Xenosaga, anyone?

I remember playing through this game, it was awesome. I really liked the fighting system in the third episode but I felt it was a little dumbed down. It was a lot more refined than the first episode however.

The storyline could've been fleshed out a bit more, but considering that the series was to have more than just three episodes but due to project issues, it got cut down... I suppose I'm lucky it even had an ending. Even if it was a bit all over the place.