<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Feelplus	O
and	O
planned	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Kaim	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
select	O
group	O
of	O
"	O
immortals	B-Application
"	O
who	O
have	O
lost	O
their	O
memories	O
:	O
while	O
confronting	O
threats	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
approaching	O
magical	O
industrial	O
revolution	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
also	O
face	O
the	O
pain	O
brought	O
by	O
his	O
returning	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
discussions	O
surrounding	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
beginning	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
as	O
an	O
internal	O
Microsoft	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
most	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
early	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
additional	O
damage	O
specific	O
to	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
monsters	O
or	O
their	O
magic	O
element	O
,	O
hit	O
point	O
or	O
mana	B-Application
absorption	O
,	O
status	O
ailments	O
,	O
or	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
steal	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
back	O
line	O
is	O
protected	O
by	O
a	O
special	O
defensive	O
"	O
wall	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
combined	O
hit	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
front	B-Application
line	I-Application
takes	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
wall	O
weakens	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
recovered	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
certain	O
spells	O
or	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Immortals	B-Application
"	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
any	O
skills	O
initially	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
gain	O
skills	O
by	O
"	O
linking	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
mortal	O
character	O
that	O
is	O
currently	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
formation	O
,	O
earning	O
skill	O
points	O
in	O
battle	O
towards	O
complete	O
learning	O
of	O
the	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immortals	B-Application
can	O
also	O
learn	O
skills	O
from	O
accessories	O
by	O
equipping	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
ability	O
point	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immortals	B-Application
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
revive	O
in	O
battle	O
should	O
they	O
lose	O
all	O
their	O
hit	O
points	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
entire	O
party	O
is	O
downed	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
immortals	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
"	O
Magic-Industrial	O
Revolution	O
"	O
is	O
taking	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Staff	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
are	O
captured	O
by	O
hostile	O
scouts	O
who	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
Numara	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
with	O
Queen	O
Ming	O
,	O
another	O
immortal	B-Application
who	O
has	O
lost	O
her	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
immortals	B-Application
talk	O
and	O
begin	O
to	O
recover	O
their	O
memories	O
,	O
realizing	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
actually	O
observers	O
from	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
diary	O
also	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
immortals	B-Application
 '	O
world	O
has	O
been	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
emotions	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
mortal	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recognize	O
that	O
Gongora	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Grand	O
Staff	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
portal	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
other	O
immortals	B-Application
and	O
making	O
himself	O
effectively	O
invincible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mortals	O
help	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
mirror	O
's	O
power	O
while	O
the	O
immortals	B-Application
fight	O
Gongora	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
powers	O
are	O
equally	O
matched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
first	O
proposed	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
feelplus	O
included	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
defunct	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
developer	O
Nautilus	O
,	O
and	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
and	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
Japanese	O
novelist	O
Kiyoshi	O
Shigematsu	O
created	O
over	O
thirty	O
stories	O
detailing	O
Kaim	O
's	O
life	O
as	O
an	O
immortal	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
A	O
Thousand	O
Years	O
of	O
Dreams	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
at	O
his	O
studio	O
Smile	O
Please	O
,	O
a	O
composer	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uematsu	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
Mistwalker	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
three	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
was	O
involved	O
with	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
from	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
,	O
receiving	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
his	O
first	O
musical	O
pieces	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
early	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
design	O
went	O
smoothly	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
aspects	O
did	O
not	O
:	O
development	O
began	O
without	O
access	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
starting	O
development	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
staff	O
caused	O
aspects	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
upon	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
different	O
grades	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
created	O
differently	O
:	O
higher-quality	O
real-time	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
first	O
shot	O
and	O
then	O
tailored	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animations	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
hand-manipulated	O
facial	O
expressions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
lower-quality	O
cutscenes	O
used	O
"	O
off-the-shelf	O
"	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
director	O
was	O
Roy	O
Sato	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
previous	O
background	O
in	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
and	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Sakaguchi	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Spirits	O
Within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
clothing	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
artist	O
Hideo	O
Minaba	O
:	O
the	O
clothing	O
was	O
designed	O
not	O
to	O
reflect	O
any	O
nationality	O
or	O
historical	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
artwork	O
was	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Christian	O
Lorenz	O
Scheurer	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
film	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Fifth	I-Application
Element	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistwalker	O
confirmed	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
two	O
RPGs	O
for	O
the	O
then-untitled	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
during	O
a	O
pre-Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
was	O
large	O
enough	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
shipped	O
on	O
four	O
dual-layer	O
DVD	O
discs	O
:	O
this	O
was	O
one	O
more	O
than	O
Mistwalker	O
's	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
RPG	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
made	O
it	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
largest	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
initially	O
had	O
high	O
hopes	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
so	O
had	O
high	O
sales	O
forecasts	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
met	O
with	O
poor	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
they	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
their	O
forecast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
list	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
digitally	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
members	O
until	O
December	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
messages	O
within	O
Shigematsu	O
's	O
stories	O
as	O
"	O
essentially	O
Buddhistic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
surprised	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
contacted	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
given	O
the	O
stories	O
 '	O
visual	O
novel	O
medium	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
:	O
the	O
content	O
consisted	O
of	O
multiple	O
additional	O
chapters	O
in	O
"	O
A	O
Thousand	O
Years	O
of	O
Dreams	O
"	O
,	O
powerful	O
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
view	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
package	O
included	O
a	O
late-game	O
underwater	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
received	O
overseas	O
releases	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
pre-order	O
exclusive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
reportedly	O
sold	O
40,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
at	O
retail	O
,	O
around	O
50%	O
of	O
the	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sales	O
figures	O
impressed	O
Microsoft	O
enough	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
considering	O
turning	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
into	O
a	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
done	O
much	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
NPD	O
numbers	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#7	O
,	O
selling	O
203,000	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
many	O
took	O
with	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
its	O
deliberately	O
old-school	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
traditional	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
several	O
critics	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
dull	O
and	O
dated	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
random	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
further	O
deemed	O
an	O
issue	O
by	O
their	O
purportedly	O
lengthy	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Focus	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4/5	O
rating	O
,	O
declaring	O
its	O
story	O
as	O
profound	O
,	O
but	O
taking	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
control	O
and	O
the	O
odd	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
critics	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Focus	O
's	O
Alex	O
Yusupov	O
deemed	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
random	O
battles	O
as	O
exhilarating	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
better	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
tried	O
and	O
true	O
technique	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
better	O
than	O
introduce	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
idea	O
that	O
could	O
possibly	O
screw	O
up	O
an	O
entire	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
ring-building	O
system	O
,	O
immortals	B-Application
,	O
and	O
skill	O
system	O
added	O
a	O
fresh	O
feel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
otherwise	O
traditional	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
1UP.com	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
timed	O
button	O
press	O
"	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
battles	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
makes	O
them	O
"	O
more	O
engaging	O
than	O
you	O
'd	O
think	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
Lost	B-Application
Odysseys	I-Application
"	O
fascinating	O
cast	O
"	O
,	O
character	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
great	O
plot	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
magazine	O
deemed	O
the	O
story	O
line	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
compelling	O
tales	O
ever	O
told	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
cool	O
combat	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
what	O
sets	O
Lost	B-Application
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is	O
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places	O
an	O
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point	O
on	O
its	O
characters	O
"	O
.	O
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