Or that the telethia bear a general similarity to the gnosis in looks, purpose (sickening monsters that were once people), and abilities (magically intangible vs. I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that the Faced Mechons bear a general resemblance to the AMWS/ESes of Xenosaga…
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The Xeno series seems to have a thing about avoiding the typical “fantasy” universe. Oh, and it was mentioned in the FAQ, but Xenoblade for absolutely no reason has distinctly earthly origins, like Xenosaga. Riki the Heropon is clearly what would happen if Bunnie AI escaped and ran up a significant grocery bill. Sharla feels kind of original, because it’s not like there’s anyone in Xenosaga that is motherly, concerned with helping people, and is pining after a lost love. Reyn believes he’s an action hero from a totally different genre (but is still generally reliable). Mela is our stock “young girl” that is way too smart and far too responsible. The rest of the party also hues pretty closely to the Xenosaga character templates: Dunban is Jin and Ziggy rolled into one. Look, I’m not saying the New Testament would have turned out differently if Jesus Christ had a magical sword that could only damage giant metal bugs, but, well, food for thought.
But he’s the son of god, born with unimaginable power that he doesn’t understand, and winds up fighting/saving the world for the good of humanity. Like how, once again, the final boss is a “god” that claims to know what’s best for humanity… I’m not going to cover that whole game, but we can take a quick look at the Xeno similarities in the title.
Xenoblade Chronicles was released (almost exactly) four years after Xenosaga Episode 3. Okay, enough speculating, let’s look at where Monolith Soft went after Xenosaga. The whole sprawling story of destroyed planets and ancient prophecies is cool an’ all, but the truly important part of it all are the bonds within the party, and how two women wind up saving everyone through their love. But it’s okay! Humanity is in control of its own destiny, now! We’ll get the magical, convenient world back up and running again.īut, more than anything, Final Fantasy 13 seems a lot like Xenosaga because its best bits are not when it focuses on a mythology that requires cliff notes for its cliff notes, but when it focuses on the connections between the people in the party. To “save” a world that winds up getting pretty damn ruined. Okay, a lot of stuff in Final Fantasy 13 you could probably attribute to “just where the JRPG was going”, like dropping the “vestigial” towns, a completely mandatory in-game wiki…Īnd a level up system based on pouring tech points into random nodes until you score another +100 HP buff…īut there’s a lot in Final Fantasy 13 that seems to be straight-up Xenosaga, like the “stagger” system that looks a lot like an evolved version of XS2’s “break” system…Īnd a finale that includes fighting “god”… “Monsters” that are just people that have been mutated into fantastical, terrifying forms…Īnd by the time you get down to a white haired boy named after an abstract concept, it starts to get a little uncanny. I mean, I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that there’s a six person party with an even gender split…Ī pink haired girl that blames herself for a tumultuous past…Ī heroine that is known for being cold and taking no prisoners (who incidentally will always be on the cover)…Ī universe supported by magical, god-given technology (that won’t be around without those gods)… Final Fantasy 13 is an entry in the Final Fantasy series, and has nothing to do with Xenosaga. Now let’s start with the most obvious entry, the immediate sequel to Xenosaga…įinal Fantasy 13 (12/17/09 Japan, 03/09/10 USA) Playstation 3/Xbox 360 If you see a game’s title in bold text, fair warning, there are likely to be spoilers.
#DIG DUG PROJECT X ZONE MUGEN UPDATE#
Xenosaga has sent its tendrils far past its own release, so we’ll be spending this, the final update for this LP, looking at the games that Xenosaga, in some way, touched. It’s done, folks!īut just because a franchise ends, doesn’t mean it’s completely forgotten.
Previously on Xenosaga: Xenosaga is over, folks! There are no more games left, I’ve said everything about the franchise I want to say, and I don’t think we’re going to be seeing Xenosaga HD in time for the Christmas season.
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