"The Strongest" : In the present day, a professional street fighter named Masaru Takahara takes on the fighting masters of the world to test his mettle."The Wanderer" : In the Wild West, the Sundown Kid, a wandering gunslinger with a price on his head, is roped into saving a village under siege from bandits."The Infiltrator" : In the twilight of Edo Japan, a novice ninja named Oboromaru is tasked with infiltrating a castle fortress to rescue a political prisoner."The Successor" : In Imperial China, the dying shifu of the Earthen Heart school searches for a successor to carry on his teachings, taking under his wing a bandit, a thief, and a cutpurse."The First" : In a prehistoric era pre-dating spoken language, a young caveman known as Pogo finds himself trying to save a young woman from being sacrificed.The storylines each draw influence from different sources, as wide and varied as '80s anime, spaghetti Westerns, fighting games, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Alien, to name but a few.
While the individual chapters are seemingly standalone at first, they eventually tie together. The game features seven storylines set in multiple time periods, with each taking place in their own settings and genres. It was the directorial debut of Takashi Tokita, who would later go on to direct other Square classics such as Chrono Trigger and Parasite Eve, as well as the first Square title where Yoko Shimomura served as the composer. Live A Live (stylized as LIVE A ƎVI⅃) is an Anthology Role-Playing Game by Squaresoft, originally released on the Super Famicom in 1994.
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