Alex Donaldson
VG247Live A Live is a must-play 16-bit era classic, lovingly remade | VG247
Published 7/21/2022
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PS4 / PC / PS5 / Switch - 7/22/2022
Live A Live
Previously unreleased outside of Japan, the RPG game Live a Live is releasing on the Nintendo Switch system in the HD-2D style! Seven different stories featuring different protagonists, time periods, and gameplay styles await. In The Wild West, a wanderer with a bounty on his head fights for his life. In the Twilight of Edo Japan, a shinobi undertakes a secret mission. Experience these tales in any order you choose—the adventure is yours to control. What other stories will you uncover on the horizon...?
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- Square Enix Creative Business Unit II, Historia Inc
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- Square Enix
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80
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70–90
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The critic average is 80 across 16 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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90–1003 reviews · 19%
80–8910 reviews · 63%
70–793 reviews · 19%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Heidi Kemps
GameSpotLive A Live Review - Live, Laugh, Love Live A Live
Published 7/21/2022
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Read originalChris Carter
DestructoidReview: Live A Live – Destructoid
Published 7/21/2022
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Read originalGeorge Yang
Digital TrendsLive A Live Review: Classic RPG saves the best moments for last
Published 7/21/2022
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Read originalEdwin Evans-Thirlwell
EurogamerLive A Live review - a game's worth of occasionally excellent, always intriguing JRPG side stories
Published 7/21/2022
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Read originalAndrew Reiner
Game InformerLive A Live Review - Sizzling Short Stories - Game Informer
Published 7/21/2022
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