Will a playthrough of Xenogears revive the Enix forum!?

[Wolf Kanno]

Currently I'm under the desert with Bart.

So my party members thus far have been Fei, Citan, Elyham... and Bart? Where the smurf did that name come from?

And to be unfair, that was solely his own stupidity that caused that particular event. ;p

That's pretty much Bart's role in this game, to cause trouble for everyone, he's also one of the best sources of comic relief in the game. His name is also short for Bartholomew which is a little more par the course for the cast's names. I mean Fei's name is also pretty common in China. Course Bart is also most likely a play on the infamous Black Bart, the terror of the Caribbean Sea. Don't worry, the game will make sure to hit the full gambit of names from around the world.

Fun facts:

Fei Fong Wong is named after a real life person, martial arts master Wong Fei-hung

Citan Uzuki's name has two meaning. Uzuki is an archaic Japanese word for the month of April; while Citan is either a reference to the type of wood used for bonsai, or an Arabic word for demon. Both are pretty fitting.

Elyham Van Houten's first name is part of the Jewish word for Life

Bartholomew Fatima's last name is a reference to the village in Portugal where the Virgin Mary appeared in the heavens above the town in 1917 C.E. and told three children prophecies of the future which became known as the Three Secrets of the Fatima in Catholic Lore

[Jowy]

Protip: there's going to be a couple segments in these early hours that will be hard to get beyond if you don't have proper gear equipment and recovery items. Flying Arrow tried playing this game last year and literally got stuck with no earlier save to fall back on.

You've been warned.

Aside from the obvious romp through the sewers and that one boss battle on the bridge, I can't think of anything else that requires lots of advanced preparation for disc one. Hoarding cash for Ether Doublers and Holy Pendants is a whole other story though.

[Roogle]

Elyham Van Houten's first name is part of the Jewish word for Life

Incidentally, the last name is shared with a character from The Simpsons, Millhouse Van Houten.

[Jowy]

Elhaym is cooler than Milhouse though.

[Bolivar]

Protip: there's going to be a couple segments in these early hours that will be hard to get beyond if you don't have proper gear equipment and recovery items. Flying Arrow tried playing this game last year and literally got stuck with no earlier save to fall back on.

You've been warned.

Aside from the obvious romp through the sewers and that one boss battle on the bridge, I can't think of anything else that requires lots of advanced preparation for disc one. Hoarding cash for Ether Doublers and Holy Pendants is a whole other story though.

Not sure what bridge battle you're referring to but I know (SPOILER) the first battle with Elly and her boys is where Flying Arrow got stuck and the fight with Cataclysm might have had this issue, too. Then there's also that one (SPOILER)Grahf battle on that big aircraft you escape on, maybe although I'm not sure...

[Wolf Kanno]

The second spoiler battle you mentioned is not a real boss battle, you can lose that fight and the story will continue. Of the four times you face that character, only two of the battles are actual boss fights that you need to win, and the last of those fights with that character is practically a gimme considering what happens in the plot. Despite that, it's possible to win all four fights if you know what you are doing.

[NeoCracker]

Wait, Evolution as taught by the 'Ethos' is wrong, and he believes the Myths and Legends to be true? A near Identicle story to paradise? God went to sleep in the water after creating man?

...Is this story leading to the Christian God being Cthullu?

Edit: Don't answer thatn, and I appreciate the Spoilers.

[Wolf Kanno]

It's complicated. If there was one statement that could be the default answer to almost any question you could have about Xenogears, I feel it's this one. It also works for Kingdom Hearts and the Compilation of FFVII.

[NeoCracker]

Part of me still hopes that it turns out the Christian God is Cthullu though.

Edit: After I realized what Boost Did, Calamity wasnt' really an issue. Currently level 20 with Fei, 18 with bart, and I'm about to leave the caves.

Edit 2: This marks the second 'you're a coward' followed by 'I'm actually the coward for calling you a coward' moment in the game. This game really likes to mix good plot build up with some head scratching moments.

[Jowy]

i was referring to the altercation with big red on your way back from zeboim

[NeoCracker]

Welp, Mechnomancer for Borderlands 2 is out, so it migth be a bit before I get back to this.

[Mirage]

It's all right. The game isn't that important anyway.

[Forsaken Lover]

Here let me just spoil the game for you.


You met Grahf but he isn't really Grahf. He's better known as Grahf, Seeker of Darknes, and he's impersonating the real Grahf who is a good guy.

[NeoCracker]

Convinienlty I am able to ignore Forsakens post, to avoid things getting spoiled!

Anyway, I'm signed up for the tournament to create a distraction to save that one chick.

I am grinding outside right now, making sure I know all my Deathblows Pre-tournament, and jesus smurfing christ.
In every possible way, Citan outclasses Fei.

Better Stats, his Deathblows look way more bad ass (Mufu being my favorite thus far, he's level 20 and knows the first 3), and he's the most interesting character to this point in the game.

I also love how when you hear of the tournament he basically goes, 'You know, there is no way the people here are going to put on a fight thats worth a damn. Fei, join the tournament and give these people something to watch.'

Mind you, he has not seen ANY of the contestants yet.

[Wolf Kanno]

My advice for the tournament... make a second save slot. There is a cool item for that point in the game, but it requires to do something very counter-intuitive and I almost feel the designers were sadistic for doing this to the player.