Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered International was sent to me to check out by Red Art Games and, of course, Square Enix. It is always appreciated. It is also important to note that if you already own the 2022 version of Minstrel Saga and want to access new things released in the international version of the game:
Features
- Localization in French, German, Italian and Spanish (exclusive to the International edition)
- Full HD graphical update
- Schiele, Marina, Monica and Flammar can now be recruited
- Enhanced and more difficult bosses
- High speed mode
- Mini Maps
- New Game+ mode
- Voices in either Japanese or English
You will need to buy this separately. Now on to my actual review.
The story itself depends on which of the 8 characters you pick to start, they are all different, and how hard they are to start changes quite a bit. In fact, there are a number of guides for older versions of the game, and I strongly advise you to look one of them up if you aren’t familiar with this series. It might save you hours of headache and possibly needing to start over, as certain characters are very much intended for second and third play-throughs.
Another thing to know, and this is a thing that you may love, and you may hate it. Grinding will not only help you raise stats and learn moves, but it will also increase things called your battle rank and your event rank. This will mean your current gear will not be able to handle the monsters that scale with your level. Worse, as your event rank climbs, some quests become completely locked. Those rewards will disappear unless you start a new game. This now makes the game even harder and forces you into endgame content that you aren’t equipped to do. This isn’t to say you shouldn’t fight at all, but many RPGs allow you to outlevel your problems, and this is not one of them.
This brings us to graphics. Graphically, this is probably the best way to play this game, but it is still very behind modern times. They feel very slow and out of place compared to modern games, and honestly, while they are better than ever, they still look rough.
I will say this: the Saga series as a whole has always been a series that you either love or hate. This game won’t suddenly make you a fan. Fans of the series, however, will love this game, and if you missed out on the 2022 release, this is a 2nd chance to pick it up with some great add-ons that made the best version even better. Personally, I didn’t enjoy my time with it; I felt it was a 6/10 game that was better left in the past. Fans of the series, however, will absolutely disagree with me, and I am fine with that. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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