Kotaku:
This week, Square Enix released Adventures of Mana, a remake of the classic Game Boy action-role-playing game Final Fantasy Adventure. Like many of Square’s other mobile games, it’s both A) pricey and B) excellent.
I bit the bullet and bought a copy on iOS last night, dishing out $14 for the privilege. (It’s also out on Android; sadly, the Vita version appears to be exclusive to Japan.)
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Final Fantasy Adventure will always be remembered as the game that started the Mana series, a blend of traditional RPG elements and real-time action, with towns to explore, dungeons to conquer, and a variety of useful weapons, but its overriding sense of the melancholy and tragic aspects of honor will always strike a harsh chord with those who enjoy picking up a sword to save a world that they themselves will never be allowed to enjoy.
"its overriding sense of the melancholy and tragic aspects of honor will always strike a harsh chord with those who enjoy picking up a sword to save a world that they themselves will never be allowed to enjoy."
I really don't understand this line... How do these even correlate at all? It's not like these two aspects contradict one another.
PR groups assigned to selling a title often have no idea what the game they're selling is about. Hence the vomited nonsense.
Shame... I wont be willing to buy it unless it comes to the Vita.
But it looks terrible.