What IS Live A Live?

History

Live A Live is a rpg which was released in 1994 originally for the SNES, but only in Japan. It was directed by Takashi Tokita, and the soundtrack was composed by Yoko Shimomura. It was published by Square (later known as Square Enix), but only sold 270000 copies, which made it considered a failiure. In 2022, a remake of the game was released to the world. It was originally on the Nintendo Switch, and was released for the PS4, PS5, and Steam.

The game is set around 7 inital senarios (with 2 others that link all the narratives together), with 8 different characters. Each chapter has it's core mechanics, but a unique gimmick that is tied to the story of the chapter, making them all unique in some form. The battles are all turn based, taking place on a 7x7 grid, with the player being able to move and perform actions when it's their turn. Each attack has a certain radius, making it so you have to position your character so that they can perform their attacks while trying to stay out of range of enemies.