Buy it if you like
- Combat: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 185 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat and the combat HUD is an overall improvement over Trials of Mana.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At first, I was worried the exploring would stay pseudo-closed off, but it really starts to open up mid-to-late Chapter-1.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The colorful aesthetics, cell shaded graphics, and the music really has a lot of the charm that made Secret of Mana such a hit and that subsequent follow-ups have lacked to varying degrees (I still like Seiken Densetsu 3 and Legend of Mana but they are just different experiences).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music is a nice mix of tunes that call back to the pipes, steel drums and various wind instruments that made Secret of Mana's soundtrack standout mixed in with some fairly typical RPG fare.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Comparatively, Visions is much more by the numbers and you will get all five playable characters in your party (which is NOT a bad thing on its own).
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also had no issues with the Steam Deck pulling between 30-40fps on appropriately lowered settings.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat151 reviews
Gameplay132 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Audio60 reviews
Characters52 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Story70% still recommend
Difficulty69% still recommend
Performance53% still recommend
Crashes43% still recommend
Bugs17% still recommend
Interface45% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Keyboard Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$23.99$59.99−60%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $23.99
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