10th July 2003, 4:11 PM
OB1, PLAY Xenogears!
Xenosaga certainly didn't capture the greatness of Xenogears. You assume too much by saying 'gears depended on story. Not so!
The gameplay was top notch, using not one but TWO battle systems. The mechs actually prooved USEFUL in the first game you see. The normal battle system is pretty much a slightly different version of Xenosaga's system, that is to say, totally unique amazing and fun. The exploration was great, many mini games, fun battles, and good control (even though Squaresoft of America altered it for some crazy reason). The story too is simply amazing, but it doesn't DEPEND on the story to draw interest. Heck, the game even has a decently done 3D 2 player fighting game.
Even without the story Xenogears is simply one of the best RPGs ever made, but WITH it, it becomes one of the best pieces of entertainment ever made! In fact, in my humble opinion, only Chrono Cross beats it out, but it's close.
Xenosaga certainly didn't capture the greatness of Xenogears. You assume too much by saying 'gears depended on story. Not so!
The gameplay was top notch, using not one but TWO battle systems. The mechs actually prooved USEFUL in the first game you see. The normal battle system is pretty much a slightly different version of Xenosaga's system, that is to say, totally unique amazing and fun. The exploration was great, many mini games, fun battles, and good control (even though Squaresoft of America altered it for some crazy reason). The story too is simply amazing, but it doesn't DEPEND on the story to draw interest. Heck, the game even has a decently done 3D 2 player fighting game.
Even without the story Xenogears is simply one of the best RPGs ever made, but WITH it, it becomes one of the best pieces of entertainment ever made! In fact, in my humble opinion, only Chrono Cross beats it out, but it's close.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)