You know, up until recently I was operating under the general belief that most of the games that got passed on for an English release back in the day would be left to fan translations forever more. Sure, if there was a full remake like Final Fantasy V ($14.99) or Dragon Quest VI ($14.99) we might see it get brought over, but the originals" And even those exceptions came from big brands, which cut back on some of the risk of presenting an older game to a new audience for the first time. Then, bam: Romancing SaGa 2 ($17.99)! Trials of Mana! Moon Remix RPG!
Not all of those are coming to mobile, but we’re lucky enough to have gotten one of the finest jewels that Square left in Japan back in the 16-bit era: Romancing SaGa 3 ($27.99). This game originally launched on the Super Famicom in 1995, which was right around the same time Square put out Front Mission, Trials of Mana, and Chrono Trigger ($9.99). The year before that it had put out Final Fantasy VI ($14.99) and Live A Live. In short, this was one of Square’s finest eras, a period where the talented developers at the company were cranking out amazing hit after hit in the RPG genre. I’m not going to sit here and tell you that Romancing SaGa 3 is the best game from that time, but it easily hangs with that crowd. But while most of Square’s RPGs were headed down the path of being easier and more friendly to the player, Romancing SaGa 3 is quite happy to beat the stuffing out ...