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Xenogears

1998 · Square Product Development Division 3

Alternate martial-arts battles and giant-machine combat through an ambitious story of identity, power and belief.

PLATFORMS

PS1

GAMEBOX SCORE

92

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score92
Hidden Gem85
Revival Potential82

GAME DNA

experience
Narrative-driven · Role immersion · Experimental
genre
RPG
mood
Epic · Thoughtful
gameplay
Role Playing · Character Building · Exploration
difficulty
Medium
era
1990s
pacing
Slow
perspective
Third-person
structure
Linear

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Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.

EpicThoughtfulRole PlayingCharacter BuildingExploration

ABOUT THE GAME

Alternate martial-arts battles and giant-machine combat through an ambitious story of identity, power and belief.

Alternate martial-arts battles and giant-machine combat through an ambitious story of identity, power and belief.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 1998. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
1998
Developer
Square Product Development Division 3
Publisher
Square · Square Electronic Arts

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1994

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Similarity breakdown
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1998

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  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
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  • era: 1990s100% distinctive overlap · 4.4 / 4.4 points

1998

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Narrative-driven · Role immersion42% distinctive overlap · 27.4 / 66.1 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 10.9 points
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2001

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
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  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
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  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

2015

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STRONG MATCH

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Similarity breakdown
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  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 10.4 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.6 points

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