I don't know how well this would work. SaGa games are nothing like Final Fantasy games; their plots are non-existent, their worlds are huge with little to no direction, and their mechanics are simply obtuse. I see it as a marketing scheme, tricking people into buying a product they otherwise wouldn't purchase because of a name change, and as a result I think it could definitely backfire.



If this game does come to the west, they'll have to market the fuck out of it. The last time they marketed a game to that extent was Unlimited Saga, which judging by the reactions of SE fans from that era, they expected Unlimited to be an off brand FFX. It was even sold with an FFX-2 demo disc as an incentive to buy it.



I really don't know how they'll effectively promote a new SaGa entry, it seems the only people somewhat interested are just SaGa fans. Marketing it as a "traditional JRPG experience" could work, but it would have to be on PS4 to really grab peoples attention. SaGa is unconventional, but it does resemble a classic JRPG somewhat. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds in the future, I'm already dying for more information.