How good this game?

[BK-BERKE]

I've seen a lot of mixed opinions about the game everywhere.

Should I buy the game now? Or should I buy it at discount time?

What are your positive and negative thoughts about the game?

I would be grateful if you could help.

[thejuiceweasel]

It is a bit of a mix of Trials of Mana Remake and maybe Tales of Arise. Be aware, Mana is quite whimsical, if you're not into that, it might not be for you.

The series sells itself on a a cute and cozy atmosphere and quite a bit of history in terms of recognition and nostalgia, so that's one of the aspects lots of people are buying the game for.

The available demo is only semi-helpful because you really are overwhelmed with things and nothing makes sense, also it runs badly.

I'd say, if you're generally into JRPGs, this is a good game to buy. You can always refund withing 2 hours if you think its not for you. The game is roughly 30 hrs long I've heard.

[Bearus]

Art and music is really good.

Combat seems interesting, but is expanded a bit slowly. From the demo I have an idea of what to expect later on, so the simple combat early on doesn't bother me too much.

The story is presented in a very lighthearted way, but the actual themes are pretty dark and I am curious how the plot will progress as the ending does not seem predictable from the start.

The voice acting (playing with English) is good for the main characters, but feels a bit low quality for side-characters.

I feel the game was worth the cost to me, but for some it will be better to wait for a discount.

[Cynicalkatt87]

the only negative i have about the game is that the trailer looks to imply this is mana series edition of botw, and it is not. the game is expansive and vibrant and very good, but there is no climbing anything or from what i can see after 6 hours no gliding like in zelda or genshin.
otherwise this game is Trial of Mana, but bigger deeper and prettier. if you enjoyed ToM you will likely enjoy this one.
oh and i played with japanese voices, so i dont know milagemay vary for va. kareena english seems kinda grating from what little i saw in a review on youtube

[NHH]

Theis game lacks soul.

I never played a Mana game, just most of the DW/DQ RPGs, but everything feels hand-holdy, lacking in polish, and just not very special. DQ11 blows this game out of the water (it's not even close) and that's a game that released in 2017.

[mpcgannon]

Originally posted by thejuiceweasel:

It is a bit of a mix of Trials of Mana Remake and maybe Tales of Arise. Be aware, Mana is quite whimsical, if you're not into that, it might not be for you.

The series sells itself on a a cute and cozy atmosphere and quite a bit of history in terms of recognition and nostalgia, so that's one of the aspects lots of people are buying the game for.

The available demo is only semi-helpful because you really are overwhelmed with things and nothing makes sense, also it runs badly.

I'd say, if you're generally into JRPGs, this is a good game to buy. You can always refund withing 2 hours if you think its not for you. The game is roughly 30 hrs long I've heard.

Is the trials remake worth playing after this?
I love the collectathon-y nature of the world, changing members on the fly in combat, while everyone still has a 'role.'

[Marosh]

Originally posted by ItsRay:

Originally posted by Doresh:

You think they worked for free in the years making the game?

If you have such an inventive second person in your head, why do you not just talk to him? It would be win / win for all of us

He gave you a hint about how the real world works. In a company that is bigger than a 5 man Indie studio with friends, devs get a salary and maybe a bonus on success. They don't see money from sales.

[ItsRay]

Originally posted by Marosh:

Originally posted by ItsRay:

If you have such an inventive second person in your head, why do you not just talk to him? It would be win / win for all of us

He gave you a hint about how the real world works. In a company that is bigger than a 5 man Indie studio with friends, devs get a salary and maybe a bonus on success. They don't see money from sales.

Okay that makes it cool to fire the entire dev team on the day of release, youre right

[meiam]

It's a good game, but nothing ground breaking. I'd grab trial of mana instead since you can get it cheaper and it'll give you a good idea of what to expect or wait for it to be on discount.

Very colourful visual but can be a bit too busy/cluttered with details if you don't like that.

Gameplay is okay, pretty simple action RPG system, a few small twists here and there, but nothing game changing. Character build customisation isn't that great but there's some variety. The game takes a really long time to introduce gameplay system though, so the first couple of hour are really slow.

Sadly because of the colourful visual, some execs probably decided that this was a children game and so the writing/story is very basic/grade school level. It's not too bad, but you get tired of character constantly repeating the same piece of information and you can see everything coming from miles away.

Sadly music wise its quite a bit behind previous mana entry, nothing awful, but nothing really stick.

Its a fun game, but without nostalgia from previous mana entry, I don't think someone would get that much out of it.

[BK-BERKE]

Thanks everyone. Everyone has different and similar views on some issues.

I decided to wait for the discount and buy it. Seems like it would be better this way.

Thanks again everyone!

[Lexomatico]

Originally posted by ItsRay:

Originally posted by Marosh:

He gave you a hint about how the real world works. In a company that is bigger than a 5 man Indie studio with friends, devs get a salary and maybe a bonus on success. They don't see money from sales.

Okay that makes it cool to fire the entire dev team on the day of release, youre right

If the whole team was assembled for that specific project then yes, yes it is.

[Arrogant Player]

Originally posted by bk-berke:

Thanks everyone. Everyone has different and similar views on some issues.

I decided to wait for the discount and buy it. Seems like it would be better this way.

Thanks again everyone!

This is actually about the best of the best games released this year. It packages everything great about JRPG's from the 90's into a modern game with perfection.

I was actually going to wait myself because it's too many games I'm trying to play atm but so glad I purchased cuz I haven't stopped playing it.

[mpcgannon]

Originally posted by Cynicalkatt87:

the only negative i have about the game is that the trailer looks to imply this is mana series edition of botw, and it is not. the game is expansive and vibrant and very good, but there is no climbing anything or from what i can see after 6 hours no gliding like in zelda or genshin.
otherwise this game is Trial of Mana, but bigger deeper and prettier. if you enjoyed ToM you will likely enjoy this one.
oh and i played with japanese voices, so i dont know milagemay vary for va. kareena english seems kinda grating from what little i saw in a review on youtube

Will Trials still be good to play after this or will it come off dated?

[Bearus]

Originally posted by mpcgannon:

Originally posted by Cynicalkatt87:

the only negative i have about the game is that the trailer looks to imply this is mana series edition of botw, and it is not. the game is expansive and vibrant and very good, but there is no climbing anything or from what i can see after 6 hours no gliding like in zelda or genshin.
otherwise this game is Trial of Mana, but bigger deeper and prettier. if you enjoyed ToM you will likely enjoy this one.
oh and i played with japanese voices, so i dont know milagemay vary for va. kareena english seems kinda grating from what little i saw in a review on youtube

Will Trials still be good to play after this or will it come off dated?

I would recommend checking the demo. While I enjoyed some parts of trials, it couldn't keep my attention, mainly due to the party member AI.

[MaChao]

The visuals are fantastic, the combat and explorations are really fun, the soundrack is OK but pretty forgetable, but the story is complete dogwater.
If you're happy with the former and can ignore the latter, treat yourself!
If you're mostly in for the story, this one isn't it.