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37 Reviews
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Lovable protagonists, Elegant RPG systems, Some great strange and funny moments
Tedious combat against tiresome monsters, Backtracking and repetition, Graphics manage to look dated, yet not retro enough,
I hate to be a downer on a classic RPG, especially when Secret of Mana can be so charming and it's still clear why it was such a well-loved game. Yet this remaster doesn't work. On the one hand, it's lost the look and feel of the original classic, so if y...
Published: 2018-03-09, Author: Chris , review by: kotaku.com
Original: Stunning atmosphere, one of the best soundtracks ever. Remake: A couple good quality-of-life upgrades and cute new story scenes,
Original: Buggy combat, annoying magic grinding, thin plot. Remake: Lots more bugs and crashes, weird quality of life downgrades, remixed soundtrack isn't as good as original, Developer
Published: 2018-03-06, Author: Patrick , review by: gamingtrend.com
A classic game that is still one of the greats in history, Upscaled characters and enemies are well designed, Mini-map is the original game world map
AI, gameplay, and battle system only slightly improved, Lots of old annoyances and bad elements remain, Music upscaling largely an insulting failure, Characters look bad up close, don't move their mouths
The Secret of Mana Remaster was highly anticipated by a lot of fans and overall manages to capture the experience of playing the original within an all new outer shell of upscale graphics and new sound. It fails to make any revolutionary changes to the ga...
Abstract: If you're going to remake a venerated video game, then for god's sake, do it right.For the 25th anniversary of “Secret of Mana,” developer Square Enix has created a 3D released of the title for Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Valve's Stea...
Story is as affably zany as ever, New interludes add depth to your party, Nicely varied locales and quests, Lacks the fluff endemic to newer RPGs, Still a great local coop option
Visual and audio upgrades are soso, Combat is too retro for its own good, Lots of weird glitches
Conventional wisdom would say the new Secret of Mana isn't a great remake. It doubles down on the stuff that already works while leaving the original game's most glaring flaws largely untouched. That said, I still enjoyed this new package. Secret of Mana...
Updated graphics are bright, vivid, and distinctive, Remixed tunes showcase some unique new instrumentation, Characters are much more developed, and a joy to journey with, Combat system is still marvelously complex
A.I. is often quite underdeveloped, Not nearly enough done to the user interface to bring it up to modern standards, A few of the remixed tunes are grating, Both English and Japanese voice tracks are unappealing
Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun. How we score: The destructoid reviews guide...
Secret of Mana's remake is fun because Secret of Mana was fun. However, Square could have done a lot better, especially with a beloved classic such as this...
Curiously lean on the magic that made Secret of Mana a seminal classic, this remake is serviceable in a pinch, but revisiting the original is probably a better use of time...
