Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United Details Characters, Systems, Battles

Square Enix has shared new details on Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United, covering its characters, systems and battles.

The game is a remake of the original Romancing SaGa 3, and this update gives a closer look at how it plays, from the people you recruit to how you forge gear and build your party.

The update introduces five main characters. The Minstrel is a wandering musician who is most often found in the pubs of every town. Tatyana is a wandering girl who never stays in one place for long and introduces herself by a different name each time. Nora is the chief of a smithing workshop in Pidona, and Muse is a woman living quietly in Pidona's old quarter who turns out to be the surviving daughter of House Claudius. Charl is the former captain of the Imperial Guard of Pidona and now guards Muse.

Your renown rises as you complete quests and objectives. Once your renown rank goes up, you get perks such as more ability slots and expanded United Attacks. You can forge and reforge equipment at the Pidona workshop by spending aurums and materials, and you can claim the finished pieces after winning a set number of battles. The workshop regains its smiths as you find them around the world, and reforging the Matriarch's sacred relics requires Destinite.

Characters can equip up to two weapons. Equipping more defensive gear raises Defense but also adds encumbrance, which can lower Speed in battle. Auto-Equip will set up your characters with the best gear you have. Mr. S returns as a collectible, and every five stickers you gather grants a boon such as speeding up workshop forges.

Battles add new formations, including Triple Incisors and Rampaging Mammoth. Characters level up their weapon types and spell schools by using them in battle, and techs and spells can be mastered and taught to other members of your retinue.