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SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered  was introduced and launched over the last Nintendo Direct for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Swap, PC (Steam), iOS, and Android worldwide. It’s the latest SaGa sequence launch following likes of SaGa Emerald Past, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Tune Remastered, SaGa Frontier (1) Remastered, and final 12 months’s implausible Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, a full remake of the second Romancing SaGa title. Over time, we questioned the place SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered was, and it was nice to see it lastly hit fashionable platforms after a protracted wait. On this characteristic, I’ll cowl SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered’s PC port, Nintendo Swap model, and the iOS launch. 

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered PC graphics choices

One factor to notice is SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered would not truly let Steam Deck customers change a lot of the graphics choices as I cowl under. Should you play in your PC or on one other handheld just like the ROG Ally, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered’s graphics choices are below the Display screen Settings tab of the System Settings menu. This allows you to alter display mode (digital fullscreen AKA borderless, fullscreen, windowed), display dimension which is the decision (720p to 4K), texture filter (level or linear which I’ll cowl under), toggle v-sync, refresh fee (30, 60, limitless), and use default choices. Regardless of providing uncapped body ratres, it has some scrolling points for those who play at sure body charges.

The feel filter, regardless of what the title suggests, would not change how the environments are displayed. It solely applies to the sprites. It additionally is not as apparent except you play on a giant display and zoom in. I like to recommend utilizing the Level possibility for sharp pixels on the sprites. The backgrounds or atmosphere artwork should not affected by this feature. 

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Steam Deck efficiency

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is Steam Deck Verified from the beginning, and whereas that’s good to see, I am disenchanted that the sport locks you out of adjusting graphics choices when performed on Steam Deck. You will get round this through the use of the “SteamDeck=0 %command%” launch possibility, like with another video games, however you doubtless is not going to want to fret about settings on Steam Deck with SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. The one challenge you’ll run into out of the field is scrolling when performed on the Steam Deck OLED at 90hz. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered solely feels completely easy when performed at 60fps or 120fps (or multiples of that I assume) primarily based on my testing. 

Whereas you might even see a locked 144 or 90fps body fee on a body fee counter, the precise scrolling motion for the digital camera doesn’t really feel as easy appropriately. In reality, you may discover this for those who first play at 90fps on the Steam Deck OLED and transfer round Westia Metropolis in Wil’s Departure occasion. While you transfer round, discover the display shifting. Now set the Steam Deck’s refresh fee to 60hz and see how the motion feels. Some Unity video games have this challenge and the one repair is it to play at 60 or 120fps at 60 or 120hz.

When enjoying docked, I wished to see how a lot I can push the Steam Deck so I ran it at 1440p and aimed for 120fps. I prevented 144hz since there are scrolling points like with 90hz. Initially it felt like 1440p 120fps was doable, nevertheless it drops throughout battle transitions and likewise in some places when utilizing the excessive pace mode. 

Barring that, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is ideal on Steam Deck. It has Steam Cloud help and works out of the field because it ought to. It doesn’t help 16:10 gameplay although.

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Steam Deck really useful settings

My most important suggestion is to play at 60fps or 120fps (docked) on Steam Deck. To play at 60fps, it is best to cap the refresh fee to 60hz utilizing the Steam Deck fast entry menu on the Steam Deck OLED so that you get easy scrolling as properly. Past that, there is not something to you might want to change. 

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Nintendo Swap efficiency and comparisons with prior ports

Having performed each single SaGa sport ported to Nintendo Swap together with the most recent ones from final 12 months, I had no thought what to anticipate with SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. We have had some good ports like Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven that was scaled down well, but in addition some dangerous ones like SaGa Emerald Past that’s worst skilled on Swap. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is fortunately nice on Swap each docked and handheld. The load occasions are a tad longer than I anticipated in comparison with different platforms, however SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered on Swap is great total. 

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered on iOS – wonderful on each iPhone and iPad

Shifting over to iOS, I’ve not examined SaGa Frontier Remastered (the primary one), however I’ve performed all the opposite SaGa sport ports together with SaGa Emerald Past. On iOS, a lot of the ports are higher than the Swap variations, particularly for video games like SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions, however there are some which can be missing just like the older ports of the Romancing SaGa video games which have points on each platform. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is great on my iPhone 15 Professional.

On my iPad Professional (2020 mannequin), it has just a few hitches right here and there in loading transitions, however total there are not any points with it. I’m glad that Sq. Enix helps each contact and button controls on this port. You too can swap between them at any time. Should you do play on a number of iOS units like I do, it has a cloud save possibility on the title display as properly. Each iPhone and iPad allow you to alter the display dimension to regulate what portion of the show is used for the precise gameplay as you may see within the screenshots.

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered on ROG Ally

Whereas SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered had points on the Steam Deck OLED display because of the 90hz refresh fee, the ROG Ally’s 120hz show noticed none of these issues as anticipated. I examined SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered on the 25W turbo mode and with 5GB VRAM as I all the time do on the ROG Ally and there have been no points. It barely dropped under 120fps at 1080p exterior of some loading transitions, however nothing was actually noticeable because of VRR. The ROG Ally additionally shows all of the graphics choices letting you alter decision, body fee, and extra. When you’ve got a ROG Ally, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is a straightforward suggestion.

Whereas not particular to the ROG Ally, I wish to be aware that Chao bumped into efficiency points referring to the Discord overlay when enjoying SaGa Frontier 2 Remasterd for his guides. I could not check this, however for those who do run into points, verify the Discord overlay or different overlays you might need operating within the background. 

What we wish mounted in SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered updates

Proper now, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is in an excellent place on all platforms I’ve performed it on. There are some minor points like how the battle menu typically covers different components of the HUD like occasion member well being. The refresh fee challenge affecting PC is one other factor I hope will be mounted, however we do not normally see builders tackle these points sadly. One last be aware is the iOS model (or cell model normally) might use some greater contact targets. Whereas they’re effective on iPad, the contact targets of a number of the menu buttons are too small on iPhone.

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is one in all Sq. Enix’s most-polished SaGa releases and multiplatform launches but. Not solely does it run with out main efficiency points throughout all platforms I examined it on, nevertheless it is also a straightforward suggestion as far as a remaster. I am all the time stunned and glad to see how a lot care goes into the SaGa video games. Hopefully we see the identical care put into a possible Limitless Saga remaster.

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is now obtainable on Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, and PC (Steam). Take a look at all our guides together with our full situation breakdown and trophy/achievement information for this new remaster right here.