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==Reception== <div style="font-size: 90%;float:right;border-left:1em solid white"> {| class="wikitable" |+'''Review scores and sales''' !Game !Units sold (millions) ![[GameRankings]] score |- |''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]'' |<center>1.3<ref name="sales1">{{Cite web | title=February 2, 2004 – February 4, 2004 | url=http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 | work=Square-Enix.com | accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |<center>50.6% (4 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web | title=The Final Fantasy Legend Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/563273.asp?q=final%20fantasy%20legend | work=GameRankings| accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |- |''[[Final Fantasy Legend II]]'' |<center>— |<center>90% (2 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Final Fantasy Legend II Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/585710.asp?q=final%20fantasy%20legend | work=GameRankings| accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |- |''[[Final Fantasy Legend III]]'' |<center>— |<center>74.7% (3 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Final Fantasy Legend III Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/563274.asp?q=final%20fantasy%20legend | work=GameRankings| accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |- |''[[Romancing SaGa]]'' |<center>1.32<ref name="sales1"/> |<center>— |- |''[[Romancing SaGa 2]]'' |<center>1.5<ref name="sales1"/> |<center>— |- |''[[Romancing SaGa 3]]'' |<center>1.3<ref>{{Cite web | title=The Magic Box – Japan Platinum Chart Games. | url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml | work=The-MagicBox.com | accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |<center>— |- |''[[SaGa Frontier]]'' |<center>1.1<ref name="sales1"/> |<center>70.5% (12 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web | title=SaGa Frontier Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/198537.asp?q=saga%20frontier | work=GameRankings| accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |- |''[[SaGa Frontier 2]]'' |<center>0.67<ref>{{Cite web | title=Sony PS1 Japanese Ranking | url=http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/ps1.php | work=Japan-GameCharts.com | accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |<center>74% (27 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web | title=SaGa Frontier 2 Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/198538.asp?q=saga%20frontier | work=GameRankings| accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |- |''[[Unlimited Saga]]'' |<center>0.43<ref name="sales2">{{Cite web | title=Sony PS2 Japanese Ranking | url=http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/ps2.php | work=Japan-GameCharts.com | accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |<center>52% (43 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Unlimited Saga Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/561939.asp | work=GameRankings| accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |- |''[[Romancing SaGa|Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song]]'' |<center>0.45<ref name="sales2"/> |<center>63% (30 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Romancing SaGa Reviews|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/924486.asp|work=GameRankings|accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> |} </div> Games in the ''SaGa'' series have been popular in Japan with many of them selling over 1 million units. As of March 2011, the series has sold over 9.9 million units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.square-enix.com/eng/group/index.html#game5|title=Businesses – Square Enix Holdings|date=2011-03-31|accessdate=2012-03-25|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/66QfthNsj |archivedate=2012-03-25}}</ref> However, the series has remained decidedly less popular in North America, many of the games receiving mixed reviews from printed and online publications. It has been suggested that this is due to series' seemingly experimental gameplay and allowing the player to freely roam with little direction or narrative, atypical of Japanese role-playing video games.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Rorshacma|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: SaGa|url= http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/saga/saga.htm|work=[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net Hardcore Gaming 101]|accessdate=2010-02-04}}</ref> In their September 2004 "Overrated/Underrated" article, ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' cited the SaGa series as one ruined in the transition to the [[PlayStation 2]], citing primarily ''Unlimited SaGa''.<ref>OPM staff (September 2004). "Overrated/Underrated" ([http://www.extremecroquet.com/Ziff/Flashwork/UnderOver/overrated.swf SWF transcript]). ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]''</ref> {{-}} ===Legacy=== Currently, plans are for more ports of the Saga series games, but starting a new series based on those franchises are not being considered at this time yet.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Spencer|date=June 22, 2011|title=SaGa And Mana Series On Ice|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/22/saga-and-mana-series-on-ice/|work=siliconera.com| accessdate=2011-06-22}}</ref>
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