June 27, 2005 - 02:11 AM Name: Broc
Location: United States
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. Everyone is great in this. Fei, Elly, Citan, Miang, Bart, Margie...They're all so incredible. I look forward to more, if it ever comes. Until then I'll keep rereading this over and over again because it's perfect.
I hope you finish someday and put it in book form using Cafe Press or something. I'll buy a copy, definately.
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June 25, 2005 - 05:03 PM Name: gerry
Location: Australia
xenogears is the best game i've ever played. i got hooked by the great great great story. i've finished the game 4 times i think, and everytime i played i found a bit of the missing puzzle pieces, and as i'm writing this i'm playing from the beginning again for the joy of the story. this novelization of yours is great, when completed i will print and keep it in my bookshelf(since i like novels) and i believe i will read it again from time to time. please, you have my full support.
again, thank you.
ps. "Stand tall and shake the websites"
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June 15, 2005 - 12:49 AM Name: Vu
Location: United States
I could have sworn that I gave you a message here already.
Your work is pure magnificence, Dark. It's very good to have you back from your long hiatus. I hope you will finish. Thank you for the lovely Novelization. Mist is sure one lucky woman. You rock, Dark!
theContact_theAntitype of XGAM
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June 02, 2005 - 07:52 PM Name: EVILded
Location: United States
Fuggin' awesome hands down. The best novelisation of anything I have ever read.
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May 30, 2005 - 04:57 PM Name: Marijn Wauters
Location: Belgium
I've just read the news on the front page. First of all, you don't need to apologize, Dark. We all now how it goes... life that is. But I really want to thank you for even considering to continue writing this novelization, because it really shows you still care about your fans. I'm very glad to even hear from you again, because I honestly thought this wonderful project was dead. I know I'll be reading the next chapter once you finish... and the one after that. And so forth. Keep it up!
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May 25, 2005 - 06:18 PM Name: Lady Rae
Location: United States
Dark, I must congradulate you. This is my absolute favorite video game, and I pretty much know it inside and out. You have not only recreated the scenarios wonderfully and in a detailed manner, but you have filled in a few gaps that such a low-budget video game had a hard time expressing. The emotions, feelings, and trains of thought are all present. It's excellent. Somehow, you were able to make Citan (or should I say Hyuga) seem even more mysterious. Bart has much more of a chance to be his squirrelly self, as well. I can't wait to see what will be written about Fei when he finally matures out of his depression.
I suppose there are only two things really to which I must inquire. Both quite trivial, but it would settle better with me. First, there really was no mention of Alice's late-blooming love for Fei. In the game, that was made fairly obvious by her statment in her home, "If only you had been born here in Lahan... And if only we had known each other earlier on..." I just really felt that this young love meant something to both Alice and Fei. Second, I may be mistaken, but I believe that Margie's full name is Marguerite. I'm pretty sure it's the French form of Margaret.
Thank you very much for doing Xenogears justice. If you hadn't done it, I would've. However, I'm glad that you took the innitiative. Kudos to your technical editors and supervisors as well.
Sincerely,
Id's Valkyrie, Lady Rae
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March 17, 2005 - 07:38 PM Name: Michael Howell
Location: United States
Does anybody know when the last submission to the novelization was?
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March 09, 2005 - 11:09 PM Name: Joe Barrack
Location: United States
This novelization is nothing short of amazing.
I would pay serious(i use the term "serious" relatively) money to see this project finished!
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March 07, 2005 - 07:51 AM Name: Rowan
Location: Malaysia
This is awesome...i salute whoever is doing this novelisation as it is a good thing to do...now and then i usually spend my time reading 2 chapters b4 i go to bed...
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March 02, 2005 - 07:46 PM Name: Christopher Kaul
Location: United States
Just amazing!
I've printed everything that you have made thus far, placed it into a binder and hope that you finish this wonderful transformation of Episode V into a powerful novel. I truly hope that you finish this novel, don't forget that you have fans all of us are your fans. So do use the honor of going all of the way with this book, don't forget the best is yet to come.
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March 02, 2005 - 04:30 AM Name: Michael Howell
Location: United States
You must finish this novelization... no matter what it takes. This is the first time someone has actually written a novel after a game I love, so I'm asking you, whoever you are, to do whatever is in your power to complete this project. I have complete faith in the individual willing to honor one of the great masterpieces of our time.
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February 26, 2005 - 12:32 AM Name: samantha Waldert
Location: Germany
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January 25, 2005 - 09:51 PM Name: griffin
Location: United States
it would be great is square would release a novel version of xenogears, everyone would buy it thats a fan, and anyone who enjoys sci-fi would love it
so if anyone from square happens by this, i suggest you guys contact the writer of this awesome novelization and get him to work on something that we can all hold a hardcopy of
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January 03, 2005 - 05:53 PM Name: Greg
Location: United States
Great work on the novelization! Hope to see the rest of the story completed sometime soon!
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December 26, 2004 - 05:29 AM Name: Jarod
Location: United States
Honestly, I've been reading this on and off for a while now, this is the best thing i've read in a long time. I'm completely wrapped up in the story even though i've played the game countless times, I wish you the best of luck in completing this, I know how hard it is to find time.
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December 12, 2004 - 06:33 PM Name: Rick Page
Location: United States
Ive played the game twice, and it seems like every time i play it, the story pulls me deeper in and i want more... Dark, i have to hand it to you, this is the "more" i needed... I sit at the edge of my chair waiting for this story to be finished, i cant wait. Thank You for doing this, i GREATLY appreciate it.
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November 19, 2004 - 10:59 PM Name: Hotels
Location: United States
Nice site. You are doing a great service to the web.
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October 10, 2004 - 03:22 AM Name: TGD
Location: United States
God & Mind review
(Note: I've never played Xenogears, this review is based soly on the story and the author's writing style.)
I wasn't sure what to expect when I first read the novelization. I know the game's story is very good, but I've read some fan-fiction and have an idea what a good story can turn into at the hands of a bad author. But as I was reading it, I became hooked. I couldn't put it down. It was--in short--a very gripping narrative. The characters were interesting, the places were well thought out, the history was very intricate. But this was all despite the author. It's not written very well. He does do the job, but I found myself wishing he would stop telling us how good the characters looked and really get on with it. The author spends a lot of time describing things, but you still don't have the clearest picture of how things look. I had to imagine quite a bit and if I hadn't seen pictures of the characters, I wouldn't have any idea what they looked like. For instance Fei, a muscular boy with long brown hair. Is he a younger version of 'The Rock' or what? He (the author) uses big words like 'super-ego', which is great that he has such a good vocabulary, but most people don't know that it means 'conscience' and don't want to have to look it up in a dictionary. Also, some characters are over described, like Citan for instance; We get he's a very wise person and a father figure to Fei, but we don't need to hear it every time he talks. The author also mentions time and again that a character is good-looking, but the average reader is there to read a book, not look at a picture. All this building-up of characters comes off more as a vicarious attempt on the author's part to actually become one of the characters.
On the plus side, the fight scenes are well done and put me in mind of Frank Herbert's Dune. Speaking of which, he would have been a perfect choice for the novelization of this book. Read 'The Jesus Incident' if you don't believe me. This still is worth a read even though it's unfinished and some things will probably get on your nerve.
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October 09, 2004 - 10:24 AM Name: Vin
Location: Singapore
wow dude, i love it. im still playing xenogears u know, and still not bored with it. just keep da story going okay?
>>> looking forward for the next chapter!! ^_^
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September 12, 2004 - 08:32 PM Name: jon
Location: United States
i read this two years ago, and came back to it recently in my files, i like just as much now, as then, please keep with it, your skills are beyound the actuall writers of the game.
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August 31, 2004 - 08:37 AM Name: Thomas Weatherell
Location: Australia
holy crap, an actual novelization of a game that makes sence. the changes you do make only help to underline the morals of the story. keep it up champ
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August 25, 2004 - 03:17 AM Name: Engine Meltdown
Location: United States
Incredible work so far, Dark. Those of us who are craving more xenogears, your work gives us something to be absorbed in. It takes a true loyalist to create something like this, while still keeping things accurate and not destroying the personality that is the game. and your interpretation i find very nice indeed.
I once tried creating my own story based off of xenogears, but I when I reread over my story after finishing it, it sounded excactly like the game presented it. not pretty at all. ,,^o_o^,, The story only covered the introduction and Lahan anyway...
By the way, In "a butlers mission" you spelled guidance like "gdence" I don't think it was intentional so I point it out to you.
Best of luck in your endeavors and keep this project alive please.
I would in fact purchase it if you ever managed to get it published.
Peace
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August 11, 2004 - 09:10 PM Name: Tinydude
Location: Belgium
A wonderful read up till now. Hope you find the time to finish this some day, it would be a testament to the wonderful game that Xenogears is. I've recently played it, and thought it told the best story to ever grace a videogame, so it definitely deserves to be turned into a 'real' story.
I am wondering how you'll handle some of disc 2 though. Not only does it get incredibly complex in some parts, since it's told in the way it is told (trying to avoid possible spoilers), 70% of the story there will have to come from your own (obviously quite rich) imagination. Not trying to discourage you, though, that would be the last thing I'd want to do. Keep up the good work!
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August 04, 2004 - 09:50 AM Name: Purpose
Location: Canada
this truly captures xenogears literally.
i cant wait until this finishes.
is it really going to take us a year or so to process xenogears into text?
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June 30, 2004 - 05:11 AM Name: Super Vegeta
Location: United States
Hey this story rocks ive been reading it since 2001 and its just sweet. the story follows close without making a complete alteration, and as an artist i understand it perfectly. I've played thr game almost relgiously i know it from top to bottom, and this novel just hits where it counts......KEEP IT UP CANT WAIT FOR THE END TO COME NEAR.
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June 12, 2004 - 08:22 PM Name: fel21
Location: Malaysia
wow dude....this is good stuff. How long did it take u to get this far anyway?
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June 10, 2004 - 12:42 AM Name: Elman
Location: United States
Uh...hehe...urrr...hrm...yeah...Well I only glanced at "A Butler's Mission", but from what I've read, you're starting to sound a little like Jim Theis. And that is not a good thing. In other words, you're using way too many adjectives per sentence, some that are misused or misplaced. It's good to be descriptive and have a varied word choice, but make sure everything makes sense and don't describe every detail as you go on. For example, the sentence with "slimly muscled"...it's just easier to read if you just explain Bart's appearance in a paragraph, then the rest of the writing will be more concise. Otherwise, you're doing a good job with the dialogue, thanks for the effort!
For those who don't know who Jim Theis is, simply type in "The Eye of Argon" in a web search engine and prepare yourself for the worst...
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May 02, 2004 - 09:05 PM Name: Mike
Location: United States
Please finish this! I have let everyone who is remotely interested in Sci-Fi read this and they have loved it! Even people who never played the game are hooked! Hope your schedule allows you to complete this project. Thanks.
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May 02, 2004 - 12:06 PM Name: Sam
Location: Australia
I apreciate the effort. Please keep going with it!
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April 30, 2004 - 01:34 AM Name: Matt
Location: United States
That's what I was thinking. However, the statement isn't Dark's, to begin with (it's from the game), and it's an introductory clause. It's like a title. It's like saying, "John, the guy in the blue."
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April 28, 2004 - 11:55 PM Name: Arle
Location: Chile
I may be wrong but I think that by saying "the first sentence of the prologue" he meant :
"The continent of Ignas, in the northern hemisphere of our world"
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April 26, 2004 - 06:47 PM Name: Matt
Location: United States
finally, it's pomposity, not pompacity.
And to Dark, I've gotten some stuff published and love Xenogears, ever need some help, email me, it'd be great.
I'm going to stop now.
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April 26, 2004 - 06:44 PM Name: Matt
Location: United States
Sorry to do this again, but the review saying the first paragraph is "Metaphysically flamboyant," do you even know what “metaphysically” or “metaphysical” means? Because according to the actual definition, your argument makes no sense. Also to note, anyone who says “the storm raged” isn’t a sentence, doesn’t know English. Anyone who posts ought to have at least a basic understanding of the language. Go Dark.
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April 26, 2004 - 06:40 PM Name: Matt
Location: United States
To the whole "first sentence isn't a sentence," it is actually. And for the novelization, it's okay, decent but not great writing. Keep it up.
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April 19, 2004 - 08:37 PM Name: John
Location: United States
The first sentence in the prologue...isn't a sentence
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April 17, 2004 - 11:55 AM Name: lostn
Location: United States
Hey... what happened to the intro? You start straight off in Lahan.
What about the Eldridge transporting Deus? The famous "I am Alpha and Omega" line?
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April 14, 2004 - 02:18 PM Name: erai
Location: Unknown
Keep up the good work!!!
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March 30, 2004 - 02:50 AM Name: Beholder341
Location: Canada
I have just one thing to say,don't give up!
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March 11, 2004 - 02:34 AM Name: jeff
Location: United States
umm.... I want this thing to finish... as I have for the past few years! I can't sit and read piece by piece, buuuuut since it IS as great as it is.. I have to wait... grrrr, ...need thing to be done written... now! a guy can only go through so much torture. hey I've an idea, why don't you not post as you write! then post when it's finished! yea, .... YEA! um no wait. crap. then I'd get my chance to read it in about 10 years. ..don't want that... ok. alright. I'll play your little game. giving an addict his drug at slow random intervals isn't fun for the addict ya know.
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February 24, 2004 - 12:05 AM Name: Josh
Location: United States
Ok, while I admit my respect for your ambitious "novelization" of Xenogears, I have to say its not very well written. The first three sentences of your prologue are so metaphically flamboyant that its practically unreadable. Attaching similies and metaphors to every which sentence does not make better writing, its just obnoxious. Nice attempt, but less pompacity next time fellas.
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January 23, 2004 - 10:42 PM Name: Bryan
Location: Unknown
Major props to Dark....
All hail you, my friend...
I feel like im reading a mixture of the best aspects of Battletech, Starwars, Lord of the Rings, Romeo and Juliet, and something else thats slipping out of mind right now. Anyways, I think i'd be doing a major injustice to you if i even compared this novelization to anything else. It's beyond compare. For a long time I have treasured Xenogears... and mostly for storyline reasons... its simply the best story i've ever known, personally. Lord of the rings is up there.... but Xenogears takes a special place in my heart. This novelization brings the story to life in a whole new dimension for me. Keep up the good work... your the only one who can do this right. If you don't finish this... people might come hunting you down. ....I, might come hunting you down. ...oh uh, didn't mean for that to sound threatening.
But really, I can't express how much I apreciate your efforts. There are a lot of people out there who would never be able to endure a video game for the sake of a good storyline, much less and 80 hour video game of considerable difficulty. This novelized form will help bring this great story to the masses. I've already shared it with nearly a dozen friends. We're all patiently waiting for the completion of this epic.
Keep this up, and i think you'll find that sooner or later, it will be published and widely respected.
By the way, do you think you could give any hint at when the upcoming chapters might be available. I understand if your schedule leaves this up in the air, but it would be nice to know if at all possible.
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January 13, 2004 - 01:20 AM Name: corndog
Location: United States
First off I have to say that I am a big fan of Xenogears. The characters, the gameplay and everything else about it is top notch. But what really got me hooked is the epic story. Never have I experience anything like this. And to know that someone actually is writing this in a novel form, It's pure bliss! I have read your novelization and so far it's very accurate to the game. Your writing skills are superb. Please keep this up as I am a follower of yours now. This novelization has a potential to become an epic comparable to The Lord of the Rings. Good luck!
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January 03, 2004 - 11:55 PM Name: Chris
Location: United States
Dark, you are doing an amazing job. I always thought that Xenogears would make a great epic novel, and a while back I actually tried to do it. I wrote about one paragraph before I decided I just wasn't capable. Reading this has been great so far, and I think that if there is one person to write this, its you. I hope you can finish it. Good luck!
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December 14, 2003 - 01:10 PM Name: alkanshiel
Location: Japan
never quit.you're doing a great job.who knows,maybe someday,your work could very well be a fully fledged novel.and with that kind of effort you've been putting into it,i'm quite sure it will be a bestseller.
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December 05, 2003 - 09:35 PM Name: Everything
Location: Afghanistan
anything
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December 04, 2003 - 02:37 AM Name: Tim
Location: New Zealand
I think your novel works out great. and it is easily one of the most well written sci-fi novel I've ever read. I like the way you describe the gears and the way they fight.
I really think a version of your novelization should really be published. It would really stand out against all other "lord-of-the-rings-theme" novels.
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December 01, 2003 - 03:48 PM Name: Charlie
Location: United States
I've been hoping that some one would novelize this H-Bomb hot epic. I've already through to Fei's time in Kislev, and I hope you get around to finishing it.
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September 22, 2003 - 09:52 PM Name: Vicky
Location: Canada
I just love the way this story is written! It's so cool.....it explain so well some things that were unclear in the game. I can't believe anyone had so much courage in starting this novelization! It would take years to finish and, hopefully, it will someday. Keep going! Don't give up! I'm behind you at 100%!
Noxy Schala Kid Zeal
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September 21, 2003 - 08:11 PM Name: Richard
Location: United States
Ive read every word up until the most recent chapter. When I read this story it makes me feel like I am part of the story, and in a small way can be swept away by the story. I thank you very much for doing this and hope you never give up on it.
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September 03, 2003 - 02:03 PM Name: Riketz
Location: Canada
Very Impressive. just know that your work isnt being done in vain. I read this Novelizaion word for word as each chapter comes out. of the best reads iv'e had for a good long time.. it's smething I'm interested in.. Keep up the good work Dark!
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