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SaGa: Scarlet Grace PS4/PC/Switch/Mobile coming Aug 2 (Japan)
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I've heard many good things but it seems like a very different and focused experience that seems mostly focused on battles rather than exploration.
It's very economical in production values, but the quality is off the charts in almost every area it is focused on - art, music, battles, scenario. I have written a lot about the game before, should it dump those posts in there again? :D
Looks like low budget. No dungeons, no cities. Just a big world map with lot of locations that are basically a background with dialogs. Focus on battle mostly.
Yes.
Go for it, or if u hadn't made a thread about, make one about your impressions of the game
It seems we see more and more that trend of PS4 and Switch for console when it comes to very japanese centric games.
But the Xbox One ( and the Switch left out pretty often ) is in when it comes to franchises popular in the West as Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Tekken, Dark Souls, etc...
But the Xbox One ( and the Switch left out pretty often ) is in when it comes to franchises popular in the West as Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Tekken, Dark Souls, etc...
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I'm super lazy so I'll just lift the last post I made about this in the previous thread. :)
https://www.resetera.com/posts/5366438/
Let me quote all the big stuff I have written about Scarlet Grace from just before it was released to now, from the old forum to the new one. It should give you an idea of why I'm so excited for more people to play this game.
The week before it was released:
When I was playing it:
This is my GOTY vote for that year:
When Romancing SaGa 2 was announced earlier this year:
duckroll, thanks for the info mate, reading through them now.
I'm getting a new phone this summer so I may either get it on Android, if it releases on it or on PC.
Well seeing as there is a PC ver., a localization is very likely possible.
I'm getting a new phone this summer so I may either get it on Android, if it releases on it or on PC.
Same. I postpone my playthrough due to Scarlet Grace being announce for PC.
Hopefully they will localize it.
Thanks for the impression. It sounds interesting, but I might get the Saga fatigue after Alliance Alive, which I barely played, though I liked what I've played.
Almost lost hope for this getting localized, but ever since it was announced for PC.....just bring it over here Square, please. Been playing SaGa Frontier so much lately, this game looks amazing in terms of a new SaGa game. Hope at E3 they give us a announcement.
Duckrolls posts from back then always hyped me up for it.
Duckrolls posts from back then always hyped me up for it.
NOW WE'RE TALKING.
I wonder if one of the three (or two?) will be main characters, or if they are simply linked to the new Kawazu events.
I AM SO HYPE.
Word of warning: if you're interested in the game and can't speak Japanese, wait for report on the quality of the translation.
I wonder if one of the three (or two?) will be main characters, or if they are simply linked to the new Kawazu events.
I AM SO HYPE.
Word of warning: if you're interested in the game and can't speak Japanese, wait for report on the quality of the translation.
Is there like a strategy guide or list that shows all the possible recruitable characters? Can I get a number of how many? I remember hearing 80 once but thought that was a crazy exageration and too good/crazy to be true.
This is excellent news. It's coming to almost everything under the sun. With PC, a localization is eminent.
And, it will be a brand new SaGa game releasing in the west (if/when localized), in this day and age, which I thought would be a very unlikely scenario. Can't wait to play it. I hope they end up following through with porting Romancing SaGa 3 as well.
Hell, just the other day, I was thinking that I would love SaGa Frontier 2 on PC with backgrounds and sprites redone for higher resolutions. It would be beautiful. I hope this could eventually happen as well.
And, it will be a brand new SaGa game releasing in the west (if/when localized), in this day and age, which I thought would be a very unlikely scenario. Can't wait to play it. I hope they end up following through with porting Romancing SaGa 3 as well.
Hell, just the other day, I was thinking that I would love SaGa Frontier 2 on PC with backgrounds and sprites redone for higher resolutions. It would be beautiful. I hope this could eventually happen as well.
https://kamikouryaku.com/saga_sg/?仲間キャラクター
That's around 73+4 characters, if I count correctly?
In typical SaGa fashion, they're not immensely different from each other.
I have high hopes for a localization. I think it's hoping for too much for a day and date release, but I hope it isn't long after the Japanese release.
More than that, if the Steam release is on August 2nd... I'd say it's when the game arrives in West.
That is SO AWESOME.
I have summer vacation thanks to work and being able to play Scarlet Grace in august is such a dream. I can't wait ! I wanted to go back to the Vita but felt the game would be announced for Switch and it was. Much better, it has all these new scenarios, characters, skills... That's just too good.
I personaly really enjoyed it a little more than most others Saga for some reason.
The fact that there's no dungeon makes sense, especially when you think about tactical RPG for example. These only have menus and battles mostly, whereas Scarlet Grace still has world map with events.
It's a really a good example of design by substraction. It removes tedious useless things to focus on what's the best.
I have summer vacation thanks to work and being able to play Scarlet Grace in august is such a dream. I can't wait ! I wanted to go back to the Vita but felt the game would be announced for Switch and it was. Much better, it has all these new scenarios, characters, skills... That's just too good.
It has the best gameplay (for me) and it's neither worst or better, it's something else entirely.
I personaly really enjoyed it a little more than most others Saga for some reason.
The fact that there's no dungeon makes sense, especially when you think about tactical RPG for example. These only have menus and battles mostly, whereas Scarlet Grace still has world map with events.
It's a really a good example of design by substraction. It removes tedious useless things to focus on what's the best.
Don't be fooled. I also thought it looked bad, like smartphone very low budget game but it's actually extremely clever and it has so much depth. It might be my favorite saga game. The gameplay is really challenging and addictive.
What do you mean ?
Romancing SaGa 2 Came to everything under the sun in the West, including Xbox One and even the Windows Store. Since this is just mentioning a Japanese release it makes since why those would be absent. I'm expecting it to release on those platforms in the West
this would be my first Saga game because i've heard good things. is this a good point to jump in?
The last Saga game I played (decades ago on the PSX) had you abruptly jumping from character to character as the chapters went by. Think it was saga frontier 2.
No other game play like it, even within the SaGa series, so there's no game you should play beforehand.
It can be quite challenging, and they are adding an extra portion for hardcore fans.
But the real challenge is to understand the system and play along with it. Once you "get" the rules, you're good to go.
Will be buying this on Steam!
I will buy every single JRPG I can afford! I hope this train never stops!
I will buy every single JRPG I can afford! I hope this train never stops!
Ha yes I see.
No in this one you chose one of the 4 main characters (I assume the new ones in this version won't be "main") and you follow the story of this one.
Each have a different main path but one of the 4 has a more... open one with very little story compared to the 3 others (it's still pretty enjoyable, especially for a player who'd like to play the game as freely as possible, without following a more linear story).
Depending on what character you pick, you can do events and get new characters shared between "main" characters but also new ones.
I'm know there are 4 main quests shared (with lots of small differences in plenty, plenty of details, at least because you don't access the lands in the same order, at the same time and so on...)
If I'm right you can tackle 2 of the 4 in each playthrough (locking the 2 others).
And beside that there is a big number of side quests that are also shared or different (or both, meaning, it's not totally the same but share some story/background or whatever).
I think there might be a few characters who can leave the party at some point, but I don't remember being bothered by it so it probably very rarely happen and at worst you'll have only one party member to replace which is not the worst thing ever as you get a lot of characters and often, new ones can be powerful enough quickly (if not directly). Since you're not supposed to farm/level up all the time, you'll probably never have an end game character you levelled up for dozens of hours to replace, so it's most certainly not a concern.
New characters, events, skills, probably better loading times and more ?
Do I need to give you more reasons : D ?
Sounds like the optional magic school quests from SaGa Frontier (unless if your play as Blue of course)
Got a damn itch to play a new SaGa game..... wish I had a PS2 to give Romancing and Unlimited SaGa a go.
Square, hurry up with this one lol.
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- Greatly reduced loading times
- High resolution
- Movement speed raised
- 3 types of user interface
- Carry over elements in next playthrough
- Enemy strength level modification tool added
- Lots of others new tools added
So, big quality of life change, not to mention the characters, events, skills and such beside.
It's really a well upgraded version. I can't wait.
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Also added, according to Hachima:
New beginner-friendly mode
New tracks from Itoken
More voices
They were asked whether the Vita version could be upgraded, but it looks difficult.
The RS3 remake is still being developed, though it seems to be facing some big issues?
New beginner-friendly mode
New tracks from Itoken
More voices
They were asked whether the Vita version could be upgraded, but it looks difficult.
The RS3 remake is still being developed, though it seems to be facing some big issues?
Latest trailer (shows new characters):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJRmG7pk5KY
Limited JAP Edition:
http://store.jp.square-enix.com/sp/saga_sg_hiiro/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJRmG7pk5KY
Limited JAP Edition:
http://store.jp.square-enix.com/sp/saga_sg_hiiro/index.html
