re: Final Fantasy/lost odyssey

I initially hated the battle system of FF 12 too, but it grew on me after a few hours and I didn't seem to notice it much after that. My major gripe about that game is that I didn't find any of the characters very interesting. Although the political drama & story going on throughout the game wasn't bad, it seemed to drag on towards the end because I had no interest in any of the main characters. I did like the licensing board once I got the hang of it, but not as much as the sphere grid from FF10. I think the game is worth a play through, but if you end up with the same opinion as me, you won't ever feel the desire to go through it again (whereas I played FF7 and FF10 multiple times). Just my opinion too...

I unfortunately never played Lost Odyssey. It's one of the games that i really wanted to play, but that I kept putting off. Eventually my 360 RRoD on me and I never fixed it or bought another, so I missed out on LO. I have heard pretty good things about it though and a lot of JRPG fans consider it to be one of the best RPGs available for the 360.