Gameplay will happen on a grid based terrain in the classic jrpg stlyle of turn based combat. Mostly untouched, the story of Live a Live is divided into 7 major chapters, each featuring a diverse cast of characters set in diverse time period all with their own unique story, we’ll always start with a single character and depending on the chapter we could gather allies along the way with up to a party of 4, but there are a few cases where the party is limited to just 2 or even a single protagonist, as is the case of the solo fighter Masaru Takahara.Įach character will also have a different approach regarding both the combat and both exploration, often reflecting their own personalities through their moves and specialties. I highly recommend it!įinally available on the major platform after almost 9 months available on Switch, but also after almost 20 years being locked on the original SNES from 1994 and exclusively in Japan, the unexpected announcement and global release of Live a Live’s Square Enix has definitely pleased many.Ĭompletely remade in the style of the most recent and highly appreciated Octopath Traveler, Live a Live has thus received an impressive graphic overhaul form the modest visuals of the original title, a title which was never regarded for its visual but for it’s story. So they don’t detract from the game experience.Ī JRPG quite characteristic in its approach to combat and the variety of its chapters, which benefits from a high quality remake in my opinion.
But I’m just kidding: the fights are still excellent, with a catchy soundtrack, and they make us rack our brains.
The lack of AP often encourages the player to use the same attacks/skills, which is a shame. This is a remake, but some aspects of the game would have deserved to be reworked a bit more, for example the turn-based battles (without action points), which are tactically oriented, playing on time instead. Originality and richness are thus combined with a real variety in the gameplay. In all cases, the environments change, as do some of the mechanics. Some eras are more action oriented, others are more narrative. Once all these universes have been traversed, 2 sequences are unlocked, and allow a link to be established between all these tales.
Prehistory, Far West, Present, End of Edo Japan, Imperial China, Near Future, Far Future. Quite an original concept, as you travel through 7 different lands: Live a Live is back after 29 years, since the original game dates back to 1994, a good oldschool JRPG as they like so much. 2023 is really establishing itself as the year of the remake games.
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