Revisiting Xenosaga I: Felt like a sequel to Impossible Mission.

I originally skipped the entire Xenosaga trilogy. Remember seeing some coverage on TheGIA.com (may she RIP) about it and various mags but it never looked to be a game for me. I decided to give it, and the other two (maybe) a chance.

I have to do some research to see if there are any QoL improvements in the sequels. If not, this series is getting straight up skipped again.

What I Liked

✅ Very good (but not memorable) music.

✅ For a very old game some of the scenes have very good graphics.

✅ Of what I could gather from the story, a lot of thought and care was put into it.

What I Didn't Like

👎 The dungeon layouts are BS.

👎 That last comment is made worse by the lack of a map and BRIEF mentions about where to go next that get skipped and cannot be recalled.

👎 The FMVs are poor quality compared to the game itself.

👎 Some FMVs are so long, the controller kept going to sleep. (And I LOVE cutscenes in a game - but come on, break them up a bit.)

Summary

Not a game I would revisit. Ever. Certainly not the most boring, but it's shocking this is as popular as it is.