Xenosaga Episode I is still one of my favorite games. There are so many things I love about it, and it surely has many problems, but I think the strengths of it easily outweigh the weaknesses of the game.
Probably one of the main problems of the game is that there isn't any music in most of the areas, and while I think in some cases, like the Dock Colony, it fits the atmosphere of outer space and the game very well, in others it's a bit distracting, and I don't really understand why in places like the Kukai Foundation there isn't any music. But I don't think it's that bad in the end, and all these other aspects of the game, which I absolutely love, I can definitely live with that. And I think it's better than in Episode II, where you have music in all the areas, but it's totally distracting because it doesn't really fit for Xenosaga imo, and that music is the complete opposite of the Kajiura tracks from the cutscenes and also doesn't really fit with those.
The characters are still my favorite fictional characters, and I absolutely love the story. While we haven't gotten a full and complete story with this game alone, I think what we've gotten with this game is still fantastic on its own.
Especially seeing all the foreshadowing and little details if you have already completely experienced the whole story of Xenosaga, it just becomes even better.
One thing that I also totally love in this game are the character interactions. Seeing all these characters, which I love, interact in all those cutscenes is always wonderful. So yeah, I absolutely love Xenosaga Episode I. This game still really means a lot to me, and I hope that someday it'll be released on modern platforms.
Probably one of the main problems of the game is that there isn't any music in most of the areas, and while I think in some cases, like the Dock Colony, it fits the atmosphere of outer space and the game very well, in others it's a bit distracting, and I don't really understand why in places like the Kukai Foundation there isn't any music. But I don't think it's that bad in the end, and all these other aspects of the game, which I absolutely love, I can definitely live with that. And I think it's better than in Episode II, where you have music in all the areas, but it's totally distracting because it doesn't really fit for Xenosaga imo, and that music is the complete opposite of the Kajiura tracks from the cutscenes and also doesn't really fit with those.
The characters are still my favorite fictional characters, and I absolutely love the story. While we haven't gotten a full and complete story with this game alone, I think what we've gotten with this game is still fantastic on its own.
Especially seeing all the foreshadowing and little details if you have already completely experienced the whole story of Xenosaga, it just becomes even better.
One thing that I also totally love in this game are the character interactions. Seeing all these characters, which I love, interact in all those cutscenes is always wonderful. So yeah, I absolutely love Xenosaga Episode I. This game still really means a lot to me, and I hope that someday it'll be released on modern platforms.