Square Enix has announced that SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is out now on Nintendo Switch, news that was shared in this week’s Nintendo Direct presentation.
In this enhanced version of the beloved 1999 RPG, you will experience the intertwined fates of Gustave, a royal heir caught in a struggle for power, and Wil, a fledgling excavator confronting a hidden world-threatening danger.
The game has been treated to fully enhanced HD visuals, a revamped UI, enhanced gameplay systems, new post-end-game content and more.
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Fully Enhanced HD Visuals: The game’s signature warm watercolor-style graphics and are more defined and vibrant, and original character sprites are upscaled for modern resolutions. New sprites have been prepared for characters who did not have unique sprites in the original game.
- Revamped UI: History Choice, chronology, a revamped screen layout and a multitude of other gameplay systems have been reconstructed to facilitate more intuitive and comfortable gameplay.
- Brand-New Story Content: Under the supervision of SaGa Franchise General Director Akitoshi Kawazu, Benny Matsuyama introduces new story events that provide additional insight into the events of SaGa Frontier 2.
- New Gameplay Features: Added elements like Parameter Inheritance, postgame content and New Game+ make for an enhanced and expanded gameplay experience.
- New Minigame for Western Fans: The excavation minigame, created for the Japan-exclusive PocketStation peripheral for the PlayStation, is playable in the west for the first time as ‘Dig! Dig! Digger’ in SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered.
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is now available digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide.
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Trailer
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Screenshots
