Funny that you mention Xenosaga. I've tried twice to get into that game, and twice I've failed within the first few hours. Thinking about it, I don't know why I was able to stay into Star Ocean, but can't get through Xenosaga. There's nothing about Star Ocean that makes it better in my eyes, but I just have not been able to get through the slow start of Xenosaga.
I think, if anything, its the lack of character development that happens early on. Like I said earlier, thats my main joy in rpgs. I want to care about my characters in some way, even if its hate.
Oddly, I can't say that Star Ocean did this well... it didn't. It was terrible at it... talking about it, that twist, and the gameplay where the only things I liked about the game. Ha. In trying to explain why I like it, I've found that I don't like it as much as I thought
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