Buy it if you like
- Story: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 648 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, Fuse's scenarios added a lot of contents based on Fuse's investigation log from the essence of Saga Frontier, the contents from his scenario really enrich the narratives, and solve the narrative gaps that were present in the original PSX.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Given that, a lot of your time is going to be spent exploring – which is good, I always love a JRPG with a good sense of exploration.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The updated graphics are good too, better than the similar upscale we saw with the Grandia HD collection.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's nonlinear structure and flexible character customization make it feel extremely different from other JRPGs.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat, exploration, music, and design of the world and all of that is great and it can be fun at times, but the frustration brought on by its obtuse game design eventually outweighed that.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
thankfully this time you can turn off the mobile control UI hud and the gamepad has no issues this time. so you can play it normally as intended.
+4 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story106 reviews
Gameplay105 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Characters33 reviews
Combat31 reviews
Interface19 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Crashes7 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Difficulty85% still recommend
Bugs88% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Keyboard Only Option
- Mouse Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Save Anytime
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$24.99−60%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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