The Legacy of Xenosaga – Episode 1
Part 1 of 3
When we discuss the Xenosaga Trilogy, it’s difficult to find a concrete answer as to whether it achieved it’s main aim.
Following the release of Xenogears, which in itself achieved a legendary legacy of it’s own, Monolith Soft wanted Xenosaga to be the spiritual successor that would realise the full vision that couldn’t be achieved with its predecessor.
In the present day though, establishing what that legacy resulted in is a challenge. And the only way I was going to find out was to play the trilogy myself.
Here is part 1 of the The Legacy of Xenosaga.
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We need xeno remaster
Yay!
Yet another ps2 era series I would love to be re-released on modern systems/PC.
Funny how little of this I remember. I only played episode 1 because of the difficulty of finding the sequels at the time. Now I just don't want to pay the asking price.
I am very sorry to say this, but as a German, I can tell you completely butchered those titles. But it's ok. Those titles have a lot of words in them most non Germans could never say properly. Especially Jenseits, Böse and Zarathustra. There was no way you could pronounce those words without knowing any German. And in regards to the swimsuits, I had a similar problem in Xenoblade 1. Where literally every equipment I got for Sharla turned her into more horny bait! I swear it's not on purpose! Those skimpy underpants with no other cloth just had better stats! So many people complain about the designs in Xenoblade 2, but Sharla was even worse in my eyes! None of her gear is safe for work! Everything she can wear is horny bait! But in regards to Xenosaga again, KOS-MOS is amazing of course. But then there is Albedo, who is completely off the rails and from what we could see here, and amazing antagonist. I am excited for the next video on this series, because I never really got around to finishing that lets play series I was watching. I only know that Xenosaga gets wild with the bible lore. Because it is basically the bible. In Space! Takahashi always wanted to tell an epic space saga with philosophy and stuff. Xenosaga was sadly cut short during its runtime. I wonder where the world would be if he ever finished Xenosaga like he wanted to? But I am here for more cool space stuff and swimsuits in space. Why do games force swimsuits on you and why are they alway better than the regular gear? JRPGs are weird!
The Xeno series as a whole is probably favorite RPG franchise as a whole, with Xenosaga holding a special place. I'm currently replaying XS3 and man, some of the payoff from these early story segments is really well done. Super excited to see your vids on the rest of the series!
Xenosaga 2 was OVER THE TOP! Even getting music from Yui Kajiura the best OP composer on earth even to this day,
Albedo is the best villain in history. Better than Sephiroth. Yes, I said it.
To this day I wish they made 6 of them like they initially wanted.
Won't watch all the way through to avoid spoilers, but dropping a comment regardless! Really hoping Xenosaga receives an HD trilogy remaster, and I think the ending of Future Redeemed may heavily hint towards that 👀
I nearly spit out my water when you called Cherenkov "Commander Jerkenov" lol
I really loved the art of the first game and thought it took a massive dive in quality (along with nearly everything else) after that. They had a style, and then dropped it for what was very generic game visuals for the time.
I also kind of enjoyed the lack of background music in most areas, at the time I thought it gave it more of a cinematic feel, with music only coming in during big story moments and combat. I wouldn't say I preferred it to a normal soundtrack, but I got what they were going for.
Oh, you will bite your tongue over the models and voice actor changes used in Episode 2. Thankfully, it's a short game and don't have to suffer them for long. The final game brings back the original voice actors and strikes a good balance for the models of KOS-MOS and Shion. They made Shion look like my neice in the final game – it was surreal!
I miss this so much. it was such an experience
I miss this so much. it was such an experience
Albedo's english voice actor, Crispin Freeman, was the most prolific and talented VA in the industry at the time. I'd say he did a stand-out job but… he was in what felt like most games and anime at the time and all of his roles were equally high quality!
This game was the first to truly touch me emotionally.
I remember i played episode i as a freshman in high school and then finished episode iii after i had moved out on my own 3 years later.
The passing of my first lover also really hit Shion's arc home for me and i identified with her struggle.
Fabulous video as always TKN!
Knew something good was gonna be cooking since u haven't posted in awhile and u did not disappoint 😊😊😊😊
The Xenosaga trilogy tells my favorite story in video games and I don't think that will ever change. The games aren't perfect by any means but the highs and payoff that the games have provided me have yet to be topped by anything else I've experienced. More people should give Xenosaga a try……I just want more people to see what I see 😭
Lol the bunny 😂
Should probably mention this was supposed to be a 6 game series 😊
Can't wait for the second part
Xenosaga ❤
Looking forward to the videos for Xenosaga 2 and 3!
Yeah, I'd say you pretty much hit the nail on the head with this synopsis. Funny I haven't played it since it first came out, but I still remember so many of the details you brought up.
Quite like this series (well, except for 2), but yeah it is hard to recommend to people because of that 2nd entry. Glad you enjoyed them enough to get through!
I love this trilogy. As the years passed I am glad I picked up all three when they first came out. The story is one of the best I have seen in a long time, but I do admit now a days the battle system can feel a bit dated and hard to grasp.
I love this series. I hope when you get to episode 3 that you really explain that Episode 3 is not Episode 3-6 cramped into one. Sadly what we got is only the first major story arc out of 3. The initial plan was to cover each major story arc with 2 games each, but what we got in the end was.
Episode 1 and 2= Episode 1
Missing Year, Piped Piper and Episode 3= Episode 2.
Thanks for the video! Xenosaga doesn't interest me that much — I find the Xeno[x] games a bit dense for my tastes and often lose interest about eighty percent through — but it was interesting to hear your thoughts on the game.