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BS-X SFC SNES

Game

Trials of Mana

Released: Sep 30, 1995

Series:

Mana

Genres:

Open World Role-playing (RPG) Squad Management

Themes:

Fantasy

Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Game Modes:

Co-operative Multiplayer Single player

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Description from IGDB IGDB

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 mana power. The power of Mana drains rapidly from the land and the Mana Tree begins to wither…

Storyline IGDB

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.

Wikipedia Description WIKIPEDIA

Trials of Mana has similar gameplay to its predecessor, Secret of Mana. Like many other role-playing games of the 16-bit era, the game displays a top-down perspective, in which the three player characters navigate the terrain and fight off hostile creatures. Control may be passed between each of the characters at any time; the companions not currently selected are controlled by artificial intelligence. The game may be played simultaneously by two players, as opposed to the three of Secret of Mana. There are six possible player characters. At the beginning of the game, the player chooses which three of them will be playable and which one they will start with; the other two playable characters will join the party when met. The remaining three characters act as non-playable characters (NPCs) when encountered. Each character can use one type of weapon, in addition to magical spells. The effectiveness of spells depends on the magical ability of the character and the element of the spell in relation to the enemy. When in battle mode, attacking monsters fills a gauge that allows the player to use character-specific special attacks. Upon collecting enough experience points in battle, each character can increase in level to gain improved character statistics such as strength and evasion. Options such as changing equipment, casting spells, or checking status are performed by cycling through the game's Ring Commands—a circular menu which hovers over the controlled party member. The game is paused whenever the Ring Command menu is activated. Within the Ring, the player has nine slots for storing items; additional items can be placed into item storage, which is inaccessible in combat. Character level progression is coordinated by the player, as a choice is given as to which statistic to raise by a point at every level up. A "class" system is also present. Once a character reaches level 18, the player can visit one of several Mana Stones located throughout the game and choose to upgrade them to one of two classes for each character—either a class aligned to "Light" or a class aligned to "Dark"—which provides a different set of skills and different improvements to character statistics. A second class change may be optionally performed at level 38, again split between a light and a dark choice, if the player has obtained a required rare item for the target class. The class changes do not affect the plot of the game, only gameplay. Trials of Mana also employs a calendar function into its gameplay. A week cycles much more quickly than an actual one, with a day passing in a matter of minutes. Each day of the week is represented by a different elemental spirit. On that spirit's day, magic of that element will be slightly stronger. An in-game day is also divided into day and night. Certain events only happen during certain times of day, such as a nighttime-only black market selling particularly rare items. Enemies encountered in the field also change during certain time periods, and some may be sleeping if the characters approach them at night. In addition, the character Kevin transforms into a werewolf when he fights at night, greatly increasing his attack power. Using an inn's services allows the player to "skip" the game's clock to that day's evening, or the following morning.

About Trials of Mana

Trials of Mana is a Open World, Role-playing (RPG), Squad Management game released in 1995 developed by Square that offers Co-operative, Multiplayer gameplay from a bird view / isometric perspective playable on Satellaview, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System with 48 user ratings averaging 86.9/100. The game explores themes like Fantasy. If you enjoy Trials of Mana, you might also like similar games in our database of 45,000+ titles.

Basic Info

Release Date: September 30, 1995

IGDB Rating: 86.9/100 (48)

Rating Count: 48

IGDB ID: 11227

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Additional Information

IGDB Rating: 86.9/100 (48 votes)

Release Date: September 30, 1995

IGDB ID: 11227

Series: Mana

Платформы 3

BS-X

SFC

SNES

Genres 3

Open World Role-playing (RPG) Squad Management

Themes 1

Fantasy

Player Perspectives 1

Bird view / Isometric

Game Modes 3

Co-operative Multiplayer Single player

Companies

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Developers

Square

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Publishers

Square

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Keywords

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