Lost Odyssey Series: MS stocking up on killer RPG lineups.

Yes, Lost Odyssey is a series. MS press released confirmed it as a series that will continue to grow, so 360 owners will be expecting a numeral II attached to the title.

Despite the mixed reviews the first Lost Odyssey has gotten, the game is undeniably a success as far as a JRPG title goes. Believe it or not, by its second week of release Lost Odyssey outsold Little Big planet with a combined sales of 300k + titles. The game has also been a huge success in North America surprisingly, over half a million by the 10 week mark. Thats impressive considering that its a traditional turn based JRPG.

Lost Odyssey came out of the left field in filling up quality RPG titles for the 360. We can expect the second game to even better since it'll build from the good foundations of the first game and learn from all its shorcomings.

Are we seeing the start of a new acclaimed RPG series in the making? I think that despite all the criticisms, people can agree that Lost Odyssey was a solid game inheriting some of the finest cinematic moments in gaming. With Lost Odyssey 2 on the horizon with what looks like solid foundations to build upon, I think that MS has a solid chance at establishing the 360 as the RPG platform this gen.

The 360 already is the rpg platform

It has mass effect , lost odyssey , eternal sonata ,fallout 3 , oblivion , tales of vesperia ,blue dragon , fable 2 , last remnant , infinite undiscovery ,two worlds , enchanted arms ,ultimate allience , KF, phantasy star online , ff 11.

The wii has zelda , tales of symthonia ,ulitmate allience ,dragoin quest sworrds

The ps3 has , disgaea 3 , valkeryie chrionicals , fallout 3 , eternal sonata, oblivion, ultimate allience, enchanted arms.

while i do like the ps3's offerings, it doesnt compare to the 360's rpg line up.

Still, MS were stupid enough not to market the game properly in Japan Also, can i have a link to this press release?FirstDiscovery

it was released by the Japanese region MS representative and translated, "MS expecting the series to grow". Try google, but the sites been taken down.

The 360 already is the rpg platform

It has mass effect , lost odyssey , eternal sonata ,fallout 3 , oblivion , tales of vesperia ,blue dragon , fable 2 , last remnant , infinite undiscovery ,two worlds , enchanted arms ,ultimate allience , KF, phantasy star online , ff 11.

The ps3 has , disgaea 3 , valkeryie chrionicals , fallout 3 , eternal sonata, oblivion, ultimate allience, enchanted arms.

while i do like the ps3's offerings, it doesnt compare to the 360's rpg line up.

scottiescott238

but it isnt the platform for RPGs, not in the way PS2 was last gen, at least not right now. The PS3 still have exclusive developers for its JRPG line, the Sony president said something along the lines of 7 exclusive titles for the PS3? Not that I trust sony press release, since they might be out anywhere from 2009- 2011, who knows... 

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"]Still, MS were stupid enough not to market the game properly in Japan Also, can i have a link to this press release?farrell2k

So says the marketing guru who just so happens to moonlight gamespot's system wars forums. :roll:

Yes, Lost Odyssey is a series. MS press released confirmed it as a series that will continue to grow, so 360 owners will be expecting a numeral II attached to the title.

Despite the mixed reviews the first Lost Odyssey has gotten, the game is undeniably a success as far as a JRPG title goes. Believe it or not, by its second week of release Lost Odyssey outsold Little Big planet with a combined sales of 300k + titles. The game has also been a huge success in North America surprisingly, over half a million by the 10 week mark. Thats impressive considering that its a traditional turn based JRPG.

Lost Odyssey came out of the left field in filling up quality RPG titles for the 360. We can expect the second game to even better since it'll build from the good foundations of the first game and learn from all its shorcomings.

Are we seeing the start of a new acclaimed RPG series in the making? I think that despite all the criticisms, people can agree that Lost Odyssey was a solid game inheriting some of the finest cinematic moments in gaming. With Lost Odyssey 2 on the horizon with what looks like solid foundations to build upon, I think that MS has a solid chance at establishing the 360 as the RPG platform this gen.

IshmaelSonata

Why must we compare everything with LBP? Compare LO to other [J]RPG's, not a game in a completely different genre made by a dev without a track record. 2D Platforming is possibly the smallest, most un-tapped market this gen next to shmups and shooters.

[QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"]Still, MS were stupid enough not to market the game properly in Japan Also, can i have a link to this press release?mbrockway

So says the marketing guru who just so happens to moonlight gamespot's system wars forums. :roll:

It sold 39,000 copies in its first week, and 9k is an improvement on the usual 3k they had then. And there was a 360 LO bundle, just only at 7 eleven... http://www.sej.co.jp/cmp/xbox/index.html

They marketed it, Japan just didn't buy it.  Thats all. 

It sold 39,000 copies in its first week, and 9k is an improvement on the usual 3k they had then. And there was a 360 LO bundle, just only at 7 eleven...

They marketed it, Japan just didn't buy it.  Thats all. 

mbrockway

[QUOTE="mbrockway"]

It sold 39,000 copies in its first week, and 9k is an improvement on the usual 3k they had then. And there was a 360 LO bundle, just only at 7 eleven...

They marketed it, Japan just didn't buy it.  Thats all. 

FirstDiscovery

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="mbrockway"]

It sold 39,000 copies in its first week, and 9k is an improvement on the usual 3k they had then. And there was a 360 LO bundle, just only at 7 eleven...

They marketed it, Japan just didn't buy it.  Thats all. 

mbrockway

no it wont, LO was a fair success in Japan, too much marketing results in brand recognition. LO2 will move way more because of MS's previous efforts. 

[QUOTE="FirstDiscovery"][QUOTE="mbrockway"]

It sold 39,000 copies in its first week, and 9k is an improvement on the usual 3k they had then. And there was a 360 LO bundle, just only at 7 eleven...

They marketed it, Japan just didn't buy it.  Thats all. 

mbrockway

what are you ppl tlkin about, every rpg on the 360 sucked a floppy one, lets stop throwing words like killer app and rpg king around until something remotely decent comes around. as opposed to some transparent attempt to wooo the the japanese.

Since you wanted to compare LO with LBP sales.

Lost Odyssey - 779,417(49 weeks)

LittleBigPlanet - 611,774(3 weeks)

LINK

Now back to what I was going to say. Compared to most JRPGs, LO sold really well and I wouldn't doubt that MS wouldn't have a sequel made for their best selling JRPG to date. Though this is a somewhat established franchise, MS will still need to do the big marketing that they did the first time around. Because with out those big Japan sells this game may have a hard time surpassing the 1mil mark.

[QUOTE="scottiescott238"]

The 360 already is the rpg platform

It has mass effect , lost odyssey , eternal sonata ,fallout 3 , oblivion , tales of vesperia ,blue dragon , fable 2 , last remnant , infinite undiscovery ,two worlds , enchanted arms ,ultimate allience , KF, phantasy star online , ff 11.

The ps3 has , disgaea 3 , valkeryie chrionicals , fallout 3 , eternal sonata, oblivion, ultimate allience, enchanted arms.

while i do like the ps3's offerings, it doesnt compare to the 360's rpg line up.

IshmaelSonata

but it isnt the platform for RPGs, not in the way PS2 was last gen, at least not right now. The PS3 still have exclusive developers for its JRPG line, the Sony president said something along the lines of 7 exclusive titles for the PS3? Not that I trust sony press release, since they might be out anywhere from 2009- 2011, who knows... 

Well in my opinion PS 2 isn't and wasn't the ultimate RPG platform because it only had JRPGs. I can't remember any WRPGs on PS2, where Xbox had Morrowind, Fable, Kotor and Kotor 2.

DS is about 5 thousand times better than the 360 when it comes to JRPGsMarloStanfield

Great thread for a great game. Yes, I want Cry On to be finished and hoping the Gooch gets busy making the L.O. 2,3,4 etc. as the first game was AAA IMHO and only ranks behind Mass Effect as my favorite RPG this gen. :)

[QUOTE="MarloStanfield"]DS is about 5 thousand times better than the 360 when it comes to JRPGsGranReyUno

[QUOTE="IshmaelSonata"][QUOTE="scottiescott238"]

The 360 already is the rpg platform

It has mass effect , lost odyssey , eternal sonata ,fallout 3 , oblivion , tales of vesperia ,blue dragon , fable 2 , last remnant , infinite undiscovery ,two worlds , enchanted arms ,ultimate allience , KF, phantasy star online , ff 11.

The ps3 has , disgaea 3 , valkeryie chrionicals , fallout 3 , eternal sonata, oblivion, ultimate allience, enchanted arms.

while i do like the ps3's offerings, it doesnt compare to the 360's rpg line up.

Icarian

but it isnt the platform for RPGs, not in the way PS2 was last gen, at least not right now. The PS3 still have exclusive developers for its JRPG line, the Sony president said something along the lines of 7 exclusive titles for the PS3? Not that I trust sony press release, since they might be out anywhere from 2009- 2011, who knows... 

Well in my opinion PS 2 isn't and wasn't the ultimate RPG platform because it only had JRPGs. I can't remember any WRPGs on PS2, where Xbox had Morrowind, Fable, Kotor and Kotor 2.

At the time WRPGs weren't exactly common on consoles.

Lost Odyssey is easily the best JRPG this gen if you ask me. Not even a contest. :)Ninja-Hippo

Are you people still on that 360 is the RPG platform this gen especially after all those flops? If you want RPGs, head over to the DS or PSP.Zhengi

Ya know that MS h8 will ruin your gaming enjoyment dontchaknow ?

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]Are you people still on that 360 is the RPG platform this gen especially after all those flops? If you want RPGs, head over to the DS or PSP.SecretPolice

Ya know that MS h8 will ruin your gaming enjoyment dontchaknow ?

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]Are you people still on that 360 is the RPG platform this gen especially after all those flops? If you want RPGs, head over to the DS or PSP.Zhengi

Ya know that MS h8 will ruin your gaming enjoyment dontchaknow ?

Lost Odyssey is easily the best JRPG this gen if you ask me. Not even a contest. :)Ninja-Hippo

what are you ppl tlkin about, every rpg on the 360 sucked a floppy one, lets stop throwing words like killer app and rpg king around until something remotely decent comes around. as opposed to some transparent attempt to wooo the the japanese.

Zaibach

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

what are you ppl tlkin about, every rpg on the 360 sucked a floppy one, lets stop throwing words like killer app and rpg king around until something remotely decent comes around. as opposed to some transparent attempt to wooo the the japanese.

comeonthehoops

my greivance is with the term killer app. lost odyssey was a 7. or 7.5  and tales was 8.5 not the ground breaking games they are made out to be. u only need look at the ds and psp catalogue of rpgs for true "killer apps". so i dont need to play the games, that fact that i dont want to play them speaks for itself.

I mean unless you can name a game having Lost Odyssey visuals, length, spoken word, level of detail and awesomness lol that exist on the DS or PSP.

SecretPolice

Why on Earth are you touting Lost Odyssey's length? 

Quite a few handheld games are much longer than LO. Being on a console doesn't mean it's longer.

[QUOTE="comeonthehoops"][QUOTE="Zaibach"]

what are you ppl tlkin about, every rpg on the 360 sucked a floppy one, lets stop throwing words like killer app and rpg king around until something remotely decent comes around. as opposed to some transparent attempt to wooo the the japanese.

Zaibach

my greivance is with the term killer app. lost odyssey was a 7. or 7.5  and tales was 8.5 not the ground breaking games they are made out to be. u only need look at the ds and psp catalogue of rpgs for true "killer apps". so i dont need to play the games, that fact that i dont want to play them speaks for itself.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

I mean unless you can name a game having Lost Odyssey visuals, length, spoken word, level of detail and awesomness lol that exist on the DS or PSP.

WAIW

Why on Earth are you touting Lost Odyssey's length?

Quite a few handheld games are much longer than LO. Being on a console doesn't mean it's longer.

Oh yeah, like many here you beat M.E. in 2 hours,Oblivion in a hour and a half, Fallout 3 in 15 minutes and Fable 2 in 5 minutes - A real RPG gamer i'm certain. - me, I spent about 120 hours on L.O. ;)

[QUOTE="WAIW"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

I mean unless you can name a game having Lost Odyssey visuals, length, spoken word, level of detail and awesomness lol that exist on the DS or PSP.

SecretPolice

Why on Earth are you touting Lost Odyssey's length?

Quite a few handheld games are much longer than LO. Being on a console doesn't mean it's longer.

Oh yeah, like many here you beat M.E. in 2 hours,Oblivion in a hour and a half, Fallout 3 in 15 minutes and Fable 2 in 5 minutes - A real RPG gamer i'm certain. - me, I spent about 120 hours on L.O. ;)

[QUOTE="WAIW"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

I mean unless you can name a game having Lost Odyssey visuals, length, spoken word, level of detail and awesomness lol that exist on the DS or PSP.

SecretPolice

Why on Earth are you touting Lost Odyssey's length?

Quite a few handheld games are much longer than LO. Being on a console doesn't mean it's longer.

Oh yeah, like many here you beat M.E. in 2 hours,Oblivion in a hour and a half, Fallout 3 in 15 minutes and Fable 2 in 5 minutes - A real RPG gamer i'm certain. - me, I spent about 120 hours on L.O. ;)

Me, I've spent 300 hours in Advance Wars, 130 in FFTA2 and 150 in Disgaea. 3 examples for you.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="WAIW"]

Why on Earth are you touting Lost Odyssey's length?

Quite a few handheld games are much longer than LO. Being on a console doesn't mean it's longer.

WAIW

Oh yeah, like many here you beat M.E. in 2 hours,Oblivion in a hour and a half, Fallout 3 in 15 minutes and Fable 2 in 5 minutes - A real RPG gamer i'm certain. - me, I spent about 120 hours on L.O. ;)

Me, I've spent 300 hours in Advance Wars, 130 in FFTA2 and 150 in Disgaea. 3 examples for you.

Unless......

[QUOTE="WAIW"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]Why on earth are you even the slightest bit confident about what you just stated ? Probably take you longer to actually read all the dreams in L.O. then play a DS game. :P

 

Oh yeah, like many here you beat M.E. in 2 hours,Oblivion in a hour and a half, Fallout 3 in 15 minutes and Fable 2 in 5 minutes - A real RPG gamer i'm certain. - me, I spent about 120 hours on L.O. ;)

SecretPolice

Me, I've spent 300 hours in Advance Wars, 130 in FFTA2 and 150 in Disgaea. 3 examples for you.

Unless......

... I don't get it. Are you trying to say I'm lying about me spending a lot of time in games that are renowned for their infinite replayability and extensive single player campaigns?

 

Okies, I guess that means L.O. would give you a full years worth of gaming my friend.SecretPolice