Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded - Der Wille zur Macht (Japan)
PlayStation 2
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Reviewed in 2003
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✪ Reviewed on November 23, 2023
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Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded is the enriched Japanese version. Reworked dub, extra content and polished presentation. Ideal for rediscovering the opening entry.
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RPG1 player12+
Description
A Monolith Soft and Bandai Namco RPG released in 2003, the extended Japanese edition Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded - Der Wille zur Macht. Extended reissue of the first entry with added cinematic scenes, expanded dialogues, reworked Japanese voice acting and narrative bonuses. Gameplay improvements (refined interface, rebalancing). Japanese exclusive release distributed 21 months after the original version, definitive version of the first Xenosaga for fans.
Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded - Der Wille zur Macht review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
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Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
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Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Ambitious cinematic staging, polished anime design and a grandiose science-fiction universe: the game aims for a playable space opera. The long cutscenes and intricate settings compose a fresco of rare breadth. This visual direction, dark and polished, carries a saga of unabashed excess.
Signed by Yasunori Mitsuda, the score blends majestic orchestra, choirs and electro to carry a space opera of rare ambition. From the grandiose main theme to the intimate passages, the music embraces the philosophical and epic dimension of the story. This symphonic richness, sumptuous and inspired, marks a peak of the narrative JRPG.
A space opera of wild ambition, the tale follows a researcher and her battle android against a threat from beyond. Blending philosophy, religion and science fiction, it unfolds a dense, at times demanding plot of rare depth. This cerebral epic, with its teeming writing, remains a fascinating and singular object.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Blending space opera and philosophy into a sweeping tale unfolds a JRPG as cinematic as it is dense, carried by long cutscenes and strategic battles. Following the plot, fine-tuning your characters and combing the side content fills dozens of hours. That narrative ambition earns the title a stubborn reputation as a striking sci-fi JRPG.
Technical info
💾7 GB📅20/11/2003
Published by Namco
Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded - Der Wille zur Macht (PS2) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
The Japanese reissue Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded, a reworked, budget version of the first entry, sometimes with adjustments, kept Japan-only. This release interests collectors sensitive to the successive states of a cult Monolith Soft saga. Its interest lies in this status as a distinct local reissue rather than strong scarcity.
Is Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded - Der Wille zur Macht still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2003 on PS2 and kept exclusive to Japan, this Reloaded edition enriches Xenosaga Episode I with comfort adjustments, a revised difficulty and reworked character models. Monolith Soft's project launches an ambitious saga of philosophical science fiction, mixing space opera, mythology and reflection on consciousness. The turn based combat, built on combos and boost points, combines strategy and depth, while the dense, adult story unfolds in long cutscenes. The sometimes slow pace divides. A cerebral Japanese RPG in a reworked version, recommended for fans of complex narratives and of space opera.
