A war has been raging on the continent of Ignas between the Kislev Empire to the north and the kingdom of Aveh in the south. It has gone for so long that people have forgotten the cause. As a mysterious organization known as "Ethos" introduces an ancient technology in form of huge mega-robots, the tides are turning. Gebler, a military organization with an unknown agenda, is pulling the strings and supports Aveh to regain its authority over Kislev. A failed attempt to steal one of Kislev's new Gears, a giant robot named "Weltall", leads to a fight between a group of Gebler and Kislev guards in the remote town of Lahan in the outskirts of Aveh. One of the villagers, Fei Fong Wong, impulsively takes possession of "Weltall" and steers it to fight. As Fei's best friend Timothy is killed during the battle, he releases a massive wave of energy and destroys the whole village together with one of his close friends, Alice.After this tragedy, Fei is blamed for the destruction of the village and the death of his friends. Pursued by military governments and mysterious forces, Fei sets out on an epic quest for answers and his own forgotten past.Xenogears is a Japanese-style RPG with a few distinguishing features. The characters have the ability to jump, which must be used on several occasions to access specific locations. There are two types of combat in the game: standard and gear. In standard combat, the characters fight with equipped weapons, learning and performing different combos that can be executed in one turn. But often the heroes will have to explore dungeons while piloting giant robots called "gears". Gear combat follows different rules: they are able to perform actions until they run out of fuel, therefore the player must concentrate on finishing the enemy quickly. It is possible to equip various accessories on the gears, including those that will let them partially restore fuel. Gears cannot level up, but can be upgraded in workshops.

Overall 9.3    Graphics 9.5    Sound 9.5    Addictive 9    Story 9    Depth 9    Difficulty 7

An ambitious game that's not for everyone   Michael91
JRPGs are known for the grandiose stories and plethora of cut scenes. However, even by JRPG standard...
  Graphics 9   Sound 9   Addictive 8   Story 8   Depth 8   Difficulty 4
      Review Rating: 4.5/5     Submitted: 08-07-13     Review Replies: 2

Get Alice's Wedding Dress

When in the battling tournament at Bledavik and fighting Dan, don't attack. Instead, defend until Dan gets irritated and leaves, he will give you his sister's wedding dress. It can be worn by anyone (including males) and really isn't half-bad at the time.


Hidden Music Video

Put in the Making of LUNAR disc, and wait for the video to begin.Open the disc cover and without pressing the power button or turning off the power, put in the second disc of Xenogears. This does not harm the Game or the system. This secret will play all of the movies on the disc, but about midway through the disc, a song will play while showing FMV from the game! The song is called ''Star of Tears'', and cant be found anywhere else. Very cool!

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Supermatt6534 12-27-22 - 03:07 AM
 I get audio, but the screen remains black.
Mynamescox44 04-26-16 - 11:52 PM
 If the games production hadn't been so rushed in the later stages, and the 2nd disc was made as well as the first, it would've been received so much better. Definitely one of the best regardless. This game's story was originally pitched to Square to be FF7
xLestaTx 04-06-16 - 01:53 PM
 My all time favorite game I remember my brother and I playing this very nostalgic :'(
F. Starr 07-14-15 - 06:33 PM
 Man, just watched the hidden video and I'm in tears, remembering all the stuff in this game. I beat this about 10 years ago (I'm old). Definitely have to play this again, even if it is, like, 100+ hours long. :)
MeatAndPotatoes 02-01-15 - 02:18 PM
 That frog like thing came running at me. I said, "Whoa! Easy, big fella!"
MysteryMan007 11-20-14 - 02:31 AM
 Another game for my to-play list.
SuperToads 12-02-13 - 08:54 PM
 One of the top 3 if not THE best PS1 RPGs ever made. Easily beats Final Fantasy 7,8,9 hands down.
Shogun Gamer 06-21-13 - 10:22 PM
 Oh god, this game is legendary.
cloud73 02-29-12 - 01:18 AM
 Is there any word out on this game? Or a link to play it at another link?