As someone who owns the Romancing SaGa 2 remaster (along with several other SaGa games), I have to say that I'm impressed with this remake. Modernizing the series without sacrificing its identity. Another RPG going to my already massive backlog. Nice review dude.
I only recently got into the SaGa games not too long ago, so I had most details of Romancing SaGa 2 very fresh in my mind because I only just played the HD pixel remaster about a month ago, and I have to say that this 3D remake was simply awesome. It stays faithful to the story, tone and mechanics of the original, while simplifying and making clearer a lot of things, tweaking some things a bit so that they work better in a modern game, and even adding some extra stuff like more detail to the admittedly scant story, including the backstory of The Seven. I was even surprised to see that even though they removed the optional dungeon Maze where you meet the Ninja and the Diviner, both classes are integrated into the main quest-line as two sub-quests that you can do. After finishing both games I can say that I loved both equally. This is how this kind of remake should be. The game is so faithful to the original that stuff I remembered about where to find hidden stuff or how to solve a quest that had some gimmick from the original game was still useful here even if things weren't exactly the same.
9:10 adding to this section. After the using a unit as Emperor, that unit will retain the level after choosing another Emperor. It is a great way to level up a variety of weapon levels and magic elements.
Great review! I've never been very interested in the Romancing series but this one is looking really good. Hopefully I can find time to play it sometime soon.
I normally research games pretty throughly before I buy them but I bought this game on a whim after just taking quick look and I'm glad I did. Its a pretty difficult game until you get how to play it a bit better, had I heard about the difficulty prior to playing the first time I would not have bought it probably but I'm loving it. I'm 53 hours into myself and not yet done with my first playthrough.
Nice review👍. Good to hear this game turned out great. I´ve already pre-ordered this game, Romancing SaGa 2 is my favorite game to replay on a regular basis the last 5 years.
Such a talented team made that made this remake. A fantastic game that I recommend to anyone who likes video games! Extremely addicting gameplay, a bit of strategy choosing your formation, discover and take advantage of enemies weaknesses, all within a frantic and fast-paced, almost arcadey gameplay. Hurry up and play the game!
Damn youuuu putting this idea into my head 🤣🤣🤣🤣 which are you gonna play first? Im trying to decide which to buy and play first but seeing you say you picked up all 3, im wondering whether to do the same 🤣
I had tried to play “Romancing Saga” 2 & 3 fan-subs before, but was soooo confused. Started with the demo of this remake & ❤’ing it!!! I feel like I finally have a better grasp of the systems & the QoL improvements are excellent!
Gotta admit I loved the demo, but was really on the fence about buying the game, as I never played the orginal either, but you pushed me over that fence, and I just pre-ordered a copy 👍
It’s insanity. I had never played an Atlus game and tried Metaphor Refantazio. Now I’m getting Platinum in that, already bought Persona 5 Royal, and Persona 3 reload, want to play Unicorn Overlord, and now this remake also. I don’t have timeeeeee
First time here . Game sounds fun. I've got the game but my backlog is so big I don't know when I will get to it. I have been playing Metaphor and its my game of the year for now. Good review. Subbed.
Are you hurt Gérard. 😂 good review. I played the demo and loved it and ordered the game. Definitely my suprise game of the year knowing little about the saga games
Sucks to choose, but they’re actually all very different from each other. So it’s really what style game do you like. For example this game is the pick for me. But the other ones are really good too.
I was gonna get it but I realized ys comes out the next day. I still need to play the og saga 2 anyways. Also the ys preorder at least comes with physical goodies unlike this that has in game items that expire lol
How much playtime do i get with the full game? If i choose an inheritance, does this mean this character is excluded in future inheritances? Are there any time restrictions or limits in this game like in Persona5/Metaphor: ReFantazio?
Thank goodness! I absolutely hated the combat in that Saga game where you could manipulate past events for different outcomes. I also didn’t care for the constant timeline switching-it just wasn’t for me. I really disliked it. I love FF 9 and 10 styles, would I like this game?
Random question but did they add the ability to remove motion blur in the full release? The motion blur in the demo was so strong and made me feel a little bit of motion sickness. I really want to support this release so I have they have at least reduced it or given us the option to turn it off.
Just had a look and compared it to my demo footage, and I can't see much difference but I'm not very good at noticing motion blur. There's nothing in the options either, I'm playing on PS5. Hopefully if the demand is there, they'll consider it
What did u play it on? I hate motion blur first thing I check for and turn it off but I played the entire demo and I didn't find it as bad as usual SE titles but yes I would still want it off. There are some settings u can put in the .ini file but hit or miss if it works. It did nothing for me but others say it works
@@GenesisVII Sorry I was trying to talk to @Dreamnox56 as I hit reply to them lol, did it tag u instead? either way it was directed at their comment lol!
A hundred thousand pardons, but most importantly of all, how are the trophies? Are they all easy? Grindy? Lots of missables? Is it a fun list or one that will push you to your gamer limits? Is the platinum exceedingly difficult to obtain? How long would you say it would take to get the platinum?
Playing video games for trophies? 😔 I play video games because they are fun to play, not because of trophies. Same on PC i dont care about archivements i care if a game is good, if its not i aint gonna put my self through it just to get a trophie or archivement. I must be old i guess 🤷
@@FoxyRaven-TV I'm in the same boat as you, even though some of my content is based on getting trophies, the games and fun always come first, if enjoy it enough and fancy the challenge I'll go for the trophies
@@FoxyRaven-TVsome people find getting trophies fun. I do with some games, some I dont, it all depends on what the trophies are and how much I like the game. Elden Ring for example, I loved getting the platinum for that as I wanted to see all endings, I wanted to collect every single thing and do all possibly quests etc. Remember, what isn't fun for 1 person might be fun for another etc :)
I couldn't click with Emerald, and I know this system is a little more simple. But now experiencing what I have with this I'm going to give Emerald another chance
Yes it's a heavy month of RPGs, but will you be picking up Romancing SaGa 2 Remake?
Let me know in the comments!! 👇
Touch grass, 60 hours on nonsense lmao
@@yeahtbh.161 Appreciate the comment though I 'touch grass' quite often
@@GenesisVII Your skin complexion suggests otherwise bro :)
@@yeahtbh.161 I just burn and go red all the time unfortunately haha
As someone who owns the Romancing SaGa 2 remaster (along with several other SaGa games), I have to say that I'm impressed with this remake. Modernizing the series without sacrificing its identity. Another RPG going to my already massive backlog. Nice review dude.
so are you playing it or not?
I only recently got into the SaGa games not too long ago, so I had most details of Romancing SaGa 2 very fresh in my mind because I only just played the HD pixel remaster about a month ago, and I have to say that this 3D remake was simply awesome. It stays faithful to the story, tone and mechanics of the original, while simplifying and making clearer a lot of things, tweaking some things a bit so that they work better in a modern game, and even adding some extra stuff like more detail to the admittedly scant story, including the backstory of The Seven. I was even surprised to see that even though they removed the optional dungeon Maze where you meet the Ninja and the Diviner, both classes are integrated into the main quest-line as two sub-quests that you can do. After finishing both games I can say that I loved both equally. This is how this kind of remake should be. The game is so faithful to the original that stuff I remembered about where to find hidden stuff or how to solve a quest that had some gimmick from the original game was still useful here even if things weren't exactly the same.
9:10 adding to this section. After the using a unit as Emperor, that unit will retain the level after choosing another Emperor. It is a great way to level up a variety of weapon levels and magic elements.
Great review! I've never been very interested in the Romancing series but this one is looking really good. Hopefully I can find time to play it sometime soon.
I normally research games pretty throughly before I buy them but I bought this game on a whim after just taking quick look and I'm glad I did. Its a pretty difficult game until you get how to play it a bit better, had I heard about the difficulty prior to playing the first time I would not have bought it probably but I'm loving it. I'm 53 hours into myself and not yet done with my first playthrough.
Why did all the best Jrpgs drop within a week of each other 😭🙏
It's crazy! DQ3 in about 3 weeks too!
Check out my game I’m working on bro, it’s a open world ninja jrpg. Currently it’s just me working on it.
Nice review👍. Good to hear this game turned out great. I´ve already pre-ordered this game, Romancing SaGa 2 is my favorite game to replay on a regular basis the last 5 years.
Such a talented team made that made this remake. A fantastic game that I recommend to anyone who likes video games! Extremely addicting gameplay, a bit of strategy choosing your formation, discover and take advantage of enemies weaknesses, all within a frantic and fast-paced, almost arcadey gameplay. Hurry up and play the game!
I'm picking it up as soon as the store opens, had it pre-ordered for a few months.
i picked up metaphor, romancing saga and Yx 10 XD im gona dig in my money for once
So many great RPGs this year it's crazy!
Man I regret getting dragon ball sparkling lol. I got Metaphor, Romancing Saga. Should have gotten Silent Hill or Ys instead of that 😢
Playing all 3 at the Same time (( exhausted)) 😆
Damn youuuu putting this idea into my head 🤣🤣🤣🤣 which are you gonna play first?
Im trying to decide which to buy and play first but seeing you say you picked up all 3, im wondering whether to do the same 🤣
It hurt me but I skipped Metaphor for SaGa because I wanna support SaGa but likely gonna get Metaphor next month.
It's my first SaGa game and I'm in love with the inheritance system and the region liberation
I had tried to play “Romancing Saga” 2 & 3 fan-subs before, but was soooo confused. Started with the demo of this remake & ❤’ing it!!! I feel like I finally have a better grasp of the systems & the QoL improvements are excellent!
Gotta admit I loved the demo, but was really on the fence about buying the game, as I never played the orginal either, but you pushed me over that fence, and I just pre-ordered a copy 👍
So they really COOKED 👀! Fantastic review
They really did! Thanks for watching!
I’ve been looking for a good review for this game. Could never get into SaGa Frontier and this looks more up my alley
Nice, i just pre-ordered the game :)
Jesus Christ the renaissance of the jrpg is in full fucking flow
And it's not over yet!
@@GenesisVII it's a great time to be alive lol
It’s insanity. I had never played an Atlus game and tried Metaphor Refantazio. Now I’m getting Platinum in that, already bought Persona 5 Royal, and Persona 3 reload, want to play Unicorn Overlord, and now this remake also. I don’t have timeeeeee
@Childofbhaal lmfaooo you'll make time
First time here . Game sounds fun. I've got the game but my backlog is so big I don't know when I will get to it. I have been playing Metaphor and its my game of the year for now. Good review. Subbed.
SaGa is love! SaGa is life! I AM SO READY for this game!
Are you hurt Gérard. 😂 good review. I played the demo and loved it and ordered the game. Definitely my suprise game of the year knowing little about the saga games
I have way too many games to play but this is on my wish list and will wait for the inevitable 30-50% off sale
I’ve never heard of this game before. It looks really good definitely saving this to my ps5 wish list
The kind of remake fans of Square classic RPG, graphics overhaul
i have played the demo so many times by the time i want to start a new game+ i'll say at the beggining come on let's get this prologue over with
Trying to decide between this YS X and Dragon Quest 3. Also need to finish Metaphor
Right there with you
Sucks to choose, but they’re actually all very different from each other. So it’s really what style game do you like. For example this game is the pick for me. But the other ones are really good too.
I just preorder this game for my switch oled so I can play this game on the go i can’t wait to play it tomorrow 😃
💪
I was gonna get it but I realized ys comes out the next day. I still need to play the og saga 2 anyways. Also the ys preorder at least comes with physical goodies unlike this that has in game items that expire lol
Arrrgh I don't know whether to go through this first or Metaphor! I enjoyed both demos but it's so hard to decide on which to get first.
You’ll get Romancing Saga done faster!
@@GenesisVII I ended up getting both but started Metaphor first. Will do that, then this then Ys X :D
Glad to hear it is a good game!
I swear you and Joesephyr dropped a vid at the same second about this game haha
Haha. That would of been the embargo time, you'll see that a lot of reviewers dropped a video around the same time!
@@GenesisVII ah right haha, makes sense!
thank you for the review.
How much playtime do i get with the full game?
If i choose an inheritance, does this mean this character is excluded in future inheritances?
Are there any time restrictions or limits in this game like in Persona5/Metaphor: ReFantazio?
Better than Refantazio and persona 5 😮😮😮
Is Mr. S from Final Fantasy Legend 2?
Have it preordered. Can't wait to load it up tomorrow. Great review!
Thanks for watching!
Thank goodness! I absolutely hated the combat in that Saga game where you could manipulate past events for different outcomes. I also didn’t care for the constant timeline switching-it just wasn’t for me. I really disliked it. I love FF 9 and 10 styles, would I like this game?
You can sense a little 10 in there, I think it’s worth a shot. Give the demo a try, save progress carries over!
@@GenesisVII this, Metaphor, and expedition - awesome
@@markaznar1979expedition?
@@andrewvangils3112 expedition 33
I like the look of this 😊
11:40 2 LP on your final emperor? That's terrifying lol
@@klissattack living life on the edge haha
Random question but did they add the ability to remove motion blur in the full release? The motion blur in the demo was so strong and made me feel a little bit of motion sickness. I really want to support this release so I have they have at least reduced it or given us the option to turn it off.
Just had a look and compared it to my demo footage, and I can't see much difference but I'm not very good at noticing motion blur. There's nothing in the options either, I'm playing on PS5. Hopefully if the demand is there, they'll consider it
What did u play it on? I hate motion blur first thing I check for and turn it off but I played the entire demo and I didn't find it as bad as usual SE titles but yes I would still want it off. There are some settings u can put in the .ini file but hit or miss if it works. It did nothing for me but others say it works
@@keblin86 I played on PS5
@@GenesisVII Sorry I was trying to talk to @Dreamnox56 as I hit reply to them lol, did it tag u instead? either way it was directed at their comment lol!
Haha my bad, I was on auto pilot!
Is this game a beginner friendly game for someone who is new to JRPGs?
It can be, on an easier setting. I’d give the demo a try first!
Is this game similar to Fire Emblem? As far as the recruitment of party members for your team and stuff
Party recruitment felt natural as you went through the story. I've not played Fire Emblem so I couldn't compare.
new to the game, does it have a romance system or smth like that?
There's quite a few of those..
Try demo then it is your own answer, too slow game play.
Is this coming to switch
@@joshakins4923 it’s on switch!
A hundred thousand pardons, but most importantly of all, how are the trophies? Are they all easy? Grindy? Lots of missables? Is it a fun list or one that will push you to your gamer limits? Is the platinum exceedingly difficult to obtain? How long would you say it would take to get the platinum?
At least 2 playthroughs I think, I reckon with another 20 or so hours I could get it
Playing video games for trophies? 😔
I play video games because they are fun to play, not because of trophies.
Same on PC i dont care about archivements i care if a game is good, if its not i aint gonna put my self through it just to get a trophie or archivement.
I must be old i guess 🤷
@@FoxyRaven-TV I'm in the same boat as you, even though some of my content is based on getting trophies, the games and fun always come first, if enjoy it enough and fancy the challenge I'll go for the trophies
@@FoxyRaven-TVsome people find getting trophies fun. I do with some games, some I dont, it all depends on what the trophies are and how much I like the game. Elden Ring for example, I loved getting the platinum for that as I wanted to see all endings, I wanted to collect every single thing and do all possibly quests etc. Remember, what isn't fun for 1 person might be fun for another etc :)
Is this game multiplayer?
If just the battle system was like Saga emerald beyond
I couldn't click with Emerald, and I know this system is a little more simple. But now experiencing what I have with this I'm going to give Emerald another chance
I am so hyped to play this game!!!!!!!!
Looks amazing!!!!!!!
60 isn't much when speaking saga
It’s enough to give a good view on the game though