Quote Originally Posted by Trumpet Thief
chaos: I've heard. From one of the screens posted on an Xs forum, Shion is still going to be showed in her nerd form. How sad :shame:
It might've been XenoFreaks you saw.

Annyway, Xenosaga II only sold 200'000 units on the release date in Japan, as opposed to Xenosaga I's 800'000. And don't expect any changes to the loading before the battle, either...