Editing SaGa Frontier

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'''''SaGa Frontier'''''​ is a role-playing video game developed by [[Square]] (now [[Square Enix]]) for the PlayStation and released in Japan on July 11, 1997. The game was later published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA) in North America on March 25, 1998. It is the seventh game in the ''[[SaGa (series)|SaGa]]'' series and the first to be released on the PlayStation.

In addition, there are several sub characters that can be picked up during each scenario. Many main characters also appear during each scenario with the exception of Blue and Red, who are only playable during their respective scenarios.

|[[Rabbit (SaGa Frontier)|Rabbit ]]

|[[Liza (SaGa Frontier)|Liza]]

|[[Princess Rei]]

===NPCs===

*[[Monarch of Hell|Hell's Lord]]

*[[Metal Black (M Black)|Metal Black]]

*[[Mondo (Saga Frontier)|Mondo]]

*[[Black X]]

''SaGa Frontier'' was developed by the then-Square Production Team 2 (referred to as 2nd Division in the game) with Akitoshi Kawazu as director and producer, Koichi Ishii as planning chief, Kenji Ito as composer, and [[Tomomi Kobayashi]] as illustrator. Square Production Team 2 included Kyoji Koizumi, Miwa Shoda, Kazuko Shibuya, and Minoru Akao among others. Originally, the game entered development as the next entry into the Mana series around the time [[Romancing SaGa 3]] released, but it was ultimately scrapped due to the development team not being able to settle on any particular idea. The game officially began development on January 22nd, 1996, at a development camp at [https://www.le-nessa.com/ Le Nessa Akagawa], located in Izu, Japan. The first three days of the camp were dedicated to building the worlds and the protagonists with only the planning staff, and the final two days were to work on attacks, game data, and game mechanics with the rest of the team. The planning staff consisted of Kawazu (Fuse, Miko-san), Ishii (Emelia), Hiroyuki Kuwata (Red), Akihiko Matsui (T260G), Shoda (Asellus), Yuko Sakamoto (Blue), and Koizumi (Riki, Fuse), with the planner for Lute's Scenario being unknown. Each planner created their own original character and region, but they also assisted with the other heroes throughout development.  

 

Due to time constraints, some plot points of several Scenarios were removed, the most famous of which belong to Asellus. During those events, Asellus was supposed to visit Dr. Nusakan's clinic, Bio Research Lab, Trinity Lambda Base, and Furdo's Workshop so that she would find her true identity and determine whether she would decide to live as a Human or as a Mystic. These quests were also intended to affect her Scenario's ending. These quests are still present within the original release of the game, but in a nonfunctional state. Emelia's Scenario was intended to end with a final showdown against [[Joker]] along with three more endings, one of which involved [[Roufas]] turning into Joker. Red's Scenario was intended to have a unique region called Santario, where the Hero Council and other Hero characters were located. The majority of Lute's Scenario was scrapped towards the end of the game's development, the majority of these events pertaining to [[Nelson]], the [[IRPO]], and [[Trinity]]. Blue's Scenario also had minor plot points pertaining to his history with [[Magic Kingdom]] removed, specifically the Region's Nursery.

The musical score for ''SaGa Frontier'' was composed and arranged by Kenji Ito, who provided music for many previous entries in the ''SaGa'' franchise. ''SaGa Frontier Original Sound Track'' comprises 75 tracks spanning three compact discs. It was released in Japan on July 21, 1997, by DigiCube and was later reprinted by Square Enix on February 1, 2006. On disc 3 of the soundtrack, there is a hidden track in the pregap, which can only be heard when rewinding the CD from the beginning; this was originally supposed to be Riki's theme. There also are alternate titles for those pieces of music which can be seen in the songlist in the in-game "2nd Division". Itō states that he wanted to create an arranged album for the game as well, although one has yet to be released.

Two guidebooks for ''SaGa Frontier'' have been published in Japan by ASCII: ''The Essence of SaGa Frontier'' and ''The Complete of SaGa Frontier''. DigiCube released two guides of its own, titled ''SaGa Frontier Guide Book'' and ''SaGa Frontier Hyper Text''. Another companion book titled ''SaGa Frontier How To Walk In Regions'' was published by Kodansha. Famitsu published its own guides as well; ''SaGa Frontier Official Player's Guide'' and the Famitsu Bros-exclusive ''SaGa Frontier: Guidebook for Adventurers''. BradyGames released its own ''Saga Frontier: Official Strategy Guide'' in North America in 1998. When the game was re-issued in Japan in 2000 as part of the Square Millennium Collection, it included a collectible teacup set and a t-shirt depicting the character Blue.

 

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