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| 0815user said: is it a bad thing that there is one series (i mean the games up to xenosaga 3) on the market that is targeted to those people? i guess not. but i can tell you what's bad. it's when this one series is taken and the part where it shined the most, where it was and still is superior to anything else, is downgraded to what it is/seems to be today. |
The whole series of Xenosaga was already a downgrade from Xenogears (story-wise), according to your criteria. It was a trend that occured well before Nintendo. And honestly, the more I read actual books the less I NEED video games to tell me complicated stories. Yes, it is nice, but I'd definitely prefer better gameplay mechanics, and more immersive worlds (which story can affect and vice-versa of course), and a decent story with some depth, than any game with dated, boring mechanics. If I were to compare the level of depth with respect to satisfaction of Xenoblade's story with any other RPG it would be equivalent to SNES RPG's like Terranigma, and Chrono Trigger. Both of which have many strong mature themes and allusions to real-world cultures without the convolusion found in Xenosaga and to a lesser extent Xenogears (I consider Xenogears to be done right, and Xenosaga to be poorly executed.) For a medium that is the video game, I prefer more straight forward interesting stories that I can review and get back to if I take a break from the game, without being loss.
Anyway, the consensus on forums by Xeno-fans seems to be that Xenoblade is a classic like Xenogears, and both are much better games than the Xenosaga series as a whole.
