Megalosaro
Banned
Is it sad that this is my most anticipated game of the year? I've stumbled through the Japanese version and loved it, but it's been a dream to play this in my mother tongue
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Romancing SaGa 2 now available in English for iOS/Android
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Anyone knows how long to beat the game?
Megalosaro
Banned
It took me about 40 hours on super famicom
Nope. It is mine as well over anything else coming this year. Persona 5 being a very close second if that sees a western release this year.
Square2015
Member
ditto
CrimsonSquall
Member
Okay guys. I've played the shit out of FF games and played some DQ games (halfway through DQ V atm). Please tell me what the hype is about with this game, literally never heard of this before and I want in
DrROBschiz
Member
Saga games have always been a nice jrpg palette cleanser.
Great art and interesting battle systems
Itll take you back to when jrpgs were dime a dozen and many creators were toying with turn based mechanics to make something addictive and fun
Great art and interesting battle systems
Itll take you back to when jrpgs were dime a dozen and many creators were toying with turn based mechanics to make something addictive and fun
Megalosaro
Banned
Lost gem of an snes square soft game we never got. Awesome music and weird but fun mechanics. Experimental story.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Can't wait.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Stuff usually hits Wednesday night or around midnight of Thursday.
Check www.toucharcade.com to see when games are up on the shop. The games will be up and you can find them by searching for them, but they won't appear on the New Games section until tomorrow. At least that's how it is on ios.
Check www.toucharcade.com to see when games are up on the shop. The games will be up and you can find them by searching for them, but they won't appear on the New Games section until tomorrow. At least that's how it is on ios.
gato_busta
Member
It's out on the play store, downloading right now!
Yes, all five of us
. No, I am happy to see people hyped for a SaGa game. There's not much of a Western fanbase for the series.
I'm pretty hyped to try the game.
Erdrick
Member
I know little of this game other than old screenshots in EGM in the early-mid 90's which basically relegated it to another RPG that I'd never ever get to play in English.
Who would think that some 20 years later, I'd be playing it on a freaking cellphone?
Ain't technology grand?
The music kicks ass, if what I've heard over the years is any indication.
Kawazu games are always... odd, but they sometimes come together in spite of their makeup. This looks to be one of them.
The price is still a bargain considering that we are getting a full-fledged gem of a game. I'd take that over 90 bucks for a new PS4 game any day.
I'm interested in this.
EDIT: $25.90 in Canada. Still worth it.
Who would think that some 20 years later, I'd be playing it on a freaking cellphone?
Ain't technology grand?
The music kicks ass, if what I've heard over the years is any indication.
Kawazu games are always... odd, but they sometimes come together in spite of their makeup. This looks to be one of them.
The price is still a bargain considering that we are getting a full-fledged gem of a game. I'd take that over 90 bucks for a new PS4 game any day.
I'm interested in this.
EDIT: $25.90 in Canada. Still worth it.
MulderYuffie
Member
App shows as compatible with my Shield TV, so it must have controller support.
Hmmm. Only had a chance to check out the intro so far. Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that it looks pretty great. The graphics are bright and vibrant, the sprites are great. The English localization itself seems pretty decent, but there is already a clear sign that this was pretty rushed. In the first few narrative lines of the intro, I already spotted a spacing error, so clearly there hasn't been much of an editing pass.
Another piece of bad news - this is DRM'd up the wazoo. I was in an area just out of data range when I started up the app, and bam I get an error message "COULD NOT AUTHENTICATE - QUIT?" (._.)
Another piece of bad news - this is DRM'd up the wazoo. I was in an area just out of data range when I started up the app, and bam I get an error message "COULD NOT AUTHENTICATE - QUIT?" (._.)
A tip for those playing this game for the very first time ever, because it's not obvious... dashing makes all encounters back attacks, which wrecks your formation. In the original version, dashing made enemies invisible and so this was kind of obvious, but in this version, that doesn't happen, and you get the option for auto-dash. Don't do it.
Aarglefarg
Member
$27.15 AUD for Australians wondering (Google Play).
I bought it. I haven't played an actual SaGa game before.
Uh oh, always online? [EDIT: Appears to not be, via MilkBeard. Thanks]
I bought it. I haven't played an actual SaGa game before.
Uh oh, always online? [EDIT: Appears to not be, via MilkBeard. Thanks
]I put my phone in airplane mode and it hasn't affected it. I've been playing fine so far.
I think you might be able to play it offline if you leave the app running (and hope it doesn't close while in the background) after launching it while online. Haven't tested much, but it definitely has to authenticate with the online server when it launches. Pretty bullshit for a premium priced single player JRPG. :/
outunderthestars
Banned
Does anyone if it has gamepad support?
Kris Knife is a necklace in SaGa Frontier as well. It's just...how it is, lol.
The translation isn't off. That's what the item is. クリスナイフ in Japanese.
Ok. Just seemed weird.
Why do I break formation in EVERY single battle?
Omg it's because I am dashing when I start a fight? Jesus.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Why is my formation being broken when I'm the one running into the monsters?
outunderthestars
Banned
I posted this only a few posts up...
I tried to be helpful and nobody read it!
The absurdly high rate of piracy I'd imagine.
People who are pirating the game will probably crack it within the hour. So I don't see how that helps anyone.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Sorry, A. I was confused I had to ask the question immediately.
Sorry! Totally missed it as I was very confused by the Kris Knife
Sorry! Totally missed it as I was very confused by the Kris Knife
Think of the Kris Knife as an accessory you wear rather than a weapon you might use. It's a ritual dagger in eastern cultures, so SaGa treats it as such - a charm.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
Um, so I left the cave because Gerard died in a fight where I was back attacked. And now I can't re-enter.
And it turns out he's alive anyways?
And it turns out he's alive anyways?
It's just a tutorial dungeon. You missed out on 100,000 gold for your empire, which sounds like a lot but overall meh. Still, you might as well start over since it's so early on.
Also, SaGa games employ the life point (LP) system where you can die and get auto-revived that many times before you're gone forever.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
I restarted my game.
Also for those who are new to the system- if you flick the screen left or right during battle you can see the menus for your characters' other skills. One character has a magic spell in the beginning that will be really helpful.
SaGa is the Souls of JRPGs (as cliched as that statement is). It will tell you to get good very quickly.
SaGa is the Souls of JRPGs (as cliched as that statement is). It will tell you to get good very quickly.