Secret of Mana Remake

[Arkhan]

I am a little disappointed because I thought it was going to be like Dawn of Mana with a rotatey camera. 

You can watch this instead of watching the Gamespot one with moronic narration, or a bunch of gimpdicks online spewing their shitty opinions and saying things like "the music isn't pixelated" or other tryhard gamer BS.

I am hoping they make the mouths move.  I doubt it will happen, though.

The dialog scenes seem nice at least since there's varied camera angles.   

[crazydean]

Gameplay looks fine to me for a handheld title. I think it would be silly on the PS4, though. It's certainly not cutting edge but good enough in my eyes.

The voice acting is pretty sub-par. It reminds me of PS2/GCN RPG games like Tales of Symphonia or FFX. Right when voice acting started getting big in games but before they thought it was important for good dialog and actors.

[Arkhan]

The fact it's on PS4 is basically a side effect, I think, since it's basically just a PSVita / PSN game, and PS4 happens to do that too.

The gameplay itself doesn't look bad, though.

It's just not what I expected, so nostalgia feelies and stuff are about all it will probably do for me.

[seieienbu]

My big problem playing the game a year ago was the combat.  I felt that after playing games like Oath in Felghana that the 100% thing was really lame.  I was hoping for a complete overhaul to the combat system but it looks like that won't be the case.  This is disappointing.

[GohanX]

They want $40 for that shit? I love Mana, but put some effort into it if you want that much cash. This looks like a $10 Android port.

[Gredler]

They want $40 for that shit? I love Mana, but put some effort into it if you want that much cash. This looks like a $10 Android port.

Ironically I believe this is the same engine and team that did the Android port of the first game

[Arkhan]

I wonder if they will let us have Japanese voices.   

Other than that, I will play it again and see what all they did and probably stop after I fly around lol.

[munchiaz]

Still dont know why this isn't being released on the Switch, what with the Mana collection on the console. Just weird.

[Arkhan]

beats me.   seems goofy to not do that.  maybe Nintendo was being dumb with licensing or something.

That would've been the ideal machine to get it for so I can play while I poop.

[cabbage]

Timothy sounds like Napoleon Dynamite...

[Gredler]

Timothy sounds like Napoleon Dynamite...

[blueraven]

Sword of Mana was a f*cking trainwreck.   Easily the most disappointing GBA purchase ever.  Even Lunar's remakedowngrade for GBA was better than that boring, slow ass progression/stale boss battle mess.

but, I'm not 100% sure I'd say LA is a better choice than FFA.   They're different games, really, and for predating LA by 2 years, it did some things better since it was trying to be an ARPG and Zelda never has been one of those.   

The combat in FFA is objectively more interesting because of the weaponry options.   Link may have subitems at his disposal, but he's never swinging an axe or a chain whip around. 

I also think FFA had way better music overall.   There was so much variety, and so many really memorable tunes.

Outside of Marin's tune, most of LA's music isn't very memorable.   

Lets not even count the rediddled typical Zelda themes. 

Anyone who played FFA will find themselves humming the overworld music or the theme song randomly, years after they have touched the game.

FFA also had a better sense of adventure, and all those senses of urgency.     LA just boils down to some pudnut that can't steer a boat running around collecting instruments while Mr. Owl tells him how many licks it takes to not get to the center of Marin because Link never gets any.

and then he wakes up from his wet dream (hah), and whatever.   It's a great game but Link is basically a useless dipshit that accomplishes f*ckall lol.

I know that this is two months old, but goddamn what a great soundtrack. I never get sick of hearing this theme.

[Arkhan]

They got new updates about the game so its all relevant lets make out.

[xelement5x]

The narrator sounds like some old dude greeter from the Cracker Barrel gift shop. 

[Arkhan]

He sounds like elderly Kiefer Sutherland, right after he offers us some werthers originals for story time.


This intro is actually pretty cool, though.   Nice art style, and use of 3D layering.