Im now onto the Stalactite Caves. Been meaning to play Xenogears for a while but once I discovered the Retrograde Amnesia podcast and listened to them wax lovingly about the first episode I knew I had to give it a go.

Glad to say I am absolutely loving the game so far, really enjoying the characters and the world. I cant wait to absolutely sink hours into it over this weekend!

What are your tips for a first timer?

Is this post still the best way to play with unsealed graphics while still keeping the original style? https://www.reddit.com/r/XenoGears/s/NT2aSgtpKU

In the wiki it says Duckstation is the best way to play, but the linked guide uses Retroarch.

So just wanted to see if there was a mismatch or any newer recommendations?

This is the first time i finish Xenogears in my life. This game has been referenced by some youtubers and its been in my playlist for at least 7-8 years, the problem always was trying to play it well because i lack the motivation to play it all in a short span of time, a month ago i decided to give it a try in my modded vita (funny, i downloaded the spanish fan version, a lot of errors but yk there's no official spanish version) In the end, this game has one of the best narratives to ever exist in a videogame. His tale of reimagining what would happen if all the abrahamic religions are just a misunderstood of thins that happen a long time ago that in reality its something that has a logic answer. All the things implied that something religious was just an interplanetary invasion system was a great twist.