Description
Year 20XX. Lake Turkana, Kenya. A group of scientists discover a mysterious monolith called Zohar.
Year 4767 T.C. - Transcend Christ, or 7277 A.D, according to the old year-counting system. Zohar is no mystery any more. All space ships are Zohar-powered. The humanity has left the planet Earth, which is now called Lost Jerusalem, long time ago, and founded a huge empire on 30000 planets. However, a hostile alien race called "Gnosis" is hunting after Zohar. Anti-Gnosis Weapon Systems ("eggs") do not seem to be enough to stop Gnosis. The Vector Corporation decides to develop an android called "Kosmos", which will be the ultimate weapon against the Gnosis. Shion Uzuki is a 22-year-old engineer chairing this project.
"Xenosaga" is not a sequel, but a prequel to "Xenogears". Its evens take place 10000 years before "Xenogears", and it is planned to be the first episode in a long series where "Xenogears" is actually the last one. "Der Wille zur Macht" is one of the central aspects of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy, meaning "The will to power".
The battle system is not unlike the one used in "Xenogears" (combo attacks, AP and EP gauges, etc.), but random encounters are eliminated. Instead, the enemies are now visible and battles can be avoided. The Anti-Gnosis Weapon Systems is a mix between "Xenogeras'" gear battles and monster summons used in Final fantasy games.
Alternate Titles
- "ゼノサガエピソードＩ：力への意志" -- Japanese Title
- "Xenosaga Episode I: Reloaded" -- Japanes Re-release Title
- "Xenosaga Episode I: Chikara e no Ishi" -- Japanese Title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Game Informer Magazine |
Mar, 2003 |
9.75 out of 10 |
98 |
| Digital Entertainment News (den) |
Aug 03, 2003 |
9.7 out of 10 |
97 |
| PSX Extreme |
Mar 11, 2003 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| GamePro |
Feb 24, 2003 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| GameSpy |
Feb 13, 2003 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| IGN |
Feb 24, 2003 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| GameSpot |
Feb 21, 2003 |
8.1 out of 10 |
81 |
| Next Level Gaming |
Apr 02, 2003 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
| Super Play |
Jun, 2003 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| HonestGamers |
Mar 16, 2003 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
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Trivia
Like
Xenogears before it, Xenosaga has a companion artbook published with it that contains original artwork used in the conception of the game as well as details on characters, events, locations and background story. It should also be pointed out that some of these events are *modified* (like the game) from those listed in the similar Xenogears: Perfect Works guide.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Unicorn B. Lynx 
(63703) on Apr 21, 2002.
