SaGa is a series of
role-playing video games developed and published by
Square Enix (formerly
Square). Its first game premiered in Japan in 1989, and SaGa games have subsequently been
localized for markets in North America and Europe across multiple
video game consoles since the series debut on the
Game Boy with The Final Fantasy Legend.[1] The original Game Boy trilogy was released outside of Japan under the Final Fantasy brand for marketing purposes but was otherwise unrelated to the franchise.[2] Several titles remained exclusive to Japan in their original forms, only coming to other territories with ports or remakes on later platforms.[1] Most games have their own settings and gameplay mechanics.[3] Series creator
Akitoshi Kawazu led or advised the development of most of the games.[4]
New SaGa games were released for home and handheld consoles until Unlimited Saga in 2002, after which Square Enix only developed ports and remakes of already released SaGa games until SaGa: Scarlet Grace in 2016. Beginning in 2012 with Emperors SaGa, the series expanded onto mobile and
web browsers.[1][5][6] Square Enix published one collection of SaGa games, the 2020 Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend for the
Nintendo Switch, containing ports of the original three SaGa games.[7] The series has reached cumulative sales and downloads of over ten million units worldwide as of 2020. The Romancing SaGa trilogy is the best-selling part of the series, with four million copies sold worldwide.[6]
^スクエニ、DS「サガ3時空の覇者 Shadow or Light」発売決定 GB版「サ・ガ3」をベースにバトルシステムなどを一新して登場! [Square Enix to release DS "Saga 3 Space-time Champion Shadow or Light" Based on the GB version "Saga 3", the battle system has been redesigned!]. Game Watch Impress (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. 2010-09-02.
Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
^EA코리아, 언리미티드 사가 오늘 발매 [EA Korea, Unlimited released today]. GameMeca (in Korean). JEUMedia Corporation. 2003-06-19.
Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
^『インペリアル サガ』12月26日をもってサービス終了に―続編としてHTML5での新作制作を予定 ["Imperial Saga" service will end on December 26th-planned to produce a new work in HTML5 as a sequel]. Inside Games (in Japanese). 2019-03-25.
Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
SaGa is a series of
role-playing video games developed and published by
Square Enix (formerly
Square). Its first game premiered in Japan in 1989, and SaGa games have subsequently been
localized for markets in North America and Europe across multiple
video game consoles since the series debut on the
Game Boy with The Final Fantasy Legend.[1] The original Game Boy trilogy was released outside of Japan under the Final Fantasy brand for marketing purposes but was otherwise unrelated to the franchise.[2] Several titles remained exclusive to Japan in their original forms, only coming to other territories with ports or remakes on later platforms.[1] Most games have their own settings and gameplay mechanics.[3] Series creator
Akitoshi Kawazu led or advised the development of most of the games.[4]
New SaGa games were released for home and handheld consoles until Unlimited Saga in 2002, after which Square Enix only developed ports and remakes of already released SaGa games until SaGa: Scarlet Grace in 2016. Beginning in 2012 with Emperors SaGa, the series expanded onto mobile and
web browsers.[1][5][6] Square Enix published one collection of SaGa games, the 2020 Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend for the
Nintendo Switch, containing ports of the original three SaGa games.[7] The series has reached cumulative sales and downloads of over ten million units worldwide as of 2020. The Romancing SaGa trilogy is the best-selling part of the series, with four million copies sold worldwide.[6]
^スクエニ、DS「サガ3時空の覇者 Shadow or Light」発売決定 GB版「サ・ガ3」をベースにバトルシステムなどを一新して登場! [Square Enix to release DS "Saga 3 Space-time Champion Shadow or Light" Based on the GB version "Saga 3", the battle system has been redesigned!]. Game Watch Impress (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. 2010-09-02.
Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
^EA코리아, 언리미티드 사가 오늘 발매 [EA Korea, Unlimited released today]. GameMeca (in Korean). JEUMedia Corporation. 2003-06-19.
Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
^『インペリアル サガ』12月26日をもってサービス終了に―続編としてHTML5での新作制作を予定 ["Imperial Saga" service will end on December 26th-planned to produce a new work in HTML5 as a sequel]. Inside Games (in Japanese). 2019-03-25.
Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-02-08.