Romancing SaGa 3

ShackNewsLucas White

9/10

As one of games media’s self-described SaGa Sickos, I had one question on my mind coming into Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven. Could a SaGa be rebuilt, explicitly for approachability, and still feel like SaGa? Or would sanding it down and making it friendlier turn it into a less daring and bold RPG that’s harder to distinguish from Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest? While some parts did have me feeling a little curmudgeonly, at the end of the day the answer is yes. Romancing SaGa 2’s remake is a fulfilling journey, giving fans of the original plenty to sink their teeth into, while simultane...

Pure NintendoKaelyn Daugherty

8.5/10

If you're a fan of JRPGs and you own a Nintendo Switch, then Romancing SaGa 2 is a game you'll definitely want to check out. With its simple mechanics, awesome

Worth PlayingGordy Wheeler

8.5/10

Visit the vast world of Mardias in Square Enix's Romancing SaGa. Select from one of eight playable main characters to follow through a series of amazing adventures, with the outcomes of your decision forever altering the future of Mardias. Fully customize your characters in battle with proficiencies, multi-class training, and purchasable skills and spells. Guide a party of up to five characters in battle, inviting and dismissing new warriors as you see fit.

Nintendo World ReportJordan Rudek

8.5/10

Given that I spent most of my time with Julian and didn’t end up recruiting all of the possible party members, there are a number of elements of Romancing SaGa 3 that I still haven’t even experienced. There is a scenario where you can play at being ruler of the city of Loanne with Mikhail or facilitate trades and earn aurums with Thomas. It’s entirely possible to never come across those mini-games, and I think this speaks to what makes the game such an interesting specimen. It refuses to hold your hand or tell you where to go next, so you have to be equal parts inquisitive and patient to…

GamingTrendJohn Farrell

80/100

Romancing Saga 2 - Revenge of the Seven is a brilliant culmination of many of my favorite aspects of JRPGs. While I have some complaints about technical issues and details about implementation, the quality of mechanics and exploration easily blow past them. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed with this sprawling narrative full of secrets and challenges.

This is one of the more unheralded Super Nintendo JRPGs, but the update is of a high quality, and while I don’t think it’s a classic example of the genre by any means, it is still a very enjoyable game. A clean, enjoyable combat system, plenty of enemies to fight, and a bit of exploration and puzzle solving on the side; this is the kind of classic JRPG experience that I’ll never get tired of.

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

7.3/10

The mid-'90s saw a wealth of top-notch JRPGs yet few of them released in the west. Now that Romancing SaGa 3 is available in a remastered and fully English translated release, let's see how it has held up over the years.

RPGamerAlex Fuller

Romancing SaGa 3 is now available to English-speaking audiences for the first time. The result is a game that fans of the SaGa formula will embrace, though it comes with all the asterisks that characterize the series for more casual players.

VGChartzEvan Norris

Unscored

Strategic decision-making and permadeath make this 90s-era RPG stand out.Romancing SaGa 2 launched on Super Famicom in 1993, but it was only last year, when a remastered [...]

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

The visuals of Romancing SaGa 3 are excellent, as it features some exceptionally detailed sprite work. Characters and enemies are all distinct and well-designed,  Bosses are slightly animated through tweening, which makes them feel more special and imposing. The music is top-notch as well, as could be expected from a Squaresoft SNES-era JRPG. Quite a few of the tracks are still stuck in my head as I write this, and I hope the soundtrack is added to Spotify sometime soon.