This JRPG Went ABOVE Expectations! | Romancing Saga 2 Remake Demo First Impressions

[@s190309]

When you beat Monster like jack in a box hiding in a treasure box in house of Solomon, it rarely drops armor named “hoshikuzu no robe “ literally meaning robe of stardust It enhances magic power and useful for mage

[@BDizDood]

@@s190309 ooo I'll keep this in mind for when the full game releases, I think I encountered it a few times

[@bluespaceman7937]

In some ways, this was almost a proto-open world game and there is a surprising amount of flexibility once you get past the obligatory introduction. Meaning: all players have a main story goal (defeating the Seven Heroes across the generations of emperors or empresses), but a lot of stuff is completely left up to you in terms of the precise order of events.

[@BDizDood]

It's like this demo has taught me so much so much about the game while simultaneously keeping MANY things a secret! This aspect of being able to create our own timeline of events is really interesting to me and I'm looking forward to seeing how it all plays out. Plus the empire can generate revenue???

[@curtismanning6129]

@@BDizDood yeah there will be a castle management feature where you can order the construction of buildings that give new classes to recruit, new spells, and more revenue. This is really cool ! And the generational system is amazing !

[@BDizDood]

⁠@@curtismanning6129That's so cool!!! I've got my preorder locked in so I am VERY excited to get into it

[@jessepike3565]

The whole weakness thing isn’t a Octopath original mechanic even though the game uses it it’s from the Persona SMT series and now Metaphor

[@BDizDood]

Of course Octopath didn't create the weakness mechanic😂 it was simply the first game that came to mind especially if you compare how the UI presents the weakness to the players, in that sense it's more similar to Octopath than the Atlus games. I also just prefer how Octopath handles the mechanic anyway😂🤷‍♂️

[@jessepike3565]

@@BDizDood I prefer both Octopath and persona use of the mechanic if you hit the enemy with a weakness you get another turn octopath put the weakness above their heads after you discovered it that was a nice touch

[@BDizDood]

@@jessepike3565Both series have done a great job handling the weakness system. I really like how Romancing Saga displays the enemy weakness underneath them similar to Octopath! I've been slowly making my way through Metaphor and being able to gain an extra turn has saved me MANY times, plus the press turn system is a great bonus!

[@jessepike3565]

@@BDizDood I wish they had carried over the all out attack system from persona

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

It doesn’t have bad motion blur at all you just need a better TV. Was actually impressed There was no motion blur. This is weird to me 😂

[@BDizDood]

Considering this issue doesn't exist with any other game and there is many reports about this issue it's safe to say it's on the game 😂 The camera movement has a really rough motion blur effect going on and while it's not an issue for me I see why it could be a problem for MANY players! Apparently you can't even disable it on PC which is rare so hopefully they patch that in if they haven't already.

[@cosmosofinfinity]

Weird how Emerald Beyond, the brand newest new entry in the series, doesn't get a physical release, but this redundant remake does. And a version of Romancing Saga 2 has already been playable on PS4 for many years now. I guess this is meant to be like what Minstrel Song was to Romancing Saga 1, but without having the divisive art style of Minstrel Song. It is definitely looking good though, I'm just surprised Square Enix is putting even more effort into this series. I thought it would take much longer for something new, but we are getting two 3D modern Sagas in the same year!

[@BDizDood]

It is a strange decision, but the gaming industry is known for that lately😆 I assume they just expect Romancing Saga 2 to sell more than Emerald Beyond as please let me know if I'm wrong, but this looks more appealing to a wider audience than Emerald Beyond does judging from the gameplay i've looked up. I do wish this game had more of a unique art style going for it, but considering they are trying to expand the Audience of the SaGa series I think they've done a good job! I mean it managed to grab my attention from the trailer reveal alone which is a rarity! As a Kingdom Hearts fan I would LOVE getting two games a year😆There's a good chance ill have a look into the other Saga games if they are similar quality to the full release of Romancing Saga 2. Thanks for the Comment :D

[@bluespaceman7937]

Well, I wouldn't call it redundant, because most people haven't played a SaGa game in the first place and remaking one of the most popular ones in Japan is a good idea in this modern age, if it can help expand the game's reach beyond the usual SaGa audience.

[@BDizDood]

@@bluespaceman7937It seems to be working as this is the most I've probably heard about Saga on my timeline! This demo seems to have surprised a lot of people aswell

[@MarkSeinIII]

I heard Romancing Saga 1 was also getting remade.

[@BDizDood]

@@MarkSeinIII Even though I know nothing about it I would be DOWN for that! I'm enjoying this era of old JRPGS being remade/remastered with newer technology