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Square-Enix hire staff for new Seiken Densetsu (Sword of MANA) project
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SolidSnakex
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The artwork looks alot like Legend of Mana's.
"It better be on console this time"
That's rock, but it probably won't be. An online Mana would be nice.
"It better be on console this time"
That's rock, but it probably won't be. An online Mana would be nice.
Diomedeskun
Member
It is beautiful, but I just want a good action/RPG that does not include all the eperiments of Legend of Mana that made it cease to be fun.
Akitoshi Kawazu had better come nowhere near this game, as his SaGa elements were among what made legend so poor (aside from the Final-Fight style battles with no real item or magic usage).
It had also better have 2 or 3 player support 100% of the time.
Akitoshi Kawazu had better come nowhere near this game, as his SaGa elements were among what made legend so poor (aside from the Final-Fight style battles with no real item or magic usage).
It had also better have 2 or 3 player support 100% of the time.
robertsan21
Member
man i realy want this game to be on a home consol and not a portable.
cant wait for it, looks sweet
cant wait for it, looks sweet
Kobun Heat
Member
CONSOLE
NOT SHIT
PLZ K THX
NOT SHIT
PLZ K THX
Kobun Heat
Member
The site says they're looking for "Motion Designers" and "Model Designers." Looks like a 3D game.
Diomedeskun
Member
Legend of Mana was fun at times, and I liked the stories, but I was unable to finish some of the plotlines because they were so obscured.
The combat was a moderately fun Final Fight style, which was sometimes acceptable, but there was little challenge. A fight where one of us died consisted of the other hiding until the first revived.
It had a good set of concepts for creature and item buliding, but they were too complex and required too many rare random drops or fruits and vegetables (particularly weapons).
It was an ok game in many respects, but it was an abomination to the Seiken Densetsu style.
Sword of Mana was rushed and unpolished. It contained a few too many Legend of Mana elements, but it was at least a true Seiken Densetsu, if not one of the best.
Of course, each game in the series has been flawed in some way, but I love the series dearly, especially Secret of Mana.
The combat was a moderately fun Final Fight style, which was sometimes acceptable, but there was little challenge. A fight where one of us died consisted of the other hiding until the first revived.
It had a good set of concepts for creature and item buliding, but they were too complex and required too many rare random drops or fruits and vegetables (particularly weapons).
It was an ok game in many respects, but it was an abomination to the Seiken Densetsu style.
Sword of Mana was rushed and unpolished. It contained a few too many Legend of Mana elements, but it was at least a true Seiken Densetsu, if not one of the best.
Of course, each game in the series has been flawed in some way, but I love the series dearly, especially Secret of Mana.
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
It's been known for a while that a new Seiken was in production, just that nobody knew what form it would take or who was making it. Apparently it's a big in-house 3D project; wonder where they're getting the staff (apart from the new recruits)
Alcibiades
Member
akascream said:
well, I was hoping for something with the same quality as Secret of Mana...
I haven't played the game, but I hear it's far from it...
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
I've said it before and contingent on conversational exigencies I may or may not say it again: Secret of Mana = worst game in the series
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
Today's madness is tomorrow's conventional wisdom
Mejilan said:
So melodramatic.
Believe me, I've played games that would qualify as 'pure filth', and LoM isn't one of them. Lighten up on the hyperbole, man.I had a lot of fun with Legend of Mana, myself. Not exactly a classic, but it was a fun little romp with pretty storybook visuals, and it provided a gratifying sense of discovery as you played (an element I prize in games, and one that's been in short supply in recent years). While it might not measure up to some other games in the series, it's far from awful in its own right.
I hope they keep this design style and don't give us some crappy 3d BS... I'm pretty sure current consoles are powerful enough to pull of 2d graphics as those in those illustrations. I just can't see the characters and world translating over to 3d as well as just making the game 2d.
Sword of mana seemed allright but not nearly as good as secret of mana or seiken densetsu 3. Legend of mana is an anomaly in an otherwise quality series. They had great graphics, awesome music but the gameplay sucked and the story was nonexistent... that was a bad year for squaresoft... Vagrant story a beautiful but unnessicarily complex dungeon hack , then a dissapointing mana game that could have been so much more then it was followed by chrono cross the most worthless sequel this side of metal gear solid 2. Atleast FF9 was a decent game ... as was front mission 3.
Sorry Tell, the melodrama was undoubtedly a result of the disappointment I felt. SoM was insanely great. We got ROBBED with SoM2 and SoE was a poor substitute. LoM, I thought, was going to correct that mistake.
I was wrong. I have lower expectations for Sword of Mana, and actually wasn't disappointed.
I was wrong. I have lower expectations for Sword of Mana, and actually wasn't disappointed.
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
You're describing Secret of Mana, right?