Besides Final Fantasy VI and 1000 Arms, Xenogears was always one of my favorite games and I dare say, one of the most complex games of all time. Character and story development were second to none! In my opinion, they did more in that single game to develop Fei Fong Wong than they have in god knows how many games and movies to devolop Cloud Stryfe. Equally complex characters, but Fei was beautifully written and explored in less episodes. It wasn't limited to Fei, for every character got their time under the microscope, even side characters like Hammer were revealed to be layered and believable human beings, with dreams, aspirations, and demons.
Alot of people hated the bitmap sprites on 3D backgrounds, but that was always one of the charming aspects of the game to me. In fact, the style of the entire game was, in my opinion, ground breaking. Not to mention the Anime style cutscenes were abundant and beautiful. All in all, Xenogears has always scored ten out of ten with me, but I would like to hear your opinion, even if it differs from mine. Sure, to me it's a masterpiece, but to another it might be a turd. No matter what your opinion is, please be specific as to why. Thank you, and I look forward to any responses this thread might recieve.

FM