This series will be one of the most important ones for SaGa as people usually have some major problems understanding the series or knowing where to start, thats a great idea for a begginer's guide. Very cool project
means so much to hear that! thanks for the encouragement-my endgame here is to inform and present clear options for RPG fans who can see the series as a bit impenetrable.
Kawazu’s credit shouldn’t just be the SaGa series. He’s also responsible for some of the most notable elements of the very first Final Fantasy. Mainly the battle system and introducing elemental weaknesses from his experience with tabletop RPGs. He’s also the reason you can use certain items to cast spells in that series as well. This man’s contribution to the industry is always too understated. That being said….SaGa is still my favorite. I’m looking forward to the upcoming videos.
The SaGa series has always been such an enigma to me when it comes to JRPGs. I have little experience with it, other than getting about 3/4 of the way through the first Final Fantasy Legend. I've always been baffled by that game and its weird mix of fantasy and sci-fi that rivals most Final Fantasy games in terms of weirdness. With this primer, this series is certainly on my list of JRPGs to experience, if only because it seems so strange and varied in each game's world and mechanical workings. I'm very intrigued.
Excellent video. This series means so much to me. I grew up on FF but i feel thoroughly abandoned by Square-Enix as an FF FAN. SaGa has completely supplanted FF in my heart. Absolutely love the series, specially Romancing SaGa 3, SaGa Frontier and SaGa Scarlet Grace, my three favorites. I cannot WAIT for SaGa Emerald Beyond.
Thank you so much for the kind words and insight! SaGa definitely went through a strange period of latency in the late 00s/early 2010s, but even then it felt like something was cooking-or at least on the Japan side of things. So stoked this franchise is getting some new love and appreciation; I want to help foster that as much as I can!
Personally speaking Saga's history on the whole has eluded me as I've never really studied its history but this helped significantly in detailing that. I have only played a few of these total. As far as the newest release I am thankful that Play Asia exists as I'm sure there will be a version physically that has English on it to order from there (something I've had to get used to with a lack of western physicals for games that should have them). I only purchase JRPGs physically as I find them VERY fun to collect as well as rewarding to own. Great job man, thanks for this!
thank YOU for the kind words! and yes, totally feel you on the physical releases comment. the physical releases for SaGa games are beautiful (it's that Kobayashi art *chef's kiss*), and it's such a shame that physical SaGa releases aren't as big of a worldwide priority. I get it, though; it's always a numbers game. It's super rad that the Asia releases have the English versions available
yoooo this was such a great informative vid!!! Reminds me I have Romancing Saga 3 in my backlog and need to start it lol...can't wait for the next part!
I always considered ff mystic quest as a bastard child between saga 3 and romancing saga 1. I could clearly see the progression from the ff legend 3 dev team
you just made me take off my glasses and look at them in befuddlement because i realized i wear almost the exact same glasses. can't even make it two minutes before I'm questioning everything.
Love to see so much passion! I have bought all of the ones available on ps4/ps5 but I didn't start any yet. This video got me more excited than ever to start the Saga series! Thanks!
this is a dream to hear, honestly! thank you! I should have the "where to start with SaGa" video up sometime during the week, but I'm curious about which game you're considering starting with
One game id add to this list is The Last Remnant. Not only is that a Kawazu game, its a SaGa game in everything but name. (SaGa Scarlet grace helps solidify this opinion since they share weapon models)
Absolutely love The Last Remnant. I'm going to do a video of the "SaGalikes" after the rest of this series is finished. Will cover TLR in detail for sure.
Hey Joie, happy new year. From one SaGa sicko to another, nice work on this. I've been replaying FFL1&2 at the moment and, although I'm having a great time, I remain bewildered at how FFL1 was one of my first RPGs. Giving a baby a SaGa game is a hell of a thing. Looking forward to seeing what you tackle in parts 2 and 3.
I'm a bit of a normie these days tbh, Human/Human/Mutant/Monster and Human/Mutant/Robot/Monster. But you know I did 4 Monsters and 4 Robots back in the day specifically because the manual told me not to
@@nurvuss H/H/Mu/Mo is a bowl of vanilla ice cream, but it's a fucking delicious one. That's exactly what I pick in almost every playthrough. 4 monsters goes crazy, though. that's almost red flag kink territory
@@ceruleanskiesTM You're welcome! The RS2 site is about finished, I think, and I'm still working on the RS3 site from time to time. Looking forward to parts 2 & 3 of your SaGa series, it's a lot of work. Cheers!
The First two Saga games alongside were a major influence on Pokemon. In fact Squaresoft releaseing the first game is what got GameFreak to start developing Pokemon even before getting funding from Nintendo. They wouldn't get funding and Publishing until developing Yoshi on the NES.
this little tidbit is actually in part 2! SaGa 1 and 2 were incredibly influential; it's wild. they actually outsold FF1 in the US (and abroad I think, too)!
As someone who only played the original gameboy trilogy (and didn't even finish 2 & 3), I've always had the impression that the series peaked with the Romancing Saga trilogy (and remakes), was still good for the Saga Frontier series, and then fell off a cliff.
can't wait for some of that retrospective goodness, thanks for the viddy we SaGa nerds, we gonna apriciate the chanced we get to eat content. What's your favorite SaGa game?
You're welcome, I hope this series is worth the watch. This is a cop-out answer, but I don't think I could choose a favorite. Frontier has my my favorite style and vibe, but I prefer RS3's combat design. SSG is the most "elevated" experience to me, but I have a some qualms with it as a whole. Gun to my head: I'll say Frontier. Mostly because Blue is my boy
@@ceruleanskiesTM then you must be excited since emerald is giving us a frontier like atmosphere. I can't wait I love my SaGa quirky turkeys characters.....(Boston). mine would be SaGa frontier too...I wish it was romancing minstrel but....sigh it's a bit to convoluted. frontier and scarlet work a bit faster without you trying to figure out who killed Laura palmer.
@@rpghero46 ahh and we were never supposed to know the answer to that, too 😂 Giving Frontier even more points here: bigggg Badalamenti vibes in some of the OST
The SaGa Series Are Fantastic Games, very unique in the rpg games in general I have Finished The SaGa Trilogy on Gameboy And The WonderSwan Version My Goal Is to Finish The Whole Series. 🙏✌️
@@ceruleanskiesTM Its not a popular answer because its barely SaGa but I love SaGa3. The remake on the DS is really well done too but if I had to pick a more SaGa game I would have to go with Romancing SaGa 3. Its just absolutely brilliant through and through. Thank you for asking~ Do you have a particular favorite?
@@jjmini ooo love to see the SaGa 3 hype! The DS remake is SO good-I slept on it for way too long, and when I finally came back to it, I was shocked how much I ended up vibing with it. The DS games have a very Phantasy Star 0 appeal to them, which I didn't know I was so fond of. My favorite? I'll keep ya in suspense for now (or at least until the other parts drop), but you miiiiight be able to guess!
I *hope* that doesn't put anyone into a minority-SaGa Frontier 2 is fantastic! One of the most beautiful games on the console, really powerful story, fun tech system, etc.
I bought Minstrel Song for first SaGa per the recommendation and….. I have absolutely no idea wtf to do 😢 i just get lost feel like I’m doing everything wrong, I can’t seem to dodge enemy’s to save my life, and when I escape they just run right back into me. I spent the only game money I had for the month on it, and I basically hate it cuz I don’t know how to enjoy it😢
@@ceruleanskiesTM that's sad, but it can't be helped I guess. I know full well how discouraging it can be to lose a ton of progress in the blink of an eye.
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This series will be one of the most important ones for SaGa as people usually have some major problems understanding the series or knowing where to start, thats a great idea for a begginer's guide.
Very cool project
means so much to hear that! thanks for the encouragement-my endgame here is to inform and present clear options for RPG fans who can see the series as a bit impenetrable.
Wow look at all these guys from romancing saga re:universe hell yeah
Kawazu’s credit shouldn’t just be the SaGa series. He’s also responsible for some of the most notable elements of the very first Final Fantasy. Mainly the battle system and introducing elemental weaknesses from his experience with tabletop RPGs. He’s also the reason you can use certain items to cast spells in that series as well. This man’s contribution to the industry is always too understated. That being said….SaGa is still my favorite. I’m looking forward to the upcoming videos.
no doubt! there's a reason he's pretty much the only remaining legacy developer of Square's old guard!
A series over the SaGa games, the best hidden gem unique open world jrpgs i've ever played. take my sub!
The SaGa series has always been such an enigma to me when it comes to JRPGs. I have little experience with it, other than getting about 3/4 of the way through the first Final Fantasy Legend. I've always been baffled by that game and its weird mix of fantasy and sci-fi that rivals most Final Fantasy games in terms of weirdness.
With this primer, this series is certainly on my list of JRPGs to experience, if only because it seems so strange and varied in each game's world and mechanical workings. I'm very intrigued.
Good to see you back, man
big love, bb
Excellent video. This series means so much to me. I grew up on FF but i feel thoroughly abandoned by Square-Enix as an FF FAN. SaGa has completely supplanted FF in my heart. Absolutely love the series, specially Romancing SaGa 3, SaGa Frontier and SaGa Scarlet Grace, my three favorites. I cannot WAIT for SaGa Emerald Beyond.
Thank you so much for the kind words and insight!
SaGa definitely went through a strange period of latency in the late 00s/early 2010s, but even then it felt like something was cooking-or at least on the Japan side of things.
So stoked this franchise is getting some new love and appreciation; I want to help foster that as much as I can!
Personally speaking Saga's history on the whole has eluded me as I've never really studied its history but this helped significantly in detailing that. I have only played a few of these total. As far as the newest release I am thankful that Play Asia exists as I'm sure there will be a version physically that has English on it to order from there (something I've had to get used to with a lack of western physicals for games that should have them). I only purchase JRPGs physically as I find them VERY fun to collect as well as rewarding to own. Great job man, thanks for this!
thank YOU for the kind words!
and yes, totally feel you on the physical releases comment. the physical releases for SaGa games are beautiful (it's that Kobayashi art *chef's kiss*), and it's such a shame that physical SaGa releases aren't as big of a worldwide priority.
I get it, though; it's always a numbers game. It's super rad that the Asia releases have the English versions available
yoooo this was such a great informative vid!!! Reminds me I have Romancing Saga 3 in my backlog and need to start it lol...can't wait for the next part!
sis, PLEASE get on it! need to chat about RS3 with you ASAP
I always considered ff mystic quest as a bastard child between saga 3 and romancing saga 1. I could clearly see the progression from the ff legend 3 dev team
Good to see SaGa hype again. 😊 When are parts 2 and 3 dropping?
ayyy, thanks for watching, my dude
Okay, you had me at "Generational Trauma Simulator" :D So fitting though for all of those games.
This video is so great. Very approachable host.
Makes me want to dive head first into the series. Great video my guy. Can't wait for the next vid
you just made me take off my glasses and look at them in befuddlement because i realized i wear almost the exact same glasses. can't even make it two minutes before I'm questioning everything.
ahahaha if it makes you feel any better, it's mostly the way the Y chromosome interacts with the glasses 😫
Love to see so much passion! I have bought all of the ones available on ps4/ps5 but I didn't start any yet. This video got me more excited than ever to start the Saga series! Thanks!
this is a dream to hear, honestly! thank you!
I should have the "where to start with SaGa" video up sometime during the week, but I'm curious about which game you're considering starting with
One game id add to this list is The Last Remnant.
Not only is that a Kawazu game, its a SaGa game in everything but name. (SaGa Scarlet grace helps solidify this opinion since they share weapon models)
Absolutely love The Last Remnant.
I'm going to do a video of the "SaGalikes" after the rest of this series is finished. Will cover TLR in detail for sure.
Hey Joie, happy new year. From one SaGa sicko to another, nice work on this. I've been replaying FFL1&2 at the moment and, although I'm having a great time, I remain bewildered at how FFL1 was one of my first RPGs. Giving a baby a SaGa game is a hell of a thing. Looking forward to seeing what you tackle in parts 2 and 3.
MY BOYYYY! missed you, man.
thanks for the kind words. Let's See The Team Loadout Brother
I'm a bit of a normie these days tbh, Human/Human/Mutant/Monster and Human/Mutant/Robot/Monster. But you know I did 4 Monsters and 4 Robots back in the day specifically because the manual told me not to
@@nurvuss H/H/Mu/Mo is a bowl of vanilla ice cream, but it's a fucking delicious one. That's exactly what I pick in almost every playthrough.
4 monsters goes crazy, though. that's almost red flag kink territory
Fantastic recap
Nice video
Thanks for this well-done overview!
hey man, thank YOU for your amazing guides! i'm definitely in the process of name-dropping the blogspot guide for one of the parts to this series
@@ceruleanskiesTM You're welcome! The RS2 site is about finished, I think, and I'm still working on the RS3 site from time to time. Looking forward to parts 2 & 3 of your SaGa series, it's a lot of work. Cheers!
Great video brother!
The First two Saga games alongside were a major influence on Pokemon. In fact Squaresoft releaseing the first game is what got GameFreak to start developing Pokemon even before getting funding from Nintendo. They wouldn't get funding and Publishing until developing Yoshi on the NES.
this little tidbit is actually in part 2! SaGa 1 and 2 were incredibly influential; it's wild. they actually outsold FF1 in the US (and abroad I think, too)!
Where is part 2?
As someone who only played the original gameboy trilogy (and didn't even finish 2 & 3), I've always had the impression that the series peaked with the Romancing Saga trilogy (and remakes), was still good for the Saga Frontier series, and then fell off a cliff.
Great overview!
can't wait for some of that retrospective goodness, thanks for the viddy we SaGa nerds, we gonna apriciate the chanced we get to eat content. What's your favorite SaGa game?
You're welcome, I hope this series is worth the watch.
This is a cop-out answer, but I don't think I could choose a favorite. Frontier has my my favorite style and vibe, but I prefer RS3's combat design. SSG is the most "elevated" experience to me, but I have a some qualms with it as a whole.
Gun to my head: I'll say Frontier. Mostly because Blue is my boy
@@ceruleanskiesTM then you must be excited since emerald is giving us a frontier like atmosphere. I can't wait I love my SaGa quirky turkeys characters.....(Boston).
mine would be SaGa frontier too...I wish it was romancing minstrel but....sigh it's a bit to convoluted.
frontier and scarlet work a bit faster without you trying to figure out who killed Laura palmer.
@@rpghero46 ahh and we were never supposed to know the answer to that, too 😂
Giving Frontier even more points here: bigggg Badalamenti vibes in some of the OST
The SaGa Series Are Fantastic Games, very unique in the rpg games in general
I have Finished The SaGa Trilogy on Gameboy And The WonderSwan Version My Goal Is to Finish The Whole Series. 🙏✌️
Doing Gods work
haha thanks!
what's your favorite SaGa, my guy?
@@ceruleanskiesTM Its not a popular answer because its barely SaGa but I love SaGa3. The remake on the DS is really well done too but if I had to pick a more SaGa game I would have to go with Romancing SaGa 3. Its just absolutely brilliant through and through. Thank you for asking~ Do you have a particular favorite?
@@jjmini ooo love to see the SaGa 3 hype! The DS remake is SO good-I slept on it for way too long, and when I finally came back to it, I was shocked how much I ended up vibing with it. The DS games have a very Phantasy Star 0 appeal to them, which I didn't know I was so fond of.
My favorite? I'll keep ya in suspense for now (or at least until the other parts drop), but you miiiiight be able to guess!
WOO YEAH THATS MY FUCKIN GOAT
still waiting for part 2 of this.
Is that the Assirian flag in the background?
ayyy good eye 👀
sagabagool where tho
thrice shirt, is a like
I may be in a strange, strange minority, but I really liked SaGa Frontier 2.
I *hope* that doesn't put anyone into a minority-SaGa Frontier 2 is fantastic!
One of the most beautiful games on the console, really powerful story, fun tech system, etc.
I bought Minstrel Song for first SaGa per the recommendation and….. I have absolutely no idea wtf to do 😢 i just get lost feel like I’m doing everything wrong, I can’t seem to dodge enemy’s to save my life, and when I escape they just run right back into me.
I spent the only game money I had for the month on it, and I basically hate it cuz I don’t know how to enjoy it😢
So basically you are stupid and it's the games fault
yooo joie
Eh? Was part 2 delisted? I can't find it...
part 2 was lost to the (vermilion) sands of time, sadly. (lost the whole thing while switching drives)
@@ceruleanskiesTM that's sad, but it can't be helped I guess. I know full well how discouraging it can be to lose a ton of progress in the blink of an eye.
@@NachtKaiser666 appreciate you
Wait, where's part 2?
part 2 unfortunately needs to be remade, hopefully some time in the future!
@@ceruleanskiesTM thank you for the quick response, I'll wait for the reposted part 2 before I watch part 3 😊
@@MCBadWolf_24 you might be waiting forever at this point haha. theyre meant to be watched out of order, so just give part 3 a spin!