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Secret of Mana SNES hands down.
The gameplay was easily the best out of the entire series, and the story was head and shoulders above some of the other junk storylines for the other games. Not to mention the music and graphics were far more consistently good than later and earlier games.
Legend of Mana is the only other Mana game even close for me--if only the story was a little more linear and focused, it would probably be my favorite!
The gameplay was easily the best out of the entire series, and the story was head and shoulders above some of the other junk storylines for the other games. Not to mention the music and graphics were far more consistently good than later and earlier games.
Legend of Mana is the only other Mana game even close for me--if only the story was a little more linear and focused, it would probably be my favorite!
Secret of Mana, hands down. Mainly for rocking my world back then. SD3 was awesome to play through 3-player as well but didn't get to play that in English until sooo much later so it's cheated out of some extra nostalgia points I guess :( I remember reading about it in Nintendo Power (huge multi-page article), being amazed at the graphics, drooling over the promise of a fantastic soundtrack and ultimately being absolutely devastated when they said it wasn't coming over here (this all pre-ROMs, of course)...
Hoping to play it again sometime with different characters.
Hoping to play it again sometime with different characters.
Secret of Mana all the way. It was my first RPG game that was given to me and I still even have the players guide for it. Just remembered how pissed I was when Japan got Secret of Mana 2 and we were left in the dust....assholes
Considering that SD3 is basically SD2 but improved in practically every way...I will still have to vote for SD2 purely for sentimental reasons.
Plus if we're going by "The Mana Series" then Secret of Mana was the best one released in the western territories.
If any series needs a reboot, it's this one. It's been meandering too long.
Plus if we're going by "The Mana Series" then Secret of Mana was the best one released in the western territories.
If any series needs a reboot, it's this one. It's been meandering too long.
Legend of Mana. I have replayed that game so many times, it is fantastic. SD2 and SD3 are awesome too, but the art, music, characters, style, everything of Legend of Mana surpasses them in every way. Love it. One of my all time favorite games.
Seiken Densetsu 3. That game is not only the best Mana game in the entire series but the best RPG ever released for the Super Nintendo, and you know how tough the competition is on that motherfucker. I can see some people picking Secret of Mana for nostalgia reasons or probably just because they've never had a chance to play 3, but I think it would be hard to make a technical argument supporting Secret of Mana over SD3.
Seriously, this is going to be a fucking landslide. What makes this even more awesome is that the game that is going to sweep the shit out of this has never even been released in the states. I'm going to play it right now, I fucking love SD3, LOVE IT!
Seriously, this is going to be a fucking landslide. What makes this even more awesome is that the game that is going to sweep the shit out of this has never even been released in the states. I'm going to play it right now, I fucking love SD3, LOVE IT!
Seiken Densetsu 3
I loved Secret of Mana, but the sequel topped it for me. Oh and damn if SD3 wasn't one of the best-looking SNES games of all time. :)
I loved Secret of Mana, but the sequel topped it for me. Oh and damn if SD3 wasn't one of the best-looking SNES games of all time. :)
SD3. While I loved Secret of Mana as a child, Seiken Densetsu 3 is just a superior game that everybody who considers themselves a gamer should play through at least once in their live.
the fuckin original secret of mana.
and since im not japanes and cant read it. nor do i own a hand held system this choice was easy.
the ps1 mana was good, but nothing beats the original. except a translation of a SD3 ROM.
and since im not japanes and cant read it. nor do i own a hand held system this choice was easy.
the ps1 mana was good, but nothing beats the original. except a translation of a SD3 ROM.
The header image says it all. Secret of Mana. The title screen "cinematic" still makes me all weepy eyed.
Secret of Mana was great.
It is the game that almost single-handedly got me into RPGs. The music and art sucked me into the world they created and the story. I loved the fact that the combat wasn't turn-based and I really loved the multiplayer.
SD3 was a great game, but the fact that it came later down the road for English speaking fans and that it was a rom diminished the experience for me a bit. I admittedly never finished it, since I had way less time as a college student than as a middle-schooler, but SoM holds a special place in my heart, and I think even if SD3 were more well-crafted, it just wouldn't surpass the total experience I got with SoM.
It is the game that almost single-handedly got me into RPGs. The music and art sucked me into the world they created and the story. I loved the fact that the combat wasn't turn-based and I really loved the multiplayer.
SD3 was a great game, but the fact that it came later down the road for English speaking fans and that it was a rom diminished the experience for me a bit. I admittedly never finished it, since I had way less time as a college student than as a middle-schooler, but SoM holds a special place in my heart, and I think even if SD3 were more well-crafted, it just wouldn't surpass the total experience I got with SoM.
I think Legend of Mana got a bad rap. Sure it didn't meld with the other games in the series perfectly but it went its own direction and became a very unique and enjoyable game in its own right. The stories, whichever ones you chose, were genuine and interesting, and the sprite-work was beautiful and still looks good today. It was definitely a better looking game than most others on the PSX.
And in case you're wondering, I also really liked Zelda II.
And in case you're wondering, I also really liked Zelda II.
Seiken Densetsu 3.
All the charm of the original games' play style, but with a deeper mechanics and a great story. This was the pinnacle of the series... everything afterward was too derivative and unconnected.
All the charm of the original games' play style, but with a deeper mechanics and a great story. This was the pinnacle of the series... everything afterward was too derivative and unconnected.
I have to go with Secret of Mana or Seiken Densetsu 2 for this one. The game was nothing but fun as a kid. I remember having a sleep over with my buddy Trevor and we played multi-player on Secret of Mana all night and it was a blast. The game has some of the most epic music of RPG's and a story that may not have been as strong as others, still had the emotion there to make you care. The system was different then any other RPG out at the time and nothing made you feel better when you heard the sound of a weapon leveling up.
The Secret of Mana gets my vote hands down. I wish SE would hurry up with the iPhone port, they announced it about 6 months ago then nothing.
Oh, and I never got to play much of SD3 due to it's not being released here, but I did remember buying Legend of Mana hoping for a return to my lush Secret of Mana memories. I must say that I absolutely hated that game. I played it for a few days and I never touched it again.
Oh, and I never got to play much of SD3 due to it's not being released here, but I did remember buying Legend of Mana hoping for a return to my lush Secret of Mana memories. I must say that I absolutely hated that game. I played it for a few days and I never touched it again.
can I vote for Secret of Evermore??
If not I'd have to vote for Secret of Mana, with SD 3 bein a close second.
If not I'd have to vote for Secret of Mana, with SD 3 bein a close second.
Ooh, this is hard, I love them all so much. I'm going to go with Legend of Mana, since it looks so gorgeous and has some really ineresting systems in it, like constructing the world and the pet/golem creation. 3 is close behind, though.
I might have chosen SD3, but, it didn't come out in the US, therefore I didn't get to play it in my childhood, therefore no nostalgic feelings like the ones I have for SD2/SoM.
Best thing about that game was getting to use my multitap to play 3 players... it was kinda like Gauntlet or Capcom's D&D games except, you know, being an actual full-length RPG. When's the last time you played a console RPG with offline multiplayer?
Best thing about that game was getting to use my multitap to play 3 players... it was kinda like Gauntlet or Capcom's D&D games except, you know, being an actual full-length RPG. When's the last time you played a console RPG with offline multiplayer?
Secret of Evermore might have been an American rehash using the Mana engine, but I've always liked it better. Don't even know if it counts as part of the series, but here's my two cents.
I've always thought the art direction for the Mana series made it look like any other super-colorful JRPG, while Evermore's was gorgeously bleak. Evermore's story was definitely a lot more simplistic, but you would up with a robot dog that shot lasers.
I've always thought the art direction for the Mana series made it look like any other super-colorful JRPG, while Evermore's was gorgeously bleak. Evermore's story was definitely a lot more simplistic, but you would up with a robot dog that shot lasers.
Seriously, it's about this simple:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vSCFjVy__M
versus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEu8wDAQuDk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vSCFjVy__M
versus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEu8wDAQuDk&feature=related
Seiken Densetsu 2. Because it's all about the soundtrack. Aside from Earthbound, SoM is the only game that I can actually play through the entire OST and do absolutely nothing else but listen. SD3 just didn't cut it for me in that area, and Legend of Mana seemed to favor more sweeping orchestrals than actual themes.
So yeah, SD2/Secret of Mana.
So yeah, SD2/Secret of Mana.
Seiken Densetsu 3. It had possibly the best story and combat in the entire series. I only wish they'd officially release it in America...kinda like Mother 3...
Secret of Mana! Always, always talked about in RPG conversations to this day and it seems my love for it keeps growing. I loved the attack combos that leveled up, those animations were sweet. <3 sprites
Legend of Mana on PS1. Do I REALLY need to explain? Theres Story modes I haven't even completed to this day. There are items I still haven't gotten. You can get pets and raise them. And Make Golem's choosing their defense and attacks. Make your own magic attacks. And your own weapons and armor. And it's got Co-Op and Vs Modes? Why haven't they remade this goddamn game. The Mechanics are not outdated just the Graphics. Not to mention all the stuff they could add to Multiply the Replay value. If your a fan of Mana at all Play the PS1 Version.
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