![]() ![]() Society, bias, or imposed stereotypes cannot stop love from developing. Sometimes, love can bloom regardless of character. We also see the love individuals can have for an entire people and the willingness individuals will go through to protect their own. We see the love between siblings and how their forced separation results in terrible decisions made out of desperation. As the game portrays, love comes in many forms and can have profound influence over the characters’ actions. Love is the root of all the story events that unfold in this game. What impresses me the most with the story is this central theme and how well it permeates the game. Unfortunately, there are no differences regarding which character you choose. It’s a drastic departure from Secret of Mana and most other games that have a centralized story to tell. I say theme because there isn’t a main plot, but rather a central idea that encompasses and binds all of the major events. They are only connected by the main theme of the game. However, unlike Seiken Densetsu 3, these three subplot arcs have very little to do with the final arc. #Legend of mana workshop plusRather than a single, central plot, Legend of Mana consists of three major subplots, revolving around those three groups I mentioned, plus a final endgame arc that acknowledges the central theme of the game. ![]() Other reoccurring NPCs will also provide their own quests and backstories that are either completely separate or lightly relate to these three major groups and their stories. These include Elazul and Pearl, of the Jumi tribe, Larc and Sierra, a pair of Dragoons fighting on opposite sides of a Dragon war, and a group of four once friends whose fates are tragically intertwined. Through several journeys, you will meet a cast of characters whose lives you will forever change. But now, it seems it is time once again for Mana to flow across the world. Hundreds of years have passed since then and the world’s people are oblivious to Mana and the Goddess. Previously, wars were fought for any remaining Mana power, but as those who sought this power grew scarce, peace returned to the land. In this game, the Mana Goddess, the Tree, and the power of Mana have all fallen into legend. ![]() With the transition of Mana’s high fantasy style to new hardware paired with the desire for innovation and new, unique gameplay, Legend of Mana serves as a shining example of how new ideas can be well integrated with a series’ tradition to produce a worthy sequel.Īs with all Mana games, Legend of Mana is its own world and story that exist apart from all the other games. Since both Secret and SD3 are still brought up in conversations today because of their brilliance, it was no surprise that, back then, the expectations for Legend of Mana were running exceedingly high. #Legend of mana workshop seriesAt the time of its launch, the Japanese market’s most recent experience with the Mana series was Seiken Densetsu 3 while the rest of the world could only compare this game to Secret of Mana. Legend of Mana had a lot to live up to and rightly so. ![]()
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