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SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™

RPG

Developer Square Enix

With the fate of the world uncertain, follow the journey of Urpina, Taria, Balmaint, and Leonard as they call on their might and set out to carve a new future. Take charge and shape your own adventure with ultimate freedom of choice. From the Steam store page

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Audience score

77
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97 positive · 29 negative
95% range 69–83%

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Steam reviews97290
Bluesky *14016
Lemmy *201
Mastodon *201

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
105 of 135 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

78% recommend · 97 yes, 28 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 125 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (256 of 326 positive).

Players praise the deep and strategic turn-based battle system as one of the best in JRPGs. [1][2][3] Some find the game obtuse and difficult, with a steep learning curve and minimal hand-holding. [4][5][6] A few reviewers criticize the lack of traditional exploration and the tedious material grinding. [7][8][9]

Liked
  • Excellent turn-based combat system [1][2][3]
  • Great music and art style [10][3]
  • High replay value with multiple character routes [11][12]
Disliked
  • Steep learning curve and obtuse mechanics [4][5][6]
  • Tedious material grinding for upgrades [7][8]
  • Lack of traditional dungeon and town exploration [4][2]
Representative posts
  • [7]Steam user Steam user …2282Steam review · Jul 11, 2020 · Not recommended

    I was super looking forward to playing this game and I ended up very disappointed. The world and story feel very empty and grinding for materials for upgrades is much more tedious than just grinding xp and money like most other rpgs. My older experiences with the SaGa series has always been very positive so this was overall not what I was expecting. I will continue to try and push through more of the game, but doubt …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …6042Steam review · Dec 7, 2019 · Recommended

    A very interesting game, like most of the classic Saga series it will not hold your hand. Very few mechanics are explained, no guides exists online in a readable format and the character test at the start could make you rip your hair out depending on who you wanted to play with first. Basically there are 90 and 80 ways during the test to get Urpina and Leonard and about 4-5 to get Taria or the other dude. Town …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …9023Steam review · Nov 1, 2021 · Recommended

    SaGa: Scarlet Grace is a shy beast. Open it's shell and you'll find the best turn-based battle system in any JRPG ever!! Period. This is as much fun as Final Fantasy Tactics, but Scarlet Grace's system runs deeper. I wish I could get my friends into playing this game. But it's a hard sell. Still, the fact remains I'm 100+ hours into it and I stil feel there's so much that I want to discover! Yeah, I'm not into it's …

  • [5]Steam user Steam user …1008Steam review · Jun 20, 2024 · Recommended

    tl;dr: a great combat system, with absurdist story scenarios, dragged down by the harshest Battle Rank system in the franchise that requires excessive grinding for upgrade materials to keep up with difficulty scaling. Easy Mode in this game is one of the hardest JRPGs I've ever played, and I've played most of the SaGa series. As with most SaGa games, this one is experimental to the point of driving away mainstream …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …0409Steam review · Nov 15, 2018 · Recommended

    SaGa Scarlet Grace This is the last release of the SaGa series, a series where the experimentation in the mechanics are pretty normal and it's difficulty is challenge for all the RPG players (that typical series not for everyone). SaGaSca is the second SaGa game that comes to steam and we are gonna see how good it is. ... and here comes my first impressions of the game: The Good: +Fun, deep and complex battle system …

Summarised from 34 of the 161 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

78% of the 125 Steam reviewers we collected recommend SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™. The complaint that keeps coming up: steep learning curve and obtuse mechanics. Deal-breaker or nitpick?

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  • Steam user Steam user …0520Steam reviews · Jul 19, 2024 · 102 h played

    Future players: If you are interested in the story at all, this game has an opening that tells you a lot of background that isn't explained in the game, but for the PC version specifically it isn't played in the game but instead stored at a file in the install folder.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9478Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2019 · 10 h played

    How to switch to Japanese Dub with English text if you desire: 1) Right click on Scarlet Grace in Library and select Properties 2) Switch language to JP 3) Go to the common folder by doing Program Files -> Steam -> Steamapps -> Common 4) Hop into SaGaSCARLETGRACE then SaGaSCARLETGRACE_data 5) Then StreamingAssets -> Bundles and extract the voice folder 6) Change language back to English by using step 1 7) Drag your extracted voice folder back into the bundles folder of the English game!…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0250Steam reviews · Dec 5, 2019 · 17 h played

    -Initial Impressions- Got a good 6 hours in today. I'm about 4 hours into Leonard's story and feeling pretty hooked so far. I feel like the Marchiam Megdasse region (second region you go to as Leonard) is a great showcase of how nice the questing and overworld exploration can be in the game. Sure, I miss dungeon and town exploration, but the more holistic approach presented with the overworld exploration is a nice change of pace, and surprisingly engaging. Even the magic system has grown on…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2282Steam reviews · Jul 11, 2020 · 10 h played

    I was super looking forward to playing this game and I ended up very disappointed. The world and story feel very empty and grinding for materials for upgrades is much more tedious than just grinding xp and money like most other rpgs. My older experiences with the SaGa series has always been very positive so this was overall not what I was expecting. I will continue to try and push through more of the game, but doubt I will finish more than a single character play through.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8103Steam reviews · Feb 27, 2022 · 16 h played

    This game uses a difficulty scaling where the enemies grow stronger based on the number of battles you fight. This defeats the entire purpose of leveling up (as in growing more powerful to overcome stronger opponents) as enemies get more powerful from every battle you fight at a faster rate than you can grow more powerful from defeating them. Definitely the absolute worst form of RPG difficulty scaling.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6042Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2019 · 1 h played

    A very interesting game, like most of the classic Saga series it will not hold your hand. Very few mechanics are explained, no guides exists online in a readable format and the character test at the start could make you rip your hair out depending on who you wanted to play with first. Basically there are 90 and 80 ways during the test to get Urpina and Leonard and about 4-5 to get Taria or the other dude. Town exploration sadly has been deleted which makes the game almost look like one of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4653Steam reviews · Oct 15, 2022 · 62 h played

    I felt nostalgic over Saga Frontier 1 & 2 so I thought I would get into Saga Scarlet Grace. I liked the combat, it's very fluid and strategic. Unfortunately, I hated just about everything else. It was, to me, a shallow, grating and boring experience. I wanted it to be over after 2 hours of playing. It was torturous trying to get to the end while completing as many side events as I can. I played as Leonard and I can say with absolute certainty that his dialogue with Lissa was the most annoying…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8941Steam reviews · Feb 8, 2020 · 14 h played

    I tried to like this game I really did. Background: Only SaGa games I've played are Romancing SaGa 2 and 3 and Minstrel Song (remake of 1). This game takes the worst parts about those games and tacks on boring material grinding. The game is very bare bones, no walking around just the map and fighting, very clear it was a Vita game. The problem I have is that grinding in a game where regular fights can kill you is just tedious and boring, add on to the fact that you have to find specific…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5508Steam reviews · Dec 4, 2019

    This game via steam key is $15.99 ($8 cheaper) on the Square Enix store. Buy it here cheaper: https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/571957/saga-scarlet-grace-ambitions-steam EDIT: Price on Square Enix is now fixed, but still cheaper on Green Man Gaming etc. Don't be dumb like me. Otherwise, great game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1295Steam reviews · Dec 12, 2019 · 8 h played

    Addicting if you played Minstrel Song! Currently 8 hours in and played as only one of the 4 characters. If you are a Romancing Saga fan, you would probably like this! Honestly haven't played the other Romancing Saga games except Minstrel Song for PS2. Pros: +Battle System feels well balanced. Before battle, it would show the difficulty and spoils of winning the battle/battles. If battles are too hard, you can change difficulty setting anytime! +Since there are 4 different routes,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0409Steam reviews · Nov 15, 2018 · 8 h played

    SaGa Scarlet Grace This is the last release of the SaGa series, a series where the experimentation in the mechanics are pretty normal and it's difficulty is challenge for all the RPG players (that typical series not for everyone). SaGaSca is the second SaGa game that comes to steam and we are gonna see how good it is. ... and here comes my first impressions of the game: The Good: +Fun, deep and complex battle system that evolved really well from the previous games +Good story that really…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6048Steam reviews · Sep 29, 2025 · 27 h played

    SaGa Scarlet Grace has conflicted me like no other in how to articulate my feelings for the game. There are a lot of things to like about it; fantastic battle system, surprisingly strong writing and world building, the music...these are where it shines, and deservedly so. Where it falters seemingly doesn't seem to be major at first, but after nearly 30 hours in the game it got harder to forgive some of the more annoying elements. -Menus and general information are exceedingly obtuse for a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7989Steam reviews · Nov 23, 2020 · 36 h played

    I bought this first on the Switch, and played it solidly for 70+ hours doing Balmaint's route first. I loved every minute of it <3. I really, really *love* this game <3. It's so satisfying getting United Attacks, and beating Hard and Brutal encounters. If there is ever any encounters that seem too hard, you can always leave it and go tackle some other encounters to get stronger :). There is never an encounter in this game that feels *too* hard, you just need to adjust your thinking and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8882Steam reviews · Sep 19, 2023 · 7 h played

    I put about 300 hours into the Switch version of this. I think this is Square Enix's best game. It is a huge open-world-RPG with a puzzle box of interconnected game design sitting on top of one of the best turn-based battle systems ever created. People that dismiss it for looking cheap don't see almost wholly unique design space that the game sets within. This is a huge game with enough depth to justify multiple playthroughs of each of the full-length RPG campaigns.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0578Steam reviews · May 5, 2021 · 16 h played

    This game has some novel ideas and even some good ones, but I can't really recommend it. The first thing you should know about this game is that it likes to waste your time. This is mostly due to the LP system, which is like permadeath lite. After your characters die a certain amount of times, they can become incapacitated and be unable to fight for a number of times. This means at some point in the game, you will hit a wall. One or several of your good characters will be down for the count…

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  • Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    SaGa Scarlet Grace (2018): $8.99. I’ll limit myself to posting one actual SaGa game but all of the franchise is on sale. The best RPG of the 2010s? Perhaps redundant to say but this game is obtuse and difficult (positives). store.steampowered.com/app/686720/S...

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  • Steam user Steam user …4906Steam reviews · Jul 14, 2020 · 162 h played

    This game is brilliant - cuts out basically all the chaff that wastes time in so many games - you get from "what's next" to "slaying fiends" as quick as I've seen in a turn based RPG with this amount of quality to its storytelling (that is to say, a cultivated world that is not a roguelike). Inventory management is fairly streamlined, mostly improving gear periodically (burdenless "loot management") - game holds your hand through much of the learning process, try to avoid guides and go a few…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5003Steam reviews · Dec 18, 2019 · 71 h played

    Game is broken. Enemies start out hard but after a few battles they are manageable. Then for a long time you can increase difficulty to hard and still be able to kill them easily. But if you continue to do battles (grinding) the enemies will eventually catch up. You have to lower your difficulty back to easy. The enemies now grow exponentially and since your Health is capped at 999, kill your entire well geared, well skilled party within a few rounds. The game has 3 difficulties for…

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  • Possessor Fessor @professorfessor.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 7, 2025

    Best games from classic systems: NES - Not Applicable Game Boy - SaGa 2 SNES - Romancing SaGa 2 N64 - Not Applicable Genesis - Shining Force PlayStation - SaGa Frontier PlayStation 2 - Romancing SaGa 1 PS Vita - SaGa Scarlet Grace Switch/PS4 - SaGa Emerald Beyond This isn’t propaganda!

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  • Steam user Steam user …9023Steam reviews · Nov 1, 2021 · 104 h played

    SaGa: Scarlet Grace is a shy beast. Open it's shell and you'll find the best turn-based battle system in any JRPG ever!! Period. This is as much fun as Final Fantasy Tactics, but Scarlet Grace's system runs deeper. I wish I could get my friends into playing this game. But it's a hard sell. Still, the fact remains I'm 100+ hours into it and I stil feel there's so much that I want to discover! Yeah, I'm not into it's visual novel presentation. Maybe it's not your thing either. Also, I miss the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4958Steam reviews · Dec 4, 2019 · 5 h played

    So after finishing the story for SaGa Scarlet Grace AMBITIONS. Here's my final review. First of all, this game isn't that easy. So make sure you already something like Romancing SaGa on the PS2. Since it's kinda like it. In terms of how hard the game will be and how it plays out. BUT! It can be good for the 1st timer. Since you can control how the game goes. Pros: Amazing battle system. It's easily one of the greatest battle systems that the SaGa ever did. Characters very likable,…

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  • Possessor Fessor @professorfessor.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2025

    Get to know me: Game Edition! First Game: Space Invaders Last Game: SaGa: Scarlet Grace Ambitions Favourite Game: RoSaGa 2: ROTS Worst Game: Karate Champ Game I've Played Most: FFXI or FFXI Most Surprising: Dance Dance Revolution (never expected to enjoy it) Next game: Legend of Legacy

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  • Steam user Steam user …2547Steam reviews · Jan 25, 2025 · 42 h played

    There are all these fetch quests that involve navigatin the annoying world map. Super tedious timewasting. stick to rs2/rs3.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3697Steam reviews · Aug 21, 2023 · 109 h played

    It's okay. Lacks an absolute freedom of Romancing SaGa games or the insane party build variety of OG SaGa games, but is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades by being a mix of both. Pretty enjoyable overall ...IF you play a single scenario. Playing all four is a bit of a chore. Game would benefit greatly by giving you an ability to speedup combat from the start as combat is where you are gonna be spending 90% of your time and it gets tiresome FAST. Also an ability to transfer smithy ranks and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7717Steam reviews · May 22, 2021 · 192 h played

    Personally, I like this game. I can't recommend it for everyone or even most of you. If you go in hoping it'll be like a previous SaGa game, you may be disappointed. If you go in expecting a traditional-themed JRPG, you may be disappointed. If you go in thinking there's no way you can't die five times in the first 30 minutes, you may be disappointed, but enough of the ways you'll be disappointed and bring dishonor to your family my dear Urpina. Onward to what I like and a little story. The…

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  • Kyara 🎩🪄 @kyara3usi9.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2025

    Finished Urpina's route in SaGa Scarlet Grace! What an incredible game with an incredible battle system. The beginning was rough af, both for learning the system and how difficult encounters were in the early-game, but once I got over that hurdle it finally cliked with me and now I'm a SaGa fan

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  • Steam user Steam user …1362Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2024 · 72 h played

    Deceptively good for the mobile-looking graphics. Once you finally understand the battle system, it's fun, too, and you can surely find some characters you like with the huge cast!

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  • Steam user Steam user …1008Steam reviews · Jun 20, 2024 · 31 h played

    tl;dr: a great combat system, with absurdist story scenarios, dragged down by the harshest Battle Rank system in the franchise that requires excessive grinding for upgrade materials to keep up with difficulty scaling. Easy Mode in this game is one of the hardest JRPGs I've ever played, and I've played most of the SaGa series. As with most SaGa games, this one is experimental to the point of driving away mainstream acceptance. The combat system is great. Very challenging, but applying a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1149Steam reviews · Dec 9, 2021

    No option to play the game wiith japanese voices and english text. Pretty pathetic for a 2018 release

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  • Steam user Steam user …5594Steam reviews · Dec 4, 2019 · 2 h played

    I am mostly familiar with the early SaGa games such as Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 which I grew up playing. The first Final Fantasy Legend (Makai Tōshi Sa·Ga ) is still one my most favorite games of all time. I also played a bit of Romancing SaGa 2 since it was released for Steam. I enjoyed what I have played so far. Anyways, I heard of SaGa: Scarlet Grace a while ago and always wanted to play it. So, when I first heard about it back when they first announced it, I was pretty damn excited. I have…

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  • Kyara 🎩🪄 @kyara3usi9.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2025

    Fourth and final route finished in SaGa Scarlet Grace! 🥳 It goes without saying that I've enjoyed this game immensely. The learning curve is a bit steep, but the combat system is simply incredible and I concur that it is one of the best ones out there.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4221Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2024 · 17 h played

    I had always sat on this game because I heard a lot about how bland and mid it was. I'm a diehard saga fan but I never really pushed myself to play it properly until just recently. I absolutely loved Emerald Beyond. So when I started this game I realized this is literally a prototype of Emerald Beyond with a much bigger story. This game is much longer on story with all sorts of different things to do and a pretty clear emphasis on grinding. The combat is a "lite" version of Emerald…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0101Steam reviews · Jul 19, 2024 · 404 h played

    I got this at 70% off last year and boy oh boy did I get my money's worth. One of the best turn-based combat systems I've ever experienced in gaming, and amazing art and music. Starting out, I struggled, much as anyone would struggle in SaGa games on a first playthrough, but once I got the hang of it, I fell utterly in love with it. I did take breaks between playthroughs with each character, and I recommend any prospect players to do so, as this is a game originally designed for a handheld and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4881Steam reviews · Jan 29, 2022 · 30 h played

    I went into this game not knowing what to expect and this has quickly become one of the best JRPGs I have played. There isn't a single thing I dislike about this game. The combat is balls to walls amazing and every single battle feels rewarding. I love the visuals, the soundtrack, the non-linear structure with a light central narrative and just going from one province to another taking in the lore. This game is a masterpiece and I can't recommend it enough.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9917Steam reviews · Dec 3, 2019 · 1 h played

    New SaGa who dis

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  • Steam user Steam user …8357Steam reviews · Nov 21, 2025 · 61 h played

    "Hey, that's kinda like a lighthouse!" is gonna pop up in mind every time I see a lightbulb turn on for at least a month. My man Lewis Darling was killing it. I'm very new to the SaGa series and one of the reasons I started looking their way was because people said that Scarlet Grace has one of the best turn-based combat systems out there. They were right. Early on I was taking like 5+ minutes per battle encounter, not because the attack animations were long and drawn out, but because I…

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  • Rekekka || CEO of Rebscilla ⚢ @rekekka.gayBluesky · May 14, 2025

    I'm not going to be a sheep and say FF5 or Tactics despite really liking the game and instead urge people to play either SaGa Frontier or SaGa Scarlet Grace. Or any SaGa game in general. The entire series is fire.

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  • James GHOULizio 👻 @theswweet.myatproto.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2024

    #36 - SaGa: Scarlet Grace Ambitions. SaGa games are for freaks and I was exactly the freak for this game. You might be too, so give it a try!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7541Steam reviews · May 5, 2020 · 57 h played

    I found this game strangely compelling, and I was really enjoying it until I ran into a game-breaking bug in the last section of my first playthrough. I don't regret picking it up, but after that, I don't think I'll pick it up again. Consequently, I don't think I can really recommend it, either.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1374Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2022 · 26 h played

    Really deserves more recognition. The plot is whatever and the mediocre Va doesn't help, but the battle mechanics and combat systems are phenomenal - very reminiscent of The Last Remnant.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6476Steam reviews · Dec 1, 2021 · 322 h played

    If I had to recommend just one JRPG to a C/WRPG fan, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions is it. A complex game in both narrative and mechanics, Scarlet Grace will test your strategic and tactical capabilities until the end and after, when you may be tempted to take on particularly difficult foes, named "Scarlet Fiends," without the help of a guide.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6246Steam reviews · Mar 8, 2020 · 26 h played

    While a little more linear than most other SaGa titles, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions features a fun and addicting combat system, beautiful HD soundtrack and voice acting, fun and interesting characters and story lines, a horizontal and intricate crafting / upgrade system, a handsome and classic art style, and a robust world worth exploring. Any JRPG fan - young or old - can jump right in and enjoy this game. It is - however - missing the dungeon-exploring element that some may come to expect…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8654Steam reviews · Dec 8, 2019 · 11 h played

    Must have for any Saga fans. That said, I liked Unlimited Saga, so take my recommendation with a grain of salt.

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  • Ground @suikojunkie.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2025

    Rolled credits on Urpina’s playthrough in SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions. The board game style regional maps with tons of triggers you can play with to advance not only the main quest and side quests but also change the state of the world makes it the quintessential tabletop jrpg. #ssgano

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  • Steam user Steam user …4586Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2025 · 55 h played

    no video game "journalist" has ever beaten this game and that's a good thing what this game amounts to in a few succinct bullet points: no dungeons excellent, strategic battle system graphic novel bizarre unconventional and freeform hard endlessly replayable but not for everyone

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  • Steam user Steam user …5351Steam reviews · Mar 30, 2025 · 24 h played

    peak but very tiring cos every fight is basically a boss fight

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  • Steam user Steam user …1982Steam reviews · Jan 23, 2022 · 94 h played

    Best SaGa game, imho. Secret weapons - check. A lot of extra missions - check. Very different locations with their own story - check. A lot of different weird characters that join you - check. Enjoyable battle system - check. A ton of grinding if you want to do it for no reason (not really necessary to complete the game) - check. Global business game - check. Crafting - check. Cool graphics - check. Enjoyed it a lot on my first playthrough that took 70+ hours. Still enjoying it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1495Steam reviews · May 11, 2021 · 26 h played

    Don't sleep on this gem due to the graphics. It is a more "visual novel" style, but the gameplay is extremely fun and addictive and the story has crazy amounts of replay value. 4 scenarios with variations and in the case of Urpina, 6 different endings. There are more than 70+ characters across the 4 protagonists to recruit and a lot of variation on how quests turn out. It is an absolute treat and I am addicted to this game! If you are fan of the SaGa series, this is a must buy. If you are a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1042Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2021 · 86 h played

    My first SaGa game. Avoided this series for a long time because of their obtuse game mechanics and their non-linear quest progression seemed too daunting. I'm a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiot. This game was amazing and I enjoyed every second of it. Can't wait to try out SaGa Frontier and the Romancing titles!

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  • Steam user Steam user …8964Steam reviews · Jan 26, 2021 · 65 h played

    After I saw that Saga Frontier was getting a remaster to be released in 2021, I couldn't handle the nostalgia and bought this game on a sale. After playing it through one character's story, Leonard's, I decided that I like it better than the Saga Frontier of my memory. All the Saga things are done really well here, such as the weird mechanics you have to guess at, the open world where you don't really know if you're really supposed to go where you're going, the upgrading of weapons and armor…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1901Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2020 · 8 h played

    One of the best turn based battle systems I've ever experienced to the point where I don't even mind the lack of traditional exploration. If you like turn based battle systems, give it a try. If you're a fan of SaGa games, don't hesitate.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9317Steam reviews · Apr 1, 2020 · 28 h played

    It presents like a mobile game port but don´t let the graphics fool you the combat is top notch, pretty complex with lots of depth and variety. There´s also a ton of stuff to do and lots of characters to develop. While everything in the gameworld is connected the game does not do the tradional rpg way of focusing on a single grand storyline,the game is more about world building and the meat of the game is in the combat and side quests which are really a huge collection of short stories,and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2013Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2019 · 25 h played

    Really good game and true gem these days. It reminds me of Saga Frontier I and II and Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song. Game not for everyone but if you have patience, thrill of discovery, feeling of growing up with your team and don't afraid of challenges that awaits you or just simple love Saga series then i highly recommend you this game. More Saga games please :)

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  • Steam user Steam user …4611Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2026 · 139 h played

    Every SaGa game feels like you've stumbled upon a really popular video game series from an alternate timeline. Somewhere in the multiverse is a dimension where these games became more popular than Final Fantasy, and I want to live in that world. It is maniacal, free-form exploration and turn-based combat in a pop-up world. There are no towns or dungeons at all, it is soul-crushingly low budget. The worst SaGa game, but it scratches a JRPG itch that nothing else out of Japan can.

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  • Kyara 🎩🪄 @kyara3usi9.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2025

    Now that I've learned a bit more of the game, I'm considering restarting my Urpina run in SaGa Scarlet Grace lol. For more complex games like these I sometimes do test runs (unintentionally) to learn the ropes, make mistakes/bad decisions and restart with better footing.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5349Steam reviews · Mar 1, 2024 · 189 h played

    If you like the SaGa Series you'll probably like this too. The battle system takes some getting used to. It's more about teamwork in timing your attacks, counters, and avoiding enemy counter attacks. Spell casting takes turns and skills cost "stars" which are shared among the party each turn. I only wish the game were a little longer but the next installment to the series is on its way so enjoy till then.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1262Steam reviews · Feb 19, 2024 · 61 h played

    This is my second ever SaGa game and it is a banger. It's strange, I heard a lot of things about the series and about this game and I don't feel many of them held up to scrutiny with the exception that this game is praised for having one of the most elegant turn-based combat systems ever designed. I think that's true. Let me describe how the central mechanic of [United Attacks] works at the most basic level: When you kill an enemy that is between two or more of your party members, they…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6680Steam reviews · Apr 19, 2023 · 22 h played

    I started playing as one of the ladies and now she has a wife. That's exactly what I expect from SaGa. So, as to whether or not I recommend the game... The graphics? Pretty bad. The exploration? Good enough. The combat? Solid. There's a lot of tactical decisions to make. You can have a martial artist kick an enemy out of formation so that the enemy they *were* next to dies alone. This makes you stronger. You can make the final blow be done by a unit that was waaaay out of formation, by having…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3616Steam reviews · Feb 6, 2022 · 63 h played

    Quite possibly the worst example of a videogame not respecting the player's time. This game is so incredibly cheap, grueling and a slog to get through, it can't be recommended to anyone but someone into BDSM. PROS: Intricate battle system =Large, albeit extremely repetitive, world map =Semi flexibility with job/weapon system =Gorgeous artwork for the backdrops =Large plethora of skills/formation for strategy hounds CONS (get ready): =Horrendous, 4Kids level localization that turns the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0700Steam reviews · Mar 28, 2021 · 2 h played

    This is not a bad game, but in my opinion, as a game that was designed around a pocket gaming platform (PS Vita originally), the Nintendo Switch, or possibly the smartphone, version is better. There are just a bit too many slowdowns (especially during conversations, but also randomly on the map or during battles) in this Steam version, that do not occur at all on the Switch. Plus there is a bug for Direct Input controllers that make e.g. the PS4 Dualshock controller a pain to use (e.g. the up…

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