Xenosaga Episode 2 Jenseits von Gut und Bose

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	NAME	Xenosaga Episode 2 Jenseits von Gut und Bose
	LANGUAGE	Multi
	YEAR	2005
	GENRE	Action

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Episode II of the Xenosaga series takes you 4,000 years into a war-torn future. The survival of the human race depends on the discovery of Zohar, a legendary artifact that can help you eradicate your alien enemies and usher in an era of universal peace. Now you can rejoin Shion, KOS-MOS, and their companions as they search for Zohar in a variety of expansive environments. Defeat your opponents with cooperative combat techniques and refined boost systems. You can customize your party with an array of power-ups, advanced attacks, and more than 100 different skills.

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (ゼノサーガ エピソードII 善悪の彼岸 Zenosāga Episōdo Tsū Zen’aku no Higan?) is a role-playing video game for the PlayStation 2 and the second title in the Xenosaga series, created by Namco and developed by its subsidiary at the time, Monolith Soft.

Jenseits von Gut und Böse, literally “Beyond Good and Evil”, is taken from a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche of the same name. Episode II was originally written by Tetsuya Takahashi, director of the previous game and Xenogears, a game that critics associate with the Xenosaga trilogy; it was directed by Koh Arai, who worked previously on Radical Dreamers, a visual novel set in the Chrono Trigger universe, Xenogears, Chrono Cross, and the first Xenosaga game. This is the only Xenosaga game to be released in Europe, so the European released contained a DVD movie featuring the cutscenes from Xenosaga 1.

The second installment to the series features the same cast from Episode I, still focusing on Shion, KOS-MOS, and their friends. Episode II differs in that the plot follows the characters Jr. and MOMO closer than previously, exposing much of their past, which was kept secret during the first game.

In June 2004, Namco released the long-awaited Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse. Player continue the story line of Xenosaga Episode I, once again assuming the roles of chaos, Jr. and Shion Uzuki. In true sequel fashion, Xenosaga Episode II answered some of the questions that Episode I introduced, including mysteries surrounding the U.R.T.V.s and the Miltian Conflict. However, most major questions were not answered or explored. Some examples include the true identities of chaos and Nephilim, the significance of Abel’s Ark and the true nature of U-DO. These questions were saved for this episode’s sequel, Xenosaga Episode III.

This episode introduced significant stylistic changes from the Episode 1. Of note are changes to the character designs, which deviated from the original anime style. Characters’ change physically, too, as every playable character except Ziggy received costume changes. Other characters, like Shion, also received dramatic physical makeovers in the progression. In addition to the stylistic changes, Xenosaga Episode II’s battle system was modified from the one featured in Episode I. Episode II featured the “boost” command and introduced the “stock” system. The last significant change in Xenosaga Episode II from its prequel was game music. Composition of cutscene music was performed by Yuki Kajiura, a newcomer to the Xenosaga project. The in-game music, including battle themes, was composed by another newcomer, Shinji Hosoe.

This episode also marked several changes that bridged the gap between itself and the series’ uncredited ancestor, Xenogears. A.G.W.S. units were replaced in Episode II by different robots known as E.S., which are equipped with Vessels of Anima that are similar to the Anima Relics which were featured in Xenogears. Battles in E.S. units were also separated from character battles, like most of Xenogears, and players may also use E.S. to explore dungeons as well.

Episode II sold below expectations. Several months after Episode II ‘s North American release, it was revealed that scenario writer Soraya Saga, was removed from the series. Monolith’s management elected not to continue using the services of Saga, who worked freelance for them on Episode I, Episode II and Xenosaga: Pied Piper. It was also revealed that Saga’s contributions to the original script for Episode II had been heavily altered by the new team of writers and editors that Monolith Soft had hired on for Episode II’s production. Saga described certain scenes, primarily the ones involving Albedo’s childhood, as being edited to the point of being unrecognizable from her original work, while others like the scenes at the UMN Administration Center survived more-or-less intact. Most elements that were removed from the original Episode II script as described in Soraya Saga’s online FAQ do appear in Episode III. The original chief character designer, Kunihiko Tanaka, also distanced himself from the project since Episode II’s production. He was given a “character illustration” credit for Episode II. Shortly after the American release of Episode II, Monolith Soft announced that the main Xenosaga series would be stopped at Episode III. .

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