Secret of Mana Remake (PC/Vita/PS4, February 15th, 2018) Trailer
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Weltall Zero
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This looks surprisingly good to me, especially after things like the FFV and FFVI remakes. I don't know what kind of expectations of standards people who are disappointed have, but I don't think they will be ever met by current era Square's remakes.
Suburban Thug
Member
Art direction is pretty awful IMO. Is it bad that it's completely turning me off from the game? Would rather play the original.
The original game was extremely vibrant and full of color and life. These bland, low-poly visuals don't really capture the spirit of the original or look good on their own merits. I mean... there's more detail and realism in the original SNES version:
Look at the care put into the shading on that pixel art to make the architecture look rounded and deep, now look at how flat and plain the actual 3D version looks in comparison. Details like the keystones in the arches are also missing, and the way those bricks awkwardly wrap along that bottom corner is pretty lazy. It just looks cheap as hell and doesn't do justice to the quality of the original art.
The original game is honestly pretty rough in some spots. I'd like to think this is an opportunity to restore the planned CD content and realize all the original potential. If they pull that off, it'll be a far better game, no matter how bad it looks.
Nailed it but I still get it, Secret of Mana is one of my favorite RPG of all time but I agree 100% with you.
Sutton Dagger
Member
One of the best action RPG's of all time and they've decided to use those horrible low poly graphics...
Why not just essentially do the game in beautiful hi-res 2D art?
Why not just essentially do the game in beautiful hi-res 2D art?
ScientificPizza
Banned
lmao this looks like shit
SinCityAssassin
Member
Both.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Yuck
Lapidus' Beard
Member
Nothing new here, the original had a piece of armour called Tiger Bikini.
Skyfireblaze
Member
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! IS THIS REALLY GOING TO COME OUT? I'M NOT DREAMING AM I? HOLY...
When I heard the music in the trailer I teared up, Secret of Mana is my favorite game of all time, I must have completed it around 20 times now if not more, I wrote a 60 page work on the whole Seiken Densetsu series in middle-school, I even imported Legend of Mana for that and played it in black and white on my old PAL CRT and no other Mana game ever could come close to Secret of Mana for me... yeah I know it's just a asset reuse remake and I always dreamed of a HD 2D hand-drawn remake but at this point after so many years, thank you for this Square-Enix, if I have the disposable money by February I'll likely triple-dip, I still can't believe it... wow
When I heard the music in the trailer I teared up, Secret of Mana is my favorite game of all time, I must have completed it around 20 times now if not more, I wrote a 60 page work on the whole Seiken Densetsu series in middle-school, I even imported Legend of Mana for that and played it in black and white on my old PAL CRT and no other Mana game ever could come close to Secret of Mana for me... yeah I know it's just a asset reuse remake and I always dreamed of a HD 2D hand-drawn remake but at this point after so many years, thank you for this Square-Enix, if I have the disposable money by February I'll likely triple-dip, I still can't believe it... wow
LifeBrandRobot
Member
Eyyy a Vita version. Pleasently surprised, I'm in for that.
AmaterasuOkami076
Member
That looks a bit bland. I'll stick with the original on the SNES Mini.
omfg.
(no switch
As weird as it sounds I forgot about the Switch when I read the title. Seemed strange to do a Vita version and not a Switch version but then again Square has been avoiding Switch for some reason. I'll probably pick up the Vita version but the colors do look a little "faded". I honestly thought this was a mobile port like someone else said in an earlier post.
Akhe
Member
Fixed it = D
Bitch Pudding
Member
I'm in because of the Vita edition, perfect game to kill some time during commuting. Looks good for a Vita game, PS4, well, not so much.
Claude Augario
Member
I'm going to buy this because I'm a fiend for this series, but this reeks of the same budget, low-effort feeling that was in the FFA remake. There's really so much more they could be doing with these remakes.
DarknessTear
Banned
Avoiding Switch? Like 9 games so far from their list of announced or released games right?
Another thread derail discussing lack of a switch release. Not surprised.
gaming_noob
Member
OMG! Can't wait!
The SNES original was dope back in the day.. we used both video outs to run two different tvs and played co-op through the whole game...just because. Great memories.
I am not sure how this will hold up to nostalgia so I am not buying it. Hopefully, it does well though with a new audience. Totally worth it if you have never played. Great co-op experience.
I am not sure how this will hold up to nostalgia so I am not buying it. Hopefully, it does well though with a new audience. Totally worth it if you have never played. Great co-op experience.
SinCityAssassin
Member
They literally just announced a Dragon Quest Builders sequel on Switch not three weeks ago.
darkjedi187
Member
Count me in. One of my all time favs.
I was a little disappointed when I played and finished it 3 years ago even if it was a game of my childhood. It's really badly balanced and the story wasn't that great.
But for the balancing at least, i don't think that's something they can't correct with a remake.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
omg please be good.
YankeeDonB
Member
The original game was extremely vibrant and full of color and life. These bland, low-poly visuals don't really capture the spirit of the original or look good on their own merits. I mean... there's more detail and realism in the original SNES version:
Look at the care put into the shading on that pixel art to make the architecture look rounded and deep, now look at how flat and plain the actual 3D version looks in comparison. Details like the keystones in the arches are also missing, and the way those bricks awkwardly wrap along that bottom corner is pretty lazy. It just looks cheap as hell and doesn't do justice to the quality of the original art.
The original game is honestly pretty rough in some spots. I'd like to think this is an opportunity to restore the planned CD content and realize all the original potential. If they pull that off, it'll be a far better game, no matter how bad it looks.
Yup, right there with you. Just how I felt about the mobile version of FF VI too.
If I hadn't grabbed a SNES classic preorder I might get it anyway, just to replay on big screen, but I'll stick with the old school game instead.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Looks horrible.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Didn't think it looked THAT bad in the trailer, but that image that's been floating around looks awful. Wish SE would just localize the collection.
E_Darkness
Member
I saw the price and immediately stopped caring.
I'd much rather have the Secret of Mana collection they also announced, but that has as much of a chance as a localised SaGa Scarlet Grace.
I'd much rather have the Secret of Mana collection they also announced, but that has as much of a chance as a localised SaGa Scarlet Grace.
zenosparadox
Member
Secret of Mana. One of my favorite games all time! The artstyle is notbgreat, but I am still interested.
Bluebomberimo
Neo Member
I'm incredibly curious who they casted to voice the main trio
ScientificPizza
Banned
idk who looks at this and thinks it's worth $40
unless they're adding a ton of content to it download a ROM
unless they're adding a ton of content to it download a ROM
I don't think that's the SNES version. It looks like the Android version:
SNES
Android
The architecture in the thumbnail matches that Android version. The original SNES is the most coherent and pleasing one to look at in any case.
The original game was extremely vibrant and full of color and life. These bland, low-poly visuals don't really capture the spirit of the original or look good on their own merits. I mean... there's more detail and realism in the original SNES version:
Look at the care put into the shading on that pixel art to make the architecture look rounded and deep, now look at how flat and plain the actual 3D version looks in comparison. Details like the keystones in the arches are also missing, and the way those bricks awkwardly wrap along that bottom corner is pretty lazy. It just looks cheap as hell and doesn't do justice to the quality of the original art.
The original game is honestly pretty rough in some spots. I'd like to think this is an opportunity to restore the planned CD content and realize all the original potential. If they pull that off, it'll be a far better game, no matter how bad it looks.
You guys should remove the rose tinted glasses.
Judging from these particular screens the snes version looks extremely flat(some architectural elements aren't easy to decipher) and dark, the 2d android version looks more vibrant, with more depth and closer to a 32 bit game and the new version looks flat because of the lack of shadows and darker tones, if they didn't do such mistakes it would have looked way better.
Judging from these screens the 2d android version is clearly the best one graphically.
That said this new version looks exactly what it is, a cheap looking mobile game, square could have easily improved the graphics on all platforms(vita included).
AkelisRain
Member
Was just thinking this! However, I will take Mana for now.
amishpriest99
Member
I think Seiken Densetsu 3 will be next after this.
And hopefully it does come (despite most likely being a 3D remake) because if it does happen, we can officially play SD3 in English.
Nah, we'll probably get a Secret of Evermore remake instead in NA for historical consistency
.IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
What a news to wake up to!
LordRaptor
Member
Direct frame buffer grabs of SNES games from an emulator do not look like a SNES game actually looked like on a contemporary CRT.
AkelisRain
Member
Dude, please don't give them any ideas!Nah, we'll probably get a Secret of Evermore remake instead in NA for historical consistency