Xenosaga Freaks (2004)

Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher: Namco
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Where to get it: Website

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A light, comedic spin-off that lets fans relax into a goofy, text-driven side story away from the main saga's tension.

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About

Xenosaga Freaks was only released in Japan and it contains 2 games, an Encyclopedia of terms used in Xenosaga Episode 1, and a demo for Xenosaga Episode 2. The main game is XenoComi, an illustrated and voice acted text adventure. It has 6 scenarios to go through involving the main characters from Episode 1 and a 7th is unlocked when the other 6 have been played. It takes place at some point during Episode 1 and is much more light hearted. It focuses on the events caused by a rampaging cat-eared KOS-MOS and the event that led to the situation. The other game is Kotoba no Puzzle: Xenopittan, a Xenosaga themed word puzzle game. Based off the game Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan.

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