You'd be forgiven for thinking that today's Nintendo Direct was a co-production between Nintendo and Square Enix, what with the plethora of reveals from both companies. And Square Enix's final announcement from today's Direct was a surprise — a full remake of SNES RPG Romancing SaGa 2, which comes to Switch on 24th October 2024.
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven brings the 1993 classic into full 3D, but it goes beyond just a simple visual update. Kenji Ito's iconic soundtrack has been fully rearranged by the man himself (though the original tracks are also available). There will also be voice acting, both in English and Japanese, tweaks to the battle system, and an updated 'timeline' system.
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Plus, as a bonus, the game will be launching both physically and digitally on Nintendo Switch, which is superb news for collectors.
For a rundown of the plot, and a look at this rather pretty-looking remake, check the details below from Square Enix:
It is the Imperial year 1000. Terrifying fiends plague the land and various nations struggle to contend with both this incursion and their own internal conflicts.
The people wait in hope for the fulfilment of an ancient legend that foretells the coming of seven great heroes who will save their ravaged kingdoms.
Then, one fated day, Avalon, the capital of the Varennes Empire, is suddenly and brutally attacked. The aggressor is none other than Kzinssie, one of the seven heroes of legend.
The people are crushed underfoot and Prince Victor, the brave and noble heir to the imperial throne, is slain. The citizens of the empire are overcome with despair in the realisation that the legends were false,
But Victor’s father, Emperor Leon, swears his vengeance on the Seven and their mighty powers. He uses the fabled “inheritance magic” bestowed by the seeress Orieve to pass his powers on to his other son Gerard, trading his own life for a chance for his heir to strike back.
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is a complete 3D remake of the original Romancing SaGa 2, first released in 1993 in Japan. Keeping the epic story of the wars fought between the imperial line of Varennes and the Seven Heroes of ancient myth, as well as all the unique and ground-breaking mechanics from the SaGa franchise, such as “Glimmers” and “Formations”, Revenge of the Seven re-works the battle and character growth systems and adds in numerous new features, such as difficulty selection, making it easily accessible to both long term fans of the series and complete newcomers.
The expansive world of Romancing SaGa 2, that was originally depicted using pixel graphics, has been fully updated to gorgeous 3D. All the main characters, such as Leon, Gerard and the Seven Heroes have also been updated, with impressive 3D visuals that keep the distinctive character of the original sprites.
This will be the second SaGa game to launch in 2024 following April's SaGa Emerald Beyond. And we loved the combat in that one, so we're sure this remake will also deliver a hugely engaging RPG for long-time fans and newcomers alike.
Are you looking forward to the Romancing SaGa 2 remake this October? Let us know down below.
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And I am playing through Romancing SaGa 2 on switch currently. Welp time to put that down and wait on this GORGEOUS remake. Seriously I was not expecting full 3D remake. Woo, I got chills!
Seriously is someone hacking my brain right now? I've been getting a lot of my hopes answered in gaming over the past 3-4 years.
Didn't see it coming since Romancing SaGa 2 is already on Switch, but this indeed gorgeous remake is absolutely welcome, will definitely consider playing it (and other games in the series) myself at some point!
We already had the original on Switch (first SaGa here at that IIRC?), but this is definitely welcome news and I might just go for the remake after I'm done with Minstrel Song. For all of the latter's merits, I'm still salty about the dual audio implementation there as well, so if this one officially implies having conventional English/Japanese toggle, that's all the more reason to count me in!
I've been waiting for a hopeful Xenoblade X reveal, but got this one instead. As a long time SaGa fan, all I can say is: a pleasant surprise indeed!
“ Plus, as a bonus, the game will be launching both physically and digitally on Nintendo Switch, which is superb news for collectors.”
Yikes….not just collectors but ppl who simply prefer to have a physical permanent copy to play the game.
Game looks really nice and reminds me quite a bit of the Trials of mana remake, i remember that running really well on switch so this hopefully will too (looks to be the case if the trailer is running on switch)
@duerer
would be cool to see a Xenoblade X remaster (and potential sequel) on switch 2 taking advantage of the beefier specs to make an already amazing looking world even more amazing.
How will I have time to play all these games?!
Romancing SaGa 2 Remake
Mario and Luigi Brothership
Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Dragon Quest III HD2D
That's evidently PC development footage that hid the button prompts, though I wouldn't be surprised if it looks similar the least on the Switch 2.
So this is why Square Enix feels they need to chill out the spending lol. Did not see this coming. I wonder if the qol is enough to make me bite on the Saga series as I usually don't get along well with this style of gameplay? Oh well, time will tell.
two comments to make here...
1, this looks absolutely stunning, and I will definitely make a point to check it out.
and 2, this is yet another example that flat-out 3D remakes are the way to go with classic RPGs. I don't hate the 2DHD style - quite the contrary. But when a game has so much to offer in terms of a unique experience - like Chrono Trigger - I just strongly prefer to see every ounce of the potential it has realized in 3D.
@T317
Totally agree. Would love to see a 3D remake of Chrono Trigger. HD 2D makes sense for a niche game like Live A Live, but if SaGa is big enough to justify a 3D remake then Chrono Trigger has to be!
The fact that this game was remake twice for the Switch is impressive. Definitely will check it out soon.
This looks really impressive. I have never placed this Saga series, but I may bite finally.
@T317 Yeah the HD-2D style is pretty, but the games end up looking pretty much the same.
@geshem Agreed
This game is suffering from some pretty robotic animation, though. Square-Enix has managed some lifelike character movements in their games... I feel like recycling some of those company-owned assets would be useful for their lower-budget outings.
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