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I was sorely disappointed. The two stories (Here/Heroine) were different, with the Heroine story being the most compelling. You're sent helping people just to satisfy the "journey" aspect of the game but it contrast this game offers no real adventure or journey, and the endgame was equally as disappointing. I bo't this b'cuz I'm quite fond of SQUARE 4 the Final Fantasy series. What was the purpose of the trip to the Ice Castle - just to kill the monster and unfreeze it's people. I got confused of who the real enemy actually was and in the end I was even more confused because the game offers no resolution.The story itself was really uninspired as I had this game for a whole year without playing it, only to just "get it over with"; you will spend a GREAT DEAL OF TIME looking for Spirits, but if think the game or any character will TELL you how to find ALL 64 Spirits NO. GameFaqs will be your best friend for this game.
The game's about a world that was destroyed the wrongful use of Mana power by an evil tyrant Vandole who was subdued by a powerful Sword created by the Goddess. While it started out great it dragged itself along. So now it seems the Vandole has been reincarnated intends to do it all again.The sad thing thing is that there are too many characters that have nothing to do with the overall story (The Mavoles for example) - not to mention just too many characters - period. A complete waste of time and money.
The dialogue sequences are WAY too long, and really annoying. *Final Fantasy Adventure,* for the original Game Boy system, is one of my all time favorite video games, with a compelling story and characters and some gnarly monsters and tricky mazes. I was excited to see it had been updated for GBA, but the flashy graphics and pretty colors take away a lot of the charm of the original. It's a fun game, but it makes me sad.
This version would be a playable, slightly enjoyable waste of a few hours, but only if you've never played the original.
Final Fantasy Adventure for the original game boy is one of the best games of all time.
For those who have played the original this game will just make you wish you were playing the original again.
Sword of Mana took the original game boy game and sucked all the life out of it.
It was as good as the best Final Fantasy games.
The original had many connections to the Final Fantasy series.
What they got wrong: pacing, length, too much story, and unnecessary deviations from the original.
The original title for the game even called it a Final Fantasy game.
Bottom line: this is the saddest remake I've ever played in terms of its' destruction of the game its' based upon.
The last thing I have to say about this game is I got my hopes up that it would be like paper mario the thousand year door (read my review) but instead it doesent save at all once you're done beating the game. Ther'es one specifc reason I don't like this game. You're still in that damn final DUNGEON. Sadly, I might give this game a good rating IF it had replay value.Get this game if you don't care about replay value. If there's ever a game without any replay value, no matter how good, I would never get it.That's why I'm always cautious when buying my games, unless, of course, it's a puzzle game, etc. Once you get to the final dungeon (the game is kind of like the legend of zelda) it locks you out and you can never go back. not being able to play those again would be like locking you away from the game. ):
What I got was something which took the worst parts of that and Legend of Mana and stuck them into a single game. The least they could have done was make a real multiplayer mode. I tried it out for about three hours before becoming frustrated and ignoring it altogether. I bought this game fully expecting a remastered version of Final Fantasy Adventure. The difficulty removed by taking out the (occasionally absurdly difficult) puzzles was replaced by the need to either mindlessly level build or look up how to get magic/weapons from a walkthrough.The customization system borrowed from Legend of Mana could have been good, but it was far too complex and provided very little in-game advice. In short, play the original. Or another Mana game.
Why not allow two players to play together when there are two main characters. While adding a second main character was at first interesting, it didn't significantly add to the plot, and the second character was irritating to have around. The only reason I finished this game was because I felt obligated to after beating all the other Mana gamesThe storyline was altered into something not nearly as good as Final Fantasy Adventure (including removing the two amazing final boss battles and the Mana Sword as an actual weapon). Any of the Mana games before this one are better.
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