Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven

Item: Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
Rating: 91
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-17

Summary

Strategic combat system is engaging and deep.
Adjustable difficulty provides a balanced experience.
Non-linear exploration offers player freedom.
Addictive JRPG gameplay with unique mechanics.
Story and characters are generally weak.
Gameplay can become repetitive and grindy.

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven header

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 86%
Unhelpful reviews: 14%
Protest reviews: 1%

91%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
9%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4835
Negative points: 2186
Gameplay points: 1010
Perf. points: 125
Rec. points: 1398
Misc points: 226

Point	Description	Importance
Strategic, engaging combat system Description The game features a strategic and engaging combat system, with a variety of skills, spells, and abilities to master. The turn-based combat requires careful planning and quick thinking, making even random encounters enjoyable. The game rewards team coordination and formations over simple level grinding. Importance 96%	The game features a strategic and engaging combat system, with a variety of skills, spells, and abilities to master. The turn-based combat requires careful planning and quick thinking, making even random encounters enjoyable. The game rewards team coordination and formations over simple level grinding.	96%
Balanced, adjustable difficulty levels Description The game offers adjustable difficulty levels, catering to both casual and hardcore players. The difficulty is well-balanced, providing a satisfying challenge without being overly punishing. The game also provides clear guidance and tutorials, especially in the early stages, to help players understand its unique systems. Importance 82%	The game offers adjustable difficulty levels, catering to both casual and hardcore players. The difficulty is well-balanced, providing a satisfying challenge without being overly punishing. The game also provides clear guidance and tutorials, especially in the early stages, to help players understand its unique systems.	82%
Enjoyable, addictive JRPG experience Description The game is highly enjoyable and addictive, providing a satisfying JRPG experience. The reviewer lost track of time while playing, indicating high engagement. The game is recommended for players who love RPGs and character development. Importance 76%	The game is highly enjoyable and addictive, providing a satisfying JRPG experience. The reviewer lost track of time while playing, indicating high engagement. The game is recommended for players who love RPGs and character development.	76%
Emphasizes non-linear exploration, freedom Description The game emphasizes non-linear exploration and player choice, allowing freedom in quest order and world traversal. This open-ended structure encourages experimentation and discovery, enhancing replayability. The game avoids funneling players down a linear path, providing a unique and engaging experience. Importance 70%	The game emphasizes non-linear exploration and player choice, allowing freedom in quest order and world traversal. This open-ended structure encourages experimentation and discovery, enhancing replayability. The game avoids funneling players down a linear path, providing a unique and engaging experience.	70%
High-quality, faithful remake Description The remake is praised for its high quality and faithfulness to the original, while also introducing modern quality-of-life improvements. It enhances the original's world-building and scenario, making it more accessible to new players. The remake strikes a great balance between honoring the original and introducing new elements. Importance 20%	The remake is praised for its high quality and faithfulness to the original, while also introducing modern quality-of-life improvements. It enhances the original's world-building and scenario, making it more accessible to new players. The remake strikes a great balance between honoring the original and introducing new elements.	20%
More accessible than SaGa titles Description The game is more user-friendly than previous SaGa titles, eliminating much of the series' traditional obscurity. The game is designed to be accessible for RPG beginners. The game is a fantastic revitalization of the Saga franchise. Importance 18%	The game is more user-friendly than previous SaGa titles, eliminating much of the series' traditional obscurity. The game is designed to be accessible for RPG beginners. The game is a fantastic revitalization of the Saga franchise.	18%
Improved QoL, optimized performance Description The remake lessens the amount of 'unwinnable' battles you may get thrown into. The remake features revamped QoL improvements, detailed 3D models, polished fluidity, and optimized performance. The remake offers the option to switch between the remake or original audio of Kenji Ito's music. Importance 11%	The remake lessens the amount of 'unwinnable' battles you may get thrown into. The remake features revamped QoL improvements, detailed 3D models, polished fluidity, and optimized performance. The remake offers the option to switch between the remake or original audio of Kenji Ito's music.	11%
Great, unique leveling system Description The levelling system is great, allowing for specialization and connection with classes. The game uses a skill point system for weapons and magic, where characters grow through proficiency rather than traditional leveling, enhancing the feeling of progression. The consistent leveling system and visual display of HP+BP and weapon levels enhance the player experience. Importance 11%	The levelling system is great, allowing for specialization and connection with classes. The game uses a skill point system for weapons and magic, where characters grow through proficiency rather than traditional leveling, enhancing the feeling of progression. The consistent leveling system and visual display of HP+BP and weapon levels enhance the player experience.	11%
Unique emperor succession system Description The game allows the player to freely choose the next emperor after the current one, and this can be cancelled. Having a new Emperor provides more ways to play the game without using the same character throughout. The world building and the impact of your actions as Emperor feel significant. Importance 10%	The game allows the player to freely choose the next emperor after the current one, and this can be cancelled. Having a new Emperor provides more ways to play the game without using the same character throughout. The world building and the impact of your actions as Emperor feel significant.	10%
Great OST, epic boss battles Description Great OST, especially the combat ones, with the final boss soundtrack giving goosebumps. The remastered music is good, with some tracks being memorable. The final boss battle and ending are enhanced by new remake elements, providing a satisfying experience. Importance 10%	Great OST, especially the combat ones, with the final boss soundtrack giving goosebumps. The remastered music is good, with some tracks being memorable. The final boss battle and ending are enhanced by new remake elements, providing a satisfying experience.	10%
Challenging enemies, rewarding battles Description Stronger enemies and boss battles increase the likelihood of 'Spark' occurring, creating opportunities for sudden comebacks and exciting battles. Some amazing boss fights, with a special mention on the final and post-game bosses. The bosses and characters have a lot of attitude and character. Importance 8%	Stronger enemies and boss battles increase the likelihood of 'Spark' occurring, creating opportunities for sudden comebacks and exciting battles. Some amazing boss fights, with a special mention on the final and post-game bosses. The bosses and characters have a lot of attitude and character.	8%
Clear skill progression, helpful guides Description The game now indicates which characters can learn specific skills, which was previously only available via external guides. Players can see exactly which skills can Glimmer instead of guessing. The game includes comprehensive tutorials and an enemy encyclopedia, reducing the need for external guides. Importance 8%	The game now indicates which characters can learn specific skills, which was previously only available via external guides. Players can see exactly which skills can Glimmer instead of guessing. The game includes comprehensive tutorials and an enemy encyclopedia, reducing the need for external guides.	8%
Dynamic party setup, impactful choices Description The party setup changes throughout the game, preventing players from sticking to the same setup. Character choices have impactful ramifications on the game. The game balances risk and reward by making skill selection crucial, as focusing too much on skill discovery can lead to party wipeouts. Importance 6%	The party setup changes throughout the game, preventing players from sticking to the same setup. Character choices have impactful ramifications on the game. The game balances risk and reward by making skill selection crucial, as focusing too much on skill discovery can lead to party wipeouts.	6%
Free character development, customization Description The game allows players to freely develop characters regardless of aptitude, using equipment to compensate for weaknesses. The game has a large amount of weapons and armor. The game allows recruiting followers at taverns, eliminating the need to train them from scratch. Importance 6%	The game allows players to freely develop characters regardless of aptitude, using equipment to compensate for weaknesses. The game has a large amount of weapons and armor. The game allows recruiting followers at taverns, eliminating the need to train them from scratch.	6%