Characters: Characters themselves LO. Final Fantasy XIII will have far better detail and facial animation though to make them more lifelike and believable. The eyes in LO were awful.
Story: Final Fantasy XIII
Music: ... Tie/don't know yet LO had a good soundtrack, but not Nobuo's best work.
Gameplay: Final Fantasy XIII
Style (atmostphere/setting/feel of the game): Final Fantasy XIII
Overall: ... Final Fantasy XIII
Lost Odyssey was one of the best jrpgs to come out this gen, but that's not saying a lot. Lost Odyssey is a 8/10 game to me FFXIII is a 9.5/10 game more than likely will be far more polished than LO was with all its frame rate hitches, and not to mention far more colorful, LO failed pretty bad with their color pallet, they shouldn't have rushed Lost Odyssey.
