functions for the original, they had no frame of reference. Up until 2018, all versions of Scarlet Grace were exclusive to Japan with no confirmed localization. Kawazu had expressed his wish to localize the title, with a Western release depending on the performance of the mobile port of Romancing SaGa 2 outside Japan. Kawazu later announced that a Western version was in development, although it was too early to give it a release window. The Western port was officially announced at the 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo alongside an enhanced port of Romancing SaGa 3. Ambitions was released internationally on December 3, 2019. The localization was handled by 8-4, a small production house dedicated to video game localization who had previously worked on the Tales series and Nier. 8-4 began working on the game in mid-2018, with translation lasting just over a year. While the SaGa series was known in the West for its non-linear gameplay, in Japan it was mainly popular due to Kawazu's narratives. 8-4's localization aimed to bring out the "unique mixture of drama and dry wit" in the script. Due to its relatable themes, the team could preserve what was already present rather than reinterpreting it for a Western audience. Each lead character was given a different accent and style of speaking to represent coming from different regions of the world. They also gave different mannerisms to the leads based on how they were written; Urpina's archaic speech in Japanese was interpreted into "low fantasy" touches for their dialogue, while Leonard was written with more modern dialogue and thus made a more straightforward personality. The workload was compared to four small-scale RPGs, with its greatest challenge being the non-linear design. Another major challenge was how the main campaign was presented, as it revealed story details in a fairly cryptic manner through NPC conversation and minstrel ballads found through the world. Urpina's story arc was described as the hardest to translate due to the variety of ways she can change. In contrast, the side quests were easy to localize as they were self-contained and well explained. Music The music for Scarlet Grace was composed by Kenji Ito, who first co-composed the music for Final Fantasy Legend II and was sole composer for the Romancing SaGa games and SaGa Frontier. Arrangements were done by Ito, Yoshitaka Hirota, Noriyuki Kamikura and Tsutomu Narita. Orchestral arrangements were done by Kousuke Yamashita