![]() There is an overwhelming amount of systems and ways for your game to play out, but it still manages to have a constant sense of relaxing vibes. Your choices and where you go will decide how your story plays out, leading to an immense amount of replayability.ĭespite that dreaded concept of the game bending itself around your choices, it’s worth mentioning that Legend of Mana ends up being a rather comfortable game despite that. Outside of a few early tutorials (which require you to seek them out, unprompted), you are given no directions. The various locales that once populated a gorgeous world were removed and placed in artifacts, and obtaining them is your key to rebuilding it. You begin the game by picking a spot on the map for your adventure to take place in. Progressing through the game is entirely nontraditional and open-ended. Flawed, obtuse, yet so clearly ambitious and boundlessly charming. For all intents and purposes, this is a SaGa game without the name and accented with the gorgeous visual spark of Mana. Hearing it shared some developers with the SaGa games perked me up immediately though, and setting my expectations accordingly was not unwarranted. ![]() Legend of Mana itself was a game I never played before now. I’ll cut the fluffy prelude: From a purely artistic perspective, this is one of, if not the, best remasters I’ve ever seen with Square’s name on it. I guess Square has no urge to stop, as they’ve collaborated with M2 to bring back their cult classic PS1 title Legend of Mana. SaGa Frontier Remastered’s was one of the best ones I’ve ever seen from the company, redoing the presentation to stay faithful to the original while perfectly making it work for 16:9 displays. Personally, I feel that Square Enix has been on a roll lately in terms of remastering their older titles. ![]() The series strives on reinventing the wheel and experimenting with new gameplay mechanics, which I value greatly in the RPGs I play. I’ve played bits of the original trilogy via the Collection of Mana, and previously reviewed last year’s Trials of Mana remake. My experience with the Mana series hasn’t been incredibly extensive. ![]()
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