Live A Live's visuals were made with sprites. The key difference is, of course, that the original Live A Live was an entirely 2D experience - just like a majority of JRPGs at the time. RELATED: 'High End' RPG Remake in Development for PS5 While only a bit over a minute along, as long as the Nintendo Direct trailer for Live A Live is, the video provides the best currently available comparison of visual improvements between the original game and its update.

In a video released on Friday, the account compares the Live A Live remake trailer shown during this week's Nintendo Direct with comparable footage from the original Live A Live game for the SNES. Luckily, a popular TikTok from the account FantasyAnime has put in the work. The question for many is just what changes have been made to the 1994 JRPG to make it more palatable to modern audiences.

It's only now being brought west, remade in a striking 2.5D style with Nintendo publishing Square Enix's project for the Nintendo Switch. Live A Live was originally released on the Super Famicom, Japan's SNES, in 1994 but was never localized afterward. One of the biggest surprises shown during the February Nintendo Direct was a collaboration between Nintendo and Square Enix to remake the classic JRPG Live A Live.

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