Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (“The Will to Power”) is the first game released by Monolith Soft after the company had been founded in 1999 by former Square employee Tetsuya Takahashi. Like the Xenoblade games that came later, the Xenosaga games are cutscene-heavy, story-driven RPGs. Unlike Xenoblade, combat is turn-based in Xenosaga, though each episode features a different combat system. These videos were recorded using the PCSX2 emulator at 1080p, though a large number of Der Wille zur Macht‘s cutscenes are pre-rendered at a resolution of 512×448, so I could only upscale those.

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Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht – The Movie

These are basically just videos containing all of the game’s cutscenes stitched together.

YouTube subtitles are available in English and German on the version with English voices only. English YouTube subtitles are obviously redundant for viewing, because they are already baked into the video. However, the transcript can be used to easily locate specific scenes in the video.

Side-by-side comparison of censorship in “ma belle pêche” scene

The infamous “ma belle pêche” scene with Albedo and MOMO was subject to numerous edits for the overseas release. Because the original version had also been censored, it’s difficult to say which one of them is “censored” and which “uncensored”, if any.

English (dubbed) version is left, Japanese (original) version is right. Audio was taken from the English version.

Individual cutscenes

No.	Title	English playlist	Japanese playlist
001	Prologue	English version	Japanese version
002	Beginning of a Saga	English version	Japanese version
003	The Start-up Test	English version	Japanese version
004	Virtual Battle	Watch video	Watch video
005	Shion’s Confidence	English version	Japanese version
006	Confrontation with the A.G.W.S	Watch video	Watch video
007	Still Looking Good	English version	Japanese version
008	KOS-MOS’ Abnormal Reaction	English version	Japanese version
009	Dangerous Research	English version	Japanese version
010	The Woglinde’s Gating Out	English version	Japanese version
011	Mission Almost Accomplished	English version	Japanese version
012	Lingering Fears	English version	Japanese version
013	Good Luck, Shion!	English version	Japanese version
014	Good Luck, Allen!	English version	Japanese version
015	Memories and Visions	English version	Japanese version
016	Lost in Thought	English version	Japanese version
017	Realian Maintenance	English version	Japanese version
018	Lieutenant Virgil’s Past	English version	Japanese version
019	Chief Uzuki’s Report	English version	Japanese version
020	Two Commanders	English version	Japanese version
021	A Complicated Sibling Relationship	English version	Japanese version
022	Night Shift	English version	Japanese version
023	A Warning From KOS-MOS?	English version	Japanese version
024	Emergency Aboard the Woglinde	English version	Japanese version
025	Shion’s Escape from the Gnosis	Watch video	Watch video
026	KOS-MOS’ Autonomous Activation	English version	Japanese version
027	Virgil’s A.W.G.S. Squad	English version	Japanese version
028	The Beginning of the Woglinde’s End	English version	Japanese version
029	Cherenkov’s Suicide Mission	English version	Japanese version
030	Virgil the Conductor	English version	Japanese version
031	KOS-MOS’ Unconventional Strategy	Watch video	Watch video
032	Lieutenant Virgil’s Death	English version	Japanese version
033	The Zohar Taken by the Gnosis	Watch video	Watch video
034	Destruction of the Woglinde	English version	Japanese version
035	Here Come the Space Recyclers	English version	Japanese version
036	Acting On Her Own	English version	Japanese version
037	A Stubborn KOS-MOS	English version	Japanese version
038	chaos’ Special Skill	English version	Japanese version
039	The Compass of Order	English version	Japanese version
040	One And A Half Billion Victims	English version	Japanese version
041	Mission Briefing	English version	Japanese version
042	The Imprisoned Girl	English version	Japanese version
043	Invisible Intruder	Watch video	Watch video
044	The Madman’s Wife	English version	Japanese version
045	Rescued By A Cyborg (Part 1)	English version	Japanese version
046	Rescued By A Cyborg (Part 2)	English version	Japanese version
047	Rescued By A Cyborg (Part 3)	English version	Japanese version
048	Like A Puppy’s Name	English version	Japanese version
049	Pursuit of the Fugitives	English version	Japanese version
050	MOMO’s Hilbert Effect	English version	Japanese version
051	Encounter with Margulis	English version	Japanese version
052	Escape from Pleroma	English version	Japanese version
053	Hidden in the Shadows	English version	Japanese version
054	Delicious Dinner	English version	Japanese version
055	Order and Chaos	English version	Japanese version
056	The KOS-MOS Incident	English version	Japanese version
057	Cherenkov’s Bad Habit	English version	Japanese version
058	Destination: Second Miltia	English version	Japanese version
059	The Mysterious Y Data	English version	Japanese version
060	Electrical Problems	English version	Japanese version
061	Excess Cargo	English version	Japanese version
062	MOMO’s Piloting Skills	English version	Japanese version
063	Argument with the Director	English version	Japanese version
064	Battle in Hyperspace	English version	Japanese version
065	Damage Assessment	English version	Japanese version
066	A Strange Coincidence?	English version	Japanese version
067	Literate Little Master	English version	Japanese version
068	Albedo Enters The Stage	English version	Japanese version
069	Investigation of the Woglinde	English version	Japanese version
070	Durandal vs. U-TIC Mothership	English version	Japanese version
071	Entering the U-TIC Mothership	English version	Japanese version
072	Little Gunslinger	English version	Japanese version
073	Arrival at Dock Colony	English version	Japanese version
074	The Commander’s Rampage	English version	Japanese version
075	Embarrassed Cyborg	English version	Japanese version
076	Touched by a Gnosis	English version	Japanese version
077	No Escape from the Gnosis	English version	Japanese version
078	Inside the Cathedral Ship	English version	Japanese version
079	Ariadne’s Remains	English version	Japanese version
080	Personality Reconditioning	English version	Japanese version
081	Close to the Center	English version	Japanese version
082	Cherenkov’s Mission	English version	Japanese version
083	The Commander’s Transformation	English version	Japanese version
084	The Beach of Nothingness	English version	Japanese version
085	X-BUSTER!!!	English version	Japanese version
086	Something Impossible	English version	Japanese version
087	Cherenkov’s Signal Disappeared	English version	Japanese version
088	Meeting the Little Master	English version	Japanese version
089	The Durandal’s Secrets	English version	Japanese version
090	Not A Lunatic	English version	Japanese version
091	Docking at the Kukai Foundation	English version	Japanese version
092	A Present From Gaignun	English version	Japanese version
093	Thinking Too Much	English version	Japanese version
094	Afraid of Thunder	English version	Japanese version
095	Gaignun and Helmer	English version	Japanese version
096	Plan 401	English version	Japanese version
097	The Siege of Kukai Foundation	English version	Japanese version
098	Political Intrigues	English version	Japanese version
099	Undercover Agent	English version	Japanese version
100	Lapis Roman’s Briefing	English version	Japanese version
101	Diving into KOS-MOS’ Encephalon	English version	Japanese version
102	The Mysterious Girl, Nephilim	English version	Japanese version
103	U.R.T.V. Deployment	English version	Japanese version
104	Infected by U-DO	English version	Japanese version
105	Joy And Sorrow	English version	Japanese version
106	Joachim Mizrahi’s Sermon	English version	Japanese version
107	Reunion in the Encephalon	English version	Japanese version
108	The Church’s Caretaker	English version	Japanese version
109	Shion and Jr.’s Nightmare	English version	Japanese version
110	Ye Shall Be As Gods	English version	Japanese version
111	Conclusive Evidence	English version	Japanese version
112	Painful Thoughts	English version	Japanese version
113	Song of Destruction	English version	Japanese version
114	Helping with the Evacuation	English version	Japanese version
115	MOMO is Missing!	English version	Japanese version
116	Surrounded Once More	English version	Japanese version
117	Albedo’s Decapitation Scene	English version	Japanese version
118	Attack of the Rhine Maiden	English version	Japanese version
119	Intrusion into MOMO’s Mind	English version	Japanese version
120	A Hardened Soldier	English version	Japanese version
121	Approaching the Song of Nephilim	English version	Japanese version
122	MOMO’S Lost Conciousness	English version	Japanese version
123	The Truth Hidden Within MOMO	English version	Japanese version
124	Rubedo’s True Power	English version	Japanese version
125	The Blue Testament	English version	Japanese version
126	Immortal Enemy	English version	Japanese version
127	MOMO’s Return	English version	Japanese version
128	The Song of Nephilim’s Purpose	English version	Japanese version
129	Heading for Proto Merkabah	English version	Japanese version
130	Mizrahi’s Abomination	English version	Japanese version
131	The Will To Power	English version	Japanese version
132	Before the Final Battle	English version	Japanese version
133	Ending Part 1: Leaving KOS-MOS Behind	English version	Japanese version
134	Ending Part 2: Escape	English version	Japanese version
135	Ending Part 3: Atmospheric Entry	English version	Japanese version
136	Ending Part 4: Credits	English version	Japanese version