Xenogears

Video Game
1998
T

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Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.

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9.0/10

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Hikaru Midorikawa

Fei Fong Wong
(voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Bartholomew Fatima
(voice)

Yumi Tôma

Elhaym Van Houten
(voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Citan Uzuki
(voice)

Yûji Ueda

Billy Lee Black
(voice)

Mugihito

Rico Banderas
(voice)
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Michiko Neya

Emeralda
(voice)
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Ryôtarô Okiayu

Krelian
(voice)

Wataru Takagi

Timothy
(voice)

Kumiko Watanabe

Chu-Chu
(voice)

Tamio Ôki

Shigeyoshi Inoue
(voice)

Cam Clarke

Krelian
(English version)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Dave Fouquette

Bartholemew Fatima
(English version)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Milton James

Citan Uzuki
(English version)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Moira Quirk

Elhaym Van Houten
(English version)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Brian Tochi

Fei Fong Wong
(English version)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Tetsuya Takahashi
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Trivia
Husband and wife developers Tetsuya Takahashi and Soraya Saga originally pitched the concept of Xenogears as a potential scenario for what would be Final Fantasy VII (1997) but their superiors at Square deemed it too dark and complex for a fantasy story. It was also pitched as a potential sequel to Chrono Trigger (1995) but further complications drove the developers to create it as an original concept.

Quotes
Grahf: Yes, we will destroy god. That is our purpose... That is our destiny!

Alternate versions
The Japanese version contains scenes of nudity that are edited in the American version.

Connections
Featured in ScrewAttack's Top 10s: Top 20 Playstation Games, Honorable Mentions (2015)

Soundtracks
Small Two of Pieces -(Screeching Shards)-
Music Composition: Yasunori Mitsuda
Original Lyrics: Masato Kato
Vocals: Joanne Hogg (IONA)
Low Whistle: Davy Spillane
Harp: Anne-Marie O'Farrel
F. Bass: Hiroshi Watanabe
E. Guitar: HATA (GUIDO)
Drums: KALTA (GUIDO)
Recording Editors: Shuji Yoshida (Green Bird Studio), Yoshifumi Negishi (Green Bird Studio)
Recording: Philip Begley (as Phillip Begley)
Recording Assistant: Ed Kenehan
Recording Studio: Westland Studio, Dublin
Special Thanks to: Simon Hicks, Deirdre Costello (Westland Studio)
Recording in Ireland Coordinated by: Yoko Nozaki (Rankup)

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Featured review

The peak of Square's late 1990s RPGs.

This is simply one of the best RPGs ever made, if not the best. The story far surpasses FFVII, FFVIII, or even Chrono Trigger. The characters are vividly detailed and believable. The dialogue can be stilted at times, but it only adds to the game's charm. The art design is fantastic, and Yasunori Mitsuda's score is beyond description.

Xenogears is a fairly challenging game even for RPG buffs; expect to attempt some major boss battles 2-3 times and trying different strategies. It's also a long game; my first playthrough was around 50 hours. I've recently started to play through it again, just to relive the experience that nearly consumed my life for a month or two in 1999.

If you somehow missed this one, buy it ASAP. It was hard to get for a while, but a Greatest Hits version was reissued a year or two ago. This is not a game - more like an experience. It probably sounds like hyperbole, but you have to play Xenogears for yourself. After the first hour or two, you won't be able to stop.