Trials of Mana

AdventureRole-playing (RPG)
Trials of Mana
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IDs
IDSteam
11227—
76
Critic rating
7.7
User rating
Summary

Trials of Mana is the third installment of the Mana series, developed by Square under the direction of series creator Koichi Ishii. The game takes place in a new world where, once again, the Mana Tree is under threat from an ancient evil thought sealed away. Players choose three from among six heroes as the chosen wielder of the Mana Sword and their two companions on the journey to claim the holy blade and preserve what remains of the Mana power.

Storyline

The story takes place in a fictional world where Mana represents an ethereal, but finite, energy source. Some time in the past, the Mana Goddess created the game's world by forging the powerful Sword of Mana and defeating eight monsters of destruction, the Benevodons —"God Beasts" in earlier translations— with it, sealing them within eight Mana Stones, before turning herself into the Mana Tree and falling asleep. The game is set at a time when Mana starts to fade and peace has ended, as several people plot to unleash the Benevodons from the stones so as to gain ultimate power.

Developers
SquareM2
Publishers
SquareSquare Enix
Genres
AdventureRole-playing (RPG)
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchSatellaviewSuper FamicomSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes
Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle player
Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
a.i. companionaction-adventureancient advanced civilization technologyanimeartificial intelligencebranching storylinebuddy systembullet hellclass changecoming of ageday/night cycledrop-in drop-outfan translation - englishfan translation - portuguesefemale protagonisthero turned evilhumanjapan onlykill questlate localizationleveling uploot gatheringmagicmanamonster capturingmultiple endingsmultiple protagonistsmultiple storylinesnon-linear storytellingnot-so-bad guyson-the-fly character switchingoriginal soundtrack releaseotakuoverworldparty systempausable real time combatpoisoningpom-pomprincessreal-time combatrevengesave pointshoot 'em upskill treesleepingsleeping enemiesspecial attackssprinting mechanicsstat trackingstatus effectstech treestragic herotreasure chestworld map

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