Lost Odyssey Just a Pretty Face Among RPGs?

So I just got done playing some of the Blue Dragon demo, and from what I got out of it it was actually pretty fun. After I got done playing the demo I decided to get online and check out what kind of news has been going while I have been off. I came across a piece on Kotaku about Lost Odyssey and a hands-on demo Jason Chen got his hands on, So I dove right in being really interested in this title.

Sadly Jason didn't have very much to say in terms of say originality. He feels that the game feels much like a Final Fantasy, and with the creator of Final Fantasy manning the Mistwalker studio that doesn't much surprise anyone. Jason was however disappointed in the fact that while the game is using the Unreal Engine, other games that are using the engine look better, like Mass Effect for example. So basically this is just another RPG with a new story, and a couple unique gameplay aspects but its nothing really new to the Japanese traditional RPG scene.

Here's what we think from the demo. Will I buy this game? Yes. I'm a sucker for traditional Final Fantasy games, and seeing one with improved graphics, slightly different gameplay structure, a pretty good story, and the stuff that I grew up with is too tempting to pass up. But those of you who've grown tired of the same old Japanese RPG style may be disappointed in this one.

[via kotaku]