Legend of Mana is a convoluted game. One that throws its audience into the deep end and leaves them there.
Legend of Mana, the fourth entry of Square Enix’s Mana series and one of its most renowned JRPGs, is now available on mobile devices in a reworked version optimized for touch displays. Not only that, but gamers will be able to use gamepads and a cloud storage service to play the same game on many devices.
Nick from DSOGaming writes: "While the colorful worlds, endearing cast, and gorgeous soundtrack are big draws, the painfully clunky combat, maze-like environments, and obtuse quest designs make Legend of Mana an overall drag of an experience."
Twinfinite interviews Legend of Mana producer Masaru Oyamada about the remaster, also trying to catch a glimpse of the future of the series.
I always thouGht it was a bummer that game was never released outside Japan, until I bought it on the PS3 japanese store ... Secret of Mana this ain't...
I really enjoyed this game. The soundtrack was amazing, I loved the combat system and that there is a world map so it's hard to get lost. A lot of people prefer the ring system in SD2/3 but I like having my moves linked to hotkeys. I think the gameplay is much better for it.
The storyline takes a hit due to the nature of how certain lands unlock with different requirements -- but it varies the gameplay for consecutive playthroughs.
Also, constructing the AI on your robot ally was amazing.
I had this game, It has nice 2d graphics but It was kinda strange