SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered

SaGa Frontier 2 remained elusive and mysterious for me for many years. While I had had contact with the Saga series growing up, I hadn't truly dived into the series until relatively recently. Now i'm a veteran of several games, and this is one that I eagerly anticipated ever since I played SaGa Frontier 1 Remastered, which is not just one of my favorites in the series, but one of my all-time favorite games. I knew it was quite different, and it is. Compared to the rest of the series, SF2 feels more linear, constrained, and less exploration-focused than the rest of SaGa. The two intertwining stories told here are very compelling ,between the political intrigue and coming-of-age tale of Gustave and the generational saga (pun intended) of the Knights family and it's run-ins with an evil artifact. Gameplay also feels different, and it brings back weapon durability, and shakes up the traditional SaGa magic elements with two weird new ones, Tone and Beast. There's also three different ...

I'm going to recommend this game because I love the Saga games and this one has some neat unique things about it, which I'll cover in the review. But, spoiler, [spoiler] the last dungeon is complete bs. This area has the first fights in the entire game that requires a protection against a status effect. The final boss will use a petrification spell that will wipe the party unless you've killed the Stone Lord. The Stone Lord can also cast petrify. So, if you removed or scrapped the 3 items required that offer petrify resistance, you are basically soft locked in the final dungeon. Congrats for almost winning! [/spoiler] Story: I really dig the whole split story thing. It's cool that they found a unique way to improve upon the Romancing Saga 2 generational jumps, while also linking up both progressions. Gustave not being able to use magic is also an antithesis to games like FF6 (where Terra is considered a monster for being able to use magic). The digger exploration thing w...

the hand drawn art and backgrounds is so gorgeous omg. this game is so unique in so many ways.

I highly recommend this even if you're not a fan of the SaGa series! + Faithful remaster with new content and quality of life features making it easier to pick up and play + Visuals and music go together really well and make it easy to get absorbed into the game world + A unique but gripping story and characters that feel very real + Satisfying combat systems that reward experimentation This SaGa game is structured mostly linearly unlike most games in the series. However note that this game can have years of gaps in the story, so it's not like a traditional RPG where you follow a story day to day. Think of it more like playing through the most important events in a historical tale, and maybe you'll fill in the gaps in your head, if you like. Honestly hard to think of any clear cons. It can be a bit easy after you figure out some efficient strategies, and the final boss tends to be a bit of a difficulty spike. Personally I stopped using the inheritance system (added in remaster) so i...

Good remaster. Love the inherit system and the guy who has access to all the equipped stuff. I did need a guide to play though because a lot of the objectives require you to leave the dungeon to proceed with the story.

A classic that never disapointed.

First off I refunded the game but I do recommend the game if you don’t mind the graphics. As much as I enjoy it, I couldn’t get by how ugly the game look, I’m not complaining about the watercolor art style, the game looks like a lazy remastered imo. The least they could do is make the characters sprites better looking and the combat animation looks like a laggy emulated game. Other than that it’s a game that requires discovery on your own or googling how stuff works depending on your patience.

Game seems really good just a bit to slow for me.