Variahunter
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As a lover of the first Dragon's Dogma, I was thrilled by the announcement and the reveal of the second episode.
The first one had a gameplay so close to what I envision for the Mana series going 3D, of course with the themes and atmosphere being very different.
Heck, they even had that special effect when you enchanted a weapon with an element, which was very reminiscent of Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana.
So I have no doubt DD2 will be a extraordinary game.
But where is the next Mana ? It was announced in 2021 :
But then, from the happy new year 2023 video, the Mana team is nowhere to be seen :
I know, Trials of Mana remake was serviceable at best, but they had a very low budget honestly. Gameplay was repetitive, but they add a lot of exploration and pretty good level design considering how bare bones was the original in that aspect. It was an ok game, but they really tried to do their best given the budget constraints. It sold much better than their previsions, so the next one will be more ambitious.
So what's happening ?
The first one had a gameplay so close to what I envision for the Mana series going 3D, of course with the themes and atmosphere being very different.
Heck, they even had that special effect when you enchanted a weapon with an element, which was very reminiscent of Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana.
So I have no doubt DD2 will be a extraordinary game.
But where is the next Mana ? It was announced in 2021 :
But then, from the happy new year 2023 video, the Mana team is nowhere to be seen :
I know, Trials of Mana remake was serviceable at best, but they had a very low budget honestly. Gameplay was repetitive, but they add a lot of exploration and pretty good level design considering how bare bones was the original in that aspect. It was an ok game, but they really tried to do their best given the budget constraints. It sold much better than their previsions, so the next one will be more ambitious.
So what's happening ?
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