I just started, but I have seen several things so far which have a big Xenogears vibe. I’m excited!
I’m already noticing similarites to both Xenogears and Xenosaga. But yea, this one is giving me just big Xenogears vibes tonally. So not super spoilery spoilers because I’m only in chapter 2 and they did show these guys in the trailers, but
very light chapter 1 ending spoilers
the Moebius’s or whatever. They seem almost like some cross between the Gazelle Ministry from xenogears and the Testaments from Xenosaga. That one they call D is so Grahf it’s unmistakeable. But that’s really far from all of it. Even designs aside, (and yeah I agree design wise, the ouroboros look like a cross between the Xenosaga E.S.'s and the Xenogears Gears)
the whole story feels like it’s taking a similar tone to xenogears. It’s got it’s lighthearted moments but the whole thing has a much gloomier feel to me. I will note in particular too on the Ouroboros designs, one that stuck out to me a lot had some wings that could belong to
Xenosaga and Xenogears late game mecha
E.S. Issachar or Crescens.
its certainly more darker than the last entries and it feels lot like xenogears the more you play it.