Secret of Mana remake announced (and it's coming to PC)

[Shawn Knight]

One of the most beloved action RPGs of an era is poised for a comeback as Square Enix on Friday said it’ll be releasing a Secret of Mana remake next year.

In announcing the project, Square Enix said the game will feature high-definition 3D graphics, new voiceover work, improved gameplay for modern platforms and a newly arranged musical score – all while retaining its “long-held charm.”

Secret of Mana was originally launched in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 2 before landing on US shores in 1993 courtesy of Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (it would be another decade before Square merged with Enix to create Square Enix). The game went on to become so popular that it recently earned a spot as one of 21 titles that’ll come loaded on next month’s SNES Classic from Nintendo.

Secret of Mana is scheduled to launch on February 15, 2018, alongside a bundle of day-one DLC for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and on PC via Steam. Those who pre-order within a week of its release will receive a handful of in-game outfits including the Moogle Suit, the Tiger Suit and the Tiger Two-Piece.

There’s also a trio of PlayStation Network avatars up for grabs for Sony gamers and downloadable wallpaper for PC players.

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[namesrejected]

Well it makes since to just re-master the classics if you have lost the skill of making great new games.

 

[amghwk]

Nowadays, there are no more game designers. Just copycats for big publishers to milk more money out of suckers who don't ask back for good game designs from these (corporate) publishers.

Game originality and design innovations are at stake.

I think I will just continue playing it in ZSnes, if I feel like to want to play it again.

 

[Bao Nguyen]

Well it makes since to just re-master the classics if you have lost the skill of making great new games.

Or companies just suddenly realized that nostalgia is a powerful thing and an unexplored market that's why we're seeing lots of remake happening, like the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake.

 

[Lurker101]

After the mere mention of Day One DLC for a remake of a game that was completed and released a quarter of a century ago, I lost all interest.

 

[MaikuTech]

Palette and 3d modeling reminds me of nintendo gamecube, I'm really sorry but its not worth it if it looks that bland.
I've seen better rom/fan games remakes of this looking better than what is shown in the video.

 

[DAOWAce]

Since when does a SNES game need to be remade?

The damn game is timeless, along with pretty much all 8/16 bit games. The only issue is the resolution and scaling to fit modern monitors.. but even upscaled quite a bit it still looks really good.

I worry about this.

 

[MaikuTech]

Since when does a SNES game need to be remade?
The damn game is timeless, along with pretty much all 8/16 bit games.

I would just appreciate a real sequel to the secret of mana series in 16bit or 32bit.
Forget the stupid remakes or reminiscing yester years hit for todays gaming which nintendo abuses too much.
Yes I know animating and spriting in 2d is no laughing matter and its pretty serious when getting it right perfectly.
I still prefer 2d platforming games over 3d anyday, mind you a really good story game mechanics.
You really don't find that much in generation X's games.
I still don't like how it looks and if they keep it that way till next february on release date.
I'll ignore it just like nintendo/sony and aim for something more worth the money.