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===Ishii era (1991-2007)=== | ===Ishii era (1991-2007)=== | ||
''Mana'' began under Kōichi Ishii with a proposal titled '' | ''Mana'' began under Kōichi Ishii with a proposal titled ''Legend of the Holy Blade: The Emergence of Excalibur'', which had a story deeply rooted in Arthurian myth. The game itself was to be distributed on the {{wp|Famicom Disk System}} and received a sizable number of pre-orders, but Square ultimately cancelled it and suggested that interested gamers instead place their orders for ''[[ffwiki:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]''. The ''Seiken Densetsu'' mark would be repurposed in 1991 for an entirely different story that ultimately became the first game, ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]''. The game was designed with the short-burst play style of the [[Game Boy]] at top of mind so that players could mark their progress anywhere and at any time. | ||
Since ''[[Secret of Mana]]''{{'}}s release in 1993, ''Mana'' disconnected from the [[ffwiki:Final Fantasy (franchise)|''Final Fantasy'' franchise]] to become its own series. ''Secret of Mana'' was met with a lot of positive reception worldwide, and it is widely regarded as one of the best RPGs of its era. | Since ''[[Secret of Mana]]''{{'}}s release in 1993, ''Mana'' disconnected from the [[ffwiki:Final Fantasy (franchise)|''Final Fantasy'' franchise]] to become its own series. ''Secret of Mana'' was met with a lot of positive reception worldwide, and it is widely regarded as one of the best RPGs of its era. | ||
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In 2021, the ''Mana'' series had its [[Mana 30th Anniversary|30th anniversary]]. The same year, ''Legend of Mana'' had been remastered for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]], and [[Nintendo Switch]], and was later released for [[iOS]] and [[Android]] devices at the end of the year. | In 2021, the ''Mana'' series had its [[Mana 30th Anniversary|30th anniversary]]. The same year, ''Legend of Mana'' had been remastered for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]], and [[Nintendo Switch]], and was later released for [[iOS]] and [[Android]] devices at the end of the year. | ||
As of 2022, at least two more ''Mana'' games are expected in the coming months and years. | |||
==References== | ==References== |