LIVE A LIVE

The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Steam! Experience this legendary RPG, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.

LIVE A LIVE is a rpg, jrpg and martial arts game developed by Square Enix and historia Inc. and published by Square Enix.
Released on April 27th 2023 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 613 reviews of which 529 were positive and 84 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Coreâ„¢ i3-3210
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeonâ„¢ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1280x720, Preset "Low", 30FPS

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Dec. 2024
It is hard to explain why I love this game. There's no denying that Square-Enix went above and beyond resurrecting this old classic of the SNES catalog; the 2D-3D graphics are gorgeous, the rearranged soundtrack is as hype as it gets and the storyline has even been extended. Yet, like many older games ported nowadays, the game-play does not really stand the test of time. What does translate very well though is the sheer passion of the original team, and the game oozes of that 90's charm that so many games today are failing to re-recapture. Live A Live is a deeply flawed game, broken in so many ways but so earnest and candid in offering the player different game experiences that it manages somehow to come together at the end in such a gleeful way that it makes it hard not to get a happy smile out of the player. Is it a good game? Is it a bad game? If you're just in the right mindset you'll maybe get past its rough edges and find a truly heartfelt adventure. Like life itself, Live A Live is ultimately what you'll make it out to be.
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Sept. 2024
This is the most unique jrpg i have ever played. While the gameplay is nothing revolutionary, (its grid turn based), The mechanics and gimmicks from each story makes it different and special from the rest. Having 8 mini small bits jrpgs with unique style and tone of not only the cast, but the world setting as well. You will go from normal rpg-like experience, to sci-fi survival horror, to stealth, to even fighting. It is a well crafted hidden gem that everyone should get to play.
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Aug. 2024
my personal problem with the game is that the stories are relatively short and you can't really level up much. but all in all a good game.
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July 2024
This game made me feel. The characters are human (mostly), well written, and believable. Each of them strives toward their goal, to be better, to obtain something out of life (aren't we all?) Their lives are full of hardship, sometimes even despair, but it's up to them (you) to overcome that. I played this in the perfect period of my life it seems, it resonated deeply with me. If you care and are sensible to what i mentioned, do yourself a favor, play this gem to very end.
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June 2024
Enjoyed the first 7 chapters, a set of loosely related short stories in RPG form with greatly varying settings and tone. From a wordless caveman story to sci-fi horror to a fighting game to anime, all with great music. They're all short but that's fine, with the possible exception of the Present Day chapter. (That's it?) The graphics style is great for something mainly 2D. Then I got to chapter 8, where (avoiding spoilers) there's not just a dramatic tone shift but a ton of random battles. Then chapter 9, which combines excessive random battles with story-insignificant dungeons and forced level grinding. I lost interest at that point and might not finish the game, but to try a certain alternate route. The battle system is pretty good but I don't want to fight six identical Doom Wombats again and again, especially when it starts to feel like a punishment for exploring a cave every five seconds.
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LIVE A LIVE
8.1
529
84
Online players
13
Developer
Square Enix, historia Inc.
Publisher
Square Enix
Release 27 Apr 2023
Platforms
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