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Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song
May. 6th, 2014 06:15 pmA millennium ago, the world of Mardias was saved from Saruin, worst of the three evil gods, by a hero bearing ten Fatestones. Now, the world is in turmoil as the portents of Saruin’s revival become more ominous. Can you become the new hero capable of defeating him?
( The US version officially drops the subtitle, since the SNES game this is a remake of was never released in the west. )
Overall: I like SaGa games, when I play them on my own terms, which are obviously not what the designers intended. I don’t like their crushing difficulty, aimless wandering, or undocumented game system quirks. I love exploring them from a tourist’s perspective, getting a large overview that is nonetheless “sanitized” rather than “fully accurate.” And I had fun doing that here.
( The US version officially drops the subtitle, since the SNES game this is a remake of was never released in the west. )
Overall: I like SaGa games, when I play them on my own terms, which are obviously not what the designers intended. I don’t like their crushing difficulty, aimless wandering, or undocumented game system quirks. I love exploring them from a tourist’s perspective, getting a large overview that is nonetheless “sanitized” rather than “fully accurate.” And I had fun doing that here.
