Monolith Soft
The first title, "Xenogears", was originally proposed as a storyline for "Final Fantasy VII", but was allowed to be developed as its own project. After Square shifted its focus onto the "Final Fantasy" series, Takahashi and several other "Xenogears" staff founded Monolith Soft and began work on the "Xenosaga" games. Both "Xenogears" and "Xenosaga" were intended to be six-part series, but differing circumstances caused plans to be cut down. After the premature end of the "Xenosaga" series, Monolith Soft began developing "Xenoblade Chronicles", initially intended to be an original title. The games of the "Xeno" franchise have generally sold well and received positive press worldwide.