Xenogears Story Analysis (Ep.2) | State of the Arc Podcast (Ft. Retrograde Amnesia)

In this second episode of our deep-dive analysis of Xenogears, we're joined by Chris and Eric from Retrograde Amnesia to cover a very basic introduction to gnostic cosmology and the opening cutscene of the game--which is filled to the brim with symbolism and foreshadowing!

Retrograde Amnesia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZMfpromeak2dHU4IybFYw

Timecodes:
1. Introduction To This Week's Guests (0:00)
2. A Fair Warning About So-Called "Spoilers" (4:05)
3. Extra Tidbits Of Dev History (5:38)
4. An Intro To Gnostic Cosmology (12:03)
5. Analysis Of The Prologue/Opening Cutscene (26:52)
6. Spoiler Warning (1:17:06)
7. End Of Spoilers (1:23:03)
8. Wrapping Up (1:35:49)

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