SaGa Franchise

[Wolf Kanno]

I must say, I think Re:Universe might be one of the better mobile games SE has released. Helps that it was designed not to be pay-to-win seeing how the game hands out all of the materials for summoning and crafting. Hell the easiest way to level is to do expeditions (which I've learned doesn't actually remove characters from being used on story missions) since you can get great stat gains from them and they mainly use real world time to do. The even missions also prove this point as there is one that lets you face off against Subier from RS2 and he owned my team, until I realized I was bringing the wrong team and built a team with high natural ice/water defense that let me shrug off his more devastating attacks. The game really tries to focus more on strategy than grinding stats and gear levels which is really nice.

The plot is also been pretty interesting, though you'll get more out of it if you've played the series, especially Romancing SaGa 3. Most surprising is that the game is actually very story/character driven for a SaGa entry. Even more quirky is how unlike Record Keeper, this game makes it a plot point that you're recruiting characters from the franchise, so they've been having their own story lines and interactions, which has been really nice. The most amusing moment is when the party tried to grill Ellen about what happened 300 years ago seeing how she's one of the Eight Legendary Heroes. Unfortunately for the team, the Ellen with us is one from before her adventure started. Reading some of the character descriptions has also been interesting because the one for Leon, the original king of Avalon in RS2 is apparently one from after his death in the original, as he acknowledges that Gerad has taken his being into him. I'm hoping that may become a plot element later.

I am also surprised how attached I am to the characters from these games. Like I've been surprised which characters make me feel super happy to obtain like Sif and Hawke from RS1, Gustave and Ginny from SF2, and Ellen and Robin from RS3.

It's been a really nice diversion for me.