Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra

released on Jul 06, 2006

The story of Xenosaga III starts a year after "Xenosaga II" ended. Shion has resigned from Vector Industries after learning that the company is deeply connected to the appearance of the Gnosis. She instead joins Scientia, an underground organization working to unveil Vector's secrets in order to bring them down. Uncover the truth and save mankind in the finale of the Xenosaga series which boasts over 3 hours of movies, an updated battle system, and an improved customization feature with more in-depth character specialization and diversification and higher rewards for strategic party management. This RPG also includes an easily accessible database feature, the "Xeno Bible" and a mini-game with over 50 levels that challenges both you and your friends.


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They really had to release two mid games to make the best of them all. I really liked this game but there are some things that didn't feel right to me, like the omission of characters like MOMO or Chaos for mayor part of the history, and a ton of elements and terms in the universe of the game that they didnt care to explain properly (cause they have a database read the database bro) that, to be honest, didnt care that much in the big picture. Shion was great in this game and its my favorite character of the game along with Jr. and KOSMOS. The music was incredible too (Godsbibb the song of all time) and the character designs this time were all great (Im talking about you xenosaga 2).

The best Xenosaga entry, but even it has its fair share of troubles. I'm a little more excusing due to the circumstances surrounding it at this point, but there's a lot of plot threads that end too unceremoniously, among other snags. That being said when it hits, it hits hard.

Also the combat is the most well-rounded of the trilogy. Superbosses are contenders for best in the genre. Music is utterly sublime too, has Kajiura's best compositions.

how many times have i played xenogears now?

"the future is overflowing with hope, and we have infinite paths to choose from"

the xenosaga trilogy were the games I chose as a gateway to the xenoseries and these games did NOT dissapoint. the 3rd game in specific is something I see as peak fiction, literally perfect in my eyes and even more impressive for the time it was created. the game is filled with themes like, existentialism, determinism, hope, identity, suffering and many more. The game also HEAVILY refers to religions like: Christianity, Judaism and Gnosticism. The games can be really confusing at first because all of the complex themes presented but how these themes are inserted is done so well and in a way it moves me to a high extent. Especially the ending of the game, man. that was actually peak fiction to me and one of the best endings in gaming, in fiction.

Shion as a main character resonated with me a lot since I see a lot of myself within her. With all the suffering she has went through regarding the past, present, future, she endures all of this and is told that there is hope within the distant future and the power of free will we all hold gives us endless opportunities to choose our own way of life. Shion is an incredible character and the best part to her is her feelings and how she deals with things, her psychology is very important in the game and her journey revolves around it. Her character journey is so beautiful I think shion is one of the most "real" characters ever, she just feels so real like she's a human almost. Shion is there with raiden with being the best characters in gaming for me, if not the best.

the cast is also an amazing part of the game, each character gets their individual peaks giving each character their own special moments, this happens a lot in xenosaga ep 3 since things are starting to get more intense now. This game got me feeling emotional over pretty much almost every character in the main cast. The cast is super consistent in terms of individual value, they're all good in their own ways and portray different ideas and psychological reactions to situations. I love the cast a lot and defo one of my favourites ever

literally this game is perfect I love it, this is a mini review and also my first one here on backloggd so I hope you liked it

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