SaGa Frontier Remastered

The release of SaGa Frontier Remastered is a pleasant surprise. Upon its original release in March 1998, many players in the US didn’t know what to make of it. Its Free Scenario System combined pseudo-open world gameplay with JRPG standards to make a title that was ahead of its time in many ways. In retrospect, SaGa Frontier brought more innovation than it was given credit for, and it’s great to g...

I love classic JRPGs. There’s something about the mix of experimental storytelling, wild creativity, and mechanics that work but aren’t quite nailed down yet that really captures my imagination. SaGa Frontier Remastered captures this perfect storm almost perfectly. The original game is well known as a flawed – read, incomplete due to time constraints – masterpiece, and the remaster was created spe...

One of my first experiences with Akitoshi Kawazu's unique RPG design was that of SaGa Frontier on the original PlayStation. Despite offering seven unique viewpoints, I only played through as the masked superhero Red/Alkaiser and even then never succeeded with making my way all to the end. I've since given the title multiple attempts and even completed a couple of scenarios over time. You could ima...

SaGa Frontier Remastered brings nothing but good things to this classic and unforgiving RPG.

Twenty-three years after the original release, Square Enix releases SaGa Frontier Remastered. Enhanced graphics and new story content refresh the challenging PlayStation game for modern audiences.

SaGa Frontier Remastered is a good slice of JRPG nostalgia that will please fans of the original classic.

It's been over 2 decades since the quirky SaGa Frontier debuted for the original PlayStation and it's finally back and prettier than ever.

A strange, cool, sometimes frustrating, but still cool, unconventional classic RPG smartly remade for the modern-day.

SaGa Frontier Remastered is a good remaster of a classic JRPG. No one will argue that it does its job admirably, and adds in features which help the better aspects of the original game shine. However, there's only so much it can do to make up for elements of the original game which have aged terribly.

SaGa Frontier Remastered is a must-play for die-hard fans of the original. Though I found myself having some fun with the characters and gameplay, the game’s lack of explanation it gives to players about literally everything makes it hard to recommend to new players.

SaGa Frontier Remastered is a game for die hard fans of the original only. Veterans will appreciate the quality of life features along with the addition of Fuse, but everyone else will be put off by the sheer amount of grinding, barebones plot and characters, and tedious leveling system.