Just finished LO not 2 hours ago. Seriously, what an amazing game. I'm probably gonna get beaten up for saying this, but its sooooo much better than FF12. Sure, FF12 had new ideas, a different battle method, but LO has such a better story (not to mention the dreams/memories), and for me, its all about the story.

I would definitely like to see a Lost Odyssey 2 in the future. I'd buy it in a second, no matter what reviews it gets. The only problem I had with LO, was that I beat the final boss on level 58 and I only leveled up for about half an hour in (SPOILER)The Temple of Enlightenment. The boss was too simple. The only time a character got knocked out was when I got hit with a Death spell. It goes a bit FFX-ish, like when after a while you can beat Braska's Final Aeon in a measly 2 hits.

Also, the game is a bit short. I think I beat it in about 45-50 hours. A lot of this time was spent on side-quests, but not all my side-quests are finished yet. Although, the fact that it kept me coming back for that length of time is surely something to be noted.

But all this aside, LO is still an extremely worthy addition to Mr. Sakaguchis arsenal of Famous RPGs. By far, its better than FF12 (my opinion). But in a sense, I'm glad its not a FF. It doesn't have the same feel as an FF, and yet not quite the feel of the Shadow Hearts series. (But as Alucard von Elru said, Jansen has the same kind of humour as Joachim, but Jansen is sooooo much funnier.) It has a completely different feel and it has certainly carved its own little niche in the big bad world of RPGs. Hopefully, it will continue and expand this niche. Now, where's my Xbox controller.........