he did it yet again
I'll be honest I barely remember this game except not liking it and how jumbled up it is.
If you're looking for the pay-off and pain Episode I promised, this game delivers in spades by piecing most of its prequels' unresolved narrative threads together, should you look past the rush. Shion thankfully returns to form as a character, reclaiming the spotlight. The database alleviates the availability issue of the spin-off games. As for the combat, it streamlines its precursors while retaining a sense of deliberateness. This saga got me into Nietzsche and Jung for what it's worth.
playing this game is like watching a trainwreck in real time but in the best way possible
MELHOR DOS MELHORES
Easily the best of the Xenosaga trilogy and one of my favorite games ever. It pretty much appeals to all my personal tastes in everyway. Also, it looks very visually appealing for a PS2 game. Too bad Takahashi never got to make Xenosaga 4-6 like he wanted but, Xenoblade still suffices wonderfully. Emulated.
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I genuinely enjoyed every aspect of this game and have no complaints. The only downside to this game that prevents me from recommending it to other people is that other games must be played before playing it. I don't think those games are nearly as good as this one is but I did enjoy them too and this game is so good that is makes them better by extension.
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I genuinely enjoyed every aspect of this game and have no complaints. The only downside to this game that prevents me from recommending it to other people is that other games must be played before playing it. I don't think those games are nearly as good as this one is but I did enjoy them too and this game is so good that is makes them better by extension.
one of those games where I actually sat down and went "boy I cannot wait to play more xenosaga episode III this game is so fucking good"
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This game, in my opinion, is the greatest JRPG I’ve played yet. It just destroys my expectations. Originally, I thought this game would just be a good fast wrap up of the series kinda like Xenogears Disc 2. How wrong I could’ve been. I was also wrong thinking that KOS-MOS was the protagonist but I do believe that almost all people who have heard of Xenosaga but haven’t played it thinks that. Anyways. The last thing that I thought would happen in this game would be time travel. The entire main cast goes back in time 15 years to Milita. But actually they don’t. They were actually stuck in Shion’s mind the whole time just so that Abel’s Ark can be awakened. Then there’s this group called The Testament with people from the series who died but ran away from that or something. It also turns out that Kevin, Shion’s dead ex-boyfriend who created KOS-MOS, is actually a Testament and he is evil. There’s also this other robot called T-elos who looks almost like KOS-MOS but is also evil and is working with Kevin. Allen finally confesses his love for Shion by just getting almost killed by Kevin (fucking simp). Before 3, I just thought of Allen as just a minor character. I just thought he was just gonna die at this part. But no. Jin dies instead and Allen gets the girl. Abel and Nephilim look like 10-year-old versions of Fei and Elly from Xenogears. I like little references like that. I actually forgot Abel existed. He’s just building blocks in the ending of the first game. Ok cool. I only encounters a couple bugs in this game. Nothing almost game breaking like the crashing on some save points in the first game. Just some parts of the floor going black and textures in the final puzzle being fucked up (god I hate that last puzzle). This series is amazing. Not gonna be playing Xenoblade soon but I’ll get around to it.
They did basically the best they could considering the situation they were dealt with after xenosaga 2. A fantastic game that looks incredibly visually for the time. Basically every single issue with Saga 2 is fixed. Some of the original saga 1 voice cast return, and even the new ones retained from saga 2 seem to actually be being directed this time and so actually give great performances. Fun and engaging combat, great music, and an amazing story. Lots of great callbacks to Xenogears, yet it all also works on its own.
shion uzuki is the best vg character ever :)))))))))
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Fast and furious + the bible in space with giant robots. The harsh truth is that we don't deserve this game
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So this is the big finale! I didn't like all of the payoffs, but there was a lot of good here. Liked all of the discussion of Nietzsche's philosophy even if some concepts were heavily fused with some sci-fi stuff. That's what makes it special though. It's not just regurgitating, but wrestling with these concepts. Some of the subplots, especially concerning some characters were rather weak though and took up to much time.
The battle system is also finally enjoyable! No stupid gimmicks and good animations.
I did not like however how stretched out disc 2 is. I mean the dungeons are unecessarily long and it almost feels like it's stalling for time or something... Especially with all these hamfisted subplots ...
I don't regret playing the trilogy however and this is my favourite of them. Really interesting to see more of the Xeno "meta series"
The battle system is also finally enjoyable! No stupid gimmicks and good animations.
I did not like however how stretched out disc 2 is. I mean the dungeons are unecessarily long and it almost feels like it's stalling for time or something... Especially with all these hamfisted subplots ...
I don't regret playing the trilogy however and this is my favourite of them. Really interesting to see more of the Xeno "meta series"
even though xenosaga iii ditches the combo system from the previous xeno games and the sidequest system from xenosaga ii (which could be the best thing from xsii even though that isn't even an accomplishment), it manages to be a pretty solid game and a perfect ending for xenosaga . it was a good ride.
Xenosaga: Episode III returned to the lengthy format of Episode I and even Xenogears, with moments - particularly in the final few chapters, that rival and sometimes surpass that degree of emotional power and horror. While the graphics and dungeon creativity are certainly beefed up, the other non-story related elements are lacking. Combat regressed to a simpler, traditional burst damage format with a heavier importance on elemental damage, while many other gameplay features are simple, minor adjustments that don't improve much overall. Not a step forward or back but a derivative turn. At least the mecha battles are (finally) interesting. The occasional embarrassing sci-fi action trope or tiresome JRPG villain hinders some of the experience, but the majestic story events and impactful character moments overcompensate in quality. Monolith Soft was at their best writing these remaining subplots, pacing and closing their trilogy gloriously.
i like this game :)
Fumbled hard in terms of romance, in my honest opinion. There was also way too much Allen, when he was nothing more than comic relief before.
I do enjoy the overall story and ending of Shion and KOS-MOS's story, and it was a fine ending to the story.
I do enjoy the overall story and ending of Shion and KOS-MOS's story, and it was a fine ending to the story.
Xenosaga:
Mi favorita (Shion best waifu). Brutal cómo el Takehashi saca otra historia completamente distinta de la nada. La mejora de Wilhelm es increíble, el tema que trata bestial y joder con KOS-MOS y las peleas en general. La relación con Shion es súper cute. Genial.
9,75/10
Mi favorita (Shion best waifu). Brutal cómo el Takehashi saca otra historia completamente distinta de la nada. La mejora de Wilhelm es increíble, el tema que trata bestial y joder con KOS-MOS y las peleas en general. La relación con Shion es súper cute. Genial.
9,75/10
Easily the best game of the series. While the story had to wrap up suddenly, due to Xenosaga 2's lack of success, they did a good job working to close up as many loose ends as possible. Everything was way more refined in this game, and it was incredibly fun to play. Some story beats do get missed however, and are relegated to text in the database.
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Play Pepsiman.
If god made a video games plot and then said "lol good luck explaining it"
Local man carries the entire series
Jin is a real one
Jin is a real one
Alternates between shonen crap and greatest scenes in a video game.
That was awesome.
This was a huge improvement over the last couple games in almost every regard and pretty fun and better paced. It kinda gets to be more than the sum of its parts, but it would've done a lot more for me if the basic battle theme had more variation. I liked the low-key soundtrack and acid jazz stuff here and there but it really needed more life sometimes. The back third of this game fucking kicked it up a notch so it's forgiveable but the middle was a bit bland after a really cool intro. I also would've liked just a bit more flavor in the battle system but from where we came from I'm just happy it's as good as it is.
I'm happy I can now but KOS-MOS merch and assert my status that "Yeah. I really did play those games. They're kinda bad but 3 kinda owns." And avoid 'poser' status.
I'm happy I can now but KOS-MOS merch and assert my status that "Yeah. I really did play those games. They're kinda bad but 3 kinda owns." And avoid 'poser' status.
Complex space opera of epic proportions that explores the ways in which mankind tries to confront or escape the fear of their weakness as a species, their failures in life and the inevitability of death through technology, human relationship, and the beyond.
Amazing story and gameplay