Xenosaga: Episode I -- Der Wille zur Macht PlayStation 2

hoping it gets better

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 1, 2003 | 4 out of 4 found this Xenosaga: Episode I -- Der Wille zur Macht review helpful

NOTE that currently Im only 12 hours into Xenosaga. Im sure it will get at least a little better as it goes on. Its a fun RPG, but its nowhere near as original or as fun as Xenogears. The polygon graphics and movies are great. Its cool that graphics ...have evolved enough to where the gameplay and movies in the game look exactly the same, but like with LUNAR; Silver Star Story Complete and Xenogears; I enjoyed the separation between great quality anime movies and decent enough gameplay graphics. Many reviews say that this game should be played by only die hard Xenogears fans, but I feel the exact opposite. Any casual RPG gamer should appreciate this game being a good one. But the Xenogears fans, the ones who have been waiting for years for a great sequel, will be let down. The menus, colorings, and over all feeling of the game borrow more from Front Mission 3 than its supposed series member/ originator, Xenogears. The game feels minimalistic. The orchestrated music is fine, but few and far between. The environments can be colorful, but often times feel vacant and empty. The battle sequences are do able, but nothing special. The side games are less than exciting. XenoCard is about as fun as watching YU GI OH, in fact I think just swapping out XenoCard for a version of YU GI OH in the game would have made it more exciting. Anyways, The characters are well developed and the story lives up to its predecessors. The story is going to be deep, enjoyable, and defintley the thing people remember this game for. It seems like more could have been added to the game to give it more personality, and it just wasnt. Perfect way to sum it up. Remember how great Star Wars: A New Hope was the first time you saw it. And then The Phantom Menace came out and you thought you would be blown away,, but you were just half assed impressed. Thats how I feel about Xenosaga. I might just hype sequels up too much. Give it rent first before you buy. Read more Less