They're doing it, yeah, but with the support, teamwork, and more importantly supervision of Nintendo. So if the game winds up being the Unmetroid or whatever, to me the blame should fall squarely on the shoulders of the big N.

Anywho, second impressions are... eh. Other than potentially good voice acting this doesn't seem to... y'know. It's just a well drawn thing set to music. I can't base expectations on that. Show me some gameplay, or cutscenes, or even sample some of the music and I can dig it. Even screenshots would suffice. But this doesn't make me think "This game will rock!" or "This game will suck!". It makes me think "This game will... uh... exist. Yay."

Wait.... Monado is connected to Xenogears?...

....we're getting a Xeno unniverse title for the Wii?

... >.>
... <.<

*FANGASM*

It may be that this year the Wii will be getting a very nice selection of RPG Titles

I remember playing Xenogears and saying "what the fuck" a lot, but in a good way.

A really, really good way.

I remember playing Xenosaga and not even saying what the fuck at all, it was boring. The main character was completely ridiculous (random science chick with glasses vs. ponytail wearing kung-fu badass. not a favorable comparison.)

I don't know if the story eventually "got better" because I didn't even make it halfway through the first xenosaga before I put it down for good.

I have no clue where all the cutesy, androgynous ladyboy bullshit worked itself into the series, but something terrible happened between the PS1 and PS2, and I don't foresee it changing.

Still seems more Gears than Saga so far... i just don't see where the Evangelion-esque mechas come in play with this game so far... maybe this time they are more of a Cutscene things than a gameplay thing?