Oh man that's hot.
Also I hope this SaGa game isn't 14.99 like most SE titles at launch but I mean... it probably will be.
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Romancing SaGa 2 now available in English for iOS/Android
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Oh man that's hot.
Also I hope this SaGa game isn't 14.99 like most SE titles at launch but I mean... it probably will be.
No, there are no character classes per se in any SaGa game. There are some mechanics that might make certain characters better at certain things than others, but generally, any character can learn any technique in most SaGa games, given enough effort. Characters tend to be built with individual quirks rather than as members of specific classes. I mean, characters in Romancing SaGa 3 vary from "runaway little girl" to "Zorro". The Runaway little girl starts with no skills in anything, while the Zorro expy starts with a variety of fencing techniques. However, you could teach either one magic or spend some effort to teach either of them how to crush things with an axe. The effort/reward ratio of these options will vary from character to character, but it is always possible.
The real craziness sets in the gameboy games or the PS1 game SaGa Frontier where monsters, mutants/mystics/vampires, and robots are all playable and use completely different game mechanics from human characters. Robots, for example, don't gain stats from battle at all, and instead get all of their stats from their equipment. Monsters get strong by eating other monsters to transform into other types of monster. So you start with a slime and keep eating other monsters until it turns into Tiamat.
Some SaGa games have so many arbitrary and arcane mechanics that it took some serious data-mining and/or disassembling the game code years after their release to discover that certain mechanics even existed.
lazyproblems
Member
Would people recommend playing SaGa 1 before SaGa 2, or can they mostly stand alone?
Megalosaro
Banned
Stand alone.
Megalosaro
Banned
Legend of Legacy is about it. There is a new SaGa coming out on vita though.
Vincent Grayson
Member
And LoL is basically just a shell of a good SaGa game. I'm still disappointed.
PixyJunket
Member
Final Fantasy II is sort of a prototype to SaGa with its stat growth mechanics.
The Last Remnant is an obvious spiritual successor to the SaGa games. It's recentish.
YankeeDonB
Member
I stil have fond memories of FF Legend 1 and 2 on GB. I've poked around other Saga games, but those were the only ones I ever completed (unless you count FF2). The lack of clear direction in, for example, Minstrel Song, has the same effect on me as super open WRPGs.
How much of a clear and direct narrative is there in RS2?
How much of a clear and direct narrative is there in RS2?
Port-begging is a no-no. Sometime you have to remind people of that.
On topic: it looks super faithful to the original design, loving the design of it.
Does anyone know if the game has controller support on iOS or Android in the Japanese version? I searched the thread a bit but I didn't really see anything definitive. I have both available, so if one has it over the other I will pick that.
Regardless I'll probably pick it up. It has been god damn forever since a SaGa game came over.
Regardless I'll probably pick it up. It has been god damn forever since a SaGa game came over.
Huh, I keep forgetting about that one.
I played, but never finished it on the 360 and bought it for $5 during a Steam sale after I sold my 360, but then kind of forgot to actually download it.
I should get on that.
PixyJunket
Member
Yeah, if you have any interest in mobile games, a tablet is pretty awesome. I have an iPad Mini and it's a very nice size.
PS: You'll use it for everything else once you have it, haha.
Megalosaro
Banned
I don't think so.
Lunarwhale
Member
How well does it control? I was really impressed with how natural the Final Fantasy ports felt on mobile (even if some UI design choices and visuals left a lot to be desired), not so much with Dragon Quest.
That aside, hot damn those visuals look good. This has to be the best looking 2D remaster Square's done. UI and font choices are excellent as well - glad to see they're getting out of the default sanserif typeface.
That aside, hot damn those visuals look good. This has to be the best looking 2D remaster Square's done. UI and font choices are excellent as well - glad to see they're getting out of the default sanserif typeface.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Fuck yes!
Why so many people hating on mobile? I played FFV, Chrono Trigger and most of the DQ games on my MotoG3 and never had a problem. Wish there was actually more Squeenix stuff for Android, but they love Iphone more
Why so many people hating on mobile? I played FFV, Chrono Trigger and most of the DQ games on my MotoG3 and never had a problem. Wish there was actually more Squeenix stuff for Android, but they love Iphone more
lazyproblems
Member
Thanks! Looking forward to this.
I have an iPad Mini and use it mostly for gaming. It's worth it for the games, but you'll definitely use it for more stuff once you have it.
tensuke
Member
Technically it's not a port-beg though, it's a translation-beg...but the translation is already done. SE gonna SE.
eyeball_kid
Member
Thanks for clarifying on the character mechanics. The 'craziness' in those games sounds like my kind of crazy.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I just hope this works on my old ass ipad. Would give me a reason to charge it up / update it if so.
Since my phone cant even run a lot of game apps properly am not going to put hopes on the android version lol.
iOS gods plz.
MulderYuffie
Member
FANTASTIC! Can't wait for this.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Separate related topic, did they ever release the first front mission on mobile platforms? as in iOS / Android?
Giolon
Member
Touch screen is great for turn-based RPGs! But look at how major publishers (S-E included) drop support for older mobile releases and stop updating them for OS updates if the games aren't making money for them anymore.
While it's awesome to see new English releases, and it's GREAT to bring them to new audiences, mobile isn't exactly the best platform to expect your games to work forever on. Generally there's no such problem with traditional consoles and handhelds.
I just found last weekend that Doom doesn't work on my iPad anymore. It hasn't been updated since 2013 for iOS 7.
All that being said, this game looks pretty nice. I'll be keeping an eye out for sales on it.
A quick search of the iOS app store turned up negative for any Front Mission games. I wouldn't know about Android. That Nintendo DS port of Front Mission First is still the only localized version of the game, I think.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
damn thanks for taking the time to check for me! yeah ill have to look for my ds copy might be packed away pretty deep though so was hoping for a mobile ver D:
That ^
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I am some kind of Kawazu Masochist and that art and Ito's rockin' has me downloading I guess. I never finish these! Ever!
That actually doesn't look like ass!
SE, you learning so fast. lol
?!?!?!?!!
Is Tsuchida involved in these rumors?
That actually doesn't look like ass!
SE, you learning so fast. lol
?!?!?!?!!
Is Tsuchida involved in these rumors?
Tsuchida left S-E years ago and joined one of the big JP mobile companies. Might have been DeNa.
Is the top the original version and the bottom the new mobile version?
Did they redo all the art from scratch?
I kind of doubt that honestly. Everyone said that to me about Smartphones but I hardly use mine. I'm a big laptop guy.
Megalosaro
Banned
Yes, this has been remade from the ground up.
Yeah I bought a tablet 6 months ago. It's really nice but I barely use it.
My smartphone gets used constantly, I'm even typing this post on it.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Is this a good intro to Saga? Always wanted to get into it. I tried Romancing once and I couldn't stand it, but this looks more my speed. What Saga games do you suggest after this? Frontier? I'm ashamed I've never really delved into Saga. I have a deep history and knowledge of jrpgs and these games are just foreign to me.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
This sounds amazing.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
This series sounds so up my alley.
http://youtu.be/q3oWu39iO1E
I wish there were a way to play Saga Frontier on the go.
http://youtu.be/q3oWu39iO1E
I wish there were a way to play Saga Frontier on the go.
Wow just noticed so many got banned.
People should at least just be happy this is getting released in the west. So when the time comes that you finally adapt to mobile gaming, it will be waiting for you.
I'd rather SE release as much of their hidden gems on ios/android than not having any of them at all.
Hopefully some will follow, like Treasure of Rudras, Bahamut Lagoon, Live a Live, Treasure Hunter G etc.
People should at least just be happy this is getting released in the west. So when the time comes that you finally adapt to mobile gaming, it will be waiting for you.
I'd rather SE release as much of their hidden gems on ios/android than not having any of them at all.
Hopefully some will follow, like Treasure of Rudras, Bahamut Lagoon, Live a Live, Treasure Hunter G etc.
Amazed I didn't get banned looking at all the other comments..
I'm guessing this is the same mechanically all romancing saga 3? I remember playing that with translation patch but I didn't really understand the skills, you seem to just learn them randomly in battle sometimes.. Might have to break that out again
I'm guessing this is the same mechanically all romancing saga 3? I remember playing that with translation patch but I didn't really understand the skills, you seem to just learn them randomly in battle sometimes.. Might have to break that out again
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Didn't know about the mobile joining. Good for him, but whoever takes the reins in those rumors has big shoes to fill.
Do we know what's the deal with Scarlet Grace? It was announced in 2014 and the only thing we've seen since then is artworks and an of-screen screenshot. I'm kind of expecting it to have suffered some kind of reverse Agito transformation and be re-revealed as a mobile game.
If the game is truly coming out this year, they need to start talking about it soon, because if they wait until TGS then I fear it's going to be delayed again.
If the game is truly coming out this year, they need to start talking about it soon, because if they wait until TGS then I fear it's going to be delayed again.
StereoVsn
Member
The problem with SE and mobile gaming is that there is a good chance that any of their mobile games (except for F2P) doesn't survive a new iOS release.
They are notorious for that. If there is an update it's likely to come many months (if not years) later... Just in time for new iOS version release. Now, major fault is Apple's for deprecating APIs left and right with new iOS releases but that's unfortunately the state of mobile gaming. This is why banning over Vita "localization" (port has been done and heck so has translation) is puzzling. Mobile gaming is unfortunately a bit ephemeral in nature and hence a lot of people are not excited for paying SE $15-20 for a game that may not work in a year (or as soon as next fall actually).
Wyndstryker
Member
The one Romancing Saga game I haven't played.
Must get!
Must get!