SaGa Frontier

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SaGa Frontier

Developer(s)	Square Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Square Co., Ltd. SCE America SCE Europe
Designer(s)	Akitoshi Kawazu
Series	SaGa series
Release date(s)	July 11, 1997 March 24, 1998 June 1, 1998
Genre(s)	Role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	CERO: C (Ages 15 and up)ESRB: T (Teen)
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	1 CD-ROM
System requirements	Memory card (1 block for the system file, 2 blocks for each character's file)

SaGa Frontier (サガフロンティア, Saga Furontia^?) is a Sony PlayStation console role-playing game by Square Co., Ltd., released in Japan on July 11, 1997 and in North America on March 25, 1998. It is the first SaGa game to be released in North America since SaGa 3 (Final Fantasy Legend III) in 1993 and is also the first SaGa game to be released on the PlayStation as well. The second three games, the Romancing SaGa trilogy, were marketed exclusively in Japan (except for the Playstation 2 remake of Romancing SaGa).

1 Concept
2 Characters
3 See also
4 Trivia
5 External link

[edit] Concept

The basic concept of the game is that one can play as any of seven different characters, all of whom exist in the same setting: a solar system known as 'The Regions', this, with each Region being a planet with its culture, game-level of technology, and form of magic. Travel through most of the Regions is easy due to inter-regional ships traveling regularly between them. Four types of beings exist within the regions: Humans, the Mystics (similar to vampires), the Monsters (shapeshifters) and the Mechs (robots). Each character has a quest to fulfill, but there are also several optional quests that any of the characters can participate in. Some of the main characters even encounter each other during their quests.

Fulfilling all seven main quests allows the player access to the "2nd Division" room, in which the player can fight all final bosses and some of the game's programmers.

While playing as Blue, it is possible to switch the main character to Rouge, his twin brother. Some consider this to be an eighth quest, although the plot continues in the same manner, albeit with a different sprite for the main character.

[edit] Characters

Red A teenage boy whose family is destroyed by the evil organization called Black X. Granted the identity of the superhero Alkaiser, he tries to destroy Black X.	Blue A magician from the Region called the Magic Kingdom, he's been ordered to learn as many different types of magic as he can before he meets his own twin brother in a duel to the death.	Asellus The universe's only half-human/half-mystic, she must decide whether to become human again, become a full mystic, or stay the way she is.	Emelia A beautiful woman accused of killing her own boyfriend, she becomes a secret agent in order to track down the real killer.
Lute A wandering bard with no apparent important quest, though eventually he does find out a secret of his past he must deal with.	T260G An ancient Mech awakened in modern times, it must try to remember its original mission and fulfill it.	Riki A young Monster who must find the ten Rings of Power to save his home Region from dying.

[edit] See also

SaGa Frontier Characters

[edit] Trivia

In addition to the usual fantasy fare, there are a few esoteric references to classic Science Fiction works including the "Kris Knife" accessory from Frank Herbert's Dune and a powerful Realm Magic spell called "Vermilion Sands" after a J. G. Ballard story.