Joel DeWitte
Nintendo World ReportSaga Frontier 2 Remastered (Switch) Review
Published 5/8/2025
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PS4 / Android / PC / iOS / PS5 / Switch - 3/27/2025
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is a nonlinear RPG focused on exploration, political intrigue, and character-driven storytelling. Players guide a mysterious protagonist through rival city-states and supernatural threats, using strategic turn-based combat, customizable party development, and branching narratives that shift with player choices. The remaster sharpens the original’s impressionist watercolor visuals to higher resolution, rebuilds the UI for smoother play, and adds new events and playable characters that expand Sandail’s stories. New systems include Parameter Inheritance for deeper stat customization, enhanced boss encounters for tougher challenges, recruitable diggers who can return with expedition loot, plus quality-of-life additions like high-speed modes and New Game+.
- Developer
- Bullets Co. Ltd., Square Enix Creative Studio II
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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81
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The critic average is 81 across 11 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Frank Wood
MonsterVineSaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Review – A PS1 Classic Given New Life
Published 4/24/2025
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80
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered (Nintendo Switch)
Published 4/22/2025
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90
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalLyle Pendle
Loot Level ChillSaGa Frontier 2 Remastered review
Published 4/19/2025
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80
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Read originalBen Sheene
Digital ChumpsSaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Review
Published 4/18/2025
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85
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalPatrick Gann
RPGFanSaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Review
Published 4/9/2025
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87
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalTrent Cannon
Nintendo LifeReview: SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered (Switch) - A Solid Port Of A Great JRPG
Published 4/8/2025
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80
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Read originalColler Entragian
Cubed3SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered (PlayStation 5) Review
Published 4/7/2025
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90
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniverseSaGa Frontier 2: Remastered Review (PS5) - A Cult Classic Ahead Of Its Time - PlayStation Universe
Published 4/4/2025
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70
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalLucas White
ShacknewsSaGa Frontier 2 Remastered review: As the world turns
Published 4/4/2025
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