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Square Enix has announced that it will release the LIVE A LIVE remake on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC on the 27th of April 2023. The game will only be available digitally, a demo for the game will also be available on all platforms. Users that pre-order the game on the PlayStation 4 will get a free PS4 theme. The PlayStation release will include both the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game.

Details via Square Enix:

LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on PlayStation! Experience this legendary RPG, brought to life in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.

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.