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[CosmicComet]

??? What?

You've never heard that phrase?

It's a compliment.

 

[Danjin44]

You've never heard that phrase?

It's a compliment.

Yeah, My mistake I Thought you meant "cash grab".

 

[MagiusNecros]

Game looks like a winner. Wishlisted.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I want whip lady and samurai cat in my party.

 

[TintoConCasera]

This looks cash money.

fr fr on god no fax all printer

 

[Doomtrain]

I’m all in. I had a total blast with Trials.

 

[Labadal]

This has hands down been one of the craziest years for jrpgs. I have basically bought at least one each month, and it will keep on going until the end of the year.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Might be one of the last few mid-tier S-E JRPGs we get so assuming it's good then show your support to the devs!

 

[NanaMiku]

Same. Hopefully someone will make a de-translation mod soon after release like they did for Trials, closer to the Japanese names.

After Xenoblade 2 names, nothing will faze me anymore

 

[Dane]

In the shitstorm that has happened with Midori, he "confirmed" a "leak" that Visions of Mana had a delay over the PS4 version.





However, the PS4 version was pulled out from pre orders early last month, with all orders being cancelled and Best Buy claiming said version was cancelled, I can confirm that the game was pulled out from pre orders even at distributors level, with one claiming as cancelled. Not even Square Enix Store has the SKU and PS Store website does not have the PS4 logo on their store entry for the game, only PS5, despite stating it's for both consoles. All other cross gen bundled games does have both consoles icons.

So yeah, something very odd is happening here, Square still stated to be coming to PS4 even from the latest trailer, my guess that it is not cancelled but could have been made into a digital only release on PS4.

 

[Arsic]

Idk about this one.

 

[Akuji]

Pre ordered the collectors.
For the shelf, a huge secret of mana Fan. Was my childhood.

Now digital for the actual game, but which Plattform... prob steam ?

 

[darth.shrimp]

I want whip lady and samurai cat in my party.

Samurai catboy looks great, unfortunately it will have serious competition in Swordmaster Val, since they both use the same spirit, and the latter looks even better imho.
Careena is taking a slot as well (probably her Fire class, Godhand, the Chinese dress looks gorgeous on her, although that will also depend on her weapon in that class).
Last slot... probably Palamena as well, as the Sprite kid doesn't really interest me so far.

Keep in mind we haven't seen all their classes yet, the site only has 5 of them for each character but we know all spirits are in the game, and we can see Val's Shadow class in the trailer.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Samurai catboy looks great, unfortunately it will have serious competition in Swordmaster Val, since they both use the same spirit, and the latter looks even better imho.
Careena is taking a slot as well (probably her Fire class, Godhand, the Chinese dress looks gorgeous on her, although that will also depend on her weapon in that class).
Last slot... probably Palamena as well, as the Sprite kid doesn't really interest me so far.

Keep in mind we haven't seen all their classes yet, the site only has 5 of them for each character but we know all spirits are in the game, and we can see Val's Shadow class in the trailer.

Where does it show the classes??!

BTW I’m calling it now: Julei looks the least appealing to me, therefore he will will probably be stupidly OP and I will feel obligated to use him.

 

[Hudo]

I wonder how big that romance part will be in terms of story and gameplay.

I can see it being the main motivator/catalyst for the hero/hero's journey. But I wonder what Square are gonna do with that aspect.

 

[Pejo]

Cool, the characters have multiple costumes for different class paths again like in Trials.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Cool, the characters have multiple costumes for different class paths again like in Trials.

Where does it show these??

 

[Skifi28]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Preorder canceled.

 

[Pejo]

Where does it show these??

I found that one on some random dude's twitter. I assume they're in some sort of media promo pack somehwere for games websites and stuff.

You can see a bunch more here:

Visions Of Mana Announces August 2024 Release Date; Palamena And Julei Party Members Revealed - Noisy Pixel

Square Enix has announced that its upcoming action RPG Visions of Mana will be released on August 2024.

noisypixel.net

 

[TintoConCasera]

Haha, didn't know the "lets make the character angrier for the western cover" was still a thing.

 

[ahtlas7]

Wow.

That looks great! Combat looks fun with interesting cast.

 

[adamsapple]

To appease the angry westerners.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I found that one on some random dude's twitter. I assume they're in some sort of media promo pack somehwere for games websites and stuff.

You can see a bunch more here:

Visions Of Mana Announces August 2024 Release Date; Palamena And Julei Party Members Revealed - Noisy Pixel

Square Enix has announced that its upcoming action RPG Visions of Mana will be released on August 2024.

noisypixel.net

Ahhhh man I love this stuff. I’m a sucker for lots of choices of character classes/party composition/weapon types.

 

[Skifi28]

To appease the angry westerners.

I'm quite angry at the moment so that part at least checks out.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

It’s to appeal to the gaijin dudebro audience.

Honestly they should just replace him with Jack from Stranger of Paradise for maximum western appeal.

 

[Skifi28]

they should just replace him with Jack from Stranger of Paradise for maximum western appeal.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Might be one of the last few mid-tier S-E JRPGs we get so assuming it's good then show your support to the devs!

I want more mid tier games like Visions of Mana and less mid tier shit like this:

 

[TintoConCasera]

I want more mid tier games like Visions of Mana and less mid tier shit like this:

Is the Valkyrie game really that bad?

 

[Punished Miku]

What is that?

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Is the Valkyrie game really that bad?

Haven’t played it but the videos I’ve seen show her running around in these huge bland gray areas with little bits of rubble, it looked so awful and unappealing.

What is that?

Saga Emerald Beyond

 

[Punished Miku]

Saga Emerald Beyond

Yikes, hadn't seen that one a lot I guess. Some of the art and character designs looked cool.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Yikes, hadn't seen that one a lot I guess. Some of the art and character designs looked cool.

Yeah I thought the characters looked kinda cool. From what I’ve seen though, the game is mostly a visual novel with an occasional battle + a little bit of running around the ugliest world map I’ve ever seen. No towns or dungeons.

I watched a video of the demo and it was like 30 minutes of talking + 2 battle. Couldn’t even find the willpower to download it and try it for myself.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Where does it show the classes??!

BTW I’m calling it now: Julei looks the least appealing to me, therefore he will will probably be stupidly OP and I will feel obligated to use him.

Japanese website only at the moment.

聖剣伝説 VISIONS of MANA | SQUARE ENIX

『聖剣伝説 VISIONS of MANA』は、約16年の時を経て、王道ファンタジーRPGとして原点回帰した「聖剣伝説」シリーズ完全新作

www.jp.square-enix.com

There are two "tabs" above each character's name, second one shows 6 classes for each. So yeah, Morley actually does have a Samurai class!

 

[Pejo]

Japanese website only at the moment.

聖剣伝説 VISIONS of MANA | SQUARE ENIX

『聖剣伝説 VISIONS of MANA』は、約16年の時を経て、王道ファンタジーRPGとして原点回帰した「聖剣伝説」シリーズ完全新作

www.jp.square-enix.com

There are two "tabs" above each character's name, second one shows 6 classes for each. So yeah, Morley actually does have a Samurai class!

Nice. And if it's like Trials, there will be additional costume variations depending on the final(?) paths you choose between light and dark that they aren't showing here.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Is the Valkyrie game really that bad?

No…it’s not fantastic, but it’s good arpg fun trying to keep your combo up. Especially fun when you unlock later skills.

 

[NanaMiku]

Yeah I thought the characters looked kinda cool. From what I’ve seen though, the game is mostly a visual novel with an occasional battle + a little bit of running around the ugliest world map I’ve ever seen. No towns or dungeons.

I watched a video of the demo and it was like 30 minutes of talking + 2 battle. Couldn’t even find the willpower to download it and try it for myself.

Haven't played any SaGa games, but AFAIK the previous games are also like this.

Cool, the characters have multiple costumes for different class paths again like in Trials.

holy shit so horny

 

[AJUMP23]

Secret of mana is one of the greats. I hope this continues the tradition.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Haven't played any SaGa games, but AFAIK the previous games are also like this.

Unlimited Saga (the worst game in the series) is like that, maybe Scarlet Grace too.

Saga 1-3 (aka Final Fantasy Legend 1-3), Romancing Saga 1-3, and Saga Frontier 1&2 most definitely have towns + dungeons and are nothing like visual novels.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Is the Valkyrie game really that bad?

Combat is ok. Nothing compared to Silmeria. It's a bad reboot though. I only played an hour and then stopped. I think there is only like 3 Einherjar in the game. Don't remember. And they made Hrist a "Dark" Valkyrie. And still won't ever get her own game.

And it was developed by Soleil and not Tri-Ace.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

VGP will be importing the PEGI (European) version of the game for PS4. If you're from NA and want the physical version for PS4, you can get it from them.

 

[Rran]

No Switch version, eh? I guess it's getting pretty long in the tooth, but Trials of Mana was still a very pretty game. Guess I'll wait for the next gen port, but this looks good.

 

[adamsapple]

Gamestop has an exclusive steel book for pre-ordering the game.

 

[cireza]

I want more mid tier games like Visions of Mana and less mid tier shit like this:

Square-Enix pumps out so much shit they are their worst competitor. At some point they should rationalize and release less, higher quality AA games. At least I only pick those who check this box anyway, like Star Ocean 2R and soon Dragon Quest III.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Square-Enix pumps out so much shit they are their worst competitor. At some point they should rationalize and release less, higher quality AA games. At least I only pick those who check this box anyway, like Star Ocean 2R and soon Dragon Quest III.

Exactly, it’s so frustrating. They keep cranking out all this hideous half baked filler-tier stuff that nobody wants. (See also Tokyo RPG Factory, RIP).

Meanwhile you got indie stuff like Chained Echoes (made by a solo developer) and Sea of Stars that at least LOOK 1000x more appealing. Like the kind of stuff I wish S-E were funding. I don’t get it.

(And yeah SO2R is amazing! This is the blueprint of how they should remake PS1 games that used pre-rendered backgrounds and sprite characters)

 

[Stafford]

Did Trials of Mana on PS5 have HDR? With these colors, man it could look so goddamned good on a TV that is perfect for HDR, if implemented right, that is.