A war has been raging on the continent of Ignas between the Kislev Empire to the north and the kingdom of Aveh in the south. It has gone for so long that people have forgotten the cause. As a mysterious organization called "Ethos" introduces an ancient technology in form of huge mega-robots, the tides are turning. A new army called "Gebler" is pulling the strings and supports Aveh to regain its authority over Kislev.

A failed attempt to steal one of Kislev's new Gears, a giant robot named "Weltall", leads to a fight between a group of Gebler and Kislev guards in the remote town of Lahan in the outskirts of Aveh. One of the villagers, Fei Fong Wong, impulsively takes possession of "Weltall" and steers it to fight. As Fei's best friend Timothy is killed during the battle, he releases a massive wave of energy and destroys the whole village together with one of his close friends, Alice.

After this tragedy, Fei is blamed for the destruction of the village and the death of his friends. Pursued by military governments and mysterious forces Fei sets out on an epic quest for answers and his own forgotten past.

"Xenogears" is a traditional Asian RPG with an important new feature. There are two types of combat in the game: standard and gear. In standard combat, your characters fight with equipped weapons, learning and performing different combos that can be executed in one turn. But often you'll have to explore dungeons while piloting giant robots called "gears". Gear combat follows different rules: you perform moves until you run out of fuel, and must concentrate on finishing the enemy quickly. You can equip various accessories on your gears, including those that will let you partially restore your fuel. Gears cannot level up, but can be upgraded in workshops.

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Alternate Titles

"Xenosaga Episode V: Xenogears" -- Semi-official series designation
"Project Noah" -- Working Title
"ゼノギアス" -- Japanese Title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Xenogears
	Final Fantasy IX 9 Game and Guide Combo	PlayStation	$65.99
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User Reviews

I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end	JazzOleg (53181)
The reason why even after some slips I still respect Squaresoft	Zovni (8842)
Potential ruined at every corner. A huge let-down, a frustratingly stupid game.	kbmb (400)

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The Press Says

RPGFan	Jun 22, 2002	98 out of 100	98
IGN	Oct 20, 1998	9.5 out of 10	95
PSX Extreme	Jun 20, 2001	9.3 out of 10	93
RPGamer	Nov 11, 2004	9 out of 10	90
WomenGamers.com	Aug 16, 1999	9 out of 10	90
Netjak	Aug 27, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Darkstation	1998	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Apr 02, 1998	9 out of 10	90
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	Apr 28, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Game Revolution	Oct 01, 1998	B	75

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Preparations for the final boss	2	JazzOleg (53181) Sep 28, 2008
Question regarding gear deathblow skills	6	Ash Ligast II (1505) Sep 04, 2008

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Trivia

A companion artbook called Xenogears: Perfect Works exists. In addition to containing tons of original art from the game, it also contains details on events, character names, places and references to the backstory including all the other Xenosaga games (published years after Xenogears)

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by msl (328) on May 23, 2001.