Fans of the rpg genre will find plenty to enjoy in SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered.
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Verdict
94%
Steam
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IGDB
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Very Positive on Steam (94% positive from 357 reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Limited professional critic coverage
- Story Our tale starts with two protagonists: Gustave, heir to an esteemed royal line, and Wil, a young man who makes his way in the world performing excavation work. Though born in the same era, their circumstances could not be more different, and as Gustave is faced with strife and conflict between nations, Wil finds himself confronting a world-threatening calamity that lurks in the shadows. Their stories gradually coalesce to form a single history. ------------------------------ The game's "History Choice" system gives players the freedom to choose which events to play, and in doing so has them assume the roles of various characters and experience the world's history in fragments. In addition to the glimmer and combo mechanics that the SaGa series is known for, this title also features one-on-one duels. Players will find themselves confronted with battles both strategic and highly compelling. ------------------------------New FeaturesFor this remaster, the game's impressionist watercolor graphics have been upgraded to a higher resolution, giving them a greater sense of warmth and delicacy.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 7d ago
Like almost every other SaGa remaster and remake, SaGa Frontier 2 has benefitted greatly from a second release. +Vastly improved menus +Inheritance system allows for stats to actually matter on characters you don't have access to later +Restoration of cut content serve to only enhance the story +Visuals and OST still hold up +Generous NG+ feature +/-Significantly more linear than other SaGa games -A few scenarios with unclear objectives -Wartime sequences are still an element that needed more fleshing out
massive win of a game, playstation 1 game with 2030 pc game quality, definitely buy it, its a major win, only negative thing i could say is that the sound track is a bit limited, you'll be listening to the same song over and over again lol, but its okay
I thought the OG was already a timeless masterpiece but man, the remaster somehow managed to improve it by such a ridiculous margin, it makes the old version seem like an unplayable piece of ♥♥♥♥ in comparison They streamlined the chronology, so you don't have to hop all around the world and research which event happens before which so you don't get spoiled, they made it so you can unequip characters inbetween events (including those you don't have access to anymore), they made it so you can scrap items from the menu without having to go back to town and even added a storage to save up on precious space, they made it clearer when you can go back to towns inbetween events for some shopping, as well as telling you when it'd be a good idea to make a separate save so you don't get ♥♥♥♥♥♥, they added a stats inheritance system (kinda like the mentorship system from Breath of Fire 3) so you aren't penalized for grinding outside of the endgame.. heck, they even added the Pocket Playstation minigame! (it's mostly useless but hey, free items) But those are only the gameplay additions. They also added a bunch of new events to pad out the lore and add extra character background and explain just what happened during some of the timeskips, and they also added NG+, where you can choose parties from any era and tackle some exclusive events and superbosses.. it's just an insane remaster, and an absolute must play
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