Xenosaga Episode III is the Best RPG of All Time of its story, characters, character development, lore, gameplay, and incredible emotional catharsis.
With the success of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, this would be the perfect time for Bandai Namco to release a Xenosaga HD Remaster Collection.
Yes please, I know they said it was unlikely to happen, but I never got to play these games, so a collection would be greatly welcomed.
From a pitch for Final Fantasy VII to Nintendo's role-playing juggernaut, here's how the Xeno series became Xenoblade Chronicles.
not even close to the original Xenogears, this was a masterpiece in the story, characters, and adventures just like many PS1 JRPGs... something which is missing in almost all new JRPGs.
the only salty is the like of you, and mostly your just a kid who missed the golden are of the JRPGs in the 90s...which is ok :) it just wasn't your time...btw I have the switch and both Xenoblade games...not bad but nothing compared to Xenogears.
Zelda boy. This has nothing to do with exclusives and this generation BS. This is about a game being a masterpiece and no one cares if it is Sony, Nintendo or Sega. It is all about the quality of the content and fun factor. Back then I own the game because I love it, not because it is tated 10/10 in reviews current BS streamers recommendation. Xenogears was and still a masterpiece beginning with the cover, the disc, the manual, the art, the settings, the soundtrack and characater design. No one literally care about it state of availability to other console. A thing that current gen of gamers can't stop being obsessed about.
Try out Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. It’s one of the few modern JRPG’s that make you feel like you’re playing an S tier, top shelf, classic PS1 JRPG again. The characters are so memorable and likeable,the environments and world are so original and imaginative, and the music is god tier. The composers are Yasunori Mitsuda and Yoko Shinomura. Xenoblade 2 was ok, but 1 was better and more cohesive. 3 is looking solid though, more in line with XC1.
I'd say the soundtrack of 2 every bit rivals that of 1. My main problem with 2 comes with the design of most of the female blades.
indeed, xenogears is a great game, xenosaga and xenoblade cant compare to xenogear, dont mind the nintendo fanboys.
Best killer of "Gods".
For me squaresoft games were better on the ps/ps2 era, my personal fav from them on PS(1):
Vagrant Story(still waiting for a remake/continuation), Xenogears, Chrono cross, Parasite Eve, FF8...
Bandai Namco’s Katshurio Harada shoots down the possibility of an Xenosaga Trilogy HD collection.
It failed at the profitability analysis. They think it wouldn’t make money.
I would buy it on every system it came out on.
Same here, I initially traded them in as a dumb kid in my youth all those years ago. I later bought all three copies again and have them in my collection of must haves for PS2 including the Onimusha games and Kingdom Hearts.
Harada is not the one who shot it down, he just answered the question of it being a possibility
No kidding. Ask those Shenmue goofs hows the 3rd game is selling? Hell, ask them about the collection. The Xenosaga series is overrated. People complain that MGS is all video but, no gameplay. But this game takes the cake in that approach. You only play the game for 2 hours. The rest is all cutscene
The down votes probably didn't complete all 3 games. I did and there are some sloowwww parts. The games are fantastic but i think you're right ... only the subset of fanatics like those on n4g would pick it up. People claimed they wanted a new star ocean game and probably forget we even got one on ps4... which is much easier to play than a game like xenosaga but sold pretty mediocre . Just as an example of market forces.
Xenoblade 2 is much better. Better story, characters, and an expansive world.
As much as I love the Xenosaga trilogy (which was meant to be a sega). And as much as I personally loved Episode 1, and 3. I wouldn't label Episode 3 being the best of all time (it's certainly up there), primarily because there's just too many fantastic contenders.
That said, I will say that considering how long ago Episode 3 was made, the fact it's still up there with the best of the best speaks volumes behind the magic that was put into that game. I'm grateful the series exists, because it's truly special.
*Crosses fingers* Still hoping to see Episode 1,2 and 3 pop up in the PS2 section on the PS4, lol, one can dream. Right Chaos?
is anybody working on a sequel or a remake of the series because xeno-topics seem to appear quite a lot lately?
Kingdom Hearts I found better