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Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered, a remake of the very first SaGa game, will launch onto mobile later this year

Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered, a remake of the very first SaGa game, will launch onto mobile later this year

Square Enix officially announced that the upcoming remake of the Super Famicom Romancing SaGa title, the very first entry into the long-running JRPG series, will be launching onto mobile as well. Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song is a top-to-bottom redo of the original game, featuring everything from extremely improved graphics to refined gameplay systems and a ton of modern quality-of-life features that were absent from such an ancient release.

The SaGa series has been running since 1992 - or even 1989 if you’d like to count The Final Fantasy Legend, which is widely regarded as the launching point for this franchise. It has seen over 17 releases since. This series is known for its classic turn-based action along with massive open worlds and unique storytelling too.

Given that the original Romancing SaGa launched so far back then, it’s not exactly the smoothest experience to play through nowadays with all the modern JRPG features we’re spoiled with. These were the days of super high random encounter rates, super slow combat animations, and extremely loose guidance to the point where you’d often get lost. These could all even out into a pretty frustrating experience.

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Lucky for us, Square Enix is looking to give players the good part of that original game without all of those hassles. Gone are those high encounter rates, lack of minimaps, and slow combat woes. Instead, we now get a frankly gorgeous 3D style of graphics, maps and quest markers, and accelerated combat animations, even with a fast-forward option for those times when you just have to grind it out.

It’s excellent to see a lost experience like this get restored, and it is not one to miss. Even with all of those old trappings, Romancing SaGa held up decently well to this day, but this remake will be the best way to play this one.

If you’d like to get ahead of the curve, you can currently pre-order Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered for PC and consoles, so stay tuned for when those App Store and Play Store pages finally pop up!

Looking for more of that turn-based nostalgic goodness? Check out our Top 25 best Android JRPGs!
Connor Derrick
Connor Derrick
Connor is a diehard JRPG fan and an equally diehard fan of writing. When he isn’t putting 100+ hours into the latest Atlus release, he’s playing board games with his partner or blasting a mid-2000s punk record. Music, film, writing, and games are his biggest passions, and he hopes to one day unite all of those in some way or another.