The ULTIMATE Recap of Xenosaga: Episode I (RECAPitation)

[@OniBlackMage]

Please enjoy another popular request, Xenosaga: Episode 1. Now, I WILL do the other episodes in short time, but for now, remember that RECAPitations are NOT retrospectives... with this series, there is a lot of mystery and intrigue that is not immediately revealed in the first game alone, so please watch understanding that, like other RECAPs, this is from the context of playing JUST this game. Thank you for your understanding. Currently, there is a Patron/YT Member poll for the next RPG RECAPitaiton from the Tales of Series. If you would like to voice your picks, please consider supporting the channel in one of those ways and voting! Next RECAPitation with be: Castlevania 1-4

[@esthiem4388]

Is there a chance that you'll do FF Dimensions sometime soon

[@OniBlackMage]

Hmm ... not really a way for me to cover mobile games at the moment, sorry.

[@esthiem4388]

That's a shame it's a really good and underrated game almost as underrated FF5

[@SniperCR39]

I really enjoyed these games when they came out and played all 3. I was really disappointed though that they cut short the series though. As I recall, it was supposed to be six games but poor sales resulted in only three...

[@loka7783]

@@SniperCR39 I remember hearing a rumor that it was supposed to be a nine game series and Xenogears was supposed to be near the end if not the end to the series.

[@Angelic_Jay]

Someone talking about Xenosaga in 2019, this is truly a gift

[@TheGamingGuy-hy5eh]

Cause it’s in smash

[@LoadingGears]

Psssst. Chech out my xenossga lore series. Im talking about xenissga in 2020 lol

[@pokeleoantiqua7326]

Well Kos-Mos was in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 a few years ago

[@Angelic_Jay]

@@pokeleoantiqua7326 Yeah, and that was a treat as well!

[@LoadingGears]

@@pokeleoantiqua7326 no. That was "kaz-maz" XD

[@Ramsey276one]

29:25 saving the world AFTER the side quests... JRPGs in a nutshell!

[@johnlawful2272]

And the last Spiderman game

[@md_vandenberg]

The Xenosaga series was originally supposed to be 6 episodes long. The creator has said he'd be willing to make those forgotten episodes if the funds were there. I think we should start mailing him our paychecks. I sure as Hell would love to see Shion and the gang show up on Lost Jerusalem one day.

[@ikaruga24]

I am an avid fan of the Xeno series from its perception. I love them as much as i love the main Shin Megami Tensei series and for those that know me that is saying something. However as much as i adore Xenosaga i believe the entry of Xenoblade Chronicles X is the best in the series by far. To me, XCX represents what the Xeno series is all about the best way possible. That being said, i would not be against the idea of properly seeing the other 3 parts of the Xenosaga universe to tie in Xenogears as well which in turn i also believe a good remake is in order but will never happen.

[@johnlawful2272]

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[@johnlawful2272]

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[@nunyabusiness7827]

@Matthew VandenBerg This is a petition with 11k supporters that people are going to use to Tatsuya that we still want a xenosaga remake/remaster. Please spread this around. The remake hint was as recent as last year secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/Katsuhiro_Harada_DirectorProducer_at_Bandai_Namco_Remaster_the_Xenosaga_Trilogy_for_Global_Release/

[@fanofall9319]

from what i've heard, the 3 missing episodes are the gap between 2 and 3 Since the 3rd episode can obviously be seen a rush

[@duddud___8700]

Watching this so i can understand xenoblade 4 😭🙏🏿

[@Stonehorn]

There is no xenoblade 4 yet

[@YoungCoLLC]

Yessss!! Played the crap out of these games as a kid, but I was too young to understand all of the religious implications found in a Xeno game.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Too bad saga never came close to what gears was

[@jzblue345]

Yea me to man these games are live as hell awesome rpgs. They were just as good as gears to me but in a different way I love gears and it's my favorite game of all time but there are some things about saga I like too.

[@agekee]

Man I remember convincing my dad to buy this because there was a picture of kos most with angel wings and he's very religious.

[@ennislange1304]

@@agekee little did he know the super religious people are the villains in just about every xeno game

[@finlandjourney6065]

There's very little genuine religious meanings. It's all perverted out of context. My guess is thanks to a great deal of magic mushrooms consumed by Takahashi LOL.

[@jmarra07]

I couldn't help but laugh at the Cherenkov guy killing everybody lol. When you play it, it's kinda sad, kinda serious, but hearing it all at once is so ludicrous it's funny

[@parritosss]

Someone actually talking about Xenosaga in KZbin. Nice.

[@LoadingGears]

I'm making a whole more series in which I tell the story of xenosaga in chronological order. Meaning I start waaaaay back in ancient times and cover everything from jesus's time to the miltian conflict before I even touch the story of the games :P. I'm glad to see more people talking about this game. I'm glad I'm not alone

[@LoadingGears]

I meant *lore series. Not more series lol

[@jdrobin1]

@@LoadingGears I've been wtahcing your series, it's great. Please finish it to the end. I'm looking forward to it 👍

[@LoadingGears]

@@jdrobin1 =D aaah. Thank you! I'm actually working on the next episode as we speak haha

[@lordmetallium9678]

Monolift Soft has still need to give us Xenosaga HD and they still have not made anything.

[@tinyguy9398]

Being able to recap this series but focus on the points in the plot that really matter takes great focus as there is so much to get side tracked on or that any fan would find very hard not to overexplain as there is so much there to get held up on. That said you did a fantastic job here. If there ever needed to be a pitch made to take this series up and convert it into a TV show this would be it as it explains just enough of the plot, characters, motivations and lore in a simple enough way that studio execs might actually bite. Say to little and there's not enough there there, but say too much and they get tired of listening to you and move on. All I'm really saying is doing what you did here took talent. As someone who has to produce and give executives summaries to corporate executives for a living I can truly say not many can do what you did here. Kudos to you man!

[@tenkaikagaya]

This series as a whole is so underrated. I loved it!

[@nore5888]

isn't it a part of the Xeno- Series though!

[@projectmayhem6898]

[13:00] I'm starting to think personality reconditioning might not work.

[@chrisconnell8523]

"We kept zapping his brain to make him not want to kill people but he killed people anyway!" "... have you tried zapping his brain *more*?" "Genius!"

[@spira-virgo5746]

‪It was an extremely cool recap! Actually just so you know the Zohar is actually a word in Hebrew that literally means Illumination or the light. Also fun fact the strange letters you all see on the monolith and the commander face are Hebrew letters ❤️‬

[@NoxLegend1]

Almost Everything in xeno series story has some connection or basis to real world religious histories.

[@chriswinkler284]

I love how Sherry Lynn (Sasami Jurai) did the voice of Momo. I never had this game, but a good friend of mine back in the day did. Outstanding at best, and I liked the idea of using Mechs in battle. Thanks for the memories, recap/upload

[@CaptainCafe]

Your summaries are so good! I know doing JRPG’s are hard. Thank you!

[@jayistrying4558]

Boy, has it been 10 years since I have played the series? Lmao. The nostalgia came rushing in. Please do Wild Arms series next.

[@jairocolombo4410]

Ohh yeah, wild arms!

[@kasumisylveon]

Alright time to go to bed Oni mage has released a video ..... Well sleep can wait

[@jba2048]

I have waited a long time for this one. Thank you. You should consider Valkyrie Profile in the future.

[@adamlord]

what a classic!

[@LoadingGears]

I wish I could play that game. I rented the one for the ps2 and never finished it. Recently I've tried playing it on a ps2 emulator but it runs like shit.

[@NachoRod]

@@LoadingGears its also on ios and android

[@LoadingGears]

@@NachoRod what is?

[@LoadingGears]

@@NachoRod valkyrie profile?

[@Art-lf7zq]

Thanks so much for this. Played this back on release and finally decided to continue onto the second game and beyond. Problem now, I didn't remember a single thing about the story. It was either replay the entire game again, watch the 7 hour long cutscene compilation here on YT, or watch your 30 minute recap. Already have way too many games on the backlog, all the way from SNES to modern games, mostly stupidly long RPGS. The answer was very clear. Thanks again.

[@Reifgar]

Your "What happened in" series has quickly become one of my favorites. Absolutely fantastic.

[@gurukof]

my favorite series ever got so many goodies from this series that i actually question my judgment xD still if a remake/remaster/rewhatever comes out im buying the superexpensiveultradeluxehuehuehue edition in a heartbeat

[@rogerarteaga2665]

This would benefit more in a remake the series is a bit of a mess

[@rickstevenson8249]

This is an awesome video. There just aren’t that many xenosaga videos out there and as a fan of the series I’m so excited you did this recapitation

[@palis6175]

awesome great job man this is one of the few recap videos that actually explain everything u need to know i wanted to replay 2 n 3 and wanted a quick refresher since i played part 1 again a few months ago and didn't wanna replay so soon

[@Liglerian]

Thanks for ALL of these videos! I’ve beaten a lot of the games you’ve done ‘What is’ on. I think I’m only missing 5 or so hahah. Such an amazing idea, and you’re awesome!! Cool thing is, some of the storylines I thought I fully knew, and you end up talking about something I’ve forgotten or missed all together. Thanks again.

[@PazuChill]

I just beat this game today and had a lot of fun with it. Thanks for this video. I'm going to watch this to make absolutely sure I haven't missed or forgotten anything before jumping into II.

[@mattyc971]

I loved this series! I do hope you get to episodes 2 &3 soon! Really enjoy this channel! Thank you!!!

[@FRGTNDRKNSS]

I remember having fun with this game, but it was soooo damn confusing to me when it came out. Thank you for the trip down memory lane and helping me appreciate this story.

[@writerblocks9553]

Amazing man, thank you for doing this!! So nostalgic to see this, I loved this series but I don’t wanna play through a 70 hour game to see the story again

[@clouded9243]

Thank so much! This was very well done, and I learned some things that I didn’t get when I was playing as a kid 17 years ago. I patiently wait for 2nd & 3rd installment!

[@jstratton1981]

I still have the keychain from the ingame email you had to mail to in real life. Wish more companies did cool promos like that.

[@scottlypuff]

ust decided to start binge watching your channel thank you for all these RECAPitations of great franchjises!

[@mazzarella_child567]

My first game on PS2. Probably one of the greatest games I’ve ever played.

[@overcomesummer7085]

Loved this game so much! I can't tell you how many times I have played this game. My only regret was never being able to play the 3rd ep. I hope they remaster this game. Xenosaga deserves a remaster, like right now.

[@omari6108]

Games like this aren’t made anymore eh? I remember loving this so much and staying up for days on end playing.

[@williammarinho21]

One of my favorites RPGS thanks for this video, done almost everything i could on my 100 hours playthrough, good memories

[@kendragingo6709]

I love the gameplay footage, you can tell a lot of effort went into this! There's so much I forgot happened!

[@boinkohh8394]

I know I've gone and requested a title already, and I know you're a busy man, but I honestly hope that one day you can do a video on not only the Breath of Fire series, but also the Zone of the Enders series.

[@OniBlackMage]

I will update Breath of fire for sure... long overdue I know

[@jamesking1771]

Thank you so much for making this. This series kinda got lost in the multitude of JRPG titles that have come out over the past decade. But I love it. Everything about it. And it's fantastic to see some NEW Xenosaga content hitting KZbin. Instant sub.

[@jzblue345]

I was hoping for another xeno game to be done thanks man. Can't wait for the other two you do a great job of explaining the plots i always pick up story elements that I didn't before.

[@highlights9633]

dude i never knew you did these! you're such a hero

[@Anthonyelmio2]

And I still own my original copies, one of my favorite RPGs on PS2 with Wild Arms 3, Shadow Hearts, Dragon Quest 8, Dot hack games, Metal Saga, Suikoden, Rogue Galaxy, Radiata Stories, and Devil Summoner

[@LunaP1]

I still have the Xenosaga series, Rogue Galaxy, and Dragon Quest VIII, among other RPGs.

[@JadeLecarde]

Hopefully this series gets ported to either PlayStation or Steam/GOG. Even just a PC port would be nice if people are able to make some nice mods and fixes for it.

[@SpitzNamen597]

Many thanks! Been wanting to play Ep. 3, but it's been years since I played the first two. This is exactly the recap I needed.

[@FernaMedel]

Thank god for this video, I resumed playing the series from Episode 2 and had a hard time remembering what happened in this episode. I'll be looking forward to the next part. Seventeen years later this game is still remembered which makes me so glad some stories don't just die to time.

[@martinhennigan1113]

Thanks so much for the awesome video! Xenosaga episode 1 is one of my favorite games and it is a tragedy that production staff turmoil and budget issues crippled the franchise.

[@robertlawrence9000]

Yes! This game is so awesome! I like Xenogears too. Wild Arms is so good too. I remember getting that one to keep me occupied for a while until Final Fantasy 7 was released. Great stories and depth

[@einsamherz2762]

Just finished playing episode 1. ☺ Will now start playing episode 2 with my good old Playstation 2. ☺

[@StiffAftermath]

I seriously underestimated the story in the saga series. Glad you made this recap and rekindled my interest in this series.

[@mikeg5039]

THANK YOU!!! Oh god i hope you finish the series cuz i didnt have time to beat these they were so hard

[@Stidelio]

Just scrolling through my KZbin feed and - oh! Oni Black Mage in Xenosaga?! Ah shit here we go again! Yes!

[@kalandarkclaw8892]

I'm late getting to this video but this was made on my birthday. Loved these games and the story was so deep

[@KobayashiBrynhild]

God, I want this entire series to be put on PSN. I love Xenosaga wholeheartedly. Also, KOS-MOS is best android girl. This is an undisputed fact.

[@RetroDegenerate]

this was one of my all time fav games and no one has ever made a vid on it that was good...thank you

[@xwolfhunter2237]

I love Xenosaga ❤ I've got this sudden inspiration to make Xenosaga tributes. On my channel there's a playlist called All of my Xenosaga tributes. Only 1 tribute so far with more to come.

[@starwarstimeline]

Excellent recap. Thanks for putting together such an awesome video. Now I can move on to Part II after taking a break from the first title.

[@Havzul]

been waiting for this video 3 years! thanks Oni!!!!!

[@Ragefat]

Xenosaga's plot is convoluted as fuck, but I still love the crap out of it. It's a shame the full potential of the series was never realized.

[@trueblaze84]

A seriously under rated game. I remember back when Marvel Vs Capcom 3 was originally announced KOS-MOS was supposed to be one of the playable fighters, however the game ended up being delayed for several years and by the time they got back to making it people had more or less forgotten about the Xenosaga series and her character ended up getting removed from the roster.

[@boobah5643]

Weird. Because KOS-MOS isn't a Capcom or Marvel character; game was made by Monolith and published by Namco, which is why she shows up in the Capcom/Namco crossover RPG series whose name escapes me, and kinda sorta appears as a fighter in a _Soul Caliber_ game... three I think?

[@trueblaze84]

@@boobah5643 it might not have been that game, that was just the first to come to mind. But I do remember seeing her in an animated trailer for some cross over fighting game that got delayed for years then removed her from the rester when they did

[@devantejones1417]

Thank you for doing this game series as well as your FF videos, Recap.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

February 2003, 8th grade, 14 year old me, game informer magazine reader getting this game. The good old days. Still got my copy

[@englipinogaming4086]

Another great video @Oni Black Mage! My cousins and I played this one together very Sunday! Loved it.

[@Lithiel]

I really hope this gets a remaster because it KILLS me I cannot play my fav sci fi series anymore. 😩😩 my precious game are just sitting there collecting dust….

[@St4rTr3v1Ut10n]

A series like Xenosaga would never be made today. HD game development made it so a series like Xenosaga would have to be a AAA project, and simply would just never be given the resources it would need. For all the graphical advancements we got with the PS3/360 generation, we lots tons of potentially great games. Atlus's output alone from PS2 to PS3 dropped off a cliff

[@midgetsparkle]

WAHOOO!! Thank you SO much. You're doing the lord's work here, Mr. Mage. I wish there was more content exactly like yours on here. Cheers.

[@Silvergun_Raven]

I love your videos because it gives me a chance to get refreshed on the story. I only played this game twice; back in 2003 and 2010.

[@kimchi8022]

Thank you for making this video. Xenosaga is so underrated.

[@vanidge]

Oh my I remember spending long summers in this game and the over powered mech summon that obliterated everything.

[@prettyflippingaverage1268]

Your referring to Erde Kaiser

[@LunaP1]

The Erde Kaiser mech series.🤩 They were jsut so epic.

[@optimize0]

Yessssssssssssssss!!!!! Thank you my man! Looking forward to more takahashi love in the future. Good disclaimer too, these games are just full of mind breaking moments.

[@DGP406]

Ah, thank you for this, I'm 10 hours in and feel asleep twice already.

[@Rogun987]

Thank youuuu. I played this game years ago and couldn't remember the smaller details of the game. And I just don't have the time to replay the entire game.

[@inkstatic_art]

It took me a year to beat this. I had very little idea what was going on but I enjoyed myself immensely. Man. Taking me way back.

[@kaiser30]

Finally !!! my favorite Video game saga !!! Extremely happy about it being covered !!

[@keylala87]

Loved this game. Classic

[@LunaP1]

I loved playing this series. I hope these get the HD update they deserve.

[@GtheMVP]

This is awesome, thanks for recapping. I love this trilogy to death. As a whole it's likely either 1 or 2 all time for me, along with FF7 (PS1). The scope of the story and universe in Xenosaga is beyond ambitious, with incredibly memorable characters. I'm finally going to wrap up Xenosaga 3 on my current playthrough, despite starting it so many moons ago. I really appreciate your recaps of 1 and 2. Like I said, I never actually finished Episode 3, but got near the end. My disc kept locking up on me. The same happened to FF7, just at Sephiroth. I've managed to avoid spoilers for how things ultimately end in both, which is astonishing for FF7. Xeno 3 is less popular, so that was easier. I've restarted both games numerous times through emulation, and played FF7 on other devices, but could never bring myself to finish them, as I didn't want the story to end. Jumping between my Steam Deck and PC, I'm finally going to play Xeno 3 to completion, while skipping 1 and 2. The actually game play/design in 1 and 2 are not friendly. It was always the story and characters that pushed me on. Episode 3 perfected so many aspects, as they finally matched the quality of the gameplay with the story. I love how the camera sweeps with character movements, it's just a slick presentation all around.

[@jabrilkey81]

I love watching your videos, I'm not a big RPG player but I love the stories that they tell....it's very conflicting honestly.

[@SaigaTenshi]

2:23 when i first played this, i keep telling myself thats got to be Elly from Xenogears

[@theerealatm]

I've been craving playing this again! Funny this pops up on my feed. The music from 2 is stuck in my head and I didn't even play it very long.

[@WALKUREX]

This channel is going to be huge next year

[@DoraKage]

soooo not directly connected to the Xeno Gears story... but it sounds like they take place in the same universe? but at different points in a vast timeline?

[@oscargomezrivera]

Can't wait for episode 2 and 3

[@technomage6736]

30 mins is about as quick a recap as you can get with this one

[@CatastropheX0]

Nice! been waiting a while for you to finally do the Xenosaga series! So pumped!

[@danieladownie6087]

I was waiting for this video!!!! I went ahead and saw the whole cutscene movie in anticipation for this video

[@tha3immortals]

Thanks for uploading this man. I love watching videos like this about Xenosaga. I wish they’d rerelease this game!

[@SamHGabriel]

Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this for the xenosaga series!

[@Notorious_Incognito]

Very nice summary. I loved these series as a kid.

[@snowdrop7867]

wooow very well done! this was intense! the game is a lot more complicated than i remembered it XD I hope to see the next two episodes some day!

[@sigmaweltall5734]

Aaaaah I love xenosaga, great one with a magnificent history, nice videoo ✌

[@fulanitx]

About to play Xenosaga 2 and needed a refresher. Thank you!

[@SciontheDark]

Knowing that the series was supposed to be 6 games long is hilarious when you remember that they didn't have enough ideas to fill out 2 discs for Xenogears. Different people, but still.

[@boredgoddesstori6635]

No, it‘s the same Team but under a different company. Also Xenogears wasn‘t stretched to fit 2 Discs, it was actually unfinished during the 2nd Disc because of a set release window where the Game had to be finished, so they rushed Disc 2 to tell the full story and not end it with Disc 1 on a cliffhanger (a decision that was probably for the best)

[@SwiftGundam]

Oh, the desire to replay this game grows every day.

[@keithmustanggt]

xenosaga and ffx were the biggest games of my childhood, i'd lose my shit if they decided to finish this series. So much nuance for its time

[@Jed_the_Malamute]

We need Xenosaga for Switch. Let’s get a petition going!

[@toddonhigh]

You do great work, man. Really appreciate these recapitations.

[@TheLKoLA]

One of my favorite games of all time. Some of the hardest bosses I ever fought in my life are in this game. The toughest battles had to be between the double boss battle (Albedo + Blue cloaked man) and the double boss in the city after saving all those civilians

[@pri0256]

Really enjoyed this! Looking forward to Episodes II & III.

[@dmoney_pimpslap]

Hell yea. This series NEEDS a recap.

[@charlesshaw2464]

always look forward to your uploads brotha thanks

[@DragonShadow89]

Love all the effort that goes into these.

[@jeremy550]

One of my absolute favorite RPGs of all time.