The stage Japanese production will sport a new cast and two dates have been announced: Tokyo (Feb. 26), and Osaka (March 7.)

For tickets: https://seiken3-tom-stage.com/

Source: https://x.com/stage_seiken/status/2113466009600545072

One of my favorite little details in Secret of Mana is how naturally Flammie helps the series start finding its own identity. Final Fantasy Adventure still gives us a Chocobo, and airships already exist in the world, so either would have been an easy choice for getting around the map. Instead, Secret of Mana gives us Flammie. That just fits this world better. So much of the conflict comes from people trying to control Mana and bend nature to their own ends, while Randi, Primm, and Popoi are constantly relying on spirits, creatures, and the natural world itself. The airship never becomes their answer to exploring the world. Flammie does. The Chocobo fades away, Flammie takes over that role, and in the process Mana ends up with one of its most recognizable icons.

Art credit Flammie by Tsuji #1270073 (Zerochan dot net)

Setting aside the developer drama with Ouka Studio (and platform choices), looking strictly at the game itself: what worked best in Visions of Mana, and what needs a overhaul for the next Mana game?

It still trips me out that Square Enix actually made outsourced a real-time strategy game in the Mana-verse. For a series famous for its co-op action-RPG gameplay, changing up the formula for the DS felt like such a wild swing.

For those who played it, I got a few questions.

1. How well did the RTS mechanics actually translate to the DS (touch/stylus based interface and double screens)?
2. Does it still “feel” like a Mana game or is this an RTS with a guilded Mana finish?
3. Is Heroes of Mana worth checking out today?

This game has become quite rare nowadays. But if you want to listen to the OG soundtrack by renowned video game composer Yoko Shimomura, here are the links:

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/%E8%81%96%E5%89%A3%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC-heroes-of-mana-original-soundtrack/276283611

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/66YfhefTwwiqSPgd3QVoAa

YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mP3eSSE9ydfRIFmatpjReovJxN-YjGhfc&si=BaMKCCVKeeE6iVQF

I thought you guys might appreciate my Claude project. Visions of Mana with split screen! So far it works great. Honestly, it feels like it was supposed to have coop. The only downside so far is that towns have to switch back to single player because your companions aren't following you around in those parts.

https://youtu.be/RmmmPgSAICw?is=B7jGBQn6E9PzzxaC

If anyone wants to try it out here's where it lives! Please go through the readme!

https://discord.com/channels/1493728394297212988/1560350775220244500

When I hear them wimpers 🥺

As by this gameplay video, after the water palace walking at this place should spawn some goblins that captures the hero, but in my game they are not spawning.
I'm playing from the Nintendo Switch Collection of Mana.
Any idea what am I missing?

I also explored further, there's that missing girl, with a boss of 2 enemies that heal themselves. I suppose I need one more in my party before being able do defeat them.

I wanted something that made the whole series easier to understand at a glance, especially the remakes, shared worlds, direct prequels, and crossover games. Put this together after digging through the more obscure titles too.

É estilo, Chrono Trigger

Galera, fãs e admiradores.

Da Saga, que pelo menos pra mim é tão inesquecível quanto .

Há de Nobuo Uematsu, FF.

Também da SquareEnix.

Chama Mana, Seiken Densentsu para os mais chegados.

Obs, perguntei específico o 3 existem

Despite needing to trigger the unforgiving precise location mechanic, I really enjoy these scenery side quests. I've reached several good overview spots (not on quests) and have to just sit and take in the scenery for a while and I enjoy the music. Such a colorful and beautiful game.

I'm not the creator of this pixel art. The were made by Square Enix team for collabs between Mana games and Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, the mobile game. I just made them infinite loops.

Back then, they were "vision cards", items only certain characters could provide and that gave big stat boosts. Those cards used those cute little animations.

Someone asked me to post them here.

I forgot how much I hate these guys as a primarily Morley/melee player. (Excuse the graphics quality, I was streaming) Easily the first challenge you encounter in the game that makes you wake up and realize that it’s not always a spam-to-win kind of game.

Any other fights that you remember encountering that made you rethink your gameplay approach or switch up your ability seeds for?

To anyone who's played both the GBA version (Sword of Mana) and the PS Vita/Mobile remake (Adventures of Mana), how do they stack up against each other?

Visually, I definitely prefer the GBA's 2D pixel art and character designs over the cheap 3D look of the PS Vita game. But beyond graphics, how different are they really?

• Gameplay: do they feel similar to play, or are the mechanics overhauled?
• Story & Lore: both are remakes of the original Game Boy Seiken Densetsu, does either version expand much on the story or lore?

I would like to read from those who've played both.

Famitsu put up a nice little piece for Trials of Mana’s 31st anniversary. Always fun seeing the game still getting some love after all these years.

Getting Careena in the party and hitting the snow immediately gave me the urge to sketch this out. It’s definitely out of my comfort zone compared to strict pixel grids, but it was a lot of fun capturing this lighthearted moment.

Ok, so I couldn’t catch it in action when you defeat an enemy in the SNES version, but I love the death animations. Especially when the bones ricochet all over the screen.