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Neocrisis: Lost Odyssey - HDD vs DVD: Loading Time Comparsion

Neocrisis: It seems that the HDD loads 2 to 3 times faster than the DVD. Remember that Lost Odyssey was released little more than 9 months ago.

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FBl6410d ago

Wasn't Lost Odyssey a failure

gdguide6410d ago

1) Wow, what a great improvement!

2) Wow. How the HECK did anyone play that game and not pull their hair out out the waiting? Even the 17 seconds instead of 34 would drive me crazy for every time you battle. That should be 10 seconds max.

FantasyStar6410d ago (Edited 6410d ago )

The load times didn't bother me cause I'm used to it since most RPGs take about that long to load as well. I said it in the last post regarding NXE that Lost Odyssey definitely got a 40%-50% improvement thanks to the HDD. And I definitely love playing it like that.

OFF-TOPIC: Who's the idiot that puts only Sed in front? Kaim should be in front as well as well as Seth, especially during the Immortal One. I know in the 2nd test, all 3 are in front, but damn. You'd have to be just plain stupid, or very faithful of Sed alone to put him in front against the Immortal One.

tplarkin76410d ago

But it's nice to see improvements. It looks like I'll have to invest in a bigger HDD.

GUNS N SWORDS6410d ago (Edited 6410d ago )

"OFF-TOPIC: Who's the idiot that puts only Sed in front? Kaim should be in front as well as well as Seth, especially during the Immortal One. I know in the 2nd test, all 3 are in front, but damn. You'd have to be just plain stupid, or very faithful of Sed alone to put him in front against the Immortal One."

yeah magic users should ALWAYS be in the back, and as for sed it depends cause he raises the parties total defense if he's up front, but yeah he should always be in the back since he uses a long distance weapon.

hay6410d ago

I'm glad it isn't HDD vs DVD visuals comparison.

power of Green 6410d ago (Edited 6410d ago )

Reminds me of RGB PS3 claims when you need an HDTV, HDMI 1.3 and a source/divice that can take advantage to even have an argument.

I can see what the dude meant, GTA4 has pop-in and objects are faded and ghosted when not fully loaded depending on the drive(performance) not doing a perfect job and even health of your drive.

I can see this feature helping with the partially loaded environments(even more so in the background) helping to create more solid and vivid worlds due to the drive loading textures *or* even solid objects late(background textures and objects are often translucent when a drive can't perform the way it needs to, warn/old or new.

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Omega46410d ago

Woah thats a huge improvement definitely worth the install

i hope someone does Mass Effect too

NXE FTW!!!

Zulwarn6410d ago (Edited 6410d ago )

mass effect loads like pc version ive tested it out my self
ive played upto citadel then moved on to NG2 it had no ingame loading in the middle of action and runs alot smoother :)

ill try oblivion next

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i also ran a test on saints row2,TOV,Far cry 2 and they also loaded alot faster

if i have to describe it id say 360 loads games like PC :)

CloudsEnd6410d ago

I am so happy about that HDD Installation.. Q_Q

aggh im on fire6410d ago (Edited 6410d ago )

Sold bout three quarters of a million so yeah pretty much. Though thats good sales for a ps3 its very poor for on xbox.

radzy6410d ago

awaiting comparison.

very interesting.

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"It's the last game that made me cry": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director on Lost Odyssey

How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continues the legacy of Japanese RPGs that halted with Lost Odyssey on Xbox 360.

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no_more_heroes184d ago

I have four words:

Letters from a Weakling

raWfodog183d ago

I bought an XB360 to play this game. I also played other gems like Blue Dragon, Gears of War, and ES: Oblivion but Lost Odyssey was the precursor and one of the best jRPGs ever.

Redgrave183d ago

How do we resurrect it and get it remastered?

raWfodog182d ago

I would definitely buy that. They remake and remaster a bunch of stuff we don't need/want but they let the really good stuff sit on the shelf collecting dust.

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Phil Spencer Wants To See The Revival Of Xbox's Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey & Crimson Skies

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer would like to see the revival of Xbox's Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey Crimson Skies, and more.

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Goodguy01234d ago

What these games need are remasters and to modern platforms. They're all unfortunately stuck on the 360.

MrBaskerville233d ago

They are available on series x as well. But would be nice to get them out even wider.

babadivad233d ago

You can play them on console. I have them loaded on my machine.

MrNinosan233d ago

Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon and FFXIII Trilogy is actually the only reason I still have my Series X.

Terry_B234d ago

Hey Phil..Why didn't remasters and pc ports happen many years ago already?

ABizzel1233d ago

Because Phil and team seem to enjoy going to websites and forums to see what fans are discussing and wanting, to earn good faith points with post like this while they continue to offer the bare minimum.

TheEroica233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

Remastered and remake games are lame... A gigantic "we don't know how to evolve original thoughts" from dev teams cashing in on old ip.... Make new stuff or gtfo.

neutralgamer1992233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

no remasters and remakes provide those games to new audiences and improve the look/gameplay

Michiel1989233d ago

you can't revive what never lived

-Foxtrot234d ago

Then…remaster / remake them

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After renewed interest you can get Mistwalker to do a sequel to Lost Odyssey

jambola233d ago

Poor Microsoft could never scrape together funds to make that happen

babadivad233d ago

Is Mistwalker still a studio?

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Lost Odyssey Is Still One Of The Best Xbox RPGs Ever

17 years later, it still stands out.

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shinoff2183828d ago

I liked blue dragon more. Lost odyssey is the shit though.

jznrpg828d ago

Two of the few games I still own for Xbox360 . I have Magna Carta 2 , Last Remnant but also have the PS4 version so I may have got rid of it and I have the DS version of Blue Dragon. I think and a few others but I forget what they are since I don’t dust them off. that’s about it.

shinoff2183828d ago (Edited 828d ago )

Another one I still havent got to try is infinite undiscovery. I read it was pretty linear but I usually fk with tri ace(star oceans are great).

Really my only issue with lost odyssey was the level cap they hit you with throughout the game. I enjoy just relaxing and doing some grinding every once in awhile. Could've atleast given the option. Other then that. Excellent game.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The 360 imo had atleast half or more that Gen of being the better jrpg system. I bought one earlier then I normally would have for some, and Alan wake. Japanese devs really got in their feelings that Gen and dropped the ball(thanks Phil phish, cocky ass ign, etc)

darthv72827d ago

You'd be better off playing Lost Odyssey on an XBO or Series X as no disc swapping and it looks and plays much better. Same with Blue Dragon. I still keep my 360 hooked up for games not on the bc list. for everything else, I use the series x now. Just last night I installed arkham origins as there is no 8th gen version like asylum/city.

I love having bc on xbox one/series hardware.

shinoff2183827d ago

Darth

When I bought the the Xbox one off a couple worker. That was the first thing indid. Bought blue dragon and lost odyssey. Been waiting to catch infinite undiscovery on sale but I forget to check.

I used to own the 360 versions but I bought these digital. I'd like to track down the 360 ones again but no huge deal. I was actually playing through lost odyssey waiting for starfield to drop.

RaidenBlack827d ago

Is Lost Odyssey coming to PS, too?

cthulhucultist828d ago

The game was indeed amazing. Great characters, gameplay and story!

But the dream sequences penned by Shigematsu were sublime.

I still remember many of these stories and I have integrated in the past in my D&D campaign many years ago.

RpgSama828d ago

I'm not going to lie, I cried on more than on a couple of them

Dabigsiebowski828d ago

Microsoft should have just kept pumping money into these guys. Same with a lot of the other studios... the blundered hard.

Lost Odysee deserved a franchise even though development wasn't smooth

Michiel1989828d ago

Am I the only one who doesn't wanna see every good game get sequel after sequel? It was a great game, but sometimes it's better to just make a one off and then create a new universe. Sadly that costs a lot more money and publishers don't wanna risk it, but I would definitely prefer it

shinoff2183828d ago

I'm fine with sequels in jrpgs, even in the vain of ff sequels, all new stories and characters. It does get old in other genres though sometimes. For the most part I just game by game basis it all.

FinalFantasyFanatic827d ago

They could have done it like Final Fantasy, kept the title name and just start with a new world/characters, it's not like the creator isn't familar with that.

Concertoine828d ago

Idk, Japan never bit for Xbox despite their best efforts around this era. Mistwalker never exploded either, despite future partnerships with Nintendo whichhad a much better chance at success

BrainSyphoned828d ago

It's not like it has had any competition since 2007. Would really like to own the short stories from it in book form.

PapaBop827d ago

360 had some amazing JRPGs in it's early days, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia off the top of my head were all amazing games.

jznrpg828d ago (Edited 828d ago )

The problem with most MS games on 360 was they didn’t make the games they paid for them and that makes you less money in the long run and isn’t something you can continue to do especially with declining sales of consoles. MS should have been starting and growing studios from the beginning but they went for paid games and it leaves them without the knowledge and culture of making games.

shinoff2183828d ago

Good points. Never thought of that like that back then.

Sgt_Slaughter827d ago

Not to mention killing the Japanese market that had all sorts of crazy and fun releases up until 2009-2010. They could have gained momentum on Nintendo and kept that going into the Xbox One era, but decided to "unify" efforts and that all but ended their presents in the country. Now, PS4's outsell the Xbox Series S three years into the new system's life cycle, and the 2/3DS at one point was doing the same.

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