Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.
Yumi Tôma
- Elhaym Van Houten
- (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
- Citan Uzuki
- (voice)
Yûji Ueda
- Billy Lee Black
- (voice)
Mugihito
- Rico Banderas
- (voice)
Michiko Neya
- Emeralda
- (voice)
- …
Ryôtarô Okiayu
- Krelian
- (voice)
Cam Clarke
- Krelian
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Dave Fouquette
- Bartholemew Fatima
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Milton James
- Citan Uzuki
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Moira Quirk
- Elhaym Van Houten
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Brian Tochi
- Fei Fong Wong
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHusband and wife developers Tetsuya Takahashi and Soraya Saga originally pitched the concept of Xenogears as a potential scenario for what would be Final Fantasy VII (1997) but their superiors at Square deemed it too dark and complex for a fantasy story. It was also pitched as a potential sequel to Chrono Trigger (1995) but further complications drove the developers to create it as an original concept.
- Quotes
Grahf: Yes, we will destroy god. That is our purpose... That is our destiny!
- Alternate versionsThe Japanese version contains scenes of nudity that are edited in the American version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Know's Top 10s: Top 20 Playstation Games, Honorable Mentions (2015)
- SoundtracksSmall Two of Pieces -(Screeching Shards)-
Music Composition: Yasunori Mitsuda
Original Lyrics: Masato Kato
Vocals: Joanne Hogg (IONA)
Low Whistle: Davy Spillane
Harp: Anne-Marie O'Farrel
F. Bass: Hiroshi Watanabe
E. Guitar: HATA (GUIDO)
Drums: KALTA (GUIDO)
Recording Editors: Shuji Yoshida (Green Bird Studio), Yoshifumi Negishi (Green Bird Studio)
Recording: Philip Begley (as Phillip Begley)
Recording Assistant: Ed Kenehan
Recording Studio: Westland Studio, Dublin
Special Thanks to: Simon Hicks, Deirdre Costello (Westland Studio)
Recording in Ireland Coordinated by: Yoko Nozaki (Rankup)
Featured review
Square's crowning achievement in complexity; A Masterpiece.
The opening of Xenogears is a lavish CGI sequence spliced with anime that begins with the famous biblical line: "I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last." The cryptic events of the opening scenes (the tragedy of the Eldridge, and the emergence of the woman from the wreckage on the beach) lead into events that take place nearly 10,000 years later.
Following a lengthy exposition in text, the story leads to a small village on the border of the kingdom of Aveh and the Kislev Empire (the two warring nations) named Lahan. And the tale of Fei Fong Wong begins.
The general feeling at the outset of the game is one that is familiar in the realm of RPGs: Young man with amnesia involved somehow in the fate of the world. We've seen it a thousand times. However, the gods at Square turn the tables very early in the game, adding heart-wrenching tragedy to the carefree world Fei inhabits. Very soon, the once two dimensional plot gains a considerable amount of depth. Fei begins to doubt himself and his past as more and more becomes known to him about the truth... of everything.
This game literally has everything: Great villains (Grahf, Id, Ramsus, Miang), memorable characters (Wiseman, Zephyr), a barrage of the most complex plot twists (watch out once the attack against Vanderkaum begins) known in RPG land, and quite possibly the greatest love story a video game has to offer (Fei and Elly were meant to be, and finding out why is one of the most fascinating plot points in RPG history).
True to its tagline ("Stand tall and shake the heavens"), Xenogears delivers a storyline that raises questions about existence, God, and the relevance of religious doctrine. Name-dropping like "Fatima" and "the Magi", backed by inquisition style priests named the Ethos heighten the whole experience to a new, groundbreaking level.
Solidified by a simply sublime soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenogears is one of the best games of all time, and it's a shame that more people don't know that.
Following a lengthy exposition in text, the story leads to a small village on the border of the kingdom of Aveh and the Kislev Empire (the two warring nations) named Lahan. And the tale of Fei Fong Wong begins.
The general feeling at the outset of the game is one that is familiar in the realm of RPGs: Young man with amnesia involved somehow in the fate of the world. We've seen it a thousand times. However, the gods at Square turn the tables very early in the game, adding heart-wrenching tragedy to the carefree world Fei inhabits. Very soon, the once two dimensional plot gains a considerable amount of depth. Fei begins to doubt himself and his past as more and more becomes known to him about the truth... of everything.
This game literally has everything: Great villains (Grahf, Id, Ramsus, Miang), memorable characters (Wiseman, Zephyr), a barrage of the most complex plot twists (watch out once the attack against Vanderkaum begins) known in RPG land, and quite possibly the greatest love story a video game has to offer (Fei and Elly were meant to be, and finding out why is one of the most fascinating plot points in RPG history).
True to its tagline ("Stand tall and shake the heavens"), Xenogears delivers a storyline that raises questions about existence, God, and the relevance of religious doctrine. Name-dropping like "Fatima" and "the Magi", backed by inquisition style priests named the Ethos heighten the whole experience to a new, groundbreaking level.
Solidified by a simply sublime soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenogears is one of the best games of all time, and it's a shame that more people don't know that.
helpful•51
- kilgres_bloodmoon
- Jun 13, 2000
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- ゼノギアス
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content