data on the disc =/= finished characters
capcom has been pretty lame about DLC as of late, but it definitely seems like these final 12 characters are still works in progress. intro/ending movies and models could just as well be placeholders to make downloads that much smaller. not that i like the idea of buying 12 characters as dlc, but any extra content worked on after the game goes gold is just that; extra content. in days past, these characters might have just been unfinished products due to time constraints, so it's nice that we're given the option to buy them at all.
i just hope capcom doesn't charge something ridiculous like $5 a character
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XS2 is the only good Xenosaga game - Lady Ashe