Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida has quit NetEase's Ouka Studios in order to join Square Enix following reports of extensive layoffs at the former. In a message on social media platform X,…
December 2, 2024 | 08:47 EST
A new report has alleged that Visions of Mana developer Ouka Studio has been hit by layoffs on the very day the game launched across the world. According to Bloomberg's Takashi Mochizuki (who, in…
August 30, 2024 | 08:45 EDT
In 2024, where there’s been chaos and negativity around every corner for several years now, Visions of Mana offers a charming respite that feels like a cool glass of water in the sun. For over 30…
August 27, 2024 | 08:00 EDT
In Tianeea, the Fire Village, everyone is preparing for the coming of the Faerie and the naming of an “alm.” Every four years, alms from around the world are chosen to travel to the Tree of Mana and…
August 15, 2024 | 07:12 EDT
Stepping into the 18th Mana game as a newcomer to the series was daunting, but I was enchanted by the characters, combat, and semi-open-world traveling of Visions of Mana. Recently, I was able to…
August 14, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
A classic in role-playing games, the Legend of Mana is a timeless story by famed director Koichi Ishii and set in the Mana continuity of games. The Legend of Mana is a multitude of smaller stories…
May 23, 2021 | 08:20 EDT
Secret of Mana is a classic Action RPG for the Super Nintendo, from the minds of Koichi Ishii, Hiromichi Tanaka, and Nasir Gebelli. Play as Randi, Primm, and Popoi as they travel across a high…
September 11, 2020 | 01:01 EDT
The Trials of Mana demo has been temporarily taken offline following a reported exploit that allowed dishonest individuals to access the entire game. Trials of Mana is the 3D remake of …
April 27, 2020 | 03:23 EDT
A classic returns once more to the forefront, in a fresh new 3D coat. As before, Trials of Mana pits you once more into the fictional world of Mana. The same three main sub-plots are available to…
April 7, 2020 | 08:27 EDT
Whenever people talk about influential, iconic JRPGs from the past few decades, some major franchises very quickly come to mind. I’m sure names like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest crept into your…
September 12, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
The Mana series has had a bit of a rough time in the West. While Final Fantasy Adventures and Secrets of Mana were well-loved, the third game in the series took a very long time to get to the United…
September 5, 2019 | 04:20 EDT
Secret of Mana is the recently released remake of the 1993 classic SNES JRPG of the same name. Back in the 1990's, I was very much a Sega fangirl. I missed out on a lot of the games which are now…
March 3, 2018 | 09:00 EST
Classic RPG Secret of Mana holds a special place in the hearts of many gamers. Now Square Enix has announced that they are remaking the beloved title in 3D. It will be released for PlayStation 4,…
August 25, 2017 | 02:27 EDT
Square Enix has released a port of the popular Super Nintendo game Secret of Mana for Android Devices on October 30th. Secret of Mana is an old RPG hack-and-slash game similar to Ys that was made in…
October 31, 2014 | 09:35 EDT