<s>
is	O
a	O
1997	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
SaGa	O
brand	O
outside	O
Japan	O
(	O
previous	O
overseas	O
releases	O
had	O
used	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
brand	O
instead	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
featuring	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
events	O
and	O
features	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Production	O
Team	O
2	O
with	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
,	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
as	O
planning	O
chief	O
,	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
as	O
composer	O
,	O
and	O
Tomomi	O
Kobayashi	O
as	O
illustrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
music	O
for	O
many	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
began	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	O
universe	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Regions	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
worlds	O
with	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
culture	O
,	O
unique	O
races	O
,	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
enjoyed	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
under	O
a	O
few	O
best-seller	O
labels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
concept	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
Free	O
Scenario	O
System	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
seven	O
different	O
protagonists	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
,	O
a	O
solar	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Regions	O
:	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
planets	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
culture	O
,	O
game-level	O
of	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
form	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
also	O
changes	O
depending	O
on	O
who	O
is	O
chosen	O
,	O
what	O
is	O
said	O
in	O
conversation	O
,	O
what	O
events	O
have	O
already	O
occurred	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
adventuring	O
party	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
special	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
are	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
skills	O
are	O
learned	O
mid-battle	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
purchased	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
equip	O
and	O
unequip	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
seal	O
"	O
)	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asellus	B-Application
and	O
White	O
Rose	O
remain	O
on	O
the	O
run	O
from	O
Orlouge	O
's	O
many	O
servants	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
White	O
Rose	O
sacrifices	O
herself	O
to	O
save	O
Asellus	B-Application
's	O
life	O
and	O
freedom	O
,	O
Asellus	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
return	O
and	O
defeat	O
Orlouge	O
,	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
struggle	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
young	O
mage	O
fresh	O
out	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whichever	O
brother	O
survives	O
obtains	O
the	O
other	O
's	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
receives	O
the	O
sacred	O
"	O
Life	O
"	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
rescued	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
fate	O
by	O
the	O
masked	O
superhero	O
named	O
Alkarl	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
granted	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
superhero	O
Alkaiser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
several	O
Black	O
X	O
bases	O
and	O
their	O
main	O
stronghold	O
,	O
Red	O
stands	O
at	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
grave	O
,	O
and	O
Alkarl	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
take	O
Red	O
's	O
powers	O
away	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
a	O
normal	O
man	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
then-Square	O
Production	O
Team	O
2	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
2nd	O
Division	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
with	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
,	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
as	O
planning	O
chief	O
,	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
as	O
composer	O
,	O
and	O
Tomomi	O
Kobayashi	O
as	O
illustrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
music	O
for	O
many	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
during	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
hardware	O
from	O
Super	O
Famicom	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Kawazu	O
changed	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
some	O
plot	O
points	O
of	O
Asellus	B-Application
story	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
those	O
events	O
,	O
Asellus	B-Application
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
visit	O
Dr.	O
Nusakan	O
's	O
clinic	O
,	O
Bio	O
Research	O
Lab	O
,	O
Lambda	O
Base	O
,	O
and	O
Furdo	O
's	O
Workshop	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
find	O
her	O
true	O
identity	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
decide	O
to	O
live	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
being	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
mystic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
at	O
a	O
budget	O
price	O
:	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Square	O
Millennium	O
Collection	O
,	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSone	B-Device
Books	I-Device
best-seller	O
range	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
recently	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
comprises	O
75	O
tracks	O
spanning	O
three	O
compact	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
guidebooks	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
have	O
been	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
ASCII	O
:	O
The	O
Essence	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Complete	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
companion	O
book	O
titled	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
How	O
To	O
Walk	O
In	O
Regions	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Kodansha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BradyGames	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
Saga	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saga	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1.05	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
1.1	O
million	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
5th	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
15th	O
top-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
18th	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
proclaimed	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
bruised	O
apple	O
in	O
Square	O
's	O
current	O
collection	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
similarly	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Free	O
Scenario	O
System	O
can	O
become	O
confusing	O
and	O
easily	O
cause	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
become	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
notably	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
outline	O
than	O
a	O
descriptive	O
formula	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
Square	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
:	O
the	O
publication	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
length	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
a	O
deep	O
and	O
involving	O
adventure	O
,	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
is	O
a	O
depressing	O
misfire	O
from	O
a	O
company	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
innovation	O
and	O
high-end	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Remastered	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
