LIVE A LIVE on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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 659 reviews of which 569 were positive and 90 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified LIVE A LIVE into these genres:

RPG JRPG Martial Arts Hunting 2.5D 2D Pixel Graphics Controller Multiple Endings Medieval Ninja Adventure Western Sci-fi 1990's Futuristic Modern Retro Remake Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows

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

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

Unlike most JRPGs, which have very long linear stories, this game has several shorter stories that you can play in whatever order you want, which is unique. Perfect if you want to play a JRPG but don't have a ton of time. I also love this game's depiction of hatred. It is so accurate, it's almost biblical: no matter where you are in history, hate will always be there, and it's a never ending battle, yet you can't give up nor allow it to consume you. If you're a JRPG fan and you're looking for a more unique game in the genre, you should pick up this game, especially if it's on sale.

Jan. 2025

Overall an awesome gaming experience with a one of its kind narration style. Yesl, it has some flaws which are due to some outdated game mechanics / design choices from the original game - maze-like levels with random encounters for instance, luckily those were the exception. The battle system also is neither the deepest nor are the fights really that challenging. But that's perfectly fine, because the focus of the game is on telling the different stories of and the game does this beautifully, with different gimmicks for each era, which keeps the experience fresh. The final chapter and especially the final showdown is hands down one of the best I've experienced from a game of the SNES era, maybe bested only by Chrono Triggers finale. Also: the final boss has the best ultimate attack I've seen in any video game. Period. An attack that has a narrative background and is excecuted so well, that it left me quite a bit startled the first time I saw it. A++ to whomever had their hands in it. Generally you can really tell that the teams from Square Enix and historia have put their heart and soul into this remake. They have taken an already great original game to a whole new level. If you're a fan of JRPGs, get it, you'll love it. If you're not (or not so much) but enjoy a unique narrative, pick it up at the next sale.

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.

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.

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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49.99€

8.1

569

Online players

Developer

Square Enix, historia Inc.

Publisher

Square Enix

Release 27 Apr 2023

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