![]() ![]() Something about RPG’s just didn’t inspire business confidence in bringing them over to the continent back then. One of these games turned out to be this Live A Live HD-2D remaster.The Super Nintendo was absolutely jam packed with RPG’s! Well… unless you lived in Europe… We basically got next to nothing in that regard. Back in January, Asano hinted that Square Enix would announce and release in 2022 several games he's working on besides Triangle Strategy, coming on March 4 to Switch. The hint from Octopath Traveler's producerĪdditionally, all HD-2D games at Square Enix are developed by teams led by Tomoya Asano, the producer of Octopath traveler. Live A Live was among the few SquareSoft Super Famicom games which never got localized. Such as Romancing SaGa 2&3, or Seiken Densetsu 3 which is now known as Trials of Mana and even got a remake. Many fans were expecting Live A Live to get localized soon seeing Square Enix has recently released in English for the first time ever several Japan-exclusive JRPGs. ![]() Square Enix is localizing its old catalogue A few months before this, in July 2020, Live A Live was also trademarked in Australia, hinting something was fomenting. Be sure to check out our full summary and translation of the event.īack then, director Takashi Tokita mentioned that while Live A Live never got a sequel, a remake, or a remaster, something could happen if fans kept showing their support. In October 2020, Square Enix held a Live A Live 26th anniversary stream, with the core developers of the game looking back and sharing a plethora of anecdotes on its history. The hint from the Live A Live 26th anniversary live stream Lastly, Live A Live became a legend thanks to its music by Yoko Shimomura, with Undertale's Megalovania being inspired by Live A Live's iconic boss battle theme Megalomania. The game also became a classic thanks to its ingenious battle system mixing Final Fantasy-like turn-based systems with Tactical RPG systems where placement is key. Live A Live's story is one of its strongest points, and passionate fans translated the game in the past in order to make it more accessible to a wider audience. Live A Live was released just before Chrono Trigger, and not only do they share the same (co) director, Takashi Tokita, Chrono Trigger too had a mangaka handling the designs: Akira Toriyama. As Live A Live was a joint project between Square and manga editor Shogakukan. Furthermore, each protagonist was designed by different manga artists to further accentuate their differences. A concept later reused in Octopath Traveler. ![]() Live A Live is beloved by JRPG fans for its originality, featuring several protagonists each with their own completely separate scenario and gameplay. Live A Live's influence on Undertale and Octopath Traveler Live A Live is finally getting an official localization after 27 years MORE - PS1 JRPG Gunparade March gets a spiritual successor in Loop8.However, these past few years, there were several signs thanks to which the fire of hope kept burning inside fans. First on the Wii's Virtual Console, and then on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console, and yet the game never got a localization. This is only the tip of the iceberg though, as Live A Live was actually re-released several times, but only in Japan. ![]() Live A Live was first released by SquareSoft on Super Famicom on September 2, 1994, but was never officially localized and released in English. Square Enix revealed Live A Live is getting an HD-2D Switch remaster on the Nintendo Direct of February 2022, and this is a historical moment for JRPG fans, who've been waiting for this for decades. ![]()
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