The Live A Live Remake is Now Available For PS4 and PS5

Square Enix has announced that the award-winning HD-2D RPG, Live A Live has now launched on PS5 and PS4. The Steam version will also be launching tomorrow the 28th of April 2023.

To celebrate the launch of the game on these new platforms, Square Enix has uploaded video messages from producer Takashi Tokita, and composer Yoko Shimomura. You can watch them below:

Release Celebrations from Takashi Tokita:

Release Celebrations from Yoko Shimamura:

Live A Live was originally released as a timed exclusive for the Nintendo Switch but has now come to other consoles. It is a remake of the 1994 Japan-exclusive SNES RPG of the same name.

Here are some more details about the game from its Steam Page:

Meet seven heroes, each with their own unique abilities and lives to live across different time periods. Experience their stories in any order you choose, uncovering shocking developments along the way:

• Prehistory: A tribesman comes of age in a world without words.
• The Wild West: A wanderer with a bounty on his head fights for his life.
• Imperial China: A kung fu master searches for a worthy successor.
• Twilight of Edo Japan: A shinobi undertakes an important secret mission.
• Present Day: A martial artist strives to become the strongest there ever was.
• The Near Future: A youth with psychic powers takes a stand against evil.
• The Distant Future: A newly built robot is swept up in a tragedy in space.

Featuring remastered music from original composer Yoko Shimomura and produced by Takashi Tokita (the director of the original game), this remake retains everything that players loved about the original while also being accessible to newcomers.

We previously reviewed the Switch version of the Live A Live Remake check that out if you want more information on the game. From what we’ve seen the new ports are nearly identical to the original release.

We’ve also held an interview with producer Takashi Tokita about Live A Live, who told us why it took long for the game to release outside Japan.

Live A Live is now available for Switch, PS4, and PS5. It will also be out for Steam tomorrow.