Following its success on Nintendo Switch, the Live A Live remake involves Steam in April, with a free demo letting gamers get hands-on with the remake of the traditional, time-spanning JRPG sport from right now. Coming from Square Enix, the writer behind such classics as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts, the Super Famicom sport has beforehand flown considerably underneath the radar, earlier than getting new life with a remake in 2022.
Live A Live spreads its story throughout eight completely different protagonists, every of whom options in a unique setting and time interval. These vary from the prehistoric caveman Pogo via to Edo interval ninja Oboromaru, present-day fighter Masaru Takahara, and even upkeep robotic Cube who works on a cargo ship within the distant future.
As you progress via every story, you’ll start to note threads tying the occasions of every interval collectively. It’s a format that is likely to be extra acquainted to trendy audiences with video games resembling Octopath Traveller which have adopted the same construction, however now western audiences have an opportunity to present Live A Live a shot for themselves and see what made it one of many extra attention-grabbing and experimental RPGs of its period.
Live A Live can be nicely value your time for its spectacular soundtrack, composed by Yoko Shimomura – initially identified for her work on the Final Fight and Street Fighter II soundtracks, and who would later go on to achieve much more widespread popularity of her work on the Kingdom Hearts collection. If you’re keen on an RPG OST that’s filled with wall-to-wall jams, you’d do nicely to present Live A Live a hear.
Live A Live launch date and demo
Live A Live releases on April 27 on Steam alongside PlayStation consoles. It’s additionally obtainable at a 20% low cost for pre-ordering. The Live A Live demo releases on March 30, and Square Enix notes that your saved sport progress might be carried over to the complete launch as soon as it arrives – so why not give it a shot and see what you suppose?
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