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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Following a strong 2024 and early 2025 for Square Enix's SaGa franchise, series creator and director Akitoshi Kawazu announced that the next game won't be coming out anytime soon. As the SaGa team works on a new entry, he hopes fans will continue to support them as they have for the past 25 years:



Post Translation: "In the fiscal year 2024, we were able to launch three projects: a new title, a remake, and a remaster. It will be a while until the next one, but we would like to take another step forward. We hope you will continue to support the Saga series."

The three titles Kawazu is referring to are SaGa: Emerald Beyond, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, and SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. While SaGa: Emerald Beyond received middling reviews (the PlayStation 5 version currently holds a Metascore of 76 on the review aggregate site Metacritic), fans lauded the game for its combat. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven and SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered fared better, with the former netting an 82 Metascore for its Nintendo Switch and PC versions and the latter a "Very Positive" rating on Steam.

The SaGa franchise has a dedicated fanbase consisting of veterans and newcomers alike, all of whom Kawazu is hoping will be patient while the developers work on "the next step forward" for the series.

Source - Automaton West

 

[NanaMiku]

I still need to buy Romancing Saga 2 remake. I enjoyed the demo.

 

[Labadal]

If they need to take their time, I'm fine with that.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I still need to buy Romancing Saga 2 remake. I enjoyed the demo.

Same. Finished the demo but I didn't buy the game since I was busy playing Metaphor at the time.

Will def pick it up sometime this year though!

 

[NanaMiku]

Same. Finished the demo but I didn't buy the game since I was busy playing Metaphor at the time.

I'll wait for big discount on Steam lol
I just bought a new PC

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I'll wait for big discount on Steam lol
I just bought a new PC

Nice! Congrats man! What are the specs of your new PC build?

 

[fallingdove]

I don't know why SaGa has gotten as many releases as it has when universally beloved games like Chrono Trigger or Xenogears or Vagrant Story have gotten snubbed.

SE leadership have a perplexing methodology for green lighting projects, and aside from FF7 remake/rebirth, the outcome is typically poor.

 

[NanaMiku]

Nice! Congrats man! What are the specs of your new PC build?

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB RGB DDR5
SSD: MSI Spatium M470 Pro 1TB
Motherboard: Asus TUF B650M-Plus Wifi
GPU: Powercolor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 XT
PSU: FSP Vita GM 850W

Spoiler: parts pic

 

[Sorcerer]

Is Kawuza simply talking about a new game in the series? I think Unlimited Saga is the only game not to have a pc port at this point. Was hoping for a release next year. I have been dying to give the game a second chance for a while now.

 

[Pallas]

I don't know why SaGa has gotten as many releases as it has when universally beloved games like Chrono Trigger or Xenogears or Vagrant Story have gotten snubbed.

SE leadership have a perplexing methodology for green lighting projects, and aside from FF7 remake/rebirth, the outcome is typically poor.

Assuming it's because of its creator Kawazu-San. He's an OG of SquareEnix and has a lot of freedom and probably free rein. SaGA is his baby.