Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven demo now available!
Play through the opening of the game now on Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam. And progress carries over to the full game! Get all the details here.Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven launches October 24 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam. But that’s more than a month away. What if you want to play it right now?
Well, you can! A free demo is available today. It lets you play through the opening section of the game and face off against one of the legendary Seven Heroes in a thrilling and strategic boss fight.
What’s in the Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven demo?
The demo lets you play through the opening sections of the game and experience the dramatic events that set this generation-spanning adventure in motion.
You’ll first step into the elegant shoes of Emperor Leon and his youngest son Gerard, who embark on a mission to eliminate some fiendish threats to their empire. And by that, of course, we mean fiends!
But a greater threat is growing. Before long, the Varennes Empire is attacked by Kzinssie - one of the Seven Heroes of ancient myth. Once these warriors fought to protect the world, but now for unknown reasons they seek to destroy it.
The incident sets off the ongoing conflict between the Emperors of Varennes and the Seven Heroes - one that will shape the Empire for generations to come.
What can you do in the demo?
Over the course of this generous slice of the game, you’ll get to explore multiple areas, including beautiful towns and deadly dungeons.
As you traverse these 3D environments, you’ll also experience the incredibly fun timeline-based combat system. It’s everything you could want from a classic turn-based RPG - easy to understand but possessed of incredible strategic possibility.
You’ll quickly learn how you can take advantage of enemy weaknesses to different weapon types and elements to give your party the edge, and how manipulating the turn order can lead to powerful United Attacks that lay waste to the opposition.
You can also experience the SaGa franchise’s unique system for learning new skills, where your heroes acquiring new skills in the heat of battle - a process known as ‘glimmering’. It’s more satisfying and accessible than ever before in the game, thanks to new icons that let you know when a character is close to glimmering.
Does progress carry over to the full game?
Good news - your progress does carry over to the full version of Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (so long as you’re playing on the same platform obviously). When you start the game proper, you’ll be given the option to carry on from your demo save data.
And there’s so much more to discover in the full game: how you can choose new emperors to rule subsequent generations, passing down skills and experience from their predecessors, how the narrative changes depending on the decisions you make over the course of your story, the multiple classes for retinue members and expanding combat options and much more.
When does Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven come out?
Romancing SaGa: Revenge of the Seven launches for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam on October 24, 2024.
Preorder to get some awesome bonuses upon the game’s release:
Shiyuan‘s Tactical Primer - A tome with the wisdom of a brilliant military strategist. It boosts the number of Technique Points gained after victorious battles by 10% (until in-game year 1001).
Cat‘s Amulet - An amulet made by a renowned thief. It boosts the tax revenue gained after victorious battles by 10% (until in-game year 1001).
You’ll find these items in a treasure box on the ground floor of Castle Avalon after you start the full version of the game!
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