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The ''SaGa'' series is a collection of unrelated, original stories set | {{InfoSeries | ||
|series=SaGa | |||
|ENGtitle=SaGa | |||
|JPNtitle=サガ | |||
|JPNtranslation=SaGa | |||
|image= | |||
|caption=Logo of the SaGa project | |||
|developer=[[Squaresoft]]/[[Square Enix]] | |||
|publisher=[[Squaresoft]]/[[Square Enix]] | |||
|platform=Gameboy, Super Nintendo, Playsatation, Wonderswan color, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS, Android/iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |||
|firstgame=[[The Final Fantasy Legend]] | |||
|firstgameconsole=Gameboy | |||
|firstgamerelease=December 15, 1989 | |||
|latestgame=[[SaGa: Scarlet Grace]] | |||
|latestgamerelease=December 15, 2016 | |||
|latestgameconsole=Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |||
|bestsellinggame=[[Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song]] | |||
|bestsellinggamerelease=April 21, 2005 | |||
|bestsellinggameconsole=Playstation 2 | |||
}} | |||
The ''SaGa'' (サガ) series is a collection of unrelated, original stories set of creative titles that play loosely with the established definitions of role-playing games. Conceptualized and produced by [[Akitoshi Kawazu]] for Squaresoft, the series has become famous as one of Square Enix's most innovative franchises. | |||
==Overview and design philosophy== | ==Overview and design philosophy== | ||
The SaGa games are the free spirits of the company's portfolio, eschewing what is considered to be "standard practice" for an RPG in the name of player freedom. Each title is highly nonlinear in nature, with players free to explore vast world maps and participate in sidequests that define the game's story at their leisure instead of moving from one area to the next in a strict order and being told the story through a lengthy cutscene or dialogue session. | The SaGa games are the free spirits of the company's portfolio, eschewing what is considered to be "standard practice" for an RPG in the name of player freedom. Each title is highly nonlinear in nature, with players free to explore vast world maps and participate in sidequests that define the game's story at their leisure instead of moving from one area to the next in a strict order and being told the story through a lengthy cutscene or dialogue session. | ||
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The series would go on a temporary hiatus from 2005 to 2016, broken by the releases of [[SaGa: Scarlet Grace]] and the remaster of Romancing SaGa 2. The later of which would receive high acclaim in the international market, being praised for finally gaining an official localization with sales in America and Europe matching those in Japan. | The series would go on a temporary hiatus from 2005 to 2016, broken by the releases of [[SaGa: Scarlet Grace]] and the remaster of Romancing SaGa 2. The later of which would receive high acclaim in the international market, being praised for finally gaining an official localization with sales in America and Europe matching those in Japan. | ||
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! colspan="2" align="center;" style="padding:10px; border-top-left-radius: 0.5em; border-top-right-radius: 0.5em;" | <div style="margin-left:10%;"><big>'''[[SaGa_logo.png]]'''</big></div> | |||
|-align="center" | |||
|width=100% style="padding:2px; background: #{{Mana colors|tag}}; color: #{{SaGa colors|text}};" | | |||
{{{!}} width=100% style="padding:1px; background: #FFFFFF; color: #{{SaGa colors|text}};" | |||
{{!}} width=25% align="right;" style="background: #{{SaGa colors|tag}}; padding:7px;" {{!}} '''Makai Toshi series''' | |||
{{!}} style="background: #BFBFBF; color: #000000; border-top-right-radius: 0.5em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.5em;" {{!}} | |||
* ''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]'' | |||
* ''[[Final Fantasy Legend II]]'' | |||
* ''[[Final Fantasy legend III]]'' | |||
{{!}} | |||
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{{{!}} width=100% style="padding:1px; background: #FFFFFF; color: #{{SaGa colors|text}};" | |||
{{!}} width=25% align="right;" style="background: #{{SaGa colors|tag}}; padding:7px;" {{!}}'''Romancing series''' | |||
{{!}} style="background: #BFBFBF; color: #000000; border-top-right-radius: 0.5em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.5em;" {{!}} | |||
* ''[[Romancing SaGa]]'' | |||
* ''[[Romancing SaGa 2]]'' | |||
* ''[[Romancing SaGa 3]]'' | |||
* ''[[Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song]]'' | |||
{{!}}- | |||
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{{!}} width=25% align="right;" style="background: #{{SaGa colors|tag}}; padding:7px;" {{!}}'''Frontier duo''' | |||
{{!}} style="background: #BFBFBF; color: #000000; border-top-right-radius: 0.5em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.5em;" {{!}} | |||
* ''[[SaGa Frontier]]'' | |||
* ''[[SaGa Frontier 2]]'' | |||
* ''[[Secret of Mana HD]]'' | |||
* ''[[Trials of Mana HD]]'' | |||
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{{!}} width=25% align="right;" style="background: #{{SaGa colors|tag}}; padding:7px;" {{!}}'''Individual titles''' | |||
{{!}} style="background: #BFBFBF; color: #000000; border-top-right-radius: 0.5em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.5em;" {{!}} | |||
* ''[[Unlimited SaGa]]'' | |||
* ''[[SaGa: Scarlet Grace]]'' | |||
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{{!}} width=25% align="right;" style="background: #{{SaGa colors|tag}}; padding:7px;" {{!}}'''Mobile titles''' | |||
{{!}} style="background: #BFBFBF; color: #000000; border-top-right-radius: 0.5em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.5em;" {{!}} | |||
* ''[[Emperor SaGa]]'' | |||
* ''[[Imperial SaGa]]'' | |||
* ''[[Romancing SaGa Re;universe]]'' | |||
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{{!}} | |||
[[Category:Series]] | [[Category:Series]] | ||
[[Category: SaGa]] | [[Category: SaGa]] | ||
