A new SNES RPG: Romancing SaGa 2

Well, holy crap.

Back at the end of the nineties, when I had burned through the JRPG catalog then available in the west and was weeping because there were no more slimes to conquer, I used to follow a fan translation project for Romancing SaGa 2, at first eagerly and then with increasing resignation as updates became fewer and fewer.

As far as I know, that translation was never finished. But now SqEnix has done their own version for phones. Over at Kotaku, Jason Schreier writes:

Even if you’re not familiar with Square’s off-beat SaGa series, you’ve probably heard the name. It’s best described as “alt-JRPG,” a series of games that reject conventional design choices in favor of complex mechanics and weird systems. Most of them eschew traditional leveling in favor of stats and skills that improve based on combat

If I remember right, this entry in the series was also multi-generational like Dragon Quest V and Phantasy Star II -- your characters have kids who inherit their abilities and take over as protagonists.

No release date yet, but there's a trailer. Who knows if it'll hold up, but I'm willing to shell out $14.99 for nostalgia's sake.

Hey, that's pretty neat!

Yeah, this is quite awesome. The PS2 remake of Romancing SaGa is really cool and *very* unique in its mechanics and workings. I played a bit of it awhile back and really have to get back into it again sometime. Very cool JRPG which really breaks the mold of what you'd expect from the JRPG sub-genre as well as PS2-era RPGs in general.

This actually seems interesting.

Romanicng Saga 3… is one of the best SNES games…. never tried 2 though, maybe when I have the time… if I ever will.