XenoSaga anime

cloudvii · January 12th, 2006

I was thinking of getting Xenosaga anime. But can some one (WITHOUT TELLING ME ANY SPOILERS) tell me if I need to play Xenosaga games first? I only played Xenogears.

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**_E_** · January 12th, 2006

Play the game, don't bother with the anime.

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Carmofin · January 12th, 2006

as far as i know the xenosaga-anime is rpetty much an exact retelling of xenosaga 1...
in other words, its completely useless if you played the game, or, as in my case, are planning to play it.

cloudvii · January 12th, 2006

Well If the anime is a direct port of the story, I'll be more interested in it. As my small vacation ends next week and I don't think I'll be able to play another game to it's end.

I need to know if the anime having the same story exactly and not just using the name ala "Final Fantasy Unlimited"

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Exodus · January 12th, 2006

well, if you have bandwidth available, you can download the plot scenes of xenosaga EP1 from here: http://bluelaguna.net/movies/xs/fmvs.php

i haven't watched the scenes in their entirety, so i don't know if you can get full effect from it.

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RZetlin · January 12th, 2006

I watched the whole Xenosaga anime series.

The Xenosaga anime series is a follows the storyline in the game.

Since the game is over 60 hours long, some of the storytelling from the game has been condensed in the 12 episode anime.

Xenosaga anime is for those who wants to understand Xenosaga storyline without having to play the game.

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cloudvii · January 12th, 2006

Did the condensed scenes cause major loss? Put in mind that anime is better than CG anyways.

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RZetlin · January 12th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloudvii

Did the condensed scenes cause major loss? Put in mind that anime is better than CG anyways.

There is one mission in game that is done as a quick flashback in the anime.

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Vanit · January 14th, 2006

Exodus: I have the bandwidth... but over a gig at 15kb/s, no thanks :P.

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Exodus · January 15th, 2006

not sure how you're only getting 15kb/s. i was getting 50kb/s which is my max. must be the whole australia thing.

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XenosagaIII · January 21st, 2006

I've also watched the whole 12 episodes of Xenosaga the Animation.

Don't really remember it clearly because I watched it like a year ago, but there are some plots that are slightly changed or some characters have heftier role than in the game or vice versa.

*spoiler*
Like for example, in the anime, the Elsa was chased by the U-Tics in the 'gateport' (or whatever) then Durandal came in the same channel and destroyed the U-tics. Then after they came out from the gate, hordes of gnosis came to attack them.

While in the game, the Elsa met the Durandal while it was being attacked by the hordes of gnosis. And the Durandal was the one who chased/infiltrated U-tic.

Oh well whatever, dont really remember it -_-

F-3582 · January 21st, 2006

Basically, it tells the story of ep. 1, but even those who played the game will find lots of new things in there.

There have been some minor plot changes, a few additions (Jin Uzuki, for example) and a nice little side-thread. Umm... did anyone play Xenosaga Reloaded (Jap only

)? I've seen a few screenshots showing the fake Kirschwasser who is playing a not-so-minor role in the animation. Can anyone compare it to the anime?

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**Raziel** · January 25th, 2006

Bah, don't bother playing the game, watch the anime, you'll get the story without being bored by the game

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Vanit · January 25th, 2006

I have to go with Raziel on this one... the game is hella boring and slow. Its confusing to the point that if you save it and leave it for a month and then come back, you have no clue whats going on (yes that happened to me XD).

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F-3582 · January 25th, 2006

Won't that happen with ANY RPG? I remember experiencing the very same with Final Fantasy games as well.

BTW: I'm curious how many "Xenophiles" will deeply hate you two, now

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Exodus · January 25th, 2006

nah, they have the right to their own opinion. but, i'd much rather watch the ripped cutscenes from the game than a lame-o anime.

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F-3582 · January 25th, 2006

Well, I'd agree with you, but unfortunately there are many cut-scenes in the game that are rendered by the PS2 itself. And the game wasn't all that hard, in my humble opinion - well, except Proto Merkabah (Merkava?)...

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Exodus · January 26th, 2006

i'm pretty sure anything that's voiced over can be ripped. that's what yeloazn tells me at least.

otherwise, one can always download the scenes from that link i posted somewhere above.

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cloudvii · February 12th, 2006

Thank's everyone for recommending me the anime. Today I've finished watching it.

It was nice. It couldn't touch Xenogears story but well.

My questions :
Side note : Before you answer any question down, don't make any spoilers refering to Xenosaga 2.

Spoiler:

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F-3582 · February 12th, 2006

Alright then:

Spoiler:

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January 12th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,241	XenoSaga anime I was thinking of getting Xenosaga anime. But can some one (WITHOUT TELLING ME ANY SPOILERS) tell me if I need to play Xenosaga games first? I only played Xenogears. __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

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cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,241	Thank's everyone for recommending me the anime. Today I've finished watching it. It was nice. It couldn't touch Xenogears story but well. My questions : Side note : Before you answer any question down, don't make any spoilers refering to Xenosaga 2. Spoiler: 1) Who was the older Kos-Mos? (I know this might be a poiler question so if it is, just don't answer) 2) Could it be that Jr is Fei's older incarnation? I'm saying if Albedo -who is Jr's dark side- can be the key to Abel's place then he might be Fei? 3) Why's Shion semi nude in the intro ? 4) If Xenosaga is after the event where Humans first reached Earth (Or xenogears planet) since they've mentioned Abel, how could it be that with such technology they couldn't reach their planet? 5) Is the anime a direct conversion of the game? I mean with the all the stupidity of episode 7 ? 6) Someone said that there's a mission from the game that's just mentioned as a flash back in the anime. Is it the one where the cyborg saves Momo? 7) Is the soundtrack of the anime the same of the game? 8) Is the story writer Masato Kato? 9) Tell me all the referrences from Xenosaga to Xenogears. I was able to find very minor ones, I hope you give me some more, again with out spoiling any thing from Xenosaga 2. __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

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F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,246	Alright then: Spoiler: First off, Xenogears is the fifth episode of Xenosaga, therefore episode 1 plays before the events of Xenogears. Earth is referred as Lost Jerusalem and has nothing to do with the planet Xenogears plays on. 1) I have no idea who you are talking about. 2) I would have said that Jr. was some sort of past incarnation of Billy, because both are gun maniacs. 3) Only the creators know... 4) Nuff said. 5) Pretty much yes. There have been some modifications, but in general the plot is the same. Episode 7??? 6) Yes. 7) No. The game soundtrack is much better 8) No. His wife, Soraya Saga (also involved in Xenogears) continued the script work. She was, however, disposed of, after finishing the ep. 1 script. 9) Zohar. Nothing more. Everything else will be uncovered in later episodes. Which I won't spoil for you __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

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January 12th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 8,958	Play the game, don't bother with the anime. Yours, -E __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

January 12th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,056	as far as i know the xenosaga-anime is rpetty much an exact retelling of xenosaga 1... in other words, its completely useless if you played the game, or, as in my case, are planning to play it.

January 12th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,241	Well If the anime is a direct port of the story, I'll be more interested in it. As my small vacation ends next week and I don't think I'll be able to play another game to it's end. I need to know if the anime having the same story exactly and not just using the name ala "Final Fantasy Unlimited" __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

January 12th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,911	well, if you have bandwidth available, you can download the plot scenes of xenosaga EP1 from here: http://bluelaguna.net/movies/xs/fmvs.php i haven't watched the scenes in their entirety, so i don't know if you can get full effect from it. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

January 12th, 2006	#6 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,913	I watched the whole Xenosaga anime series. The Xenosaga anime series is a follows the storyline in the game. Since the game is over 60 hours long, some of the storytelling from the game has been condensed in the 12 episode anime. Xenosaga anime is for those who wants to understand Xenosaga storyline without having to play the game. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP3 "Asu no Egao no Tame ni!" - So We Can Smile Tomorrow! Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/RZetlin

January 12th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,241	Did the condensed scenes cause major loss? Put in mind that anime is better than CG anyways. __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

January 14th, 2006	#9 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,761	Exodus: I have the bandwidth... but over a gig at 15kb/s, no thanks :P. __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

January 15th, 2006	#10 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,911	not sure how you're only getting 15kb/s. i was getting 50kb/s which is my max. must be the whole australia thing. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

January 21st, 2006	#11 (permalink)
XenosagaIII Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 2	I've also watched the whole 12 episodes of Xenosaga the Animation. Don't really remember it clearly because I watched it like a year ago, but there are some plots that are slightly changed or some characters have heftier role than in the game or vice versa. spoiler Like for example, in the anime, the Elsa was chased by the U-Tics in the 'gateport' (or whatever) then Durandal came in the same channel and destroyed the U-tics. Then after they came out from the gate, hordes of gnosis came to attack them. While in the game, the Elsa met the Durandal while it was being attacked by the hordes of gnosis. And the Durandal was the one who chased/infiltrated U-tic. Oh well whatever, dont really remember it -_-

January 21st, 2006	#12 (permalink)
F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,246	Basically, it tells the story of ep. 1, but even those who played the game will find lots of new things in there. There have been some minor plot changes, a few additions (Jin Uzuki, for example) and a nice little side-thread. Umm... did anyone play Xenosaga Reloaded (Jap only )? I've seen a few screenshots showing the fake Kirschwasser who is playing a not-so-minor role in the animation. Can anyone compare it to the anime? __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

January 25th, 2006	#13 (permalink)
Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,246	Bah, don't bother playing the game, watch the anime, you'll get the story without being bored by the game __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @4GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400

January 25th, 2006	#14 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,761	I have to go with Raziel on this one... the game is hella boring and slow. Its confusing to the point that if you save it and leave it for a month and then come back, you have no clue whats going on (yes that happened to me XD). __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation.

January 25th, 2006	#15 (permalink)
F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,246	Won't that happen with ANY RPG? I remember experiencing the very same with Final Fantasy games as well. BTW: I'm curious how many "Xenophiles" will deeply hate you two, now __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

January 25th, 2006	#16 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,911	nah, they have the right to their own opinion. but, i'd much rather watch the ripped cutscenes from the game than a lame-o anime. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

January 25th, 2006	#17 (permalink)
F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,246	Well, I'd agree with you, but unfortunately there are many cut-scenes in the game that are rendered by the PS2 itself. And the game wasn't all that hard, in my humble opinion - well, except Proto Merkabah (Merkava?)... __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

January 26th, 2006	#18 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,911	i'm pretty sure anything that's voiced over can be ripped. that's what yeloazn tells me at least. otherwise, one can always download the scenes from that link i posted somewhere above. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.