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Lost Odyssey journeys through 4 DVDs

by Richard Mitchell on Sep 20th 2007 4:45PM

Speaking to IGN in behind-closed-doors meeting at TGS, Hironobu Sakaguchi, head of Mistwalker, intimated that the upcoming RPG Lost Odyssey will span 4 DVDs. Considering Mistwalker's previous title, Blue Dragon Mass Effect managed to hit retail on 3 DVDs, this isn't exactly surprising. Still, in the dark circles of the internet, the announcement is still likely to spark up the Blu-Ray / DVD debate yet again. Note to 360 defenders: the galaxy-trekking Mass Effect fits quite nicely on one DVD.

In less flame-worthy news, Sakaguchi also announced that Lost Odyssey will ship with multiple language options including English and Japanese, though facial animations will be synced to the English dialogue. Sakaguchi explains that many western movies are shown in Japan and that English lip sync is more or less a sign of gratitude to the support of Mistwalker's western audience.

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Reader Comments (30)

*Don't mind switiching disc*

clearly Microsoft needs to release a 6-disc changer add-on.

Sweet, looks like a cool game. I don't mind swapping. Unless you're the dead fat b@stard from the movie Se7en... you shouldn't either ;)

And here I always thought Blue Dragon and Mass Effect were two different games!

those damn prerendered movies

Damn, another gorgeous game I have to get. Seen gameplay and movies on this game. Awesome JRPG!! I'd rather be complaining about too many titles to play than not enough at all. 360 is definitely worth the cash I shelled out for it. 360 Elite baby!!

You know, I'm willing to bet it's probably cheaper to make 4 DVDs than one Blu-Ray disc at a plant anyway lol.

So, you mean I have to get up off of my ass about every 20-30 hours to change discs? That is SOOO last gen! (insert sarcastic, eye rolling smiley here)

I can't wait for this game, I still think microsoft should have originally put HD DVD as the medium for games. Still I don't mind changing discs either. I already do when I want to switch games, from Gears to BioShock. Also, I beat Blue-Dragon and it was awsome and switching disc reminded me of the good ol'days of PS1. Oh the Final Fantasy 7 goodness

Flame warriors should also remeber that LO will have you switching discs every 10 hours...whihc is longer than most ps3 games ever last.

OMG THE 360 NEEDS TO CHANGE THE DISC EVERY 10 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY, 360 IS DOOMED, PS3 FOR THE WINZZZZZZZZZ !!!!111!!1!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!

You know, after Mass Effect, this is probably my single most anticipated 360 game in the coming months. It's really awesome to see quality RPG's being developed for my favorite console.

4 DVD's? Oh noes, I'll actually have get off my ass once every TWENTY HOURS to change the disc. The horror.

I would think that LO would make you change disc every 20 hours instead of 10! I mean blue dragon did so why the hell not. You have to switch discs everytime you want to play something else. So what's the big deal.

I really don't see switching discs as a bad thing if anything it lets you know the game is long.

Ignoring the impracticality of having 4 discs in a case (2 cases? 3 with one double?) What is the poor Xbot to do 4 years from now when one of the discs is scratched? Well, I'll tell you: Ebay. Thanks to 'da hi-tekniss' of the 360 any game long enough will have 3-6 discs to fumble with. That sucks. Oh, before any of you get smart-alecky, your hard drive is only manufactured by MS, whereas my PS3 can be replaced with any notebook hd. PS3 FTW!!!111!!!1

anybody else uncomfortable with the main hero's single strand of hair? seems kinda stupid trait to make him distinguishable from other asian hero's. Most heros have scars or spiky hair. this guy has a working hair strand. constantly. all. the time...D=

from a character designer viewpoint, this seems kinda lazy.

comb that shit! lol

There are cases that can stack several DVDs or CDs at once. See Blue Dragon or The Sims 2. It's not impractical and is fairly common.

Beyond that, scratching can happen to anything. My old multi-disc CD games still work. It's funny how having multiple discs used to be a major plus point for Sony fans over Nintendo, because it meant their games were more complex and somehow more interesting... and now it's reversed. Who even cares anymore?

hey dipshit,

the secret for having no scratches is to lie the thing down horizontally before playing. and if the disc does scratch, buff it out with brass oil. works for me everytime.

who the hell cares about 1 bluray disc vs 4 discs? as long as you can play the games is all that matters.

oh, wait PS3eaks don't really have a game worthy to play right now? heavenly sword? played that a while ago. it was longer and funner and it was called God of War 2. GTFO and go back to polishing your paper weight.

oh the dipshit being popozao. =D

There's a typo in that post. Mistwalker's recently released game is "BlueDragonMassEffect"? :P

Anyways, I honestly don't care. As long as I get a decent amount of gameplay hours per disc. If I have to switch discs every two hours, no way. Obviously, that's not the case though.

The reason for the multiple discs is that cutscenes are not done "live in-engine".

Ah, you guys. You guys. Ryan, I love when someone mention the games situatiion on PS3. Because, you know, 360 has a little bit of a game situation too. It's called "I can't play my $60 game because it will break my system!!!" You guys are great. I love you guys.

popozao, third place in the console war, last place in the life war.

I know, it's very sad how lonely I am. But your console still breaks and mine does'nt. Life's a beatch.

So is Mass Effect on one disc or not?

I wonder how 4 DVDs translates into game length.. are we still talking ~50 hours or what?

mine hasn't broken yet. the 15 people i game with on XBOX LIVE haven't had a broken system yet.

the 360s are being built with better parts. there's a 3 year warranty for those that have had these problems.

don't really understand why you are posting on this site to begin with.

if its to convert then, sorry you failed. the *only* 30% failure rate hasn't stopped 360's from flying off the shelf. go back to humping your PS3 and let everyone else play some games ok?

Ok.

there's a good fanboy. *pats head*

been reading your comments here and
there.you really have a weird fetish with the 360 and red rings. a Red Ring--some childhood abuse there? lol

i don't see why an owner of a PS3 would soldier on with most of their comments being on X3F apposed to PS3 fanboy that is. it's
like you really are on a mission from SONY! that's kinda sad.

bottom line: i bought a 360 for the games and the experiences that i will have with my friends next week over Live on Halo 3 and further down the road with some pretty top notch titles.

i WILL get a PS3 when there is a game i'd like to play, like FF 13 or MGS4. until then i'm happy with my 360 thank you.

switching disks isnt a big deal for this kind of game. but its really these japanese developers who put video cutscenes in all their games instead of usign the damn engine they took years to develop. look at mass effect, the orange box, and oblivion, easily fitting on one dvd with plenty of room to spare. even unreal tournament 3 is only going to take around 8 gigs for the full uncompressed pc installation. moot point, and jap developers cept capcom suck dick.

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