Xenogears - the PS1 RPG with the best story

[lindbergh]

I have played numerous RPG games for the PS1. Games like Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9, Vagrant Story, Chrono Cross, and numerous other RPGs. However, none have come close to the excellence of the story that Xenogears put forth to the table. It was both controversial and moving and epic. It brought wonder and awe to every gamer that was playing it. Have you played Xenogears? Did you enjoy its story as much as I did?

 

[Scottf14]

I agree xenogears was something truly special. Xenosaga was interesting in the ps2 era but despite the similarities in a few concepts xenogears was better as a story.

 

[CaptainWoodzy]

Xenogears was definitely an amazing experience, but to say it has the BEST story would be disingenuous at best. It was pretty generic, especially to anyone who was into anime for the past 20 years. It had all the standards like memory loss, giant robots, blah blah. Not trying to take anything away from the game, but most of the story elements were standard fare.

 

[lindbergh]

Lol. True it could be standard of compared to an anime. The same could also be said with most of the RPGs that came out for the PS 1 too. What then would you vouch for as the RPG game that has the best story on the PS 1? Chrono Cross? Final Fantasy VII?

 

[Jellyfish]

Never played it, just heard good things baout it, Maybe on day I will do what I didn't back then.

 

[BlackSolaris]

I still think this is better than Final Fantasy VII because the characters animations during battle seem a lot more cooler than the rough 3D VII had. Also the story, music and gameplay was great!

 

[lindbergh]

I agree xenogears was something truly special. Xenosaga was interesting in the ps2 era but despite the similarities in a few concepts xenogears was better as a story.

I completely agree. I have played some Xenosaga games on the PS 2 and none of them had the lasting factor as that of Xenogears. Their story was very convoluted and the characters were not memorable.

 

[The Nightmonkey]

Xenogears was awesome. And to think it was pitched as the storyline for FFVII but too good of an idea so they let Tetsuya Takahashi and Kaori Tanaka make a new game out of it instead.