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not good

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 23
Date: January 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

don't get this game when it comes out. you will be dissapointed since the cutscenes look boring. other than that avoid this came no questions do it.

An RPG to look forward to.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

No, I haven't played this game, but I can't believe people are giving 1 and 2 star ratings to a game that has not even been released yet!! Stranger still is that these low ratings are being given to a game whose predecessor received critical acclaim! Anyway, I am very much looking forward to this game. All previews thus far have been very positive. I'm always a sucker for a good story and I'm sure this one, like the first game, will have it in spades. The graphics look sweeter, they are making the battle system more fun, and it looks like they are addressing the problem of the extremely long cut scenes from the first one. Any RPG fan should definitely keep a good eye on this one.

Let's just see, shall we?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I know I don't have much room to review the game since it's not released yet. Strange that some others think they can review an entire 40-hour experience based on trailers and opinions. Even stranger that it should be a bad game because, excuse me, the models are less colorful and look feminine? Please, people. Anywho, I was a little upset myself to find that they had changed the overall look of the game. But you know what? What attracted me was the story, which is why I loved the long cinematics. It was a bold move and very successful.

So I'm very hyped for the sequel because the story expands, and there are as much as 5 more games on the way after this one(though I hear that Xenogears was actually episode 5; it says so in the credits)!

From the previews it looks great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: January 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Contrary to the other review, this game looks fun. It is one of (hopefully) 7 installments. The battlesystem is similar to the first one but you can attack with a team mate. Also, I noticed in one of the previews, theres alot of ether you can use. The graphics have improved from the last one, and all the characters are back (I think) plus some. I would recommend buying this game.

Something Wrong

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: February 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

... As far as a review, the game looks great, I can't wait for it to come out. I do hope that there is less dialogue in this one than in the first one. Other than that I'm really looking forward to this one. ...

terible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: February 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

namco's xenosaga 2 really looks horible. with scenes that have bad cgi. so don't get this game.

Wheres my R - Cannon ??!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: February 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

...... I'm going to assume the reader has played episode 1, if you haven't this might not explain much. For those of you who have ....

This is a nice sequel. It picks up right where the last one left off. The new look is great, though I didn't mind the old anime look either. The cutscenes are beautiful and usually action packed. However all's not well. They changed the battle system. It took me a lil while to figure just how it works. Gone are the flashy tech moves that made the battles awesome. {I hate that} Tech moves won't catch your eye at all this time around. The battles are harder and much more strategic, but duller. There is however a nice selection of ether and support skills that you can learn to build the charcters the way you see fit. The story thus far makes sense and explains alot of things you might {or might not} care to know. The only other promblem is that the cutscenes take so long. You can pay attention for only so long before your mind wanders. The first had this promblem so I'm not surprised. They don't have an ecyclopedia this time around ..... on episode 1 that thing was vital to understanding the story {at least for me} Fans will love it. Just thought I'd warn you and soften the blow of the new battle system.

I laughed, I cried, I enjoyed completely

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: February 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just finished this game last night, and I'm still blown away. I should have expected it, but still, the ending shocked me, and I couldn't help but nearly cry at the heavily religious themed ending. This wasn't the only time I was filled with emotion in this game. Scenes with the 'villain' gave me simpathy for a character who seemed to deserve none in the first game, and were often very heavy in nature. Shion is forced to make a choice which breaks her hearts and an emotional player's as well. This whole game is infused with emotional depth and philosophical ideas in a way no other video game can compare to, and will never fail to amaze the player at the power Xenosaga has over their hearts.

This amazing story is told through cut scenes with good graphics, some lasting at least 15 minutes. I never found myself tired of the endless cut scenes because the improved character models look great, the story is enormous, and the action scenes are greatly done.

For fans of the first game, gone are the four experience types, now you get three, and one of them you rarely get. Skill points are used to learn abilities on the new skill tree. All characters share the same skills, but each can put the skills to use differently. Class points are earned easily, from bosses and from mastering parts of the skill tree. Exp is earned from fighting battles, as usual. Some people say that the skill tree makes all characters nearly the same, but this is far from true. some characters have stronger ether (magic) casting ability, some have ether based attacks, strong against a few types of enemies, but horribly weak against others, some have strong physical attacks, some can only hit ground enemies, and some can knock enemies into the air and then hit them hard. Stocking allows you to build powerful combos to utilize the new break system. In the break system, certain move sets will 'break' the enemy, after which they will recieve slightly more damage and can be knocked to the ground or into the air. Using the improved boost function, which now goes with the entire party, as well as enemy party, you can have your other characters attack the enemies which are in the air and deal at least twice the normal damage. Gone are the long, annoying, repetitive animations from the first game, battles now go almost twice as fast, causing the game to be about half as short as the first. There is no money system in this game, although you can sell items for a side quest, so all items must be found or aquired from enemies, although eventually you will get spells which will make the items mostly unimportant, and the 'psycho pocket' skill will allow you to steal usefull items from enemies. Sadly, gone are Yasunori Mitsuda's orchestrated themes, now Yuki Kajiura is in charge of the music, which seemed to me to be so 'Phantasy Star 2' (Sega Genisis), which isn't a bad thing, I just miss the orchestra.

Anyway, I think I've summed up the differences well, so if you can get by those, you will hopefully enjoy the game. By the end of this game, even more than in the first, you will feel that you are standing in the middle of two very powerful, ancient forces, and the series is reaching the point of being an epic. If you haven't played the first yet, there's a lot going on in this game, it will be confusing to someone who hasn't played the first. It's a greatest hits title, so you can pick it up without emptying your wallet.

good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this was a very good game from namco. too bad the graphics and gameplay isn't as fun as the first one. still if you like rpgs go get this game.

A Worthy Sequel ( with a few changes)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The first Xenosaga was a great game, and my all time favorite. This one comes a close second. There is a new battle system, and graphics are overall enhanced. And if you have at least a decent home theatre system, the game sounds absolutely magnificent, especially during cut scenes where Dolby Digital 5.1 kicks in. On my 51' HDTV with Bose surround system, it was a true slice of heaven and the cut scenes became truly something of an epic. Words simply cannot do justice to how good the overall experience of the game can be with the right system. I haven't seen many games with this high of a production value. I understand that the number one complaint about the first game was the long cut scenes and now you have the option of skipping them (although I personally loved every minute of it and don't understand why you'd want to skip them, as they are vital to the game.. the series was never meant to be a 'light' RPG..)

Few changes have been made that may or may not be good depending on one's taste. One, they changed the voice actors for a few characters. Two, there is a new music composer, so if you loved the music from the previous game, you might be a little dissapointed. Finally, and this is just a rumor I heard and I may be wrong on the details, one of the original story writers seem to have left the game. As to where this will take the future progression of the Xenosaga series, I don't know. But the story so far was very satisfying, and I'm already looking forward to the third one. Since there hasn't been any RPGs of this caliber for PS2 recently(Except for Shadow Hearts 2, but it was released nearly 5 months ago..) do yourself a favor and give it a try. Oh, and if you still haven't, make sure you play the first one before you play this one. The first game can be picked up for around $15 bucks now I believe, truly a bargain if there ever was one. You won't be dissapointed.

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