The SaGa collection is without doubt one of the most original franchises to come back from RPG behemoth Sq. Enix.
Typically often called Remaining Fantasy‘s “bizarre” cousin — although that is a bit of bit reductive — SaGa was created by Akitoshi Kawazu, one of many recreation designers on Remaining Fantasy II, which is commonly thought of the odd one among the many Remaining Fantasy titles. On the floor, Remaining Fantasy II is fairly just like its predecessor, with one huge exception — levelling. As an alternative of gaining expertise factors, your get together improves relying on the actions they take. So assault will improve the extra you assault, and relying on what weapon your character is attacking with, their proficiency with that weapon will enhance.
This wasn’t very properly acquired on the time, however these mechanics are one of many core parts of the SaGa collection. Shifting from the NES to the Recreation Boy, Makai Toushi Sa・Ga — localised as The Remaining Fantasy Legend in North America — marked the start of a really distinctive RPG collection.
SaGa embraced the non-traditional — the video games typically have non-linear tales. Some comply with whole generations of characters, whereas others let you choose your important character and current a number of particular person tales. They don’t seem to be straightforward video games to like, however when you love RPG techniques, then SaGa could be for you.
The franchise has seen a little bit of a revival over the previous 5 years, with a number of remakes, remasters, and even two new video games within the collection making their technique to a number of consoles. And simply final week, SaGa Emerald Past landed on Swap, which we scored a 7/10 in our overview.