I found controlling the characters of Angela sand Reisz felt cheap using their staff and spear respectively. That being said, the combat can be a mixed and repetitive bag depending on the character you choose at the beginning of the game. Even when the other characters are being controlled by the A.I., the computer controlled characters are always helpful during the many battles you will have to endure. The cool part is that you can actively play as three characters at one time and you can switch between them instantly by pressing R2 or L2. Players will get their money's worth with this game unlike the expensive Predator: Hunting Grounds I reviewed last week!Īs for its gameplay, Trials of Mana is slightly better than the previous game. The game's story is quite lengthy which is decent as it should take most gamers around 20 to 30 hours to complete their journey. There are also three other characters I could have chosen and their paths intertwine with one another the further you progress in the story. For example, Angela's mother wants her dead, Kevin wants to revive his dead fox friend and Reisz is on a quest to rescue her lost brother. What I like most about the game is that each character has their own backstory and reasons to go out on their adventures. The lineup I chose were the characters of Angela, Kevin and Reisz. Trials of Mana also gives players many options to choose from six of the main characters. It's also worth mentioning the level design is not linear as you have to solve some puzzles in order to get through locked areas and stuff like that. The cartoonish character models work well as the game is always nice and colourful wherever you go. Graphically, Trials of Mana is a step up over the Secret of Mana remake as well. Sure the lip syncing isn't 100% accurate all of the time, but it's much better to look at compared to the stationary mouths that appeared in Secret of Mana's remake. This new camera viewpoint makes it far easier for you to fight enemies and it's also more helpful in terms of navigating through the map.Īnother small improvement in Trials of Mana is that the character's mouths finally open and close when they are talking during cutscenes. The Trials of Mana remake thankfully gets rid of the fixed top-down camera as the game now features a moveable camera that's set behind the main character. The top-down camera feels outdated by today's standards and it was quite jarring to play through it when I reviewed the game back in 2018. One of the things I didn't like about the remake of Secret of Mana was the fixed camera viewpoint. It seems as if Square Enix listened to the negative feedback in order to improve the quality of this new game. It's glad for me to say that the 2020 remake of Trials of Mana is vastly superior to the 2018 remake of Secret of Mana. Now most gamers around the world can play Trials of Mana for the first time thanks to another remake that Square Enix has made.
The next game in the lineup is Trials of Mana which was originally a Japanese exclusive. Secret of Mana isn't the only game released on the popular Mana series. While the game was enjoyed by some fans, it wasn't well received unanimously by the gaming community.
The gameplay felt very outdated and characters' mouths didn't even move while they were talking during cutscenes.
Sadly though, the Secret of Mana remake wasn't all that well received.
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Secret of Mana became such a big hit, Square Enix decided to make a full remake of the game which came out in 2018. Secret of Mana was one of the most enjoyable adventure games that were ever released for the Super Nintendo back in the ‘90s.
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