Good example. Co-dependant developer relationships are very comon in this industry.  We don't know for sure yet if Sakaguchi was in one of these relationships with Square, but it's too early to call any project he makes a guaranteed success.  This game is very wait-and-see.  However, I'm not trying to be one-sided here.  I'm also very worried for FFXIII without Sakaguchi considering how bad FFXII was.  I think they may have needed each other. 

 What i said was that Lost Odyssey is his "baby."  I know he had a major involvement in the startup of Blue Dragon, but he didn't spend nearly the time on it that he has with LO.  But you are right that it remains to be seen what each entity (Saka and SE) can do on their own.  For Sakaguchi we will find out in 2 & a 1/2 months, and in a little over a year for Square Enix.  (We'll give them a freebie with FFXII because they needed some transition time.)

Hrmm true FFXII could be given the benefit of the doubt there as a transitional period for them. So although I'm a bit worried about it I'm sure it will be better than XII. I'm very interested in the direction both Sakaguchi and Square will go in now that they have parted ways.

One great thing about Lost Odyssey though is that they hired Nobuo Uematsu for the music. He's my favorite video game compose of all time. FFXIII has no work from Uematsu other than the FF theme song which he composed years ago.

Must-have for my 360. Thats all I got to say. 8)

But they got Masashi Hamauzu, who can be a composing god...when he wants to be.

I am not optimistic as some people seems here. I played Blue Dragon and the game was plain bad. That is why I am not hyped for this Lost Odyssey. The problem is that Blue dragon had a lot of potential and that is what is annoying me. It just shows that sometimes great developer cant do good game without his original team. Square-enix did pretty good job without Sakaguchi with FFXII if you look at the reviews.

@ Claude

Meh, I've heard his works and although he's pretty good he's not Uematsu. Uematsu remains in my opinion the best video game composer of all time.

@Yojimbo

The reviews for FFXII were ridiculously off base. 90% FF fans will tell you that game was horrible. It's not that it didn't so some things right. A camera that could finally be rotated, no more random world encounters, and the ability to move around in combat were all good things. However, a horrible cast of unmemorable characters, a main character without a spine and who had no control over the other characters, an absolutely unbelievably bad musical score, a ridiculously predictable and boring political plot, and a combat system that let you win the entire game without even picking up the controller make this a bad game.

No way. Some of Hamauzu's best work blows away anything Uematsu has done. SaGa Frontier 2 is still one of my favorite RPG OSTs...ever.

naznatips: So all those reviewers are wrong and you are right? 90% come on did you go to your 10 friends and ask them. Yes I know that I am sounding bitchy. There is a difference when I claim a high rated game good and you saying 90% of the FF fans think that the game is horrible. Yes I believe when you say that you think the game is horrible you have said what parts you hate. But I am not accepting the rest.