Xenosaga II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose

Having read that, I'm glad I didn't invest in the game.

I bought the original sight unseen, review unread, because of Xenogears and Mitsuda. Having played (and beaten) the former, I was ready for a tale with a twisty, incomprehensible story, deeply flawed gameplay, but strong characters and music.

The game ended just when it felt like it should be getting started; based on your review, it seems like the sequel is more of the same sans Mitsuda with the same bland gameplay and story that makes Xenogears (Disc 2) seem like a masterpiece of pacing and interactivity.

It also seems that the game isn't even connected to Xenogears after all; what a gyp.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Colonel Skills

Saga was never meant to be "connected" to Gears as far as storyline goes. Producer interviews and the like all state this multiple times. I thought people would have picked up on that by now.

Oh, I've picked up on it now. It's then that was the problem. It's just one of many deep problems with the series that I became aware of as I played it.

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Originally Posted by Qwarky

I'm pretty certain back when Episode I was coming out, they were saying it'll be a long ass saga and Xenogears was like Episode 5 or something (and many were hoping that would mean an eventual remake). Rumors, hearsay and so on, but it explains why people expected the story to connect to it.

That's exactly what I heard; there were even some FAQ's for both Gears and Saga that supported this.

Xenogears was labeled Episode V in its closing credits; that, the similar terminology, and the appearance of the Zohar and Deus' theme in the opening Xenosaga video were enough to convince me.

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