This was relatively common in the case of JRPGs, an arguably oversaturated genre at the time that remained relatively niche in the west. Whether they're remakes or original.Back in the days of the SNES, it wasn’t uncommon for games to never see a western release, remaining land-locked to their native Japan. Which was why I was somewhat disappointed that there weren't really any interactions between them all in the final chapter, though for a SNES game that was originally released in 1994 I suppose that's understandable.I hope with Live A Live, and Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy previously, we get more games in the 2.5 HD style. Although all of the character scenarios play on classic tropes and clichés (Cube's scenario especially will give you strong ALIEN and 2001: A Space Odyssey vibes) it is all done very well and I enjoyed spending time with every protagonist. Could've used more character interactions and story moments.FINAL SCORE:8/10, Live A Live is a fun, classic JRPG that reminds me positively of Chrono Trigger and the older Final Fantasy games.

PROS:-A fantastic musical score by Yoko Shimomura-Beautiful 2.5 HD world.-Seven Sizzling Short Stories with good themes and variationsPROS:-A fantastic musical score by Yoko Shimomura-Beautiful 2.5 HD world.-Seven Sizzling Short Stories with good themes and variations in gameplay-A classic SNES Remake done (mostly) right.CONS:-Some changes in the English localisation that feel more like censorship.-English voice acting is kind of bland.-Final chapter is somewhat 'meh', mostly dealing with final boss and bonus dungeons.

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