A surprise announcement came from Square Enix on Saturday morning. The company announced the return of a major JRPG release from the 1990s. Square Enix is going to be remastering and rereleasingSaGa Frontier, one of Square’s classic games for the original PlayStation. It sounds like JRPG fans won’t have to wait much longer, either, as Square Enix says thatSaGa Frontier Remasteredwill be releasing mid-2021.
For those unfamiliar,SaGa Frontieris a science-fantasy JRPGin which the player can choose one of seven different protagonists. Each of these protagonists has their own adventure and storyline to experience. The individual stories are incredibly diverse, ranging from an ex-con hunting down the murderer of her fiance to a persecuted half-Mystic trying to gain freedom from a controlling Lord who has dominated her life. Some stories are magical, others wholly sci-fi, while others yet are quite grounded.
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The Remastered version ofSaGa Frontieris making some big changes. Visually, nothing dramatic has been done. The classic style of visuals has been smoothed over so that its new high-resolution assets will look better atmodern resolutions. But more importantly, Square Enix says that it’s adding an entirely new protagonist toSaGa Frontier Remasterednamed Fuse. Alongside Fuse, there will be a variety of new events and cutscenes that weren’t included in the original game.
It’s been over 20 years since the release ofSaGa Frontieron PlayStation. Most modern video game players will never have played, and may have never even heard of it. A new generation being introduced toSaGa Frontieris an exciting opportunity. And ifSaGa Frontieris successful, hopefully that meansSaGa Frontier 2, or any of Square’s otherolder JRPGs, might be remastered next.
SaGa Frontier Remasteredreleases summer 2021 on PC, PS4, Switch, and iOS and Android devices.
