Lost Odyssey-Microsoft withholds content from those who refuse to pre-order

http://www.gameplayer.com.au/Home/NEWS/NEWS/tabid/1482/Default.aspx?CID=aad0c9c3-c858-4e8c-8621-4925666133fb

Microsoft has created an added incentive to pre-order Lost Odyssey: if you don't pre-order, you don't get the full game.

Customers who pre-order the game from participating retailers will get a special redemption card that will permit the download of two slivers of in-game content. Both are described as being "unavailable anywhere else."

The first is "'The Forgotten Song' (found in-game at Virno's Tavern in Uhra)" which apparently 'recalls a fresh reflection of a dream.' Considering the main character, Kaim, is an amnesiac, and a good deal of the game is about piecing together his past, this would suggest that a significant part of the story is being withheld from the non pre-ordering public.

The other bit of content is a "'Master's Secret Script' that grants the skill 'Weapon Guard 2.'" This defensive bonus is effectively a cheat code, making the game slightly easier, and thus more accessible to newcomers. Since it is the hard-core RPG fans that will be pre-ordering Lost Odyssey, this set of training wheels doesn't make a great deal of sense, either.

Lost Odyssey is from Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy. The game goes on sale across Australia on February 7. The Xbox 360 exclusive will retail for $99.95, and has been rated MA15+ for 'Strong violence and themes.'

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Lol. This news amde my day.

that way people wont know how crappy it is till they play it and cant return it.

GENIUS!

I think Bioware did the same thing with Jade Empire Collectors Edition. You got an extra couple characters or something.

Oh wait this is just for pre-orders. Umm. Well then if you were planning on getting the game then this is an incentive to pre-order. If you pre-order there is often some kind of schwag or extra.

It's not that big of a deal!

Just kidding, that's just wrong.

The counterargument from the XBL crowd, I'm sure, is "I bet we can download the extra mission from our pay-to-play content delivery service!"

L. O. L.

Seriously when are Lemmings & Cows going to be switched because all I see from the 360 is milkage, quite Ironic really.Meu2k7

no way, have you seen how much downloadable content ps3 games have, like for instance folklore.

that way people wont know how crappy it is till they play it and cant return it.

GENIUS!

Sir-Conker

I was thinking the same lol

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that way people wont know how crappy it is till they play it and cant return it.

GENIUS!

Franko_3

I was thinking the same lol

The game will be awesome for people looking for a decent JRPG. There have been very few recently, alot of us are starved for one.

[QUOTE="Franko_3"][QUOTE="Sir-Conker"]

that way people wont know how crappy it is till they play it and cant return it.

GENIUS!

TerroRizing

I was thinking the same lol

The game will be awesome for people looking for a decent JRPG. There have been very few recently, alot of us are starved for one.

Erm pre-orders usually have extra stuff that others that walk in to buy don't get.taker42

[QUOTE="taker42"]Erm pre-orders usually have extra stuff that others that walk in to buy don't get.numba1234

It is already out in Japan and you can read user reviews written in English.

IT'S ONE SINGLE MISSION!

geeze

[QUOTE="taker42"]Erm pre-orders usually have extra stuff that others that walk in to buy don't get.numba1234