Applicable to older gamers

[Recoil36]

I am a huge jrpg fan. I am hearing 50. Is this game really for a younger generation or is it applicable to older people? Thanks

[Minneyar]

What do you think makes a game more or less suited for older people?

As somebody who's been playing games since I was a kid in the 80's, I'm enjoying this quite a bit. The aesthetics and the tone of the story are definitely a throwback to classic JRPGs, Secret of Mana being the most obvious example, and the combat is pretty easy on normal mode, so you can just mash buttons to get through combat without much trouble. (but hard mode is harder, if you prefer that)

[Recoil36]

I was just wondering if the story was child like and to see if it has mature tones.

[mpcgannon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Recoil36:

I am a huge jrpg fan. I am hearing 50. Is this game really for a younger generation or is it applicable to older people? Thanks

I've only broken two monitors smashing my face against them so far and I'm in my early 40s. All jokes aside, the narrative is kinda just meh over all. I don't play for the story and I've had several eye roll moments.

[Recoil36]

okay. I got my answer lol. Thanks.

[Jean]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Recoil36:

I am a huge jrpg fan. I am hearing 50. Is this game really for a younger generation or is it applicable to older people? Thanks

As an old Secret of Mana/SD3 fan yes its perfectly playable for me

[Jean]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Recoil36:

okay. I got my answer lol. Thanks.

Please don't listen to that troll lol. The story deals with mature themes (death and sacrifice) and is probably the most heavy feeling out of any of the Mana games despite its colourful appearance.

[JJBasic]

This entry is really easy to get into and is a fun, engaging, party based JRPG. However the story is severely lacking in depth. I fully recommend this game solely for its gameplay loop and progression; but don't go looking for any kind of mature themes. The most mature moments are seeped in tropey cliches. Like Morely is one of the most interesting characters, but his whole character development arc occurs in about 2 cut scenes over the course of like 10 min... Like he allegedly spent 16 years mourning what he did and gets over it in 30 seconds. Recommend for gameplay not for plot.

[PantsuMask]

seeing you're 50.. you've been around like, myself.. going on 40. Its our game we grew up with all in one. every character is good. and its mana just buy and enjoy it.

[marsHm311oW]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Recoil36:

I was just wondering if the story was child like and to see if it has mature tones.

This question should be answered by just watching the screenshots. Ofc "child like".

[mpcgannon]

If any of you are supporting the narrative "shift" around chapters 3 and 4 then you're showing your age.
This game's narrative believes in tell, don't show. People aren't trolls just because you don't agree with them. Maybe that's why all you kids do is argue on here.
Enjoy

[Recoil36]

Thank you everyone

[Doresh]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Recoil36:

I was just wondering if the story was child like and to see if it has mature tones.

It has a certain SNES vibe in that everything's nice and colorful until it isn't.

[Aumires]

Even if you might not need more opinions, going to add that, as someone that played since Secret of Mana, it is very worthy to be in that podium along Trials. It absolutely has that "cute fantasy journey of exploration adventure" look that hits you in the gut with themes like loss, sacrifice, faith.,, and has homages of every game in the series as a big celebration.

[Reign]

There's no two ways about it, this game has 'cute' written all over it. If you are into that, or can get past it, then there's a fantastic game here. It's definitely an 'all ages' game, but there's enough here for adults to enjoy.

From a technical standpoint: it looks absolutely fantastic. The amount of love they put into each of the main characters and the world itself is insane. Whether or not you're into the style: I'm not sure I've seen a game that literally oozes art direction better than this one.

This feels like they poured over Secret of Mana 1 (and 2), and then put painstaking effort into trying to bring those worlds into a modern 3D vision. It worked.

The writing and voice acting is mostly passable - it's not going to win awards, but there is some legitimately good writing sprinkled throughout. Some of the story beats were legitimately darker and deeper than I would have expected.

The combat is really tight, it's flashy and fast paced - with most battles taking place in under 1min. Each character and class feels unique enough to warrant cycling through them. You won't find the depth of a "Tales of" game here, but it's close.

World traversal feels great as well. Platforming elements feel really good, and the double jump and infinite (no stamina) dash/air-dash being unlocked from the beginning is fantastic.

If I'm being honest, the 'cute' level is a bit more than I can usually handle - but this game has enough going on that it's worth trying out.

[Axelhander]

I am only slightly younger than you, and I have no idea what you're on about.

Unless you mean a protagonist closer to our age? /shrug