The Alliance Alive’s story constantly deals with topical issues

By Jenni Lada // 10.8.1910.6.19

Games can be used as a means to address important issues. While players may not be able to directly influence the real world they inhabit, they can make a virtual world a better place. Some games can be a bit heavy-handed with messages, such as Final Fantasy VII and the fight to preserve the planet. With The Alliance Alive, things are slightly more subtle. Issues relevant to the ones facing the world today constantly appear, giving people a chance to deal with inequality among different races and climate change in a game that shows things in black, white, and shades of grey.

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The Alliance Alive HD Remastered is a cleaner and clearer experience

By Jenni Lada // 10.4.1910.3.19

The Alliance Alive HD Remastered is upon us. Soon, people will have a chance to go through one of the better Furyu JRPGs released recently. While the obvious perk is having an HD version of the game available on more platforms, there are a lot of other things that have been adjusted to make the experience a little more pleasant on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. In fact, while some minor things have changed, it’s definitely a good way to play.

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The Alliance Alive’s recruitment process is addictive and practical

By Jenni Lada // 4.11.184.12.18

Games with recruiting mechanics have a difficult line to walk. Giving players an opportunity to collect people for their force has the possibility to offer an addictive gameplay mechanic, but there is also the concern whether or not these these people will provide enough merit to make the chase worthwhile. The Alliance Alive not only makes the recruitment process appealing, it also provides ample reason to keep investing your time in the mechanic with its guild towers.

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The Alliance Alive is extraordinarily efficient

By Jenni Lada // 4.3.184.1.18

It is always wonderful to see a company learn from its mistakes in past games. It shows an awareness of past problems, a sense of growth as a developer and a willingness to change. The Alliance Alive is a perfect example of this situation. FuRyu, the developer, made some mistakes with the spiritual successor The Legend of Legacy. In many ways, it could be a tedious game. Yet this new one feels like the developer saw ways in which it missed the mark and went out of its way to be sure the next endeavor would be better.

3DS Review

Review: The Alliance Alive binds many RPG mainstays together

By Jenni Lada // 3.26.189.2.19

False starts happen. People can attempt to create or do things with the best of intentions, with the end result ranging from passable to a miserable failure. FuRyu found itself in that exact situation with The Legend of Legacy a few years ago. It wanted to create a SaGa-style JRPG, but ended up with a drawn-out, tedious affair. Now, The Alliance Alive has come along to not only rectify every failing of its predecessor, but deliver the sort of experience FuRyu likely intended and Nintendo 3DS RPG fans deserve.