Blue Dragon vs Lost Odyssey • Gaming • Xbox 360 • Eurogamer.net

Vice.Destroyer 30 Sep 2009 10:30:37 7,337 posts
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This thread has come about because Psychotext made a disparaging comment about Blue Dragon many months ago and has repeated it again. I am of the opinion that Blue Dragon is a much, much better game. The moves are better and surprisingly brutal. And there is loads of scope for you to put moves together that can give damage of 2000HP+.

Lost Odyssey is a boring, plodding emo-romp through a game world we have seen many times before. I even enjoyed Enchanted Arms more than Lost Odyssey.

Please, EG. Vindicate me. Tell Psychotext that he is a psycho for backing the crappier game of the two.

spindle9988 30 Sep 2009 10:33:44 5,194 posts
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I though they were both shit

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:35:42 69,730 posts
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Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:41:47 69,730 posts
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Oh, and Lost Odyssey wins by default because of the dreams and not having Marumaro.

Vice.Destroyer 30 Sep 2009 10:42:49 7,337 posts
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By virtue of there being no Lost Odyssey fans, apart from Psychotext, I declare Blue Dragon the better game. Ecosse, buy that and be happy. Just remember to put songs on your HDD and play custom soundtracks. The one major misstep in this game is the fucking rock soundtrack that kicks in everytime you engage enemies in battle.

Worst game design decision. EVER!

Deleted user 30 September 2009 10:44:13

Lost Odyssey had Kaim. Kaim is my favourite JRPG lead ever, which isn't saying much as I've played only a few. The dreams were fantastic, and it was gorgeous. The combat was actually a challenge, too. If the story/parts of the world weren't so cliche, it'd have been even better. Oh wells.

I wonder if one day a JRPG will be made in concert with a decent writer who can actually make an interesting world that doesn't reek of cliche. (/fascetious, i've only played about 10 in my life). Srsly, give the LO dream writer full rein in the whole game! Sheesh!

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:44:51 69,730 posts
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Fear and awe in your eyes
Showing you what you can't see
Reaching hands, you are blind
Staring down eternity
Fear and awe in your eyes
Without us you can't see now
Searching hands, you are blind
Staring down eternity

Hope, despair in your mind
Prick your hands until they bleed
Showing you what you can't find
Staring through eternity

Hope, despair in your mind
Without us you are free now
Seek now what you cannot find
Staring through eternity

Vice.Destroyer 30 Sep 2009 10:45:36 7,337 posts
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A little FHUTA never hurt anybody.

Edit:
Psycho, are you serious? Are you telling me you actually READ that fucking poetry? And you liked it? Psycho.

Edited by Vice.Destroyer at 20:40:15 24-11-2015

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:48:28 69,730 posts
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Lost Odyssey thread : 64 pages
Blue Dragon thread : 39 pages

...another win for Lost Odyssey.

consignia 30 Sep 2009 10:49:01 1,483 posts
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I liked Blue Dragon, even with its blatent atempt to be Microsoft's Dragon Quest.

Can't say anything about Lost Oddessy, mind.

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:49:25 69,730 posts
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Lost Odyssey review: 8 / 10
Blue Dragon review: 5 / 10

...another win for Lost Odyssey.

seasidebaz 30 Sep 2009 10:49:35 7,500 posts
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Dragon Quest is FAR better than these stupid emo RPGs.

Although, if we're limited to these 2 games, I gave up on Blue Dragon quicker than I gave up on Lost Odyssey. Which means LO loses slightly less than BD.

TakeTheVeil 30 Sep 2009 10:51:21 5,057 posts
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Much much preferred LO to BD. My interest was just never piqued with BD.

Deleted user 30 September 2009 10:55:10

Psychotext wrote:
Fear and awe in your eyes
Showing you what you can't see
Reaching hands, you are blind
Staring down eternity
Fear and awe in your eyes
Without us you can't see now
Searching hands, you are blind
Staring down eternity

Hope, despair in your mind
Prick your hands until they bleed
Showing you what you can't find
Staring through eternity

Hope, despair in your mind
Without us you are free now
Seek now what you cannot find
Staring through eternity

I don't remember that. It wasn't all that shit was it? ;p

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:57:37 69,730 posts
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I'm not sure how much they included... I'd need to load it or youtube it. But then I'd have to set fire to my ears.

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 10:58:48 69,730 posts
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lol... it's even longer than that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNyNmuFSlw

andywilkie35 30 Sep 2009 10:59:08 5,327 posts
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Blue Dragon was great. Lost Odyssey was better though.

MrSensible 30 Sep 2009 10:59:49 26,517 posts
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I loved both games, they were both a lot of fun. Lost Odyssey wins for me though - it really is one of my favourite games in recent memory.

consignia 30 Sep 2009 11:00:22 1,483 posts
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RedSparrows wrote:

Psychotext wrote:
Fear and awe in your eyes
Showing you what you can't see
Reaching hands, you are blind
Staring down eternity
Fear and awe in your eyes
Without us you can't see now
Searching hands, you are blind
Staring down eternity

Hope, despair in your mind
Prick your hands until they bleed
Showing you what you can't find
Staring through eternity

Hope, despair in your mind
Without us you are free now
Seek now what you cannot find
Staring through eternity

I don't remember that. It wasn't all that shit was it? ;p

I'm pretty sure there were more verses. I'll probably get lynched for this: I liked that song.

andywilkie35 30 Sep 2009 11:01:22 5,327 posts
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Wasn't the singer for that monstrosity the guy out of Deep Purple?

/feels like I should know who that is. Terry someone?

Deleted user 30 September 2009 11:01:37

Psychotext wrote:
lol... it's even longer than that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNyNmuFSlw

Holy shit. LO wins hands down. End of.

Vice.Destroyer 30 Sep 2009 11:01:38 7,337 posts
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Psychotext wrote:
Lost Odyssey review: 8 / 10
Blue Dragon review: 5 / 10

...another win for Lost Odyssey.

Both those two reviews were dark, dark days for Eurogamer. Blue Dragon is much, much better than Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. And Lost Odyssey is much, much worse than Gears of War.

Blerk Moderator 30 Sep 2009 11:03:11 48,222 posts
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I've not played Lost Odyssey yet so I can't really comment on that. Blue Dragon, however, I have played and wasn't terribly impressed. It starts off really badly, but it does improve to the point of being 'not bad' once you get through the first... ten hours? Can't quite remember.

The one thing I can say about it without a shadow of a doubt is that it's much better than Eternal Sonata. Which is wank.

andywilkie35 30 Sep 2009 11:03:26 5,327 posts
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Lost Odyssey I spent around 65 hours on

Blue Dragon - if you just go through the story - I'd say around 45ish. I got all but one of the achievements though so ended up doing...lets just say a significant amount more

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 11:03:33 69,730 posts
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consignia wrote:
I'm pretty sure there were more verses. I'll probably get lynched for this: I liked that song.

/takes consignia outside and ends his suffering

Psychotext 30 Sep 2009 11:04:14 69,730 posts
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Funnily enough, Blue Dragon is one of only a few games I have 1000/1000 gamerpoints on.