Man, I'm watching Resonant Arc Podcast of Xenogears while I'm watching the "xenogears movie" (basically a 17h cut of most of the story dialogue). And damn if I'm not fascinated by it, can be one of my favorite games ever (even if I didn't actually play it, like how I love SH2 without playing it).
I really would like for japan to start making some walking sims instead of VN, would be really cool to see narratives like these realized in full 3D without having to pad everything to a +50 hour game.
Also really makes you realize it's almost impossible to see a game with such a big scope these days, it would have to be a 10 part game (if going the FFVIIR route).
It was really a magical time for gaming damn.