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* [[Executive Meddling]]: The original story draft by writer Masato Kato (also responsible for [[Chrono Trigger|the]] [[Radical Dreamers|Chrono]] [[Chrono Cross|series]], [[Xenogears]] and [[Baten Kaitos]]) was allegedly much darker in tone, but the higher-ups insisted that the game be marketed to a younger audience, resulting in the game's bizarre case of [[Mood Whiplash]].
* [[Executive Meddling]]: The original story draft by writer Masato Kato (also responsible for [[Chrono Trigger|the]] [[Radical Dreamers|Chrono]] [[Chrono Cross|series]], [[Xenogears]] and [[Baten Kaitos]]) was allegedly much darker in tone, but the higher-ups insisted that the game be marketed to a younger audience, resulting in the game's bizarre case of [[Mood Whiplash]].
** To paraphrase a forum poster from [[Game FAQs]], if it weren't for the meddling, "The developers could have made ''Xenogears'' but instead gave us ''[[Wild Arms]]''."
** To paraphrase a forum poster from [[GameFAQs]], if it weren't for the meddling, "The developers could have made ''Xenogears'' but instead gave us ''[[Wild Arms]]''."
* [[What Could Have Been]]: As mentioned above, the original draft was much more darker, with possible depictions of ferals eating humans. Alas, [[Executive Meddling]] made the game's finalized story as it is. Well, there's hints like the time where Porco Rex threatens to eat that human child, but it's not quite the same. {{spoiler|There is also Lacertus Rex's plan to use humans as base material for his ascension to godhood.}}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: As mentioned above, the original draft was much more darker, with possible depictions of ferals eating humans. Alas, [[Executive Meddling]] made the game's finalized story as it is. Well, there's hints like the time where Porco Rex threatens to eat that human child, but it's not quite the same. {{spoiler|There is also Lacertus Rex's plan to use humans as base material for his ascension to godhood.}}
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  • Executive Meddling: The original story draft by writer Masato Kato (also responsible for the Chrono series, Xenogears and Baten Kaitos) was allegedly much darker in tone, but the higher-ups insisted that the game be marketed to a younger audience, resulting in the game's bizarre case of Mood Whiplash.
    • To paraphrase a forum poster from GameFAQs, if it weren't for the meddling, "The developers could have made Xenogears but instead gave us Wild Arms."
  • What Could Have Been: As mentioned above, the original draft was much more darker, with possible depictions of ferals eating humans. Alas, Executive Meddling made the game's finalized story as it is. Well, there's hints like the time where Porco Rex threatens to eat that human child, but it's not quite the same. There is also Lacertus Rex's plan to use humans as base material for his ascension to godhood.