Trials of Mana (remake)

This article is about the 2020 remake version. For the game's original version, see Trials of Mana.

Trials of Mana
Game logo
Developer	Home consoles & Steam: Xeen iOS & Android: TBA
Publisher	Square Enix
Platforms	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, Microsoft Windows via Steam, iOS, Android
Release date	PS4, Switch, & Steam Worldwide: April 24, 2020 Xbox Series Worldwide: September 26, 2024 iOS & Android Worldwide: July 16, 2021
Genre	Action role-playing
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone 10+
Mode(s)	Single player
Media	Blu-ray Disc, Cartridge, Digital download
Input	Gamepad/keyboard (console/Steam) Touch control (mobile)

Trials of Mana, fully titled Seiken Densetsu 3: Trials of Mana and alternatively titled Trials of Mana 3D or Trials of Mana HD, is a 2020 remake of the 1995 game of the same name and the third game in the Mana series produced by Masaru Oyamada for Square Enix. Following on the surprise release and localization of the original title in 2017 and 2019, the 2020 edit is an enhanced remake that preserves and expands upon the story and lore of the original. Several gameplay mechanics have been completely overhauled or otherwise reworked for the transition to a 3D world, built from the ground up using Epic Games' Unreal Engine v4, adding full voice acting and detailed cutscenes to an already robust game. Developed by Square Enix with assistance from xeen, Inc., the game was first released for both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in late April 2020, and then for iOS/iPadOS and Android in mid-July 2021. A rerelease for Xbox Series followed over three years later, on September 26, 2024, and is available alongside Legend of Mana as part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Storyline

Opening

Title screen

When the world was shrounded in darkness, the Goddess of Mana drew forth the Sword of Mana to smite the eight Benevodons, monsters of destruction. She sealed the horrors inside the eight Mana Stones, bringing the realm back from the brink. Weak from rebuilding the world, the Goddess changed into a tree and fell asleep for years. However the forces of evil sought to free the Benevodons to gain control of the world. They started a terrible war to further their plot and destabilize the kingdoms. Peace was at an end. Mana bagan to disappear from the world, and the Mana Tree to wither...

Opening gambits

Duran

Duran during the tournament

This gambit starts with Duran winning the Sword Mastery Tournament, youth division in Castle Valsena after defeating his sparring partner Bruiser. Duran is a soldier of Valsena and son of the late Golden Knight Loki who went missing after a successful attempt by the Hero King to eradicate the Dragon Lord. Overcome by grief, Duran's mother Simone died from her illness shortly after hearing the somber news. While on his nightly rounds at the castle, a mysterious individual sneaks into the fortress and starts attacking the other guards on watch, alerting a dozing Duran. The inflitrator reveals himself to be the Crimson Wizard and incapacitates the young soldier by casting a strong Fireball spell on him. The commotion is then picked up the day after during an emergency meeting with the king, stating that Altena was behind this wrongdoing and that Valsena must prepare a careful plan to prevent any further disturbance.

Meanwhile, disgraced by his defeat, Duran is seen moping at the local bar while his younger sister Wendy tries to cheer him up in vain. While wandering in town to change his mood, the young knight meets with a fortune-teller who informs him that in order to be stronger, he must seek the help of the Priest of Light as he might know how to change his class. This realization gives Duran incentive to leave his hometown and venture to Wendel where his Eminence is said to hail from. While packing his belongings early in the morning, his aunt and caretaker Stella stops him and gives him his late father's Bronze Sword. Before leaving the country, the young lad visits the king to discuss his travel to Wendel. After bidding farewell to both his aunt and Richard, Duran heads to the nearby port town of Maia while pledging to defeat the Crimson Wizard.

Angela

Angela greeting Victor

In the frozen wasteland of the north lies a magical knigdom named Altena where the climate is unusually warm. However, the power source provided by the True Queen begins to wane, allowing the cold air from the outside plain to encroach upon the kingdom bit by bit. An eminent magician starts rallying the troops in the throne room during a military meeting, saying that Altena should start invading neighboring kingdoms and start activating the Mana Stones. Doing so would open a portal to the Sanctuary of Mana where they could gain the immense power of the Mana Sword to rule over the world.

Meanwhile, the young princess and heir to the throne Angela is practicing casting magic with her old mentor José. After failing to cast magic once again, the magic-less princess storms off of her studies out of frustration and boredom. Angela has always been a troublemaker as a means of drawing attention from her mother, who only replied with scoldings. The fact that the heiress of Altena could not cast magic rapidly began to be the talk of the town. While wandering aimlessly around the castle, the young woman is hailed by her childhood friend Victor who informs her that she is being summoned to the throne room.

Here, Angela learns from her mother that in order to open a portal to the holy land, they must cast a powerful but forbidden magic that takes the life of its caster to successfully work. Angela was chosen by her mother for the sacrifice since she is useless without magic. Angela is shocked by her mother's sudden change of heart, only to have the Crimson Wizard egg the latter on.

The surge of emotion created by Angela's fears causes her to teleport outside the castle walls and venture into the Frostbite Fields, eventually collapsing from the cold. The young princess is then rescued by a mother and her child and then brought back to their home in Alrant, a coastal village. There, Angela learns from a fortune-teller that she might get help from the Priest of Light in Wendel and decides to take the ferry to Jadd Stronghold.

Kevin

Kevin in Duskmoon Forest

Deep within Duskmoon Forest lies Ferola home of the Beastmen who were forced to seclude themselves after being persecuted by humans. The King of this nation vowed to wait for an opportuning to strike back and this came under the guise of Goremand, a mysterious demon visiting the throne room one night. Incredulous at first, Gauser gives the traveller one chance to prove himself. Meanwhile in Duskmoon Forest, Kevin is lying down alongside his wolf pup friend Karl. Both of then share smiliarities in their upbringings, being orphans and by the fact they do not comply easily to their spartiate way they were raised to be. Upon both returning to the castle, Karl start acting strangely and immediately attacks Kevin, who is then unwillingly forced to defend himself. This fight leads to Kevin being manipulated to transform into his werewolf form, accidently killing the pup in the process.

The mourning boy then buries his lifelong friend in their special spot shortly before entering Ferolia. There Kevin learns while spying on a meeting that head of the beastman army and rival Ludgar is announcing the imminent invasion of Wendel by conquering the neighboring town Jadd Stronghold first. Upon further investigation, the young man, overhears Gauser congratulating Goremand over his manipulation tactic between Kevin and Karl. This enrages the boy and he immediately confronts the two to get his revenge, but is easily curbstomped by the king himself, sending him flying outside the fortress. After recovering from his fall and wandering in the forest, Kevin finds Goremand lurking around, announcing to the grieving lad that the Priest of Light in Wendel could revive his furry friend. The cunning demon adds that he should hurry before ferolian troops reach the holy city and opwns a new path for Kevin to take with his scythe. The boy reluctantly accepts and proceed to swim all the way to Jadd.

Charlotte

Charlotte in her dream

A dream sequence shows the young lady Charlotte playing in a field while being observed by her late father and mother. Upon noticing them, the little girl sprints happily in their direction but soon discovers that they are meerly an illusion. Charlotte wakes up in her home, the Temple of Light in Wendel and decides to explore the place. While Charlotte secretly spying behing a pillar, foreboding tears leaking from the main Mana Statue in the audience room catch the Priest of Light's attention.

He summons his protégé cleric Heath to share his concerns. His Eminence then asks the young priest to investigate a mysterious orb of light that appeared in the nearby town of Astoria. This order worries the young girl and tries to escape the temple to protect Heath but she is quickly stopped by the guards. She then asks her friend Mik to find a way to get her outside the palace. The young boy eventually caves in and tell Charlotte to meet her in the evening. After taking a nap, Charlotte meets Mik on the balcony who whips out a Spingstepper, a device that sends the user high in the air upon being stepped on.

Eager to try it, the young girl jumps onto the contraption but is sent flying randomly in the nearby forest. Charlotte is then rescued by a traveler that brings her to Astoria inn. Aften waking up, she decides to search for Heath in Rabite Forest. She discovers the cleric surrounded by beastmen who easily takes care of them by casting Holy Bolt. The victory is short-lived, however, as a mysterious demon attacks the poor lad with a powerful dark spell, leaving Heath unconscious.

While desperately trying to defend her friend, Charlotte is violently tossed aside by the fiend who teleport himself and the priest away. Frighted, Charlotte is forced to head back to Astoria after hearing a loud noise nearby.

Hawkeye

Hawkeye stealing treasure

In the dead of night, renowned thief Hawkeye is part of a robbery expedition alongside his nevarlan comrades in Sirhtan. While sneaking into an infamous local greedy merchant's house, the young lad succesfully pried open a treasure chest before dashing out the place, leaving the disgruntled owner penniless. Returning from his plundering Hawkeye stops at the throne room in the Nevarl Fortress and learns by chief advisor Isabella that the thieves guild is no more, leaving a new kingdom in its place and Flamekhan as its rightful ruler. The kingdom of Laurent is said to be their first target for invasion as this will make up for their wells drying up because of the shift in mana power.

Lather that night, Hawkeye is visited by his friend and king's daughter Jessica, puzzled by his troubled mood. Hawkeye shares his concerns for Flamekhan's motive to become king and invade other nations, not without mentioning Isabella's sketchy behavior. The conversation quickly turns sour after the young lad suggests that Jessica is thrilled to become a princess, earning himself a slap. A while later, Hawkeye meets with Jessica's brother and heir to the throne Eagle to discuss about Isabella possibly manipulating Flamekhan. They both decide to spy on the throne room only to discover the chief advisor speaking with a grim-looking demon while their ruler is speaking. The duo interrupt the secret meeting but Isabella promptly orders the demon to leave while casting a curse on Eagle, forcing him to fight Hawkeye.

This ultimately leads to the heir's demise and Hawkeye being falsely accused of murder, in the end being escorted to prison. Isabelle then tells Hawkeye that she has out a Choker of Death around Jessica's neck so he cannot tell him the truth while she visits him in jail, leading her to believe the lies that he murdered her brother. Fortunately, another friend of the young thief, Niccolo, helps him break away from this cell and tells him that the Priest of Light might know how to break of curse of this evil artifact. Hawkeye decides to head to Wendel to find out how to save his friend's life.

Riesz

Riesz during her practice

High atop the highest mountains lies the wind kingdom of Laurent who is said to be impenetrabke thanks to the strong winds surrounding the citadel. Riesz, princess of Laurent and captain of the guards is conducting her daily training nearby while she notices the monster population increasing lately. After returning to the citadel, the searches for her younger brother Elliot for his personal training. After inquiring to his father King Joster he tells her that he senses him being nearby. The young princess then asks Alma if she has seen him. The old women reminisces on how the poor your prince never knew her mother since she died during child-birth. This incident gave Riesz incensive to show much love and protection toward her sibling.

Meanwhile, the young prince is greeted by two mysterious travellers claiming to perform in the mountains. After venturing deep within the castle, the duo then trick the young prince to deactivate the crystal controlling the strong gale around the fortress, telling her mother would descend from heaven had the winds be quelled. Unfortunately, Riesz is too late to undo the damage done while she finally finds her brother alongside the con men. The latter duo gloats that the nevarlan forces have already penetrated the citadel walls and intent to raid the premises. The evil twins then capture Elliot while the Amazon princess desperately tries to defend her kingdom and force her way to the throne room.

There, she finds the mortally wounded father lying on the ground, telling her that her brother is no longer within the fortress and that she must get him back. Leaving her homeland in shambles, a grieving Riesz recalls her later father saying that the Priest of Light has answers for those in need. She then decides take a ferry to Jadd, a neighboring town to Wendel.

Chapter I

After departing from their homeland in hopes of seeking and audience with the Priest of Light, the main protagonist reaches Jadd Stronghold where they discover the town amidst a siege from the Beastmen. With no way to get out of town as the premises are crawling with ferolian forces, our main character decides to ask the townsfolk for a way to sneak out. Word around says that beastmen expose their weakness at night, so the protagonist decides to stay at the local inn to pass the time until dusk. Upon waking up, they discover that citizens of ferolia turn into werewolf and lose their inhibitions, making a surefire way to exit the town without being spotted. While wandering in the nearby Rabite Forest, our hero discovers a suspicious entrance by a waterfall. As they try to enter, they discover it to be blocked by a mysterious entrance. Unable to circumvent the obstacle, our hero resigns and head to the nearby settlement in Astoria. Here they meet a villager claiming that they say a mysterious light floating around the lake at night. This prompts the main character to stay at the inn and wait for the next nightfall. By doing so, they are rudely woken up by a stark light coming from outside, which tells them it is time to investigate. They chase the light all the way to a secluded clearin, where it is revealed to be a small magical being named Faerie. The little sprite thanks the adventurer for rescuing her, and declares it to be the Chosen. Their meetup is quickly interrupted by a large noise coming from the village. Returning to Astoria, the duo discovers that ferolian troops decimated the premises and that Wendel might be next. Fortunately, Faerie knows how to open the barrier to the waterfall entrance and the two of them hurry back to their next location. Here they find another adventurer who happens also seek and audience with his Eminence. The traveler tags along and the newly formed party venture into Cascade Cavern, eventually reaching the Holy City. Here they find the Priest of Light who tells them about the lore of world's creation and the eight Benevodon sealed within the Mana Stones. The party is now tasked to prevent evil forces to break the seals containing those fearsome monsters and that the Chosen should wield the Mana Sword to awaken the Mana Goddess and bring peace to this land once again. The Priest adds that the party should seek the aid of Elemental Spirits living near their respective Mana Stone. As the nearest stone is located within Cascade Cavern, they venture once again in the damp cave, eventually reaching its deepest part where a mighty monster guards the elemental of light, Lumina. After vanquishing the beast and gaining the light spirit's power, they are cornered by Ludgar and his fellow beastmen soldiers who thank Faerie from breaking the seal for us, enabling them an easier raid on Wendel. The party is then thrown in jail in Jadd, where they meet their final companion. As the complete party escapes the town by ferry, they cross the ocean and dock at Maia, where they meet a bumbling inventor named Von Boyage, who tells them to come back later if they want to see his next invention. The party then continues their journey by crossing the Golden Road leading up to Splitstone Gap. Here they encounter altenish soldiers who attack the party by sending magical golems, effectively cornering the adventurers on a bridge. The structure immediately collapses after defeating the machines, blocking the only route to Valsena by foot. The party has no choice but to return to Maia. Fortunately, Von Boyage has finished his cannon travel system, but needs Nitromyte in order to use it. The group head back to Stonesplit Gap where they discover a secret entrance to Dwarf Village. Here they learn that Watts sells the explosives but has left for the Dwarf Tunnels. Eventually, the group obtains the nitromyte alongside gaining the elemental spirit of earth Gnome and is able to get blown off all the way to Molebear Moors right next to Valsena. By entering the kingdom, the party realizes that they are amidst an invasion by the altenish army. Fortunately, they arrive just in time to save Hero King Richard from the Crimson Wizard. After thanking Him, the king advises the party to take a ferry from Beiser to Palo to reach the Windstone location.

Chapter II

Having befriended both Lumina and Gnome, the party is now tasked to search of the elemental of Wind in Heavensway. They first dock at Palo Port where the nevarlan army as taken control of. While ascending the mountain path, they stumble upon a Somnosa field, leaving them to collapse on the ground by inhaling the pollen. They wake up inside Laurent Secret Base where the laurentian army has taken refuge after their kingdom fell to the enemy. Here they meet with an adviser who tells the party that in order to reconquer the citadel, they ought to ask for Donperi the famous Koropokkur tactician. Problem is, members of his kind despise humans and as secluded deep within Rabite Forest. The party must return to Beiser so to acquire the Minor Mallet from an old lady in the Night Market. The heroes must subsequently return to Rabite Forest and use the mallet to shrink themselves down to enter Koropokkur Woods. Here they meet with the aforementioned Donperi who shares his knowledge of the using the somnosa pollen to their advantage by using Sylphid's magic. Hearing those wise words, the party head to Gusthall where the wind spirit resides. Deep withing the mountain cave, they both find the Mana stone of Wind and a distressed Sylhpid being tormented by Darkshine Knight. The dark magic absorbed into the spirit's body eventually transforms it into a giant harpy, immediately attacking the party. The heroes eventually defeat the monster and free Sylphid from its curse who happily joins the party. Now with the wind elemental on hand, the adventurers head back to the somnosa field to let Sylhid magic spray the pollen around the citadel, making most of the enemy forces unconscious. All the laurentian troops are gathered to take back their homeland and the party is headed to the main spire, where the nevarlan commander Belladonna lies. The heroes are unable to stop her, unfortunately, but the overall pushback is enough for the enemy force to retreat. After being thanked by the people of Laurent, the party head back to Palo to take a ferry to Valsena. The trip ends up taking up much longer than expected, since it is later revealed that the heroes have boarded the Ghost Ship. Here they must solve book puzzles to get access to the main deck and fight with an evil entity to finally free Shade, the elemental spirit of darkness from its capture. Having defeated the source of the ship's power, the vessels crashes near the shores of Beuca Island, whose volcano is about to erupt. The adventurers succesfully escape the premises with the aid of Vuscav, a giant sea turtle who help them getting back to King Richard. His majesty congratulates the party for getting half the elementals and divulge the four locations of the remaining spirits.

Chapter III

Having being given the last four mana spirits locations, the party first head to the frozen wastelands of the north. Here they meet Darkshine Knight declaring that the Mana Sword will fall into the Dragon Lord's hands. Then, he unleashes three improved machine golems to stall the heroes for a while. After defeating the threat, the trio enters the Labyrinth of Ice and meet with Undine, the elemental of water, gaining her power in the process. Unfortunately, the Waterstone was already activated by the enemy, meaning that they must make haste to the next Mana Stone before their many opponents. Their next direction points toward the Burning Sands where the Firestone is said to lie. The adventurers are halted just before entering the Fiery Gorge by Belladonna and her henchmen Bil & Ben, who are tasked to hinder the heroes while the commander activates the Mana Stone while dragging a helpless Jessica alongside her. The Firestone is utlimately activated by Belladonna by using the twin ninjas' souls to break its seal as a revenge for slaying them and rescuing Jessica. An enraged Salamando, the fire elemental appears and decides to join the heros in their quest. Having acquired both water and fire spirit allows the party to venture into Duskmoon Forest, where they find Goremand before the Chartmoon Tower feasting on the remains of altenish soldiers after successfully preventing a raid from Altena on Ferolia. Kevin storms the scene irate at the evil jester for lying to him about the Priest of Light being able to revive Karl. The commotion attracts beastman commander Ludgar to enter the premises and confront the party he wishes to see dead. Fortunately, the mighty werewolf is no match to the Chosen, and is transformed into a toddler by the Moon elemental Luna and she reunites with the party just like all the other Mana spirits. The last Mana Stone is said to be found deep within Lampbloom Woods, so our heroes head into the lush forest with the aid of Luna who creates a path previously blocked by foreign vegetation. There they meet with Charlotte, who travelled here to find out more about her origins since she is said to be born within those woods. Further down the road, they meet with the Elfin Elder in an unwelcoming village called Flowerburg Dior inhabited by elves. Here Charlotte discovers that she is the offspring of a priest from Wendel and an elf woman who are now buried near the village's entrance. The party also learns the wereabouts of the Woodstone being unaccessible by foot, being located in the Woods of Wandara. Nevertheless, they find the last elemental, Dryad after vanquishing a large plant monster. Having all seven mana spirits in their possession, they now hurry to the focal point of the world, Oblivisle to open the path to the Sanctuary of Mana.

Chapter VII

(Note: this storyline is not present in the original game.)

In an age long past, the Mana Goddess battled a malevolent sorceress named Anise the Witch with the aid of ancient heroes under the tutelage of a great sage named Grand Croix. The witch was eventually weakened and sealed in the space between dimensions, and the skills used by those heroes were preserved in six sphere relics for centuries. Grand Croix's soul was also preserved during this time; the tome in which he was sealed came to rest in the great library of Valsena. With the Tree and therefore the Mana Goddess killed by the actions of the three antagonists, Anise's dimensional seal was gravely weakened. She now bides her time waiting for an opportunity to seize control of both the mortal plane and the netherworld of Mavolia, plunging both into chaos. This disturbance rouses Grand Croix, who must now break the seals over the six spheres and their powers. He then calls the three chosen heroes to claim their ultimate powers as Class 4. To do so, each must pass a trial specifically crafted for them. But when Anise receives word that the trio has passed their trials, she beckons them to visit a new dimension created from her twisted memories of the world she wishes to conquer. Can the heroes quash her nefarious scheme?

Gameplay

A Mushboom attack range depicted in red

The player controls one of three characters chosen at the beggining of the game and can switch between them once they meet them during the story. The game is divided into six chapters that encompasses the entire orginal story of the 1995 Super Famicom game, with an additional post-game seventh chapter detailing the awakening of Anise the witch.

Battles are conducted in real time compared to the traditional turn-based system used in the Final Fantasy series. Enemy attack range are depicted by red markers on the ground, making evading them easier. Enemy attacks have a red backdrop while party member actions have a green one.

Trials of Mana remake brings out Abilities which can be equipped by party members to enhance stats or granting various bonuses during battle. Most abilities are tied to specific character classes, but some of them can be obtained through talking to NPCs or completing various story-related tasks.

Controls

Orientation

Action	Function	Switch	PS4	PC
Camera View	Adjust camera view.
Camera Lock	Select target during combat.	(Press)	(Press)
Reset	Reset camera view.	+ (Press)	+ (Press)

Combat

Action	Function	Switch	PS4	PC
Weak Attack	Perform one quick, weak hit.
Power Attack	Perform one slow, strong hit.
Charge Attack	Perform one slow, powerful hit.	(Hold)	(Hold)	(Hold)
Evade	Move away quickly by rolling.			+
Class Strike	Perform a special attack once a certain percentage of CS gauge has been filled.	+	+
Repel Attack	Perform a strong attack that repels enemy.	+	+	+
Area Attack	Perform a powerful wide reach combo.	+ +	+ +	+ +
Weak Aerial Attack	Leap and hit airborne target with weak hit.	+	+	SPACE +
Power Aerial Attack	Leap and hit airborne target with powerful hit.	+	+	SPACE +
Weak + Power Aerial Attack	Leap and hit airborne target with weak and powerful hits.	+ +	+ +	SPACE + +

Movement

Action	Function	Switch	PS4	PC
Move	Control character movement and direction.	(Tilt)	(Tilt)
Dash	Make character run as long as the control stick is pushed all the way.	(Press)	(Press)
Leap	Perform a simple jump.			SPACE
Leaping Dodge	Leap and roll in mid-air, allowing longer jumps.	+	+	(Hold) + SPACE

Menu

Action	Function	Switch	PS4	PC
Item Ring Menu	Access Item Ring Menu.
Moves Ring Menu	Access Moves Ring Menu.
Items	Access Items.
Map	Access Map.
Main Menu	Access Main Menu.

Other

Action	Function	Switch	PS4	PC
Switch Characters	Switch characters on the field.
Switch Characters	Switch between characters.
Moves Shortcut	Access Moves Shortcut.

Menu

Main menu

The main menu is divided into five sections: the main page, items, gear stats, training strategy and adventure log. A map of the currently visited area can be accessed on a separate menu. The main page depicts the current playable characters (up to three), their name, level, next level gauge and current amount of unused Training Points. The game clock can be viewed on the upper left corner of the same page as well as the current amount of Lucre on the upper right corner.

Items

Items menu section

The item section of the main menu can be accessed by selecting the leftmost icon on the main menu. Here players can view and organize every items acquired during the course of the game. The right side of the screen shows the items assigned to the ring menu while the left side is further divided into six tabs: Items on Hand, Magic Items, Projectiles, Class Items, Key Items and Seeds. Items written in blue letters are assigned to the item ring menu.

• In the Items on Hand tab are the items that doesn't fit in the other sections, such as recovery items (Candy, Cup of Wishes), utility items (Dream Reed, Magic Rope), stat-boosting items (cookies, incences, serums and elixirs).
• The Magic Items section depicts all the items emulating a magic spell, such as elemental coins, elemental icons, enemy fangs, enemy scales, enemy eyes and enemy oils.
• The Projectiles tab displays the four throwing items of the game (Bumpkin, Dart, Hand Axe, and Shuriken).
• The Class Items holds all the special items obtained from planting ??? Seeds to gain access to 3rd-tier classes, and later Class 4. (tags for Duran, books for Angela, auras for Kevin, dice for Hawkeye, and necklaces for Riesz).
• The Key Items section has all the story-related items that cannot be depleted like consumable items.
• The Seeds tab contains all the seed varieties that can be planted in a Magic Pot or sometime used on party members.

Gear Stats

Gear/Stat menu section

The Gear Stats menu section has two main pages. On the first, players can view their selected character gear, moves and change costume on the left and view their character stats on the right. The left sub-menu table is further divded into three tabs.

• The Gear section is separated into two sub-sections;
  • Under Equipable Items, the table shows the currently equiped weapon, headgear, body armor, accessory, and shield (Duran's light classes only), all of which can be swapped with another gear by selecting either of them. The currently selected gear's stats can be viewed on the bottom left corner.
  • Under Abilities, players can view and swap equiped abilities of a selected character. The amount of slots to equip abilities depend on the character class level: tier 1 has two slots, tier 2 has four, tier 3 has six, and tier 4 has eight. Locked slots will be diplayed as Locked to class.
• The Moves section displays Locked Abilities, Class Strikes and Moves tied to a seclected character.
  • Locked abilities are gained by each class upgrade, making the maximum amount available to one character being three. The currently selected locked ability, class strike or move's name and description can be viewed on the bottom left corner.
  • The Class Strikes sub-section displays the special moves tied to each class tier of each character. The maximum amount of class strikes is 4.
  • The Moves sub-section shows the selected character's learned magical spells and techniques.
• The Costume section allows players to swap between each discovered class costume regardless of the current selected class.

The second page shows the current stats for all characters in the party. Information displayed contains name, level, next level gauge, Training Points, class level, class name, HP, MP, Attack power, defense, magic attack, magic defense, strength, stamina, intellect, spirit and luck.

Training

Training menu section

The Training section allows players to swap Training Points (TP) gained by leveling up with abilities, moves or stat increase. Each number and kind of available bonuses is tied with the current character class. Players can spend their TP in five different stats, each containing unique bonuses: Strength (STR), Stamina (STA), Intellect (INT), Spirit (SPRT), and Luck (LUCK). Once the player has confirmed to allocate points on one stat, the points cannot be removed of distributed otherwise, unless by paying a visit to the Phony Fortune-Teller at the Night Market or by resetting its class with Goddess Scales. A descriptive of a selected bonus can be read in the lower right corner.

Strategy

Strategy menu section

The Strategy section allows players to customize character AI during combat at any time. The page is divided into three sub-sections: Target, Tactics, and Customization.

• In the Target portion, players can choose which enemy the character AI will chose to prioritize in battle. The options are: Nearby Enemies, Range Enemies, Same Enemy, Other Enemies, and Weakened Enemies.
  • Nearby Enemies will direct the AI to strike the enemy that is the closest to the corresponding character first.
  • Range Enemies will order the AI to attack the enemy that is the furthest away to the corresponding character first.
  • Same Enemy will allow the AI to battle the same enemy as the player-controlled character.
  • Other Enemies will signal the AI to only target enemies not attacked by allies.
  • Weakened Enemies will direct the AI to only battle enemies with low HP.
• In the Tactic portion, players can chose whether the character AI will take an offensive or defensive strategy in battle. They are four options: All-Out Attack, Balanced Attack, Protection Is Paramount, and Exclusively Protect.
  • All-Out Attack will only allow the character AI to be on the offensive and never assist or heal self or allies.
  • Balanced Attack will try to alernate the character AI between attacking and assisting allies.
  • Protection Is Paramount will mainly focus the AI to heal and assisting allies.
  • Exclusively Protect will only permit the AI to heal and assist allies.
• In the Customization portion, players can move three sliders to select how frequently an AI will use Moves, Class Strikes and healing items on its own. The further right the cursor is, the most the action will be executed and the further left will be its opposite. All three sliders have five tiers.
  • The Moves cursor will have the following tiers starting from left to right:
    • Do not use moves.
    • Use moves without MP falling below 75%.
    • Use moves without MP falling below 50%.
    • Use moves without MP falling below 25%.
    • Use moves whenever possible without conserving MP.
  • The Class Strikes cursor will have the following tiers starting from left to right:
    • Do not use class strikes.
    • Use class strikes without falling below 25% of CS gauge.
    • Use class strikes without falling below 50% of CS gauge.
    • Use class strikes without falling below 75% of CS gauge.
    • Use class strikes whenever possible without conserving CS gauge.
  • The Healing items cursor will have the following tiers starting from left to right:
    • Do not use items.
    • Leave at least 5 of each item in stock.
    • Leave at least 3 of each item in stock.
    • Leave at least 1 of each item in stock.
    • Use items regardless of stock.

Adventure Log

Adventure Log menu section

The Adventure Log section hosts both short story segments that unfolds as the adventure progresses and a tips sub-section containing entries on the various concepts and gameplay elements of the game. Some entries of the tips section can also be read during loading screens.

Interactable Objects & Services

Mana Statues

During their adventure, players will come across statues depicting the Mana goddess they can interact with. These monoliths come in two types: silver mana stones will allow players to save their games while golden Mana statues will both restore characters HP and MP and will save their game. There is also a single Mana statue deep within the Santuary of Mana that can grant characters a class-change.

Inns

Inns can be found in most towns, allowing characters to rest for a period of time and restore HP and MP. Players have the option to wake up their party during the day or the night, influencing the time of day and story events. Furthermore, if characters use the inn services during Mana Day, they won't have to pay for the stay. Inns also host the Magic Pot typically located near the front desk.

Magic Pot

Inside inn players can interact with the Magic Pot, a wonderful contraption that can grow seeds almost instantly. When players plant a seed inside the pot they are rewarded with a variety of items or equipment. The type of reward is the dependent on the seed type and the Magic Pot level. Each time a player use the Magic Pot, its level gauge fills up a bit. Once the gauge is completely full, the Magic Pot levels up, increasing the chance of yielding better items and for enemies to drop seeds more often. The maximum level the Magic Pot can reach is 5.

Shops

Shops are found in towns and are generally specialized in three types: items, weapons, and armor. Players can buy the next equipment upgrade or sell gear and items.

Phony Fortune-Teller

The Phony Fortune-Teller is found at the Night Market in Beiser and can reset a character's Training Points for a small fee. The cost of resetting a character's entire Training Points is equal to the total amount of TP gained.

Battle System

Status Effects

Status effects are typically cause by an attack side effect and influence characters and enemies negatively. Some hazards like poison clouds and lava can cause status aliments. They can all be cured with a Medical Herb or the Twinkle Rain spell.

Status Effect	Description
Poison	If a character gets poisoned, they'll receive poison damage periodically until healed.
Sleep	If a character falls asleep, they'll start to slumber in position until healed, leaving them open to enemy attacks.
Silence	If a character is silenced, they'll be unable to use magic attacks until healed.
Petrify	If a character is petrified, their body will turn to stone and stop moving until healed. If all party members are defeated or petrified, it's game over for you.
Burn	If a character gets burned, it gets harder to see and the damage they receive from enemies increases.
Freeze	If a character is frozen, they'll be covered in a thick layer of snow and unable to move until healed.
Moogle	If a character gets moogled, they'll gain a cute moogle body until healed. Unfortunately, that means they can't attack or use magic.
Shrink	If a character gets shrunk, they'll become a miniature version of themselves until healed. Shrunken characters lose attack power and can't use class strikes.

Stats Modifiers

Positive modifier	Negative modifier
Boosted evade	Decreased evade
Boosted accuracy	Decreased accuracy
Boosted attack	Decreased attack
Boosted defense	Decreased defense
Boosted magic effects	Decreased magic effects
Boosted magic defense	Decreased magic defense
Raised max MP	Decreased max MP
Raised max HP	Decreased max HP
Turned Invisible	None

Battle Results

Once a battle ends, characters gain an amount of spoils from defeating enemies. Said spoils include: Lucre, Experience points (EXP), Items, and Bonuses.

• The amount of Lucre gained is determined by the total lucre each enemy gives out and can be increased by using incences and equipping the Rabite Adornment.
• The amount of EXP gained is determined by the total EXP each enemy gives out and can be increased by using cookies, equipping the Love of Mana chain ability, and equipping the Rabite Adornment.
• The kind and amount of items is determined by the type of enemies slain, equipping the Lucky Find or Lucky Find II abilities, and many more.
• Bonuses can be obtained by meeting certain requirements, such as defeating all enemies after a certain amount of time, or slaying all enemies without taking damage. Bonuses can range from 1% to 20% depending on the achievement and stat-boosting item used.

Items

Recovery Items Item Effect Candy Recovers ally's HP by 200. Chocolate Recovers ally's HP by 500. Cup of Wishes Revives a fainted ally, restores all HP. Dream Reed Switches time to day or night. Faerie Walnut Recover ally's MP by 50. Honey Elixir Recovers ally's full HP. Magic Rope Brings you back to the dungeon’s entrance. Medical Herb Heals ally's status effects. Stardust Herb Dispel all ally magic effects. Stat-Boosting Items Item Effect Ample Incense Lucre increases by 10% temporarily. Rich Incense Lucre increases by 15% temporarily. Opulent Incense Lucre increases by 20% temporarily. Curious Cookie EXP increases by 10% temporarily. Miracle Cookie EXP increases by 15% temporarily. Mythic Cookie EXP increases by 20% temporarily. Intellect Serum Intellect stat increases by 1 *Limited number obtainable. Luck Serum Luck stat increases by 1 *Limited number obtainable. Spirit Serum Spirit stat increases by 1 *Limited number obtainable. Stamina Serum Stamina stat increases by 1 *Limited number obtainable. Strength Serum Strength stat increases by 1 *Limited number obtainable. Magic Elixir Max MP increases by 5 *Limited number obtainable. Vitality Elixir Max HP increases by 2 *Limited number obtainable. Seeds Item Effect Gold Item Seed Plant in the magic pot to grow an item; high chance of good item yields. Item Seed Plant in the magic pot to grow an item. ??? Seed Plant in the magic pot to grow a special item needed to switch classes. Rainbow Item Seed Plant in the magic pot to grow an item; very high chance of good item yields. Silver Item Seed Plant in the magic pot to grow an item; chance of good item yields. Class Items Item Effect Knight Tag Duran's special item to switch to Paladin class; imbues all allies' weapons with light elemental damage. Prince Tag Duran's special item to switch to Liege class; recovers all allies' HP. Battler Tag Duran's special item to switch to Edelfrei class; imbues all allies' weapons with earth elemental damage. Duelist Tag Duran's special item to switch to Duelist class; imbues all allies' weapons with dark elemental damage. Valor Sphere Duran's special item to switch to Class 4. *Cannot be set to the ring menu Arcana Book Angela's special item to switch to Grand Diviner class; deals light magic damage to area. Esotera Book Angela's special item to switch to Archmage class; deals fire magic damage to area. Omen Book Angela's special item to switch to Rune Seer class; chance of instantly destroying lower leveled enemies. Rune Book Angela's special item to switch to Magus class; deals dark magic damage to area. Sage Sphere Angela's special item to switch to Class 4. *Cannot be set to the ring menu Gold Aura Kevin's special item to switch to Divine Fist class; boosts ally's CS gauge. Silver Aura Kevin's special item to switch to Warrior Monk class; makes ally's weapon absorb MP. Death Aura Kevin's special item to switch to Enlightened class; makes all allies' weapons absorb HP. Mage Aura Kevin's special item to switch to Fatal Fist class; increases ally's chance of a critical hit. Insinct Sphere Kevin's special item to switch to Class 4. *Cannot be set to the ring menu Holy Bottle Charlotte's special item to switch to High Cleric class; recovers all allies' HP. Salt Bottle Charlotte's special item to switch to Sage class; heals all allies' status effects. Ash Bottle Charlotte's special item to switch to Necromancer class; decreases all stats of enemy. Cursed Bottle Charlotte's special item to switch to Warlock class; dispels all enemy magic effects. Hope Sphere Charlotte's special item to switch to Class 4. *Cannot be set to the ring menu Lucky Dice Hawkeye's special item to switch to Nomad class; raises ally's max HP temporarily. Wicked Dice Hawkeye's special item to switch to Rogue class; deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Precise Dice Hawkeye's special item to switch to Ninja Master class; deals fire damage to all enemies in battle. Dusk Dice Hawkeye's special item to switch to Nightblade class; deals wind damage to all enemies in battle. Loyal Sphere Hawkeye's special item to switch to Class 4. *Cannot be set to the ring menu Brisingamen Riesz's special item to switch to Vanadis class; boosts all allies' attack. Evening Star Riesz's special item to switch to Starlancer class; boosts all allies' magic attack and magic defense. Dragoon Band Riesz's special item to switch to Dragon Master class; decreases all enemies' defense. Gleipnir Riesz's special item to switch to Fenrir Knight class; decreases all enemies' magic attack and magic defense. Kind Sphere Riesz's special item to switch to Class 4. *Cannot be set to the ring menu

Magic Items Item Effect Dark Coin Deals dark magic damage to area. Earth Coin Deals earth magic damage to area. Flame Coin Deals fire magic damage to area. Ice Coin Deals water magic damage to area. Light Coin Deals light magic damage to area. Moon Coin Decreases enemy's max HP. Storm Coin Deals wind magic damage to area. Dryad Icon Cancels out damage from enemy for ally once. Gnome Icon Deals earth magic damage. Lumina Icon Deals light magic damage. Luna Icon Deals light magic damage. Mando Icon Deals fire magic damage. Sylphid Icon Deals wind magic damage. Undine Icon Deals water magic damage. Beak Scale Dummied out item. Bulette Scale Boosts ally's defense. Drake Scale Boosts ally's attack. Sahagin Chip Boost ally's magic attack and magic defense. Cerberus Paw Imbues ally's weapon with fire elemental damage. Crawler Claw Make ally's weapon absorbs MP. Demon Claw Imbues ally's weapon with dark elemental damage. Molebear Claw Imbues ally's weapon with earth elemental damage. Parpoto Claw Imbues ally's weapon with light elemental damage. Poseidon Claw Imbues ally's weapon with water elemental damage. Siren Claw Imbues ally's weapon with wind elemental damage. Succube Claw Make ally's weapon absorbs HP. Basilisk Fang Deals earth magic damage, chance of petrifying enemy. Dragon Fang Deals water magic damage, chance of freezing enemy. Harpy Fang Deals wind magic damage, chance of silencing enemy. Lizard Fang Deals fire magic damage, chance of burning enemy. Assassin Eye Deals wood magic damage, chance of poisoning enemy and absorbing MP. Batmo Eye Decreases enemy's magic attack and magic defense. Bee Eye Decreases enemy's defense. Ghost Eye Deals dark magic damage, chance of instantly destroying lower leveled enemies. Imp Eye Chance of changing enemy's shape. Mushboom Eye Chance of putting enemy to sleep. Needlion Eye Dummied out item. Shadow Eye Decreases all stats of enemy. Slime Eye Decreases enemy's attack. Specter Eye Dispels all enemy magic effects. Chobin Oil Raises ally's max HP temporarily. Marmpoto Oil Heals all allies' status effect. Matango Oil Reflect magic damage away from ally once. Poto Oil Recover all allies' HP. Tezla Oil Help increase ally's obtained CS in battle. Ton Oil Halves magic damage done to ally. Wolfiend Oil Boost chance of critical hit. Projectiles Item Effect Bumpkin Projectile deals wood damage to enemy and absorbs MP. Dart Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Hand Axe Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Shuriken Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Key Items Item Effect Ferry Flute Play on the beach to call Vuscav. Flammie Drum Play this outside to call Flammie. Goddess Scales Use to reset a character's class. Minor Mallet Hammer to change target's size *Key item, cannot set to ring menu. Mirage Mirror Strange mirror that only reflects the truth *Key item, cannot set to ring menu. Moogle Pin Changes ally in a moogle, or removes the effect. Nytromite Cannon Fuel that packs a punch *Key item, cannot set to ring menu.

Moves

Move Effect Ancient Curse Ancient forbidden magic deals lots of non-elemental damage to enemies in the area. Annihilate Deals dark magic damage, chance of instantly destroying lower leveled enemies. Arrow Rain Arrows rain down and deal non-elemental damage to enemy. Axe Bomber Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Blaze Wall Deals fire magic damage, chance of burning enemy. Change Form Chance of changing enemy's shape. Change Form + Chance of changing all enemies' sizes. Chess Knight Summons Chess Knight, deals damage to enemy. Cold Blaze Deals water magic damage, chance of freezing enemy. Crystalline Cancels out damage from enemy for ally once. Cyclone Deals wind magic damage. Cyclone + Deals wind magic damage to area. Dark Curse Decreases all stats of enemy. Dark Force Deals dark magic damage. Dark Force + Deals dark magic damage to area. Dark Rain Deals dark magic damage to area. Dark Saber Imbues ally's weapon with dark elemental damage. Defenseless Decreases enemy's defense. Defenseless + Decreases all enemies' defense. Demon Summons Demon, deals damage to enemy. Diamond Shards Deals earth magic damage. Diamond Shards + Deals earth magic damage to area. Dirt Diversion Deals earth damage to enemy. Dirt Diversion + Deals earth damage to all enemies. Dispel Magic Dispels all enemy magic effects. Doppelganger Magic deals lots of non-elemental damage to enemies in the area. Earthquake Deals earth magic damage. Earthquake + Deals earth magic damage to area. Enfeeble Decreases enemy's magic attack and magic defense. Enfeeble + Decreases all enemies' magic attack and magic defense. Evil Gate Deals dark magic damage. Evil Gate + Deals dark magic damage to area. Explode Deals fire magic damage. Explode + Deals fire magic damage to area. Fetid Breath Deals fire damage, decreases enemy's magic attack and magic defense. Fire Cloud Deals fire damage, chance of burning enemy. Fire Diversion Deals fire damage, decreases enemy's magic attack and magic defense. Fire Diversion + Deals fire damage, decreases all enemies' magic attack and magic defense. Fireball Deals fire magic damage. Fireball + Deals fire magic damage to area. Flame Saber Imbues ally's weapon with fire elemental damage. Flame Saber + Imbues all allies' weapons with fire elemental damage. Freya Summons war goddess. Deals damage to enemies in the area, potentially changes their size. Ghost Summons Ghost, deals damage to enemy. Ghoul Summons Ghoul, deals damage to enemy. Glitter Dust Strong magic deals lots of non-elemental damage to enemies in the area. Gremlin Summons Gremlin, deals damage to enemy. Grumpkin Deals wood magic damage, absorbs MP. Half Eclipse Halves enemy's HP. Hatchet Throw Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Healing Light Recovers ally's HP. Healing Light + Recovers all allies' HP. Hexas Summons Hexas, deals damage to enemies in the area. Holy Bolt Deals light magic damage. Holy Bolt + Deals light magic damage to area. Holy Saber Imbues ally's weapon with light elemental damage.

Move Effect Hurlbat Projectile deals dark damage to enemy. Ice Saber Imbues ally's weapon with water elemental damage. Ice Saber + Imbues all allies' weapons with water elemental damage. Ice Smash Deals water magic damage. Ice Smash + Deals water magic damage to area. Jormungandr Summons dragon. Deals damage to enemies in the area, potentially causes poison. Leaf Saber Makes ally's weapon absorb HP. Lightning Saber Imbues ally's weapon with wind elemental damage. Lightning Saber + Imbues all allies' weapons with wind elemental damage. Lucent Beam Deals light magic damage. Lucent Beam + Deals light magic damage to area. Lunar Radiance Raises ally's max HP temporarily. Lunatique Decreases enemy's max HP. Machine Golem Summons Machine Golem, deals damage to enemy. Magic Shield Halves magic damage done to ally. Mental Boost Boosts ally's magic attack and magic defense. Mental Boost + Boosts all allies' magic attack and magic defense. Mines Explosions deal non-elemental damage to enemy. Moon Energy Boosts ally's chance of critical hit. Moon Saber Makes ally's weapon absorb HP.` Nature Aura Helps increase ally's obtained CS in battle. Needle Shower Deals non-elemental damage, chance of silencing enemy. Poison Bubble Deals wood magic damage, chance of poisoning enemy and absorbing MP. Poison Cloud Deals non-elemental damage, chance of poisoning enemy. Pressure Point Boosts attack. Protection Boosts ally's defense. Protection + Boosts all allies' defense. Rocket Launcher Projectile deals fire damage to enemy. Rockfall Rocks fall and deal non-elemental damage to enemy. Seraph Summons winged god. Deals damage to enemies in the area, potentially causes silence. Shuriken Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemy. Shuriken + Projectile deals non-elemental damage to enemies in the area. Silver Dart Projectile deals light damage to enemy. Sleep Flower Chance of putting enemy to sleep. Sleep Flower + Chance of putting enemies in the area to sleep. Spike Freeze Deals water magic damage. Spike Freeze + Deals water magic damage to area. Spikes Spikes come up from ground and deal non-elemental damage to enemy. Stone Cloud Deals earth magic damage, chance of petrifying enemy. Stone Saber Imbues ally's weapon with earth elemental damage. Stone Saber + Imbues all allies' weapons with earth elemental damage. Strenghten Boosts ally's attack. Strengthen + Boosts all allies' attack. Stun Gust Deals wind magic damage, chance of silencing enemy. Thunder Technique Deals wind damage, decreases enemy's defense. Thunder Technique + Deals wind damage, decreases all enemies' defense. Thunderstorm Deals wind magic damage. Thunderstorm + Deals wind magic damage to area. Twinkle Rain Heals ally's status effects. Twinkle Rain + Heals all allies' status effects. Undead Away Deals non-elemental magic damage to undead, chance of instantly destroying lower leveled monsters. Wall Reflects magic damage away from ally once. Water Diversion Deals water damage, decreases enemy's attack. Water Diversion + Deals water damage, decreases all enemies' attack. Weaken Decreases enemy's attack. Weaken + Decreases all enemies' attack. Weapon Smack Projectile decreases enemy's max HP.

Character Classes

Character Classes Character Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Duran Fighter Knight Gladiator Paladin Liege Edelfrei Duelist Divine Hero Berserker Angela Magician Sorceress Mysticist Grand Diviner Archmage Rune Seer Magus Mystic Queen Spellbinder Kevin Grappler Monk] Brawler Divine Fist Warrior Monk Enlightened Fatal Fist Beast King Annihilator Charlotte Cleric Priestess Enchantress High Cleric Sage Necromancer Warlock High Priestess Chaosbringer Hawkeye Thief Ranger Ninja Nomad Rogue Ninja Master Nightblade Wardenkeep Vigilante Riesz Amazon Valkyrie Rune Maiden Vanadis Starlancer Dragon Master Fenrir Knight Meteorite Brynhildr

Class Strikes Character Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Duran Cross Cut Triple Slash Spin Slash Glint Slash Magic Rend Hollow Slash Quakebringer Radiant Rend Hellion Fury Angela Double Slash Love Typhoon Pummel Star Boomerang Spiral Dancing Wand Ton Shatter Hotshot Blessed Pledge Ton Annihilation Kevin Phenomenal Fist Spin Kick Abyssal Slice Byakko Wave Genbu Kick Suzaku Aerial Seiryu Strike Quilin Assault Dragon Torrent Charlotte Whackbam Jump Dash Chop Slap Kersplode Bombtastic Jumbonk Kablooey Whamblast Hawkeye Poison Dagger Swallow Throw Shadow Slash Dance of Roses Slash Fury Shadow Menace Split Slash Petal Crossfire Shackle Sting Riesz Whirlwind Spear Lance Surge Aerial Lance Light Lance Meteor Thrust Dragon Rend Raging Fury Elysium Slash Raptor Lance Locked Abilities Character Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Duran Bear It Indomitable Protective Light Sanctum Mastery Adrenaline Rush Super Healing Frenzy Angela Magic Burst Wrath Refresh Desperation Guardian Runes Soul Hunt Elemental Master Greed Kevin Indignant Mutiny Fighting Spirit Ambition Inferno Royal Anger Gem Evil Spirit Charlotte Mercy Distress Security Magic Bell Repetition Life Swipe Salvation Small-Fry Hawkeye Item Master Focus Voltage Plunder Life and Death Cutthroat About-Face Dark Zone Riesz Army of One Ward Runes Mana Blessing Meteor Light Winged Protection Persistent Effect Light of Relief Surprise Aid

Abilities

1-Hit Class Strike 1-Hit Class Strike II 1-Hit CS Boost Accumulate Adversity Alchemic Acumen Ambush Ambush II ATK Down All ATK Down All II Attack Boost All Attack Boost All II Attack Boost All III Attack Help Attack Help II Attack Help III Attack Recoil Attack Saber Attack Saber II Attacker Attacker II Attacker II Auto HP Heal Auto HP Heal II Auto HP Heal All Auto HP Heal All II Bad Luck Bad Luck II Banish Beastman Pride Beastman Roar Blacksmith Bless Bless II Bountiful Break Armor Broken Lines Broken Lines II Broken Lines III Cactus Soul Cast Resist Cast Resist II Cast Resist III Chain Ninja Chain Ninja II Chaos Protection Charger Charger II Charred Cheat Cheat II Cherish Climatic Hit Close Call Close Call II Concentrate Concentrate II Conflagration Converter Counter Counter II Critical Damage Critical Damage II Critical Smash Critical Smash II Critical Smash III Cure Cure II Damage CS Boost Damage CS Boost II Damage CS Boost III Damage CS Boost IV Damage Heal

Damage MP Boost Damage MP Boost II Dark Power Dark Reduction DEF Down All DEF Down All II Defender Defender II Defense Boost All Defense Boost All II Defense Help Defense Help II Defense Help III Defensive Defensive II Defensive Stance Down Side Down Time Down Time II Eagle Talons Effect Boost All Elemental Combo Elemental Combo II Elemental Reduction Elemental Reduction II Enigma Enigma II Extra Potent Faith Bond Fellow Bond Finishing Blow Finishing Blow II Flourish Flourish II Fortitude Fortitude II Fortitude III Fortitude IV Fraction Good Luck Good Luck II Guard Guard Saber Guard Saber II Guarding Sword Guarding Sword II Hard Ricochet Hard Ricochet II Hard Ricochet III Heal Heal II Heal CS Boost Heal CS Boost II Heal CS Boost III Heal Upgrade Heal Upgrade II Heal Upgrade All Heal Upgrade All Healing MP Saver HP Boost HP Boost II Ignition Instinct Bond Interception Interception II Interception III Judge Judge II Kindness Less Encounters Life Wisdom Light of Guidance Light of Refuge

Limit Break Limit Break II Limit Break III Love of Mana Loving Miracle Lucky Break Lucky Find Lucky Find II Lupine Soul Magic Armor Magic Armor II Magic Armor III Magic Recoil Magic Smash Magic Smash II Magic Smash III Magic Switch Mana Blessing Mana Miracle Meditation MGC Boost All MGC Boost All II MGC DEF Boost All MGC DEF Boost All II MGC DEF Down All MGC DEF Down All II Mighty Mighty II Mighty III Miracle Miracle II More Encouters Move MP Saver Move MP Saver II MP Boost MP Boost II Mute Narrow Escape Ninja SP Boost Ninja SP Boost II Obsidian Power Offensive Stance Opposite Effect Oracle Parental Prayer Passion Bond Payback Payback II Payback III Persist Personal Style Pinpoint Pinpoint II Pinpoint III Pride Provoke Quick Heal Quick Shot Quick Shot II Rage Rage II Random Buff Random Debuff Random Debuff II random Debuff III Reactionary Reactionary II Reclaim Reclaim II Recover Break Recovery Recovery II Retain

Retribution Revive Safeguard Self-Heal Sincere Bond Soul Swallow Special Effect Special Effect II Special Effect III Spell Armor Spell Guard Spell Guard II Spell Guard III Spell Resistance Spell Resistance II Spell Shield Spirit Bond Stand Ground Stat Boost Stat Boost CS Boost Stat Boost CS Boost II Stat Boost MP Saver Stat Down Converter Stat Down CS Boost Stat Down MP Saver Stat Down MP Saver II Stat Down Resistance Sonework Sturdy Sturdy II Sturdy III Summon CS Boost Summon CS Boost II Summon MP Saver Super Ninja Trick Super Stat Down Super Stat Down II Super Summon Super Trap Survive Total Resistance Tough Tough II Toxic Toxic II Toxic Trap Trap CS Boost True Protection Unleashed Unlimited Victory CS Boost Victory CS Boost II Victory CS Boost III Victory Heal Victory Heal II Victory Heal III Victory MP Boost Victory MP Boost II Ward Off Ward Off II Ward Off III Weak Point Weak Point II Weak Point III Weak Point All Weak Point All II Will to Fight Winning Heal Wound Wound II Wound Magic Wound Magic All Wound Magic All II

Weapons

Bronze Sword Iron Sword Gladius Broad Sword Saber Steel Sword Bastard Sword Silver Blade Estoc Falchion Flamberge Colichemarde Shamshir Pale Storm Mythril Sword Katzbalger Balmung Várar Sword Herald Sword Tyrfing Rapier Muramasa Claiomh Solais Excalibur Laevateinn Dragonsbane Brave Blade Sigmund Ragnarok Deathbringer Triumph Blade Hrunting

Wand Staff Sorcerer Rod Twisted Rod Pewter Staff Ruby Cane Crystal Staff Soul Staff Scepter Shrewd Staff Ash Wand Rigid Cane Thoth Wand Rebel Wand Mythril Staff Skull Staff Mim Rod Druid Staff Ghost Rod Nebula Staff Yggdrasil Rod Antique Rod Oak Cane Eternal Wand Cernunnos Rod Caduceus Rod Gambanteinn Elemental Rod Rune Staff Dragon Staff Queen Scepter Chaos Chaser

Leather Glove Iron Knuckle Spiked Glove Bear Claw Chain Glove Bagh Nakh Fiend Claw Silver Thorn Moogle Claw Keen Knuckle Power Claw Spike Knuckle Acid Claw Cyclone Claw Mythril Knuckle Bone Knuckle Clawberus Gem Knuckle Ghost Fist Rock Claw Gleam Glove Cressure Vampire Claw Aura Glove Rot Knuckle Dragon Claw Spiral Claw Mystic Glove Skullslicer Gigant Glove Spharai Lindorm

Flail Wood Flail Ball & Chain Light Flail War Hammer Steel Flail Duck Orb Silver Flail Heavy Flail Hammer Flail Morning Star Hiero Flail Puppet Flail Bonecrusher Mythril Flail Troll Flail Scorpion Mace Holy Flail Sibyl Flail Gravity Flail Ultima Flail Leech Flail Meteor Flail Mjolnir Doom Flail Velutina Flail Judgment Gigas Flail Slayer Mace Juggernaut Sacrend Helheim

Flint Knife Dagger Baselard Rondel Blade Sharktooth Steel Dagger Misericorde Katara Parry Dagger Karura Crystal Blade Elfin Dagger Ashura Blue Gale Mythril Knife Yasha Dance Dagger Rugged Blade Bishamon Mercury Dirk Sylvan Knife Taishaku Sheol Dagger Crescent Dirk Acala Crimglare Oricalcut Foeslayer Terralex Dirk Finalblow Fraenir Agni

Bronze Spear Long Spear Framea Corseque Partisan Steel Lance Glaive Silver Lance Winged Spear Sprite Spear Plumed Lance Dark Impaler Treant Spear Golden Spear Mythril Spear Headpouncer Griffin Lance Staghorn Wolf Fang Maidenleaf Valkyrian Midhir Lance Brionac Gungnir Painlance Blazespear Truthlance Stargazer Dragon Lance Gigas Lance Brunedge Vedfolnir

Body Armor

Patch Vest Stiff Leathers Common Mail Lamellar Armor Hauberk Half-Plate Plate Armor Luna Mail Reflex Armor Pegasus Mail Leonis Armor Knight Mail Knight Vest Gold Armor Silver Armor Dragon Mail Hero Armor Guard Armor Master Armor Skeleton Armor Believer Armor Wolf Guard

Cotton Robe Silk Robe Witch Robe Bee Gown Bat Coat Tiger Two-Piece Flower Suit Lapin Dress Owl Coat Comfort Robe Manan Shift Dawn Dress Dusk Dress Snowy Robe Raven Robe Vision Coat Milane Dress Radical Coat Rune Coat Ancient Robe Queen Garb Devil Dress

Cotton Attire Leather Vest Fur Vest Duel Attire Chain Vest Wolf Brace Vestguard Wild Attire Vine Vest Battle Suit Amber Attire Red Attire Indigo Attire Cryptid Belt Demon Brace Scale Attire Byakko Attire Genbu Attire Seiryu Attire Suzaku Attire Qilin Robes Fiend Robes

Minor Robes Sheep Pajamas Cleric Robe Popoi's Gown Uniform Dress Poto Pajamas Velvet Cape Moogle Smock Tonsuit Spark Robe Glimmer Robe Golden Robe Silver Robe Vestment Priestess Robe Dragon Robe High Vestment Sage Robe Undead Suit Vitium Dress Pious Frock Grimm Frock

Cotton Kilt Fatigues Camo Cloak Thief Cloak Soft Leathers Skanda Cloak Chain Tunic Radiant Cape Elf Vest Gale Cloak Fluorspar Vest Cloak Mantle Black Robe Thief Cuirass Ninja Garb Muted Tunic Ghost Cuirass Wolf Pelt Sneaky Vest Black Garb Mentor Garb Abyssal Hood

Pad Leathers Cuir Bouilli Feather Vest Stud Leathers Chain Mail Padded Mail Scale Mail Mani Plate Elfin Plate Eagle Vest Druid Guard Valkyrie Mail Rune Armor Wing Armor Fang Armor Dream Armor Mana Armor Polaris Armor Dragoon Guard Lupine Guard Celestial Armor Doyenne Armor

Headgear

Hide Visor Head Gear Studded Helm Helm Visor Horned Helm Silver Sallet Beryl Armlet Dragon Helm Hero Crown Guard Helm Moonrise Hat Skullhead Oracle Helmet Garmrhelm

Circlet Sorcerer Hood Chryscirclet Panther Hood Silver Circlet Snowy Veil Misty Veil Moon Circlet Milane Crown Radical Crown Rune Veil Ancient Tiara Queen Coronet Devil Tiara

Bandanna Warrior Scarf Twisted Scarf Chakra Band Wolfsmane Demon Mask Cryptid Mask Dragonsmane Ivory Scarf Darkscarf Jade Scarf Ruby Scarf Bestial Mane Flame Beads

Kitten Hood Rabite Cap Moogle Mask Silk Ribbon Chobin Cowl Sprite Hood Sun Cap Butterfly Bow High Ribbon Sage Ribbon Undead Bow Vitium Bow Pious Ribbon Grimm Bow

Leather Cap Turban Feather Cap Faerie Cap Bear Galea Black Hood Dark Goggle Jester Cap Wind Cap Wolf Galea Stealth Hood Ruby Mask Faerie Circlet Sorrow Regalia

Winged Bow Leather Helm Barbute Viking Helm Horned Crest Chess Helm Aurora Helm Pegasus Helm Vanir Helm Stardust Helm Wyvern Helm Wolf Helm Meteor Helmet Winged Helm

Accessories

Aeolian Armlet Battle Crest Beast Choker Beryl Brace Big Vambrace Black Onyx Blade Crest Blaze Barrette Blessed Bracelet Bone Choker Bunny Egg Cactus Ring Cardinal Eye Cicada Earrings Cobra Bracelet

Cobra Earrings Cromlech Crystal Ring Dangaard's Ring Dark Umber Daylight Ring Dolan's Ring Dragon Ring Draupnir Dryad Ring Earthen Brace Elemental Bracelet Evil Barrette Fatimeye Ferocity Fang

Fiegmund's Ring Fiend Fang Flame Flicker Frosty Ring Fury Choker Gauntlet Gem Ring Giant Ring Gjallarhorn Glass Ring Gold Apple Guard Ring Hide Bracer Imp's Ring King Gloves

Knight Band Knight Crest Koropokkur Ring Lampbloom Ring Land Umber's Ring Leather Band Lightgazer's Ring Luck Card Magic Beads Mana Bracelet Mana Ring Mispolm's Ring Mist Charm Mistle Armlet

Mist Pendant Moon Ring Moon Flower Nibel Ring Pegasus Reins Protect Ring Rabite Adornment Redmoon Horn Royal Barrette Rune Earrings Sage Stone Shadow Ring Smiting Band Snow Barrette

Snow Crystal Stealth Charm Steel Armlet Steel Bracer Strong Armlet Talisman Thief Bangle Vambrace Warrior Crest Watcher Ring Weakwing Wishbone Xan Bie's Ring Zable Fahr's Ring

Shields

Guardian Shield Knight Shield Serpent Ward Scorch Ward

Thunder Ward Earth Shield Gold Shield Dragon Ward

Mystic Ward Oath Shield Terralex Ward Goddess Shield

Enemies

Assassin	Assassinant	Antversary	Basilisk	Batmo	Beelancer
Beetman	Beholder	Black Knight	Bulette	Captain Duck	Cerberus
Chess Knight	Chobin Hood	Chobin Hoodlum	Copper Knight	Dark Assassin	Dark Batmo
Dark Wizard	Demon	Doom Sword	Dragodon	Eggatrice	Evil Ninja
Evil Sword	Fire Drake	Frost Dragon	Ghost	Ghoul	Goblin
Gobfiend	Gold Bulette	Golden Chess	Great Rabite	Gremlin	Grislwolf
Guardian	Harpy	Hobgoblin	Howler	Imp	Kaiser Mimic
Kettle Kin	Kid Dragon	Kid Drakonis	Kid Drazombie	Kid Rabite	Ladeeb
Lizardon	Machine Golem	Mad Mallard	Magic Tezla	Marmpoto	Molebear
Molebear	Mushgloom	Needlebeak	Needlion	Parpoto	Petit Poseidon
Polter Box	Poto	Pricklebeak	Queeneeb	Prime Slime	Queen Succube
Quilted Hood	Rabite	Sahagin	Seadragon	Sea Serpent	Shadow Zed
Shamanion	Shape Shifter	Silkspitter	Silktail	Silver Knight	Silverwolf
Siren	Slime	Specter	Succube	Swordster	Tanpole
Tezla	Tomatoman	Tonpole	Tremorkin	Wizard	Werewolf
TBA		TBA
Wolfiend	Wolfmahn	Wormwood	Zombie

Bosses

Image	Type	Level	HP	Exp	Lucre	Weakness	Location
Fullmetal Hugger	Aquatic	7	1,600	1,200	210	Dark	Cascade Cavern
Machine Golem R (x2)	Magical Creature	9	2,232 (each)	3,000	220	Wind	Stonesplit Gap
Jewel Eater	Animal	12	8,524	3,200	480	Wind	Dwarf Tunnels
Harcypete	Bird	20	7,038	7,000	990	Earth	Gusthall
Zehnoa	Magical Creature	22	14,967	4,000	1,200	Water	Laurent
Bil & Ben	Human	23	12,480 (fused)	5,000	2,800	N/A	Laurent
Gova	Non-Corporeal	25	15,746	5,400	3,290	Light	Ghost Ship
Machine Golem S (x3)	Magical Creature	27	6,735 (each)	6,900	6,300	Wind	Stonesplit Gap
Bil & Ben	Human	30	16,474 (fused)	7,800	2,160	N/A	Burning Sands
Beast Ludgar	Demihuman	33	21,840	10,000	5,570	N/A	Chartmoon Tower
Grapplavine	Plant	36	23,712	12,000	2,730	N/A	Lampbloom Woods
Land Umber	Magical Creature	42-55	20,439-38,669	13,000	9,300	Wind, Fire	Daria, Gem Valley
Dangaard	Animal	42-55	34,214-58,003	19,000	5,000	Earth, Dark	Gusthall
Fiegmund	Reptile	42-55	24,786-54,459	18,000	5,500	Fire	Labyrinth of Ice
Xan Bie	Non-Corporeal	42-55	22,308-39,273	21,000	4,200	Earth, Water	Firey Gorge
Dolan	Animal	42-55	29,921-48,455	20,000	3,900	N/A	Chartmoon Tower
Mispolm	Plant	42-55	35,692-60,420	20,000	3,800	Wind	Woods of Wandara
Lightgazer	Magical Creature	42-55	25,000-36,222	20,000	3,200	Dark	Shimmering Ruins
Zable Fahr	Demon	56	50,267 (main face)	25,000	6,480	Light	Crystal Desert Jungle of Visions Night Cavern
Darkshine Knight	Human	60	52,616	28,000	6,930	Wind, Fire, Light	Dragonsmaw
Harcypete	Bird	60	42,739	36,000	8,100	Earth	Dragonsmaw
Jewel Eater	Animal	62	51,016	32,000	9,240	Wind	Dragonsmaw
Full Metal Hugger	Aquatic	63	55,120	35,000	10,400	Dark	Dragonsmaw
Crimson Wizard	Human	64	55,896	44,000	11,500	Wind, Fire, Light	Dragonsmaw
Mondoragon	Dragon	65	68,127	0	0	N/A	Sanctuary of Mana
Goremand	Demon	60	49,947	26,000	8,640	Water, Light	Jungle of Visions
Grapplavine	Plant	62	57,528	29,000	6,930	N/A	Mirage Palace
Zehnoa	Magical Creature	62	51,016	31,500	8,100	Water	Mirage Palace
Gova	Non-Corporeal	63	44,096	33,000	9,240	Light	Mirage Palace
Tainted Soul	Human	64	41,976	34,000	10,400	N/A	Mirage Palace
Dark Lich	Undead	65	56,773	0	0	Varies	Sanctuary of Mana
Malocchio	Demon	60	48,000	26,000	8,640	Earth, Fire	Night Cavern
Full Metal Hugger	Aquatic	61	53,424	33,000	6,930	Dark	Dark Castle
Harcypete	Bird	62	43,418	36,000	8,090	Earth	Dark Castle
Zehnoa	Magical Creature	63	51,813	38,500	9,240	Water	Dark Castle
Belladonna	Demihuman	64	55,968	42,000	10,400	Earth, Water	Dark Castle
Archdemon	Demon	65	59,000 (both forms)	0	0	Varies	Sanctuary of Mana
Black Rabite	Animal	83	86,496	0	0	None	Dragonsmaw Mirage Palace Dark Castle
Golden Knight	???	65	28,408	33,000	10,000	N/A	Castle Valsena
Shadow Angela	???	65	22,726	28,000	9,400	N/A	Labyrinth of Ice
King of Ferolia	???	65	34,090	28,000	8,000	N/A	Chartmoon Tower
Revenant	???	65	78,254	28,000	8,000	Light	Woods of Wandara
Mimiqueen	???	65	64,320	30,000	9,800	N/A	Fiery Gorge
Empreeb	???	65	53,600	33,000	8,600	N/A	Heavensway
Anise	???	75-76	32,648-78,355	0	0	Light	Anise's Stockade

List of named / notable characters

Main cast Duran Angela Kevin Charlotte Hawkeye Riesz Faerie Duran's story Hero King Richard Stella Wendy Loki Simone Bruiser Angela's story True Queen Victor José Chirry

Kevin's story King of Ferolia Karl Ludgar Charlotte's story Priest of Light Heath Mik Hawkeye's story Flamekhan Jessica Niccolo Eagle Riesz's story King Joster Elliot Alma Liza Minerva

Other NPCs Fortune-Teller Li'l Cactus Ponta Donperi Von Boyage Von Soir Watts Von Jour Aurora Sisters Slave Trader Phony Fortune-Teller Mercie Matelo Vuscav Flammie Elfin Elder Leron Shela Chikeeta Josephine Grand Croix

Elemental Spirits Lumina Gnome Sylphid Shade Undine Salamando Luna Dryad Villains Dragon Lord Crimson Wizard Darkshine Knight Masked Mage Goremand Tainted Soul Dark Majesty Belladonna Malocchio Anise

Locations

Jadd Stronghold Rabite Forest Koropokkur Woods Lakeside Town Astoria Cascade Cavern Holy City Wendel Shimmering Ruins Free City of Maia Golden Road Stonesplit Gap Dwarf Village Dwarf Tunnels Daria, Gem Valley Molebear Moors Valsena, Kingdom of the Plains Mechant Town Beiser Beiser's Night Market Palo Port Heavensway Laurent Secret Base Gusthall Laurent Citadel

Ghost Ship Beuca Island Tomato Town Seaside Cavern Snow Hamlet Alrant Frostbite Fields Altena, Kingdom of Magicians Labyrinth of Ice Desert Capital Sirhtan Burning Sands Oasis of Diin Fiery Gorge Nevarl Fortress Moonlight Town Mintas Duskmoon Forest Chartmoon Tower Ferolia

Lampbloom Woods Flowerburg Dior Woods of Wandara Oblivisle Sanctuary of Mana Crystal Desert Dragonsmaw Ancient Capital Pedda Jungle of Visions Mirage Palace Night Cavern Dark Castle Anise's Stockade

Achievements

Icon	Name	How to obtain	Story-driven	Trophy
	Trials of Mana	Obtain all trophies.	No
	Heroes of Mana	Stop the end of the world.	No
	Mana Sword's Chosen	Play through with all six characters.	No
	Valsenan Swordsman	Complete Duran's story.	Yes, if Duran is in the party.
	Altenish Magician	Complete Angela's story.	Yes, if Angela is in the party.
	Ferolian Fighter	Complete Kevin's story.	Yes, if Kevin is in the party.
	Wendellan Cleric	Complete Charlotte's story.	Yes, if Charlotte is in the party.
	Nevarlan Thief	Complete Hawkeye's story.	Yes, if Hawkeye is in the party.
	Laurentian Guard	Complete Riesz's story.	Yes, if Riesz is in the party.
	Fateful Stirrings	Complete Chapter 1.	Yes
	Adventurous Exploration	Complete Chapter 2.	Yes
	Elemental Wrangler	Complete Chapter 3.	Yes
	Wicked Schemes	Complete Chapter 4.	Yes
	Benevodons' Return	Complete Chapter 5.	Yes
	Adventure's End	Complete Chapter 6.	Yes
	Throw Money at It	Purchase nitromyte for the listed price.	No
	Inventive Invention	First cannon ride.	Yes
	Ruler of the Seas	First ride on Vuscav.	Yes
	Winged Defender	First ride on Flammie.	Yes
	Treasure Seeker	Open 100 treasure boxes.	No
	Treasure Hunter	Open 200 treasure boxes.	No
	Saver	Accumulate at least 100,000 lucre.	No
	Wealthy	Accumulate at least 500,000 lucre.	No
	Power Awakened	First time learning an ability.	No
	Robust Power	Learn 20 abilities as any character.	No
	Extreme Power	Learn all abilities as any character.	No
	Power of Bonds	First time learning a chain ability from an unexpected acquaintance.	Yes
	Bonds of Allies	First time learning a companion's chain ability.	No
	Chosen One	Defeat Anise on hard.	No
	Glorious One	Defeat Mondoragon.	Yes, if Duran or Angela is the lead.
	Immortal One	Defeat Dark Lich.	Yes, if Kevin or Charlotte is the lead.
	Overcoming Reality	Defeat Archdemon.	Yes, if Hawkeye or Riesz is the lead.
	Rabite Trapper	Defeat Black Rabite.	No
	Ultimate Swordsman	Become a master swordsman.	No
	Ultimate Magician	Become a master magician.	No
	Ultimate Fighter	Become a master fighter.	No
	Ultimate Cleric	Become a master cleric.	No
	Ultimate Thief	Become a master thief.	No
	Ultimate Guard	Become a master guard.	No
	Power Hungry	First class switch.	No
	Cactus Colleague	First encounter with Li'l Cactus.	Yes
	Cactus Companion	Find Li'l Cactus in all possible areas.	No
	Gardener	First time planting a seed.	Yes
	Horticulturist	Max out magic pot level.	No

Development and release

The Trials of Mana remake began to take shape almost as soon as it was announced in the same 2019 news conference that featured the Collection of Mana. The early spring presser set the release of the new anthology for June 11 of the same year. While it remains unclear exactly when the development process was started, an early demo had been circulating on the Internet for some time. A more refined demo version was released by Square Enix for various trade shows over the later spring and summer months; by that time, the company was projecting a release date of February 2020. But, instead of confirming the projected date, Square Enix released a statement in September 2019 that the remake would be pushed back to a final date of April 24, 2020 so that the team working on it could deliver a quality game. A full demo version—the same as was offered in the prior trade shows—was published to Steam, Sony and Nintendo digital stores in March of 2020, ironically as the COVID-19 pandemic began taking hold across the globe. However, events of the time did little to impact what was already being planned as a digital-first title. Players who pre-ordered the game would receive exclusive access to any of several system customizations as well as a DLC accessory designed to assist new players: the Rabite Adornment. The offer continued through May for other early adopters.

Unfortunately, the published demo also had a dangerous loophole for Steam users that also involved hacked copies of the full game, which in turn forced Square Enix to pull back the demo for several more weeks in order to correct said loophole. The issue has since been resolved.

Released as expected, the remake received glowing reviews despite some initial bugs and missing features that were patched in the months that followed. Later reviews, however, complained that the game was almost too easy even on its highest difficulty setting; and so, in early Fall 2020, Square Enix published details of an expansion patch that ultimately released in October as version 1.10. The update added two "nightmare" difficulty levels along with several enhancements to the class system and the costumes derived from it.

Further news about the remake surfaced in June 2021 during the series' 30th Anniversary event, when it was announced that Trials of Mana would be ported to smart devices. It was released for both iOS (including iPadOS) and Android just three weeks later, on July 16, 2021.

Reception

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
Switch	Seth G. Macy, IGN	8/10	"Trials of Mana is absolutely charming and does an excellent job keeping what works from the original while upgrading its aesthetics to the modern era. The combat system works well in its new 3D trappings, with a tough but satisfying learning curve. The transition to modern tech has introduced some camera problems, though, and I wish Square Enix had taken this opportunity to flesh out the world with interesting sidequests and to trim out some of the more tedious dialogue. Even so, exploring, battling, and waging war with bosses all remain really fun, and its JRPG tropes come off as charming throwbacks rather than eye-rolling cliches."
Switch	Mitch Vogel, NintendoLife	8/10	"Trials of Mana proves itself to be a successful revival of a lost classic, smartly infusing new design and content where necessary while still maintaining the spirit of the original. Multi-threaded storylines, an enjoyable combat system and flexible character progression combine to make this one a fantastic experience from start to finish, even if occasional performance problems hinder the experience somewhat. We’d give Trials of Mana a high recommendation to RPG fans and newcomers alike; there’s plenty here to love for both camps, and we hope that this release could act as a blueprint for future entries in the Mana series."
PS4	Josh Tolentino, Destructoid	7.5/10	"Ultimately, remaking old games can be tough, but at a base level, the goal is pretty simple: To bring the best bits of an old game to life in a way that a new audience can appreciate. Trials of Mana accomplishes this goal handily. In a sense, it’s an ideal remake, holding tight to the core of what made the original game (and the Mana series as a whole) so compelling to so many people at the time, while bringing a novelty and freshness to attract neophytes like yours truly."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		74

List of changes from the original game

Game mechanics

Major changes

• Players can now set the difficulty level when starting a new game. This can be switched dynamically in the Settings menu after the player gains control of the Chosen.
• Li'l Cactus quest can grant various permanent bonuses upon finding it enough times throughout the world.
  • Rewards include showing the location of treasure chests in the mini-map, shop discounts, additional items at Beiser's Night Market (e.g. elemental icons, claws and fangs) and many others.
• Abilities are another major new game mechanic that can grant multiple buffs to a single character or the whole party.
• Chain Abilities can be obtained through interacting with certain NPCs throughout the adventure, defeating certain bosses, completing certain plot points.
• A fourth class tier has been made for each of the six characters and can be obtained via defeating an extra boss for each of them in the post-game.
• New Game Plus allows the player to carry over levels, lucre, seeds, equipment, items, abilities and Li'l Cactus sightings from a previous playthrough.
  • As of patch 1.10, the player can choose to start from level 1, in addition to selecting the Expert and No Future difficulty modes.

Minor changes

• 2-Player co-op is no longer available in this version.
• Characters' Max HP and MP no longer hit a cap of 999 and 99 respectively.
• The currency is now called Lucre instead of GP in the 2019 version.
• The player has now the option to play out the introduction segments of their other two party member upon meeting them. Any EXP and items gained will not carry over once the segment is over, however.
• Kevin's werewolf transformation is now instant, and now only takes place while in battle.
• Kevin's class strikes had two variants in the classic version: a normal one and a single-target throw/grapple. The second variant is absent in the remake.
• The Nomad class for Hawkeye has been made a little more defensive in order to balance out the multiple nerfs added to his skills and spells.
• Most spells and class strikes now hit several times instead of just once.
• Restorative items like Candies and Chocolates now restore more HP since characters have more of them.
• Leveling up is now made easier in general thanks to increased experience from boss fights and regular monsters and New Game Plus.
  • Since leveling up has been made easier, enemy levels have been scaled up to reflect this reality.
• Class changing is typically made earlier in the game for both the second and third tiers. The first ??? seeds the player encounter in the game will always give them the six class change items that they need.
• In the classic version, the player had to put training points into Angela's intelligence attribute for her to learn new spells; this is no longer the case as the spell learning has been distributed between the five stats (Spirit for Light magic, Intelligence for Water and Dark, Strength for Fire, Luck for Wind, Stamina for Earth).
• Some class strikes work differently; for example, Angela's Boomerang Spiral (Grand Diviner) can do AoE damage and Duran's Spin Slash (Gladiator) no longer makes him spin around and instead creates a tornado in front of him.
• Status aliments now have a chance of success instead of being guaranteed to be inflicted, given that the target must be susceptible to it. This makes skills like Needle Shower much less reliable.
• The burning status condition from previous games has been added and limits the vision of an affected character as they also take HP damage,
• If a player character is inflicted with blind, poison or silence, the status effect will still linger outside the battle.
• Treasure chests are no longer dropped by enemies and items are instead automatically picked up upon defeating enemies.
• Treasure chests and glowing yellow orbs ("sparkles") are now abundant throughout the world.
• Weapon, armor and accessory upgrades can be found in treasure chests in various dungeons instead of being bought like in the classic version.
• Enemies won't usually counter class strikes like in the classic version.
• The mimic enemy can no longer be spawned by the treasure roulette as this mechanic was dropped in the remake; instead they can be found in dungeons disguised as regular chests.
• Some enemies will now sport magical spheres with honeycomb pattern surrounding them that act as additional armor and are meant to be broken with power attacks, charge attacks or class strikes.
• Any level of class strikes can be performed regardless of the actual amount of filled CS gauge bars. In the classic version, a character would always use its strongest class strike possible depending on the filled CS gauge bars.
• The CS gauge will now always be depleted upon triggering a class strike, regardless of hitting monsters or not. This wasn't the case in the classic version.
• The CS gauge doesn't deplete itself after combat if isn't used completely.
• Characters can now be interrupted by monsters during casting time.
• Cups of Wishes no longer restore MP like in the classic version.
• Leveling up now fully restores HP and MP of the corresponding character.
• Training points can now be used in the training menu instead of immediately upon leveling up.
• Training points can be stacked on an attribute more than once regardless of any previous pick.
• There are now five attributes (Strength, Stamina, Intelligence, Spirit and Luck) instead of six.
• Character classes can now be reset to a lower class. This can be done in front of a Mana Stone by using a specific new item, the Goddess Scales.
• The Magic Pot can now be leveled up to ensure better yields upon planting seeds and you can now plant up to ten seeds in a row. Its max level is 5.
• Gear Seeds and item-specific seeds no longer exist, but they have been replaced by a 3-tier system of rare item-yielding seeds: Silver, Gold and Rainbow item seeds.
• Item use is no longer instant and the user is now briefly vulnerable before and after using the item.
• The maximum number of different items that can be assigned to the ring menu is now twelve.
• The Minor Mallet can no longer be put on the ring menu.
• Springsteppers are now more common and can be used for traversing obstacles or reaching high places instead of showing an area of the world map.
• There are no longer areas in dungeons that trap the party until they defeat all the enemies. This mechanic was replaced by a feature that turns the field perimeter red when escape is not possible.
• Sleeping enemies will now spot and attack the party if you approach near them, making sneaking through them more difficult.
• Player characters can now jump. This mechanic is widely used in many parts of the game, notably in the Woods of Wandara.
  • In addition, characters can now perform aerial attacks to hit flying enemies.
• Various healing pots for replenishing HP, MP and CS and also containing items can now be found profusely everywhere. They can be identified by the corresponding colors: HP pots are green, MP pots are purple, CS pots are blue, and item pots are brown.
• Large bosses with multiple targets now take increased damage from AOE spells that hit multiple parts.
• Multiple targeting with spells like Fireball or Ice Smash are now tiered within the training system and are no longer considered the same spell.
• Benevodons and end-game bosses don't instantly use their strongest attacks anymore. Instead, they create additional targets on the field that must be destroyed before the spell finishes charging. If the party succeeds in doing so, the boss gets temporarily knocked out so that they can be further damaged. If the party fail to destroy all targets, they get hit by severe damage that will most likely eat up all their HP or leave them in critical state.
• Trophies (bronze, silver, gold and platinum) can be obtained in the PlayStation 4 and PC versions of the 3D remake.
• Numerous spells and skills have been rebalanced or removed in the 3D remake.
  • Instant death spells, like Annihilate and Undead Away now simply do normal damage instead of dealing 999 damage points to bosses and higher leveled enemies. Additionally, those spells have a chance to instantly kill the target if a lower level than the party instead of being a garanteed kill.
  • The Wall spell now only relfects the next spell that hits the protected target instead of during a limited time.
  • Crystalline now only wards off a single attack instead of lasting for a while.
  • The Nature Aura spell now merely speeds up the rate at which the CS gauge fills rather than instantly maxing it out.
  • Multiple targeting with spells like Fireball or Ice Smash are now tiered within the training system and are no longer considered the same spell.
  • Angela can no longer multi-target her level 1 spells with her default class.
  • Max HP down spells like Lunatique and Moon Saber no longer work on bosses anymore.
  • Impediment and Accelerate were removed in the game since the Dexterity attribute they affected no longer exist in the 3D version.
  • Stats buffs and debuffs no longer hangs around until dealt with or by winning a battle. There is a time limit to all six spells.

Story

• Story progression is now streamlined to specific star markers that the player must interact with before move forward.
• The player can be shown objectives during gameplay, although this can be turned off.
• NPCs in Dior no longer run away from the party before talking with the Elfin Elder; they now respond in ellipses.
• All player characters can now fight the black rabite in their respective final story arc after defeating the Benevodon of Darkness.
• It is no longer necessary to activate specific Mana Spirits to advance the story; this is instead woven into cutscenes.
• There are now two segments of the game that make the party teleport to their destination instead of having to travel there manually; the first is when the bridge in Stonesplit Gap falls down, the party automatically get transported back to Maia. The second instance is after escaping Beuca Island, as Vuscav first deposits the party on the beach near Maia, the party is teleported straight to Valsena.

Cosmetic changes

• Characters no longer jump on Flammie upon summoning her. The only instance when they do jump on her back is during the wind Benevodon fight.
• There is no longer a secret music test menu accessible upon starting the game.
• The remake has full voiceworks instead of sound effects for some enemies.
• The opening is narrated.
• Dungeons and field map layouts are more vast and expansive.
• Paths in dugeons are now more straightfoward and less convoluted for the player to get lost.
• There is now environmental hazard in some dungeons, like poison pools and clouds, fire jets, lava and icy floors.
• Breast jiggle physics have been implemented with Angela's and Riesz's models.
• Cannon travel scenes do not show the world map anymore and only show player characters flying off the cannon.
• Dungeons and field maps are now contiguous, so each part of a location is now show in its entirety instead of segmented into tiny maps like in the classic version.
• Chirry's hair color (a minor child character that saves Angela in her introduction) sports purple hair like Angela instead of blond hair. This was likely made to imply their mother and child relationship more contrasting than Angela and the True Queen's.
• Various censorships and toned down scenses have been implemented.
  • Angela's Love Typhoon class strike (Sorceress) has now been censored to blowing a gigantic kiss to enemies instead of showing her buttock.
  • Additionally, every instance of Angela's teasing animation has been edited to a simple Akanbe (あかんべえ) (eyelid and tongue pulling gesture).
  • Angela no longer sleeps in the nude.
  • Main characters no longer pull out their weapons when annoyed by NPCs like Von Boyage or Donperi and now tighten their fist toward the NPC in frustration.

Miscellaneous

• There are now twelve available save slots and also Cloud save support.
• The player can now play in five languages (English, German, Spanish, French and Japanese) and can also switch the voice acting between English and Japanese. In the PC version of the 3D remake, the player can also play in three additional languages (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean).
• The player can switch between "Original" and "Remake" for the in-game music.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Trials of Mana (remake).

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External links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTTKjp5880A&ab_channel=JRPGFanatic
• https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/10737-trials-of-mana?lang=en-us

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