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2024-09-04 19:19:27

I'm prepping to play Romancing SaGa 3, but I'm uncertain on which version to play. The remake has some bug fixes and different names for characters, etc. (for better or worse) and the blatant censorship is extremely minimal. I'm most concerned about the presence of any wokeness in the script, though.
@coolboymew @npub1k3h…23wk @takao have any of you played the RS3 Remaster and/or the original? Does the remaster have anything woke in it? If you've played both, which do you recommend?

2024-08-26 03:11:03

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thank you both for putting the series in perspective for me. I always heard glowing things about IV; now I'll go into it with a level head.
As for BoF, I've heard horror stories about V. Is it really worth playing? Also, does the rest of the series innovate at all with the combat?
Also, about FF being revolutionary, I think that's what makes the series so special for the genre. From 1 through 6 the games did new things which were not fully explored. The same could be said for the SaGa series. Other companies didn't follow suit and take note of mechanics like FF's active time battles or SaGa's replacing EXP and levelling with incremental stat advancement. In fact, SaGa is the only RPG series that has consistently blown me away (between Romancing 1 and Frontier 1) as an RPG, and it's hard for me to enjoy a more traditional RPG.

2024-08-26 02:53:35

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I'm with Mew on this one. Phantasy Star had the Sci-fi thing going for it, then Final Fantasy happened. I haven't played to completion anything beyond the first Phantasy Star and have always given up on II. The games would have made for a better series as visual novels than anything else (and, yes, I'm aware of the PS VNs).

2024-08-26 02:45:36

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> Nina
This is true.
I had a copy of II for GBA, but can't find it now. I hear III is the best, and I have the PSP remake. I also have IV, But I'll be taking my usual action game break before I play another RPG. Even when I play another RPG, it will probably be Romancing SaGa 3. It's been calling my name for years.

2024-08-26 02:38:14

Finished Breath of Fire!
And boy what a slog to fight Zog! The game has not aged well, and carries itself like a professionally made RPGMaker game. It was released in '93, of year before the best RPG ever made (Final Fantasy VI) pivoted the genre to new horizons, so it's still a part of the "Dragon Quest clone" category of RPGs. That isn't to say it's a bad RPG (like Niji No Silk Road or Ganbare Goemon Gaiden), and it does some very interesting things with a limited amount of resources. However, it remains a "press A to win" kind of RPG in most cases, and the backtracking necessary to finish the game would be extremely frustrating without a walkthrough (the game is sparse on plot progression clues). One thing that intrigued me that I haven't seen done before: one boss's weaknesses would fluctuated between physical attacks and magic attacks depending on how many times you hit him with each (more magic attacks made him stronger to magic but weaker to physical hits and vice versa) and his appearance changed accordingly. That's a neat idea, and should be implemented/explored more often in RPGs.
Visually, the game was very pretty, but very vanilla. The soundtrack was varied, but lacked anything particularly rockin'. Any fan of older Capcom games will appreciate the nods to and inspiration from MegaMan and Makaimura littered throughout the game in enemy and character designs and in scenery.
Overall, very mediocre and typical of an RPG made by a dev specializing in action games. In that respect, it's reminiscent of Ganbare Goemon Gaiden and Lagrange Point by Konami, but more fun and less frustrating than either of those games. 5/10, only recommended for diehard fans of RPGs made between '85 and '93.
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2024-08-23 23:17:05

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