

And while it may not be as beloved as that game or as intense an object of fan desire as Mother 3, it looks to be a fascinating recovery from the vaults. Live A Live isn’t the only classic Square Enix RPG getting the HD-2D treatment: A remake of Dragon Quest 3 is also in development.

And if you are one of those cognoscenti, then you may want to ogle the luxurious Japanese special edition of the game (via Nintendo Life), which comes with a model kit, soundtrack CDs, and an actual board game, among other things. ShellShock Live is a strategic online multiplayer artillery game with strong emphasis on leveling up, upgrading tanks, and unlocking new weapons and items. If you want to understand why the game is so beloved of the cognoscenti, IGN’s Peer Schneider posted a passionate and enlightening Twitter thread about Live A Live after the remake’s announcement.

need to be a paid subscriber to the Microsoft Xbox Live Gold service. It’s certainly an ambitious premise, and the game has a great pedigree too: It was directed by Final Fantasy 6 designer and Chrono Trigger director Takashi Tokita, with music by the legendary Yoko Shimomura ( Street Fighter 2, Kingdom Hearts). To download and install the Xbox One, PS4, or Nintendo Switch version of the game. Released in 1994, the original Live A Live was Takashi Tokita’s second game at Square (now Square Enix) after his work as a lead game designer on Final Fantasy 4 (released as Final Fantasy 2 in.
