Jin was indeed a "reincarnation" of Citan - after all, Xenosaga was a spiritual follow-up to Xenogears. A lot of things (biblical references, most of Gear inventory, Anima relics, even Zohar) were transferred from XG to XS :)
oh i know, am currently playing xenosaga series again, jin makes a good citan for sure. :) i think of xenogears as prelude to xenosaga, but they say there is no relation.
It's worth a try (if you have a PSOne+small TV set or a PSP, that is - PSOne graphics doesn't look all that great on a PC monitor nowdays). The game is huge and there's a lot of story to traverse.
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