Trials of Mana Reviews

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A lazy sequel.

Great game

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This is a top tier Square Enix JRPG. This was a real pleasure to finish unlike Visions of Meh...

THIS is the remake that Secret of Mana should have been! If you are a JPRG fan, particularly from the 1990s golden era, you're gonna love this! This remake is faithful to the 1995 original, while giving it almost all the right updates! Exploration is now in a third-person view (rather than top-down), as is the combat. Combat is engaging and allows for you to do simple button combos. Characteristic of RPGs of the 1990s Trials of Mana remake has a rather linear story, but depending on who is in your party you can end up fighting three different end bosses. For example, Duran and Angela share a story, as do Hawkeye and Riesz, and so does Kevin and Charlotte. Because of this the game offers a lot of replay value! There's also fantastic postgame content as well (I won't spoil it). The game also features a branching class system where after you reach a certain level you can switch your class! You can choose a light or dark path, each offering their pros and cons. Each class also comes with their own costume for your character. The voice acting is rather hammy at times, and the quality of acting ranges from decent to downright atrocious. Angela speaks with a very strong valley accent, and as a SoCal native, it doesn't bother me at all, but I know for some people the valley accent can be grating. The most egregious is Charlotte's voice acting, as she speaks with a lisp. If this is too much for you, you can switch to the Japanese voices. In conclusion I can't recommend Trials of Mana enough for the JRPG enthusiast! I had a blast!

This game is essentially bad at everything. Impressively so. I would rather play basically anything else.

It wasn't a terrible game, I know that's not exactly high praise but I can't think of any other statement that fits it better. "Not a terrible game", maybe "It was alright". The graphics are perfectly fine, there's a consistent quality art style throughout the game, and the characters are charming (except Kevin who's just annoying to listen to and whose story was the blandest of the lot). The combat wasn't exhilarating but it didn't make me want to pull my hair out either; it was ok on the first playthrough and even the second but by the third I was struggling to keep myself awake (thankfully I could blitz through the third playthrough due to being overleveled). I'd say it's worth the money if you don't mind cookie cutter JRPG stories and the sincerity in which it tells its story is charming. Give it a go if you're looking for something to play; even if you don't want to 100% it like me, I believe you'll find some enjoyment on a single playthrough. [spoiler]Angela is best girl.[/spoiler]

nice fighting very enjoyable gameplay story is classic save a friend save a king save princess this game allows you to pick 3 companions with their stories very cute

I never played the original, but I really enjoyed this! The fighting is fast and fluid, and everything just makes sense in the game. You can fine tune your character's abilities to fit your play style perfectly. My friend got me to start playing this game by saying "oh I thought you liked games with a lot of loot"....lol that was all it took. There are treasure chests and glowing items EVERYWHERE to pick up! There is always something to keep you focused, and the game didn't even take long to beat....maybe about 20-24 hours. I'm on my third play through now to finish getting all the achievements. Very enjoyable JRPG, and I like how all the character stories came together. This one game has caused me to look into all of the Mana games now!