This game is almost as long as a xenoblade game, and it really surprised me how the series was able to maintain the longevity in it's titles since the beginning. The story goes hard, it's just that Xenogears tackles a lot of themes within it's story ranging from oppression, psychological trauma, neglect, greed etc etc; never really giving you the time to appreciate one aspect of the story, I wouldn't say it has fast pacing, opposite really, but it never really focuses on one key element but with that being said I could go on and on about it's themes but I want to keep my review short. There were times where I really connected with the game and times where I was completely zoned out since the game is super text heavy and most of the time has the approach of "tell, don't show" which is a bummer. Overall it surely was an experience, I raged over this game, had fun with the game and it took a shit ton of time. It is a miracle that this game even exists, Takahashi was onto some shit back in the 90s I swear.