As with SaGa Frontier Remastered, there’s a high-speed mode and the option to Quick Save in the field and dungeons. New Game+ is also confirmed, and you can choose what to carry over into a new playthrough (so maybe you’ll have a better chance of trying to take Gallahad’s Ice Sword). New content includes Ultimate Difficulty boss battles, additional playable characters, and events.

Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered releases on December 1st for PS4, PS5, PC, Nintendo Switch, PC (via Steam), iOS and Android. Stay tuned for more details and gameplay en route to release.

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Major releases like Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are included in the lineup, but are listed as “Mega Theater.” This could mean only trailers, and it remains to be seen if new footage will be showcased or not. At the very least, Final Fantasy 16 may receive some new details since producer Naoki Yoshida promised a new trailer this Fall.

In terms of live streams, Square Enix has a fairly hefty schedule. Check out some of the most noteworthy streams below.

• September 15th – Star Ocean Program Tokyo Game Show 2022 Special (8 PM JST), featuring new details and the first live gameplay of Star Ocean: The Divine Force.
• September 16th – Square Enix Trailer Lineup at Tokyo Game Show 2022 (5 PM JST), and SaGa Series Tokyo Game Show 2022 Special Broadcast  (7 PM JST). New trailers could be showcased at the former while the latter offers new details on the SaGa series. This includes Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered, Imperial SaGa Eclipse, and Romancing Saga Re;univerSe. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, Star Ocean: The Divine Force and Forspoken will also appear on Eiko Kano’s Critikano Hit Tokyo Game Show 2022 Special Episode at 10 PM JST.
• September 17th – Valkyrie Elysium and Harvestella Tokyo Game Show 2022 Special Broadcast (6:30 PM JST), featuring new details for both titles, and The DioField Chronicle Pre-Launch Special (7:45 PM JST) with live gameplay.
• September 18th – NieR: Automata End of YoRHa Edition for Switch Pre-Launch (2:30 PM JST), Tactics Ogre: Reborn Tokyo Game Show 2022 Special Broadcast (3:30 PM JST) with new information, and Final Fantasy 14: A Stroll with Yoshi-P in Tokyo Game Show 2022 (5 PM JST, Japanese-only) where producer and director Naoki Yoshida visits a public world in the MMO.

All streams will be broadcast on YouTube, Twitch and Niconico. For the list of titles and live streams, check out Square Enix’s official TGS 2022 site here. Stay tuned for more details and coverage throughout the week, especially with publishers Capcom and Konami confirmed.

Along with high-resolution visuals, there will be other enhancements and “new elements.” Originally released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song features eight different characters, each with their own narratives. Exploration is nonlinear but compared to the original, the visuals are in full 3D. It also supports quick saves in the field and dungeons, Combination Attacks in combat and much more.

Unfortunately, it didn’t receive much critical praise, scoring a 58 Metascore based on 23 reviews (though the user score is slightly better, averaging 7.9 with 41 reviews). Time will tell if Square Enix has improved the gameplay while enhancing visuals. In the meantime, check out the official Japanese website here.