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Trials of Mana Demo Taken Down Following Full Game Exploit

TechRaptor writes, "The Trials of Mana demo has been temporarily taken offline following a reported exploit that allowed dishonest individuals to access the entire game."

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Knightofelemia1872d ago

Sounds like someone fell a sleep at the quality control table

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NotoriousWhiz1872d ago

Just PC users hacking games again.

Sgt_Slaughter1872d ago

That sounds like a very basic coding thing that someone didn't execute properly.

Also what in the world is that site's layout/formatting?

CrimsonWing691872d ago

It seems like we're going to see less and less demos because of data miners and hackers.

Princess_Pilfer1872d ago

Are you like 18? Let me give you a history lesson.

We see very few demos because companies have realized there's not much profit in it. It might even hurt sales. Some % of people will inevitably play it and either have had enough of the experience and not buy it, or decide it's not something they're interested in after all, on top of the demo itself costing time and money to make. That's why most major publishers started phasing out demos back in the *PS2* days, and they were almost completely gone during the PS360 era. None of those factors have changed today except that it's seen as potentially profitable to cultivate consumer trust in the microtransaction hell hole that is modern AAA gaming, so some companies are taking the loss hoping for future profits.

It has literally nothing to do with hackers or data-miners. (Who could just pirate the game anyways, with or without a demo exploit.)

Tetsujin1872d ago

^This

In short, a gaming company is either confident in delivering a quality product, so a demo will release to provide expectations of what the game has; or, the game is absolute garbage, and a demo will confirm a no sale because what's expected and the final product don't match.

Reminds me back when MGS2 demo released with Zone of the Enders, and I would say "My $60 demo came with a free game!"

AK911871d ago

why does this keep happening?

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Trials of Mana Review | TheXboxHub

Review - Trials of Mana is a delightful experience. The engaging story, enjoyable combat, and charming presentation make it a must-play for RPG fans

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Trials of Mana (Xbox Series X) Review - CGMagazine

Four years after its release elsewhere, Trials of Mana arrives on Xbox, signaling future Square Enix games, but feels dated with few updates to the 2020 remake.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for August: Yakuza 0, Trials of Mana, Dead by Daylight, Bugsnax

From PS Blog: "Today we’re happy to reveal August’s Game Catalog lineup for PlayStation Plus, which will be available to play for Extra and Premium members on August 16. It’s headlined by three Yakuza games (which will soon be followed by other entries in the series later this year). But rubbing shoulders with the crime series will be multiplayer horror Dead by Daylight, open world shooter Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and whimsical adventure Bugsnax. "

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Puty1038d ago

What about Premium? Sony is having a laugh.

darthv721038d ago

since the allure of Premium is the older back catalog, they havent announced what is being added to that tier specifically. But since premium also includes extra then you can at least look forward to these.

sparky771038d ago

It's weird, kind of reminds me of how Game Pass PC was at the start with lack of games but normal Game Pass got everything.

They should really make Premium cheaper or in Beta mode until they have content to add.

crazyCoconuts1038d ago

It's $1.66 extra a month when you pay annually. Pretty cheap already

Silly gameAr1038d ago

@sparky77
You should try premium. If you're a fan of older console games, like most gamepass members are, they would love premium. Plus it's cheaper than gamepass and has a wider selection of games.

masterfox1038d ago

GP who?, Plus is killing it!

porkChop1038d ago

These games are already on GP with the exception of Trials of Mana. Good for PS though, it's a good month.

sparky771038d ago

Shhh don't ruin the moment for him :)

Silly gameAr1038d ago

If MS wouldn't have finally opened their eyes to how good the Yakuza series is, it wouldn't have been on xbox. It's a good thing they decided to give sega all of that money to make Like a Dragon a timed exclusive, and put most of the games on gamepass.

The biggest thing that happened to them this year was getting the Persona series on xbox finally. It's a great series , like yakuza. When xbox gets games that Playstation has had for years on their console, it always a pretty big deal.

DVAcme1038d ago

Yakuza 0, 1 and 2 alone make this a fucking amazing month. Those three are easily over 20 or 30 hours of gameplay each.

Ready4nxtgen1038d ago

It's alot more than 20 hours. Around maybe 50 to 70 hrs for some of them

darthv721038d ago

...if you are into that sort of game.

porkChop1038d ago

They're great games. I used to have no interest in them but after playing Like a Dragon I started playing Yakuza Kiwami. Even if you're not sure you'd like them you should give them a try, they might surprise you.

TheColbertinator1038d ago

Certainly among the best offerings on Game Pass for me

FallenAngel19841038d ago

Trials of Mana is a nice addition

They should also start adding the Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest series to the service at some point

Deathdeliverer1038d ago

As someone that has been playing the Yakuza series since PS2 and has played and beat every game except Like a dragon (working on that now) and the one in feudal Japan, this is an amazing month. I won’t benefit from it personally as I own all of them, but man I hope people give these awesome games a try. Yakuza zero alone is amazing. Running the cabaret is more fun than anyone would have guessed. Racing the cars had me glued. I’ve played DBD for a few years now and it’s a great game full of toxic try hard survivors. Feels amazing to get those clutch killer wins on them. Both sides are super fun though. Already have Bugsnax. Ghost recon should be fun. I’ll be giving that a try.
I personally won’t benefit much from this month, but mannnn is it a hell of a month from those that will.

VersusDMC1038d ago

The yakuza game in feudal japan is Yakuza Ishin and never got localized for the west. We got the zombie one (dead souls) because i guess westerners like zombies and not samurai...

They should localize it now as a remaster since Ghost of Tsushima showed a samurai game can sell well.

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