Everything We Know About Visions of Mana | Hands-On Preview
After the announcement at the 2023 Game Awards Show, Square Enix is ready to show us more of Visions of Mana. This is the first mainline Mana game since Dawn of Mana released in 2006. With almost 20 years between installments, Visions of Mana has a lot to live up to.
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With a few months between announcements, Visions of Mana has even more to show its fans. New gameplay reveals how the franchise has been updated for a modern audience, especially in the wake of competing fantasy games like Genshin Impact and Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
This new story follows four main characters: Val, Hinna, Careena, and Morley. Though we have limited story information, we do know where our journey begins. Every four years, alms are chosen to travel to the Tee of Mana to rejuvenate its power. Val acts as a soul guard, ensuring the alm’s safe pilgrimage to the Tree. When his childhood friend, Hinna, is chosen as an alm, Val joins her on a journey across their world.
Visions boasts a colorful, bright world that encourages you to explore. You can avoid enemies or walk right into them. You can jump (and double jump) and find every piece of treasure marked on your minimap. You can fight everything in your way and get sidetracked with side quests, or you can move forward and progress the story.
Overall, you can adapt your experience to your preferences. This game can be as intense or as calming as you want it to be. And, for those with choice paralysis, there will always be a direction to go.
Like the past mainline titles, Visions is an action/adventure RPG with a linear story. You can jump, double jump, dodge, sprint, and perform combat combos. Each character has a unique combat style. For example, Morley has a high attack speed, making him the easiest option for
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