Xenosaga 3 - PS2 Game (Retro Fam)

IF you don't mind long cutscenes: Brace yourself for an complex and intriguing story that begs for you to buy and play the next two sequels.

After playing through Xenogears a few times on the PSX in the past, I must admit I was a bit sceptical when I first started to play Xeonsaga. Xenogears was a great game with one of the most interesting (and equally confusing) plots I felt ever had graced a video game. Unfortunately, the game was far what I would a truely "fun" experence, due to its sheer length and the level of player awareness it took to get the most out of it.After I started to play Xenosaga, all my worries dissapeared. The storyline was amazing and on par with Xenogears, and I was pleased to see that it was free of that "cram this all this story in one game and/or disc" feeling that Xenogears had. While half the game is easily cut scenes, and the other half basically consisting battles, this didn't seem to bother me as much as some people.The character development and the battle system seemed over-complicated to me at first, as having three kind of points to distrubute among your characters different abilities made me wonder if I could manage this, but it quickly became second nature. Battle itself is easy enough to learn, though the fact you only obtain money from certain enemies, while realistic, was somewhat annoying, as I had to build up my money every-so-often because I missed out on some of those investment e-mails.The only thing I though wasn't up to par in Xenosaga was the soundtrack. Now don't get me wrong, there are some wonderful pieces, such as KOS-MOS' fighting theme, the final battle theme (t.

Awesine RPG with the complete triology being much more worth than either of the 3 sum of its parts. IMO the 1st and 3rd are the best but the 2nd is still good and offers some variety. Great shop and great game. Mint condition and new and as advertised.

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Xenosaga is Namco's prequel to Xenogears, an RPG released on the original PS1 a few years ago. What sets Xenosaga apart from most traditional RPGs is it's futuristic theme and deeply philosophical story. Non-playable cut-scenes are plentiful, though perhaps at times overwhelming in length (some scenes run almost an hour without any breaks). However, story is a vital component in any RPG, so sitting through them isn't much of a chore if one keeps that in mind. Gameplay-wise, Xenosaga borrows some of the best elements of today's classic RPGs. Battles play very similar to how one might expect with standard attacks, magic, ect. Mech-type summons called A.G.W.S.s are an interesting addition as well (although not all that important in the later stages of the game). There is some conflict though...for such a linear game in terms of the path the player is forced to follow, the character and AGWS upgrade methods seem needlessly complex. It's seems there are different types of points to earn for every attribute, so it becomes easy to neglect upgrading certain aspects of your party if you're not careful. Another fault I feel needs to be addressed: Even though I know this was intended to be episode 1 of a long running series, the ending provides few answers to the storyline for the 60-70 hours of gameplay one must put in to finish it. Xenosaga is definitely an ambitious project, but those without much patience or experience regarding games of this type should probably consider a less com.