SaGa series creator Akitoshi Kawazu took to Twitter to thank fans for supporting the series in 2021. Earlier this year, Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend released on Steam, iOS, and Android after the Nintendo Switch launch. Of course, with the new year upon us, Kawazu took a moment to tease what's ahead for the series - specifically that a "a remaster, a remake, and a new title in the series" are currently in development. He adds that he'll "work hard to bring everyone good news ". The series is best known for its unconventional RPG mechanics, and traces its lineage back to Final Fantasy II's designs for a character growth system that eschewed a conventional level and experience point system for one that was driven by actions used in combat. In recent years, Square Enix have been remastering older entries in the franchise including some that never released outside Japan. It's still unclear what title will be remastered or remade, but SaGa Frontier 2, Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song, and Unlimited SaGa are likely. Details on the brand-new title are unknown, with the last original title in the series being the excellent SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions. Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend • First

The first three titles in Square Enix's SaGa series are coming to smartphones on September 22nd and to Steam on October 21st. Originally releasing on Nintendo's GameBoy, these titles were localized as: The Final Fantasy Legend, Final Fantasy Legend II, and Final Fantasy Legend III. Late last year, the port of these three titles launched Nintendo Switch. New features include a character speed boost, adjustable screen magnification, and new commemorative music and illustrations coinciding with the series 30th anniversary last year. The Steam version will be 4K resolution compatible and the smartphone versions will have option for easy single-handed play. There will also be a special anniversary song and 8 different in-game wallpapers. You can also play with Japanese text, if so desired. Check out the announcement trailer, gallery of the smartphone version screenshots, and our preview of the games on Nintendo Switch below: Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend - Steam & Mobile Announcement Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM7W7LBAYFA Gallery Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend - First Hour Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfSJj5hKlFw

"SaGa never dies. SaGa never ends. SaGa lives on." So proclaimed the E3 2019 trailer for Romancing SaGa 3's remaster and SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions, two titles that recently released as part of a revival of Square Enix's RPG franchise. Akitoshi Kawazu, creator of the SaGa series, has established a forward momentum where further remasters of titles in the franchise, as well as a new entry, seem imminent. Kawazu, Masanori Ichikawa (Romancing SaGa re;UniverSe), and Hiroyuki Miura (SaGa Frontier Remastered) had time for a few quick questions about their projects. While titles bearing the "SaGa" name are now in the double-digits, the plan wasn't always to create a franchise in the vein of Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Kawazu adds: "We didn’t have the intention of creating an underlying identity for the series, either. The only goal for each title was to create an RPG that was different from any that came before it." Many RPGs, including others from Square Enix, follow particular conventions including a linear scenario where you proceed from point A to B, or battle mechanics that are clearly described. SaGa games are more interested in letting a player explore it's world how players want, often by modular scenario design,

Today, Square Enix released an eight-minute launch gameplay trailer for SaGa Frontier Remastered, set to launch on April 15th for PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Based on the 1997 PlayStation title, it features eight playable protagonists with their own route. The Remastered version also adds it's own new updates in addition to graphics optimized for an HD format. An eighth playable protagonist, Fuse, has been added. Defeating all final bosses in each of the eight stories will open up a new challenge mode that will test your battle skills. Event scenes have also been added to Asellus's storyline--cut from the original version of the game. New Game+ will allow you to carry over items, attributes, techniques and more, using your previously-existing save file. You'll be able to manually select what you want to carry over when starting a new game. Double Speed increases how fast the game runs, a new movement display has been added, the ability to flee from battle, and a quest log to track your progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8j-nBNkDq4

SaGa's westward expansion continues with the announcement of SaGa Frontier Remastered. Due out on April 15, the game will be available for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC as well as iOS and Android devices for $24.99. The game includes upgraded visuals optimized for modern platforms, featuring a role-playing adventure as one of eight heroes with their own story lines and goals. The remaster will also build upon the original game by adding in previously cut content including Fuse's main scenario and several new events for the character Asellus. Catch the announcement trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYnCp7_fh7M&feature=youtu.be

The SaGa series is a special one. It's sometimes inscrutable gameplay mechanics may put off RPG players more used to the comforts that Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest provide, but stalwarts stand by it, beckoning the curious over to give it a taste. At first, there are the bitter notes: character stories that are largely independent of one another, with little that congeals by its final hours. Battle ranks that seem to punish players for grinding to usurp tough encounters. When pared the sweet: the variety of stories that are told that don't always need world-ending stakes, the satisfaction of taking a more active role in how your party's composition fares against different kinds of encounters. It take some getting used to, but if last year's SaGa Scarlet Ambitions was any indication, the SaGa style can prevail and deliver. Final Fantasy II, the precursor to the SaGa series, is often unfairly derided as "the worst one," and while there a few bumps when it comes to difficulty scaling and encounter designs, I feel the game serves as a stronger launch point for the series. Character work, light as it may be, and themes of empire, occupation, and loyalty are strung along in

Square Enix has announced that a remastered version of 1997's SaGa Frontier will becoming to PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, iOS, and Android in Summer 2021. The remastered version features a updated graphics for an HD presentation, anew playable protagonist named Fuse, as well as new cutscenes that didn't exist in the original. You'll also be able to speed up combat with a "high-speed" option. SaGa Frontier continued the series tradition of having you select one of several protagonists, each with their own scenario that changes based on your decisions. Check out the trailer and a Fuse feature below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYnCp7_fh7M Fuse trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJYCVOPQ-2o

Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend is a compilation of the first three entries in Square Enix's long-running SaGa franchise heading to Nintendo Switch on December 15th, 2020. Today, the company shares a new trailer that highlights some of the features the new collection provides. You'll be able to to disconnect the Switch's JoyCon controllers and hold the console vertically to more closely simulate the classic GameBoy experience these titles originally released on. Customize the "screen" location and size as well as the background that would otherwise be unused. A high-speed mode has also been added much like other classic remasters. Catch the trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7uT3iT7BxA

Square Enix has announced Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend today as the series moves to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Due out for Nintendo Switch on December 15, 2020, fans will be treated to the first three titles in the SaGa series. That includes The Final Fantasy Legend, Final Fantasy Legend II and Final Fantasy Legend III. Each game will feature a number of modern features including: Character speed boostAdjustable screen magnificationRetro display modeNew commemorative music and illustrations Additional features will include a special anniversary song, 8 in-game wallpapers and the option to play with either Japanese or English text. Those interested can pre-order now at Nintendo's eShop, the game is priced at $19.99. Catch the announcement trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ZiJKMdHg4

Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe is the latest entry in the storied SaGa series dating back to the GameBoy in 1990. Some will likely remember the first title as The Final Fantasy Legend, but it's spanned several generations of console and handheld devices before arriving on smartphones as a free-to-play game. Based on the Romancing SaGa series that released on the Super Famicom in the '90s (which were recently remade and localized on many platforms) Re;universe makes it's international debut after an initial release in Japan back in 2018. SaGa series producer Masanori Ichikawa was kind enough to take our questions below: We've seen several SaGa series games release overseas recently including Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe. What factors led to this? Thank you for interviewing me, Nova Crystallis. This is Masanori Ichikawa, the producer of the SaGa series. Three titles—Romancing SaGa 2, Romancing SaGa 3, and SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS—were recently released overseas were met with very enthusiastic responses from hardcore fans. In Japan, we are celebrating the Saga series’ 30th anniversary this year. I believe the SaGa brand awareness is still low outside of Japan, so we’ve decided to release this title with the hope that more people will play SaGa games.  What challenges were there in adapting SaGa