One of the last rpgs I was really into. Super underrated

  • @unixtreme

    @unixtreme

    Жыл бұрын

    I think it's the last really amazing JRPG I remember. A whole 5 years after FFX.

  • @joshuajames2945
    @joshuajames29452 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this video for so long it feels like. This game was like nothing else at the time and I felt it was the Final Fantasy I was not getting at the time (especially during the 13 saga). This should have been Microsoft's Final Fantasy and we should be well on to a 3rd sequel by now.... but this would definitely be a drop that Mike moment if they came out and said Lost Odyssey 2 at one of their showcase!

  • @James-gj8rn
    @James-gj8rn2 жыл бұрын

    The one time Hironobu Sakaguchi (the legendary man behind Final Fantasy for those not in the know) made waves on the Xbox 360 and it was flipping fantastic, what an incredible game this was :)

  • @scoopstacey3112
    @scoopstacey31122 жыл бұрын

    Just got to disc 3 on my replay of the game. Im older and have a whole new appreciation for its themes now. Its made me laugh, beam, and even shed some tears.

  • @ddrlear
    @ddrlear Жыл бұрын

    Lost Odyssey really is an underrated gem. I wish they would port it over to PC, or even better, make a sequel. Kaim being an immortal, still has many stories to tell!

  • @Vashy434
    @Vashy4342 жыл бұрын

    Not only is Kaim not the standard stoic protag, it is shown time and time again in the game that Kaim is a genuinely kind person who puts himself out there to help others and offer guidance and wisdom via the Thousand Years of Dreams stories.

  • @vaguedreams

    @vaguedreams

    Жыл бұрын

    By this time I was so tired of the angsty main characters and the bullshit support they got from everyone around them. This was the first one that had a clear justification for the MC's behaivor and was done so well.

  • @Vashy434

    @Vashy434

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vaguedreams through the entire game it just shows him as "just trying to figure it out" this whole life thing makes no sense sometimes and even as an immortal with thousands of years behind you sometimes things just don't work how you plan.

  • @deadkodo
    @deadkodo2 жыл бұрын

    Saving this to watch on commute home but had to say this was criminally underrated and I would love to see remake/remaster of this fantastic game.

  • @GRAG3R
    @GRAG3R2 жыл бұрын

    Matty, my dude, thank you for shining a light on this game. I had beaten every mainline FF by 2014, met Nobuo Uematsu that same year, and did not even know this game existed until 2018. This truly is the lost FF game, or the true FF13. Not that I dislike 13 or 13-2. It just feels like a natural follow-up or spiritual and stylistic continuation of FF 6/ 7 / 9 / 10. The overworld, camera design, and overall stylistic approach feels a lot like FFX to me and I love that.

  • @GRAG3R

    @GRAG3R

    2 жыл бұрын

    And let's be real here my dude, the bad guy's themes/motifs are like a Seymour v2, or at least they result in a similarly-wicked end product like Seymour's did. "Distorted Space" has that same evil Seymour energy. (Uematsu is a god..)

  • @masontrevelyan2254

    @masontrevelyan2254

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very true you should play blue dragon aswell same creaters

  • @Gusmed007
    @Gusmed0072 жыл бұрын

    I loved this game so much back in the day that, when my save got corrupted by the beginning of Disc 2, I speedran through the entirety of Disc 1 to get to the exact point I was and keep playing.

  • @gtotheunit91
    @gtotheunit912 жыл бұрын

    I feel like sequels to Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey could happen. Mistwalker just works on mobile games nowadays. Microsoft should fund Mistwalker for a sequel to these games!

  • @Vashkey

    @Vashkey

    2 жыл бұрын

    Been begging for over ten years now. Time to give up

  • @mhjmstultiens

    @mhjmstultiens

    2 жыл бұрын

    You really liked Blue Dragon that much?

  • @Skdjefkrkfnfne

    @Skdjefkrkfnfne

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mhjmstultiens blue dragon was great to me as a kid, i dont think it would hold up as an adult in a lot of ways but i still think its a good game fundamentally

  • @caerxhan8313

    @caerxhan8313

    2 жыл бұрын

    lost Odyssey doesn't need a sequel at all, if you want more of it play it again

  • @ViewtifulVash

    @ViewtifulVash

    2 жыл бұрын

    I really wanted to like Blue Dragon. I love Akira Toriyama, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and JRPG's and when that era of consoles (especially ps3) was starving for JRPG's, I could not even force myself to enjoy it. It was honestly pretty bad.

  • @th7beardsofz00z
    @th7beardsofz00z Жыл бұрын

    Man I remember tearing up at most of the dream stories! This game felt too good to be true for a 15 year old me, I still have really vivid memories of it even now. Appreciate you making this video my dude

  • @fearthepointman3134
    @fearthepointman31342 жыл бұрын

    The short stories WERE in the original game, there's just a few extra short stories that came with a certain dlc which is super cheap and adds a few extra goodies.

  • @pauljackson1944
    @pauljackson19442 жыл бұрын

    I liked the version of New Game + for this game where all the immortals start at level 50 but other than that the rest of the team start at 1 and you have to learn all the skills again. It just kind of fits with the immortal idea where they are tough as nails but have forgotten everything.

  • @LarryAsberryJr
    @LarryAsberryJr2 жыл бұрын

    This game got me into turn-based RPGs. Sadly, I came to find out that this was my unicorn. Such a brilliant game! I'd love to see MS fund another Mistwalker console exclusive. Sakaguchi-san does not like sequels so I'm sure he'd like to do something new. The skill-learning system is absolutely inspired and I've never seen it before. It would be perfect. LO is #3 RPG of all time and in in my top 10 games of all time. An absolute masterpiece that is sorely underappreciated.

  • @Walamonga1313

    @Walamonga1313

    2 жыл бұрын

    You should try Lord of the Rings The Third Age or Trails of Cold Steel

  • @LarryAsberryJr

    @LarryAsberryJr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Walamonga1313 I've been interested in the Trails series but I know that they're all connected. That's a long series to get into. I may do it if it gets a collection.

  • @xenobreak1160

    @xenobreak1160

    3 ай бұрын

    Xenogears is my #1. I highly recommend it.

  • @dawazee1660
    @dawazee16602 жыл бұрын

    Having watched alot of retro rebound, I'm actually thinking of playing some jrpgs. Never have before always played Western rpgs!

  • @jordanjackson4840
    @jordanjackson4840 Жыл бұрын

    This game was freaking awesome. It’s a shame it doesn’t get the respect it deserves.

  • @Retcon404
    @Retcon4042 жыл бұрын

    This channel is so good man, I love everything you talk about.

  • @andysanchez1215
    @andysanchez12152 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making my day off better bro! I love watching your videos!

  • @joshualgriffin
    @joshualgriffin Жыл бұрын

    One of, if not the most emotionally moving game I've ever played.

  • @robertusmaximus42
    @robertusmaximus42 Жыл бұрын

    I remember a gamestop employee recomending this to me since I liked final fantasy. He told he about it being made by the creator of FF, Sakaguchi, and that was enough to interest me. I fell in love immediately. All these years later, I still think fondly back on this game. When I sold all my xbox games in college, and then slowly started building my collection back up, this was one of the first ones I picked up.

  • @BrittanyNgo01

    @BrittanyNgo01

    Жыл бұрын

    I sold all my Xbox stuff but held onto this game with dear life. Not having a way to play it didn't matter, I could not get rid of it.

  • @novashy7119
    @novashy7119 Жыл бұрын

    I was a kid when I first played this game. I remember having such a hard time with the very first boss, the poison griffon. He kicked me hard. I got past him, but not by much. I would always get bored and get onto other stuff. I've tried picking it up after a year, then a few years, just on and off would pick it up, get bored, and do something else. The furthest I ever got was the beggining of Disc 3. I'm not saying the game is boring, I'm saying I as a kid just never got into it for long. However, as of making this post I Just beat the game about 15 minutes ago. Gosh, its a weird feeling beating a game you've picked up and dropped several times since you were 9 or 10. Absolutely loved it, amazing game. One thing thats always stood out to me was the music. I loved that as a kid, and I still love it now. The theme when you first arrive in Uhra and the cutscene plays showing off the city while you're traveling the monorail is so beautiful. Just, gah, great game

  • @garycargill64
    @garycargill64 Жыл бұрын

    I own this game but I can't remember ever buying it. Anyway I started it a few days ago and I'm really enjoying it. That opening cut scene was excellent.

  • @strohhuttv8848
    @strohhuttv88482 жыл бұрын

    Funny that you made a video about Lost Odyssey because I just recently bought it. It should arrive soon!

  • @gnarlyboyjai
    @gnarlyboyjai Жыл бұрын

    If Lost Odessey, Tales of Vesperia. and FF13 didn't end up on xbox 360 i may not have found my love for jrpgs. Those games were the starting point for me and I have played a ton of jrpgs since

  • @marktomlin5818

    @marktomlin5818

    Жыл бұрын

    Resonance of fate was a fun one as well which was published by Sega

  • @feeamerie5011
    @feeamerie50112 жыл бұрын

    Masterpiece of a game. I knew I was onto something epic by the time the prologue was over!

  • @marktomlin5818
    @marktomlin5818 Жыл бұрын

    I still have my copy of this game with all 4 Discs such an underrated gem

  • @Judahdekerioth
    @Judahdekerioth Жыл бұрын

    This game is amazing!! Every time I played it, I ended crying on the floor... such an amazing stories.

  • @jamjam445
    @jamjam4452 жыл бұрын

    You've talked me into it! I've never even of this tbh. Downloading it as we speak

  • @UhCold
    @UhCold Жыл бұрын

    Bought the discs used ages ago and couldn’t finish since it was scratched but with the current sale and after watching this I’ll definitely be revisiting this masterpiece.

  • @Jiambo
    @Jiambo Жыл бұрын

    I thought for CERTAIN this would get a sequel! Heart still aches today

  • @devonstoomuch
    @devonstoomuch10 ай бұрын

    i was remembering this game today. so i look up a video about it. thank you for making this bro.

  • @stephanieking8299
    @stephanieking82992 жыл бұрын

    I was way too young to appreciate this game when it came out I really struggled to understand the story at the time I was used to more simple things like the power of friendship. I wish I had a way to play it now after having a lot more jrpg experience.

  • @sammycakes8778
    @sammycakes8778 Жыл бұрын

    Man I loved this game. I remember the day my pre order came in, I was so excited I picked this up after school put in my 360 only to see 3 red rings appear on my 360😭, and I had to wait an extra month or so to play this baby.

  • @TheBipolarx
    @TheBipolarx6 ай бұрын

    Another piece of media that I love that touches on the "immortal" vs mortal aspect in an emotional fashion is Maquia. Beautiful movie.

  • @nathangamer
    @nathangamer2 жыл бұрын

    🎶I am immortal! I have inside me blood of kings! I have no rival! No man can be my equal!🎶

  • @vessellast836
    @vessellast8362 жыл бұрын

    Playing "Tales of Arise" really brought me back to "Lost Oddessy" sure the game mechanics work different, but I love both the stories and are both highly underrated JRPGs. I havnt played lost oddessy since 2009. I was 10 years old then with my 360 and only made it to the end of the second disk. Tales of Arise I did beat and absolutely loved.

  • @NickyGlasses314
    @NickyGlasses3142 жыл бұрын

    Played it back in the day. I enjoyed what I played but just wasn't patient enough(because I was 21👴) to play it all the way through. Definitely gonna try to give it another shot.

  • @Al-cy9qn
    @Al-cy9qn2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, this game is something special. I need to finish it. I started it about a year ago. Played about 12 hours and stopped. No idea why. Matty, you just lit a fire under my ass. Looks like I'm diving back it :)

  • @kyhrewilliams5284
    @kyhrewilliams52842 жыл бұрын

    I do want to add a under looked aspect of the game. The character designs of the main characters are so special because they were designed by legendary manga artist Takehiko Inoue. He created two of the best selling manga ever, Slam Dunk and Vegabond which are legendary

  • @lolcat

    @lolcat

    2 жыл бұрын

    OHHH no wonder

  • @tazmanceltic
    @tazmanceltic2 жыл бұрын

    The opening in this game is fucking insane ....

  • @BarzOnTheWindow1
    @BarzOnTheWindow1 Жыл бұрын

    Sitting at home, due to work injury, I just broke the seal on this game. Lost Odyssey was a game I picked up 10 years ago, and never got around to playing. I am only 20 minutes in, and I thank you for this post.

  • @Elementroar
    @Elementroar5 ай бұрын

    I know Sakaguchi said he’s not interested in remastering Lost Odyssey, or making a Lost Odyssey 2; heck I don’t know if Mistwalker is even alive anymore. But I thought Lost Odyssey actually had the best opportunity to tie-in to a sequel through the Immortals. I legit had thought up a whole future scenario where you play as a new protagonist in the far flung future of the same planet. Then it’s revealed you’re actually a descendent of Kaim and Sarah. Just have great-great-great-great-grandpa and grandma appear to save you, cos they’re keeping an eye on their descendants in the world. And it’ll be like more technological, closer to Gohtza’s industrialisation, and maybe a whole new set of Immortals arrive from the home world but they’re set on a full on genocide mission to kill the game world to save their home! I thought about it so long, about the sheer unique story potential LO can make. And it pains me that we’ll never see it 😢

  • @Salamander407
    @Salamander4072 жыл бұрын

    You make good content my friend. Thank you so much

  • @ecs2ecs46
    @ecs2ecs46 Жыл бұрын

    I played this game when it first came out.. it was AWESOME. Forgot the tile as it was over a decade ago but then recently stumbled onto this video and remembered it. Everything stated about its likeness to Final Fantasy is true, just a bit more grit and some slight twists. If you haven’t played it give it a try.

  • @godlydubs
    @godlydubs Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see some love for lost oddessy. This was actually my first game on the 360 and man this is a fire game 🎮 🔥 Totally underrated.

  • @Simoss13
    @Simoss132 жыл бұрын

    I bought the game earlier this year for $9USD. It i going up and I will (one day) find time to give it a go. Heard nothing but good things about it. I also have Infinite Undiscovery on my backlog to tackle too

  • @alecbdavis
    @alecbdavis2 жыл бұрын

    Great video Matty

  • @gentlesirpancakebottoms6692
    @gentlesirpancakebottoms6692 Жыл бұрын

    You made me check this game out. I found a brand new and sealed copy for a reasonable price and bought it. I vaugely remmeber seeing an ad for this game on TV years ago. And I knew it exsisted, but then quickly forgetting about it again as quick as I emembered it:P This game looks to be a hidden masterpiece and I'm looking forward to play it. Besides it also makes a great addition to my collection. Thank you for making me more aware of this game, and deciding to try it out for myself:D

  • @RTheStoryteller7
    @RTheStoryteller72 жыл бұрын

    Hironobu Sakaguchi, the man who is responsible for Final Fantasy 1-9 (tough i heard he is quiet involved with 10 and 12). After he left Square, he still making a lot of banger games like Lost Oddysey, The Last Story, Blue Dragon and Fantasian funny thing to note that some of his game title is literally just a synonyms of "Final Fantasy"

  • @tomivalkonen1343

    @tomivalkonen1343

    Жыл бұрын

    I think Last Story was bit dry and bland but Blue Dragon and especially Lost Odyssey were damn good. Blue Dragon was Dragon Quest for Xbox Lost Odyssey was Final Fantasy X for Xbox

  • @budakbaongsiah

    @budakbaongsiah

    Жыл бұрын

    Sakaguchi was involved in all FF up to XI. Heck, XI was his idea because he fell in love with Everquest.

  • @ThaWolferine
    @ThaWolferine2 жыл бұрын

    It’s simple, I see a recommended Lost Odyssey video on my feed? I watch. Shoutout Mistwalker!

  • @nicholasleblanc2866
    @nicholasleblanc2866 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the skill set aspect, especially when you get items that give you slot+5 and slot+10. The only thing that I found strange is that they didn't have an item that worked as a tent, but then I learned that if you reset the game at a save point, your entire party's HP/MP is filled. I would've preferred either a tent-like item, or that every save point also had those blue spheres to refill HP/MP.

  • @Earllander
    @Earllander Жыл бұрын

    Great video and fully agree, it's criminal how underrated it is.

  • @skeletankmcgraw7343

    @skeletankmcgraw7343

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't feel like "underrated" is the right word, because the vast majority of people who have played it absolutely love it. I have always felt that "underexposed" is a better word for a game like this since the real issue is that way too many people have not played it because they just don't have access to it. To this day the only way to play it is on an Xbox system. I can understand why they wouldn't want to put it on Playstation, but to not even release it on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store, etc..) to give more people access to it is what keeps it in the "hidden masterpiece" category. It's been 15 years and Microsoft is too petty to even release it on PC so more people can be exposed to a great game that doesn't really gel with the general Xbox ecosystem/audience to begin with.

  • @MrSleves
    @MrSleves Жыл бұрын

    If this game gain a Remaster I definitely would buy it again. Amazing game, and sadly underrated.

  • @spacepirates5044
    @spacepirates5044 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video, Lost Odyssey deserves this respect fo real!!!

  • @richardwilliams5387
    @richardwilliams5387 Жыл бұрын

    Some of the mechanics are maddening, the forced slowness of some of the movement (gathering stuff for a funeral, that bit on the tracks after a train crash etcetera etcetera.) and the story (The sneering Gongora who you IMMEDIATELY clock as the main baddie, one of the worst villains ever! The saccharine annoyance of Mack and Cooke) but other stuff (The memories, art design, ring system, skill system) is genuinely amazing.

  • @miked3018
    @miked30182 жыл бұрын

    I'm not the biggest Final Fantasy fan except for the Tactics games but after watching this video I scooped Lost Odyssesy CIB off Ebay for $20 Canadian and look forward to having it in my collection! Keep up the great work Matty 👍

  • @adamcreech19
    @adamcreech19 Жыл бұрын

    This was the first game I bought with my Xbox 360... Was working at Walmart and put it on layaway as a Christmas present to myself... Spent the next year trying to play it only to get halfway thru the first disc before getting busy with other things and not being able to finish but a BEAUTIFUL ass game...

  • @TylerjWebb
    @TylerjWebb2 жыл бұрын

    I wish this game would get a port or remake. I’d love to doddle through this game on my switch or pc. I’m just not a console guy.

  • @atony1400
    @atony14002 жыл бұрын

    I love how MS back compat works where you only need the initial disc. I swiped a disc 1 on eBay for $5 and enjoyed this game ever since, with one hell of a discount.

  • @Mr_Sin99
    @Mr_Sin992 жыл бұрын

    Great Video Man. Really like ur content. Love that the game is getting attention and love these days. Time now to put respect back to another old game called "Front Mission 4". Hope u play it soon...

  • @Chrissy8423
    @Chrissy8423 Жыл бұрын

    Those remembrances were so FUCKING good. This game needs so much love.

  • @drowningin
    @drowningin2 жыл бұрын

    It needs to be ported to pc & Switch so it can have life again instead of forgotten to rot by Microsoft/MW. Who makes a game for 1 systemand never ports it again? Especially when it can't be emulated, and the original system is prone to breaking

  • @KyleS.1987

    @KyleS.1987

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same thing happened to Metal Gear Solid 4. Forever stuck on the PS3, it seems. At least Lost Odyssey is backwards compatible.

  • @ChelseaGator

    @ChelseaGator

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not many old 360s out in the wild these days. The redesigned ones are reliable.

  • @ryuman757
    @ryuman757 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVED this game as a teenager! My favorite part back then was reading those Kaim stories, and just experiencing all the feels from each one. Was such a beautiful experience back then, during the 2 or so times I rented it from Hollywood Video. But I ended up stopping around the 3rd disc (probably in Gohtza City, even though I have no clue how I managed to get there back then). I finally got around to replaying it a couple years back, and made it all the way to the 4th disc where that giant creature is about to attack the one major city. My memory has been shot, since it has already been a couple years since I stopped THAT "recent" playthrough. Sooner or later I'll beat this game A SINGLE TIME 🤣❤

  • @BEASTALMIGHTY88
    @BEASTALMIGHTY88 Жыл бұрын

    I'd honestly watch you do a full playthrough of this.

  • @Terranigma23
    @Terranigma232 жыл бұрын

    The visual novel part (One Thousand Years Of Dreams) was so good, because it was a written by a really popular Japanese writer "Kiyoshi Shigematsu". :)

  • @first-law-fantasyabercromb7308
    @first-law-fantasyabercromb73082 жыл бұрын

    Lost Odyssey is the best game i have ever played (playing jrpgs since 2005), for me its the true Final Fantasy 13 (not badtalking FF13, but LO is created by the Father of FF and you see and hear it via Nobue Uematsus beautiful soundtrack at every turn)

  • @Wesley8Bit
    @Wesley8Bit Жыл бұрын

    You’ve convinced me, bought it the other day for the Series S and starting it tonight!

  • @APEIRON_MUSIC
    @APEIRON_MUSIC2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been an avid PlayStation (and more so FF fan) gamer since day 1. Never had any want or desire to play anything Xbox had to offer. I bought a 360 to specifically play this. Top tier game.

  • @bixhutch6274

    @bixhutch6274

    2 жыл бұрын

    The 360 was low key a much better console for RPGs then the PS3 was. Fable 2, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, The Witcher 2, Mass Effect 1 and 2 were exclusive for years, Oblivion was exclusive, Skyrim on PS3 was totally broken.

  • @ryanpercival9823
    @ryanpercival9823 Жыл бұрын

    1000 year dreams was not DLC. I have the original, and play it on the 360, and those stories made me cry, and I am NOT ashamed. This game is the most criminally underrated game ever made. In my mind, it is the Final Fantasy 13 we never got.

  • @c.jarmstrong3111
    @c.jarmstrong3111 Жыл бұрын

    I purchased this game again because of your video, thanks for reminding me of this great game!

  • @sinchman1
    @sinchman1 Жыл бұрын

    Lost odyssey one of the best turn base RPG ever made MistWalker needs to make these type of RPG's for the Switch

  • @bd_bandkanon
    @bd_bandkanon Жыл бұрын

    Lost odyssey has a huge place in my heart. I have a friend that wants to play it, but cabby because her 360 doesnt have a cord to it and she doesn't have the money to buy that or the game itself. I'm thinking of just sending her both items for Christmas~...

  • @xero8863
    @xero88632 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely loved this game, need more turn based RPGs with timing mechanics. The "Treasure Trove" achievement is total BS though! xD

  • @sinthasizah6649

    @sinthasizah6649

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out the Shadow Hearts series! Some of the same team worked on Lost Oddysey.

  • @motobear9322
    @motobear93222 жыл бұрын

    One of my favourite Xbox 360 games. I wish there was a remaster or remake

  • @b3at2
    @b3at2 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of my all time favorite JRPG.

  • @Drewcifer086
    @Drewcifer086 Жыл бұрын

    a funny lil glitch in this game is any save point you save at and load your save you will be fully healed

  • @TacticalDingus
    @TacticalDingus2 жыл бұрын

    Kaim is how I picture kaladin in the way of kings book. I don't know why but that's how I picture him lol

  • @floriansolatges9624
    @floriansolatges96242 жыл бұрын

    I just found this game yesterday for two euros in a gaming shop which did heavy promotions on old games :) I will play it very soon, it seems great

  • @Str0ngSad
    @Str0ngSad2 жыл бұрын

    Loved this game, I got stuck at a boss pretty early on but I watched my older brother beat it. Thought it was really cool

  • @BigKingIan
    @BigKingIan Жыл бұрын

    If they remastered I'd be cool with that, however even if not it'd be nice if they did a second one. I think it'd be worth it. I love this game so much lol

  • @haukkes8546
    @haukkes8546 Жыл бұрын

    i loved this gsme when it first came out and still have my original day one copy. i have not played the game in years but i can tell you it was an amazing experience and beautiful game.

  • @jayenglishgroup
    @jayenglishgroup2 жыл бұрын

    I love this game and that generation of RPGs! Matty, could you do Eternal Sonata??? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one too, i think it's really special in its own way.

  • @FrankReynolds182
    @FrankReynolds1822 жыл бұрын

    Yessss. I still have my copy of this game and it was such a great experience my first time through.

  • @FreeRPGer
    @FreeRPGer2 жыл бұрын

    Love. This. Game. A Sakaguchi/Uematsu masterpiece. Actually, I love it more than any FF game since Sakaguchi's departure (12, 13, etc.). I believe this was my best reason for getting a 360 back in the day, aside from Halo. I re-played this in 2020, and actually got every memory that time. I still have the Standee for this, as well. Going to have to re-play this in the nigh future. Another reason I love it -- it has some of the same battle system devs as Legend of Dragoon & Shadow Hearts.