Live A Live director wants to make a follow up to his cherished JRPG

Live A Live’s developer wishes to one day make a follow up.

The remake of the long-underappreciated JRPG simply showed up on PS5, PS4, and PC last month, after debuting on Nintendo Switch in 2015. Director of the initial and manufacturer on the remake, Takashi Tokita, was asked in the video listed below whether he ‘d make a follow up to the cult classic, to which he responded “I hope so.”

Somewhere else in the brand-new video, Tokita exposes there aren’t brand-new endings in the Live A Live remake, however the remake is totally suitable with Valve’s Steam Deck. Obviously there are likewise “concealed tricks” in the remake, according to a passionate reaction from the director.

Live A Live initially released in 1994 for the Super Famicom in Japan. The JRPG was never ever localized for a Western release nevertheless, and considered that it was launched throughout the feasible ‘golden years’ of Square Enix JRPGs, it’s kept a cult-like following for years now.

2022’s remake presented Live A Live not just to a Western audience that might never ever play the initial in the past, however likewise a brand name brand-new contemporary audience. A long-lost 1994 JRPG being restored for another go by a substantial designer was great news for audiences and video game preservationists, reviving Live A Live.

The possibility of a follow up to Live A Live is certainly simply an individual hope of Takashi Tokita at this moment, however it’s still good to understand the director would be video game for a follow-up. Considering we’re seeing brand-new video games like Octopath Traveler take motivation from Live A Live’s desperate stories and lead characters integrating for one huge tale, Live A Live’s impact is plainly still being probed the video gaming market to this day.

Have a look at our brand-new video games 2023 guide for an appearance ahead at how the remainder of the year will play out for brand-new releases like Live A Live.

Hirun Cryer is a freelance press reporter and author with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After making a degree in American History focusing on journalism, movie theater, literature, and history, he entered the video games composing world, with a concentrate on shooters, indie video games, and RPGs, and has actually considering that been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his extra time he freelances with other outlets around the market, practices Japanese, and delights in modern manga and anime.