davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
that's good to hear....i liked the first one..............for its story.........................
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In depth look at Xenosaga Episode III Japanese demo
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meltpotato
Member
well if its actually good... what is the likelihood that it will be worth playing if you skipped the first two?
website doesnt work
if you want to post it up on GR email me ill put it up as a feature dm@gamersreports.com
otherwise put up a mirror id liek to read it
if you want to post it up on GR email me ill put it up as a feature dm@gamersreports.com
otherwise put up a mirror id liek to read it
Haha, I'm going to bump this thread since the title is perfect!
Some people have decided to have an even MORE "in depth" look into the Xenosaga Episode III demo, and once again, Monolithsoft's utterly incompetent loser self-owning programmers have inflicted pain upon themselves! :lol
Apparently Monolithsoft was SO lazy they didn't even "strip" the game for the demo, they simply only included the dungeon that would be in the game, and kept the engine and "other" data 100% intact with the final game. Therefore, someone decided to have a go at the database files and lo and behold, everyone on 2ch now knows the entire story of Xenosaga Episode III, the truths about every character, organization, location and backstory in the game, as well as the identity of all the E.S. units and who pilots them.
Monolithsoft, YOU LOSE!
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Some people have decided to have an even MORE "in depth" look into the Xenosaga Episode III demo, and once again, Monolithsoft's utterly incompetent loser self-owning programmers have inflicted pain upon themselves! :lol
Apparently Monolithsoft was SO lazy they didn't even "strip" the game for the demo, they simply only included the dungeon that would be in the game, and kept the engine and "other" data 100% intact with the final game. Therefore, someone decided to have a go at the database files and lo and behold, everyone on 2ch now knows the entire story of Xenosaga Episode III, the truths about every character, organization, location and backstory in the game, as well as the identity of all the E.S. units and who pilots them.
Monolithsoft, YOU LOSE!
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
AgentOtaku
Member
dam
still haven't even started part.II yet
still haven't even started part.II yet
Tellaerin said:...damn, talk about shooting yourself in the foot. I feel bad for whoever was responsible - I can see this having a serious negative impact on sales.
You really don't have to take such malicious glee in their misfortune though, Duckroll.
It's not misfortune. It's incompetence. I take every single satisfaction in watching a company that tries to destroy itself repeatedly suffer. If you want to put up some pointers on why Monolithsoft deserves any sympathy when all they've been doing for the past 6 years is basically summed up as shooting themselves in the foot, I would be glad to hear them. If you fuck yourself up once, it's sad. When you fuck yourself up ten times over by in the span of 6 years since your birth, it's hilarious. :lol
duckroll said:
Watching Monolithsoft's slow-motion disintegration has been like watching a smart, talented friend go off the rails despite his best efforts to turn things around. (It's not like they haven't made an effort, and it's not like they weren't sincerely trying. They just keep fucking up.) These guys were behind a couple of games that I really enjoyed, and watching them end up like this is just tragic. Considering the high hopes I had for Monolithsoft when the company was first formed, I guess I just don't have it in me to laugh at their situation now. *shrug*
Tellaerin said:
QFT! That's what makes it so funny!
Not sure who "these guys" are anymore. Most of the people that worked on XS Ep1 have never worked on any of the other Monolithsoft games. That's the other hilarious part, now Monolithsoft is really a little more than a Namco-owned studio that Namco's trying to make SOMEWHAT profitable by bringing in freelancers (Masato Kato on BK) or new guys (the writer/director of a few SRW games for NxC) from other good projects but yet they STILL kept fucking up! How can you not laugh? The people we REALLY love have moved on, Monolithsoft is just a sinking skeleton robotship that Namco has invested way too much time and money into to close at this moment for fear of the wrath of shareholders. :lol
Hey, I've bought pretty much every Monolithsoft game worth buying, and I'll continue buying them. I've paid enough to DESERVE laughing! I pay first-day retail price on their JAPANESE releases too, all the more right I have to run them down when they don't deliver!
the year 20XX
Member
It is awesome that people who want to know what happens no longer have to sit through the 80 hours of cutscenes and 30 minutes of gameplay to find out. Yay!
Some programmer at Monolithsoft probably did it on purpose, out of mercy.
Some programmer at Monolithsoft probably did it on purpose, out of mercy.
Jack Random
Member
AgentOtaku said:dam
still haven't even started part.II yet
Don't do it man!
save yourself!
You laugh, but honestly, why in the hell would you EVER want to read such information if you actually did care about the game? That sort of mentality I will never understand...duckroll said:
"Yeah, I think I'm going to spoil the game for myself just to stick it the developers lol"
I guess I can understand that.duckroll said:
The situation is funny, I suppose...but it's not like those who are actually interested in it would read the whole thing. Is it on 2ch right now (at least some of the info), though? I can't access that site from work, unfortunately, so I can't see for myself.
dark10x said:I guess I can understand that.
The situation is funny, I suppose...but it's not like those who are actually interested in it would read the whole thing. Is it on 2ch right now (at least some of the info), though? I can't access that site from work, unfortunately, so I can't see for myself.
It's on the Xenosaga threads on 2ch in bits. There's also a zip file with text files containing all the various sections of the database and all the entries in them.
dermannmitdemcolt
Member
Monolith is so unbelievable stupid, it´s not even funny anymore...but...the xeno fanboy in me is pretty satisfied with the conclusion of the story. sounds good.
brandonh83
Banned
There's no way in hell I'm reading that.
No way am I gonna read that.
Not going to read...
...read...
...itchy... tasty...
No way am I gonna read that.
Not going to read...
...read...
...itchy... tasty...
Robobandit
Member
duckroll said:GAF - Working harder to rescue disappointed gamers.
come on now.. you know as well as I do that no one here plays games, they just bitch about them.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Himuro said:
BOOYA!
/me dances
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Himuro said:
So, so true. Ahh Xenosaga...what could have been
Prince of Space
Banned
Jeez, did anyone else get a headache reading that? That story's more needlessly convoluted than Xenogears. XENOGEARS.
:lol :lol :lol The sabotage continues! Wait till the REST of the pics get online! :lol :lol :lol
The pics pretty much confirm that Omega = Weltall. Omega Res Novae is OR Weltall and the one that Dimitri builds out of the remains of Proto Omega from the end of XS Ep2, Omega ID is Weltall ID. I expect a blue normal Weltall varient to be Omega Universitis since we saw that in the VERY FIRST XS trailer back in 2001, and of course Omega Metapsychomwhateverthefuck would probably look like Xenogears itself.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
duckroll said:
:O :O :O
Edit: Oh shit...I hit my 6,000th post...!!!
YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Monolith's made 3 really great games, and one really shitty one. Sure, Xenosaga just kind of blehed after #1, but Der Wille zur Macht was still a pretty sweet game. And both Baten Kaitoses have been extremely awesome.
I've never played Pied Piper (or 1+2), but I really don't understand the hate. Well, I understand the Xeno hate, but not the hate for them as developers. They've already proved with Baten Kaitos I and II that they can make a kick ass game without deeply religious themes and over uses of bilblical terms.
Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing how the series ends. None of the spoiler stuff makes any sense to me anyways, and the stuff that does I could already have guessed.
I've never played Pied Piper (or 1+2), but I really don't understand the hate. Well, I understand the Xeno hate, but not the hate for them as developers. They've already proved with Baten Kaitos I and II that they can make a kick ass game without deeply religious themes and over uses of bilblical terms.
Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing how the series ends. None of the spoiler stuff makes any sense to me anyways, and the stuff that does I could already have guessed.
Himuro said:
Okay, I found the matching database entries to explain these characters I think! :lol
Aizen Magas - An old man who lives in the Dabre Mines on Miltia. Originally he migrated to Miltia with his son Teras after it became a republic as larbor immigrants working in the mines. There's a bunch of other shit about how U-TIC took control over the Miltia government and the mines and workforce were gradually falling into disarray with resistances against U-TIC. Anyway he's Mai's grandfather and I don't give a shit about Teras at the moment. In his entry it says he's was a resistance fighter against U-TIC.
Mai Magas - Teras Magas' beloved daughter. She lives with her grandfather Aizen Magas in the Dabre Mines. After her father dies in the riots in the Dabre Mines, she customizes his O-Tec, Leupold for combat purposes and restores peace in the mines.
Leupold - Specially tuned O-Tec used by Telas Magas for larbor work in the Dabre Mines. After his death, his daughter Mai installs firearms into Leupold and retunes it until it no longer resembles the larbor O-Tec it once was but is now a formidable weapon that matches military strength.
Mai Magas - Teras Magas' beloved daughter. She lives with her grandfather Aizen Magas in the Dabre Mines. After her father dies in the riots in the Dabre Mines, she customizes his O-Tec, Leupold for combat purposes and restores peace in the mines.
Leupold - Specially tuned O-Tec used by Telas Magas for larbor work in the Dabre Mines. After his death, his daughter Mai installs firearms into Leupold and retunes it until it no longer resembles the larbor O-Tec it once was but is now a formidable weapon that matches military strength.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
will this mean it hits 20 bucks faster? :lol
duckroll said:
I still have faith they'll create 4, 5, 6 as a seperate trilogy tied to this one.
All they need to do is have Abel make contact (done), the entire Deus fiasco (I think it's halfway done behind the scenes) and then the eldridge transporting the dismantled Deus to somewhere in space.
That's all they need to tie into the rest of the series.
4 is Sophia, Krillian and Lacan's story.
5 is Fei and Elhaym's story.
6 is ???
So I'm not reading the spoilers, but do they tell the ending?
Tabris said:
Not if the sales (or lack thereof) can help it! That's one area Monolithsoft NEVER disappoints! :lol :lol
WHAT SERIES? Xenosaga != Xenogears. Xenogears is not a series, Xenosaga is. STOP THE STUPIDITY!
This is why I love XGXS fanatics.
Case 1:
Takahashi says Xenosaga is a complete reimagining of the concepts of Xenogears and not the Xenogears series.
Fans say he MUST be lying and just covering up because he doesn't want to be sued by Square.
Case 2:
As the Xenosaga series goes on, it looks more and more likely that Takahashi was telling the truth. All "references" to Xenogears are just nods to the design and names while the story heads in a totally different direction as written for Episode 1 and Episode 2 and Episode 3 in Xenogears Perfect Works.
Fans say it must just be delayed slightly and make up all kinds of excuses to how EVENTUALLY it could still lead to Xenogears.
Case 3:
Monolithsoft throws in the tower and says XS Ep3 is the end.
Fans say THERE WILL BE ANOTHER TRILOGY! I BELIEVE!
Case 4:
The database of the Ep3 demo is cracked and all the data released. It is clear that there is no intention at all to ever get anywhere near Xenogears.
Fans say "I REFUSE TO READ THE SPOILERS!"
I gotta say, anyone who still supports this stupidass company the deserves to go under and be jobless on the streets of Tokyo really deserve each other. You can all huggle each other to keep warm in the streets of Tokyo when they go jobless though... should be soon, especially since there's no reason for anyone to buy XS EP3 now! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Himuro said:
Hey, just upload the entire zip here: http://www2.ranobe.com/test/upload.html
Save us all 50 bucks.
Prince of Space
Banned
I can't even be bothered to read all the spoilers -- the story's a convoluted mess; even moreso than Xenogears.
Thanks for saving me $50, GAF.
Thanks for saving me $50, GAF.
Hmm... some of that does make sense now that I think about it. I'm just glad that X3 isn't going to be crap like X2. At least the series is ending on the right foot.
And seriously, Monolith is a great developer. They've made some really good RPGs, like Xenogears, X1, Baten Kaitos, and Baten Kaitos II.
And seriously, Monolith is a great developer. They've made some really good RPGs, like Xenogears, X1, Baten Kaitos, and Baten Kaitos II.
Here are some totally spoilerific montages! Spoiler-tagged links and descriptions for your protection! :lol
Man, they put so many goddamn pics in the database, if I spent enough time I could probably have the entire XS Ep3 game in thumbnail storybook form! :lol
Edit: Hey Himuro, mine are easier to view! You just copied and pasted!
All ES mechs
From left to right, top to bottom: ES Asher, ES Dinah, ES Zebulun, ES Rueben, ES Levi, ES Levi w/ Huge Claw, ES Issachar, ES Gad, ES Joseph, ES Simeon (Ep1-2), ES Simeon (Ep3), ES Dan, ES Naphtali, ES Judah, Joshua (Wilhelm's mech).
Gnosis bosses within Abel's Ark
From left to right: Natus Glacies, Natus Lumen, Natus Flamma, Natus Terrarum.
All forms of Omega
From left to right, top to bottom: Proto Omega, Omega Res Novae, Omega Universitas, Omega Id, Omega Metempsychosis (two pics!)
From left to right, top to bottom: ES Asher, ES Dinah, ES Zebulun, ES Rueben, ES Levi, ES Levi w/ Huge Claw, ES Issachar, ES Gad, ES Joseph, ES Simeon (Ep1-2), ES Simeon (Ep3), ES Dan, ES Naphtali, ES Judah, Joshua (Wilhelm's mech).
Gnosis bosses within Abel's Ark
From left to right: Natus Glacies, Natus Lumen, Natus Flamma, Natus Terrarum.
All forms of Omega
From left to right, top to bottom: Proto Omega, Omega Res Novae, Omega Universitas, Omega Id, Omega Metempsychosis (two pics!)
Man, they put so many goddamn pics in the database, if I spent enough time I could probably have the entire XS Ep3 game in thumbnail storybook form! :lol
Edit: Hey Himuro, mine are easier to view! You just copied and pasted!
Unlike lazy-ass Himuro here, copying and pasting from other people's posts on various forums, I've actually been crosslinking the database images and database entries to get accurate reasons and maximum spoilage! I WILL DO MORE DAMAGE TO MONOLITHSOFT IN THE LONG RUN! (This is like a race, to destroy the incompetent!) :lol
dermannmitdemcolt
Member
duckroll said:
well, in my case it's exactly the opposite. thanks to all this spoiler stuff i actually look forward to XSIII.
I don't understand how posting any of this on a forum with few Japanese members will hurt Monolithsoft. Anyone outside of Japan that wants to know the story will be able to find out everything they want (with video) well before the game comes out in their territory anyways, just like for the first two games.
This thread actually got me interested in Xenosaga again. I just restarted episode 2 and will (hopefully) actually finish it this time.
This thread actually got me interested in Xenosaga again. I just restarted episode 2 and will (hopefully) actually finish it this time.
brandonh83
Banned
I really liked the first two episodes. I thought Episode II was a pretty decent RPG and while playing it I couldn't understand why people hate it so bad. But hey, taste is taste I guess. I actually think the battle system in II is pretty fun and I enjoyed the experience on the whole. I've read a bit of these spoilers, but not really enough, so I can't wait to get the game.
brandonh83
Banned
My only real gripes concern the length of the games and the convoluted nature of the storytelling. I've never had much of a problem understanding complicated stories in the past but the events in both I and II pretty much went over my head and I'll have to replay them both before III comes out.
Systems_id
Banned
I really need to get Episode II one of these days. Is it worth the $20?