I thought all these convoluted JRPG storylines were original...

I feel that, it turns out, they were all emulating the complicated plot of Neon Genesis Evangelion, capitalizing on an audience's desire for more confusing stories in the mid 90's...

So it was all about making money.

The ideas were fantastic.  But the motive is a letdown.

But so what, right?

Everything is inspired by something, it's impossible for something to be completely original. Unless... these creaters just threw in random philosophical jargon without clear connections, random plotwists, making me believe that it's something great, but really isn't, then I would just feel deceived. Would I like it if it wasn't like this?... maybe not actually.  And if I didn't like it, I would get better grades in school.

Then again.. I would never have known about Nietzsche if it wasn't for Xenosaga. And Nietzsche existed a century before the 90s.