Xenogears for PlayStation 1

Pros: great graphics, long 40+ hour game, excellent plot
Cons: battles system a bit weak, too few savepoints

Since most folks already know this game is good, I'll start of by answering the question (if you want the review it's later in my opinion):

Where Can I Find This Rare Game?

A legitimate copy of Xenogears is almost...

Pros: Excellent story and imagery, good graphics
Cons: Second disc drags

If anything is screaming "cheesy Japanese culture," it's giant robots. Well, maybe that and men dressed in rubber monster outfits. But your standard role-playing game doesn't touch the big hardware, preferring the much more scaled combat of...

Pros: The ebst storyline ever told in an RPG
Cons: Gameplay should have had more depth/strategy

Through my years of gaming and procrastination on everything else (going on a date? I'll do it tomorrah, eating? I'll do it tomorrah, showering...) I have seen some truly brilliant games in all genres. Titles such as Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Chrono...

Pros: Anime-Cut-Scenes, The Epic Storyline, Music, Characters, Gameplay, Battle System, Length, Buy It Now!
Cons: May Be Too Long For Some Players

I have been trying to write a review on Xenogears for the longest time but every time I go to the keys, I go blank. I don't have any idea why. Maybe it's because of the pressure? You see, Xenogears it the best game I've ever played hands down. Xenogears...

Pros: Extremely Deep Gameplay
Cons: Date Graphics, 2nd Disc Seems Rushed

Ah, Xenogears. What can really be said about such an outstanding experience? Namco recently released Xenosaga, which is supposedly a spin-off of the Xenogears universe (think “Archie Bunker” in relation of “All in the...

Pros: Incredible Story, Great Characters, Lengthy Gameplay
Cons: Voice-Overs, Jumping Puzzles

In Xenogears, one thing is for sure- nothing should be taken for face value. The game itself is not too widely known, but don’t let that fool you, it is one of the greatest role-playing games ever made.

A Perfect Work
Xenogears’...

Pros: Great battle system, animé cutscenes, mechs.
Cons: Storyline, graphics, and camera.

Squaresoft has created many unique RPGs, so it's only fair that they made this one. And as usual, this game is as likable as the last, but Xenogears is not like anything you ever played.

As you turn the game on, a thought comes into your...

Pros: Story, battle system, too much to list. read the full review
Cons: less than pros, but still too much to list

Xenogears is an RPG created by the developer Squaresoft for Playstation. It was concieved about the same time as FF7, but was released much later due to the complex storyline, animation, and charachter development.

Overview
Xenogears,...

Pros: Excellent Storyline and Music
Cons: Camera Angles (at times)

Xenogears is an amazing game made by Squaresoft, a company known for producing such high-quality titles as Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross, etc. Xenogears is no exception. With an excellent storyline and wonderful music by Mitsuda, a great composer, this...

Pros: When you get most of the storyline, this is a killer game. Also the battle system with the exchanging of fighting in person and in gear is cool!
Cons: when the camera zooms in, the graphics get ugly and the storyline doesn't always make sense.

When many people hear the word Square Soft, they think of the name Final Fantasy, Square Soft's most popular series to date. Not many would think of Xenogears. Only Square's die-hard fans even know of Xenogears. But those die-hard fans are in for a...

Pros: great controls, graphics, and sound effects
Cons: some hard or confusing puzzles

This is one of the greatest RPG's ever. This game is filled with 9 characters each with there own special combos and/or special magic attacks. Each character is unique and has different spells or different combos. Some characters do not have strong...

Pros: Greatest RPG ever. The storyline is unbelievably deep and the gameplay is adictive.
Cons: The graphics may turn off the more superficial players.

Rarely does a game come along that makes you think as much as Xenogears does. Only FFVII and Xenogears have truly made me question and contemplate the recesses of the human mind and humanity itself. The storyline is so deep, complex and honest that to...

Pros: Great story, great music, fun battle system
Cons: Disk two

I love stories.
I write them, I read them and I draw them.
I watch them, I listen to them, I live for them.

RPG's are a favorite past time of mine. Too bad they take up so much time. But when I do have the time, I love playing a...

Pros: Excellent Story, Deep Gameplay
Cons: Grainy Graphics

Well, what we have here is a game that all of a sudden came through with all of the publicity given to the Final Fantasy series (notably FFVII and FFVIII), and given Square's reputation, you can't help but hope for the best. Once again, they didn't...

Pros: Brilliant Story, Excellent graphics & sound, great characters.
Cons: Most other RPGs and their stories will seem dull after playing Xenogears.

Brilliant, Brilliant, BRILLIANT. Those three words best describe Square's almost 18 month old RPG, Xenogears.

Don't know much about it? No surprise really. Xenogears was released with absolutely no hype at all. This was due in part to the...

Pros: The story, the characters, the music.
Cons: The repetitive random battles, the hand-eye coordination parts where you can't really see what you're doing.

Xenogears is my all-time favorite role-playing game. Its storyline, character development, and music can't be beat. The gameplay leaves a bit to be desired, but when you've got a plot as complex and fascinating as this one, a few hours of tedium are...

Pros: Great Graphics, Great Story line, Great game play
Cons: Not enough movie clips, very rushed in the end

In the tradition of the Final Fantasy series, comes another epic adventure, and this time, Squaresoft has really out done themselves.

First off, the story line is so huge, that I cannot even scratch the surface of it. But basically, Xenogears...

Pros: Story, Characters, Battle System
Cons: Plot can get confusing

I have just finished one of the best console role playing games I have ever played. That game is Xenogears by Squaresoft; Published by Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. Despite the fact that the game is a few years old, it holds up to any of the current...

Pros: Battle system, graphics, characters, plot
Cons: perhaps a bit too immersive

Xenogears is honestly one of the greatest RPG's, not to mention games I have ever seen. The storyline is remarkabley deep, which creates a remarkable ammount of player empathy as young Fei, the hero of the game, battles for revenge, love, and a...

Pros: everything
Cons: nothing

Yes indeed. As the title says, this game beat the pants off some of the Final Fantasy games in their prestiguous series. Personally, I loved FF7. It was easily the best game I've played at the time. I thought it would be my favorite forever, until i...

Pros: Chrono Trigger-esque basics; Great music; 60+ hours of gameplay; ANIME!; GIANT ROBOTS!
Cons: Nothing worth reporting!

Selecting "New Game" from the XenoGears Title Screen permanently burned one phrase in my mind: "I am Alpha and Omega. The beginning and the end. The first and the last." What a way to start a video game! <Roll opening cinema,...

Pros: Excellent, complex plot. Well developed characters. Fantastic musical score. It has it's funny moments.
Cons: The text speed is a bit slow. Close-ups of sprites sometimes don't look attractive.

Right after FF7 was released for the world to see, Squaresoft went to work on another game. But when it was finished, there was much debate on if they were going to send it to North America or not. It's religious overtones and mature themes...

Pros: Billy (post Stone), Hyu, Sig, and the plot
Cons: Fei and Elly's Relationship, Jumping (Especially Babel Tower)

Xenogears, while definitly a long game and text intensive is that way for a reason. The plot is deep and complex, not something that could be covered in a few lines. It tells a deep complex story of a world struggling for peace and the outside...

Pros: A deep story and great gameplay
Cons: I would have liked you to fight out of your "Gear" more often...

I am an avid RPG fan, so therefore I play them all. Since that is the case, it is hard for me to like some. Few stand out to me these days since I have so much to compare them to. I played Xenogears on a demo disc and was immediately caught up in it. I...

Pros: Tremendously deep storyline, great music, unique battle system, well developed characters, and more that 60+ of gameplay
Cons: Game is quite long and boring in parts, religious content may offend some gamers

The year is 1998 and the RPG world is still obsessed with Final Fantasy VII and the upcoming Final Fantasy VIII, but between these two behemoths Squaresoft decides to bring an RPG for the Sony Playstation called Xenogears state-side. At one time this...

Pros: The best RPG plot ever, great music, lengthy quest
Cons: Blurry sprites, boring fighting, the amount of reading may turn some off

Xenogears, the best or worst RPG on the playstation? If you ask a dozen or so people this question, you will most likely get both responses. Xenogears has a lot going for it, but it does have its problems. If you like your RPG's long(60 hours), with...

Pros: sweet graphics, beautiful cut scenes, cool looking gears, and a phenomenal story line
Cons: A LOT, if too much dialogue.

I remember back in 1998, I saw Xenogears on the shelves. I looked at the back of the case and saw pictures of large mechs. As I put it down, I thought about how much it resembled power rangers. This was the mistake that caused me to play this beautiful...

Pros: Excellent story, combines lots of ideas; innovative
Cons: Sometimes you just want to play and not have to fight battles over and over.

When I first bought my playstation, about a year and a half ago, I purchased with it, Parasite Eve. With that game came a demo disc with 3 movies plus a playable demo. Asking a friend who already had the game what Xenogears was like, he said it was dumb...

Pros: great story, graphics and music
Cons: LONG game, linear game play

Xenogears is a role playing game set in a world where the medieval meets the neo-technological. The story line is incredibly large and just as complex, with enough twists and surprises to keep you hooked. The story begins set in a kingdom at war with...

Pros: Story, music and sound effects, complex fighting system.
Cons: Some people may be offended by some aspects of the plot, graphics could be better, repetitive music at times

Usually I can tell right off the bat when a game is going to be either good or bad just from looking at the cover. When I first saw Xenogars I automatically thought "Corny anime-inspired rip-off" or something to that degree. I picked it up...

Pros: Unique, refreshing style of play
Cons: I lost a couple of weeks out of my life

Xenogears rocks. This little unknown treasure is everything you would expect from a Square Soft game. The fighting style is something new, and takes a little getting used to, but the combinations of moves, and the unlocking of more powerful combo's...

Pros: Wow, I guess everything
Cons: Nothing really...

After playing this game, all I can say is: wow. This game far exceeded all aspects of a good RPG. However, after beating this game I moved on to other great titles, including Final Fantasy 7 and then eventually Final Fantasy 8. All three games were...

Pros: Interesting story, complex characters
Cons: Endless random battles, tedious dialogue

This is going to be one of those "reviews in progress" where I'll revise it as time goes on and upgrade my rating if it deserves it.

I basically bought Xgears because I needed a great RPG after finishing FF7, and a number of people...

Pros: feirce story and great battle system
Cons: 2D sprites on a polygon background

Xenogears is one of the longest most involving RPG's I have ever had the worthiness to play. The main character is an 18 year old named Fei Fong Wong (sorry if got it wrong I only got to borrow the game for a short while) who questions about his...

Pros: Constantly changing environments and plot to explore,lovely 3D rotatable graphics.
Cons: Long periods of uninvolving gameplay with excess text,hair rippingly frustrating random battles.

I desperately wanted to love Xenogears. It promised to be an undiscovered Playstation gem, which few British gamers had even heard of let alone played. The result was technically impressive but ultimately disappointing.
The opening manga-style...

Pros: Fight with giant robots
Cons: Lose some sleep over it.

Yes, it's me it's me it's the g-o-a-t. Hello everybody, I am here tonight to present the award for the most overlooked game ever made........ Xenogears, if you do not believe me just go into a video game retailer and simply ask them, "Do you...

Pros: Story, Characters
Cons: nothing

One day I remember sitting down in front of my Playstation and watching a preview disc on Final Fantasy 8. However, when I exited the sample movie, the playable demo of Xenogears appeared on my television screen. As I began to play the unusual...

Pros: Good graphics, story, music
Cons: Long cut scenes

This is by far the best RPG I have ever played. The graphics are crisp and well done, the music by Yasunori Mitsuda (best known for his work in ChronoTrigger) can range from upbeat and happy tunes like in Lahan, to really emotional tunes that really...

Pros: Fun to play, interesting story
Cons: Sometimes the story was could get hard to understand, some of the platforming elements could get annoying

When I first heard about this game I wanted to get it since it looked like it would be a great game like most of Square Soft's other titles. It took me such a long time to get my hands on this game but when I finally did I realized that the wait was well...

Pros: Music is blissful. The storyline is magnificent, and the gameplay is innovative, fun, as well as ingenious..
Cons: ...but it's tough as [expletive] to learn, and the graphics suffer from sprite-plagued slow down.

Where do I begin... I shouldn't even be writing this review, as I'm only 25 hours into a game that supposedly takes 60 hours (or more!)... but I'm too amazed to wait until I finish. Xenogears, produced by the same Square team that was responsible for...

Pros: Storyline, Innovative battle system
Cons: some lack of character development

Being a role-playing fanatic XENOGEARS was on my top priorities of games to buy. I had heard nothing but good things from friends and gaming magazines, the storyline seemed cool. Not to mention one of my friends highly recommended it. The start of...

Pros: great sound, great story, great game.
Cons: disc 2

I love stories.
I write them, I read them and I draw them.
I watch them, I listen to them, I live for them.

RPG's are a favorite past time of mine. Too bad they take up so much time. But when I do have the time, I love playing a...

Pros: Engrossing storyline, gameplay, music...
Cons: Text scrolled too slowly, poor anime dubbing.

I am Alpha and Omega...
The beginning and the end...
The first and the last...

If you only buy but a single game for your Playstation, let Xenogears be the one. Many doubted that this game would ever even be released here in the...

Pros: story, characters, and cinima graphics
Cons: story starts to skip in the 2nd cd

This game is a great game. Far better than Final fantasy VII. I found this game rotting in a pile of junk in the back of a video game store. I bought it seeing it was made by Square Soft. That was a lucky find! I
haven't been able to put it down for...

Pros: Great Story, 3d terrain
Cons: 2d characters, hard to move around

Put down your old RPG and pick up Xenogears!! This RPG is unmatched in storyline and playbility. By playability I mean that once you start playing this game, you won't want to put it down, thats how gripping this game is.

The game has...

Pros: Intriguing plot, varied characters
Cons: Boring main characters, not much play in Disc 2, long periods of dialogue with no action

Squaresoft's rpg epics are legendary and I've never met one I didn't like. This includes Xenogears. As usual, the wide variety of characters gave you a choice of ones you liked and ones you didn't. The storyline was deep and the philosophical questions...

Pros: Excellent story, great fighting system
Cons: fights get redundant by level 75

About a year ago I played a demo for this game. At first I didn't like the game. Then my friend, val parthen(see his review), let me play a couple of fights in the game. I was blown away! The fighting system was excellent. Instead of menus, you had...