Secret of Mana
Remake of Secret of Mana
3.28 average rating based on 87 ratings
- Developers
- Q Studios, Square Enix Business Division 8
- Publishers
- Square Enix
- Series
- Mana
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Steam
- View on Steam
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WerqKween's review of Secret of Mana
I feel like I'm basically alone in this sentiment, but I thought this remake was great. It looked how I wanted, was a fun, nostalgic play through, and I honestly couldn't have asked for more. People complain about the music, but I didn't mind it. It was like playing to a remix album with several contributors. And if folks don't like it, the original soundtrack is right there for you.
I ran into two small issues when playing - crashes, which were annoying, but I remember being patched pretty quickly (and at least autosave was there); I'm not totally sure if this is the culprit, but I played the entire game with two friends, and some of the camera angles for boss fights were not ideal.
Otherwise, I found this an enjoyable, upgraded trip down memory lane, clunky ring menus and all.
Remake che mostra tutti i difetti
Penso che al 1993, quando era uscito, questo era un gran gioco, ma oggi è invecchiato malissimo, persino rfispetto a titoli sempre su SNES. Trama abbozzata, combattimento lentissimo e impreciso, personaggi che si incastrano ovunque negli scenari.... Grafica carina,. ma superata da altri colossi successivi come Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger o lo stesso Trials of Mana. Il remake non fa altro che mostrare a tutti le pecche di un gioco che presentava molte ingeniutà. il comparto grafico non niente di che, ed è inconcepibile che ci siano cali di frame rate su PS Vita. Voto 7/10
Great nostalgia, disappointing everything else
In the latest line of disappointments from SE, Secret of Mana does not disappoint. Their cash grab for the memories of our childhoods is really beginning to smart. It makes being an SE fanboi really hard lately.
I digress
The game is a faithful remake of the classic we enjoyed and loved. Right down to its infuriating bugs and odd combat mechanics that, while endearing in 1995, are less so in 2018.
I started the game super excited and planned on getting all the achievements, but several hours in I realized I just wanted to play the story and beat it, cheevos be damned.
Combat is relatively straight forward, hack and slash. The enemy damage 'cool-down' is still in place and feels horribly outdated. I'd have liked to have seen the charge mechanic be a little faster as well. Leveling up your weapons is all well and good, but taking a minute and a half to charge to lvl 8 means that ability never gets used in practice.
Still, it scratched that itch I wanted scratched, but I think the SE team could have given us a little more for a money - perhaps some cut scenes or other story …
In the latest line of disappointments from SE, Secret of Mana does not disappoint. Their cash grab for the memories of our childhoods is really beginning to smart. It makes being an SE fanboi really hard lately.
I digress
The game is a faithful remake of the classic we enjoyed and loved. Right down to its infuriating bugs and odd combat mechanics that, while endearing in 1995, are less so in 2018.
I started the game super excited and planned on getting all the achievements, but several hours in I realized I just wanted to play the story and beat it, cheevos be damned.
Combat is relatively straight forward, hack and slash. The enemy damage 'cool-down' is still in place and feels horribly outdated. I'd have liked to have seen the charge mechanic be a little faster as well. Leveling up your weapons is all well and good, but taking a minute and a half to charge to lvl 8 means that ability never gets used in practice.
Still, it scratched that itch I wanted scratched, but I think the SE team could have given us a little more for a money - perhaps some cut scenes or other story devices to enhance the story experience.
Have played the old game a few times but that was long ago. I also have this game on my psp but I decided to treat myself to the ps4 version mainly because of the trophies.
Well finished this game last night. Did not upgrade the weapons to 9 nor the magic so if I feel like it I might finish it completely meaning get all the armor, and items you need.Now I have finished the game but with only 29 of 38 trophies so still got work to do. Thought the game very easy. Perhaps I levelled too much because even the end boss was easy. Still glad I played it again.. By the way I had as I had with Nights of Azure 2 many crashes.Before those 2 games my ps4 had never crashed. Secret of Mama does use autosave but it sucks when in a dungeon when you lose half an hour of weapon grinding. 3.8