Status jademonkey Oct 25, 2023
I chose to go with the most recent non-mobile entry to SaGa as the next step in my quest to play every game in the series. I played a couple hours last night, and I'm really liking it so far. There are no cities or dungeons, you just explore a world map and click on nodes to get events/fights. It's …
I chose to go with the most recent non-mobile entry to SaGa as the next step in my quest to play every game in the series. I played a couple hours last night, and I'm really liking it so far. There are no cities or dungeons, you just explore a world map and click on nodes to get events/fights. It's a very stripped down JRPG, but I honestly don't mind that at all -- it keeps things moving. The presentation looks a bit cheap, but I like the designs.
I'd heard a lot of praise for the battle system, and, wow, does the game actually deserve it. Shared action points for your team per turn that escalate like mana in hearthstone, crazy amounts of turn order manipulation, interrupts and defensives moves, and very meaningful status effects. Unlike most JRPGs, your enemies get all of the same tools you do, so each turn ends up being a puzzle where a wrong answer could easily lead to losing a party member or just outright defeat. I'm really looking forward to playing more after work-- just gotta make myself focus for 7 more hours haha.
