As a fan of the Xenoblade games I decided to finally get around to play Xenogears and boy was it amazing. For a game that came out in 1998 it was very ambitious. This games main focus is on its outstanding story and the intriguing characters within. unfortunately the reason I have it at an 8/10 is due to the games second disc. due to budget costs/time constraints Xenogears went from gameplay/cutscenes, to storybook monologue with pictures of what's happening and this just really took me out of the immersion of the game. but thankfully I was already so invested in the plot that I still got some enjoyment out of the endgame "gameplay". overall a really Great game.