Back in 1994, Square Enix (or Square Soft as they were known back then) released a unique JRPG for the Super Nintendo called Live A Live. Unlike most JRPGs at the time which had a single 20-to-40-hour storyline, Live A Live was an anthology of short stories that told the tales of various heroes across human history, each with their different tones and settings.
It was praised at the time for its unorthodox style of gameplay and storytelling while boasting a memorable soundtrack and striking visuals. However, Live A Live was never released outside of Japan despite Square Enix’s growing popularity in the West during the 1990s thanks to successful titles such as Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. That would all change in 2022 when Square Enix released a remake of Live A Live for the Nintendo Switch and shipped it worldwide for the first time. Then in 2023, Square Enix announced that Live A Live would be ported onto PlayStation consoles and PC via Steam on Apr. 27, 2023.
