FINAL FANTASY LOST ODYSSEY SERIES

They can be described as philosophical tales about war and peace, love and hate, life and death, but nothing I could write would transmit how powerful, well written they really are. Here, Kaim is portrayed as a multifaceted character, with proper feelings and personality his life-episodes are much more deep and emotionally provocative than anything Sakaguchi can come up with. The result is, by far, the best narrative 'Lost Odyssey' has to offer. These memories were translated to screen only using text, a few abstract images and sound, and of course, Uematsu's soundtrack. But that is where things get interesting 'Lost Odyssey' features a collaboration from Japanese writer Kiyoshi Shigematsu, named '1000 years of dreams', a collection of memories belonging to Kaim's thousand years of living.

FINAL FANTASY LOST ODYSSEY SERIES

Not all the cast is as charming as it should be and can seem mostly underdeveloped, especially Kaim, who is so 'emo' it becomes annoying: all his dialogs can be resumed to a series of careless, dry one-liners. Yet, the ol' Sakaguchi charm still manages to creep up, with a cast of touching and funny characters giving the story a much needed interest. No plot twists, no grand finale, no hidden meanings. Sakaguchi's script is really poor, with a plot so obvious and dull, it hurts: in the first few hours it will be plainly obvious who the bad guy is and what he's plotting, and what the good guys' role is. The reason why the world is at war is rather simple: there is a powerful, mad wizard that wants to take over the world with his magic, and uses these conflicts to gain power alas, a big old cliché.

It is set in a high fantasy/sci-fi scenario, similar to that of 'FFVIII', where a number of political conflicts have engaged the world in a series of wars. So, the question that needs answering is: how does 'Lost Odyssey' stack up when compared with the 'Final fantasy' legacy? 'Lost Odyssey' is the tale of Kaim Argonar, an immortal that has lived for a thousand years. Due to the 'Blue Dragon' flop, 'Lost Odyssey' was released with little fanfare: reviewers everywhere dismissed the game as mild effort to repeat the JRPG formula once more, and the fan-base of the 360 wasn't mildly interested in a classical JRPG. So, when word got out, that after leaving Square, Hironobu Sakaguchi formed a new company named Mistwalker, expectations reached an all time high for the 'Final Fantasy' fans. Because of this, 'FFXIII' is probably the least expected episode in the series in many years. Few 'Final Fantasy' fans like the new course of the series, with Yasumi Matsuno's different approach in 'FFXII' and the growing number of uninspired series' spin offs.

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