Current Events > How far into Xenogears is the disc swap?

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Garioshi 05/28/20 8:47:41 PM #1:	I'm about 25 hours in (last thing i remember doing is ~~finishing my business in the orphanage with billy~~) and it really feels like the game is just yanking my chain at this point. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939857804] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>I'm about 25 hours in (last thing i remember doing is finishing my business in the orphanage with billy) and it really feels like the game is just yanking my chain at this point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:06:41 PM #2:	yo hol up is that raphael --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939858710] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>yo hol up is that raphael </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:10:30 PM #3:	God damn Billy's backstory is fucked up --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939858890] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>God damn Billy's backstory is fucked up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta X 05/28/20 9:11:09 PM #4:	This game drags a ton. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>Veggeta X posted [p:939858920] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>This game drags a ton. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:11:58 PM #5:	Veggeta X posted... This game drags a ton. Absolutely. It's such a slog at times. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939858953] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Veggeta X posted... </cite> <quote>This game drags a ton.</quote>Absolutely. It's such a slog at times. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Garioshi 05/28/20 9:27:42 PM #7:	oh my god i hate the encounter rate --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939859667] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>oh my god i hate the encounter rate </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
k debonair 05/28/20 9:29:02 PM #8:	disk 2 is at about the 45-50 hour mark. --- From: CJayC \| Posted: 6/3/2003 GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. <cite>k debonair posted [p:939859722] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>disk 2 is at about the 45-50 hour mark. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:30:33 PM #9:	I just marathoned 3 Resident Evils that use square for the run button and I keep bringing up the menu when I don't want to --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939859795] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>I just marathoned 3 Resident Evils that use square for the run button and I keep bringing up the menu when I don't want to </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 05/28/20 9:31:00 PM #10:	Spooking posted... The pacing isn't the best in Xenogears. Garioshi posted... oh my god i hate the encounter rate I feel like it's the absurd encounter rate coupled with the length of the some of the dungeons and the grindiness of leveling the combos that fucks up the pacing. It's not Beyond the Beyond rate of encounters but it's pretty funking bonkers. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:939859817] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Spooking posted... </cite> <quote>The pacing isn't the best in Xenogears.</quote> Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>oh my god i hate the encounter rate</quote>I feel like it's the absurd encounter rate coupled with the length of the some of the dungeons and the grindiness of leveling the combos that fucks up the pacing. It's not Beyond the Beyond rate of encounters but it's pretty funking bonkers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 05/28/20 9:31:16 PM #11:	Yes...its very late into the game. Like more than 70% in. I didnt hate it as much as I was told, especially since you're already advised and even with that I probably finished the game around 70+ hours. --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:939859832] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Yes...its very late into the game. Like more than 70% in. I didnt hate it as much as I was told, especially since you're already advised and even with that I probably finished the game around 70+ hours. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:47:28 PM #12:	JuanCarlos1 posted... Yes...its very late into the game. Like more than 70% in. I didnt hate it as much as I was told, especially since you're already advised and even with that I probably finished the game around 70+ hours. How the hell is this game going to keep itself interesying for 50 more hours --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939860605] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>JuanCarlos1 posted... </cite> <quote>Yes...its very late into the game. Like more than 70% in. I didnt hate it as much as I was told, especially since you're already advised and even with that I probably finished the game around 70+ hours.</quote>How the hell is this game going to keep itself interesying for 50 more hours </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:54:50 PM #13:	This encounter rate is legitimately unacceptable wtf is this shit --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939860961] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>This encounter rate is legitimately unacceptable wtf is this shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 9:56:36 PM #14:	that's just a reskin of redrum --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939861039] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>that's just a reskin of redrum </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 05/28/20 9:57:14 PM #15:	Garioshi posted... that's just a reskin of redrum That's pretty standard for JRPGs of that era. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:939861072] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>that's just a reskin of redrum</quote>That's pretty standard for JRPGs of that era. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
k debonair 05/28/20 9:58:18 PM #16:	if you're not enjoying the game at 25 hours in, maybe it's not for you. that being said, the next few hours of the game are when the plot starts coming together and making sense. --- From: CJayC \| Posted: 6/3/2003 GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. <cite>k debonair posted [p:939861133] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>if you're not enjoying the game at 25 hours in, maybe it's not for you. that being said, the next few hours of the game are when the plot starts coming together and making sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 10:00:34 PM #17:	k debonair posted... if you're not enjoying the game at 25 hours in, maybe it's not for you. that being said, the next few hours of the game are when the plot starts coming together and making sense. About damn time! --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939861236] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>k debonair posted... </cite> <quote>if you're not enjoying the game at 25 hours in, maybe it's not for you. that being said, the next few hours of the game are when the plot starts coming together and making sense.</quote>About damn time! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 10:04:13 PM #18:	ScazarMeltex posted... That's pretty standard for JRPGs of that era. My beloved Chrono Cross doesn't have that issue --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939861397] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>ScazarMeltex posted... </cite> <quote>That's pretty standard for JRPGs of that era.</quote>My beloved Chrono Cross doesn't have that issue </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 10:46:31 PM #19:	Well this is fucked up --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939863135] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Well this is fucked up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pancake 05/28/20 10:48:16 PM #20:	God damn Billy's backstory is fucked up and then a little later oh my god i hate the encounter rate lol, i think i know exactly where you are. --- https://imgur.com/u1wgDDH <cite>Pancake posted [p:939863214] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>God damn Billy's backstory is fucked up and then a little later oh my god i hate the encounter rate lol, i think i know exactly where you are.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 10:52:12 PM #21:	I never thought Xenogears would touch on the pedophilia in the Catholic Church, but here we are. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939863389] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>I never thought Xenogears would touch on the pedophilia in the Catholic Church, but here we are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 11:01:28 PM #22:	Must be said, though, it keeps suprising me just how hard PS1 and PS2 JRPGs beat down on religion. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939863795] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Must be said, though, it keeps suprising me just how hard PS1 and PS2 JRPGs beat down on religion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 11:11:39 PM #23:	This cutscene (reapers attacking the oil rig city) looks rushed as fuck --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939864262] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>This cutscene (reapers attacking the oil rig city) looks rushed as fuck </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 11:40:45 PM #24:	God damn why does this game have a fake door fetish --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939865483] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>God damn why does this game have a fake door fetish </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta X 05/28/20 11:44:52 PM #25:	Garioshi posted... God damn why does this game have a fake door fetish LMAO --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>Veggeta X posted [p:939865651] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>God damn why does this game have a fake door fetish</quote>LMAO </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/28/20 11:52:48 PM #26:	Man I sure do love doing the exact same battle like 10 times If the combat in this game were remotely engaging, I might be singing another tune, but I can beat every battle with the same 4-button sequence. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939866001] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Man I sure do love doing the exact same battle like 10 times If the combat in this game were remotely engaging, I might be singing another tune, but I can beat every battle with the same 4-button sequence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 05/28/20 11:53:54 PM #27:	once you switch disks the game is basically over. Disk 2 is the final boss and also a narration of the 2nd half of the story because some jagoff middle management hotshot needed his project to meet a deadline so he could get his bonus. <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:939866051] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>once you switch disks the game is basically over. Disk 2 is the final boss and also a narration of the 2nd half of the story because some jagoff middle management hotshot needed his project to meet a deadline so he could get his bonus.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 12:04:46 AM #28:	Every single part of this area looks the damn same and I can't keep my orientation straight because these battles all take 2 minutes and I get like 10 seconds between them --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939866508] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Every single part of this area looks the damn same and I can't keep my orientation straight because these battles all take 2 minutes and I get like 10 seconds between them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpaceBear_ 05/29/20 12:09:33 AM #29:	Garioshi posted... Must be said, though, it keeps suprising me just how hard PS1 and PS2 JRPGs beat down on religion. Misson 1: Find the missing kitty! Mission 100: Kill God! --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub <cite>SpaceBear_ posted [p:939866688] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>Must be said, though, it keeps suprising me just how hard PS1 and PS2 JRPGs beat down on religion.</quote> Misson 1: Find the missing kitty! Mission 100: Kill God! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 2:07:35 AM #30:	The worst part of the encounter rate is you can hear the console "thinking" and then you know you're not getting 2 minutes of your life back --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939870812] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>The worst part of the encounter rate is you can hear the console "thinking" and then you know you're not getting 2 minutes of your life back </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 2:49:09 AM #31:	Hello there Red Skull --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939871810] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Hello there Red Skull </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 2:57:22 AM #32:	Some truly thoughtful commentary --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939872002] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote> Some truly thoughtful commentary </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 3:17:10 AM #33:	God, half this game is just people you don't know speaking about things you don't know and it just comes off as utter nonsense. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939872422] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>God, half this game is just people you don't know speaking about things you don't know and it just comes off as utter nonsense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
loafy013 05/29/20 3:47:49 AM #34:	Garioshi posted... God, half this game is just people you don't know speaking about things you don't know and it just comes off as utter nonsense. Once you beat the game, or decide to stop playing, you should check out this link. https://lparchive.org/Xenogears-(by-The-Dark-Id)/Citan/ --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. <cite>loafy013 posted [p:939873000] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>God, half this game is just people you don't know speaking about things you don't know and it just comes off as utter nonsense.</quote> Once you beat the game, or decide to stop playing, you should check out this link. https://lparchive.org/Xenogears-(by-The-Dark-Id)/Citan/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 12:26:16 PM #35:	This platforming is actually the worst thing ever --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939886813] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>This platforming is actually the worst thing ever </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain 05/29/20 12:30:44 PM #36:	Garioshi posted... This platforming is actually the worst thing ever Oh man, tower of Babel? --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Formerly known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:939887017] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>This platforming is actually the worst thing ever</quote>Oh man, tower of Babel? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 12:32:30 PM #37:	Villain posted... Oh man, tower of Babel? Yep, unfortunately. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939887099] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Villain posted... </cite> <quote>Oh man, tower of Babel?</quote>Yep, unfortunately. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain 05/29/20 12:38:04 PM #38:	I think I spent an hour on that way back in 2001 --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Formerly known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:939887366] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>I think I spent an hour on that way back in 2001 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 05/29/20 12:48:55 PM #39:	Garioshi posted... Some truly thoughtful commentary It's even funnier considering how Jessie's Buntline attack goes. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:939887931] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote> Some truly thoughtful commentary</quote>It's even funnier considering how Jessie's Buntline attack goes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/29/20 12:50:19 PM #40:	I'd put the disc swap somewhere around 70-80% of the way through. And yeah, the majority of the game is one overly indepth party member introduction after another, with the occasional Elly interlude. Fortunately, you're about to start getting somewhere. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:939888015] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>I'd put the disc swap somewhere around 70-80% of the way through. And yeah, the majority of the game is one overly indepth party member introduction after another, with the occasional Elly interlude. Fortunately, you're about to start getting somewhere. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/29/20 12:52:23 PM #41:	Shotgunnova posted... It's even funnier considering how Jessie's Buntline attack goes. Oh man I never thought of that lol. The whole thing never did make sense lol. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:939888111] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Shotgunnova posted... </cite> <quote>It's even funnier considering how Jessie's Buntline attack goes.</quote>Oh man I never thought of that lol. The whole thing never did make sense lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/29/20 12:55:20 PM #42:	Garioshi posted... God, half this game is just people you don't know speaking about things you don't know and it just comes off as utter nonsense. It actually isn't much better about that on a subsequent playthrough. Basically anytime the floaty TV ball guys are onscreen, it's like it's just there to remind you that you don't have the slightest clue what's going on. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:939888260] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>God, half this game is just people you don't know speaking about things you don't know and it just comes off as utter nonsense.</quote>It actually isn't much better about that on a subsequent playthrough. Basically anytime the floaty TV ball guys are onscreen, it's like it's just there to remind you that you don't have the slightest clue what's going on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
k debonair 05/29/20 12:59:45 PM #43:	I'd disagree. everything makes sense on a second play once you know the whole story. if there's something you still don't get, post it here and we someone will explain. --- From: CJayC \| Posted: 6/3/2003 GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. <cite>k debonair posted [p:939888460] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>I'd disagree. everything makes sense on a second play once you know the whole story. if there's something you still don't get, post it here and we someone will explain. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain 05/29/20 1:06:26 PM #44:	Disc 2 is basically a genre switch lol. Disc 1 is a jrpg Disc 2 is a visual novel --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Formerly known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:939888781] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Disc 2 is basically a genre switch lol. Disc 1 is a jrpg Disc 2 is a visual novel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 1:43:02 PM #45:	These elevators might be even worse --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939890566] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>These elevators might be even worse </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Rogue Cobra 05/29/20 1:45:09 PM #46:	Tower of Babel eh? The juicy stuff in the plot is coming so if that doesn't hit, game just wasn't your cup of tea. --- Tell me Bats, what are you REALLY scared of? Failing to save this cesspool of a city? Not finding the Commissioner in time? ME, in a THONG? - The Joker <cite>The Rogue Cobra posted [p:939890667] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Tower of Babel eh? The juicy stuff in the plot is coming so if that doesn't hit, game just wasn't your cup of tea. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 1:47:43 PM #47:	Okay, I'm almost level 50. Does that mean I'm about halfway done? --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939890796] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>Okay, I'm almost level 50. Does that mean I'm about halfway done? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Rogue Cobra 05/29/20 1:51:40 PM #48:	More than that, you're probably 65% --- Tell me Bats, what are you REALLY scared of? Failing to save this cesspool of a city? Not finding the Commissioner in time? ME, in a THONG? - The Joker <cite>The Rogue Cobra posted [p:939890980] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>More than that, you're probably 65% </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 05/29/20 1:55:24 PM #49:	The Rogue Cobra posted... More than that, you're probably 65% Good, feels like I've been doing absolutely nothing. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:939891154] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>The Rogue Cobra posted... </cite> <quote>More than that, you're probably 65%</quote>Good, feels like I've been doing absolutely nothing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
k debonair 05/29/20 2:05:55 PM #50:	If the Zeboim ruins and Babel tower didn't make you curious yet, then probably nothing in the game will. --- From: CJayC \| Posted: 6/3/2003 GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. <cite>k debonair posted [p:939891690] in How far in... [t:78727832]...</cite> <quote>If the Zeboim ruins and Babel tower didn't make you curious yet, then probably nothing in the game will. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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