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$5.20
$28.99
Nintendo eShop has Romancing SaGa 3 (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) on sale for $5.21.
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About this game:
- The celebrated RPG classic comes West for the first time! Developed by industry veterans including the legendary developer Akitoshi Kawazu, Romancing SaGa 3 was originally released in Japan in 1995. This HD remaster of the legendary RPG masterpiece introduces optimized graphics, a new dungeon to explore, new scenarios and a new game+ function. Select one of the 8 unique protagonists and embark on an epic adventure defined by your own choices!
- Once every 300 years, the Rise of Morastrum threatens the existence of our world. All born in that year are doomed to perish before its end. However, there came a time when a sole child did survive. He was using the power of death to conquer the world. Yet one day, he vanished. Another 300 years passed, and again a child defied fate. She came to be known as the Matriarch. It has been 300-odd years since the appearance of the Matriarch. Humanity now stands at the fulcrum between hope and despair. Will there be another child of destiny?
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- This price is $3.48 less (40% savings) than the previous front page from May 2023 and $23.78 less (82% savings) than the standard list price of $28.99.
- Offer valid through 9/25/2023 11:59pm PDT.
- Rated 78% (Mostly Positive) on Steam based on over 350 user reviews.
- See this YouTube video review for a short 6-minute review about this JRPG game.
- Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.
Steam also has Romancing SaGa 3 (PC Digital Download) on sale for $5.21.
- Note: Steam account and client application required to purchase/play this title (free to register).
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Experience a brand-new HD remaster of the legendary 1995 RPG masterpiece.
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Experience a brand-new HD remaster of the legendary 1995 RPG masterpiece.
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There's a bit of a learning curve and it may benefit some folks to read or watch a few beginners tutorials (I did), but it's well worth the effort.
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Yea, the visual similarities between RS3 and SNES FF games are strong, but for most part the similarities end there. RS3 is a total beast of a game that stands on its own, and IMO, stands higher than other JRPG contenders of its generation.
I feel like most people in the West played Saga Frontier then discovered SNES ROMs then went backwards with FF6, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana. Then discovered these Japanese only releases like some kind of buried treasure then stumbled onto translation patches. Romancing Saga 3 was one of my favorite especially since my affinity towards Saga Frontier. Hard to put into words but playing RS3 and recognizing the familiar design and systems from what I knew from SF was like reverse nostalgia.
No, but born and raised in Asia in the 80s and 90s. Not that it should matter. I grew up playing nearly all the JRPG not even being able to read Japanese. We followed "walk-through" in gaming magazines and translated guides back then. No internet to look up anything. Many times we had to basically talk to every accessible NPCs available and hope one dialogue would be different and lead to story progression (Looking at you Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior series). My experience with RPG was probably vastly different than people growing up in the US.
Some of the classic games I have so fond memories of:
- Final Fantasy 1- 6 on NES, SNES and my favorite was FF7 on PS1
- Dragon Quest 1 - 6
- Chrono Trigger
- Tactic Ogre 2
- Seiken Densetsu 1-3
- Romancing Saga
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Fire Emblem
- Breath of Fire
- Vandal Hearts
- Wild Arms
I probably forgot a lot of other games and dozens of JRPG don't have English names or never even been translated to English, many of them were based on popular manga.
I thought I needed to grind because I was dying so much, but really if you grind you can outgrow the equipment you can get where you are at the time. So don't grind much. It's really about finding a manageable level and letting better equipment raise your stats. I'm thinking about starting over because I overgrinded and I think that's part of the reason I've found it so difficult.
It's so hard to get into this game, and that's a shame. They should have added an easy mode. I know that would take away from some of how the game "is meant to be played", but it's almost insane to try and play it.
But it has the most amazing branching storyline. The story and areas that open to you can seemingly just go in totally different directions depending on what you do and who you talk to and what answers you choose. I can't believe this is from the same year as Chrono Trigger. It makes Chrono Trigger's branching storyline look like child's play.
I googled things a lot, and I think that helped me get more enjoyment out of it. I haven't finished it. I took a break about 10 hours in. But I gained a ton of appreciation for the game and got $5 worth of game out of it for sure.