Never played a saga game before, where should I start?

[M3gadeuce]

I'd like to know what the appeal of the saga games are to the ones that enjoy them. And for a newbie to the saga games, what are the best saga games to start out with?

[Mustachious]

The western fan-favorite seems to be SaGa Frontier. Romancing SaGa 2 is popular in Japan. I'd say either of those are a good starting point. If you want something a bit more modern and polished, try Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song-. It's available on PS2 or you can wait a little til its remaster comes out in December. You can also try SaGa Scarlet Grace -Ambitions- which is the newest entry in the series, and a really good one at that.

They're all pretty different from one another, though, kinda like FF, so you could easily like some and not others. Personally I'd go with whichever of those four I mentioned looks the coolest to you. Some people are more into the SFC aesthetic than others, for example. Note that all the games are pretty difficult, especially blind. Though I play them all blind my first time and still manage to make it through. But they're also designed for multiple playthroughs, so you can use guides and stuff on subsequent plays to see what all kinds of stuff you missed out on or whatever :)

[Damon]

I personally find RS2 the best SaGa here on Steam because it's interesting mechanics and cool achievements and challenges. I recommend either SaGa Frontier or Romancing SaGa 3 as available games here. Idk about SaGa Scarlet Grace yet.

It depends if you either want have wacky sci-fi which is SaGa Frontier, or more classical fantasy with good 2D graphics which is RS3.

[CJones]

Wait a couple months and buy Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered when it releases December 1st. It is not only one of the best SaGa games (if not THE best), it's also the most user friendly SaGa game, which is a rarity for this series. The SaGa series has a reputation for being esoteric, but Minstrel Song actually does a pretty good job of explaining how stuff works.

I'm a big fan of SaGa Frontier, and it was my first SaGa game. But I would not recommend playing it first.