Seiken Densetsu 3 Remake
Trials of Mana is a HD remake of Seiken Densetsu 3, the third game in the Secret of Mana series, which never made its way outside of Japan.
Back in the Super Famicom days, Seiken Densetsu seemed like it would become one of Squaresoft’s biggest properties alongside Final Fantasy. While the likes of Secret of Mana are fondly remembered, Seiken Densetsu 3 never made it to localization. But now, so many years later, that is finally changing. During the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix revealed Trials of Mana, a new title for Seiken Densetsu 3. While the original version will be exclusive to the Nintendo Switch in the Collection of Mana, a new, large scale remake is coming to the PS4 and the PC alongside Nintendo’s platform.
As you can see in the announcement trailer above, Trials of Mana looks to be a bit more ambitious then Square Enix’s previous Secret of Mana remake, perhaps because the PS Vita is no longer part of the equation. According to a press release from Square Enix, this Trials of Mana remake is not only updating the visuals, but it’s also revamping the combat system and how progression/skills operate as well. Indeed, there’s quite a difference between what’s happening in action in the trailer compared to the Super Famicom original.
Trials of Mana will be releasing for the PS4, the Nintendo Switch, and the PC via Steam in early 2020, just like nearly every other new game revealed during E3 2019. It’s going to be a loaded couple of months folks, so get your wallets and vacation time ready.
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If you’re new to the ManaAdventures of Mana series, you can get the first two games in their remade forms on PlayStation platforms. If you have a PS Vita, you can get the first game, . The Secret of Mana is available on both the PS Vita and PlayStation 4 remake , with a limited, GameStop-exclusive physical release you can probably still find a copy of. Trials of Mana will round out the original “trilogy” of sorts, although the series continues up through the Nintendo DS.
Seiken Densetsu 3's remake Trials of Mana is launching this April on PS4, Switch, and PC.
Following an early leak from the PlayStation store, Nintendo and Square Enix revealed the release date for Trials of Mana on September 4’s Nintendo Direct.
Trials of Mana launches on PC via Steam, Switch, and PS4 on April 24, 2020. The date was revealed with a new trailer. I’ve included below the English trailer, the Nintendo Japanese trailer so you can listen to all the awesome seiyuu, and the Square Enix Japanese trailer. The later will be shown at Tokyo Game Show 2019 and is slightly different. It also includes a look at the limited edition only available on the Square Enix Store.
The new trailer confirms class changes are back in this Seiken Densetsu 3 remake. Once you reach level 18, like in the original game, you can switch between two classes, either a Light Class or a Dark Class. Later on (level 38 in the original game), you can again change class to two others, depending on your initial choice. This makes a total of 6 different classes for each character.
The trailer also shows more of Seiken Densetsu 3‘s iconic villains like Belladonna/Isabella, or the Crimson Wizard, who is voiced by the awesome Yuichi Nakamura. We also see multiple battles against the “Benevodons”, like they’re called in the brand new official translation.
This is honestly one of the games I’m looking forward to the most in 2020. While Hiroki Kikuta isn’t directly handling the rearranged OST, it’s really great from what we heard so far, and the original OST is included too. We should publish a new preview on Trials of Mana soon too so stay tuned. We already previewed the game at E3 2019.