Introduction
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Live a Live is a neglected gem of snes RPG that was never officially released outside Japan. It was recently translated by a dedicated group of fans, and that translation was even more recently updated into something that resembles proper English. Link at the beginning of the paragraph, don't poke around anywhere except the downloads and music sections for fear of spoilers.
BTW - NO SPOILERS PLEASE. I won't claim anything in the game will blow your mind, but there are plenty of neat moments that you probably don't want spoiled.
The games main gimmick is being divided into 7 seemingly unrelated chapters, each in a different setting and genre. The thread title does not lie:
We have a ninja, a cowboy, a caveman, a wrestler, a psychic mecha-pilot, a robot and a kung-fu monk.
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See also the games introduction for illustration: Youtube / Viddler
Or via gif, thanks to forums poster Meat!:
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Their chapters are inspired by westerns, sci-fi movies, loony-tunes shorts and wuxia films, among other things. The gameplay in each chapter is also quite different - the wrestlers chapter is a series of matches, the robot chapter has but one real fight to offer, and the ninja chapter is a bit like metal gear in that you can choose to sneak or Rambo your way through.
The cast list and their chapter previews:
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(the game boasts an excellent and varied soundtrack. You may want to check out even seemingly fluff pieces like the above)
Table of Contents
Ninja: In the Bakumatsu era of feudal Japan... The shinobi remain in the shadows even amidst the upheaval of societal change. To one such man, secret orders are given. Sneak past countless guards and traps to rescue the hostage.
Can he kill 100 men?
- LP'd by Xander77
- Ninja - Update # 0 - Oboro-maru
- Ninja - Update # 1 - Obama-maru
- Ninja - Update # 2 - Escaping the castle?
- Ninja - Update # 3 - The Trap Master and O-Robo
- Ninja - Update # 4 - Grinding and Looting
- Ninja - Update # 5 - Bonus Bosses
- Ninja - Update # 6 - The Big Bad
- Ninja - Update # 7 - The Ending
- Ninja - Update # 8 - Bonus materials
Cowboy: In a time when the West was wild, and the criminals were many... A haggard traveler with a price on his head wanders into Success Town, the recent target of a notorious outlaw gang. Work quickly to set up traps and take down the Crazy Bunch!!
- LP'd by Sandata
- Cowboy - Update # 1 - The naming screen
- Cowboy - Update # 2 - Sunset's Introduction
- Cowboy - Update # 3 - Sunset's arrival in Big Boom
- Cowboy - Update # 4 - Sunset deals with a bully
- Cowboy - Update # 5 - Sunset runs into some locked doors
- LP'd by Xander77
- Cowboy - Update # 6 - Sunset engages in a series of duels
- Cowboy - Update # 7 - Sunset gets fed a heap of exposition
- Cowboy - Update # 8 - Sunset gathers trap-making materials
- Cowboy - Update # 9 - Sunset takes out the Crazy Bunch
- Cowboy - Update # 10 - Sunset rides into the... dusk...
Sci-Fi: Behold the transport ship Cognito Ergosum, en route to planet Earth. Inside, a new kind of life-form is being created. The robot created by Kato the mechanic will eventually become involved as events spiral out of control on board...
- LP'd by Blastinus
- Robot - Update # 1 - Introduction to naming screen in scant minutes
- Robot - Update # 2 - Meeting the crew
- Robot - Update # 3 - Walls of text
- Robot - Update # 4 - Signs of trouble
- Robot - Update # 5 - SPACE MADNESS
- Robot - Update # 6 - Captain Square
- Robot - Update # 7 - The Behemoth let loose
- Robot - Update # 8 - The big reveal
- Robot - Update # 9 - The end
- Robot - Update # 10 - Bonus stuff
Kungfu: In ancient China, an aged martial artist lives atop a windy peak. He has begun to feel the need for a suitable successor to his technique. His disciples train hard, but only one will come to harness the master's power...
- LP'd by inthesto
- Kung Fu - Update # 1 - The Master Trains On The Mountain and Senses His End
- Kung Fu - Update # 2 - The Master Embarks On His Journey and Meets A Young Bandit
- Kung Fu - Update # 3 - The Master Cures Those Ailing From a Plague and Discovers Courage in a Youth
- Kung Fu - Update # 4 - The Master Shows Mercy to a Thief and Recruits His Third Student
- Kung Fu - Update # 5 - The Master Evaluates His Students and Demonstrates His Technique
- Kung Fu - Update # 6 - Breaking Character Because I'm Really Lazy
- Kung Fu - Update # 7 - The Master Teaches Atop the Shaq and Experiences Mortality Once More
- Kung Fu - Update # 8 - The Master Meets An Old Foe and Must Make A Difficult Choice
- Kung Fu - Update # 9 - The Master Demonstrates His Final Technique
- Kung Fu - Update # 10 - The Master Concludes His Journey
Mecha: In the not-too-distant future lives a boy with the power to read other peoples' thoughts. His teenage years are troubled and he gets into many fights. And yet over his shoulder silently watches a sleeping giant, the robotic Buriki Daioh...
- LP'd by Bellmaker
- Mecha - Update # 1 - Bang! The Origins of Revolution!
- Mecha - Update # 2 - Flash! The Brilliant Superscientist Toei!
- Mecha - Update # 4 - Clang! The Mysterious Buriki Daioh!
- LP'd by Xander77
- Mecha - Bonus Update
Caveman: The stone age. The day a free-spirited boy and his friend Gori come of age has arrived... In a time before spoken communication, man possessed a keen nose indeed. Through his sense of smell, man could find any beast or avoid lurking hunger.
- LP'd by alcharagia
- Caveman - Update # 1 - The Origin of the Modern Cult
- Caveman - Update # 2 - The Origin of the Cantankerous Old Man Type
- Caveman - Update # 3 - Young Love
- Caveman - Update # 4 - The one where I hate myself
- Caveman - Update # 5 - How About More Fighting?
- Caveman - Update # 6 - 819
- Caveman - Update # 7 - Heh Heh Heh
- Caveman - Update # 8 - Still More Fighting, and The Best Day of Gori's Life
- Caveman - Update # 9 - Dirge of a Golden God
- Caveman - Update # 10 - Okay, Yeah, I'll Admit; That Was Cool Of You
Wrestler: A fierce youth has entered a global fighting tournament to experience and learn the combat styles of the world. He will see many unique techniques, and will use them to achieve the ultimate goal: The title of "Strongest in the World!"
Mecha, again:
- LP'd by The White Dragon
- Mecha - Update # 1 - White Dragon is too lazy to name his updates
- Mecha - Update # 2
- Mecha - Update # 3
- Mecha - Update # 4
- Mecha - Update # 5
- Mecha - Update # 6
- Mecha - Update # 7
Knight
- LP'd by Starkclamp
- Knight - Update # 1 - Visit Beautiful Generic Fantasy Kingdom, Enjoy Daily Life
- Knight - Update # 2 - Familiar Sights and Familia Village
- Knight - Update # 3 - Random Encounters Make Everything Take Longer
- Knight - Update # 4 - How to Murder a Demon
- Knight - Update # 5 - Repentance
- Knight - Update # 6 - No Rest for the Wicked
- Knight - Bonus Chapter
Final Chapter
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- Final Chapter - Update # 1 - Shinobi in a Strange Land
- Final Chapter - Update # 2 - The Pilot who Ported Through Walls
- LP'd by The White Dragon
- Final Chapter - How to Train Your Ninja
- LP'd by Xander77
- Final Chapter - Update # 4 - I will fear no monsters
- LP'd by alcharagia
- Final Chapter - The Final Chapter: The Update That Has Mister T In It
- Final Chapter - The Final Chapter Round 2- There Might Be Puzzles Involved
- LP'd by Xander77
- Final Chapter - Update # 5 - It's great to be back!
- Final Chapter - Update # 6 - In retrospect, I should fear some evil
- Final Chapter - Update # 7 - The Number of the Beast
- Final Chapter - Update # 8 - We sail beyond sunset
Links, fan-art and other stuff:
Some rare and interesting official art (complete with spoilers, so be warned):
http://www.slow-luv.org/diarypro/archives/341.html
The OST links:
General:
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Ninja:
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Cowboy:
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Robot:
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Kung Fu:
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Caveman:
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Wrestler:
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Mecha:
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Knight:
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Last Chapter:
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Sprite Sheet, courtesy of RoeCocoa:
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