The last few years have seen Square Enix release massive games like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Octopath Traveler 2, and Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D. But a much lesser-known series, SaGa, has also enjoyed a resurgence. After both a remake and a new game in 2024, SaGa fans got another surprise with the latest Nintendo Direct, which revealed a full-blown remaster of the cult classic SaGa Frontier 2, complete with brand-new content. Even better, it’s out now on not just the Switch, but also PlayStation and PC. SaGa Frontier 2 is one of the quirkiest and most inventive PlayStation 1 RPGs, and now it looks and plays even better.
SaGa Frontier 2 is an offshoot of the larger Romancing SaGa series. If you’ve never played one, they have a distinctly different flavor from most of the era’s other RPGs. Unlike Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, which are heavily guided experiences, SaGa games are extremely open-ended. The SaGa series was, in many ways, a predecessor to open-world games, giving you loose narratives that encourage exploration and experimentation. But the series is equally eclectic in how its gameplay keeps changing, including in the jump from SaGa Frontier 1 to 2.
