History Heartwarming / LiveALive

*** The speeches that the heroes give to Oersted after the final battle in the remake are far more impactful and resonate much stronger in the knight now that he is free from his hatred. He echoes their sentiments of trust, love, and faith, admits that for how much his former loved ones put him through hell that he still misses them after being alone for so long in his own misery, and his warning before perishing is more clearly meant to caution the heroes [[JacobMarleyWarning not to repeat his mistakes.]] Probably one of the biggest heartwarming moments for Oersted is if you choose Pogo as the main hero, as he yells loudly as usual... and then proceeds to give the poor broken man a MUCH needed CooldownHug. Awwwwww...
!!'''Credits/Meta'''

--->'''And to all of our players, old and new fans alike, Thank you for playing!'''
* Really, the sheer love and dedication the crew put to make the remake as good as it turned out to be.
** Just the fact that they successfully navigated the legal quagmire that this game's copyright limitations imposed, and they went through all that trouble for the fans is heartwarming in itself.
** They acknowledged the game's history, and took in the game's criticisms over the years in order to iron out the roughest parts of what was initially an experimental game.
** They hired top talents like Creator/NorioWakamoto to voice central characters and even going so far as to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YU-S5Y2pTc hire Hironobu Kageyama to sing the Buriki Daioh theme]].

** Sundown Kid returns to his lonely life as a drifter, only to encounter Mad Dog once again. However, the ending implies that this encounter might be more peaceful. The remake changes this to them riding together, all but stating that they reconciled as friends and Sundown likely told him the truth about the bounty. Plus, Mad Dog found the O. Dio horse again.

** Despite learning what Lawless had done, Akira never holds a grudge for Lawless killing his father. In fact, the end of the chapter has him inheriting both Lawless' motorcycle and his job at running the taiyaki stand.

** The Earthen Heart inheritor reopens the school and trains a new generation of martial artists in the memory of his/her master. The remake has Sun Wu Tang having a HeelFaceTurn -- seeing as he indirectly would cause two of the successors to die -- and bury the hatchet; doubly so if Yun ends up being the successor.

** And at the conclusion of his chapter, when all is said and done, the first actual word he says -- the first word spoken by the human race -- is "LOVE!"

*** The speeches that the heroes give to Oersted after the final battle in the remake are far more impactful and resonate much stronger in the knight now that he is free from his hatred. He echoes their sentiments of trust, love, and faith, admits that for how much his former loved ones put him through hell that he still misses them after being alone for so long in his own misery, and his warning before perishing is more clearly meant to caution the heroes [[JacobMarleyWarning not to repeat his mistakes.]] Probably one of the biggest heartwarming moments for Oersted is if you choose Pogo as the main hero, as he yells loudly as usual... and then proceeds to give the poor broken man a MUCH needed CooldownHug. Awwwwww...

-->"I don't want your money. ...It's been a long, long time since I had the chance to do something good and decent. That's reward enough."
-->--Sundown

!!'''Distant Future

* At the end of the Wild West chapter, Sundown is given a hero's sendoff as he rides off into the wilds again. He doesn't mind that they didn't have anything to pay him with after all, [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts he managed to save innocents in the end]]. After he leaves, the Sheriff recalls a story about a legendary gunslinger who got too cocky with winning battles, which led to a band of outlaws razing his hometown. Devastated by this, [[DeathSeeker he put a price on his own head while looking for a nice place to die in]]. The Sheriff now suspects that the man in that story was Sundown himself. Given that in the Final Chapter if he's the protagonist where he no longer seeks death and just wants companionship, it seems that saving Success Town [[MyGreatestSecondChance was his second chance at saving a town from destruction]].
* The endgame of the Near Future chapter has that young couple at the park decide together to get married, [[MomentKiller then they get spooked at the sight of Steel Titan rising from the lake]]. The credits show them chasing after a child, who is implied to be theirs.
** Despite learning what Lawless had done, Akira never holds a grudge for Lawless killing his father. In fact, the end of the chapter has him inheriting both Lawless' motorcycle and his job at running the taiyaki stand.
* The end of the Sci-Fi chapter, where Darthe finally overcomes his FantasticRacism and befriends Cube. The ending reveals that he retired and now spends his days making medical robots.
* The fact that you can [[VideoGameCaringPotential save Watanabe's dad in the ninja chapter]] can be heartwarming on its own because of how [[TheyKilledKenny they're treated in every other chapter.]] (Though it ruins the PacifistRun because you have to kill the man who is about to kill them). The remake adds an extra detail confirming they escaped just fine as well if Oboromaru aborts the mission, where they're together while he's on the run.
* Despite everything, [[AFateWorseThanDeath even after being sent to the Mind Dungeon by Odio,]] that little boy never stops believing in Oersted.
* A minor often overlooked detail in the Final Chapter is that the late Hasshe's Brion sword is found at his grave once again. Seems that even [[BigBad Odio]] [[DueToTheDead respected the fallen hero]] by returning it there.

* The moment when your chosen protagonist for the Final Chapter finds someone else in the ruins of Lucrece. While this is their first meeting which would reassure them that [[YouAreNotAlone they're not alone in this wasteland]], this is actually a moment for the ''player'', seeing a familiar face that you ''know'' will help make things right.
* Reaching Odio in the Dominion of Hatred requires the chosen protagonist to find Brion, Hasshe's legendary sword which was used to open the way to the Archon's Roost back in the original chapter. It was last in possession of Oersted, so where is it now? [[DueToTheDead Back where it originally was, on the grave Hasshe made for himself atop the mountain.]] Finding the sword there is the first sign that, despite everything that's happened, there's still a bit left of Oersted within the Lord of Dark.

* Despite everything, that little boy never stops believing in Oersted.

* Ultimately, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwg6mFrNYoE the final ending]] where everyone resumes their lives as normal after all those multi-dimensional hijinx, and at least freeing Lucrece from the terror of the Demon King. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB98XxvOJO4 With appropriate heartwarming music as well]]. Even Oersted, who -- while running into TearJerker territory -- at least gets DyingAsYourself and HeelFaceTurn statuses.

* The Earthen Heart Shifu takes Yun, Hong and Lei in because he saw potential in them all: Yun had true strength and needed a confidence, Hong needed to be proud of his body and Lei was truly a soft girl at heart. When he dies, the surviving student cries out for their master and vow to continue passing down his martial art.

** The Earthen Heart inheritor reopens the school and trains a new generation of martial artists in the memory of his/her master. The remake has Sun Wu Tang having a HeelFaceTurn -- seeing as he indirectly would cause two of the successors to die -- and bury the hatchet; doubly so if Yung ends up being the successor.

** Sundown Kid returns to his lonely life as a drifter, only to encounter Mad Dog once again. However, the ending implies that this encounter might be more peaceful. The remake changes this to them riding together, all but stating that they reconciled as friends and Sundown likely told him the truth about the bounty.

** Sundown Kid returns to his lonely life as a drifter, only to encounter Mad Dog once again. However, the ending implies that this encounter might be more peaceful.

** The fact that, if the player grinds Beru enough, her ultimate spell Laa Laa represents ThePowerOfLove, capable of ''destroying'' said T-Rex. It reflects how much Beru cares for Pogo in return.

** The Earthen Heart inheritor reopens the school and trains a new generation of martial artists in the memory of his/her master.

*** The speeches that the heroes give to Oersted after the final battle in the remake are far more impactful and resonate much stronger in the knight now that he is free from his hatred. He echoes their sentiments of trust, love, and faith, admits that for how much his former loved ones put him through hell that he still misses them after being alone for so long in his own misery, and his warning before perishing is more clearly meant to caution the heroes not to repeat his mistakes. Probably one of the biggest heartwarming moments for Oersted is if you choose Pogo as the main hero, as he yells loudly as usual... and then proceeds to give the poor broken man a MUCH needed CooldownHug. Awwwwww...

** While there is no happy ending for Oersted, the Epilogue shows life returning to Lucrece, implying that the curse of the Demon King is broken for good.

* The end of the sci-fi chapter, where Darthe finally overcomes his FantasticRacism and befriends Cube. The epilogue reveals that he retired and now spends his days making medical robots.

* The fact that you can [[VideoGameCaringPotential save Watanabe's dad in the ninja chapter]] can be heartwarming on its own because of how [[TheyKilledKenny they're treated in every other chapter.]] (Though it ruins the PacifistRun because you have to kill the man who is about to kill them).

* At the end of the Wild West chapter, Sundown is given a hero's sendoff as he rides off into the wilds again. He doesn't mind that they didn't have anything to pay him with after all, [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts he managed to save innocents in the end]]. After he leaves, the Sheriff recalls a story about a legendary gunslinger who got too cocky with winning battles, which led to a band of outlaws razing his hometown. Devastated by this, [[DeathSeeker he put a price on his own head while looking for a nice place to die in]], who he now suspects was Sundown. Given that in the Final Chapter if he's the protagonist where he no longer seeks death and just wants companionship, it seems that saving Success Town [[MyGreatestSecondChance was his second chance at saving a town from destruction]].

* At the end of the Wild West chapter, Sundown is given a hero's sendoff as he rides off into the wilds again. He doesn't mind that they didn't have anything to pay him with after all, [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts he managed to save innocents in the end]]. After he leaves, the Sheriff recalls a story about a legendary gunslinger who got too cocky with winning battles, which led to a band of outlaws razing his hometown. Devastated by this, [[DeathSeeker he put a price on his own head while looking for a nice place to die in]], who he now suspects was Sundown. Given that in the Final Chapter if he's the protagonist where he no longer seeks death and just wants companionship, it seems that saving Success Town [[MyGreatestSecondChance his second chance at saving a town from destruction]].

** Akira reunites with the other children of the orphanage.

** While there is no happy ending for Oersted, the Epilogue shows life returning to Lucrece, implying that the curse of the Demon King is broken for good.
* Meta Heartwarming. Live A Live has never been released outside of Japan, until it was announced that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhDFA_O7zNg&t=1365s an HD-2D remake was announced in this Nintendo Direct]]. What's really impressive is that this game only had 200 thousand physical copies published, [[NoExportForYou and most, if not all of them are only in Japan]], and despite it all, the game has garnered a cult classic whose efforts to make the game more accessible to anyone living outside of Japan are finally going to pay off. As this quote puts it best.
-->"As long as there is still one person who believes in you."