SaGa Emerald Beyond
April 25, 2024
The latest standalone entry in the SaGa franchise, SaGa Emerald Beyond, brings together the very best elements of the beloved series to offer each player their own unique gameplay experience. Make use of glimmers and combos in battle; meet a diverse cast of races, including monsters, mechs, and vampires; and …
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75.8
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Critic Reviews (27)
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82.0
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74.0
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"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a fun experience with new mechanics and many ways to play. With five different characters with their own stories, it&s;s a fun time to run around fighting a flurry of monsters, demons, and more. While things …"
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86.0
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78.0
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84.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a wonderful RPG for anyone who loves experiencing multiple worlds and stories while partaking in incredibly gratifying encounters against imaginative enemies. This is the sort of game that we need more of. 💎"
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60.0
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85.0
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80.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a curious beast of a game. The global release, demo, and marketing would have you believe this is going to be an ideal game for newcomers. It&s;s not. Making this your first SaGa title could easily …"
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75.0
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80.0
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70.0
"SaGa: Emerald Beyond is easily one of the most accessible and easy-to-play SaGa games ever released, making it a solid evolution over SaGa: Scarlet Graces with an improved combat system and more focused area design. At heart, it&s;s still a …"
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45.0
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65.0
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80.0
"SaGa: Emerald Beyond fascinates (for better and for worse) from start to finish. The multiple protagonists, bizarre presentation, and straightforward mechanics make for a rather easy but wholly unique JRPG."
Read original review"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a challenging throwback that hardcore veteran players will feel right at home with."
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76.0
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79.0
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73.0
"SaGa: Emerald Beyond stands tall with its superb battle mechanics, which are just as addictive as they are enjoyable."
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68.0
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92.0
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78.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is an interesting option for newcomers and veterans of the SaGa franchise or anyone who enjoys JRPGs and is looking for something new in the genre. Its highlight is definitely its gameplay, which offers a vast customization …"
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65.0
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68.0
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72.0
"SaGa: Emerald Beyond is a strong entry in Square Enix’s most bizarre franchise. It may not be the best introduction to the series, but it’s filled with wacky characters, fascinating stories, and an incredible combat system."
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68.0
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78.0
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75.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a unique and curious RPG that rewards the player who understands and abuses its intricate battle mechanics. With a thought-provoking futuristic universe and great visual appeal, the game is an accessible entry into the franchise; however, …"
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78.0
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92.0
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70.0
"There really isn’t anything else like a SaGa game, and you will get your SaGa fix with SaGa Emerald Beyond."
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85.0
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92.0
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78.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a bold celebration of the series&s; past and present, warts and all."
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68.0
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82.0
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71.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a rollercoaster of feelings, despite the many problems I&s;ve had with it, it&s;s a game I respect a lot and it has some very valuable things in it."
Read original review"Square Enix’s addition to the SaGa series is a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, you’ve got its storytelling and exploration mechanics—both of which feel strangely placed, and neither of which gives the proper amount of freedom that …"
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65.0
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68.0
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70.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond has a deep and satisfying combat system that gets its hooks into you from the jump. There&s;s a lot of narrative content across its five adventures, as well as a diverse collection of characters, but very little …"
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70.0
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90.0
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75.0
"SaGa: Emerald Beyond is another RPG in the series that offers a very different experience compared to what we commonly find within the genre. With diverse narrative branches, several distinct worlds and a variety of mechanics that make combat dynamic …"
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70.0
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80.0
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85.0
"This is a game that wants you to tinker and fail, before you “get it”. It’s also a game explicitly designed to be different every time you pick it up. With its disregard for convention and disinterest in “quality of …"
Read original review"SaGa is a niche series and Emerald Beyond does nothing to prove otherwise: the combat system deepens those JRPG mechanics that had already emerged in previous chapters and that are consolidated here, thanks to a strategic component that makes the …"
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60.0
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70.0
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85.0
"I’d be doing everyone a disservice if I sat here and said that Emerald Beyond was for everyone. It isn’t. It isn’t even close to everyone. It’s a JRPG made for the most hardcore, veteran JRPG fans. Specifically, it has …"
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75.0
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90.0
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85.0
"At the end of the day, SaGa Emerald Beyond takes what worked in its predecessor and improves upon it, while bringing in touches of classic SaGa at the same time. With one of the best and most engaging battle systems …"
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50.0
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70.0
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30.0
"I wish I was more engaged in the story, because the potential of bouncing between 17 worlds and criss-crossing replayed stories sounds cool. It just doesn&s;t coalesce into something all that fun. Maybe the SaGa series is something best left …"
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85.0
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70.0
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75.0
"All in all, SaGa Emerald Beyond is a conversation between the player and the worlds it contains. Its presentation is far from perfect, but I’d rather something flawed and interesting than perfect and boring. And SaGa Emerald Beyond is certainly …"
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92.0
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88.0
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78.0
"SaGa: Emerald Beyond is the most easily accessible SaGa game while still having nigh impenetrable barriers surrounding its appeal. There are many prospective players who won&s;t dig the presentation or take the time to understand the beauty found in the …"
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48.0
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57.0
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58.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is a little bit of a mess because it is so ambitious, but at the same time it didn&s;t receive the love and attention of other Square Enix IP. That makes it reuse a lot of content …"
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38.0
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39.0
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42.0
"It&s;s hard not to suspect that deciding to put SaGa Emerald Beyond onto mobile gaming platforms hurt the game in many ways. From its lackluster art style, to a bevy of mostly un-engaging characters, the few hints of that Square …"
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75.0
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85.0
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90.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond is another good step for the series, evolving the ideas seen in its predecessor and delivering a fun RPG based on freedom and challenge. A few stumbles prevent it from being even more memorable, but it&s;s a …"
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68.0
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72.0
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84.0
"SaGa Emerald Beyond provides an engaging RPG that takes you through five different stories and a complex battle system. By replaying stories and carrying over your experience, you can overcome previously insurmountable obstacles and view different endings. However, the emphasis …"
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