Xenoseries Master Study Guide Resource List

[Aidan Uzuki]

Xenogears

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• Xenogears Perfect Works Translation: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29956195@N08/sets/72157616593453778/​
• Xenogears Rope of Robots: http://whatdoesgodneedwithastarship.com/xenodurr1.html​
• The Dark Id's Xenogears LP Archive: https://lparchive.org/Xenogears-(by-The-Dark-Id)/ ​
• Xenogears Spriters Resource (Xenogears Sprite Rips): https://www.spriters-resource.com/playstation/xenogears/​
• Retrograde Amnesia's Xenogears Playthrough and Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtvs2npGYtWnxHhSqg3Nyr9_TZqml5_Nh​
• Resonant Arc's Xenogears Thematic Analysis: Becoming Whole (Ft. Patrick Holleman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX1J9xzCJ98​
• Perils of Pokey's Left Unsaid: Xenogears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0vgL1nMogc&t=907s​
• Xenogears Map Viewer: https://www.xenogearsmapviewer.com/​

Xenosaga







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• Xenosaga Official Design Materials: http://web.archive.org/web/20120904092344/http://odm.xenotensei.com/
• Xenosaga Episode 1 Manga: https://archive.org/details/manga_Xenosaga_Episode_1
• Xenosaga Episode 1 Official Bradygames Strategy Guide: https://archive.org/details/xenosagaepisodeibradygamesofficialstrategyguide/mode/2up
• Xenosaga Episode III Perfect Guide Translation: https://issuu.com/the.derviche24/docs/xenosaga_iii_perfect_guide
• Xenosaga Pied Piper Translation: https://web.archive.org/web/20071006015936/http://zarathustra.kaisho.org/index.php (mirror)
• Xenosaga A Missing Year English Translation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhkdGQOixb1cbR4UDX1iFT1M_ErV5dWxA
• Xenosaga A Missing Year: English and Japanese Downloads: http://www.id-tec.de/xenosaga/
• Xenosaga Pied Piper Walkthrough (Japanese): http://frangelicanima.ciao.jp/main/pp/diapazon.html
• Xenosaga Pied Piper YouTube Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7l6JpTKsbE&list=PLAwGZC2mAdOJJduu7o5xbKcMClHs25gIB&index=3
• Xenosaga Pied Piper Character Illustrations: http://mori-meikyu.jugem.jp/?eid=3509#gsc.tab=0
• Xenosaga Episode 3 Various Voice Clips (With links to Sound Resources from games 1 & 2): https://sealer-of-wenkamui.tumblr.com/post/118209581715/xenosaga-3-assorted-voice-clips
• Xenosaga Episode 1&2 DS Story Comparison and Differences to the PS2 Counterparts: http://yzak.nu/cfud/xenosaga/ds.html
• ORDO AB CHAO A Guide to Understanding Xenosaga: http://www.randombursts.com/projects/xenosaga/ordo_ab_chao_072315.pdf

Xenoblade



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• Monado Archives: Secret File: https://xeno-underground.net/media_xenoblade_secretfile_en.html​
• Xenoblade Chronicles X The Secret File: The Art of Mira: https://archive.org/details/xenoblade-chronicles-x-the-secret-file-art-of-mira_202103/mode/2up​
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Alrest Record: https://imgur.com/a/v4FMj2p​

General Xeno Links of Interest
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• Xenomira: An invaluable resource for Xenoseries interviews beyond Gears and Saga: https://xenomira.wordpress.com/
• Xeno-Underground: Sister site and host to a wealth of Xeno resources and scans: https://xeno-underground.net/index.html
• Xenosaga Collector: One fan's admirable obsession dedication to Xeno related merchandise: https://xenosagacollector.com/the-xeno-collection/
• Helsonium: User on Youtube dedicated to uploading cutscenes to all MonolithSoft games in both Japanese and English: https://www.youtube.com/user/Helsionium

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[whyfish]

This is a really good idea! There's a bunch of stuff linked in the translations-and-archives channel over on xenochat that I think we could include here. I'd link some stuff from my own bookmarks but I think a lot of it is already in the aforementioned channel and I don't wanna steal anyone else's thunder.

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

This is a really good idea! There's a bunch of stuff linked in the translations-and-archives channel over on xenochat that I think we could include here. I'd link some stuff from my own bookmarks but I think a lot of it is already in the aforementioned channel and I don't wanna steal anyone else's thunder.

If nothing else I really want this to be a collaborative effort so definitely feel free to add anything you want. I'm kinda busy with work and other Junk and probably won't be able to return to this until Tuesday.

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

This is a really good idea! There's a bunch of stuff linked in the translations-and-archives channel over on xenochat that I think we could include here. I'd link some stuff from my own bookmarks but I think a lot of it is already in the aforementioned channel and I don't wanna steal anyone else's thunder.

Also I haven't really figured out how I'm gonna organize just the general Xenostuff that might include several of the games yet.

I started the thread early to light a fire under my butt

 

[whyfish]

Also I haven't really figured out how I'm gonna organize just the general Xenostuff that might include several of the games yet.

We could have an all-Xeno/meta-series category in addition to the Gears/Blade/Saga-specific ones, maybe?

Off the top of my head, I think Mira has translations and stuff from the entire Xeno-verse, so that might be a good one to include in a general category.

Things relevant to my extremely specific personal interests:
XS1 Official Design Materials (on archive.org)
XS3 Perfect Guide (h/t @Valkyrie!)
Pied Piper translation (also archive.org, but there's an alternate mirror here)
some sort of player's guide for PP? (in Japanese but translatable)
PP YouTube playthrough

There's also the Xenogears/Saga wiki, which a friend of mine has been trying to clean up now that the Silent Hill [REDACTED] guy is banned from pooping all over it, so that might be worth linking as well (and hey, if anyone else wants to contribute, there's still a lot of work to do)!

Also, would we want to have a directory for more fandom-based stuff, e.g. podcasts and/or creative works, if that's not too far from the original purpose of this thread? Maybe also a list of links to other threads on this forum with reference material, like @SilverSoul's archive of magazine scans?

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

Also, would we want to have a directory for more fandom-based stuff, e.g. podcasts and/or creative works, if that's not too far from the original purpose of this thread?

Yeah I was thinking about including something like that as well as possibly a list of self-hosted stuff maybe somewhere just to have it organized in one spot.

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

Things relevant to my extremely specific personal interests:
XS1 Official Design Materials (on archive.org)
XS3 Perfect Guide (h/t @Valkyrie!)
Pied Piper translation (also archive.org, but there's an alternate mirror here)
some sort of player's guide for PP? (in Japanese but translatable)
PP YouTube playthrough

These have all been added. Formatting is still a work in progress.

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

To be added: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29956195@N08/albums/72157616494282813/with/2804306722/

Xenogears Maps by Ultimate Graphics.

 

[LXGK]

Hey. I've actually been scouring the web every now and then to find as many Xeno related sites as I can. So far I have 41ish, counting for duplicates because of revived versions of older sites it's more like mid-30s. It's a lot of fansites and a few guide sites, though I think you've got the most important ones already ofc. Just thought I'd mention because I've found this really fun for some reason lol and you mentioned perhaps having a fandom category so just say if you'd like me to link anything I've dug up

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

Hey. I've actually been scouring the web every now and then to find as many Xeno related sites as I can. So far I have 41ish, counting for duplicates because of revived versions of older sites it's more like mid-30s. It's a lot of fansites and a few guide sites, though I think you've got the most important ones already ofc. Just thought I'd mention because I've found this really fun for some reason lol and you mentioned perhaps having a fandom category so just say if you'd like me to link anything I've dug up

Yeah honestly we'll take anything!

Edit: except for Xeno Underground stuff cause we're kinda working with them.

 

[LXGK]

Ah okay. Well apart from XU, its forum and a few of the links XU has listed there should be some other ones. Hopefully.

Guardian Angels: https://guardian.leamonde.net
EWIGKEIT:

エイヴィヒカイト [ewigkeit]

ゼノギアス、ゼノブレイド、ゼノサーガ攻略情報ファンサイト　エイヴィヒカイト [ewigkeit]

xenoonline.com

Xeno Series Wiki:

Main Page

The Xeno Series Wiki is an independent wiki about the Xeno series.

xenoserieswiki.org

Helsionium's Public Repository:

http://alpha.helsionium.eu:81

The Yuriev Institute:

The Yuriev Institute

yurievinstitute.org

Nisan Sanctuary:

Xenogears : The Nisan Sanctuary - "Stand Tall and Shake the Heavens!!"

Your one-stop site for the best RPG game ever--Xenogears. Contains walkthrus, images, tips and more!

www.zenogias.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20001207044300/http://www.zenogias.com/index3.html)
Xenogears: God and Mind:

http://www.xgam.org

(http://web.archive.org/web/20011201004529/http://www.xgam.org:80/)
Proto-Merkabah.net:

http://proto-merkabah.net

(http://web.archive.org/web/20031011192108/http://proto-merkabah.net/)
The Song of Nephilim:

http://elly.nu/nephilim

(http://web.archive.org/web/20050215145249/http://elly.nu/nephilim/)
An Eye for the Infinite:

http://moonreading.lunarpages.com/xeno/

(http://web.archive.org/web/20101225035716/http://moonreading.lunarpages.com/xeno/)
Xenoheaven:

http://xenoheaven.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20030420175630/http://www.xenoheaven.com/)
Xenoheaven Forums:

http://xenoheaven.com/forums/index.php

(http://web.archive.org/web/20030417092344/http://www.xenoheaven.com/forums/index.php)
The Ethos Sanctuary:

http://zenosaga.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20020930144450/http://www.zenosaga.com/)
The Xenogears Image Archive:

http://xia.zenosaga.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20131209091704/http://xia.zenosaga.com/)
Star of Tears:

http://xeno.nano-synth.net/

(http://web.archive.org/web/20040606212558/http://xeno.nano-synth.net/)
Project Xeno: http://www.elly.nu/xeno/ (http://web.archive.org/web/20040828224446/http://www.elly.nu/xeno/)
Everything Xenogears: http://everythingxenogears.com (http://web.archive.org/web/20030610133607/http://www.everythingxenogears.com/)
Everything Xenosaga: http://everythingxenosaga.com (http://web.archive.org/web/20030401104247/http://www.everythingxenosaga.com/xs/)

Hope that's all worth something

I've been wondering whether making a video on Xeno websites would be an interesting idea

 

[Aidan Uzuki]

Ah okay. Well apart from XU, its forum and a few of the links XU has listed there should be some other ones. Hopefully.

Guardian Angels: https://guardian.leamonde.net
EWIGKEIT:

エイヴィヒカイト [ewigkeit]

ゼノギアス、ゼノブレイド、ゼノサーガ攻略情報ファンサイト　エイヴィヒカイト [ewigkeit]

xenoonline.com

Xeno Series Wiki:

Main Page

The Xeno Series Wiki is an independent wiki about the Xeno series.

xenoserieswiki.org

Helsionium's Public Repository:

http://alpha.helsionium.eu:81

The Yuriev Institute:

The Yuriev Institute

yurievinstitute.org

Nisan Sanctuary:

Xenogears : The Nisan Sanctuary - "Stand Tall and Shake the Heavens!!"

Your one-stop site for the best RPG game ever--Xenogears. Contains walkthrus, images, tips and more!

www.zenogias.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20001207044300/http://www.zenogias.com/index3.html)
Xenogears: God and Mind:

http://www.xgam.org

(http://web.archive.org/web/20011201004529/http://www.xgam.org:80/)
Proto-Merkabah.net:

http://proto-merkabah.net

(http://web.archive.org/web/20031011192108/http://proto-merkabah.net/)
The Song of Nephilim:

http://elly.nu/nephilim

(http://web.archive.org/web/20050215145249/http://elly.nu/nephilim/)
An Eye for the Infinite:

http://moonreading.lunarpages.com/xeno/

(http://web.archive.org/web/20101225035716/http://moonreading.lunarpages.com/xeno/)
Xenoheaven:

http://xenoheaven.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20030420175630/http://www.xenoheaven.com/)
Xenoheaven Forums:

http://xenoheaven.com/forums/index.php

(http://web.archive.org/web/20030417092344/http://www.xenoheaven.com/forums/index.php)
The Ethos Sanctuary:

http://zenosaga.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20020930144450/http://www.zenosaga.com/)
The Xenogears Image Archive:

http://xia.zenosaga.com

(http://web.archive.org/web/20131209091704/http://xia.zenosaga.com/)
Star of Tears:

http://xeno.nano-synth.net/

(http://web.archive.org/web/20040606212558/http://xeno.nano-synth.net/)
Project Xeno: http://www.elly.nu/xeno/ (http://web.archive.org/web/20040828224446/http://www.elly.nu/xeno/)
Everything Xenogears: http://everythingxenogears.com (http://web.archive.org/web/20030610133607/http://www.everythingxenogears.com/)
Everything Xenosaga: http://everythingxenosaga.com (http://web.archive.org/web/20030401104247/http://www.everythingxenosaga.com/xs/)

Hope that's all worth something

I've been wondering whether making a video on Xeno websites would be an interesting idea

Wow thank you so much! I'll definitely get to adding some of this stuff when I'm not at work. Thanks again for your contribution!

 

[LXGK]

No problem If I ever find any more I'll be sure to post them here too

 

[whyfish]

I was gonna shout out Mori/Forest for the Pied Piper manga adaptation, among other things (I see there's already a link to their blog post with the official concept art, but they could also be included under fan works if we're doing a category for that).

Jibunkaidou is another one of my favorite Japanese fanartists from way back. I don't think they've updated recently but their older work is still archived on there, you just gotta click around a bit.

 

[LXGK]

Found a few more sites here. They appear to be German Xenoblade guides.

http://xenoblade.org
http://xenoblade2.org
http://xenoblade2.org/torna
http://xenobladex.org

I've also found this Xenosaga site. It also appears to have a forum but when going to register it fails
http://www.xenosaga.org/umn/

Here's a page to download the original Japanese "A Missing Year" as well as the English translations.
http://www.id-tec.de/xenosaga/
Most of the side options are XenoTensei links that don't work anymore.