I've had this game on my personal backburner for a while, and even after hearing what others said about disk 2, honestly...
I absolutely LOVE Xenogears. The characters, the music, the settings, all of it blends together into a wonderful experience. Sure disk 2 being mostly narrative kind of sucks, but I still enjoyed the story telling throughout.
When the credits began rolling, I broke into tears. The story resolves in a surprisingly simple manner, yet it hit so hard.