Well almost two months to the day after I started Xenosaga I can happily say I've beaten it. It started slowly and drags abit in the middle but by the end I really came to appreciate Namco's vision for this first of three game. I could wish for more character development but since I hear that's mostly what episode 2 is about I'll not complain too loudly, for now. I will say that I enjoyed the ride and at a hair under 45 hours for completion time I feel quite satisfied with my purchase.

Who or what is Chaos? How many and how deeply do Shion's emotional problems run? How much of KOS-MOS's true power have we seen and where did it come from if Shion and Vector didnt program it in? Will Allen ever have the nerve to approach Shion? These and many more questions do I have as I finish one and look forward to two.

For now, I think I'll wait on starting number 2. Digital Devil Saga 1 just arrived and I've heard alot of great things about it so it will probably be what I work on next. So many great RPG's and only so many free hours during the day. Sigh.