18. Trials of Mana
Square Enix is on a remake/remaster kick. The company is rebuilding Final Fantasy VII from the ground up, remastering Final Fantasy VIII, and rereleasing titles such as Chrono Trigger.
The company also remade Secret of Mana with new graphics and voice acting, but while many gamers praise the SNES original, they also claim the recent remake is flawed, which is why I’m both excited and concerned for its sequel, Trials of Mana.
The remake of Trials of Mana was announced during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, and unlike Secret of Mana, Square Enix is completely revamping Trials’ gameplay.
Instead of a bird’s-eye view, the remake will utilize a third-person perspective and include new features such as enemy juggling and dodge rolls.
Under normal circumstances, I would be excited for the Trials of Mana remake, but since the Secret of Mana remake was botched, I am skeptical.
Still, early previews from other sites (such as Game Informer and IGN) explain the Trials remake is a marked improvement, so maybe Square Enix had to make a lemon before it could make a lemon meringue pie,
