It could be that the popularity pendulum has swung so far in the favor of Western rpgs and shooters that we might not be seeing AAA jrpgs anymore, and not because of the lack of quality of the games themselves, but because they aren't "popular" enough for most Western game journalists to give them 9s and above.
Now one thing about Lost Odyssey. I haven't played the game, but it is my understanding a substantial part of the game isn't even a game, but reading short stories. That is not what I want to do when playing a game or rpg. The things in the stories are supposed to be acted out on the screen and not read through. I think if this same game had been made for the PS3 with the added disk size and if the budget had been there, then the stories would have appeared in the game instead of having to be read, so I would take off points for that aspect of Lost Odyssey and give it an 8 instead of a 9.
My most anticipated games: Whatever Hideo Kojima is going to do next, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Gran Turismo 5, Alan Wake, Wii Sports Resort. Cave Story Wiiware.
