XCX Director: 'I don't like current Japanese videogames, I prefer Western videogames'

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Hynad said:

patronmacabre said:

It's odd that he says he doesn't pay attention to anime these days, considering Xenogears was more or less a direct copy of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Not saying what he says isn't true, but it is certainly a striking change.

 

DId you play Xenogears or watched Neon Genesis Evangelion at all?

Because other than both having mechs, they are nothing alike.

There are obvious references to each other. SEELE and the Gazel Ministry, for starters?Seriously, look up connections between NGE and Xenogears. There are tons of references.

I have played Xenogears four times and watched NGE twice. Perhaps direct copy was an overstatement on my part, but the concept of making a mecha with clear and prominent references to Jung, Freud, and the Old Testament is borderline plagiarism. I say this as someone who is a hardcore fan of Xenogears.