Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
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Developer(s): Monolith Soft
Publisher(s): Namco
Genre: RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 83/100
Game description: Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht is an epic RPG that takes gamers on an unforgettable journey. This intergalactic story takes place years into the future, well after the human race abandoned Earth in favor of the next frontier of space. Expect to play over 80 hours of intriguing game play featuring a variety of minigames, character development, and a sprawling sci-fi storyline. Xenosaga's polished graphics, involving storyline, and exquisite music performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra make for a truly cinematic experience.
Episode I begins the trilogy that centers on the characters Shion and KOS-MOS. A young woman employed by Vector Industries, Shion aided in the creation of the battle android KOS-MOS and is present throughout much of the game. During this game, the U-TIC Organization attempts to steal one of the powerful Zohar Emulators, sources of energy used by humans.
Test configurations on Windows:
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| Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
| NTSC-U | ? |
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1884 | GSdx 1846 |
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BIOS: USA v2, INTC sync and IOP x2 cycle rate. Enabling texture filtering in GSdx fixes shadow issues and be sure to disable 8-bit textures. Enabling MTVU causes slowdowns instead of a speed up due to sync issues., Using the latest GSdx beta plugins r2693 and setting scaling to 2x will give some minor graphical glitch | Flowofsoul |
| NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5517 | GSdx 5464 SSE41 |
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Runs at 200% speed. | |
| NTSC-U | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
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1.1.0.5745 | GSdx |
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Recommended ones only(But not MTVU), As always, this game has very high requirements, and some of the mech battles slowed down to 30 FPS for me. At least two save points (Shion's room on the Woglinde, and the main save point on the Elsa) error out somehow and kick you back to the bios card selector. Also the two or three black and white cutscenes don't show video(just black screen, but audio playing) in HW or SW mode, unless you save state and then load state. These are both known bugs I think. | |
| NTSC-U | Windows 8.1 64 Bit |
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PCSX2 1.2.1 r5873 | GSdx32-AVX-r5875 |
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D3D11, 1024x768, FXAA, Anisotropic Filtering 16x, Texture Filter. If you set HW Hacks -> TC Offset to X 0000 Y 1000, you get rid of the "Shadow Stitches" and weird Text outlines. Run at smooth 59.94 FPS, micro sound glitches every couple of minutes during load heavy sections, otherwise near flawless emulation, couple of hours in no crashes. | Zordan |
| NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.3.0 Git 2014/06/14 | GSdx 0.1.16 SSE41 |
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USA v02.00(14/06/2004), Defaults + MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1), Using custom resolution (1920x1080) the game run at full speed with a few slowdowns in some fights or cutscenes (30-50 fps)., A few save spots appear to be broken (like the one on Elsa spaceship). When you try to use them, game crash and put you to memory card selection screen. The positive for the save on Elsa ship is that you can still use it to enter virtual realm just you cant save. Use save states instead. | |
| NTSC | Windows 8.1 Professional x64 |
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1.3.1-530-g62beb3a | GSdx
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BIOS: USA 2.2.0(10/02/2006)
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INVALID_STRING_NAME |
| NTSC-U | Windows 10 |
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v1.3.1-966-g260c127 | GSdx SSE41 |
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| NTSC-U | Windows 10 |
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v1.5.0-dev-1901-g489a89a | GSdx 1.1.0 AVX HW OpenGL |
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BIOS: Europe v02.20 (10/02/2006)
Runs at 100% mostly |
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Trivia
- Original names: ゼノサーガ エピソードI 力への意志 (SLPS-29002) & (SLPS-29001) & (SLPS-73901), ゼノサーガ エピソード I リローディッド 力への意志 (SLPS-29005)
- Also known as Xenosaga Episode I Reloaded: Chikara e no Ishi (JP), Xenosaga Episode I: Chikara e no Ishi (JP)
- Prior to the release of Episode II a "Reloaded" version was launched in Japan, including new alternate costumes for MOMO and KOS-MOS as well as a theater mode.
Known Issues
Saving game may crash at specific save points
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some save crystals will crash the game. Various reports such as http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/519264-xenosaga-episode-i-der-wille-zur-macht/62218540 - Issue was tested with v02.20 US BIOS on Linux. The first save point I was able to do this on was in the beginning, after exiting the simulator, when you get control run all the way south and save there. I was booted to BIOS.
- Workaround: Use save states.
Missing text in OpenGL (Hardware) on Linux
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Text will be faded (or completely missing) using OpenGL (Hardware) mode on Linux v1.3.1+git20150405. Has not been tested to confirm if the issue exists on the Windows version.
- Workaround: Toggle to software mode if you need to read the text. Possibly fixed with v1.3.1-966-g260c127.
Shadows puppet lines
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Shadows will have puppet lines in both OpenGL/D3D11
- Workaround: Half-Pixel offset or TC offset X=0000 Y=1000 will fix puppet lines partially depending on scene; can use Skipdraw=1 to remove shadows too
Black Lines in GUI/Menus etc
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Black lines show up in Character portraits and game menus
- Workaround: Disable texture filtering or use the "Bilinear (PS2)" option.
The gallery
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (SLUS 20469)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (SLUS 20469)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (SLUS 20469)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (SCAJ 30001)
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