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I won't give this a lower score because I truly appreciate the effort that went into developing the world of Xenogears. It's hard to get a coherent message from the total mess of themes that the scenario delivers, and the combat system is surprisingly shallow, often feeling like a mere formality...
But yeah, it's cool to see the results of Takahashi's obsession with psychology, philosophy, religion and mecha anime

Played the japanese version, Sengoku Basara.

"How meaningless can pursuing a role be?"
This is what Xanadu Next was about for me.
If destiny is fated, we have no other option but to wait for our time to play the role given to us. This is the dilemma faced by our characters in this game.
However, it is not a matter of changing our destiny or breaking away from fate. In fact, it shows how important it is to accept that time is an essential part of our lives. Waiting can be the only option, and some things only need time to work themselves out.
Pleasing aesthetics, excellent gameplay, and a nice story.

after a second playthrough, if you ever saw my previous review, you didn't. Anyway, peak fiction.

PC port is horrendous, don't buy it/support it.
The game itself is "fine" in the purest sense of the word. The animations are great, can say that, they always nail the hissatsus and overall presentation. In the other hand we have yet another SRW that doesn't even compare to OG entry's. The interactions stopped being fun a long ass time ago and I can't enjoy this basic bitch writing anymore, being a mecha fan for god knows how long. If this is your first game in the series I would recommend just giving up playing the rest of the main entry's and switching to OG's, I mean, if you are playing the games for mecha content to begin with.

One of, if not, the best simulation/arcade hybrid I have ever played. Challenging and straight to the point, the good'ol git gud or gtfo. Please play it- even if you don't know JP- It's a really good game.