LIVE A LIVE

This game is divided on several chapters, each set up in a distinct time period/setting and telling its own separate story, with final chapter uniting them all. Each mini story has easily recognizable plot - you ether already read such story or watched a film or played a game - its like a short love letter for common tropes. While not all of those chapters are equally good (Twilight Japan chapter is longer and has much more stuff than others, while Present Day is super short and barebones), they are all enjoyable and engaging. Special shoutout for Prehistoric chapter for telling a story without anybody speaking even once. Each chapter is short which make it seem like the game itself is short - but by the time I reached a finale I've got solid 50 hours of playtime. Graphics are surprisingly beautiful - not something I expected to say about a remaster of a SNES game. Music is also very good. My one gripe is what a game overall is a bit too easy - combat system is interesting but there is almost no challenge outside of a very few optional bosses. The price is a bit steep for a remaster......but in this case its kinda worth it even at full price. It is a beautiful game

为数不多关键章节剧情大崩但又很喜欢的日式RPG了。 想玩是因为打算认识一下那位可能本人比作品都火的史克威尔恶女，不过见到她之前是得下不少功夫。前面七个独篇制作不一，有很讨厌的也有比较触动的，由于特殊的叙事结构导致很容易几句话就剧透，那就每个篇章都浅浅感触一下吧！顺便取名环节还是DIY了一堆我觉得叫这个很贴切的。 【原始篇】野人叫艾拉//打酱油剧情//玩彩蛋（明显看出来的有2001太空漫游、上帝也疯狂） 【功夫篇】流派叫神匠拳//打完这章总是想到王家卫说的念念不忘必有回响，过去的歌已唱罢多年了，回声才从山谷尽头遥遥传来，在夕阳下的冲拳逐渐厉厉生风，当年陪你练拳的人不在了。 【幕末篇】忍者叫司狼神威//各种迷路//大河剧//焚尽了天下千年烈火、幽冥白头初逢春... 【西部篇】牛仔叫史派克//最棒的音乐//全篇neta黄昏双镖客 【现代篇】拳手叫金家潘//无剧情//敷衍 【近未来篇】少年叫赤异秋//各种致敬魔神Z和机动警察//剧情二爆了，制作人玩嗨了 【SF篇】机器人叫塔克林//太空狼人杀//异形加太空漫游，我很喜欢 打完就进中世篇了，花了两小时篇幅讲了一个DQ的故事，然后得见重要环节。因为篇幅不够加上缺乏像素想象力导致演出非常尬，恶女的那系列骚操作如果放在一个完整故事里，例如圣龙传说，是不可饶恕的，但是对一个两小时的故事来说就显得完全是不生气的好笑，可能也有这章暗雷太便秘导致侮辱智商的剧情有种活跃气氛的诙谐感的缘故。 最终篇真是爱恨交织，恨的都是一些浪费时间的设计缺陷。比如完全不够现代化的战斗无加速，每回都要硬等超长播片与JRPG特有的回合之间要愣两秒，再比如多得无以复加的巨量暗雷。这章有相当多的时间在摸每个角色的地牢，机器人专属的智之地牢真的很有意思，但是忍者的钥之地牢里面要求随机踩雷击败特定敌人才能拿到每扇门的钥匙，遇不到特定敌人只能硬打反复刷或者逃跑。又因为队伍里带了近未来篇的主角，每场逃跑都会变成传送，在如此盘根错节的一个迷宫里使用传送会中途切入近未来主角的心之地牢，两层最繁复的迷宫套在一起让体验变得很差，结合之前说战斗不能加速，这一个小时真的玩的很痛苦。 但是真结局设计得非常好，游玩过程中心里都在喊做得好漂亮，那种每个人都参与战斗的感觉真的很棒，大有为了这碟醋拿整整九个篇章包饺子的意思，同时也能看到每个人回到各自时空的后续，很美。如果打算玩，找齐七个人打真结局和不打真结局的游戏评价可能截然不同，记得一定要打。 最后只剩一个想法了。或许剧本演出和音乐，三者满足两个就够用了。时空勇士重制是这样一部神奇的游戏，有很难接受的设计与致命到令人忍俊不禁的剧情桥段，但是翻过山越过岭，对旅途有所感悟过后，“友情”与“热血”突然登场，音乐徐徐升起，还是难以克制被卷入日式RPG独一份的感动中。 至于什么史克威尔三大恶女，事已至此，就随他去吧。

[h1] Live A Live is peak [/h1] This literally has to be my favorite JRPG of all time. Like... I am so awed by the approach Square Enix took here. I love the stories from each timeline, as well as the part where they bring them all together for a grand finale. What saddens me is that this game was originally released only in Japan in 1994. Thank goodness they made a remaster to spread it worldwide. W Square Enix W Game W Everything about it

Recommended Live A Live is one of those games that's much easier to appreciate once you stop expecting every chapter to be equally strong. Its greatest strength is variety. Every scenario experiments with a different setting, tone, and gameplay style. Some feel like traditional RPGs, others barely resemble one at all. That willingness to constantly reinvent itself kept me interested even when a particular chapter wasn't my favorite. Like most anthology stories, the quality isn't completely even. I found myself enjoying some chapters far more than others, but none of them overstayed their welcome. Even if one didn't quite click, I knew something entirely different was waiting next. The remake does an excellent job modernizing the original without losing what made it special. The HD-2D presentation is beautiful, the music is fantastic, and the different eras all have their own distinct identity. The final chapter is where my feelings became a little more mixed. I enjoyed seeing everything come together, but it also became the most traditional part of the game. After spending hours jumping between wildly different ideas, the ending settles into a more familiar RPG structure. It works, but I found myself more eager to finish the journey than to linger in it. I remembered enough from playing the fan translation years ago that some of the surprise was gone, and by then I felt like the game had already shown me its best ideas. Even so, I'm glad I finally experienced the remake. Live A Live feels like an important piece of RPG history—not because every chapter is perfect, but because it's willing to experiment in ways that few games still do today. Some stories will resonate more than others, but taken as a whole, it's a memorable experience that's unlike just about anything else in the genre.

So inventive and gorgeous! The artstyle alone in this game would have me coming back even if the gameplay was garbage, but luckily it's absolutely not! I started playing on Switch when it first came out and had to pick it up here on Steam when it finally hit a good sale. This game is incredible and one I'll continue coming back to for years. All the different characters play so differently so if you get a bit stale on one gameplay style you can just switch to a different character without even leaving the game! Such a cool concept! It's like a multi game pack!

6/10 - A very unique JRPG, to say the least. But not really for me - I'm a fan of large overarching stories, and this felt more like different mini games. A lot of cool ideas, but I don't think it excels in anything.

It blows my mind LIVE A LIVE is originally from 1994. It often subverts expectations in ways I wouldn't expect from games in this era. This game is ambitious, delightfully weird, and was ahead of its time in terms of storytelling. You can definitely see the influence this game had on games like Undertale and Octopath Traveler (and many others honestly).

Worth full price, a great deal on sale. Easily recommended for fans of turn-based RPGs and tactics games, and a good story. Truly a master class in music, artwork, and storytelling. A range of self-contained stories across many time periods, all with their unique spins on the mechanics - there really is something for everyone.