Xenosaga: Episode 1

Hello there people I started this site to make a dedication for xenosaga. The first time I heard about Xenosaga's release I thought squaresoft was going to produce it, mainly because they were the ones who originated the whole idea. You know starting from the famous Xenogears and all. However there was a slight change that happened, Namco is now handling Xenosaga:Episode 1. It was said that Squaresoft bowed down from their argument with Namco. Thus leaving Namco with  Xenosaga in the end.

Xenosaga: Episode 2

A new title of Xenosaga is coming soon Xenosaga: Episode 2, I do not have much info about this one yet but from some screenshots, of course it is a sequel from the first one. The characters are the same but I think they looked much mature from the previous version. And they said that the battle system will be redesigned. And that the characters can be viewed in their anime form quite nice I must say. I'll be posting up screenshots when I get more info on it okay? 'Til then please enjoy browsing! =D

Review in Xenosaga: Episode 1
My review in Xenosaga. I must say Namco did a good job handling the graphics. Especially the characters. I have downloaded and took a snap look at some of its videos and all I can say is it certainly rocks! The layout was overall good except the designs of the gears^^;;; I was expecting that it would match up the cool gears in Xenogears. But I guess each produces their own style in handling their theme.

And yeah sorry for the long delay, I got the game for a very long time already sorry for the late update^^; I have finished the game and somehow it felt an incomplete story. I must admit it did have a good ending, having the music of Yasunori Mitsuda and Joanne Hogg's voice made it a lot better. Hmm but to tell you the truth I didn't really much understand Episode I's storyline. There are so many questions left unanswered, maybe let's say there will be an upcoming Xenosaga which is Episode II but maybe it could've been better if it were like Xenogears. Xenogears alone is Episode V yet it can be considered as a complete story with a very good ending ( ahh... memories) meaning it can stand alone even without the other Episodes. To tell you the truth I find Xenogears a much better game compared to Xenosaga. Although the graphics of Xenosaga is of course much better, overall it didn't really meet up with my expectations. Here's why, Yasunori is the composer of the game of Xenogears and Xenosaga but in the game you won't even find yourself listening to much music. It's a shame they weren't able to put music in the game or use Yasunori's skills  such as putting background music in towns, ships or even the little ones like the sleeping theme.  Most of the time you'll be hearing Shion's or any character's shoe steps. Other than that there aren't much games and if there were, not very much accommodating or enjoying (for me). I also find Xenosaga too objective, too serious I guess, anyway this are my personal complains against Xenosaga.

Anyway let's go to the good part. The game has provided a new battle system. It is similar with the Xenogears in a way but still different. This time the tech skills can be upgraded or strengthened depending on your choice and you can also customize your character's built and ether abilities. This way you can customize your chosen character depending on your choice (offense, defense, etc.), also you can transfer ether abilities which is very useful. About the A.G.W.S I can't say much cause I don't use them^^;; I think they're too costly. What I liked in this game is that you can freely choose the characters you want to participate in battles. If you don't have the main character participate in battle it's okay, you are free to pick which characters you think are the best. Well I guess this is enough for now, what I said may not prove true to you, experience says it all, play the game and you'll know. These are just my personal opinions about the game, if you disagree I can't do anything about it, your opinions are yours and mine is mine oki =)