Are Xenogears, Xenosaga and Xenoblade Chronicles related? Xeno series, explained
Most JRPG fans are aware of Monolith Soft’s creation of the Xenoblade Chronicles series. But what isn’t as well known are the Xenogears and Xenosaga series, which have served as the inspiration for Xenoblade Chronicles. While Xenosaga was also made by Monolith Soft from 2002-2006, Xenogears was made by a company called Squaresoft (later known as Square Enix) in 1998. They were all started by the same man, Tetsuya Takahashi, who has been the man behind all three series since it first began with Xenogears.
The three series all have the “Xeno-” prefix, and have been created by the same person. With each series drawing inspiration from its predecessor, it does make players wonder if the three game series are related to each other. Do they share the same world, or take place in the same universe? Or are they in separate universes that affect each other?
The answer is that all three series are unrelated to each other. While they share some similarities, Xenogears isn’t related to Xenosaga, and neither series is related to Xenoblade Chronicles. Any overlaps are just for fan appreciation rather than implying a direct link.
Xenogears was planned to be the start of a franchise, but Squaresoft wasn’t interested at the time. This led to Monolith Soft’s formation and the creation of Xenosaga, which began an entirely new story while taking some inspiration from Xenogears. Xenosaga was meant to go on for six games, but it ended up being a trilogy.
Xenoblade Chronicles came out in 2010 after Takahashi thought up a new idea when Xenosaga finished. It drew inspiration from Xenogears and Xenosaga, but contained its own story and universe. Ideas of a possible overlap between the series came up when KOS-MOS, an important character in
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