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Legend of Mana
Developer Square Enix, M2 Co., Ltd.
The HD Remaster of Legend of Mana is coming to Steam. Meet a colorful cast of characters, use the unique "Land Make" System to build the World Map, and square off against fearsome monsters in the vibrant world of Fa’Diel. From the Steam store page
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60 of 112 · most liked firstcoming to Xbox Game Pass today: • Trials of Mana • Legend of Mana Final Fantasy I – VI Pixel Remaster also coming to Xbox and PC today, with Dragon Quest III HD-2D REMAKE arriving on November 14th for Xbox Series S / X
unlabelledView post →acting like she walked straight from SF2 to Kingdom Hearts is a fucking joke and passes over even more great titles like Tobal No. 1, Parasite Eve, and Legend of Mana moreover, Kingdom Hearts is the LAST game she worked on at Square before becoming a freelancer. The lady simply did as she pleased
unlabelledView post →Legend of Mana is $11.99 on Steam buff.ly/3Q1ZOzC Humble buff.ly/4aE3oJT US eShop buff.ly/3CAQ9Nw US PSN buff.ly/4aFPB5o XBL buff.ly/4aFPB5o also on Game Pass Ultimate
unlabelledView post →Legend of Mana is $11.99 on GOG (preservation program) buff.ly/zFCHMIs #ad $10.49 Xbox buff.ly/HIBZopa also on Game Pass Premium
unlabelledView post →Todays something different in that the character isnt mine, Still half fish though that parts all the same. Its Flamshe from Legend of Mana, A really good game that it took me forever to figure out how to actually play properly and even now barely understand the story.
unlabelledView post →There is a fix in the discussion section that converts the audio to a format usable on linux (steam deck), Square Enix should have fixed this ages ago. Thanks to the user who posted it, though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I definitely didn't understand this game in 1999. I bought it, hoping for Secret of Mana but better. It's not that. I kind of liked it, but didn't really get it. I felt like, despite wandering around a lot, I probably missed a lot. But I also had no idea what I missed or how to do things differently. So I'm not sure I ever played it a second time. Playing the remaster, though, I loved it. The updated storybook graphics are perfect. The gameplay experience is almost unique, even compared to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is what optimal gameplay looks like Doing some stupid double push shit repeatedly to grind an ability while your duck smokes a big ass cigar in the corner Legend of Mana sure is a game
unlabelledView post →Hi! 🌏 I’m a Narrative & Game Designer from Japan (since 1995). Major Credits: 🏆 SaGa Frontier (Asellus Arc) 🏆 Legend of Mana (Jewel Thief Arc) 🏆 Street Fighter V (General Story) 🏆 Magatsu Wahrheit 🏆 Sister Quest I specialize in RPG World-building & Scenarios. Happy to connect! 🎮☀️ #GameDev #JRPG
unlabelledView post →An ad from 2000 for Legend of Mana, an action RPG for the Sony PlayStation Art by Shinichi Kameoka, whose distinctive style defined the look of Square Enix's Mana series, fills the page with screenshots along the bottom asking players to "Unlock the secrets within this long-lost place and time".
unlabelledView post →I’ll be on the front page of Twitch on March 8th! I have some game ideas in mind. Likely going to be a toss up between Breath of Fire III, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, and Legend of Mana! Hope to see you there
unlabelledView post →My negative review is to bring visibility to this game not working on Steam Decks. There are misleading posts and videos claiming otherwise (from people who've played for less than 2 minutes), but if you enter into combat, the game will freeze. Period. The only solution is to delete all the audio files and play in silence. No thanks. Hoping this gets fixed someday.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before everything was available online, some games were made with the express purpose of selling guides, magazines, or driving sales to phone tip lines. No game better embodies this strategy than Legend of Mana. This game is essentially unusable without a guide, and not just because of surface-level issues like convoluted dialogue decisions (à la Persona) or necessary boss tricks. Everything you do affects something else. The level of consideration required for whom you talk to, when you talk…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Evolution of the Mana Tree 🌳 4. Legend of Mana (PlayStation 1) 5. Sword of Mana (Game Boy Advance) 6. Trials of Mana (PS/PC/Xbox/Switch/Mobile) 7. Visions of Mana (PS/PC/Xbox)
unlabelledView post →Having such an amazing time revisiting Legend of Mana. This game is so special ✨
unlabelledView post →Duelligma Source: Duelle Legend of Mana (PS) by Square #SigmaPosting #PlayStation #Squaresoft #LegendofMana #SeikenDensetsu
unlabelledView post →Evolution of the Mana Tree 🌳 4. Legend of Mana (PlayStation 1) 5. Sword of Mana (Game Boy Advance) 6. Trials of Mana (3D Remake)
unlabelledView post →So Legend of Mana is a weird one, and I tried to like it, but in the end I just can't. It's pretty, the soundtrack is amazing and it has a certain charm, but the gameplay is broken. The approach of this game feels extremly nonsensical in it's structure and presentation of stories and dialouge. With a guide you can smooth out a lot of the problems, but the weird presentation of the story is something you either like or dislike. It also has some performance issues. Positves: + Music,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →discussing Legend of Mana is always wild cause it’s like “here’s a list of complaints I have with this game. it’s perfect I would not change anything it rewired my brain I think about it all the time”
unlabelledView post →oooooo you wanna pay $11.99 to play Legend of Mana so bad it’s janky and weird and needs a walkthrough and almost NOTHING I’ve played in the past decade has moved so thoroughly into my brain every time I pick up my switch to play a game I want to replay this instead
unlabelledView post →It breaks my heart to write this. Legend of Mana is my favorite game of all time. I absolutely adore it. And this remaster has destroyed it. It's incredibly buggy and unstable to the point of being unplayable. I really hope they will fix this and release an update, but from other reviews it seems it's been broken a long time so I'm not getting my hopes up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi! ✨ My name is im0 or some people call me Dali! I’m a Canadian Cosplayer and indie game dev. I cosplay and draw fan art from: *Dragon Age *One Piece *Baldur’s Gate 3 *Castlevania *Legend of Mana As well as original characters/DnD characters!
unlabelledView post →This game means so much to me. It is really difficult for me to be objective about it. My current playthrough would be the fifth time in my life I will have completed Legend of Mana and whoops I missed an early quest so I guess I will have to do a sixth playthrough down the line to get the achievement for doing all the quests in one run. I think this game's story was really misunderstood by the Western market when it first came out. Its episodic structure and collection of deeply poignant…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming to Xbox today - Final Fantasy Pixel Remastered - Trials of Mana (Game Pass) - Legend of Mana (Game Pass) news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/0...
unlabelledView post →LEGEND OF MANA (1999): Rules. Weird ass game with sensibilities orthogonal to modern spectra of "good" to "bad" design. Words like "streamlined" or "jank" feel inadequate. Characters operate on bizarre but internally-consistent moral logic, like a children's fairy tale from an unfamiliar culture
unlabelledView post →Whenever I play this game, I feel at home. Since the early '00s, I've played this game on PS1 and finished it almost 10 times. I've tried different map layouts at the start, focused on some weapons, experimented with button combinations to learn new skills and techniques. Tried out different monster companions, yet I've always ended up with Dragons~ I remember speedrunning the game a couple of times even when I didn't have internet. I even played the game with my neighbors from start to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember first playing Legend of Mana and the music in that game opening me up to the world of game music For even her to have those feelings really shows how everyone gets this
unlabelledView post →Crashes about every 10 minutes on Steam Deck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A childhood favourite. This and Ogre Battle 64 are two games that nothing else has ever come close to for me. Truly a Gem, even if it is not for everyone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: ROSE TINTED GLASSES The original game was pretty fun in 1999, some serious nostalgia to be had here. The remaster specifically is very well done, from the graphics to the soundtrack - everything was so good before and as a remaster is even better. The problem and reason I can't recommend this game is because the backbone foundation of this game as an action rpg is just incredibly archaic. Character movement is very slow unless you use a fast weapon. The enemy AI and ally NPC AIs can't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Xbox Game Pass Games: 7.1: - Little Nightmares 2 - Rise of the Tomb Raider 7.3 - Ultimate Chicken Horse 7.8 - The Ascent 7.9 - Minami Lane 7.11 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 7.15 - High On Life Standard: - Trials of Mana - Legend of Mana news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
unlabelledView post →Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game so nice, Konami published it twice! Then stick around, because the gang covers Little Goody Two Shoes, a beautiful RPG/adventure game with nods to SaGa Frontier and Legend of Mana. www.hardcoregaming101.net/podcasts/top...
unlabelledView post →I feel bad for SE, because I know the team worked hard to repaint the backgrounds. But I miss the old look. Even though it's jarring at first, I'm happy that they kept the original sprites. I'm grateful that they give the option to use the original soundtrack and not exclusively the arranged version. Other than the backgrounds, the game is true to the original -with some added options. While I don't remove encounters often, it makes traversing the most confusing maps enjoyable. You still…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly the game runs better on emulation. Game has frame drops when hit and that is too much for me to ignore. There is a fan patch/mod by special K that helps alot of people with issues but not everyone. PC i9-14900KF 3.20 GHz ram 96 GB DDR 5 XMP VPU GeForce RTX 4090 windows 11 Refund Requested
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frequent crashes during loading screen, on Linux (e.g. SteamOS). Unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →replaying some mana games and it still feels surreal how it turned out that a. there was cut lesbian content in Legend of Mana, b. it was restored but only in a fucking mana gacha game, c. apparently no one except me ever talks about it. its like the most Michaela-targeted Gamer Fact of all time
unlabelledView post →I interviewed renowned character and creature artist Satoshi Matsuura (Legend of Mana, Mother 3, Bravely series) about his latest work on the first new Culdcept game in 10 years www.creativebloq.com/art/digital-...
unlabelledView post →Been awhile since I did a #ScanlineSunday, but here's some Legend of Mana. If only this game ran at 60fps on base PS1.
unlabelledView post →Legend of Mana is an absolutely beautiful game that is adored for its beautiful sprite work, amazing music composition and being an unconventional JRPG at its time (and maybe even now). The combat is in style of 2D beat'em-ups and have a rather loose feel to the controls which makes combat feel aged. I am mentioning combat early as the controls do take some getting used to and can be a make-or-break for most people. The game uses 2 attack buttons - quick and power. Quick attacks allow you to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While Dr. Bowow has a different name and different role in the game, I'm pretty sure Professor Bomb is a stand-in for him in Sword of Mana, borrowed heavily from Legend of Mana. This sprite of him looks hairy and round, like Prof Bomb. #JRPGJuly
unlabelledView post →Shiloh, Niccolo, Pearl, and Monique from Legend of Mana. More art from the game: creativeuncut.com/art_legend-o...
unlabelledView post →✨Introduction✨ Hello, my name is im0 (I am zero). I’m a cosplayer, artist and wannabe indie game designer. I’m currently in school for fashion design! I like: - Baldur’s Gate 3 - DnD - Legend of Mana - Castlevania - Garage Kits - Dragon Age - Zero Escape Below this are threads to my content
unlabelledView post →Legend of Mana? And I was at my in game home? Oh I’m FINE fine
unlabelledView post →Screen is stuck after recruiting Daena, can't progress the game, stuck at town, can't leave at all. :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was a kid when i first opened the Playstation disc tray and put the Legend of Mana cd inside it. The number 3 and the blue screen gave way to the Playstation Intros and then, to the marvelous opening cutscene. Sunday morning's light and perfume enriched the atmosphere and then the game started: I chose a land, a weapon and placed a house in a map. Four hours later, lunch time was mostly missed. I had finished The Lost Princess. And i knew: I would love games forever. Nothing more to say.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who played this game back in 2000, this game is just amazing. I don't even call it a game, I call a magical dream you dreamt once as a kid, and this day, 20 something years later, you still remember every bit of it. However, that dream did happen again, but in a 2021 (2024 for this review) and feels not as authentic as your first dream. This is where we're going with this remaster. The game is good, but this remaster feels meh. The art design for the houses and towns looks…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 - I had wanted to play this game ever since seeing it in some PSX magazine in 2000. And 20+ years later I couldn't pass on the opportunity with the remaster. However, the game left me pretty disappointed. It's... weird. Not much of a story, sidequests are incredibly dull, everything's missable if you just breathe in the wrong order, and the battle system leaves much to be desired. Graphics are gorgeous, but that's about it. I don't regret playing, though. It IS a classic; I just didn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've loved Legend of Mana since the PS1 days, and this remaster nails the parts that made me fall for it: the hand painted backgrounds look gorgeous, the arranged soundtrack is lovely, and the dreamy vignette storytelling still feels like nothing else out there. Just go in knowing it's the same divisive game underneath, with clunky combat and a dozen systems the game refuses to explain, so keep a guide handy if you want to catch even half the quests. My real gripe is performance, since I hit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growing up my brother left his play station and a bunch of games for me to play after he went to college. Legend of Mana was among them. The amount of my life I poured into this game as a child, was probably unhealthy but worth it. So as an adult when I saw I could get it on steam and just have it, not having to pay for an old disc or anything, I jumped at the chance. I have not regretted it. It still is so much fun to play, it still inspires fun in every story with meeting and helping…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Massive congratulations to Yoko Shimomura on her Lifetime Achievement Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards! Her work on Street Fighter II, Breath of Fire, Live A Live, Super Mario RPG, Parasite Eve, Legend of Mana, Mario & Luigi, and Final Fantasy XV means the world to me.
unlabelledView post →Happy 27th birthday to Legend Of Mana! It's one of the prettiest 2D games on the original PlayStation, and we've got every pixel in these screenshot maps here on VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas, thanks to mechaskrom: vgmaps.com/Atlas/PSX/in...
unlabelledView post →A watercolor painting from my childhood brought to life. A masterpiece of careful remastering. You know that feeling when you open an old game and fear the magic will fade? That the visuals will be harsh and the music will seem primitive? Well, the Legend of Mana Remastered is that rare case where the magic not only remains, but shines with new colors. It's the perfect example of how to treat a classic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Umm... There's a lot to unpack here. Two things struck me immediately with the game: the pixel mismatch and the visual stuttering. The former I knew was going to be a small issue. However, I didn't expect the huge, blocky pixels of the sprites to be quite so jarring based on the recordings and screenshots of the game that I have seen previously. When you're looking at those images on the freshly updated backgrounds (which seem to have lost some of their warmth in the redrawing), it just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was one of my favorite games in my childhood, and probably the only game in the Mana series that I think actually holds up (sorry, Secret fans). It's cute in the way Winnie the Pooh is where you can appreciate it as a kid or an adult. Gameplaywise it's a pretty breezy beat-em-up. The RPG elements can be a bit difficult to understand, but doing so is optional, so it's more a labor of love if you end up really liking the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of us who've purchased this game are here for the nostalgia. For it's time, Legend of Mana was a visual masterpiece. To me, I see it as a rich exploration of a world - presented in a storybook format with many heartwarming tales woven into it. The sound track is perfection. The world building is the game's greatest strength, despite its battle system leaving much to be desired. The character designs are very fantastical with distinct personality and great humour. I also enjoyed the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played Legend of Mana with my crush long ago. But still, i want to play it again. Yet it gives me grief of a lost love. We never meant to be together. However this game got us closer by far than anything else... This game has a special place in my heart and in my memory...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I could say how I truly felt about this game, it would easily be 10 paragraphs long, so I will keep it simple. Legend of Mana is my absolute favorite game of all time from the very first day I played it on the PS1. The art, the stories, the music, the world building, the game play, all of it is just so unique, beautiful and immersive, to an astonishing level. To see it remastered so beautifully brought me to tears, this game has and always will hold a very special place in my heart. Thank…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the game as a teenager Played it recently, even though I'll always sort-of like it, can't recommend. - Deep systems that have no use since combat is resumed to spamming light attacks to stunlock even bosses - Narrative is completely incomprehensible, not sure there's even a point - Quests have the most obscure triggers and steps, can't get anywhere without a guide. Buy for nostalgia, big skip otherwise.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Works now on Steam Deck, flawed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I had to pick a video game world to live in, it'd be this one.
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