Xenogears facts for kids

Xenogears is a popular role-playing video game released in 1998 for the PlayStation console. It was made by a company called Square. This game was the very first in the bigger Xeno game series.

In Xenogears, you explore 3D worlds. You can walk around on foot or control giant robot suits called "Gears." The main character, Fei Fong Wong, and his friends go on a big adventure. They want to stop the powerful group called Solaris and find out secrets about their world.

The game was created by Tetsuya Takahashi and his wife Kaori Tanaka. Many people loved Xenogears, calling it a masterpiece. They especially liked the story, how you play the game, the characters, and the deep ideas it explored. Some players felt that the second part of the game felt a bit rushed, with less gameplay and more talking. By 2003, over a million copies of the game were sold worldwide, and it gained many dedicated fans. While there isn't a direct sequel, Takahashi later started a new company, Monolith Soft. They made the Xenosaga and Xenoblade Chronicles games, which are like spiritual follow-ups to Xenogears.

Exploring the World of Xenogears

The story of Xenogears begins on a large continent called Ignas. For hundreds of years, two nations, Aveh and Kislev, have been fighting a long war there.

A group similar to a church, known as the Ethos, has been digging up old "Gears." These are huge robot suits that they say are for protecting the world's history and culture.

At first, Kislev was winning the war. But then, a mysterious army called Gebler showed up and started helping Aveh. With Gebler's help, Aveh's army got stronger and began to push into Kislev's land.

As the story continues, you learn about the whole world. This includes two countries that float in the sky: Shevat and Solaris. Solaris is ruled by Emperor Cain and a group of smart computers called the Gazel Ministry. Solaris secretly controls both the Gebler army and the Ethos. They use them to control the people living on the ground. Shevat is the only country that has managed to stay free from Solaris's control.

How to Play Xenogears

Xenogears is a role-playing video game. This means you control characters, explore a story, and fight enemies. When you battle, the game uses a system called Active Time Battle (ATB). Each character has a special bar that fills up. Once it's full, you can choose what action that character will take in the fight. This could be attacking, using a skill, or using an item.

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  Typical battles use the Active Time Battle (ATB) system. Once a character's ATB gauge fills, the player can input a battle command for that character.

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  Yasunori Mitsuda composed, arranged, and produced the game's original soundtrack

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In Spanish: Xenogears para niños