@nishquikpops I was hands down my favorite game... The story complexity had me beside myself with awe..... It was awesome; think of those GEARS made with more detail and polygons.
@NTBXP1 the story, the possibilities therein, the GEARS.... one hell of a weird, but compelling plot; I was annoyed that disk one = 80 hours, there should have been a disk two = another 80 hours to finish, then prepare for the final boss at the end = disk three... To me? Much much better than any of tge FF games. 1,000 hours. Not enough...
The Perfect Build Mod/Patch does so so much and has a lot more that it’s gonna do. It can hold over until a maybe someday remake. My 17 year old son played through this year with the Perfect Build and HD Textures I see you use. It’s now his favorite game all time. He’s currently playing it again with his brother.
You made a lot of great points in this. That's coming from someone who got the game for Christmas when it was new! My hope, a remake similar in style to the latest Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Looking like that, with an expanded/fleshed out second disc along with a fully redone translation would be everything I ever wanted in a Xenogears remake.
A Xenogears remake would be a dream come true, but like you said, I don't think Square Enix would make one, especially now that they are foxusing more on their AAA games. But ln yhe bright side, this video makes me install the Perfect Works build, I'll probably look into it sometime soon
Given that Xenogears is and ever shall be my favorite game of all time. I think about this a lot. As much as I'd love to see a remake or remaster of Xenogears, the only way I'd want it to happen is if it was in collaboration with (or at least publicly approved by) MonolithSoft (specifically Takahashi and Saga). Unfortunately, I don't see that happening. Square is Square, and MonolithSoft is doing stellar work with Xenoblade. At this point, I'd be more than content if we simply got a port to modern consoles.
I just finished watching a let’s play of this and I wholeheartedly agree that it needs a remake for sure. It was my first time experiencing the game and I was really impressed by what it was able to accomplish despite the constraints.
If I were a billionaire, I'd knock on Nintendo's door and somehow persuade Takahashi san to at least supervise the project in his spare time while the C team worked on the 2nd disc making a deal with Square. That would be my contribution to mankind. Great video. Cant wait for you to dive into Xenosaga
I'd do anything for a remake of XenoGears at the hands of Takahashi. It's one of the few things I wanna see in my lifetime and it breaks my heart to see the IP stubbornly sat on by Square
You don't just remake Xenogears. You invite T2 and his lovely wife in as an outside studio, hand them a blank cheque with a 1 followed by as many zeroes as they'd need, and tell them to remake Xenogears exactly as originally envisioned on the PS1. You wrangle Kunihiko Tanaka and Yasunori Mitsuda, Junya Ishigaki, and every other noteworthy staff member involved in Xenogears, too. Then, as a Square-Enix executive, you solemnly promise on bended knee to not let corporate meddling and censorship interfere with even an iota of the project.
I EXTREMELY AGREED!! 100%!! This game (Xenogears) needs a REMAKE!! No! Xenogears DESERVE a remake!! I've played this game way back in the 90s, over and over, and I love not only the story, but the gameplay and the battle system this game provides to us!! EDIT : I mean, battling a monster using a gear?! It's such an awesome idea from Squaresoft / Square-Enix put it into this game!! And I LOVE how they create this masterpiece!! Though, I agreed with you that the 2nd disc is too short.
I am unsure if I would want a remake, rerelease, or a revamp of the game. I really would like Square to put the bare minimum *and really its not alot more* into REALLY finishing this game. We barely got an Alpha cut of this game as a proper release. Now the only thing we could hope for is a fanmod that could potentially fix the loose ends, and give us more of an experience
in another parallel universe, Square Enix sold Xenogears back to Takahashi, and we manage to get a Xenogears remake with all 4 prequels and 1 sequels in the making.....
There is a lot that would make it impossible. The Ethos doing what to the refugees of Wels Attacks. Elly's Drive Incident feels too much like a college date grape scenario and the many instances of child abuse mainly of Fei that would make it HARD to bring back.
Xenogears has been such an influential game in my life, I played it first in 2000 at the age of 14 and I loved it, it reminded me of Gundam Wing, but at that age it also had no spiritual or psychological impact because I was a sheltered Catholic kid, I remember the talk of killing god scared me When I replayed this in 2014, at 28 after years of reading about psychological and spiritual concepts from all over the world, mainly identifying with Eastern spirituality and philosophy That play through was the most profound Spiritual experience I ever had from a video game, and so relevant to our modern world If we keep putting our minds on the intention, we can hopefully manifest that reality Thanks for the video and the reminders ❤ blessings Edit: manifesting the reality of a re-release, not the dystopian future
I would pay 120$ for a remake of this game. It deserves the ultimate treatment; still one of the greatest games ever made. I would buy a Elle statue, and a fei statue; give me a Xenogear, red, black, or final. I just want a remake now.
This game is unique. Played back then at my teenager time. Changed my way of seeing many things, make me a diferent and somewhat better person for letting me in front of many concepts and ideas. It lives in a especial place in my memory and in my feelings... Today I play Xenoblade as in the past I played Xenosaga, and I did it because of Xenogears, even if they cannot be compared, I like then, they are games above a majority of other games, but Xenogears is in another level. All this concepts and build of the universe have a special soul. You can see fragments of Xenogears in the others Monolith games, Xenoblade 3 pratically retold many of Gears ideas and archetypes, but lack the same maturity, is not so deep and it makes a diference. Today Monolity is one of the best Game Developers in all the industry, and it began with Xenogears. A Remake is a dream that I always have, like the sequences that never came, Xenosaga somewhat plays like a sequence/reboot, but its not the same. Don't known if Square have the guts, the desire or the capacity to bring this to us, would have to involve Takahashi, and I dont think that can happen someday
Beautifully said, Nish ❤ I feel just about ready to start my Xenogears playthrough. I'll probably feel just as strongly about a remake after my Xenogears journey, and will come to understand your thoughts even better! Amazing video 🫂
One of things that needs to be considered is that Xenogears is very much a product of its time. It's not just the risks of financial management, but narrative. I played this game as a baby when it released and it is by far one of my favorites if not my favorite JRPG story. Look at other remakes, however. Not even something like FF7 remake series could keep and maintain its darker elements. For Xenogears its dark elements are vital to its atmosphere. Even if they made a miracle and remade Xenogears, it would lose all its hardest hitting magic for me. I fear a remake, because remakes tend to eliminate the risks in a story and make the story more bland because of it. That's just my thoughts though. I want everyone to be able to play it, but I already know that the remake they would create would get rid of the color the original had.
This is one of my all time favorite games. I played this when it first came out in 1998. I dream of this game being remade as well! I will continue to dream that one day this game is remade and they get to do it the way it was originally intended. I don't even need a remake on the scale of something like FF7. I personally like the sprite graphics and think it would be great if they did it in the same way as something like Octopath Traveler.
Xenogears definitely DESERVES a HD2D Remake à la Star Ocean R. BUT it's precisely because it deserves a good remake that I don't want it: it's still owned by Square Enix at the moment, and I'd rather have nothing at all than take the slightest risk of SE messing things up.
The closest game to Xenogears right now is Xenoblade Chronicles X(WiiU)(The Switch game isn't out yet.) Nintendo has worked with Square in the past before. Mind you remember, Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars is done by both Square and Nintendo. Hell even the Mario RPG Remake is done by both Square and Nintendo too.
I've been wanting to see a remake of this game for a long and still long for it. It would be great to see the complete Perfect Works version ofthe game!
That "Others sold so much better" is probably the big factor to Xenogears's lack of love, that and the issues behind its development. Game companies don't want to invest in something that doesn't make money, and also is connected with employee's that left on bad terms, who might want residuals for a remake/rerelease.
I am one of those who played it back when it first released and adore it to this day still. You are lucky you just recently played it and have only been hoping for a remake for a tiny fraction of the time some of us have. At this point, the only thing I could see SE do is something similar to what they did recently with Star Ocean 2 (at this point I would take it and be happy). If a fully realized remake ever happens I truly believe it would only happen if Monolithsoft worked out a deal with SE to develop it, but I get the feeling Takahashi just doesn't care about it enough anymore now that he has Xenoblade and it is complete.
Two of the four games I have wanted remakes of have happened, FF7 and Xenoblade X which is coming in March 2025. The last two games I want are White Knight Chronicles and Xenogears. A remake using the 2.5d engine ala Octopath and the recent Dragon Quest would work very well with the art style for a Xenogears remake. What gives me some hope for a Xenogears remake someday is that they make collaborations for it in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, music, art, everything is there in the collabs. The english version of FFBE may have hit EoS but JPN is still going on and I have Xenogears units over on that version.
Yes. This game absolutely deserves a remake… just so much so heck I’d be super down with a hd-2d remake/remaster like star ocean 2nd story R But, the chances of it happening is basically zero This is because at least right now (and possibly always) projects at SE get green lit by having someone at the company pushing or advocating to have it made and if there is no one at SE going “we need Xenogears!!” It’s simply not going to happen I think it’s even less likely because of Takahashi existing and no longer working for SE as it was basically his project/game which may make SE afraid of stepping on his toes especially since monolith soft is owned by Nintendo
For me, I want Xenosaga more because of connections to the Xeno series as a whole. I absolutely intend to play this one though! Unfortunately we can never trust square to be about anything more than the bottom dollar these days it seems.
You know that I too want to see a Remake for this and how I had my own ideas, of full voice acting, QOL features and it being on the same style as Star Ocean Second Story R But it’s really hard to picture if they are willing to fix and remake Disk 2’s problems without Takahashi’s involvement and his own current things making a new game and being at Nintendo. It’s more likely to see Bamco and Monolith do a Remaster of Xenosaga trilogy at this point Opposed to Sakaguchi as he returned to Square to help remaster Fantasian and likely have them publish his upcoming new dark fantasy title, and no he said he isn’t coming back to work on FF (tho copium he at least consult or approve with the FF9 Remake, since FF9 is his beloved child in a sense).
As a huge fan of this game and someone who still owns it, I would absolutely love to see a remake or even a remaster. It would be nice to see Takahashi and Sorayu Saga be given a chance to make the game they originally intended to make and possibly see the true ending of the game they intended to make. However I agree that it would probably not happen. I believe Takahashi and his wife have both said they were done with this story line as well. But honestly, with the advancement in disc storage and graphics, now might be a good time to reexamine trying to compete this game.
Bro great video, i agree with you, Xenogears is a piece of art that must to have a remake, but I think that it would be 100000 times better if it's Monolith who does the remake and not Square-Enix
Xenogears is the greatest ps1 rpg of all time, as far as I'm concerned. I liked it so much, i didn't even get phased by disc 2 being stripped back. It, at the very least, deserves a Star Ocean style remaster.
In the past, I would have been completely on board years ago. Would love to see it properly made and completed, especially in the second disc section. However, given current modern day trends, I honestly would be scared to see it being touched with the development teams and writers of the company any more. I have the same sentiments on a PE1 and maybe even a PE2's remake ever being done.
I'm waiting for the announcements this or next year: - Xenogears Remastered - Final Fantasy Tactics Remastered - Parasite Eve Remastered - Final Fantasy IX Remake
I also don't have hopes for a remake, and let's be real hardcore xenogears fans will probably be the most picky with a remake, just like ff7 og hardcore fans were with the 7 remake.... personally i'm pretty flexible with a gears remake but of course i still have some standards for it, but i know there are hardcore purists xenogears fans that will picky on anything if there was a remake and tbh i would be really annoyed with them and their expectations.... 🙄 Takahashi won so big when he decided to leave Square Soft when he did because look at where he is now and where Square Enix is now, like Square needs to worry about their financials for their big budget games meanwhile Takahashi/Monolith Soft is inside one of the biggest companies in Japan and don't need to worry about money as much because Nintendo has the big bucks, so imagine working with free creativity, doing what you love while being supported financially by Nintendo??? That's crazy! Now i kinda feel bad for Square Enix devs because they have to reach Square's sales expectations and worry about the success.... smh... FF fans out there fighting for their lives in those podcasts or debates about the future of FF meanwhile Xenoblade fans are hyped about their next game release. xD
Yeah I know. As a person who never played Xenogears I would love to get a chance to play it (as a practicing Wiccan who is fairly well versed on Gnosticism and Jungian psychology it appeals to me) but I fear that with Square Enix in control of the IP that’ll never happen. In a perfect world Square Enix would give Monolift Soft full control over the IP and we would get to see Takahashi and his wife’s original vision laid out in full with updated graphics yet still remaining true to what the original fans love about the game. Unfortunately this is just a dream.
Great video, and I, of course, agree with you 100%!! A question for you, and correct me if I'm wrong: You seem a bit younger than me, and you recently played Xenogears for the first time last year. Well, it is infinitely curious to me with you being a newer generation gamer, what drew you to Xenogears? Or rather, what drew you to play an older Playstation game and what did you do to get past the "older" trappings of gaming at the time? I am SUPER happy that some people, however few there may be, are playing Xenogears and enjoying it, and giving it the love that it deserves. I am a bit biased here, but I think the Xeno series as a whole only gets less enjoyable as you go along. Not that I don't really enjoy the Xenoblade games! I do. But Xenogears is a flawed masterpiece to me, Xenosaga trilogy are amazing games, and then Xenoblade are fun games.
Unfortunately I never played the Xenoblade saugus I wanted to but I mainly played PlayStation in a little Xbox and unfortunately never got my hands on that but I did get to play xenogears and it is one of my favorites RPGs of all time and I do believe it deserves a remake as good as they can give it
My favorite RPG of all time. I would love a remake like Star Ocean: The Second Story R, if they did a full remake now, they would cut it into multiple games, make it yet another boring action RPG instead of turn based, change story elements, etc... I just want upgraded 3d backgrounds & a fleshed out 2nd disk if at all possible. I personally don't need anything else to be changed.
I would lose my mind just for a remaster, tbh. But, yes, we need a remake, they have to finish this game! Impossible? I can see a jointventure between Square and Monolift nowadays.
I certainly hope it gets a remake because I STILL haven't played it! I always hear such good things and I even own it for PS1 and have a digital copy for the Vita...but I'd rather play it on a newer console.
i dont like the multi-part release of games like ff7 remake, mainly due to lengthy development cycle, but disk 1 of Gears is phenomenal and i would be ok if that was one full game, and then disc 2 becames part 2, since if expanded upon could essentially feel like a whole new game.
I agree that a remake is not in the cards. But with Xenoblade being so successful, maybe (it's a long shot) SquareEnix could work with Nintendo on a Switch exclusive remaster instead of a full remake. Perhaps they could do something about the ending. I've never played Xenogears, and I find myself putting it off in hopes that someday we'll get a more complete version.
This without a doubt was the best RPG in my opinion ever made and it wasn't even completed. Not only would I love to see them go back and get the rights for this title I would love to see them finish out their whole vision for this game series. This was the most intriguing game I think I've ever played and I have been playing games since 1983 so for RPGs this was it.
Behind all the obstacles and challenges in remaking this game, especially considering that the developer and creator have parted ways, the gaming industry is still an industry that will always prioritize profit. They might reunite and remake this game, but would it generate financial gains for them? If the remake of this game were to happen, how many copies would it sell? I’m not sure it would sell much or be profitable because many people already know the storyline of this game. The story in this game is truly amazing, absolutely brilliant in my opinion, but since we already know the entire plot, how many gamers would buy the remake? I believe only hardcore fans of the game would purchase it. The consideration for remaking Final Fantasy and other games might be due to those games being more popular than Xenogears. Only RPG enthusiasts are familiar with Xenogears.
Even if they remade it, it would be so censored that its story won't hit the same. If anything, I think a Xenosaga remastering Switch re-release would do ALOT better given the RPGs that are succeeding today. Much lower-stakes and probably an easier fix.
It probably wont get a remake because although square has the license for Xenogears, the rest of the Xeno games are made by Monolith Soft, so it would be like promoting work for a competitor. For a remake to happen the two companies would need to collaborate.
It’s going to be tricky but it’s definitely not impossible. It was a squaresoft title, the question is…does Monolith have the rights, or do they need to get it back from Square-Enix? Or maybe even a contract of sorts?
The end of Xenogears has to be fixed if it gets a remake. That would never fly today. Honestly Xenogears is a top 10 game for me but I cannot look past that second disc once I got to the second disc it took the wind out my sails. Pretty heavy.
Even if we have to wait 20 years for it to be finished(I mean, look at FF7 remake STILL being ongoing), I would really love a Xenogears remake. For curiosity if nothing else, because it is the theoretical rare case of a Xeno game being made without the people behind the sauce being involved. First, they should rerelease the original once more tho. It was on PS3, but it really needs more active support, bring it to all then-current plattforms including PC and Switch 2.
I just hope that love will eventually translate to a remake or re-release on a modern system. I hope they aren't just taking advantage of their ownership of the IP to sell over priced merch...
you know the pipedream i have for monolith... that we see one day more than the only 3 out 6 games for xenosaga. it was planified in 6 games and technically, we had game 1,2, 4 or 5... yeah, we didnt get game 6.
There already is a french translation available, a fanlation done by Atelier Traduction, that they could reach out to to reuse the script of, at least most of it, it'll lower the cost of the translations for a worldwide release for a remake, especially in europe. But it probably wouldn't happen...
honestly i would just take a port of xenogears on all platforms at this point just like what they did for chrono cross and the old final fantasy games i want a remake but i already know what will happen so just play it safe and give us a hd port.
The plot is not compatible with the mainstream of today. It isn't TikTok confomist enaugh. Thanks for creating these kind of videos. Those series need as much exposure as possible. :)
I think if nintendo help with remake development and a exclusive deal on the table definitely could happen even if is just a favor from nintendo to Takahashi for everything they done for other franchises like zelda
This game and Chrono Trigger absolutely deserve a Remake, by the way I love XenoGears and I’m playing it and it’s also one of my favourites games of all time it’s at second place to Chrono trigger. I want a remake of this game so badly because it’s been stuck in out of print forever, and it needs to be unbanned in Europe.
Nintendo of America does not like iconography and religious undertones in their games and since Monolith Soft is now essentially a property of Nintendo I don't think it would ever be possible for Xenogears to get remade. Square may hold the rights but they are very respectful when remaking games from their library. The only reason they approved of FF7 remake is because they still had access to the original developers of FFVII. For a Xenogears remake to be possible Nintendo Monolith and Square would have to collaborate and that is a tall order.
You mean 17; I was also 17 when it came out but as it never released in Europe I was in my mid-20s when I actually played it (under emulation). It's a stunning game and we really need a HD2D remake.
Not without a heavy amount of sanitization. We live in a era where society want to eradicate evil from concept, imagination itself. The port was considered Adult Only exactly because of amount of stuff that is problematic for current year people. ... How can people be so WAY sensitive than me!?
Tetsuya Nomura would champion something like it....he is close to Takahashi still and did do the character designs for The Torna characters in XBC2....which is why like Jin, Malos and Mikhail look more like Kingdom Hearts characters lol But mostly....Takahashi himself said he no longer wishes to remake this anymore...alot of XBC3 took much of the elements from Xenogears anyway. Although ill never not hear Fei and have Matthew's voice in my head. I wonder how Fei feels about beans
I’d be cool with an anime done by Production I.G. if a remake is not in the cards. I mean Perfect Works lays out so much that I’d be fine with either. *sigh* What tricky a situation indeed.
To clarify, I think Xenogears definitely deserves a remake, and I would love to see it. But as you correctly point out, there are huge challenges in getting it done right. Maybe one day Square will surprise us. But Vagrant Story is another masterpiece in their PS1 catalog that would benefit enormously from a remake, or even a good remaster with QoL improvements. Vagrant Story has impeccable storytelling, cinematics, and writing. I mean.. the localization of that game is legendary and set a new bar not only at Square but in the industry. The gameplay is deep and complex, but has some rough edges these days that could really use some attention. It also release very late in the life of the PS1 and slipped under the radar of many fans, and for such a brilliant game (the FIRST Square game, and only the THIRD to date to receive a perfect score from Famitsu along with Soul Calibur and Ocarina of Time) that's a real shame. Fortunately, Vagrant Story (and FF Tactics) has a big champion at Square right now -- Yoshi-P! He recently came out and said that he wants to ensure FF Tactics and Vagrant Story are available to play for fans on modern platforms, so I think the chances of seeing a Vagrant Story remake/remaster along with FF Tactics is pretty high. Yoshi-P, you are a legend! Hopefully Xenogears happens at some point too.
- Most likely it will be HD-2D like: Octopath Traveler Octopath Traveler II Triangle Strategy Live A Live Star Ocean: The Second Story R Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake + SacriFire Wandering Sword Tears of Magic Threads of Time Neon Blood + Tactics Ogre: Reborn Sword of Convallaria Replaced The Last Night
ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY deserves a remake. BUT quadruple the budget this time, and make the damn game longer... One Hell of a game
Idk if I'd want it on the level of FF7R but I hope we at least get a fully developed disc 2 in the future!
@nishquikpops I was hands down my favorite game... The story complexity had me beside myself with awe..... It was awesome; think of those GEARS made with more detail and polygons.
Saying a game requires a remake is not a compliment,
I think we should NOT go full FF7 in this remake. Or else we gonna have to use 1TB SSD as game cartridge.
@NTBXP1 the story, the possibilities therein, the GEARS.... one hell of a weird, but compelling plot; I was annoyed that disk one = 80 hours, there should have been a disk two = another 80 hours to finish, then prepare for the final boss at the end = disk three... To me? Much much better than any of tge FF games. 1,000 hours. Not enough...
Xenogears deserves a remake more than anything else out. Period
The Perfect Build Mod/Patch does so so much and has a lot more that it’s gonna do. It can hold over until a maybe someday remake.
My 17 year old son played through this year with the Perfect Build and HD Textures I see you use. It’s now his favorite game all time. He’s currently playing it again with his brother.
Where i can get it😮? The mod
You made a lot of great points in this. That's coming from someone who got the game for Christmas when it was new! My hope, a remake similar in style to the latest Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Looking like that, with an expanded/fleshed out second disc along with a fully redone translation would be everything I ever wanted in a Xenogears remake.
I hope your dream of a Xenogears remake does come true! Great video!
I hope so too! 🙏🏽
A Xenogears remake would be a dream come true, but like you said, I don't think Square Enix would make one, especially now that they are foxusing more on their AAA games.
But ln yhe bright side, this video makes me install the Perfect Works build, I'll probably look into it sometime soon
I'll be posting a video on a tutorial on how to install it soon if you need a guide, but imo it's the best way to play it! Thanks for watching :D
@nishquikpops I can't wait for the tutorial, I already have Retro Arch installed, so I'll just wait for the video.
Given that Xenogears is and ever shall be my favorite game of all time. I think about this a lot. As much as I'd love to see a remake or remaster of Xenogears, the only way I'd want it to happen is if it was in collaboration with (or at least publicly approved by) MonolithSoft (specifically Takahashi and Saga). Unfortunately, I don't see that happening. Square is Square, and MonolithSoft is doing stellar work with Xenoblade.
At this point, I'd be more than content if we simply got a port to modern consoles.
I just finished watching a let’s play of this and I wholeheartedly agree that it needs a remake for sure. It was my first time experiencing the game and I was really impressed by what it was able to accomplish despite the constraints.
If I were a billionaire, I'd knock on Nintendo's door and somehow persuade Takahashi san to at least supervise the project in his spare time while the C team worked on the 2nd disc making a deal with Square. That would be my contribution to mankind. Great video. Cant wait for you to dive into Xenosaga
Haha all the things we would do to benefit the Xeno series if we had a bunch of money 😆 And yes I'm very excited to play Xenosaga!
I don't think that's how video game IPs work.
Historically the ultra wealthy would patron the arts
I'd do anything for a remake of XenoGears at the hands of Takahashi. It's one of the few things I wanna see in my lifetime and it breaks my heart to see the IP stubbornly sat on by Square
You don't just remake Xenogears.
You invite T2 and his lovely wife in as an outside studio, hand them a blank cheque with a 1 followed by as many zeroes as they'd need, and tell them to remake Xenogears exactly as originally envisioned on the PS1. You wrangle Kunihiko Tanaka and Yasunori Mitsuda, Junya Ishigaki, and every other noteworthy staff member involved in Xenogears, too.
Then, as a Square-Enix executive, you solemnly promise on bended knee to not let corporate meddling and censorship interfere with even an iota of the project.
I EXTREMELY AGREED!! 100%!! This game (Xenogears) needs a REMAKE!! No! Xenogears DESERVE a remake!! I've played this game way back in the 90s, over and over, and I love not only the story, but the gameplay and the battle system this game provides to us!!
EDIT : I mean, battling a monster using a gear?! It's such an awesome idea from Squaresoft / Square-Enix put it into this game!! And I LOVE how they create this masterpiece!! Though, I agreed with you that the 2nd disc is too short.
I hope this video will make an impact. Thanks for making it.
I wish this would get a remaster or even a remake this game was way ahead of its time and still is this is why it won’t be remade
I am unsure if I would want a remake, rerelease, or a revamp of the game. I really would like Square to put the bare minimum *and really its not alot more* into REALLY finishing this game. We barely got an Alpha cut of this game as a proper release. Now the only thing we could hope for is a fanmod that could potentially fix the loose ends, and give us more of an experience
PWB comes close but mostly with the translations. But hopefully we do get to experience a fully developed disc 2 someday.
in another parallel universe, Square Enix sold Xenogears back to Takahashi, and we manage to get a Xenogears remake with all 4 prequels and 1 sequels in the making.....
In that parallel universe, Xenogears was FF7 and all its sequels were the rest of the Final Fantasy series 😆
Xenogears won't survive a modern remake due to the many sensitive topics it tackles. I would rather have they don't touch it than ruin it.
There is a lot that would make it impossible. The Ethos doing what to the refugees of Wels Attacks. Elly's Drive Incident feels too much like a college date grape scenario and the many instances of child abuse mainly of Fei that would make it HARD to bring back.
Yea don't let xenogears be corrupted. Better dead than disrespected imo
Meanwhile Xenoblade has one of the MCs having a freaking thresome with his wives 😂
@AntiRiku I mean we already have the Perfect Works Build to enhance the gameplay balance and make Rico not be shit.
Yep. I'd rather leave these classics in the hands of modders, i.e. passionate fans, to "modernize" them. I don't trust remakes to do them any justice.
Xenogears has been such an influential game in my life, I played it first in 2000 at the age of 14 and I loved it, it reminded me of Gundam Wing, but at that age it also had no spiritual or psychological impact because I was a sheltered Catholic kid, I remember the talk of killing god scared me
When I replayed this in 2014, at 28 after years of reading about psychological and spiritual concepts from all over the world, mainly identifying with Eastern spirituality and philosophy
That play through was the most profound Spiritual experience I ever had from a video game, and so relevant to our modern world
If we keep putting our minds on the intention, we can hopefully manifest that reality
Thanks for the video and the reminders ❤ blessings
Edit: manifesting the reality of a re-release, not the dystopian future
By virtue of the fact that half the planet haven’t even played the original without jumping through hoops, we need a remake of this.
If ever Xenogears will receive a modern take it will reinvent the notion of "Remake". Xenogears needs to be "Redone"
I would pay 120$ for a remake of this game. It deserves the ultimate treatment; still one of the greatest games ever made. I would buy a Elle statue, and a fei statue; give me a Xenogear, red, black, or final. I just want a remake now.
In the current political climate...they would absolutely ruin this remake.
Show me on the doll where Sweet Baby Inc. hurt you
For sure. And with the current status of the video game industry, they would make an UE5 mediocre remake anyways...
This game is unique.
Played back then at my teenager time. Changed my way of seeing many things, make me a diferent and somewhat better person for letting me in front of many concepts and ideas.
It lives in a especial place in my memory and in my feelings...
Today I play Xenoblade as in the past I played Xenosaga, and I did it because of Xenogears, even if they cannot be compared, I like then, they are games above a majority of other games, but Xenogears is in another level. All this concepts and build of the universe have a special soul.
You can see fragments of Xenogears in the others Monolith games, Xenoblade 3 pratically retold many of Gears ideas and archetypes, but lack the same maturity, is not so deep and it makes a diference.
Today Monolity is one of the best Game Developers in all the industry, and it began with Xenogears. A Remake is a dream that I always have, like the sequences that never came, Xenosaga somewhat plays like a sequence/reboot, but its not the same.
Don't known if Square have the guts, the desire or the capacity to bring this to us, would have to involve Takahashi, and I dont think that can happen someday
If they make a more mature adult sequel to xeno X that might be the closest we get to xenogears
Beautifully said, Nish ❤ I feel just about ready to start my Xenogears playthrough. I'll probably feel just as strongly about a remake after my Xenogears journey, and will come to understand your thoughts even better! Amazing video 🫂
Can't wait for you to experience it!! 😎
One of things that needs to be considered is that Xenogears is very much a product of its time. It's not just the risks of financial management, but narrative. I played this game as a baby when it released and it is by far one of my favorites if not my favorite JRPG story.
Look at other remakes, however. Not even something like FF7 remake series could keep and maintain its darker elements. For Xenogears its dark elements are vital to its atmosphere. Even if they made a miracle and remade Xenogears, it would lose all its hardest hitting magic for me. I fear a remake, because remakes tend to eliminate the risks in a story and make the story more bland because of it.
That's just my thoughts though. I want everyone to be able to play it, but I already know that the remake they would create would get rid of the color the original had.
This is one of my all time favorite games. I played this when it first came out in 1998. I dream of this game being remade as well! I will continue to dream that one day this game is remade and they get to do it the way it was originally intended. I don't even need a remake on the scale of something like FF7. I personally like the sprite graphics and think it would be great if they did it in the same way as something like Octopath Traveler.
Yeah something like Octopath or Star Ocean 2 would be perfect!
Xenogears definitely DESERVES a HD2D Remake à la Star Ocean R. BUT it's precisely because it deserves a good remake that I don't want it: it's still owned by Square Enix at the moment, and I'd rather have nothing at all than take the slightest risk of SE messing things up.
You mean like their current remake of 7?
The closest game to Xenogears right now is Xenoblade Chronicles X(WiiU)(The Switch game isn't out yet.)
Nintendo has worked with Square in the past before. Mind you remember, Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars is done by both Square and Nintendo. Hell even the Mario RPG Remake is done by both Square and Nintendo too.
Thanks for this awesome tribute! Might Be The best, most impactful game story of all time
That second CD though...how about just a "make" of that!
Haha yeah at least a general game of disc 2 😅
I've been wanting to see a remake of this game for a long and still long for it. It would be great to see the complete Perfect Works version ofthe game!
I would be happy with a remastered version with an expansion touch to disk 2. Im afraid of them running the game with a remake...but time will tell
That "Others sold so much better" is probably the big factor to Xenogears's lack of love, that and the issues behind its development. Game companies don't want to invest in something that doesn't make money, and also is connected with employee's that left on bad terms, who might want residuals for a remake/rerelease.
I am one of those who played it back when it first released and adore it to this day still. You are lucky you just recently played it and have only been hoping for a remake for a tiny fraction of the time some of us have.
At this point, the only thing I could see SE do is something similar to what they did recently with Star Ocean 2 (at this point I would take it and be happy). If a fully realized remake ever happens I truly believe it would only happen if Monolithsoft worked out a deal with SE to develop it, but I get the feeling Takahashi just doesn't care about it enough anymore now that he has Xenoblade and it is complete.
Two of the four games I have wanted remakes of have happened, FF7 and Xenoblade X which is coming in March 2025. The last two games I want are White Knight Chronicles and Xenogears. A remake using the 2.5d engine ala Octopath and the recent Dragon Quest would work very well with the art style for a Xenogears remake.
What gives me some hope for a Xenogears remake someday is that they make collaborations for it in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, music, art, everything is there in the collabs. The english version of FFBE may have hit EoS but JPN is still going on and I have Xenogears units over on that version.
This video made me sad in all the right ways. It has been a while since I played the game last.
Yes. This game absolutely deserves a remake… just so much so
heck I’d be super down with a hd-2d remake/remaster like star ocean 2nd story R
But, the chances of it happening is basically zero
This is because at least right now (and possibly always) projects at SE get green lit by having someone at the company pushing or advocating to have it made and if there is no one at SE going “we need Xenogears!!” It’s simply not going to happen
I think it’s even less likely because of Takahashi existing and no longer working for SE as it was basically his project/game which may make SE afraid of stepping on his toes especially since monolith soft is owned by Nintendo
Yeah I feel the same way... It's basically impossible but it's always going to be my impossible dream lol
For me, I want Xenosaga more because of connections to the Xeno series as a whole. I absolutely intend to play this one though! Unfortunately we can never trust square to be about anything more than the bottom dollar these days it seems.
I think Xenosaga is definitely coming! And once you play Gears you'll get a whole new appreciation for the story of the series!
You know that I too want to see a Remake for this and how I had my own ideas, of full voice acting, QOL features and it being on the same style as Star Ocean Second Story R
But it’s really hard to picture if they are willing to fix and remake Disk 2’s problems without Takahashi’s involvement and his own current things making a new game and being at Nintendo. It’s more likely to see Bamco and Monolith do a Remaster of Xenosaga trilogy at this point
Opposed to Sakaguchi as he returned to Square to help remaster Fantasian and likely have them publish his upcoming new dark fantasy title, and no he said he isn’t coming back to work on FF (tho copium he at least consult or approve with the FF9 Remake, since FF9 is his beloved child in a sense).
I'd love for Sakaguchi to be involved in some way shape or form in the FF9 remake!!
As a huge fan of this game and someone who still owns it, I would absolutely love to see a remake or even a remaster. It would be nice to see Takahashi and Sorayu Saga be given a chance to make the game they originally intended to make and possibly see the true ending of the game they intended to make. However I agree that it would probably not happen. I believe Takahashi and his wife have both said they were done with this story line as well. But honestly, with the advancement in disc storage and graphics, now might be a good time to reexamine trying to compete this game.
Planning on streaming it on my twitch next (never played it before and excited as everyone told me its a MUST PLAY)
Have fun with it, it's a great game!
@@nishquikpops ty so much, idk what to expect from it, but I hope it be a good game.
Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, FFTactics, Brave Fencer Musashi: These games should have their remakes.
just a quick stop by to say that YES, it does deserve!!!
Bro great video, i agree with you, Xenogears is a piece of art that must to have a remake, but I think that it would be 100000 times better if it's Monolith who does the remake and not Square-Enix
Xenogears is the greatest ps1 rpg of all time, as far as I'm concerned. I liked it so much, i didn't even get phased by disc 2 being stripped back. It, at the very least, deserves a Star Ocean style remaster.
In the past, I would have been completely on board years ago. Would love to see it properly made and completed, especially in the second disc section. However, given current modern day trends, I honestly would be scared to see it being touched with the development teams and writers of the company any more. I have the same sentiments on a PE1 and maybe even a PE2's remake ever being done.
i would be very happy if this gets a remaster and polished disc 2.
I'm waiting for the announcements this or next year:
- Xenogears Remastered
- Final Fantasy Tactics Remastered
- Parasite Eve Remastered
- Final Fantasy IX Remake
I also don't have hopes for a remake, and let's be real hardcore xenogears fans will probably be the most picky with a remake, just like ff7 og hardcore fans were with the 7 remake....
personally i'm pretty flexible with a gears remake but of course i still have some standards for it, but i know there are hardcore purists xenogears fans that will picky on anything if there was a remake and tbh i would be really annoyed with them and their expectations.... 🙄
Takahashi won so big when he decided to leave Square Soft when he did because look at where he is now and where Square Enix is now, like Square needs to worry about their financials for their big budget games meanwhile Takahashi/Monolith Soft is inside one of the biggest companies in Japan and don't need to worry about money as much because Nintendo has the big bucks, so imagine working with free creativity, doing what you love while being supported financially by Nintendo??? That's crazy! Now i kinda feel bad for Square Enix devs because they have to reach Square's sales expectations and worry about the success.... smh... FF fans out there fighting for their lives in those podcasts or debates about the future of FF meanwhile Xenoblade fans are hyped about their next game release. xD
Yeah I know. As a person who never played Xenogears I would love to get a chance to play it (as a practicing Wiccan who is fairly well versed on Gnosticism and Jungian psychology it appeals to me) but I fear that with Square Enix in control of the IP that’ll never happen. In a perfect world Square Enix would give Monolift Soft full control over the IP and we would get to see Takahashi and his wife’s original vision laid out in full with updated graphics yet still remaining true to what the original fans love about the game. Unfortunately this is just a dream.
THIS IS 100000000000% TRUE! We need a remake on this game!
Great video, and I, of course, agree with you 100%!! A question for you, and correct me if I'm wrong: You seem a bit younger than me, and you recently played Xenogears for the first time last year. Well, it is infinitely curious to me with you being a newer generation gamer, what drew you to Xenogears? Or rather, what drew you to play an older Playstation game and what did you do to get past the "older" trappings of gaming at the time?
I am SUPER happy that some people, however few there may be, are playing Xenogears and enjoying it, and giving it the love that it deserves.
I am a bit biased here, but I think the Xeno series as a whole only gets less enjoyable as you go along. Not that I don't really enjoy the Xenoblade games! I do. But Xenogears is a flawed masterpiece to me, Xenosaga trilogy are amazing games, and then Xenoblade are fun games.
Unfortunately I never played the Xenoblade saugus I wanted to but I mainly played PlayStation in a little Xbox and unfortunately never got my hands on that but I did get to play xenogears and it is one of my favorites RPGs of all time and I do believe it deserves a remake as good as they can give it
Deserve a remake.
My favorite RPG of all time. I would love a remake like Star Ocean: The Second Story R, if they did a full remake now, they would cut it into multiple games, make it yet another boring action RPG instead of turn based, change story elements, etc...
I just want upgraded 3d backgrounds & a fleshed out 2nd disk if at all possible. I personally don't need anything else to be changed.
It deserves it sheerly for disc 2 and just skipping through so much while being told what happened with them sitting in the chair lol.
I would lose my mind just for a remaster, tbh. But, yes, we need a remake, they have to finish this game! Impossible? I can see a jointventure between Square and Monolift nowadays.
I certainly hope it gets a remake because I STILL haven't played it! I always hear such good things and I even own it for PS1 and have a digital copy for the Vita...but I'd rather play it on a newer console.
i dont like the multi-part release of games like ff7 remake, mainly due to lengthy development cycle, but disk 1 of Gears is phenomenal and i would be ok if that was one full game, and then disc 2 becames part 2, since if expanded upon could essentially feel like a whole new game.
i bought this game twice in the summer of 98(18yrs) cuz i wasn't sure if i was ready!
Loved this game in it's day. Would love to see it finished and mechanically-updated.
Wouldn't trust current square with it though.
I agree that a remake is not in the cards. But with Xenoblade being so successful, maybe (it's a long shot) SquareEnix could work with Nintendo on a Switch exclusive remaster instead of a full remake. Perhaps they could do something about the ending. I've never played Xenogears, and I find myself putting it off in hopes that someday we'll get a more complete version.
My favorite game of all time. Does it have a big enough cult following to get a remake?
This without a doubt was the best RPG in my opinion ever made and it wasn't even completed. Not only would I love to see them go back and get the rights for this title I would love to see them finish out their whole vision for this game series. This was the most intriguing game I think I've ever played and I have been playing games since 1983 so for RPGs this was it.
Behind all the obstacles and challenges in remaking this game, especially considering that the developer and creator have parted ways, the gaming industry is still an industry that will always prioritize profit.
They might reunite and remake this game, but would it generate financial gains for them?
If the remake of this game were to happen, how many copies would it sell?
I’m not sure it would sell much or be profitable because many people already know the storyline of this game.
The story in this game is truly amazing, absolutely brilliant in my opinion, but since we already know the entire plot, how many gamers would buy the remake?
I believe only hardcore fans of the game would purchase it.
The consideration for remaking Final Fantasy and other games might be due to those games being more popular than Xenogears. Only RPG enthusiasts are familiar with Xenogears.
Even if they remade it, it would be so censored that its story won't hit the same.
If anything, I think a Xenosaga remastering Switch re-release would do ALOT better given the RPGs that are succeeding today.
Much lower-stakes and probably an easier fix.
Ive got it on launch PS3. And a custom big box PSX disc. Love it.
It probably wont get a remake because although square has the license for Xenogears, the rest of the Xeno games are made by Monolith Soft, so it would be like promoting work for a competitor. For a remake to happen the two companies would need to collaborate.
It’s going to be tricky but it’s definitely not impossible. It was a squaresoft title, the question is…does Monolith have the rights, or do they need to get it back from Square-Enix? Or maybe even a contract of sorts?
Legends of dragoon has entered the conversation
The end of Xenogears has to be fixed if it gets a remake. That would never fly today. Honestly Xenogears is a top 10 game for me but I cannot look past that second disc once I got to the second disc it took the wind out my sails. Pretty heavy.
Even if we have to wait 20 years for it to be finished(I mean, look at FF7 remake STILL being ongoing), I would really love a Xenogears remake. For curiosity if nothing else, because it is the theoretical rare case of a Xeno game being made without the people behind the sauce being involved.
First, they should rerelease the original once more tho. It was on PS3, but it really needs more active support, bring it to all then-current plattforms including PC and Switch 2.
If it gets a remake it should be in the style of the Dragon Quest 3 remake
Square Enix LOVES Xenogears... just look at their Store. Vinyl LPs, figures, etc... all being sold currently. Just no remake of the original game
I just hope that love will eventually translate to a remake or re-release on a modern system. I hope they aren't just taking advantage of their ownership of the IP to sell over priced merch...
I mean...they are asking $400 for a watch....at least they hold the IP to a high value lol
you know the pipedream i have for monolith... that we see one day more than the only 3 out 6 games for xenosaga. it was planified in 6 games and technically, we had game 1,2, 4 or 5... yeah, we didnt get game 6.
God, an HD-2D remake would be amazing! SE would have to stay far away from any reinterpretations of the wonderfully deep story though
私もUA-camのスクエニ公式チャンネルがゼノギアスの曲流し始めたのでリメイクちょっと期待したけど、リメイク無かったですね。
やっぱり、スクエニがIPを高橋さんに渡さない限り、リメイクは無さそう。
There already is a french translation available, a fanlation done by Atelier Traduction, that they could reach out to to reuse the script of, at least most of it, it'll lower the cost of the translations for a worldwide release for a remake, especially in europe.
But it probably wouldn't happen...
honestly i would just take a port of xenogears on all platforms at this point just like what they did for chrono cross and the old final fantasy games i want a remake but i already know what will happen so just play it safe and give us a hd port.
I just want it to be available on modern consoles, I don't even want a remake after what they did with the FF 7 remake.
The plot is not compatible with the mainstream of today. It isn't TikTok confomist enaugh. Thanks for creating these kind of videos. Those series need as much exposure as possible. :)
I think if nintendo help with remake development and a exclusive deal on the table definitely could happen even if is just a favor from nintendo to Takahashi for everything they done for other franchises like zelda
I miss my wife
20:30 "All platforms, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, PC... The other one 😂"
Sorry, but in my head I imagined like that and it was so funny 😅
I learned the Japanese lyrics to the music of this game. That soundtrack may just be the best ever. I would die happy to play this on switch.
Totally agree one of the best games of its time. I would buy two just in case I wear out the first disk lol I still have the original game in ps1 😂😊❤❤
This game and Chrono Trigger absolutely deserve a Remake, by the way I love XenoGears and I’m playing it and it’s also one of my favourites games of all time it’s at second place to Chrono trigger.
I want a remake of this game so badly because it’s been stuck in out of print forever, and it needs to be unbanned in Europe.
Nintendo of America does not like iconography and religious undertones in their games and since Monolith Soft is now essentially a property of Nintendo I don't think it would ever be possible for Xenogears to get remade. Square may hold the rights but they are very respectful when remaking games from their library. The only reason they approved of FF7 remake is because they still had access to the original developers of FFVII. For a Xenogears remake to be possible Nintendo Monolith and Square would have to collaborate and that is a tall order.
Disc 1 should get a widescreen remaster or 2D-HD remake.
Then make Disc 2 its own game.
I was 7 years old in 1998 i am now 43 years old this game changed my life
This math doesn't add up.....Did you mean to type "17"?
I'll be 40 in January. I played this upon it's original release when I was in 8th grade. It changed my life too.
You mean 17; I was also 17 when it came out but as it never released in Europe I was in my mid-20s when I actually played it (under emulation). It's a stunning game and we really need a HD2D remake.
In 98 I was15, there is no way you still 7 😂 if today you are 43😂
also previous and continuation since they jump the story back and forth is hard to see it cronologicaly the serie
Not if its not the original producers of the game along with a phat budget🙏🎯💯
But it did get a remake. It’s called Xenoblade 3 for some reason though.
Haha Xenoblade 3 does parallel Gears quite a bit!!
Yes but not really. It did use some key themes but loses out in others.
Not without a heavy amount of sanitization. We live in a era where society want to eradicate evil from concept, imagination itself.
The port was considered Adult Only exactly because of amount of stuff that is problematic for current year people.
... How can people be so WAY sensitive than me!?
I had to hook my ps3 up to play the digital version I have.
Tetsuya Nomura would champion something like it....he is close to Takahashi still
and did do the character designs for The Torna characters in XBC2....which is why like Jin, Malos and Mikhail look more like Kingdom Hearts characters lol
But mostly....Takahashi himself said he no longer wishes to remake this anymore...alot of XBC3 took much of the elements from Xenogears anyway.
Although ill never not hear Fei and have Matthew's voice in my head. I wonder how Fei feels about beans
I would love just a modern rerelease playable on modern consoles, please. Exactly as is. That’s all I need
I’d be cool with an anime done by Production I.G. if a remake is not in the cards. I mean Perfect Works lays out so much that I’d be fine with either.
*sigh* What tricky a situation indeed.
Vagrant Story deserves a remake every bit as much as Xenogears.
I think we might possibly see Vagrant Story and FF Tactics eventually!
To clarify, I think Xenogears definitely deserves a remake, and I would love to see it. But as you correctly point out, there are huge challenges in getting it done right. Maybe one day Square will surprise us.
But Vagrant Story is another masterpiece in their PS1 catalog that would benefit enormously from a remake, or even a good remaster with QoL improvements. Vagrant Story has impeccable storytelling, cinematics, and writing. I mean.. the localization of that game is legendary and set a new bar not only at Square but in the industry. The gameplay is deep and complex, but has some rough edges these days that could really use some attention. It also release very late in the life of the PS1 and slipped under the radar of many fans, and for such a brilliant game (the FIRST Square game, and only the THIRD to date to receive a perfect score from Famitsu along with Soul Calibur and Ocarina of Time) that's a real shame.
Fortunately, Vagrant Story (and FF Tactics) has a big champion at Square right now -- Yoshi-P! He recently came out and said that he wants to ensure FF Tactics and Vagrant Story are available to play for fans on modern platforms, so I think the chances of seeing a Vagrant Story remake/remaster along with FF Tactics is pretty high. Yoshi-P, you are a legend!
Hopefully Xenogears happens at some point too.
@Enharmony1625 yupp I really feel like we could get an IV alive collection with Tactics and VS 👌🏽
@@nishquikpopsfft got an update on the PSP
I would take both and a Chrono Trigger remake. Please make it so Square Enix.
- Most likely it will be HD-2D like:
Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler II
Triangle Strategy
Live A Live
Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
+
SacriFire
Wandering Sword
Tears of Magic
Threads of Time
Neon Blood
+
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Sword of Convallaria
Replaced
The Last Night
So many comments on the internet getting deleted when this game gets its modern release