Game developer Square Enix has announced its plans to launch, Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend, a 3 game compilation for mobile!
Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend is a compilation of 3 games, Final Fantasy Legend, Final Fantasy Legend II, and Final Fantasy Legend III. The games first came out for Game Boy between 1989-1991. The series is extremely popular in Japan and as of 2011, the SaGa series has sold over 10 million units. This however is a thing of the past, last year to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary, Square Enix released the combo for Nintendo Switch. It was pretty well received, which led to Square Enix’s decision of releasing Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend for Mobile. The game will also be released for PC later.
Release and pre-registration:
The games will be released for mobile on the 22nd of September 2021. The PC release date has also been announced. The games will be available on PC via Steam from the 21st of October 2021!
Pre-registrations for the mobile versions of the game are currently open. You can pre-register yourself from here for Android and from here for iOS. Additionally, one thing to note is that the games are not free-to-play and will cost $19.99. This is a one-time payment. The games do not feature any in-app purchases.
About Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend:
The Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend consists of 3 JRPG games, the first of which was released in 1989. The player chooses a character class when the game starts. The three available classes are, Human, Mutant, and Monster. Each of these has certain abilities and some disadvantages. Furthermore, the game also features equipment from different genres, ranging from magic and swords of fantasy to plasma rifles and chainsaws of science fiction.
Importantly, the games coming out for mobile are not remasters of the original version. They are direct ports. That is, the games feature the same graphics as the ones released for Game Boy. However, they do come with certain additional features. Such as:
- Quick save / load
- Character speed boost
- Adjustable screen magnification
- Game Boy display mode – mirroring original GB screen layout
- New commemorative music and illustrations Choose from 8 x different in-game wallpapers
Additionally, the games will also come with support for one-handed play! Lastly, the games will be available in 2 languages at launch, English, and Japanese.
Conclusion:
To conclude, this collection’s upcoming launch again is another example of the growing influx of JRPGs in the mobile gaming market. The audience for this genre although is relatively smaller when compared to other genres. It definitely is growing each day. Square Enix also recently launched NieR Re[in]carnation globally, the game was very well received as well. Therefore, they would be hoping for a continuation of the same with their upcoming release! Do read our articles on NieR Re[in]carnation to know more about it!
Finally, what do you think about the upcoming release? What are your thoughts and opinions on the growing number of JRPGs? Do let us know the same, in the comments section!
