Sword of Mana

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Originally Posted by OmegaFlareX

Yeah, just tap the button for defensive magic. For offensive magic, hold it down until you see the Spirit floating around (and hear a little "ting"), then let go.

I like the game so far, but I was hoping for something a little more simple (like the original was). Do armor or weapon shops exist? I've made it to Wendel and I've yet to see one.

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You get someone who can forge your weapons and armor into newer versions soon. You can also temper your current weapons to make them stronger.

I hafta' admit that the AI gets worse as time goes on, the bosses are too easy -- an average of 8 hits and they're dead. Also the dungeons are really really really short, the game feels like it's going to tap out at 15 hours. Graphically this game is lack luster, I mean the character designs range from good enough to stellar, and the backgrounds are lucious in some parts, but the sprites clip as you're walking from left to right and not even in a good way, the top will clip seperatly from the bottom. And god help the music on that GBA speaker -- it's wreched -- headphones please! I don't know how much effort was put in by Square-Enix, but seeing as Brownie Brown was the main team involved in putting it together, I can't say that their future looks too bright. I've played Magical Vacation and it was, for the most part, a solid effort, but if Sword of Mana is any indication of what's in store for us, I'd say that Nintendo just inhereted a lemon.

Oh, and for the sake of balancing out this rant -- Does any of the cons I mentioned above make the game any less awesome? Fuck no, this game rules!

I agree with everything you've had to say Shine . . . except that last bit. I'm seconds from returning the damned thing.

You know, I say that, but I know it'll never happen. I'll keep it, and I'll beat it like a good little boy . . . but HOLY CRAP is it really getting to me.

They raped Saga and now this? wtf?

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Originally Posted by ShineAqua

Oh, and for the sake of balancing out this rant -- Does any of the cons I mentioned above make the game any less awesome? Fuck no, this game rules!

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:lol:

I have an unopened copy of this I sort of ordered by accident. (I was in an oddly optimistic mood.) Now I don't want to open it.

I swear, it's the strangest shit - I love this game. I think it may have something to do with the story and battle mechanics - sans the AI assistance anyhow - cus the game on a whole is awful.

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Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable

I agree with everything you've had to say Shine . . . except that last bit. I'm seconds from returning the damned thing.

You know, I say that, but I know it'll never happen. I'll keep it, and I'll beat it like a good little boy . . . but HOLY CRAP is it really getting to me.

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you beat good little boys????pervert!!!!

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Originally Posted by Victrix

They raped Saga and now this? wtf?

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SaGa's always been gotten the prison rape treatment. It's their experimantal series whose only job is to test new control schemes, mechanics, and graphics on.

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Originally Posted by frostwolf ex

you beat good little boys????pervert!!!!

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Er . . . is that what I said? I meant I'll beat it with good li...ttle . . . that's not right either. Let's just say I'll "win" the game without returning it. ;)

I played ye olde sword of mana for about two hours...

Then tossed it up onto the shelf to most likely not be played for many, many moons.

It's okay, average I'd say, and with so many other great games out now that I want to be playing, I just can't see myself spending anytime with this for quite a while.