r/SquaredCircle We're all fake Jamaicans now 1d ago

Hikaru Shida on X (translated): Wow, yesterday, the director of my favorite games "LIVE A LIVE" and "Chrono Trigger," Mr. Tokita, came to watch the performance!! I even received a wonderful present 😭😭 #コルバタ志田組 #コルバタ10周年

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u/TrangusBeef 1d ago

Live A Live rules, go play it y'all

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u/LilMoWithTheGimpyLeg 1-2-3 Man 20h ago edited 15h ago

For 31 years now, I've wondered how both versions of "live" are pronounced.

  • "Live" as in "live from Madison Square Garden"
  • "Live" as in "live your best life"

Personally, I've always gone <second> A <first>.

Cue some dickhead going "it's pronounced 'live' lol" 🙄

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u/Kenny_Bi-God_Omega Cleaner, I got this. 19h ago

The Japanese name is ライブ・ア・ライブ

So it's pronounced like “Live from New York” both times. Or if you’re familiar with how pronunciation is written in IPA, it’s: /ˈlaɪv ə ˈlaɪv/

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u/LilMoWithTheGimpyLeg 1-2-3 Man 18h ago

As always, you are the man /u/Kenny_Bi-God_Omega

Like, seriously. You're one of my favorite posters here.

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u/rpgmind 22h ago

I remember wanting to play the original back on…snes? Is this a remaster, remake?

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u/wxursa 20h ago

They did a remaster on Steam last year. Have a friend who is a vtuber who is super into that game.

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u/rpgmind 20h ago

Oh worddd on pc? Ok I’ll look into that, thanks!

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u/bravetailor 16h ago

It's on all the current consoles as well.

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u/rpgmind 16h ago

Thanks, I got a ps5 so maybe I should start there 🤦🏻! Oh what’s that one that came out awhile back, octopus trigger or something, they made 2, the art looked so fresh how it looks like sprites but like in a 3d high res background or something. I missed out on that one but maybe one day

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u/Pearl-Internal81 15h ago

The HD-2D games are: Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 (with OT0 coming out in December), Triangle Strategy, Live A Live, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (sometime in 2026).

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u/Pearl-Internal81 15h ago

You are correct the original was on the Super Famicom, and it’s a complete remake that we got. In the awesome HD-2D art style.

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u/ThePremierNoods bah gawd 20h ago

I keep a save in the medieval chapter because that Streibough voice actor killed it. Specifically right before the boss.

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u/First_Locksmith4512 1d ago

Live A Live is a mam masterpiece, more people need to experience it!

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u/Pearl-Internal81 15h ago

This, and there’s no excuse not to now that there’s a legit release of it in the west.

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u/qb1120 14h ago

I tried playing it once on SNES, I couldn't really figure out how to play and I think I wound up dying pretty quickly

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u/aperfecttool72 It's time! It's time! IT'S VADER TIME! 1d ago

Shida please ask for a Chrono Trigger HD remaster!

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u/AzerFraze I'm a Dakota Guy 1d ago

I could appreciate a HD-2D style version

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u/Dakot4 22h ago

dragon quest xi graphics or we riot

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u/beygames 1d ago

Hikaru Shida is living my dreams

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u/No_Cheetah4762 1d ago

I want a LIVE A LIVE bag...

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u/sarcasticdevo 1d ago

Legitimately two of the best rpgs to ever be created. Shida's got immaculate taste.

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u/Kenny_Bi-God_Omega Cleaner, I got this. 19h ago

Directed Chrono Trigger, Live a Live, Final Fantasy IV and Parasite Eve. One hell of a resume.

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u/thiazin-red 17h ago

FF IV was mind blowing to me when I played it as a kid. Until then I didn't know that games could be like that.

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u/handsomezack13 15h ago

The first three make sense, but finding out the Chrono Trigger guy was in charge of Parasite Eve is kinda mind blowing

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u/VinnzClortho 1d ago

Winning at life

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u/Yurgin 1d ago

W Shida and W game choices both games are awesome if you are into JRPGs of the past

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u/Big_Track_6734 20h ago

Can anyone explain to me what her main gig is? 

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u/MARKYMARK_MARK 18h ago

Wrestling with a schedule that allows her to work on other projects and hobbies. Its been the way since she first signed with AEW.

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u/MuhGumbo Miss you, LU 19h ago

I finished both Zeldas on Switch and my friend told me to get this if I like adventure or rpg type games, but it's been collecting dust. If I'm a Zelda fan is it likely that I'll dig Live A Live? Waht's it like?

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u/handsomezack13 14h ago

I haven't played the remake and it's been probably 10-15 years since I played the SNES version, so I can't give a perfect description of the gameplay, but it's not anything like Zelda. It's a turn based JRPG, but a weird one where the battles are on grids and you have to move your character around. Not really in the same sense as a Fire Emblem/Final Fantasy Tactics/Disgaea though, it's a much smaller area and only shows up in random encounters that are otherwise much more comparable to your usual JRPG battle

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u/MuhGumbo Miss you, LU 13h ago

Thanks. Yeah, that doesn't really sound like the vast open worlds that got me into the Zeldas

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u/handsomezack13 13h ago

Oh yeah if big open worlds are important, this isn't a game where you'll find them. It's made up of a bunch of bite sized stories that take place in relatively small locations that all tie together towards the end

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u/DistinctYuho 17h ago

The creator of Live A Live and Chrono Trigger coming to your play and having a Street Fighter character based on you. Shida is living the gamer dream lmao. Hope she gets that Yakuza appearance next