Xenosaga and How We View Failure

Some things just stick with you through the years. For me, one of those stuck things was the ending to a Japanese video game. Xenosaga Episode III still ranks high in my list of all-time favorites, and by exploring the narrative of the series, its development, and the early career of Tetsuya Takahashi, I was able to decipher why it remains so impactful to me even today.

Catch any mistakes in this video? Glaring factual inaccuracies that should have me ashamed to show my face in public? Well, I ain't perfect--Sound off in the comments and let me know!

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - An Overly-Long Introduction
06:22 - Tetsuya Takahashi Gets his Team
18:58 - The Core Scenario of Xenosaga
26:56 - Andrew Cherenkov
32:00 - Meanwhile, In the Real World...
38:35 - An Early Finale
46:17 - A Reassessment of Shortcomings, of Which I Have Plenty