Lost Odyssey

actonthat submitted:

Bleh.

I was coming of Fable and feeling pretty good about playing a female character that could look and be whatever, however, and whereever I wanted, and needed a new RPG.

Oh, this Lost Odyssey thing is supposed to be pretty awesome.

Hey it even looks like there’s a chick on the cover. Let’s take a look at the characters…. oh.

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God, this requires a bingo. This is one of the most ridiculous costumes I’ve ever seen.

The other women on the main cast don’t fare much better, although nothing is as WTF as that.

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This one looks relatively bearable… until you see it from behind.

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Here, have a random boob window!

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And just to make us feel all fuzzy inside, here’s a sexualized child:

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I decided not to buy the game.

The most horrifying thing about this game is that it was published by Microsoft exclusively on the X-Box 360, that’s the forerunner to the X-Box One – a console that’s for the WHOLE FAMILY to enjoy!

While checking up on this game I didn’t find a single mention by a professional reviewer about the costumes or the worrying sexualization of a child – but I did find a refreshingly honest review by a user on MetaCritic (of all places), here’s the most important part:

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Well said.  Well said.

– wincenworks