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Secret of Mana: Original vs. Remake Graphics Comparison

Old versus new.

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Yukes2848d ago

The character models look great in the remake, but must say I prefer the beautifully-detailed pixel art for the environments and buildings.

PhoenixUp2848d ago

Now compare the Secret of Mana remake visuals to Adventures of Mana and tell me why the former costs $40 while the latter costs $14

mercyblades2848d ago

Do you think there is a chance the PS4 and Vita version will be cross-buy? I hope so...

PhoenixUp2848d ago

Square Enix isn't a fan of cross-buy so I guess not

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PhoenixUp2848d ago

- It costs more to build assets than to reuse assets.
- Yet this Secret of Mana remake doesn't look anymore ambitious than Adventures of Mana.
- Yeah no shit it's a different game. 🙄 Square Enix is only charging this much because the sequel is a more high profile game than its predecessor and they know people will pay top dollar to play a 3D remake of Secret of Mana than the lesser known Final Fantasy Adventure plain and simple. There's no legitimate reason for this SoM remake to cost 3x as much.

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PhoenixUp2848d ago

You sound very complacent to a publisher overcharging you. This is standard business practice for Square Enix since they like to overcharge for their games. Just look at how Star Ocean 3 costs $21 on PSN while other PS2 Classics for PS4 usually cost $15 for example. I guess you'd find a way to somehow justify that as well.

You know that selling a game at retail isn't going to dramatically up the price right? Shovel Knight for example used to cost $15, and then then released it as retail for $20. Telltale's episodic games usually cost $25 per season on digital stores and $30 at retail.

The Secret of Mana remake has no business costing that much. Not even the 3D remakes for FFIII & FFIV costed that much when they were released, which pokes an even bigger hole in your argument.

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Nebaku2848d ago

I keep wondering when game companies will learn to not try HD Rpg's when you don't have the budget to do it. They always end up looking the exact same way, like someone displaced PS4 models into a PS2 era game.

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Visions of the Mana Series: A Retrospective

Are you excited for the forthcoming Visions of Mana? This retrospective of the Mana series will tell you all about the franchise thus far.

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I'm Still Waiting On A Secret Of Mana Remake That Lives Up To The Cover Art

After 20 long years, can Square Enix finally give us the coveted cover-art version of the game?

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SimpleSlave621d ago

I'm still waiting for a proper Final Fantasy game that looks exactly like Yoshitaka Amano's art. Dissidia proved how ridiculously amazing that would look like but it was still not close enough. They need to go for broke on Amano's art style and design.

I don't care if it's a remake of 5 or 6 or a new entry, just make it happen at some point in this life time SquareEnix...

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Secret Of Mana's Dazzling World Of Colour Opened My Eyes

Secret of Mana recently turned 30 years old in Japan, and to celebrate this seminal action RPG's anniversary, Alana of Nintendo Life is reminiscing about how the game's use of colour inspired a fascination with RPG worlds...

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