Here and only here, the protagonist caveman Pogo can use his powerful sense of smell to track down the whereabouts of NPCs or enemies he’s looking for. In prehistory, for instance, language has yet to be invented, so all the storytelling brilliantly takes place with animation and imagery. Not only do the different chapters take place in different eras, but each one distinguishes itself with unique characters and mechanics to suit them.

You can even pick one up, put it down, start another, and return to the first later if it suits you Live A Live will conveniently keep track of your progress in each story even if you save over a file, a feature I made a lot of use of as the discovery of numerous, fun hidden secrets prompted me to revisit chapters I’d thought I’d combed thoroughly. The soundtrack from original composer Yoko Shimomura has been remastered, with the game’s original director Takashi Tokita returning to produce the remake which is promised to retain “everything that players loved about the original game while also being accessible to newcomers.On the surface, all of Live A Live’s seven vignettes are disconnected, and it largely doesn’t matter which one you start or end with. The Distant Future: A newly built robot is swept up in a tragedy in space.The Near Future: A youth with psychic powers takes a stand against evil.Present Day: A martial artist strives to become the strongest there ever was.Twilight of Edo Japan: A shinobi undertakes an important secret mission.Imperial China: A kung fu master searches for a worthy successor.The Wild West: A wanderer with a bounty on his head fights for his life.

Prehistory: A tribesman comes of age in a world without words.With seven heroes to meet that each has their own stories to tell, time periods and gameplay styles, you will be able to experience them in whichever order you choose while “uncovering shocking developments” on the way:

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