It seems that the third time isn’t a charm when it comes to the Xenosaga series. It seems as though they have trouble figuring out how to make a battle system that is actually fun… or at least not boring and slow. It’s really a shame, too, since that’s the only glaring flaw for the game. The plot is more or less what you would expect from a Xenosaga title, so there’s nothing really to talk about.

I’m not actually quite sure what exactly is wrong with Xenosaga’s battle system. The animations don’t last very long like some other RPGs. I think it actually has more to do with the sheer amount of HP the enemies seem to have compared to the amount of damage your characters are capable of doing. The battles seem more of a battle of attrition than anything else.

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