【ROMANCING SAGA 2】評価/口コミ・レビュー [iPhone]

Ever since I played the original Dragon Quest I (at the time on NES it was "Dragon Warrior" FYI) the types of games I like to play..almost exclusively even to this day...changed 4-eV-OR....and most likely the turning point in my life where I could have gone either popular sports jock...or some kinda D&D nerd. Guess which I chose
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I digress. The point is...do you remember the very first time you played or were introduced to an "RPG" and we're like...w..t...f.okisthis!? Then..like myself..proceeded to play the game non-stop forsaking all others until completion..then only to find your not-so-conformist-black sheep type third uncle whom happens to be younger than U....from some step mother that "we just doHn talk bout no MerH" reveals to you ...Dragon Warrior II?! Then Final Fantasy next series then...you devour all rpg's ever.....kinda feeling? Well...difficult to re-create right?
<----------well this one is the first to actually simulate that feeling...at least for me..once again in decades. Is it familiar...yet not? Is it...reminiscent in a perfect way to the pixelated rpg's of yore? IMHO..well fOkeyah. So... . BOUYS EETS NOWZeOWzeE! And git ursaHlf tooO Dee rpg..CheOhPpaH!
<-----yup...he's on a RPG crack high rit neOw..doHn judge.
Did I stay up too late?! You decide.

Romancing SaGa 2 is nearly as old as I am, and I'm aware of its legacy as arguably *the* most difficult JRPG game in existence. After an over twenty-long year wait, English-speaking RPG veterans can finally test their mettle against this truly unique and interesting game. It lives up to its legendary reputation of difficulty, but also offers a refreshing, scenario-based non-linear storyline that seems to prefigure many of the open world games in recent decades. Despite a wooden translation that would more accurately be called a transliteration than a localization, I can wholeheartedly recommend this game to those looking for a fresh, retro RPG experience who are also already experienced in the JRPG genre. As a side note, now that I am older, I find myself appreciating the nuanced nature of some of the political situations that arise in the game's scenarios. Though many games claim to approximate real life choices, I found that RS2 does so in a way that does not allow the player always to foresee where the choices will lead in the future, and the generational nature of the game allows you to see where the consequences of your choice actually lead.

I've been a SaGa fan for 20+ years and honestly I can't believe that you can now play one of these games on your phone. So for someone like me, this is an instant purchase just to support the series and its ongoing struggles in the West.

Now, objectively: this game is a challenging departure from traditional "Final Fantasy" style JRPGs. Blah blah blah, there are several other reviews here that have said it better. But the bottom line is, there are a lot of great things going on in this game. If you're a fan of JRPGs this is honestly one of the best options on your phone. The graphics are crisp, the animations are surprisingly good (in that cute, nostalgic, 16-bit way), the music is amazing (like most SaGa games)...my one complaint would be that the controls aren't the best. That is also true of virtually every game in this genre when played on a touch screen though.

TL;DR
Awesome, challenging, and most importantly: Very Different. Buy it.

Great, great game! This game is almost perfect with a few bugs especially in a few dungeons. Just walking around will cause the game to crash. To name a few: Gemstone Cave and Termite Den. Kindly make update fixes and continue to release great games such as this.
(Tips to maintaining LP: Always make use of all 4 saves and save/load if you have to suffer some casualties. Only time I let my LP go down if my characters learned a skill and wouldn't want to repeat the process. That's the challenge in this game: trying to survive the game until the next generation)

Best RPG in the Saga franchise better yet Iove the drama in the game is really addictive can't stop playing. I will like to have a virtual joystick for better movement just like the other Sagas I have played. Thanks is really a great master piece love it. Keep the good work. Where I can replenish lp of the player because it does not when they sleep in the inns. Please make a place to replenish lp. Thanks for the attention. Keep the good work.

It feels like Final Fantasy if it were not for the original story. The Square enix team did it right for once, and were careful in not overdoing the remake so there are no ugly redrawn character models like FF V and VI. The pixel models all retain a sort of retro charm to them. The soundtrack is also very Nobuo-esque. The turn based gameplay is standard jrpg fare but i am curious about how the difficulty scales in this game.

I never had the pleasure of playing 2 because a full fan translation was never completed. This is incredibly well done, and it's how a remake should be handled. I hope like crazy they give this treatment to 1 and especially Romancing Saga 3, one of my favorite RPGs ever. I can't recommend this enough, you can tell how much hard work and care went into this.

Never heard of the werid before and just like final fantasy tactics it took a while to get into but once you get into it it's a pretty fun and addicting game. It's very subtle on how the game draws you in. It dont have the story element that final fantasy tactics have or any of the other final fantasy or dragon quests but the game play is very good

This game is a legacy title in Japan. I'm only sad that there has never been an English release before. It would have been amazing if this had come out amongst the greats like Chrono Trigger and FF6. I fear it will get overlooked in this day and age but if you love old school SNES era RPGs, you cannot miss this classic.

Forget the price and get this one! Classic rpg with some twists and it's good stuff. I felt it was so good that I bought it first in Japan and then here and have both versions on my phone so I paid double and wanted to :)

One of the greatest JRPG's of all time available for the first time in English!
Buy it now, thank me later.