Xenosaga 3 & a 1 + 2 combo (on DS!) revealed in Famitsu
by Dan Choi 
{ Sep 14th 2005 at 2:05PM }
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!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
aloejuice @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Thus Spoke Zaratharus... someone at namco really likes nietzsche.
metal_gear_jello @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
I've never played these games before. What was so infamous of these cutscenes?
ROG27 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Fuck that .... MGS4 in Famitsu!!!
here's the link to the scan in the gamesradar forum:
http://forum.gamesradar.com/viewtopic.php?t=69421&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=150
Lampbane @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
The cutscenes were long. VERY long. "I can go grab a snack and use the can and probably play something else before this thing ends" long.
metal_gear_jello @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Wow, is it MGS long or just very long...
And yes ROG27, I'm excited too. Though I don't like snake with a mustache. I think he'll look better clean shaven. I just can't wait to see this in motion this weekend.
ROG27 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Holy Crap even more scans!
The complete layout of MGS4
and now Devil May Cry 4!
All of the screenshots are real-time from actual ps3 hardware (translation from japanese verifies this)
XBOX what...
http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2005/9/14-32
Sean O. @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Xenosaga can put MGS cutscenes to shame any day... in length, not necessarily quality.
metal_gear_jello @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Wow, Dante looks awesome. I only wish Capcom is releasing a trailer for DMC4. It would be nice to see him action.
Joystiq, this topic needs a new post!
Paul Blake @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Third and final? I thought Xenogears was supposedly the fifth in the planned 15-part series.
Guess the sales just aren't going to justify a Xenogears remake.
Well, here's hoping that Xenosaga 3 actually has a money system. It was kind of silly, not being able to buy things in XS2.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
"Third and final? I thought Xenogears was supposedly the fifth in the planned 15-part series."
final installment on PS2. Trust me on this one. It should have died with Xenogears if you ask me... Horrible games.
Dan Choi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
"Joystiq, this topic needs a new post!"
Don't worry, MGJ, we took care of that just before you said that:
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000890058829/
Tsunami_Bobm3r @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
I'm fairly positive that this will not be the LAST xenosaga. The series is supposed to be about 7 instalments long, with Xenogears being the fifth. If this one is the third, then there are still a few more to go.
Jeff @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Man, some people still don't get it.
This is the last XS people. End.
The series was NOT meant to be 7 games long. Xenogears was. The 5th was NEVER planned to be a Xenogears remake.
Xenosaga is a different series than Xenogears.
arg! @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
"Xenosaga is a different series than Xenogears."
Don't know how many times people have to say this until others finally get the point. Sure, the series have some similarities, but they are diferent. Monolith doesn't even own Xenogears, so how could they make a remake of it in the xenosaga series??
Asmodean @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
Because the people who wrote xenosaga are the writers of xenogears, while it is true that square owns the rights to Xenogears that does not meens they own the rights to the idea only the game.
And if you really have played that games (at this point I'm guessing you have not played one or the other) you would know that Saga and Gears is the same series/story.
Fleetgirl @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
THe cut scenes are very very long. BUt I didn't mind it.
TheVoid @ Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM
To nod an agreement to Asmodean, Xenogears and Xenosaga are a part of the same story. Perhaps not the exact same story, but close enough. If you've seen the Preview movie from Also Spracht, you would recognize a very young Fei Fong Wong, who also just so happens appears in XenoSaga 2 as well. Also... as mentioned, Square Soft owns the game, not the rights to the story / characters. Any author can tell you ownership of the 'movie' rights, is not the same as owning the character rights.
Also note... that it says in black and white pixels... "final installment in the PS2 RPG storyline". Gee... does the upcoming PS3 release ring a bell? Maybe that means that parts 4+ will be on the PS3? Hmm... perhaps.