acklame said:
Ok let's see:
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra is Monolithsoft's final entry in the trouble-laden Xenosaga series. The game will continue to take key themes from Nietzsche's books for the background of the story, in this case featuring themes such as "the uberman" and "eternal return".
Taking place a year after the conclusion of Xenosaga Episode II, this game will once again feature Shion and her friends as they start a new adventure to unravel all the mysteries of the series once and for all. While all the mysteries presented in the Xenosaga series should see a conclusion in this game, the ones most central to the plot will be Shion's past 14 years ago in Miltia and KOS-MOS' real reason for protecting Shion and the nature of KOS-MOS' "heart".
Plotwise, much has changed since the end of Episode II, with the appearance of more E.S. mechs in the world as well as Shion joining up with the underground resistance group Scantia. While investigating her ex-employers Vector Industries, she undercovers plans to activate KOS-MOS as well as the mysterious android T-elos. What is Vector's true motive and where does it all lead?
Their journey in Episode III will lead the characters to various exotic sci-fi locations such as the massive facility that closely resembles Vector's logo, a city resembling a present-day one as well as locations related to Project Zohar. The Zohar Emulators will play a central part in the story's conclusion as they are finally released from their shielding cases. It also seems like Jin acquires an E.S. mech of his own, one armed with dual swords, in what seems to be the beginning of a robot swordfight with an enemy E.S. unit. Who is that mysterious Vector android and what is her purpose, it is likely that her relation to KOS-MOS will have much to do with the shocking revelations the final episode has installed.
Gameplay-wise there have been several changes from the previous episode. It seems that Monolithsoft has taken heed of many of the complaints longtime fans of the series had with Episode II. Tech-attacks are back in the Character Battles of Episode III and they promise that each character will once again have many cool and unique attacks as those seen in Episode I. Robot Battles will also be improved with many more mechs in the roaster so players have more to choose from. It is confirmed that the dual-blade E.S. is a playable mech and it would be a no brainer for it to be Jin's. Monolithsoft promises that the battles will be speedier than ever, and for the Robot Battles there will be more gauges and other visual displays that make the battles look even more like the ones remembered fondly in Xenogears. Another addition to the gameplay is that while exploring towns now, various NPCs talking to you will have their dialogue windows automatically popping up as you move near them, making it a more natural and lively experience.
Only thing bigger is the whole landpieces/rainbows/clouds thing. But if they can get that big already on the PSP, one step higher shouldn't be so hard.
