Japanese gaming mag Famitsu has had a long and storied
history of spilling the beans on new games and such, and
things are no different on its printed pages in the days leading up to the Tokyo Game Show. Today, we've just received
word from Famitsu Weekly fans that Japanese developer Monolith will be announcing Xenosaga 3 for the
PS2, Baten Kaitos 2 for the GameCube, and Xenosaga 1 + 2 for the DS(!) at TGS this week.
The combo of the first and second parts of the
Xenosaga series will be completely adapted into 2D, but Namco will try to squeeze as many of its (in)famous
full-motion video (FMV) cutscenes in as possible. As for Xenosaga 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra [Thus Spoke
Zaratharus], it will be the final installment in the PS2 RPG storyline, but you never know whether its creators will
pull an Onimusha and bring the series back in some
form later on. (Next-gen 'saga, anyone?)
For the latest scoop, check out the Gaming-Age forum thread
here, as well as a mirror for
those revealing Famitsu scans over
here. Thanks to
Jonnyram and
Kurosaki Ichigo for their helpful posts!
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