Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht

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Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht
North American box art
Developer	Monolith Soft
Publisher	Namco
Platform	Sony PlayStation 2
Release date	28 February 2002 28 February 2002 25 February 2003
Units sold	1,000,000 (as of June 2003)

Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht (ゼノサーガエピソードI　力 (ちから)への意志 (いし)) is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Namco. It was released in 2002 in Japan and in 2003 in North America for the Sony PlayStation 2.

Playable characters

Main playable characters

Shion	KOS-MOS	chaos	Ziggy	MOMO	Jr.

Playable A.G.W.S.

VX-10000	AG-02	VX-7000	VX-4000	AG-04	AG-05

Guest characters

Virgil	Mary	Soldier

Plot

Main article: Plot summary of Xenosaga Episode I

In the year 20XX A.D., a team of researchers lead by Dr. Masuda uncovers the Zohar at Lake Turkana, Kenya.

In the distant future of 4767 T.C. (over 4000 years later), Shion Uzuki, Chief Engineer of the team responsible for developing the battle android KOS-MOS (KOS-MOS Obey Strategic Multiple Operation System) at Vector Industries, commences another startup test in the Encephalon.

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Gameplay

See also:Xenosaga#Gameplay

Battle

The gameplay is turn-based. Similar to Xenogears, standard attacks are executed in combinations of up to three button presses.

Field

The gameplay of Episode I is one of the more linear games in the series. There are very few side quests and NPCs to talk to. Some of the things to do outside the main story include finding Segment Addresses hidden all over the world and helping the Professor and his assistant Scott to complete Erde Kaiser.

Minigames

A.G.W.S. Battle

Main article: A.G.W.S. Battle

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Network Casino

Main article: Network Casino

Poker and slot machines are playable at the Network Casino. Gold must be exchanged for coins that can in return be exchanged for special prizes, such as character artwork.

Driller Game

Main article: Driller Game

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Xeno Card

Main article: Xeno Card

Xeno Card is a virtual trading card game with characters and events from Episode I.

Other releases

Main article: Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded

The game received a Japan-exclusive rerelease called Xenosaga I Reloaded with some extra features.

Etymology

The subtitle, Der Wille zur Macht, is German and can be translated into The Will to Power. Like the other games, it was named after the work of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.

Regional differences

• The scene where Albedo menaces MOMO with a knife and decapitating himself with it is altered, removing the knife and leaving Albedo to rip off his head with his bare hands. However the sound effects that accompany these are not removed.
  • It is cited by many that they preferred the altered version of the scene over the original.
• Albedo putting his hand inside MOMO's body is changed to lifting his hand over her head.

Trivia

• In early trailers, there's footage of Fifth Jerusalem and Jr. battling the Gargoyle that has not made it in the final product.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht	—
Japanese	ゼノサーガエピソードI　力 (ちから)への意志 (いし)
Chinese (traditional)	異域傳奇

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Strategy Wiki

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