Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Seeing as how they had to make this one the conclusion despite the fact they were going for a six parter the makers of this game did a relatively good job on the story. However, one can not help but feel there is an entire episode of the Xenosaga series left out between this one and part two. As there is a giant piece of the story that you can only find about if you read the story in the area provided in the menu screen. Still, this one wraps up quite nicely despite all of that and the story keeps you wondering what is going to happen next. The ending is a bit bizarre and might even offend some, but hey it surprised me. Shion and the gang are getting closer to finding out the cause of it all, the mysterious force that seems to be guiding all into an epic battle. The fight is the best yet as you have many cool moves to perform, and the robots are great...my only complaint is that they had no place in the final battle as I had my robots super strong and nearly unbeatable by the end. There are also characters that did not get their fair shake of the story either, such as Ziggy. You only get a brief peek as to what it is all about for him. Still, he had one uber cool moved called choke that had to be the best fight move ever in a role-playing game. The music is great this time and even though this is the end a sequel door was still left open. So be prepared for the most emotional of the three Xenosagas as this one is very sad, however it is also sort of happy in the end.

I think this game for the most part ties up the story of Xenosaga pretty well. It redeemed the series after the horrible and boring Part 2. This game does have its faults, and they are kinda glaring but for the most part it ain't bad. I would rank this as the best game in the series, with Part 1 being a close second, and Part 2 way way WAY dead last.

The issue I have is with the character of Shion, she just switches too much. She has now become this angry woman who is always yelling at people. She is always yelling at her brother, her coworkers, and even at Allen.

Anyways great ending but at the same time just left us with more questions. The series ended in 2006 but it will go down in my book as one of the most underrated RPG series (besides part 2).