Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002)
3.70 from 344 ratings
966 members have it in their collection · 27 playing now · 361 backlogged · 268 wish listed
How long? Main story 40h · with extras 38h · 100% 38h (from 9 logged playthroughs)
Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht, the first chapter of a trilogy, is a Japanese-style sci-fi role-playing game, sharing many common themes and gameplay elements with Xenogears.
The battle system is not unlike the one used in Xenogears (combo attacks, AP and EP gauges, etc.), but random encounters are eliminated. Instead, the enemies are now visible and battles …
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Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht, the first chapter of a trilogy, is a Japanese-style sci-fi role-playing game, sharing many common themes and gameplay elements with Xenogears.
The battle system is not unlike the one used in Xenogears (combo attacks, AP and EP gauges, etc.), but random encounters are eliminated. Instead, the enemies are now visible and battles can be avoided. During combat the few upcoming ally and enemy turns are shown onscreen, allowing the player to make strategic decisions based on who will act next. A rolling slot moves with each turn as well, conferring a bonus such as added damage or bonus XP for any action on that turn. If the enemy would be in position to take an advantage then the player can expend a character's "boost" gauge to cut in and act next, although enemies can boost as well, and enemy boosts always over-ride player boosts.
Each character has a unique tree of Ether spells they can learn by spending Ether points earned in battle, with lower spells requiring spells above them to be purchased first. After a spell is purchased, so long is it does not require a unique talent of that character, the spell can also be purchased and learned by any other character that can afford double its normal cost. The Anti-Gnosis Weapon Systems can be equipped with different weapons and accessories and can be used in combat provided that a character has enough AP on that turn to board their AGWS.
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Details
- Developers
- Monolith Soft
- Publishers
- Namco
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Fantasy, Science fiction
- Franchises
- Xeno
- Series
- Xenosaga
Release dates
- Feb 28, 2002 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 2
- Feb 25, 2003 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 2
Also available on
- Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht Limited Edition (2002) · PS2
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht - Reloaded (2003) · PS2
Related
Bundled in
- Xenosaga I & II (Mar 2006) · DS
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Rating distribution
5 stars
74
4 stars
141
3 stars
90
2 stars
31
1 star
8
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status internpepper Nov 19, 2020
An incredible soundtrack when the game feels like playing it. This game is incredibly cinematic, sometimes to a fault. The combat can be quite slow, but the plot and characters here are on the same level as Xenogears.
Status fireflys_locket Sep 10, 2017
I liked this game but got really stuck. Tried to got back to it just recently, and ended up completely unable to figure out what to do.
Status motorway065 May 13, 2017
I seriously have to question the wisdom of a person who lets Shion, of all people, operate heavy machinery....
