Stuart Halverson

I finally finished the Main Storyline and Post Storyline coming in around 140 hours. I absolutely loved it. The more you play the more lore unfolds, making you become more invested. Honestly the forging aspect was probably the thing that drove me mad the most, but once I got the hang of it, I loved every aspect about the game, the story, the gameplay, there is so much that draws you in and become invested into the characters and story. The Demo drew me in and pulled my heart strings. This is one the best games I played this year, hands down. Look forward to starting over again in the future and playing through it again!

Finished the demo in around 6 hours. There was about 30 minutes of actual game play. This is more like an interactive novel than a game. It takes time to tell you all the story instead of you putting it together through game play. The story is very intriguing, but it doesn't feel like a game. If they just made this an anime series I would watch it for sure. 6 hours is just the prologue and there obviously so much more, but the fact I got 30 minutes of actual fighting and exploring has me ready to move on to other JRPGs & RPGs. It is just not for me.

I have to say I absolutely love the game. I played Secret of Mana back in the day on my SNES and this is such a fun reminder to the series. I haven't finished it completely as of now, but I will. Playing and having fun with an intriguing story, plenty of side quests to explore the world, cut scenes when necessary, and none more than 20 minutes. The mechanics are good, lots of ways to adjust the build of each character and adjust your team without being too overwhelming. This is a great game all around, and look forward to going back into the Mana Series.