ArcadeSushi writes: Welcome to a new series of lists here on Arcade Sushi. Our “Reasons You Should Play” lists will take a look back on some of the more obscure releases of our gaming past and tell you why you should give then a second, or first, chance. Our first title is Xenogears, an amazing game by Squaresoft that started the Xeno series. This franchise has changed hands more than the ball in a game of hot potato. We have seen it change publishers to Namco Bandai with the Xenosaga series, and then Nintendo with Xenoblade. Now a new game, X, is being created for the Wii U. But this strange ball of pseudo philosophy and innovative gameplay all started here, with the original Xenogears, and it deserves your attention. These are the 10 Reasons Why You Should Play Xenogears.
I loved this game. I remember cramming in homework as fast as possible in high school in he evening so I could play this. One of the very few RPGs I beat back then.
Quite simply , the best jrpg ever released . Yeah i do place it even above classics like FF6 , Chrono Trigger .
Xenogears gameplay wise already managed a rare feat back then ... making a turn based system feel truly dynamic . It is even two set of games in one , between land fighting and mecha fighting
And then there is the story and the characters , simply astonishing .
It has the best soundtrack and theme songs ever seen in a jrpg imo , from an equally stellar composer .
Even what people consider to be big flaws , namely the literally unfinished second cd of the game , was endearing to me , as those mistake and flows made it a unique piece and brand of storytelling of storytelling .
Finally it had many compelling villains that werent just two dimensional stooges . But it had someone that felt as iconic and classy to me as say Darth Vader . hell the game had its own Vader , the magnifiscient Grahf
11/10
Oh man, were have all the great JRPGS gone? The best one this gen was probably Lost Odyssey. Why does noone tell intelligent and emotional stories anymore? Today, the few games we get from this genre are mostly "cute" and light hearted. I don't really appreciate them.
I remember getting this game for Christmas. I loved this game. It was amazing. This is when square exni was squaresoft. they were good then.
Id was great....