Romancing SaGa and the SaGa series in general has had a long history in the RPG world, first launching in 1989 as The Final Fantasy Legend. While we’ve seen a few SaGa games localized since then, Romancing SaGa 2 in particular never saw a release until recently on mobile a few years ago, before making its way to consoles now just before the new year of 2018. Unfortunately, this is a poor port of the mobile version of the game localized years ago, and not a remaster of the original title on the Super Famicom. This becomes problematic in a lot of ways, and the Switch suffers heavily from it.

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Dragon Quest Builders Switch screenshots

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments

Square Enix prepared a new batch of screenshots for the Switch version of Dragon Quest Builders. We have the latest images below.

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Lost Sphear Switch vs. PS4 video comparison

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Following up on its Japanese release, Lost Sphear arrives on Switch in the west next month. You can see how the Switch and PlayStation 4 versions compare below.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Square Enix dev on Final Fantasy IV’s mechanics and original scenario plans, Chrono Trigger ending and sequel talk

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

IGN recently spoke with Final Fantasy IV lead designer and Chrono Trigger director Tokita Takashi for a new interview. Regarding Final Fantasy IV, Takashi spoke about the challenges of implementing many new mechanics and discusses some scenarios that were originally planned for the game. He also weighed in on which Chrono Trigger ending he believes is canon, and how ideas for the cancelled Chrono Break made it into Fantasy Dimensions II.

You can read these responses from Takahashi below. For the full interview, head on over here.

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Square Enix celebrates the holidays with some new Bravely Default art

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 23 Comments

The holidays are here, the Square Enix is celebrating in style. New art was shared on the official Japanese Bravely Default Twitter account today, posted above.

Naturally, fans are already starting to speculate that the Bravely series could be appearing on Switch. We do see Edea Lee with Joy-Con in her hands after all. And perhaps the idea isn’t entirely crazy. After PlatinumGames posted some Bayonetta-themed art during the summer, Bayonetta 1 and 2 were announced for Switch at The Game Awards earlier this month. But for now, the Bravely games coming to Switch is merely speculation.

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Square Enix on the long process of re-releasing Romancing SaGa 2, sticking with pixel art, more

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 5 Comments

Last week’s launch of Romancing SaGa 2 on Switch was pretty monumental. It was actually the first time the RPG released outside of Japan on dedicated gaming platforms. It’s mostly the same game as the Super Famicom title, but with a few extras like updated graphics and audio, new character classes, a new dungeon, and New Game+.

Prior to this week’s launch, VG247 caught up with producer Masanori Ichikawa original director Akitoshi Kawazu to talk about Square Enix’s classic. They commented on a variety of topics, including the amount of work involved needed to re-release Romancing SaGa 2, the decision to stick with pixel art as opposed to going the 3D route, and more.

You can read a few excerpts from the interview below. For the full discussion, head on over here.

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Dragon Quest Builders Switch file size, price, North American boxart

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Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Dragon Quest Builders is launching on February 9 for Switch in North America and Europe. The eShop and retailers have since followed up.

Over on the European Switch eShop, it’s revealed that Dragon Quest Builders takes up 811MB. It also shows a price point of £39.99.

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Messages from Project Octopath Traveler’s assistant producer and composer

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Two new messages have been shared by the Project Octopath Traveler team. Assistant producer Masaaki Hayasaka and composer Yasunori Nishiki are here to update you on the game’s music.

Below are the messages in full:

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Square Enix wraps up Project Octopath Traveler’s music recording, new video

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 4 Comments

Square Enix has provided an update on Project Octopath Traveler, revealing that the team has wrapped up music recording. The news was accompanied by a new video, which we have below.