Square Enix has Revealed SaGa 2015 for PS Vita and Imperial SaGa for PC [UPDATE]
By: On December 14, 2014, 9:27 am EDT @brandonorselli

After what seems like an inordinately long time of teasing, Square Enix has confirmed not one but two brand new SaGa games.

The games were confirmed during this morning’s 25th anniversary SaGa live stream.

 

Above, we get a look at the artwork for SaGa 2015, a Playstation Vita title that is still in production. (Click to enlarge.) Series illustrator Tomomi Koboyashi is doing the illustrations for SaGa 2015.

Below is the artwork for Imperial SaGa, a single-player PC browser game that will feature the world settings of the previous games in the SaGa franchise. Imperial Saga will feature a totally new story, and more artwork by Kobayashi.

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Finally, Square Enix confirmed that Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song, a PlayStation 2 remake of the original Romancing SaGa, is coming to the Japanese PlayStation Store as a PS2 Classic.

Tomorrow, December 15th, is the date that the SaGa franchise officially turns 25 years old.

[Editor’s note: a clarification was added that Imperial SaGa is a single-player RPG. The first image in the article was replaced with a clearer one provided directly by Square Enix.]

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  • Fenrir007

    “PC browser game”

    And just like that, all my hopes were shattered.

  • Siveon
  • Siveon

    PS Vita, nice.

    No clue what’s with the fuckin’ browser game I guess that’s the best way to celebrate one of your oldest series…? I don’t know what they’re taking that makes them think it’s a good idea but whatever Square.

    PS Vita SaGa game, can’t wait to wait 2-3 years for any mention of localization. If at all.

  • http://www.nichegamer.net Brandon Orselli

    I added a small clarification – reports are coming out that say Imperial Saga is a single player RPG, but still for browsers. We’ll see if it’s a fremium game?

  • Carl B.

    Well, a Vita SaGa game is nice.

    Personally, I think Square dropped the ball BIG TIME (what else is new?) by not bringing out the SaGa remakes for the DS. I’m talking about the ones that came out here under the “Final Fantasy Legend” names.

    I played them through emulation when the translation patches came out for them, and they were amazing. I’ve always had a soft spot for the SaGa games, specially Saga Frontier 1 and 2, which I felt were criminally underrated.

  • 33

    This is double good ne- “browser game” Oh.

    Good for the Vita then. Let’s hope they don’t mess it up.

  • Fenrir007

    Yeah, if it’s single player I don’t see any reason to not make it freemium or subscription based. It’s not like you would actually sell a browser game as a complete package, right? I mean, it doesn’t make sense.

    Considering how eager squeenix has been to monetize their mobile games, I can totally see this happening. They might pull an “All The Bravest” here.

  • Ncrdrg

    PC? They’ve got my attention now.
    Been a long time since I played a SaGa game. Last one was SaGa Frontier 2. Interesting games.

  • Fenrir007

    It’s a browser game. Also, those browser games don’t usually get localized.

  • InfectedAI

    Damnit Brandon why’d you have to get me all excited. There’s a big difference between a PC game and a browser game.

  • https://twitter.com/Captain_Cy_kun Cy

    Well, the Vita game might be interesting at least. Although, if it’s going to be released next year they really should release some more info besides a few art shots and “it exists”.

  • Fenrir7

    Hopefully we’ll get the Vita game localized :)

  • Sylveria Shini

    Sad thing is we’ll prolly get some half-assed localization of the browser game, microtransaction riddled that we know it will be. But, we wont see hide nor hair of the Vita game.

  • DynastyStar

    fuck yeahhhhhh, more RPGs on the PC, PC is seriously lacking in good RPGs.

  • http://www.nichegamer.net/ Dimi Gronnings

    Learn Japanese?

    😛

  • http://www.nichegamer.net/ Dimi Gronnings

    I think I prefer this kind of approach. I hate when a game’s marketing is dragged out for three, four years. See Final Fantasy XIII Vers- uhm XV.

  • http://www.nichegamer.net/ Dimi Gronnings

    Let’s take a moment to recognise how awesome it is that they’ve got a series illustrator. This person’s been working with them all these years on this series. Excuse me while I go pine for the 1950s.

  • landlock

    None of the DS remakes came over so I’m not even expecting this one to either really.

  • https://twitter.com/Captain_Cy_kun Cy

    Don’t get me wrong, I prefer that too, I just think if a game is complete enough to be released within the next year there should be a little more info in the reveal than what we got with this one. Still, I’m glad to at least have a release window.

  • Thanatos2k

    PC browser game? Vomit. At least the Vita game might be a real game.

  • Thanatos2k

    Browser game. Read: F2P scam garbage.

  • DynastyStar

    I don’t see browser games being inherently bad. I blame a game for being bad, not where you’re able to play it.

  • Thanatos2k

    What browser game has ever been good? I mean top 50 games of all time good.

  • DynastyStar

    Runescape was the “bees knees” back in the day, though its outdated as fuck nowadays. However its still a frequently viewed games on twitch so apparently there are people that still like it. City of Steam is pretty good too(but now its also on Steam), dunno if that one “top 50” or not but its a fun steampunk MMO.

  • GhaniKing Amazigh

    vive PC