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The graphics are smooth, if a little cartoon-like, the voice overs are done extremely well (as oposed to, say, FFX, where the characters mouths are moving randomly yet no one is speaking) the battle system offers several different varieties of attacking, and the story is extremely interesting.

I'm probably not the best person to review this game right now, unfortunately, because I'm writing this review before I've played very far into the game. I rented Xenosaga and was just getting towards the third(?) hour of the game--out of, like fifty hours--, enjoying the fact that I was going to waste away in my room playing it ... when, all of a sudden, it froze. The damn thing was scratched, and boy do I mean scratched.

If you've read other reviews, you'll hear that the game gets even more addictive after about five hours of playing, the story even better, and the cutscenes (is THAT what they're called?) longer. I don't know about other people, but I enjoy watching those.

Xenosaga starts out with an opening scene taking place sometime in the 2nd millenium. You see a dig site, some diggers, and maybe an archeologist or two. They uncover this neat little pattern in the ground. When one of the archeologists places a long flat disc into it, a strange, huge thing appears floating in the sky. It shoots a beam of light into the clouds, and ...

... then you skip ahead 4,000 years, to a spaceship. The main character (so far) is Shion, the chief of a team of people whose job it is to work on KOS-MOS, a robot-like character programed to fight the alien Gnosis. When you're in the testing field, you learn how to work the battle system, and then you're sent on a few errands. Already there have been a few cutscenes (one of them including the retreval of a familiar looking huge thing), and already I was preparing to stay up until the wee hours of the morning.

I was getting ready to run to KOS-MOS (she woke up without being programed to, which occured in a deadly accident last time), trying to avoid the strange aliens that were attacking the ship. And then came that scratch ...

Anyway, I really liked what I saw.

A Must-Own.
One word of caution: you will either love Xenosaga or hate it. This RPG is not an average Final Fantasy. Cut-scenes shower the entire 80 hour's worth with more than half of it cinemas. But if you enjoy thorough and complex stories, then you shall love this title. This story's deep- although the plot is fairly simple in theory, the underlyings of it if you look deeper are enough to think for your entire life time. What is our existence for? Is there a God? Should you pursue the inevitable? These all are questions that follow you throughout the entire game.
But enough about the story. The characters in here are awesome, with the foxy yet dangerous KOS-MOS, to the cool Jr., these are top quality players. And they are all unique in the battle. You use an extremely intriguing and cool battle system featuring combos (about 6 in all total) including all the Techs you can find throughout. The leveling up system isn't bad either, allowing you to customize the types of spells, attributes, and weapons in any way you'd like. I find no flaws in this system. It's tough, too-though not too much to suffocate you. It's refreshing to play it, and when you beat a boss, you'll be proud of your victory (unlike FFX, where it's basically one hit and it's dead). And the AGWS (huge mechs that you as well can fight in) are stunning and neat to play in and customize. The gameplay is equally as compelling as the story.
The graphics are great, too. Many people complain about them, saying they're outdated, but really they're nice. I love the character designs, as well, with the big eyes and shiny outfits and stuff. The only problem, though, is that the mouths either don't move at all, or warble mindlessly while they talk. It's kind of pathetic. Also, although the music is a stellar mix from the composer of the Chrono series, it's a skimpy track and you never hear it during actual gameplay. It's very dissappointing.
Despite these small shortcomings, it doesn't detract from the game or story, and trust me, you will not be dissappointed. This is a revolutionary game, and should not be overlooked by Final Fantasy fans.
Oh, and if you don't like the cutscenes, you don't have to watch them. Pause the game and press the triangle button.