SaGa: Emerald Beyond Gets Release Date

One of the more cult franchises for Square Enix is easily the SaGa franchise. Like the Mana franchise, it is a little less popular but still persists in getting new games every so often. The latest in the franchise, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, finally got an official release date on Friday.

This release date reveal came along with two trailers, each representing one of the main characters you’ll play during SaGa: Emerald Beyond’s storyline. SaGa: Emerald Beyond will release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, and mobile devices on April 25^th, 2024. Here is what the press release has to say about the upcoming launch.

“Earlier today, SQUARE ENIX® hosted the SaGa Glimmerfest 2023 34th Anniversary Livestream, where members of the development team revealed that the all-new original adventure in the acclaimed RPG franchise, SaGa Emerald Beyond, will launch digitally on April 25, 2024 for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5 (PS5®), PlayStation®4 (PS4®) consoles, PC (STEAM®) and iOS and Android devices.

Along with the release date, the livestream shared a deeper look into SaGa Emerald Beyond’s eclectic cast of heroes and their stories. SaGa series Producer Masanori Ichikawa, Executive Producer and SaGa series General Director Akitoshi Kawazu, and Localization Director Neil Broadley introduced two key SaGa Emerald Beyond characters who possess the rare ability to see the mysterious emerald waves that present choices of their destinies: Tsunanori Mido and Ameya Aisling.

Tsunanori comes from the esteemed Mido family, whose bloodline uses their unique ability to control kugutsu puppets to complete all manner of odd jobs. He joins the Cathedral Project, made up of a group of explorers who investigate other worlds, with the goal of repairing his city’s weakening barrier and to help reclaim lost spiritual energy.

Known by her pseudo-identity Yumeha Izumi, the Miyako City schoolgirl, Ameya is actually a witch from Pulchra whose powers were stolen from her. Ameya hopes that by following the mysterious emerald waves, she’ll discover who stole her mana and become the best witch anyone has ever seen.”

These are just two of six total main protagonists, though other characters will join you on the adventure. SaGa: Emerald Beyond aims to be the most in-depth game in the franchise yet, and I can’t deny that I’m a little curious. I haven’t always enjoyed the franchise, but with this new iteration, I’m curious to see how the series has evolved. April isn’t that far away, so we won’t have long to wait.