Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port grounds. The town has traditionally been an important point on the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, as it stands at the base of the Roncevaux Pass across the Pyrenees. "Pied-de-Port" means 'foot of the pass' in Pyrenean French. The routes from Paris, Vézelay and Le Puy-en-Velay meet at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and it was the pilgrims' last stop before the arduous mountain crossing. In 1998, the "Porte St-Jacques" (city gate) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the sites along the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. The cobbled rue de la
Xenosaga: Pied Piper Monolith Soft handled the story development. External studio Tom Create helped develop the game. The creation of "Pied Piper" formed part of a move by the newly-established lead developers of "Xenosaga" to expand the series into other media following the release of "Episode I". The game's script was co-written by series creators Tetsuya Takahashi and his wife Soraya Saga. "Pied Piper" was Saga's last contribution to the "Xenosaga" series prior to leaving the project in 2005. The game's title is a reference to the German fable of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. "Pied Piper" was first announced in July 2004.