Xenogears OST - June Mermaid

[@Masterlink01]

Man, this game fills me with so much feels... in all my years of gaming, I still haven't found anything similar to this.

[@Karel.0]

+Masterlink Same here. T_T

[@runspenstinski]

+Masterlink word

[@Yano88]

Same here

[@runspenstinski]

Best rpg ever!!

[@eirianodalis4992]

If has a few flaws gameplay wise, but that does not really matter considering how complex its story and characters are.

[@jirikivaari]

Man, Mitsuda can pack more emotion to 10 second of a song than some artists to whole album.

[@zaryalace7475]

He understands the human soul and the power of music to stir it. And his music is obvious but not tiresome and in your face. A true master of the craft. Very few of them in this world.

[@lake4ishikawa]

any artist*

[@TormentedYoung]

Xenogears is a true work of art. Anyone who doubts the potential of video games as an art form need only play this game.

[@karlalexander8181]

No video game is so close to my heart as Xenogears is... I can not bring myself to play it again

[@jasonbrown4526]

It would be a challenge to play it again, maybe. The battle system is just not very fun. Xenogears is a slog to get through, but the characters are interesting.

[@Radical_Dreamers]

@@jasonbrown4526 I only played it once, and never finished it. I still have a fond memory of this game

[@solidsnake1786]

@@Radical_Dreamers I would love to play this again on ps4 or ps5 love this game

[@SergioGarcia27]

you should play Actraiser from snes, thank me later, but first go to see Marcus D remix of this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpS9o2WigcaIors

[@TheRebornExpert]

Even after more than 25 years since this masterpiece released, its OST still keeps being one of the BEST of all time! Most modern games' OSTs can't even begin to compare to the Xenogears' OST, the magnum opus of Yasunori Mitsuda!!

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

R.I.P Mom :'( thanks for buying me this awesome jewl in 1998 :(

[@giovanni4304]

Sorry for your loss, my mom bought me this when i was a kid in 1998 as well, she passed in 2008.

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

@@giovanni4304 Oh man , sorry for that. Listening to this..... bring back our memories , good memories , she also purchased the Big magazine. Amazing year. 1997 Final Fantasy VII and 1998 Xeno gears.

[@giovanni4304]

@@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH memories can be bittersweet but I'd rather have memories than nothing at all to look back on. For me 97-99 were my greatest years, life was great, games were simply amazing (and still are) and everything was "normal". I got FF7 on Christmas of 97 along with a PS1, still my favorite game to this day and I play the hell out of it on PC now with a ton of graphical mods. Xeno gets played at least once a year and the message/story gets deeper and the deeper the older I get. We can't go back in time but we'll always have these games and the memories to make things semi-ok.

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

@@giovanni4304 Man , deep message. Btw , Final Fantasy VII Remake is Coming for Pc , just to let you know. Have fun with that game , is simple amazing , FFVII Is my personal fav game and the remake is amazing too.

[@ealdie24]

I'm listening to this in 2023... this game and soundtrack is too timeless

[@dustr8105]

For real, I'm hoping some of the people who have commented hear have found it in their hear to play through Xenogears again.

[@fro16883]

no game, that i have ever played, in all my years of gaming........... has had music that i can hear and remember exactly what i felt when i heard it for the first time. thank you Xenogears. Thank you Q4T for uploading this... i'm going to go jump in the pool now to wash off the chills.

[@jasonbrown4526]

Xenogears and the original Guild Wars are two games where the music just says with you.

[@darkmindaustin]

You associate it with Emeralda because it is effectively her theme song. Everytime something major storyline wise happens with her as a partial focus, it plays. Namely, the flashback to her creation, and storyline prior, and then her growing up scene, and the return to the ruins. It is one of my favorite songs as well, second only to Grahf's theme.

[@kevynhansyn2902]

I loved that arc. It's actually hard to miss if you don't explore the Underground city later in the game. And even there you can snag the golden armor for your Gears. But seeing her grow up and evolve was a tear jerker. I loved it and the music of the area as well.

[@Ardigy]

This and final fantasy tactics are two of the best rpgs of all time. Incredible music

[@mariacolmenares3841]

best coment in the entire universe.

[@Voidy592]

May the wave existence be with you.

[@Ardigy]

Yeah disc 2 was pretty lazy lol but i still did enjoy playing through this game, and its better than a lot of the rpgs being released currently

[@professoremil]

**cough Nier/Drakengard cough**

[@Ardigy]

Thιгδ Σγε Nier was an underated dope game as well with some dope music, idk about the other game never played it

[@liriele]

This is quite possibly my favorite track in the game! And I to, associate this music with Emeralda and her time period. It's a pity that the developers/directors/designers went to the four winds of the gaming industry but that's life....we work with it and remember the great things that are made and replay the memories. Thanks for posting the song!

[@kevynhansyn2902]

When i olayed it back in the day, i realized that Emeralda growing up was missable if i didn't do my normal "scour the the entire planesxape for exp grinding" and headed back to the Hidden City. I got sucked into a cut scene and i had her in my party at the time and it was just beautiful, and i kept her in my party ever since.

[@houndstoothdinosaur]

Soul-crushingly beautiful, just like the game itself

[@tiotito31]

Man, what a great game.

[@Kwendtster]

On my 5th replay right now, finally hooked up my old PS2 again. Currently in Solaris and kinda don’t want it to end, BUT upon finding Emeralda again and she’s yelling Kim Kim Kim Kim! Brought a tear to my eye. I love this game!

[@markusf8372]

Funny to read this now, right before Christmas -> the image of that big tree immediately came to my mind. Enjoy your replay! Merry Christmas!

[@ryanramkissoon2124]

The tunes in xenogears are so beautiful

[@eirianodalis4992]

I find them somewhat depressive, but it builds atmosphere extremely well.

[@XAVIAXZEO]

Trully a masterpiece that enlightens the very being that is humanity!

[@FoNgThOnG]

My God this song brings back memories of Xenogears.

[@roman-dn9cc]

the xenogears ost is simply perfect

[@adarshkamoda9183]

I am reminded again and again that what I know can never in all my imagination hold a candle to what Is in this world. And I love that.

[@Q4Tpodcast]

What a beautiful comment! And with such great timing, at such a fitting time: Christmas! I hope it reminds some of us, that even a little light, can make all the difference. Thank you very very much.

[@adarshkamoda9183]

@@Q4Tpodcast Don't mention it.

[@melodysprout23456]

A masterpiece!

[@leonardor.oliver926]

Xenogears é uma obra-prima da Square, tenho o jogo até hoje no meu sd card. A Emeralda é uma das personagens que mais gosto de jogar.

[@Kwendtster]

Citan...best character in the game.

[@5900Lucas]

In terms of strenght, background or personality?

[@TheChaosyami]

Luxor Man.D All of the above

[@stripedhyenuh]

Biggest asshole in the game. lparchive.org/Xenogears-%28by-The-Dark-Id%29/Citan/

[@xcaluhbration]

stripedhyenuh I thought I was the only one who actually sat and read the ENTIRE number of chapters Dark Id made! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robstephen2306]

Citan was reporting to Cain though, initially betraying Fei‘s trust. He switched sides later on to be loyal to Fei in the end, however. Ol doc. Heh

[@Redslayer86]

still to this day my all time favorite game. Many people tell me often the first of a Genre is your favorite and they right it off. But I played FFVII and VIII before this game and still say it tops both.

[@RadicalDreamer17]

+Redslayer86 Yeah... I understand what you mean. That said, FF9 was my first FF and it's indeed one of my favorites (FF6 and 7 are my other favorites in the series... least favorite I played might be FF4 *Rydia is cool though*). Nostalgia might play a tiny bit of a part. But then, again, it's a darn good game so... I guess I was lucky it was my first jRPG. On the other end... I started the Xeno games with Xenosaga 3. It was my favorite thing for a while. Even when I started playing Xenogears, I still considered Xenosaga 3 my favorite. But then, I finished Xenogears, I read Perfect Works, I got more and more interested in the entire storyline (especially the bits we don't really see playing out)... and it became my favorite (the execution might be flawed sometimes, but the story is still pretty solid... and anything that isn't shown make my imagination runs wild... it's the best feeling... especially as I like to draw and write). I also played Xenoblade (and enjoyed it) but it didn't measure up to how I felt about both Xenosaga 3 and Xenogears.

[@Redslayer86]

RadicalDreamer17 Well, IMO Xenosaga 3 was the closest game of them all to capturing the "spirit" that made Xenogears so great. Xenosaga 3 was a great game. Definitely among my favorites. If you've never played them, you should check out the Suikoden games. Something about SV made me get that Xenogears vibe as well. But all the Suikoden games are good. Though 1 might be a bit hard to play because it's pretty dated.

[@RadicalDreamer17]

Redslayer86 I'd really like to play the Suikoden series one of these days ^^.

[@Redslayer86]

RadicalDreamer17 DO IT!!! lol Just be warned, if you plan on buying Suikoden 2, it's price is inflated quite a bit.

[@Nekross06]

It's "The Demon of Elru." Elru is a place not a person. At least that's what I've always thought since playing this masterpiece of gaming and story-telling.

[@jonathandiosa5739]

Nekross Elru is where Dominia was from.

[@bartandaelus359]

Definitely one of the understated pieces in a packed and glorious OST, but June Mermaid has always stood out as a little different. Maybe because it reminds me of some of the classic Final Fantasy themes so much? Hard to say, but it's a lovely piece that if you don't head through the optional Lighthouse section, I believe is missed entirely. Great track.

[@Sherkel]

It plays when you fight Crescens!

[@yagamijase]

It is beyond my comprehension why this game did not have a sequel.

[@michaelfang1393]

yagamijase Because Takahashi is with Nintendo now. :P

[@gatotsu2501]

Because the developers left Square to form Monolith Soft while Square kept the rights to the game itself.

[@OBL1V1OU5]

yagamijase I wish xenosaga never existed.. I really wanted the sequels that were promised for this game maybe we should contact square and have them remake, and add the sequels. Though I think we will need the original production team back together to truly get a genuine experience.

[@OBL1V1OU5]

Saga was boring. Originally Gears was supposed to be a 5 part game with the first one being the end. It was supposed to then restart to better explain the creation of the gears etc. Xenosaga was a new project entirely because the team left square and wanted to start fresh. As far as the blade series I'm unsure I cant comment on those titles because I've never played them. also forgive my wording I meant prequels.

[@Nyonics]

+OBL1V1OU5 No, originally Xenogears was meant to be a 6 part game with the first one being part 5. The sixth part just isn't fleshed out in Perfect Works like the others are. Personally, I think they didn't have much of it worked out and were afraid they'd let themselves down by trying to finish things, which is why they had so much info for parts 1-5 and not much at all for part 6. And I say that simultaneously admitting that Takahashi is my favorite storyteller of all time and Xenogears is my favorite story of all time. I actually did like Xenosaga though, until some of the things they threw at people right near the end. That and the English episode II voice acting. :/

[@liilalemuri2329]

Its been a long time now ... since the CD game in 1998 , even the emulators .... a legend is dying here. Time will always kill games. Im gonna play it one last time ( the 4th time ) on emulator to honor it. Thanks Tetsuya Takahashi.

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

Amazing game

[@guiness75to34]

So thrilled bout ff7 remake the game transported me so much definitly a crush, and then xenogears, writing and story so powerful unfortunatly some people did not try it because of English text or poor graphics... A remake of this masterpiece with next gen graphics could become the best RPG ever all platforms considered

[@TheSpook313]

This part of the game had tears in my eyes....

[@Kimoxdo]

1:00 dude with the Suit below looks like Eren

[@jonathanmatthews8862]

This is Emeralda's theme so your intuition was correct. As a side note the song can be played on a jukebox in the game in which it says September Mermaid while the official English version of the song is June Mermaid. And yet 神無月 actually means October in the modern era (so it is actually October Mermaid or more symbolically Mermaid of the "godless month"). I always find it funny how they got it wrong twice.

[@oscarchavezart]

There were allot of original playstation games I never played because I grew up with nintendo. But, I respect the work that goes into a game, and most of all the music, it gives me Sehnsucht for something that never was.

[@SwatKat777-t7t]

It's so sad melody that describes tragedy of Zeboim era.

[@Kwendtster]

Fuckin' A, well done! Perfect. I don't think anyone could ask for a better upload of this song with the video so well done as this. I'm watching again.

[@justinbryant5075]

The reason you associate this song with Emerelda, I believe, is because the first time it plays is the first time you meet Emerelda, when she initially fights again st you. Such a beautiful melody...

[@garyharvey1195]

Justin Bryant I think this theme also plays if you take Emeralda with you down to Zeboim on disc 2, when Fei has flashbacks of his life as Kim and Emeralda grows into an adult.

[@Nietzsche........]

Best Theme ...... 10/10

[@Naruto16Kun]

omg this music :'( :'( i cant tell how i feel greates game!

[@DevinMitchellography]

Xenogears is God among all RPGs, even Final Fantasy VII does not compare.

[@jasonbrown4526]

Final Fantasy VII has a much more fun battle system, but the story is a mess. Xenogears and Final Fantasy X were masters of storytelling.

[@jonathanmatthews8862]

@@jasonbrown4526 Xenogears is actually pretty poorly told but the story is just better.

[@Eurethya]

You should try Tactic Ogre - Let Us Cling Together. Storywise and plot, comparable to Xenogears and Suikoden 2. It hit so deep

[@TheRetroCleric324]

Xenogears blows ff7 and ffx out of the water.I loved ff7 and x (although thought they were somewhat overrated) but absolutely loved xenogears. The music, characters,scenarios, story,graphics, and setting blew those games out of the water. Xenogears is an experience

[@NightfallGemini]

listening to this late at night. makes me think, will we wind up like the zeboim?

[@nimarus3118]

There are a handful of games I've played that really stick with me. Xenogears is one of them. I'd love to see games like Xenogears and Chrono Trigger get a faithful remake with graphics like that in Dragon Quest XI.

[@TormentedYoung]

I actually really enjoyed Xenosaga, but I feel like whenever you create a game that's part of the same franchise as a masterpiece such as this, you have an expectation to live up to. Xenosaga just didn't have the depth of Xenogears. In all honesty, though, I don't want them to do anything with Xenogears. Even the second disc. To me, the second disc is just like... a blemish that should always remain, as a reminder to every artist who ever creates anything not to forsake one project for another.

[@Harkz0r]

This should be called 'October Mermaid'. I don't know where they got June from. And it is Emeralda's theme; or the closest thing to one she has.

[@gradeAbra]

This and stage of death theme are the best in this game.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

This played in my dream last night.

[@MrTeiohx]

Best track of the game

[@Kbtoy789]

The plot itself was nice in that it did not focus on anyone in particular. Just when you thought Terra was the center of attention, all focus turns to Locke, and then to Celes... Also, I believe it was one of the first RPGs to make the villain succesful in everything he tried to accomplish. Overall, the game was just so vast, especially for a SNES game. This is why I say FFVII was a step back. It took everything that FFVI did well, and reduced it.

[@eternityandperpetuity6191]

(",)Php

[@kamenhomer]

you're really right man

[@jumpingkettle]

hearing this in 2023, wish there will be an actual fully fleshed out Xenogears Remake.

[@TheRebornExpert]

There will be a Remake soon, I just know it!!

[@aaronkrause8529]

Omg! My dad named Emeralda it's so beautiful 😮❤🎉

[@serenadesilhout]

The same team that made Xenogears left and became Monolith Soft (the company that brought the Xenosaga series and Xenoblade). They are the only ones really interested in remaking the game. However SquareEnix still owns the rights to Xenogears meaning Monolith can't make any true sequels or remakes in reference to Xenogears.

[@CCTV9]

Emeralda was in that tube for 4,000 years ;_;

[@chinjuaneldonjuan]

Gives me the same vive as frozen flame from Chrono Cross

[@Kbtoy789]

FFIV (II when it was released here) was actually my first. I did not get a chance to play VI until after the N64 and FVII were released. But I had been exposed to static enemies prior, so I guess as a result I wasn't bothered at all by FFVI's visuals, while others, like you, might have been.

[@TormentedYoung]

I respect what you have to say and all, and I mean no offense, but I'd have to ask you to give some more explanation as to why you feel that it necessarily "stole" from anything.

[@adrianorosado324]

Gracias Dross por recomendar éste grandioso juego siento mucha pena saber que está belleza de juego esta cada día mas en el olvido 😔

[@ElJuicy]

Yo también lo jugué por dross

[@NegaSquirrel]

AAhhhh...yeah

[@michaelfang1393]

Xenogears > Xenoblade > Xenosaga

[@EternalDoctrine]

Michael Fang Xenogears > Xenosaga > Xenoblade

[@flynninfinite9116]

+Ari Kunimitsu Xenosaga>>Xenogears>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Xenoblade=0

[@yannickluecker3983]

+Flynn Infinite Xenogears>Xenoblade>Xenosaga. All pretty crammed together, Xenoblade being in the middle solely because it has a shit ton of things to do in addition to the main story.

[@yannickluecker3983]

+Flynn Infinite Xenogears>Xenoblade>Xenosaga. All pretty crammed together, Xenoblade being in the middle solely because it has a shit ton of things to do in addition to the main story.

[@EternalDoctrine]

Flynn Infinite No way. I love Xenosaga, but Xenogears story was on point. It's hard to find stories like that.

[@Nidav3]

@arcenal352 What did you hate about it? I think it's good but people seem to get carried away with it.

[@elijahbrown6150]

@TheOldSkool2009 and Grandia two, Legend of the dragoon and Suikoden 2.

[@etherealnine]

why would u make a gear without arms???!?!??!

[@Fractorification]

The Chrono Trigger vibes are here .

[@eternityandperpetuity6191]

Xenogears/Fei Fong Wong Vierge/Elhaym van Houten Krelian Miang

[@seekeroflight3310]

Aishiteru 🌶😇🍇

[@seekeroflight3310]

Daisuki 🍌😎🍄

[@guiness75to34]

could not be clearer

[@ryutya]

神無月(旧暦の10月) June(6月) なんでだ！？

[@octogunsalata]

It saddens me that this game will be forgotten and probably never be replaced by anything. It was too expensive and complex back then - disc 2 was shrunk down to mostly a text adventure because of FFVIII, on which they were working in parallel. I don't even consider a mere remaster that adds the lacking content of disc 2 anywhere near realistic. Now think of an actual, new Xenogears, made by today's game industry...

[@octogunsalata]

Why does any single industry have to grow until it's dead inside? Where's the benefit? If the added money isn't ever used; why it doesn't just stay at the good spot? There isn't *anything happening anymore* other than endlessly adding zeroes after killing off the soul of its products, which occurs more or less at the beginning of its timeline. Thereafter it just unnecessarily continues to exist forever without doing anything anymore but to increasingly burden the environment. A double loss without any gain...

[@Evilriku13]

Wish could say the same :/ But unfortunately I didn't have played the game cause it nevercame out in europe .___.

[@liilalemuri2329]

Do you now why crescent had no arms ?

[@Grath_Amer]

Well it does compare, but I still would say that Xenogears beats it :D

[@eternityandperpetuity6191]

This OST is dedicated to poor people who struggle to have clean money...(",)Philippines [🍇I🍌] [75%-Partial]l[70%-Official] Thank You & Good Bye Grant to those all who wish to live...(,")Philippines

[@eternityandperpetuity6191]

; And I love you so,?!... (,")Php

[@serenadesilhout]

Yep that's how it goes sometimes. Chrono Break is in development hell and the Final Fantasy series has gone downhill since Sakaguchi left (the original creator of FF). The only real cash cow that Square Enix has left is Kingdom Hearts which is taking a backseat to another title in development hell (Versus XIII). The next generation consoles are gonna start coming out within the next 2 years so I doubt we'll get a new quality title till 2014. That's Enix management for ya.

[@SlowAndSteady2]

That's cool, but Xenogears was never really Squaresoft's creation. The maker left and made Monolith to create the Xenosaga trilogy. Tetsuya Takahashi and his wife Soraya Saga felt that the first one was "too fantasy" because Squaresoft had developed their scripts into Xenogears, which they originally wanted to be FFVIII. If they don't all work together (and I can't imagine why they would), I can't see how it would feel like Xenogears. :( Look for Xenoblade Chronicles on Amazon. ;)

[@TheSweetSpirit]

That's a bit uh... excessive of a response. As for the use of other ideas in the game, I like to think that the best works of art are only conglomerations of other ideas, stolen or otherwise, that are remixed to make a new product. I'd like to say that Soylent Green probably didn't have a very strong gnostic plot about it, did it? Regardless, I do think Xenogears used a bit too much technobabble at times. "Miang saw that ___'s memory time axis was increased 2 to 3 fold" ... Memory time axis?

[@seeinr3d]

so sad

[@Nidav3]

@arcenal352 only thing that annoyed me about VII are it's fans that made it seem like it's the end all be all game. Anyways it's not my fave FF.

[@Kbtoy789]

Well, aside from the somewhat ugly visuals (statics especially), FFVI, to me, did everything simply, and perfectly. As you mentioned, the customization was great. Also, the soundtrack was great. The main villain, while not as rich in backstory as, say, Sephiroth, was nice in the fact that he was just insane... for the sake of being insane. There was no explanation needed. He was an attention-hungry, power-hungry clown, which was enough to make him very believable.

[@blackmana]

:)

[@TheOldskool2009]

Xenogears and Chrono Trigger Music/Gameplay/ puts other games to shame!!!

[@KILLCOMBO]

i think it would sound better with an opera women singing it

[@professoremil]

Nice beard.

[@ryanramkissoon2124]

Kazuya Mishima your My favourite tekken fighter lol

[@Kbtoy789]

Well, I had previously played FFIV and VI (VI multiple times... I consider that to be somewhat of a flawless game) I felt like FFVII focused more on "wow factor" to impress and attract a new generation of gamers. The game itself felt like a MASSIVE step down from VI. Same with the story and customization. The characters were annoying, the game tried too hard to be "mature" and "cool"... I think the only part of the game I liked was the final boss theme lol. To each their own, though.

[@TheAlgorath]

None taken; I'll use Soylent Green & Id as examples; I ask Googling them to avoid unintended spoilers; please understand. The game directly took elements without even paraphrasing the concept; this became so pervasive from mid-point on anyone well read in classic philosophy and 20th century pop can see twists well ahead by names alone. The issue isn't the story; it's the excessive "borrowing." Again might be translation; it's not all bad of course: Fei did get laid, who else did in PS1 games?

[@jonathandiosa5739]

TheAlgorath which is why some call it pretentious.

[@Kbtoy789]

I HATED FFVII... :( Loved FFVI, FFIX, Xenogears (disc 1 anyway) but I did not enjoy FFVII at all. Am I alone? lol...

[@TheAlgorath]

The problem with Xenogears is the horrid translation; not to mention it stole from every cult hit in pop culture, from Giant Robots (A part of the times, admittedly) to Soylent green of all things. It has all the depth of big end of wadding pool. I suggest Chrono Cross as a similar example; less preachy, more focused, (aside the PC glut) and main characters are generally well rounded. Of course I have it as general consensus the Japanese version was superior, so I admit there might recourse.