On Monday, the Japanese Seiken Densetsu Twitter account tantalized fans of classic SNES-era JRPGs with a brief video of two gamers playing Seiken Densetsu 3 on what appears to be a Nintendo Switch.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, Square Enix announced Seiken Densetsu Collection for a June 1 release date in Japan, featuring all three games in the series. As yet there is no word on a overseas release.
Other than the video, there has been no official word from Square Enix that the game will come to Nintendo Switch in Japan, let alone the Americas or Europe. However, as is clear from the comments below the initial post, there are plenty of fans who would love to see Seiken Densetsu 3 finally get an official overseas release and translation. You can check out the video below.
#聖剣伝説 pic.twitter.com/uXD0hey02H
— 聖剣伝説 -公式- (@Seiken_PR) March 20, 2017
Seiken Densetsu 3 is the follow up to (surprise!) Seiken Densetsu 2, which fans in the Americas and Europe will remember as Secret of Mana, which came to SNES in 1993. SoM’s hallmark was its fast-paced, real-time combat, which allowed up to three players to get in on the action at once. This was a unique feature at the time, as most RPGs tended to be a solo affair. The game also benefitted from simple, but well thought-out weapon enhancement and magic systems, as well as a badass flying dragon named Flammie (who totally reminded us of Falkor in The Neverending Story). You also got to fast-travel to locations you’d already visited by being shot out of cannon. Understandably, fans have been salty about there being a sequel they never got to play.
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It’s likely that Seiken Densetsu 3 will come to Virtual Console, rather than getting a physical release, as it was previously re-released as digital-only for Japanese players on Wii and Gamecube. If it comes to the Switch Virtual Console, fans all over the world will be able to purchase it, but it’s not clear if they’ll be able to play in their native language. Square Enix has not yet announced any plans to localize the game.
If you love old-school Squaresoft titles, like the early Final Fantasy series and Chrono Trigger, you should check out Secret of Mana, if you haven’t already. It’s available on Android for $8.99 or iOS for $7.99.
Would you buy a localized version of Seiken Densetsu 3 for Nintendo Switch? Any other old-school RPGs that never made it out of Japan you’d like to see on the hybrid console? (We’re voting for Mother 3.) Let us know in the comments!
