Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven is a ground-up remake and standalone story will feature modern visuals, reworked strategic gameplay and various other enhancements that will delight longtime SaGa fans and newcomers alike.

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is an expansive new RPG that spans generations. You don’t just play as one protagonist - you follow a lineage of emperors in their ongoing battle against the Seven Heroes of ancient myth.

The game is a remake of 1993’s Romancing SaGa 2. Originally released solely in Japan for the Super Famicon, it eventually came to the West through a remastered edition in 2017. This new version is a full remake of that original game - it retains the elements that make it so acclaimed, such as the lineage system, but updates and reimagines things to make the game feel fresh and modern.

For example, the once 2D pixel art world has been fully reimagined in with 3D graphics, the battle system has been completely reworked and features such as new difficulty options have been added to make the game more fun and accessible. It’s also available with English and Japanese voiceover, and French, German and Spanish subtitles.

It is an age of unending war. Terrifying fiends plague the land and various nations struggle to contend with both this incursion and their own internal conflicts. The people wait in hope for the fulfillment of an ancient legend: the return of seven great heroes who once rose to save their ravaged kingdoms.

One fated day, Avalon, the capital of the Varennes Empire, sis suddenly attacked. The people are crushed underfoot and Prince Victor, the brave and noble heir to the throne, is brutally slain. The aggressor is none other than Kzinssie - one of the seven heroes of legend!

While the people weep in despair that the legends were false, Emperor Leon swears his vengeance on the Seven and their mighty powers. He uses the fabled ‘inheritance magic’ bestowed by a seeress to pass his powers onto his surviving son, Gerard, trading his own life for a chance to strike back.

Thus begins an epoch-spanning struggle between the imperial line of Varennes and the Seven Heroes.

The story of the game spans many generations, with the power of the Emperor passing on to new emperors throughout the ages. There are more than 30 different character classes in the game, covering a wide range of races and professions. Each class has its own unique characteristics, with different proficiencies for weapons and spells.

During Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix released never-before-seen gameplay mechanics and details for Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven including new Character Classes, Weapon-Specific Techniques, Spells and more.

The development team also went into more depth on the Seven Heroes, the legendary foes that players will have to face in order to bring about peace.

Character Classes

The Final Emperor: The last Emperor of Varennes able to make use of the inheritance magic due to its limits. A figure that has inherited all the memories and thoughts of all preceding Emperors of the Varennes Empire.

Frosti (Imperial Blacksmith): A group of blacksmiths who create the weapons of the Imperial Guard. The traditional skills are passed down through strict apprenticeships and family lineage. Among them, House Fabri has produced excellent blacksmiths for generations. They have extensive knowledge of weapons.

Licorice (Dancer): She performs a spectacular dance at the Atlanticus pub in the region of South Longit. Atlanticus has a legend passed down for generations of a mermaid who once fell in love with an Emperor.

Azami (Ninja): A member of a mysterious organization that undertakes shadowy tasks such as espionage, intelligence gathering, and sabotage of enemy countries while wearing distinctive outfits. Bold, tough, and stubborn, she wields her wits to survive.

Seimei (Diviner): A member of a mysterious organization that has mastered the study of astronomical almanacs, uses unique spells, and undertakes monster extermination and other tasks. They search for ancient magical tomes in search of lost and forbidden arts. The Demon Ring , which they wear, increases their resistance to magical attacks.

Coppelia (Automaton): The magnum opus of Hiraga, a genius inventor from Somon. A spring-loaded, fully automatic doll. She speaks in a harsh and rude manner to everyone. Her signature outfit, the Prima Tutu, is said to be well fit for combat with a wide array of resistances.

Combat

Weapon-Specific Techniques

Some techniques are “weapon-specific” and can only be used with certain weapons. There are two types of weapon specific techniques: those that can be used simply by equipping the weapon, and those that can be used by glimmering while using the weapon. Weapon-specific techniques can be used by anyone equipped with the weapon.

"Dayblade” and “Moonlight,” the two weapons bestowed on the final male and female Emperors, respectively, each have powerful weapon-specific techniques.

• Holy Light: Dayblade’s weapon-specific tech. A technique that incinerates the enemy with the holy light that the weapon possesses. Effective only against undead enemies.
• Lunar Blade: Moonlight's weapon-specific tech. This technique sends sword blows at all enemies with the power of the moon that the weapon possesses.
• Final Strike: Bring the full might of your weapon to bear upon your enemy, converting its integrity into a mystical blow. The equipped weapon breaks afterwards.
• Dancing Sword: A greatsword weapon-specific tech. Countless sword phantoms dance wildly and slash at the enemy.
• Destruction: An axe weapon-specific tech. Creates a gravitational field and crushes the target and surrounding enemies.
• Starlight Arrows: Summon a starshower at the end of your turn to deal damage to all foes on the field. If the caster is downed before the effect is triggered, allies also take damage from the starfall.

Ley Lines

The battlefield can occasionally have ley lines, a field effect which will be attuned to one of the six elements (fire, water, earth, air, light, and dark). Both allies and enemies benefit from increased power and HP recovery from techniques with the same element as the ley lines. When a ley line is present, it is indicated by an icon in the upper right corner of the screen. The ley line can be disrupted by using techniques of the opposite element.

• Ley lines can be temporarily dispelled by using a tech or spell of the opposing element.
• Pyro/Hydro, Aero/Terro, and Cosmo/Umbro are opposite ley line element types, respectively.
• Characters that are attuned to the ley line recover a certain amount of HP at the end of each turn.

New Synthesized Spells

This title features not only new regular spells, such as “Water Blast” and “Pulverize,” but also a new mechanic: Synthesized Spells, which are powerful spells combining two different spell schools (elements).

• Rain of Death: A water and dark (UmbroHydrology) synthesized spell. It rains poison on all enemies. It has a chance of inflicting Doom.
• Landslide: An earth and dark (UmbroTerrology) synthesized spell. It raises the surrounding earth and sand and strikes with a blast of sand and gravel. Targets all enemies, lowering their physical defense.
• Flash Fire: A fire and light (CosmoPyrology) synthesized spell. It incinerates all enemies in an instant. Stuns the enemy at a certain probability and deals critical damage to the undead.
• Restoration: A wind and light (CosmoAerology) synthesized spell. Life-giving light pours down and heals the body. Restores HP and cures status ailments but does not revive fallen allies.

The Seven Heroes

The legendary Seven Heroes are said to have once saved the world from a great calamity before disappearing. Legend has it that when the world is once again struck by chaos, they will finally reappear to bring salvation once more…

1. Wagnas: Leader of the Seven Heroes. He aims to take over Yaudato find the abhorred Ancients, using the skyfaringfortress, the Floating Castle as his stronghold. He is a master of pyrology, aerology, and cosmology. When he was human, he is said to have been a man of noble spirit, willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of world peace.
2. Noel: One of the Seven Heroes. He is a skilled swordsman who is investigating the Melu Desert. Though usually polite, he becomes enraged when his sister Rocbouquet, whom he dotes on, is harmed. It is said that when he was human, he was a soldier who risked his life to protect people from the cruel termites.
3. Subier: One of the Seven Heroes. He is Wagnas’ cousin and has a stronghold in the Frozen Sea beyond the NazelleStrait. He is called the “Lord of the Seas." Vying for more power, he plots to absorb the daughter of Narwhal, the true Ruler of the Seas. When he was a human, it is said that he valued his bond with Wagnasmore than anything else and threw himself into a battle to the death with the termites.
4. Dantarg: One of the Seven Heroes. He is not interested in taking revenge against the Ancients, but only in seeking the ultimate power and absorbing the strong. When he was a human, he is said to have joined the army to destroy the termites at the behest of Wagnas, after having earned a reputation as a fierce general with unparalleled rigidity and strength.
5. Rocbouquet: The only female member of the Seven Heroes and Noel's younger sister. She utilizes Temptation, a unique and powerful technique to charm others and make them do her bidding. When she was human, it is said that she trained diligently in swordsmanship to help Noel, whom she admires, and Wagnas, whom she pines for.
6. Bokhohn: One of the Seven Heroes. His stronghold is a Landship Fortress which roams freely over the expanse of the Steppe. He is a snobbishly intelligent man who is willing to resort to cunning and underhanded means. When he was a human, it is said that he came to Wagnasin search of status, fame, and money, offering the Hero his intelligence in exchange.
7. Kzinssie: One of the Seven Heroes. He instigated the initial feud between the Emperor and the Seven Heroes by ordering the raid on the imperial capital of Avalon and killing Victor, the first prince. It is said that when he was human, he was despised by the Ancients and the other Seven Heroes for his unfair and vindictive ways.

Battles against the Seven Heroes

Each of the Seven Heroes has a unique and powerful technique cementing their statuses as powerful warriors. The predictive signs of the techniques are displayed on the timeline, so utilizing countermeasures and ley lines accordingly will be the key to victory.

• Firestorm: A unique technique utilized by Wagnas of the Seven Heroes. Envelops the entire field with a powerful storm of fire. Inflicts massive pyro and aero damage.
• Phantom Chivalry: A unique technique utilized by Noel of the Seven Heroes. Creates a phantom of himself and unleashes a series of raging attacks.
• Temptation: A unique technique utilized by Rocbouquet of the Seven Heroes. She shines with radiant beauty, charming all male characters. Charmed retinue members will attack allies on Rocbouquet’s behalf.
• Tidal Wave: A unique technique utilized by Subier of the Seven Heroes. Spawns a powerful whirlpool which deals massive hydro damage to the entire retinue.
• Raging Headbutt: A unique technique utilized by Dantarg of the Seven Heroes. Leaps high into the air to slam the weight of his entire body down on the retinue, inflicting massive damage to the entire group.
• Neverending Tarantello: A unique technique utilized by Bokhohn of the Seven Heroes. Commands a giant marionette to charge across the retinue, dealing umbro damage in a straight line.
• Shadow Nova: A unique technique utilized by Kzinssie of the Seven Heroes. Gathers miasma in his left hand and releases it as a ball of dark energy, inflicting umbro damage to the entire retinue.

Prequel to the Seven Heroes

By touching the fragments of the “Memories of the Seven Heroes” scattered around the world, the player can get a glimpse of events from when the Seven Heroes were once true heroes of the people, which have been never depicted in the original or remastered versions of the game. The memories explain why the Seven Heroes became enemies of mankind, and by collecting all the memory fragments, something special may occur.

The collected memories can also be replayed in the Library of the Imperial University.

Free-Form Scenario

Free-Form Scenario: Mt. Comroon

Mt. Comroonis a volcano located on ComroonIsland. Recently, the frequency of eruptions has been increasing, and it has become a source of concern for the residents of Tsukijima, a town at the foot of the volcano.

When the Emperor visits Tsukijima, he learns from the mayor that a sorcerer has recently arrived in the west of the island to conduct research on stopping the volcano's activity. Apparently, the sorcerer has an item called an Ice Seed that can be used in the crater of the volcano to stop the eruption.

The Emperor's efforts temporarily halts the volcano's eruption.

Several generations after the Emperor halts the eruption of Mt. Comroon, the situation changes and the volcano threatens to erupt once more. The Salamanders, a race of people who live in Zemioat the foot of the mountain, warn that if nothing is done, the volcano’s eruption will be enough to destroy the island. The decisions made by the player towards this unprecedented crisis will greatly affect the future of the island.

The decision of whether or not to prevent the massive volcanic eruption will drastically change the island's future.

The story of Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven spans many eras, with new emperors taking up the fight throughout the ages. As for who those new leaders are… that’s up to you. The Inheritance System lets you select the next Emperor and pass down the powers of the previous generation to them. Inheritance takes place when the current emperor is reduced to zero LP (life points), when the party is wiped out, when time moves on to the next era, or when the current ruler abdicates.

You can make one emperor abdicate and move onto the next ruler in the imperial line at a time of your choosing. However, you can’t have two emperors abdicate in a row. You’re not stuck with a single option or bloodline when choosing the next leader. Any playable character can become an emperor and inherit the skills of their predecessor.

Turn-based battles have evolved to a timeline system in Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, where (as the name implies) the turn order for every ally and enemy is shown on a timeline. When a character’s turn comes around, they can act immediately.

You’ll fight all kinds of dangerous foes in the game. Enemies are weak against certain weapons and spells and choosing attacks to exploit these vulnerabilities can give you a real edge in combat. Of course, your foes will hit back. All characters have Life Points (LP), in addition to the RPG staples of HP and MP. If a character is incapacitated, their Life Points (LP) will reduce. If that value reaches zero, that character will die.

There are eight weapon types to wield in the game, and each opens up different abilities. You can fight with swords, greatswords, shortswords, spears, axes, clubs, and martial arts. Mages can also use six magical disciplines, each with unique characteristics. You can try to master pyrology, hydrology, aerology, terrology, cosmology and umbrology.

In Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, you learn new skills through in the heat of battle - a process known as ‘glimmering.’

If you use an ability with a lightbulb icon next to it, it can sometimes trigger a ‘glimmer’ and activate an entirely new technique. You’ll then be able to use this new ability whenever you like. The icon means you’ll be able to see which skills can spark new techniques and work them into your battle strategy accordingly! It’s easier to learn new skills when facing powerful foes, so bear that in mind too!

You also have a chance to evade enemy attacks and avoid damage completely. An ability that has been evaded once can be automatically evaded in the future!

Whenever you use a spell or target an enemy’s weakness, the overdrive gauge will fill. Once it’s at maximum capacity, you can unleash a powerful United Attack!

Before a battle, you can arrange your fighters into formations to enhance them with advantageous effects and status boosts. Different formations offer different benefits and new ones can be learned depending on the class of the character who becomes the Emperor.

The Free-form Scenario system offers a vast array of story experiences in response to your choices, and with the Imperial Succession system, you can select your main character from many playable protagonists to cultivate and expand your legacy, passing down powers, skills, and secrets to the next generation.

The world of Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is comprised of many different regions. Your goal: unite all the lands under your banner as the Emperor of Varennes! Each region is beset by its own problems and solving these crises allows you to win over the local forces and bring them under your influence. You’re free to visit regions in any order you please - and as mentioned, the story can play out very differently depending on the order chosen.

There are three difficulty levels in Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, making it accessible for SaGa newcomers and the most experienced of fans alike.

• ‘Casual’ is an easier and more accessible option. It’s perfect for newcomers to the SaGa franchise or RPG genre.
• ‘Normal’ is for players who are familiar with RPGs.
• ‘Hard (classic)’ offers more of a challenge, based on the difficulty of the original Romancing SaGa 2.

If you know anything about the SaGa franchise, you’ll know that the games have some of the best soundtracks out there. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is no exception. The game features a new, fully rearranged soundtrack as well as newly composed tracks for this version of the game by the original composer Kenji Ito. But if you’re feeling nostalgic for that classic 16-bit sound, you can also switch to the original score from the options menu.

In anticipation of the game’s release this fall, pre-orders are available today across PS4, PS5 and PC (Steam), followed by Nintendo Switch version at a later date.

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and PC (Steam) on Oct. 24, 2024.