Xenosaga interview

[06.26.01] » New details of the battle system and minigames.

   Video Senki has translated an interview with Tetsuya Takahashi, director and scenario writer of Xenosaga.

   Much of it simply goes over Xenosaga's story once more, but Takahashi does reveal a few new elements of the battle system. Replacing Xenogears' light, medium, and heavy attacks will be short-range, long-range, and "finishing" moves. Magic is also confirmed as making a return to the battle system.

   The confusion as to how often mechs would be available in combat has also been cleared up. Takahashi states that mechs can only be called once per battle, but the amount of time they remain in play depends in some way on the characters' equipment.

   Finally, Takahashi mentions that Xenosaga will contain minigames, specifically one of a "trading and collecting" sort. For more on Xenosaga and MonolithSoft's daily operations, read the full interview.