Trials of Mana

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Square Enix

During the Xbox Games Showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2024 Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Legend of Mana and Trails of Mana are now available digitally on Xbox Series X/S.

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
The Final Fantasy pixel remaster series comprises Final Fantasy I through Final Fantasy VI, bringing all the magic of the originals combined with quality-of-life upgrades while staying faithful to the retro design of these classic masterpieces. In the Final Fantasy pixel remaster series, features that were implemented in the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam versions, will also be available for the Xbox platforms. Players will have the option to switch between the rearranged and original-based soundtrack for the game, as well as a choice of in-game fonts where players can opt to play using the game’s default font or a pixel-based font. Additional boost features to expand gameplay options, including switching off random encounters and adjusting experience gained multipliers between 0 and 4 will also be available for the Xbox players.

Legend of Mana
Legend of Mana is the remastered edition of the fourth installment in the Mana series. In Legend of Mana, players will embark on a journey to find the mystical Mana Tree seen in a dream, only to discover that the world map is empty. Throughout their adventure, players will acquire special artifacts, which can be placed on the map to bring towns and dungeons to life via the unique Land Creation system. Legend of Mana features remastered visuals and rearranged soundtrack, which can be switched with original soundtrack. The game also includes the feature to turn off enemy encounters and the ‘Ring Ring Land’ mini game, which helps to strengthen pet monsters. During their travels, players will encounter a colorful cast of characters, square off against fearsome monsters in real-time combat and explore the vast world of Fa’Diel, all while experiencing Legend of Mana’s timeless story.

Trials of Mana
Originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3 in 1995, Trials of Mana is a full, high-definition remake of the third entry in the classic Mana series. The game immerses players in an unforgettable adventure filled with exciting gameplay, memorable heroes and villains. Players will craft varying experiences by selecting a party of three from six unique characters as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime, upgrading their characters’ classes into more powerful forms, learning over 300 different abilities, and discovering a world of secrets and mysteries to explore.

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster on Xbox Legend of Mana on Xbox Trials of Mana of Xbox

Square Enix

On 28 June 1991 Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (outside of Japan known as Final Fantasy Adventure), the first game in the Mana series, was released on the Nintendo Game Boy. Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Mana series. During yesterday’s celebratory livestream from Japan Square Enix has revealed several new announcements.

A new entry in the Mana series is Echoes of Mana, a free-to-play action RPG developed by WFS coming to mobile devices worldwide in 2022. The game will feature new and existing characters from the Mana series. A teaser trailer can be watched below.

Last year, the 3D remake of Trials of Mana was released. Over 1 million units have been sold worldwide and now the game will also be available on Android and iOS devices on 15 July 2021.

Only mobile games? Well, there's another new entry in development at the moment. However Koichi Ishii said the game is still in early development and no information or footage could be shared.

Last week the remastered version of Legend of Mana has been released. During the livestream an anime series have been announced called Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal-. It will be produced by Warner Bros. Japan LLC, Graphinica, Inc. and Yokohama Animation Lab and is planned to air worldwide.

Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal- artwork

Square Enix

Square Enix has announced on the E3 2019 that a remake of Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3 in Japan) in currently in development and will be released early 2020 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam.

Trials of Mana, in Japan known as Seiken Densetsu 3, was released in Japan in 1995 for the Super Famicom and tells the story of six heroes as they battle against the monsters of destruction that threaten a world where Mana has been weakened. Players can customize their own party of three, selected from six unique characters, to experience different stories.

Square Enix also announced that the Seiken Densetsu Collection, that was released in 2017 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, is now available as Collection of Mana in the West via digital download and will get a limited physical version on 27 August. Collection of Mana features the first three games of the Mana series: Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana and for the first-time available in the West Trials of Mana. The three game compilation now includes a convenient quick save feature, and allows players to adventure with friends through a local multiplayer mode in both Secret of Mana (up to 3 players) and Trials of Mana (up to 2 players).

The Collection of Mana will cost $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99 (both download and physical edition).

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