So I made a thread about the things that changed between Xenogears and Xenosaga, so how about the things that link them together? There's plenty of things that are obvious, but I thought I'd try to point out some things that might be more subtle.

At the end of Episode I, there's a brief shot of a child balancing blocks in a fashion that would seem to be physicall impossible. By his haircut, I'd say this would have to be Fei or an earlier incarnation of him (as you might remember from Xenogears, both Fei and Elly had lived several lives).

Having just rewatched all the cinematics from Episode I as well as the preview for Episode II (haven't played II yet), I'm convinced that KOS-MOS is going to evolve into the being that is God in Xenogears. She is a weapon that was created to battle an seemingly undefeatable enemy. This describes what we were told about God in Xenogears. The end of Episode I shows some preminitions of KOS-MOS's destructive power, which falls in line with the story in Xenogears when the weapon supposedly turned on its creators. And of course there's the scenes of KOS-MOS on the cross... they build her up as their savior against the Gnosis, but when they start to see that they can't control her anymore, her former friends turn on her and destroy her (crucifiction), crash-landing her on the planet from Xenogears.

Anyone agree or think I'm full of crap? :)