Xenogears released in North America today (October 20), 22 years ago

[NattyBo]

Happy Anniversary to the best JRPG ever made. Meant to get this made earlier in the day, but I forgot.

Post why you love the game, why people should play it, random facts about the game, whatever.

Personally, I celebrated by getting a tattoo of the Zohar - see my avatar :D

For random facts, I'll refer you to a thread I made earlier this year: The vocal sample in boss fights is the Judge sentencing Christian Brando for manslaughter

 

[DrForester]

Happy Anniversary to the best game ever made.

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Fixed that for you.

 

[Deleted member 46958]

One of the best. Just such a unique experience that still hasn't my been matched today.

God I would love a remake. Never going to happen.

 

[Martylepiaf]

Probably the greatest story in a video game, and one of the greatest soundtrack. Everybody should play Xenogears.

 

[Dizastah]

Awesome game and one absolutely deserving of a remake.

 

[Dokkaebi G0SU]

loved this game and the combat. Most memorable moment is "Redrum" for me.

 

[zer0_X]

Good game that was severily impacted by the lackluster second disk.

 

[Hikari]

My favourite game ever made. I wonder when a remake will happen so I can cry tears of joy.

 

[FFFanatic]

Good game that was severily impacted by the lackluster second disk.

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This.
If they ever consider re-making this, I hope they look into fleshing out the 2nd half.
And maybe remembering that the other party members exist.
Soundtrack is still one of my favorites to this day.

 

[Lockheartilly9799]

The best Xeno game ever to this day. So fantastic even with the disc 2 issues.

 

[Arcticfox]

Time to pop in the soundtrack. One of the best ever made.

 

[Hecht]

I heard it's pretty good

 

[DarthBuzzard]

Probably the greatest story in a video game, and one of the greatest soundtrack. Everybody should play Xenogears.

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Three points in one sentence I can agree with.

 

[Arrogant PsycHOPathy]

Having not been introduced to Gundam, 13 year old me fell in love with the gears and their designs.

I wish the Blade series would do that again (I know there is X but didn't get around to it).

This game is probably why I dropped out of Computer Engineering to ultimately explore the psychological greats like Freud and his daughter, Jung and the modern day masters of psychological theories and techniques.

 

[NattyBo]

Having not been introduced to Gundam, 13 year old me fell in love with the gears and their designs.

I wish the Blade series would do that again (I know there is X but didn't get around to it).

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I can't really get into it without massive spoilers for both, but "Gears" do come back in XC1 and to a lesser extent XC2.

 

[Andvari]

Masterpiece.... I haven't played the game in ages I might dig out my Vita where ever the hell it is.

 

[Dice]

Drew some Elly 🧡


Amazing game. Sans the sewers, and not Babel. But everything else is such a trip. It packs a lot of plot. I wish we'd see this game ported already (I feel I cant even use a wish on this being remade/remastered...blah).

 

[Arrogant PsycHOPathy]

I can't really get into it without massive spoilers for both, but "Gears" do come back in XC1 and to a lesser extent XC2.

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I've played and beaten both one and two and get the spiritual connections to Gears/Saga and the literal connections between x1 and x2. I meant playered controlled gears. I love X1 far more than X2 but both are just not the same. I enjoyed Saga series but the AWGS still weren't a fulfilling replacement to Gears.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

Disc 2 is perfect fight me

 

[AceAlli]

I admired Xenogears from afar when it came out. I was too young to have the money to buy it, and it was really rare too iirc. Finally picked it up in 2008, and didn't beat it until 2010. It is my favorite RPG, perhaps my favorite game ever. I'd give most anything to see it re-released fully realized. Probably never will happen, but a guy can dream.

 

[NattyBo]

I've played and beaten both one and two and get the spiritual connections to Gears/Saga and the literal connections between x1 and x2. I meant playered controlled gears. I love X1 far more than X2 but both are just not the same. I enjoyed Saga series but the AWGS still weren't a fulfilling replacement to Gears.

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Cool, just making sure you knew, and yeah I agree. I happen to prefer X2 but either way Xenoblade is the methadone to my Xenogears heroin, if you will.

 

[Nikus]

One of the two games that made me learn english. Played Chrono Cross and Gears with a big ass english/french dictionary by my side. It's also the game that made me start drinking coffee because I wanted to play all night before going to class... Oh god I was a mess. I remember falling asleep in the sewers, waking up two hours later, game still running, and continued playing until dawn. That wasn't healthy

Drew some Elly 🧡

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Daaamn that's beautiful
Also I wanted to ask you where your avatar was from but now I realize you're the one who drew it 😄
Amazing use of colors
Liked, followed, etc.

 

[mdzapeer]

I really love the game. One of the best Jrpgs, but as i grow older I realize the plot could have been better told, as in it didn't need to be so...dense i guess?

I prefer Xenosaga's story telling, but the overall story is better in Xenogears.


Also any ROM hack to speed up the dialogue boxes? Always puts a brake on any replay urges.

 

[Tochtli79]

Remake this you cowards!

I wanna play it.

 

[Dice]

One of the two games that made me learn english. Played Chrono Cross and Gears with a big ass english/french dictionary by my side. It's also the game that made me start drinking coffee because I wanted to play all night before going to class... Oh god I was a mess. I remember falling asleep in the sewers, waking up two hours later, game still running, and continued playing until dawn. That wasn't healthy


Daaamn that's beautiful
Also I wanted to ask you where your avatar was from but now I realize you're the one who drew it 😄
Amazing use of colors
Liked, followed, etc.

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Shucks Nikus, followed right back. Looks like I get additional kitty pictures and cool game shares. x)

 

[Darkmaigle]

What a fantastic game

 

[Taruranto]

22 years since Chu-Chu died for our sins.

 

[Weltall Zero]

I heard it's pretty good

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So I've heard.

 

[NattyBo]

22 years since Chu-Chu died for our sins.

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Absolutely one of the weirdest, unintentionally funny scenes to grace the medium

 

[Crmetteer]

So I've heard.

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Interesting. I will have to check it out.

 

[Raskol]

Still the greatest story ever told and my number 1 game of all time.

One of my greatest wishes in life is for Squenix to make an anime series adaptation of it since a remake seems highly unlikely.

 

[Arrogant PsycHOPathy]

Remake this you cowards!

I wanna play it.

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shit, I'd settle just for a modern release in thevein of the PS1 FF's.

 

[strife85]

Great game, but it felt way too long. Despite it's drop in quality in disc 2, I welcomed how much quicker the game ended.

 

[CTRON]

One of my all time favs. A remake would be a dream come true.

 

[NattyBo]

Anyone else got inked with something from the game, btw?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I wish this game was re-released everywhere. c'mon square enix. At least they remember it exists with the Bring Arts.

 

[Hikari]

Drew some Elly 🧡


Amazing game. Sans the sewers, and not Babel. But everything else is such a trip. It packs a lot of plot. I wish we'd see this game ported already (I feel I cant even use a wish on this being remade/remastered...blah).

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Said it before but your art is spectacular. Elly is my favourite character so this made me really smile.

 

[Anaron]

If they releases an updated version with text speed adjustment and turning off random battles

My god

ETA: that elly piece is stunning

 

[Xeno-V]

The game's storyline blew my teenager self away back in the day.
It should be obvious that the game had a huge impact on me.
The soundtrack still blows me away every time I listen to it. Such a timeless masterpiece.

 

[apathetic]

Stand tall...

 

[FFNB]

This thread reminded me that I've never played Xenogears, but also that I never purchased it from the PS Store. So I bought it to play on my Vita and VitaTV. Thank you for the reminder!! One day I'll get to it! I couldn't afford it when it released back in the day, so I never got around to it :(

 

[NattyBo]

This thread reminded me that I've never played Xenogears, but also that I never purchased it from the PS Store. So I bought it to play on my Vita and VitaTV. Thank you for the reminder!! One day I'll get to it! I couldn't afford it when it released back in the day, so I never got around to it :(

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Holds up really nicely on the Vita IMO

 

[RoninChaos]

I'm about 30 hours in. Need to finish it.

 

[bionic77]

That was a great game and a ridiculous holiday for videogames. Zelda64, MGS, Half Life and Xenogears all within a few months of each other.

 

[NattyBo]

That was a great game and a ridiculous holiday for videogames. Zelda64, MGS, Half Life and Xenogears all within a few months of each other.

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Dude, it really was. Remember the excitement of me and my cousins at Christmas going over what we got, had already played, etc.

 

[NattyBo]

I'm about 30 hours in. Need to finish it.

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sounds like you stopped right where the story goes from "good" to SSS tier

 

[Canucked]

I still get feels when I think back on my first play through.

The music gives me flashbacks.

REMAKE THIS

 

[Temtastic Muns]

That Fall was insane for U.S. Squaresoft releases. Parasite Eve, Xenogears, Bushido Blade 2, and Brave Fencer Musashi.

That, along with Metal Gear Solid in September, felt like the PSOne was truly firing on all cylinders.

 

[King Kingo]

Xenogears is a miracle of a video from both a storytelling and development perspective, it's aged far better visually than Final Fantasy VII.

I'm still waiting in anticipation for my Octopath Traveler style remake of the game. Come on Square Enix, give the people what they want.

 

[OskarXCI]

I didn't mind the second disc. By the time I reached that point in the story, I didn't really care for the gameplay anymore. I just wanted to see how this crazy story would end.