A Xenogears interview with Takahashi and Hiromichi Tanaka from 1997 has been added

An old Xenogears preview interview with Tetsuya Takahashi and Hiromichi Tanaka from the November 28, 1997 issue of Weekly Famitsu has been translated by trexalfa. There are some interesting things revealed in this interview, especially in regards to the connections between Xenogears and Final Fantasy VII. Like many people have speculated, the similarity between Fei and Cloud Strife is not a coincidence. Furthermore, it seems that both the Shinra company in Final Fantasy VII and the Holy Empire of Solaris in Xenogears derive from early ideas by Tetsuya Takahashi when he was still on the Final Fantasy VII team.

Takahashi also reveals that he intentionally gave Fei "amnesia" at the start of the game so that he could subvert this common trope later. It is an interesting read so be sure to check it out if you are interested in the development of Xenogears. Another interesting detail is that Xenogears also had the working title "Project X" just like Xenosaga later did. Since Xenogears also went by the working title "Project NOAH," I assume it changed to "Project X" later on during development when they knew the final title would start with an "X." I will try to add some of this information whenever I get around to updating the History of Xenogears article.