romance revival
Romancing Saga 2 was recently remastered, arriving in December 2017 for pc, ps4, Xbox one, Switch and vita. This marks the first time that the game has been officially released in English on any platform, and represents a return for the series after over a decade of absence from the European and American markets.
It seems strange to release it now, but the reasoning is sound. A remaster project had been undertaken in Japan, and English-speakers didn’t want to miss the game a second time. “Many core fans appealed to Kawazu-san directly,” reveals producer, Masanori Ichikawa. “They wanted to know why we weren’t releasing the Vita version. I wanted to produce these for the western retro gamers.
“The base system is very similar, almost the same,” says Ichikawa. “The graphics are completely changed, except that the character pixels are the same. In addition to the original content, there is also a new dungeon and the game now has New Game
Plus. If you want to play the original version though, you can do that.”
Kawazu believes that the different character development will go down well with western players experiencing the game for the first time. “Also, the progression of the town itself getting bigger, it’s a different way of seeing progress compared to how RPGS are looked at in the west. That will definitely bring something new to the market. I hope players enjoy it!”