Legend of Mana

amazon Legend of Mana reviews

Legend of Mana – Although not as popular as in previous years, the “remake, remastered” movement is still quietly taking place.

When gamers are gradually “aging” and new games are no longer attractive enough for them to take out their wallets to enjoy, the once-popular old games have become “golden eggs”  by publishers.

As a side story of the famous “Mana trilogy”, but not because of that, Legend of Mana has lost its place in the hearts of fans.

And recently, this childhood game has once again been “re-exported”, with refreshed graphics to attract players back to the dreamy world of Fa’Diel.

So, whether Legend of Mana is a good game or will it be a phase that turns a “less good” from Square Enix.

For those who are new to Legend of Mana but have never played through the original, there will be quite a lot of new things to discover.

The first is different from new games, “guide” or at least will show you some mysterious map or arrow so you know where you have to go.

As for Legend of Mana, things will be a bit more complicated, and you should prepare yourself mentally because in general, the game will not give any instructions to the player.

Everything in the game is done in a radically non-linear way, players will have to learn how to play, learn the plot and of course, you also have to choose the dialogue to create an adventure own.

Speaking of the plot, as a brother of the “final fantasy”, Legend of Mana has a plot that is equally virtual and dreamlike.

It can hardly be called a game with a complete story, just think of this game as a collection of fairy tales and you are the surprise factor to complete this collection.

However, although it is a collection of short stories, the game still has a background story so that you do not get lost in the world of “who am I, what am I doing”.

The game will start over in the land of Fa’Diel, a land that has been burned down along with the Mana Tree – which is said to be the source of life for all things.

After the Mana Tree was in jeopardy, the humans, elves, beastmen, and other races of Fa’Diel engaged in a never-ending war for the last bit of Mana left in the artifacts.

As the chosen hero, you will be tasked with collecting artifacts and restoring the Mana Tree to bring peace to the world and recreate the once rich land of Fa’Diel.

And our adventure begins here.

If you think you’re no stranger to open-world and non-linear games, Legend of Mana tells you what true non-linearity is like.

The opening of the game will take place quite normally with the selection of gender and weapons.

When you’re done, you’ll go home and start your own adventure one way or another (literally).

No girl is going to bump into you and tell you the legend of the dragon-calling marbles or something like that, everything is played out so crazy and random, the whole world is like a piece of paper on obscure screens, including the main character’s background, and they are all decided based on gameplay.

If you don’t know what to do, you can try talking to the NPCs, who will sometimes give you a clue that leads to a bigger adventure.

The adventures may or may not be related, and when you complete them, you will receive artifacts to rebuild Fa’Diel to your liking.

The artifacts after being returned to their original form will become a dungeon or a new city and depending on where you place the artifact on the map, their difficulty or even their plot will turn in the other direction.

Legend of Mana Remastered’s labyrinths and dungeons each have their own unique identity and are not arranged in order of appearance, meaning the challenges are always new and unfamiliar to the player.

Along with the zigzag mazes are fantasy stories, there are stories with joyful colors but there are also stories full of pain, there are stories of innocence, and children also have stories of madness and madness.

Along the way, we learn about the great genocide of the Jumi tribe by greedy hunters lusting after their jade hearts, the division within the Dragoons, and the catastrophic civil war between factions. The love between the demon king and the holy woman…

And the entire ending of the stories above will be decided by you.

While Legend of Mana Remastered has some lengthy and lengthy sequences of events, the reality is that you don’t need to complete all of the game’s stories, once you hit a certain milestone you’ll be shown how to unlock Mana Tree revival.

Although the gameplay of Legend of Mana is considered a huge change in the development history of the series when it was first released, at present there are many thousands of games that can do the same.

But how to combine many game genres but still retain their soul, Legend of Mana is a good example of “unique”.

It is difficult to compare Legend of Mana with any game and it is also difficult to compare any game with Legend of Mana.

The game plot is more than enough to make you “suffer”, the way you connect the stories is even more miserable, to create a complete plot, you also have to learn how to interact with the characters and arrange the artifacts, with On the first try, it’s normal to miss out on characters or mess up the map.

And as soon as you have (temporarily) completed the game, Legend of Mana always knows how to make you have to turn on the player again.

Different lands have different ways of playing, but sometimes, just staying for a day at home makes you tired.

Lots of activities take place right where you start, from planting trees, summoning spirits, crafting Golems, upgrading weapons, hatching eggs, and raising pets to party activities.

The fighting style of the game is quite simple with a support button, a strong hit and a light hit, when the player is full of RT trees, he will be able to use the ultimate skill.

NPCs can also help you in battle sometimes and can be controlled by a second player (if you’re playing co-op)

Along with the “play” part is the “look” part that is carefully cared for. Each character and setting are extremely detailed hand-drawn images that highlight the atmosphere of the adventure.

From the crazy forest of bones but a symbol of the pride and loyalty of the dragon warriors to the beautiful white snowfields but like a wild beast lurking waiting for prey…

Different places have different stories and are enhanced with drama by the music of Yoko Shimomura – a talented artist and composer of the land of the rising sun.

Even knowing that “remastered” can simply be to refresh the game, or in other words, help the game on advanced systems.

But a conscientious producer shouldn’t do just that.

However, unfortunately, Legend of Mana falls into a simple case and the “ten-year-old” errors are still kept as a tease for players.

The first is that you can’t go through the NPCs, that is, you have to wait for the NPCs to move before you can pass them, so what if you have a situation where the NPC is “stuck” at the door?

At least with the NPC stuck, we can restart the map or rerun the save, but with the quests where the NPC is the guide, it’s torture!

The inability to cancel an attack is entirely intentional on the part of the manufacturer.

Some extremely “strong” and useful souls like Gerrod have a slow attack animation, forcing you to accurately measure the time to attack.

The fighting style of the game is also kept the same and even with the delay, you will feel the jerkiness of the ten-year-old game and it’s not pleasant at all!

The character also has very limited movements and is more than just holding the picture and dragging it back and forth a bit.

The game’s graphics are also slightly tweaked, which is to be recognized, but the menu is outdated and outdated.

The color of the custom settings is always the same with the change from yellow to… light yellow and always makes the writer wonder what am I doing?

where can you get a Legend of Mana online

Legend of Mana: Buy it now

Legend Of Mana – Exclusive Limited Edition Nintendo Switch Video Game: Buy it now