I had only heard of Live A Live from how its fan translation was amazing, but never got to play it, so I decided to try my hands at this HD-2D remake and see just what made this so-called “JRPG gem” from the Super Famicom so beloved. Players play through eight different chronological eras, each with its own unique stories and plot points. Live A Live was originally a Super Famicom game released 28 years ago, only in Japan, with an English localization only available through a fan patch that was distributed back in the day.

But did you know that there was one ambitious project that was said to be revolutionary for its time? Well, that’s what we’re getting into today, as we review Live A Live‘s HD-2D remake, which was recently released on the Nintendo Switch. The new characters exclusive to this game have also been given lackluster true endings.JRPGs have evolved a lot in the past decades.

It’s a great sequel overall, however, this PC port struggles with proper text display and keyboard controls. This third game includes exclusive light novel content and the full games of Rinne Utopia and Arusu Install combined. In true dating sim fashion, you play as Shido and must conquer the 11 female characters’ hearts, with over 150 dating events. However, there is a catch to Shido’s power: to seal a Spirit's power, he must make each Spirit fall in love with him and make her kiss with him. Based on the popular light novel series from Fujimi Fantasia Bunko-inspiring three anime adaptations and a movie-Rio Reincarnation follows the story of average highschool student Shido Itsuka, who discovers that he holds the ability to seal away the powers of the destructive Spirits. Softonic review Conquer Chaos With A Date in This Dating Sim SequelĭATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation is a dating simulation game that is the third installment to the DATE A LIVE series and is the sequel to Rinne Utopia and Arusu Install.

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