Brandon Jones - the voice that should be powering all video game reviews.

@MarcusMorris523

3 жыл бұрын

This comment should be pinned to the top of every Easy Allies (and old school gametrailers) reviews.

@bigbro88

Жыл бұрын

His voice is so familiair

Man, could you imagine if they remade Chrono Trigger in this exact style? Crazy! :D

@strife339

2 жыл бұрын

I wait for the day.

Currently playing this and having a blast. Amazing they had all these features in a SNES game. Choosing a team. Having different stories and bosses. Having different classes. Ahead of its time

@Katie-hb8iq

4 жыл бұрын

It was definitely the prettiest game on the snes probably as well. And I love the soundtrack. Such a great game. I enjoyed the remake immensely too.

@martenas5341

4 жыл бұрын

I make the same remarks. They wouldn't have to current ambitious RT battle systems of say... FF15 or 7remake, or even KH without this series. I even remember thinking that as a kid, one day square will really hit the moon with this series. But alas... the popularity of some other franchises overshadowed the need to give this game some true L&R. I dont think its as bad as this review, but no multiplayer co-op? C'MON!!! I think this series deserves a more polished remake, and im not just saying this cause SoM was my first jrpg love, and that its still my favorite after years of roleplaying. This series is legitimately a template for greatness. Simple to learn, yet deep battle system. Great, lovable, colorful characters. Supremely heart-achingly beautiful sountrack. And heart-tugging enthralling yet simple storytelling! I felt this way about metal gear when i first played the NES port in the late 80s. So i think i have a pretty good nose for this. Maybe i just need to make a game in the same spirit. Such a taunting thing to do. Well, atleast i have the art aspect down!

@Alic4444

4 жыл бұрын

Square was incredible in those days. They made this and Chrono Trigger and FFVI (with all its branching character plotlines) all within about a year.

A few notes to add, but most important one I could think of Yes, for characters like Angela, you need to spread your points out for your spells unlike the original version, however....you can also reset your stat points almost at any time you want, making it a very minor note considering you can just respec to whatever elements you want

i largely disagree with the 7.5 raiting this is a 8.6 every day in every world

Gonna play this during christmas holiday. Seems like a whimsical journey game, which I love to play during that time each year.

I absolutely loved this game. I actually beat it 2 times and I wanted to play it again but I needed to get to other games in my backlog. I had so much fun with it, and I think it's presentation is high quality enough that I didn't even notice the technical limitations. I was just really enjoying myself. I even liked it more than final fantasy 7 remake. I actually would have given it an 8.5 out 10, but that's just me. It doesn't feel like a 7.5 or lower game to me.

@Castapher

4 жыл бұрын

totally agree.

Lil Cactus is my favourite Soundcloud rapper.

@GlassheartRecords

4 жыл бұрын

🎵ay ay ay ay (ya) These are the Trials of Mana (ya) You can't f**k with me cause I'm Fauna (ya) One wrong move, you a goner (ya ya ya) Lil Cactus be sprouting with water (gun noise)🎵

@ObamaTheHedgehog

4 жыл бұрын

@@GlassheartRecords brap brap brap ouu ouu

@anrkist

4 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it!

In my opinion : Easy Allies makes the best Reviews ! Every score is Perfect and right ! Good work and keep going !

@vVAstrAVv

4 жыл бұрын

@Char Aznable i hope its a bad day thats made you so bitchy and you're not always this way.

I have noticed that you have added subtitles this time, that's actually great! Always love your reviews.

If only they had left in the multiplayer, this would have been day 1 for me!

@mountaindog1929

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing...multiplayer was one of the best features of the old-school Mana games. It's sad this generation has disregarded couch-co op so much.

"Lost to the logistics of localization." Okay Blood, I see you out here dropping alliteration on them.

@ThePerro

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the subtitle of the next DQ game: Dragon Quest XII: Lost to the Logistics of Localization

Wow, I'm here from Game Trailer days because I loved Brandon's awesome game reviews!! So glad to discover this channel. Keep up amazing work.

I don't know why Square released this game, which looks great, so soon after FF7 remake. Feels like if it had come out in July or august it really would have stood out.

@fabioldschoolgamer7911

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you.

@Daster7771

4 жыл бұрын

Ff7 is only on PlayStation though and this one is available on steam.

I enjoyed playing this on Japanese audio! 9/10 for me.

finally :D Been waiting for your review! EDIT: since this is a JRPG, I am a bit disappointed that you failed to mention side-quests, or the lack of, and how that would affect the final score.

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of JRPGs that don't have side quests, particularly as you look at earlier titles. It's not part of the design, and it doesn't feel like it would need them. (And it likely would have been a mistake to add them.) I'd thought about it here and there, but it doesn't make sense to take time to talk about something that doesn't exist when there are so many more relevant points to discuss both positive and negative. -Bloodworth

@yiazmatoccuria8148

4 жыл бұрын

Easy Allies yeah, I understand your train of thought, and don’t get me wrong, I respect it along with all your reviews. But I truly believe reviews should address all the aspects of what makes the genre what it is, remakes usually add new stuff and I was hoping for side quests to be added since the world looks gorgeous, taking a minute to say they were not included in the original and are not in this one as well would be perfect, along with your opinion if the game would benefit from such an addition or not. 👌😊 Either way, Love you guys! Keep up the good work and stay safe 🙏 :)

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

The game's design already takes you through most of the environments a couple of times and as mentioned there's a fair amount of incentive to replay at least once, if not twice. I really think tacking side quests into it would have made things drag, and until the post-game content, this game really sticks very close to the original structure. -Bloodworth

@yiazmatoccuria8148

4 жыл бұрын

Easy Allies cool! Thanks for the feedback! :)

@AKABoondock19

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasyAllies Disagree with this take hard. Side quests are and always have been a big important part of JRPGs and you know it. Pretending otherwise is a joke. Should have been addressed.

As somebody who loved the original, playing the fan translation on an emulator as a child, this is an amazing remake

Still have to go through the original, have the Switch Collection ready to go. Excellent review btw Blood.

This youtube channel has one of the best gaming review, wish you the best always

Great review Brandon! Sounds like swimming in 7s in all the best ways.

@blakeandcamp

4 жыл бұрын

Bloodworth did the review.

Hopefully this sells well to give a proper budget Mana game.

@martenas5341

4 жыл бұрын

This. I think budget and time would have done this game (and the SoM remake) so much more justice and bring to light the innovative elements that made it so much ahead of its time. The fact that they had to step back features tells me they didn't try hard enough. It makes me almost want to make a game in teh same vein just to show em up! All the ingredients are there square... just make a awesome cake already!!

@Bahamut-bj3bh

4 жыл бұрын

@@martenas5341 unfortunately Square doesn't give big budgets outside of KH, FF, an DQ because they know this games will sell, and maybe now Nier could joined the trio.

@DogginsFroggins

4 жыл бұрын

@@martenas5341 Honestly I think they pushed this about as far as the concept will allow. This is coming from someone who has massive nostalgia for the original and beat it 5+ times. As much as I loved the game it was still a simple snes rpg which had some variety in terms of party makeup. Fixing the many bugs of the original, making magic not suck, updating the graphics, adding skills, revamping the combat system with light combos/damage zones and dodging is honestly much more than I expected.

@mercutiolavantine5584

4 жыл бұрын

Apparently it sold very well!

LOVE YOUR SWEET REVIEW VOICE

Went with all female magic team, while majority of the game I didn't opt to use magic with Angela to artificially increase the difficulty. While using Riez as the main physical attacker anf Charlotte as the tank. Went quite well imo.

Been looking forward to this one. The original was way ahead of its time for JRPG design on the SNES and was one of the most beautiful looking and sounding games on the system. The real fun comes from the party building system. Each character has four endgame options that can play significantly differently, but how much they'll shine will depend on how well they synergize with their teammates. With all the possible party combinations and three separate storylines, if you're into min-maxing you'll have plenty of reasons to replay the game before you feel done with it.

A good surprise this year, i've played the demo twice and decided to pick the game, good review by the way.

Ever since I first played the original, I have always dreamed of playing a modern version of it. It is flawed (so was the original), but it is one of the best rpgs of its era, and one of Square's most enjoyable. I absolutely loved playing the remake, despite the issues. Absolutely mesmerizing.

I'm surprised they talked about production value and didn't mention how there is voice acting for 98% of all dialogue in the game. Considering the amount of voice work people will miss if they only play through once I would say they went above and beyond with this remake, definitely not low effort. I also loved how the character models are so faithful to the art style. When you look at a beautiful piece of Amano art and then compare it to the characters in game they look nothing alike. Playing Trials of Mana remake I was constantly in awe watching the character models move around. It really felt like I was playing with art and not just another attempt at hyper realistic character models. I had so much fun playing through this game four times within the first few days of release. Sure it was easy and a little short, but it wasn't a $60 game ($40 on GreenManGaming) and JRPGs like this don't come around too often. Also Spellbinder Angela OwO The True True Queen!

@peen2804

Жыл бұрын

Because quantity of VO doesn’t negate other issues like dog ass textures, stiff awkward animations, and distant environments looking like an n64 game. Quantity of VO also doesn’t mean much when most of it is hot garbage. Quantity does not inherently equate to quality. I like the game a lot, but it’s pretty janky and rough around the edges in regards to the production Check out dragon quest xi, it’ll blow your lil noodle wide open if you thought trials of mana was awe-inspiring in its presentation

@YuriaTheWitch

Жыл бұрын

@@peen2804 "Most of the game is hot garbage", by what metric? It's fine to like and dislike games for different reasons, but to say this game was "hot garbage" because you didn't like it is just outright ignorant. By that logic, just about every Switch game is trash. I enjoyed the style here and didn't consider the texture quality to be a detriment, but rather it worked in service to the art style. In that same vein, I wouldn't say that Mega Man looks bad and that Mega Man X is objectively better because of its visual quality. Another thing worth noting is that this Trials of Mana remake launched at only 50 dollars. A small price decrease, but a clear sign that they were aware of the game they were making/selling. Too many reviews and pirates take the price of games, specifically new games, for granted. Without awareness of context, you end up with out of touch comparisons that try to equate passionate budget RPGs with one of the biggest RPG franchises of all time in Dragon Quest. The Mana series is certainly beloved among fans, but I would be willing to bet that more than 80% of gamers would confuse Trials of Mana, Trails of Cold Steel, and Tales of ___, with each other. With Dragon Quest, even gamers who don't know what it is would probably say it's, "The big Japanese RPG that isn't Final Fantasy" or "Oh, the one that looks like Dragon Ball(Z)?" Also, I have played DQ 11, it was really fun and probably my favorite turn based RPG in the last decade for so many reasons. You should really try evaluating games on a case by case basis, it'll blow your little noodle into maturity.

Blood‘s review is the best ❤️

My favourite game of the year. Even with all of its flaws playing through it put such a wide grin on my face, it simply oozes so much oldschool jrpg charm that I didn't want it to end. I feel the score is warranted but at the same time it has been ages since a game seemed so magical and special to me.

You want better graphics and sound? Just what game do you think they were trying to make? Final Fantasy 17?

Completed it, my team was Angela (Main), Duran, Reisz. A big negative i would say is that the story feels very fragmented. Because its split between 6 different paths it can feel either rushed or not indepth enough. The story doesn't feel complete with just 3 characters, i would of made the game a more compelling/well rounded narrative by allowing all party members to be recruit-able. I understand that it wouldn't be a faithful remake then, i do think they should of filled in the gaps

@joegreen3802

4 жыл бұрын

Then some people might have complained XD

@neoandroid8586

4 жыл бұрын

@@joegreen3802 Yeah but as it stands it feels like a very fragmented experience

I swear that at 8:25 that that VO was done by Ben Moore

I really loved this game. I loved it more than FF7 remake. This was my first mana game too. This remake took me back to a simpler time when RPGs were simple and fun.

@supersaiyaman11589

3 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt go that far. secrets of man is not nearly on the level of ff7 remake imo.it still is a good remake. I will be buying it on the next steam sail

@TheSomberGamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@supersaiyaman11589 we all have different tastes my dude

@TheRoleplayer40k

2 жыл бұрын

@@supersaiyaman11589 well ff7R ruined the story I loved so I’m with trials of mana :!

*Many flaws aside, this is now on my Top 10 Favorite Video Games of all time. Just a spot below Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI.*

Thank god I didn't have Charlotte and Kevin in my party with their voice over work. I found this game incredibly easy on normal and only bombed out maybe once or twice the whole game. The most difficult part was probably the post game dungeon and boss, as you'd expect. The music is incredible, as you can hear. A must have for JRPG fans, really fun. Great review, Blood, super accurate.

@supersaiyaman11589

3 жыл бұрын

this is my first time playing this game ever and i am starting on hard.

I never gets tired of watching all the review even though I played the demo for myself.

Best review's in the biz!

Currently playing this game, one of the best, enjoyable and fun experience i have ever felt in recent time. I love it

I played the original via a fan translation a couple years ago, then following up with this so soon was great way to experience the improvements and changes. I loved the original, but this version is definitely the definitive entirely on the quality of life improvements alone (ie. quest markers). They nailed the visual upgrade and the remastered music. Voice acting wasn't great, but I found it charming. I think it deserves a higher rating, it's a retro game re-released today that past perspective really matters.

Seiken Densetsu 3 is the best game I never played. I need to get a Switch only to play it (the original, not the remake).

lol that review had me going from intrigued about the game, to wanting the game, and then making me hard pass on the game. Maybe when it's on sale, but some of the aspects about the game are huge turn offs for me. Hopefully the fans who wanted that game are happy with it.

@RegalBane

4 жыл бұрын

Game is great. Review was not

@fairydust1397

4 жыл бұрын

Let me guess, the loot boxes bit? You can get 6 of those and you will 100% get all the class items you need

@loonyman83

4 жыл бұрын

@@fairydust1397 That part was kind of like that last nail in the coffin. The progression system is probably the biggest hurdle. Having to put points into every stat to unlock abilities regardless of the fact if that stat is beneficial is a stupid idea.

@fairydust1397

4 жыл бұрын

@@loonyman83 this is only true for angela. Every other character doesn't have this problem and if they do its much lighter. Its also not needed at all for angela to get spells from different schools as she is very strong eitherway He didn't explain himself well at all. In fact, angela is generally considered one of the best damage dealers

Elemental spells for Angela being spread out in different skills trees was probably to incentivize others to not just dump points all into spirit/intelligence and call it a day. The developers probably wanted to make things a little more interesting. As for the party members being around the town I think was a nice change as it gives them more individuality talking to them about what they are doing and thinking that is related to the town they are at instead of them just being on your main characters behind the entire time. All in all I think this is a fantastic remake with some issues like magic being absolutely overpowered mid to late game and A.I problems.

I do agree with this review on a technical level. The game does have some gripes but that didn't stop me from replaying this game 4 times to platinum it. I had so much fun with this game form beginning to end each time. Kevin is best boy, you all know it! There are some characters i can do without but overall I liked my time in this game. Honestly I had more fun with this game then FF7 Remake. So overall i agree that while this game is a 7.5/10 it doesn't change the fact that the game is fun and has alot of replayability. Although Square-Enix didn't go all out for this remake i'm happy with what I got and I hope this means not only is the Mana series making a return but we also see Square-Enix remake some other classics, like Legend of mana

One note about the ??? Seeds is that the remake changed is that they will always give you one of the possible Class items you DON'T own (at least so long as you don't change anyone into Class 3 yet). And since you get a total of 6 ??? Seeds in the Benevodon dungeons, you will ALWAYS have the ability to class change into the class you want by the time you reach the penultimate dungeon.

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I didn't want to really spend a lot of time on the details, but the flaw of how it's designed is that it seems to require you save up all six seeds (or at least however many you need for the 3 classes you want) in order to get the full spread. And unless you know about this flaw, I just can't imagine why anyone would want to wait when they could take their new class 3 into the next dungeon ASAP. -Bloodworth

Longtime fan of the original. The combat and "most" of the music are improvements, and they included enough items and secrets in the environments to make the most of the transition to 3D. The score seems about right, given that the story and dialogue haven't aged well (the branches, yes, the villains and writing, no). It is simple and easy compared to most RPGs, and even most fights on Hard aren't a challenge. NG+ playthroughs take very little time due to a massive XP bonus passive ability you can equip, so playing through it 3 times only took about 50 hours (and could be done much faster). It's definitely "comfort food" with a pleasant progression and music to enjoy, and that's good enough sometimes.

The graphics are simple at times but I really love the classic party adventure feel of it. It's a bit longer than it needs to be but it's paced pretty well. The music is awesome but repeats a bit to often at times. It's a game full of passion but many tradeoffs and pointless systems and abilities takes it down a notch. I haven't felt this excited to play an rpg in a long while though. It has a soul I've been missing since the snes days.

@benmeister

4 жыл бұрын

Oh and play with Japanese voices! It's so much better.

That postgame section takes forever and makes me flee at every battle halfway. The final boss makes my party member glitch out. And I still can't understand why I can't use items in the menu when not in battle. For example, use a magic+1 item you need to set it in the ring, use it, get back to the menu, and set other items back. I also can't understand why I can't check every equipment I have rather than go through everyone's gear menu to see what I have since they only show you what you can equip.

@Answerofduty1

4 жыл бұрын

You had trouble with the postgame dungeon? I played through the game twice, on Hard mode, and both times my characters were so ridiculously overpowered by that point, without any extra grinding, that I was effortlessly smashing through everything in my path. I agree about using items from the menu though, that was annoying.

@samuelwu9022

4 жыл бұрын

@@Answerofduty1 It just takes too long to fight tons of monsters and the same old dungeon with a different skin. It's not fun for me at that point. Fewer fights and more puzzle solving might be better.

God I hope this leads way to a Chrono Trigger Remake

If you plant 6 ??? seeds at once you'll get no duplicates and can choose any of the available classes

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Sure, but it feels like a lesson you have to learn the hard way. I wanted to change classes as soon as I got the first class item, and then I ended up with duplicates, and I think a lot of people are in the same boat. -Bloodworth

@ktothec99999

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasyAllies Oh for sure. There are a few mechanics that the game doesn't quite explain. Story pairings during character choice, which stats will lead to useful spells (before class upgrade), and the seeds overall. Had a great time with the game regardless!

Looks great, but it needs a Japanese audio track (does it have one? not sure I could handle that dub) and its being too easy is my primary concern. Difficulty needs to be higher.

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does have a Japanese audio track, although you need to exit to the main menu to switch languages. -Bloodworth

I got 100% achievements done on steam which means I replayed this three times. I never once felt that the seed system felt like "loot boxes". Also a lot of weird points were made about that really don't serve any purpose or grounds to be so negative. Such as how the reviewer felt bewildered by how companions disperse in towns. He never mentioned that those companions have new narratives in each new location. Crazy since this is a story driven game

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

It's because it's a story driven game that it's bothersome. When you walk out of a cave together, and suddenly your companions are gone, it's very strange. When Angela teases Duran when he walks by his house, but she's standing at the inn, ashamed to go outside, the narrative doesn't line up. Your party members comment when you buy things in the shop even though they're standing across town. NPCs refer to you as a group when you walk into their house alone, etc. Regardless of the new snippets of dialogue, there's a very real break in continuity created throughout. -Bloodworth

Hope this sells well and they consider a much needed reboot. Love the class system, muliple story lines in the beginning and the action part. God i miss the old JRPG's. Nowadays its just dragons and trolls... and dark souls.... Only problem for me is kevins voice... The rest is okay. I mean its not a huge anticipated game and probably not for everyone so I get it why the budget was not as high as every other game.

@supersaiyaman11589

3 жыл бұрын

it has sold over 1 million copies world wide

This game has me intrigued..... is it worth it?

Who cares about blurry background...it's trivial. Gameplay is the most important

What difficulty do you recommend playing on?

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

HARD no question. -Bloodworth

@poopikins

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasyAllies thanks :D

Thanks Blood

I wouldn't call the Seed system a loot box. It's more on the lines of a Gacha Game like how Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is with the unlocking rare blades, but it's not as comber-sum because it will give you the seeds you need for your party and farming some is really easy if you know the spots to farm. I believe the original game did this too.

Yeah Kevin's dialogue made me never want to play the game in English

@tigerfestivals5137

4 жыл бұрын

I switched to Japanese after doing Kevin's prologue, but then they started taking outside of cutscenes which made it too hard to keep up with fighting and reading dialogue at the same time, so i switched back to English. I really wish the dub was actually good, as i haven't seen one of this dubious quality in years.

@willjohnboy

4 жыл бұрын

My team was Hawkeye, reisz and Angela and for the most part it was ok with the later 2 being good at times ok for the rest, but Kevin and Charlotte what the hell was square enix thinking, if they put even half the effort to find good english voice actors like they did for ff7 remake I would have been happier luckily the combat is awesome and one thing it does that ff7 remake unfortunately couldn't do good air combat for the melee characters.

The ??? seeds are not actually random. They come in a 6-item sequence and so as long as you find 6 seeds, you will get all the class items for your party. It's actually not a loot box at all, unlike the original game.

@tigerfestivals5137

4 жыл бұрын

Huh, that's kinda cool.

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe it works that way if you save up six seeds, but changing classes when I got seeds, I ended up getting duplicate items and having to grind for extras. However it might work under the hood, it's still presented as being random and is intentionally unexplained. -Bloodworth

@Katie-hb8iq

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasyAllies if you consume the class item without opening all 6 seeds, the fixed sequence resets unfortunately. You will get the class item you just used. I'm sure they could have done away with this but the devs wanted to make a fairly pure remake. The original was actually random, so you had to do save scumming at the inn lol

I hope this team gets to make a remake of the GB game and then a new Mana game, they have positive momentum and this game sold way more than Square anticipated, it'd be great to have Mana back these days and it's probably a nice alternative when DQ games take so long to be made.

@yeethoven8300

4 жыл бұрын

GB game remake already exists, for Vita and smartphones. They renamed it to Adventures of Mana

@SpeedsterBlur

4 жыл бұрын

As was mentioned there is a remake of the game boy game (Final Fantasy Adventure in the US) called adventure of mana, but that is almost a 1:1 remake. There's also sword of mana on the GBA which is a bit different from the original.

Hoping they also remake Legend of Mana (1999). BlessRNG

@emeraldo

4 жыл бұрын

Lil Cactus came from Legend of Mana so you never know. 🙏🤞

Might have to get this on PC when it goes on sale. Edit 2:54 WTF? Is there a Japanese voice option?

@VillainViran

4 жыл бұрын

There is definitely a JP voice option

@zahedzed

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Japanese voice acting is so much better than the english. IMO its the only wway to play this :)

@tigerfestivals5137

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. This is the first game in years where I've actually switched to the Japanese voices. Idk what the hell happened with the English dub.

@ChaosSolak

4 жыл бұрын

@@zahedzed You fool! The English dub is the only way to play the game! You'd be missing out on gems like that Altenish mage's "Everyone, retreaaaaaat!" or Salamando's "GRAAAAAH"!

@supersaiyaman11589

3 жыл бұрын

yes their is an option to turn the voices to Japanese if you want too

What they did to Angelica was a nerf she needed. Holy hell if all you did was dump your points into her INT stat in the original she would steamroll the game for you.

This guy sounds like the Game Trailers guy!

@Kamerzy

4 жыл бұрын

He sure does

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

While most people that bring it up aren't joking, I am guessing this time around they are. -Bloodworth

@boups625

4 жыл бұрын

@The Ostrich yeah, its a joke (overdone at this point, but still)

This music is banging

Finally!

*KARL!*

dude your voice is like OLED display of voice actors, also on PC version there are now TONS of mods such as no popin filter, noquest indicator, rebalance of difficulty and no aoe indicators to name few, If you going to play this game I highly suggest Steam version as you can make the game better both visually and have 120fps

Rather low score if you can recommend going at it three times

@Katie-hb8iq

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. I'd give it 8.5. I played it twice and it's a lot of fun and is very good quality. Some of the objections made in the review are also inaccurate, like the skill trees, the ??? Seeds and the unfair bosses. All of those are play issues or not understanding how the game actually works. ??? Seeds are fixed predictable sequence of class items rather than being random. You also need to take advantage of boss weaknesses. That wall boss is weak to water and water attacks shut down it's flame attacks, weakening him greatly and making him a joke

@Answerofduty1

4 жыл бұрын

No, I actually agree with the sentiment. I beat it twice (was going to do a third run but there were other games I wanted to play -- probably still will eventually) and still think 7.5 is an accurate score. The game is of a quality level that relegates it to niche appeal, but if you DO happen to enjoy it, it's got good replayability.

2:53 didnt know kyle would go on to do voice acting

Holy shit, THAT VOICE!

That boss you had trouble with was weak to water, and the game actually gave you 3 poseidon claws in a chest right before the boss to make him a lot easier actually. Not using them would definitely make it feel unfair.

@eatachodeutube

4 жыл бұрын

Still very annoying to fight

@Katie-hb8iq

4 жыл бұрын

@@eatachodeutube it's pretty easy even on hard honestly. Just attack with water and dodge out of the way as necessary. Ignore the low level shapeshifter enemies. Using water trivializes it

Nevermind the oddities and few flaws in this remake. This with Tales of Arise are an Masterpiece epicness of gems. Of course ''la creme de la creme'' is FF7 Remake. All rpgs/ jrpgs fans should have these in their librairy imo period ! An easy 8.7 for me , 9.5 to Tales of Arise 9.7 to FF7 Remake.

I enjoyed the demo but I'm holding out for a sale. Will keep replaying yakuza until xenoblade releases :).

@danielmales123

4 жыл бұрын

Yea its already kinda discounted with i think its 50$

@tigerfestivals5137

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielmales123 it launched at $50 though

@danielmales123

4 жыл бұрын

@@tigerfestivals5137 yea still not the standard full price

@reed1645

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielmales123 yea, 50 is a bit better for sure. I guess it didn't grab me as a launch day title. It looks like fun but still not enough for 50 in my eyes.

@danielmales123

4 жыл бұрын

@@reed1645 yea tops 40 or 30$ would be ideal

On the one hand I enjoyed this game for basically being a true conversion of a SNES game to a 3D game. But on the other it really nailed home to me that on a personal level I value the complexity of gameplay we started to see in RPGs in the PS1 era onward. ToM just does not have a good enough combat system to carry it the 25ish hours it took me to beat it (epilogue included.) I know normally people like to argue combat isn't everything but christ man, you spend 85% of your time playing this game just running around beating the crap out of dudes. It absolutely is the main point of the game and it's just not strong enough to carry the experience. Honestly it made me appreciate FF7R even more than I already did. The combat is so good in that game and it actually has the opposite problem of ToM where in FF7 I feel like you don't get enough of it. I beat the game, then beat it again on hard and did all the optional bosses and still wanted more. It's just such an awesome update of the ATB battle system. That said I did not hate ToM or anything. I am absolutely going to do another playthrough eventually, it's just I had my fill after 25 hours. Gonna need a few month break before I go back to it.

Why does this review comes out weeks after the release?

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Just a lot of work to manage. Sometimes it gets tough for me to find time to carve out to play games, and the project I had before this was bigger than expected. Plus I've had a lot of troubleshooting devouring my time the past few weeks. -Bloodworth

This type of replayability I'm not sure about. Often content like exclusive dungeons is locked with simple excuses when they can be easily worked into the story otherwise. And this party limitation, wouldn't the story be richesr with all characters, plus gameplay options, as you'll have party options? Very often it seems to me like rather than make a better "one time version" of a game, design choices which take away from any individual game run are made, in favour of making subsequent runs more different from each other, but all of lesser quality than could've otherwise been.

...huh a 7.5? That actually seems a bit low considering the reviews relative lack of negatives.

@directorraney

4 жыл бұрын

7.5 isn't a bad score, but years and years and years of 'shifting the norm' has created this false impression that anything lower than a 9 isn't worth checking out. Game clearly has its flaws, but that doesn't mean you can't have a good time with it.

@erikj.4595

4 жыл бұрын

Seemed fair given the review (if not a bit high). Bad textures, frequent graphics pop-in, occasional clunky boss fights, mediocre AI, voice acting ranging from okay to awful, no-multiplayer support, and uninspired tacked on endgame all were prominent points in the review. Worth at least 2.5 points off I reckon.

@thenonexistinghero

4 жыл бұрын

Plenty of negatives were mentioned, but the score is still pretty low considering he recommends it's worth going through 2-3 times despite them. The graphics complaint is kinda dumb. Sure it looks a bit dated at parts, but it also looks fantastic at times.

@erikj.4595

4 жыл бұрын

thenonexistinghero “a bit dated at parts, but fantastic at times” sounds pretty 7.5 to me

@directorraney

4 жыл бұрын

@@thenonexistinghero The trick is to not buy into seven-shaming. A long, long time ago, game publishers pressured game magazines into giving games higher scores than they probably deserved, to curb negative publicity. That's why a game that was just "okay" would be rated somewhere around 70%, when it would have typically been rated 50 or lower prior to the fact. The original Borderlands was a solid 7 for me, but I must have put over 100 hours into the game. The fact I could do that doesn't mean I should consider it a 10, it just meant that there were a lot of things I thought needed improvement. And finally, don't take numbers too personally, because a lot of things that bother a reviewer may not bother you. Read/watch reviews to see a person's take, and view the score just as how much these things affected their personal experience.

I gat a wee wee, wee wee bad feewing about it

A 7.5 that is worth giving a shot and coming back to for 3 runs?

Dont you mean Twials of Mana?

This reviewer's voice is the same bro from Gametrailers back in PS3 and Wii days.

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, we're all from GT. Welcome back! -Blooodworth

Not having the option to play with my brothers like the original is why I won't be getting this one. I don't enjoy getting less features and mechanics than the original tale being remade.

I enjoyed the game quite a bit, and I agree with most of this review and the score. And my GOD does this game need a harder difficulty patched in ASAP. It's perplexing to me that they spent time designing not one, but TWO difficulties below the default, when Hard is so incredibly easy as it is. The game would be an easy 8 or 8.5 if there was a difficulty that actually pushed you to use your characters' abilities to their fullest, instead of becoming trivial when you do so.

@ChaosSolak

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I mean, Hard is decently challenging for a first playthrough and most will get a few gameovers here and there. Thing is, that's actually what Normal difficulty is for. Hard should be about challenging you and your skills. And then NG+ doesn't scale enemy levels nor does it give you the opportunity to reset your levels to 1. I really hope SE gives us a patch for that, so that I can play the game a 4th time and more.

Agree with this review. The game is flawed, but still enjoyable.It's obvious that the dev team didn't get as big a budget to work with like FF7 remake did . But they still managed to make a decent game + if I had to give someone their first action JRPG, this would be it. The game ain't too long and the fast combat is easier to sell to the younger players of today.

Loki is the hardest boss in this game

Ah shit, 3D movement? My broken joycon can't deal with that.

Intro siunds like Resident evil?

So the EZA Mana series reviews straddle two sides of my mind: the rational side, and the fanatical side. I never played the original, but looove and adore Secret of Mana, the game (i believe) that came before this one. The SNES classic that took advantage of the systems mode7, colorful 16-bt graphics, and sony sound chip. It had a more ochestrial soundtrack, unrivaled to this day. And a story that was simple enough for my then pre-teen brain to handle, but also deep and complex enough for my adult brain to still appreciate. The thing i like about the mana-series in general is its simplistic/likable approach to storytelling. Easy to learn, difficult to master. Similar to say... the combat in Batman Arkham series! I see that they are struggling with teh remakes. Its like... how do we take something so charming, yet so simple; and bring it easily to the modern era. I think the answer is simple... time, and money. But because these square classics arent as popular as say... FF7 (wrongfully so i might add) i think they get the quick 3d treatment, wich doesnt do it justice. I think that these games Realtime battle mechanics & multiplayer aspects, as well as the cycle wheel select system, were way ahead of its time, and may even be a pre-cursor to games like FF15 and FF7 remakes real time/strategy approach. An approach that i was expecting & anticipating the mana series to perfect & pioneer in. Unfortunately, square/enix has not taken this opportunity to do so, and really enhance & embrace the forward thinking of the mana series & bring it to a whole new generation. Plus no local multiplayer co-op? This essence of the 3 party real-time system? I must say though... it still looks so much fun despite the shortcomings, and this reviews relentless focus on it. Perhaps blood felt it could do better, or couldn't help but compare it to other (ahem) more robust and financed remakes. I am glad that Brad didnt review this, as i feel some sort of apprehension to give the series it due compared to other square games. I know he loves Kingdom Heart & FF7, so it perplexes me when he considered aspect of the Mana series... convoluted! Ha!!! From a KH fan, thats just pure uncut hilarity! Even Blood used the C word in his review. WTF? To me, Mana has this way of transporting you to a simpler, purer time of storytelling in squares history. FF4, Chorno Trigger, and SoM have this space in my head where the never ending story dwells. Just adventurers traveling across continents, and exploring lush, rich environments. Encountering exotic locals, enemies, and monolithic bosses. All while cruising to the best, most soothing, and encompassing orchestral-like music. Personally, i understand the shortcomings of this as a re-make. But cant help but wonder how a 30+hour game with repeatability like Bloood claims it has, can get as low as a 7.5 (same as the damn shark game "yall reviewed?) Well... that shark game "Man Eater" does look fun. But still, i think Mana is atleast a step above! But hey... maybe thats whats wrong with review scores on as a concept. These review actually put this game on my radar, as i simply go back to the SNES SoM. I actually didn't play the remake too much, which maybe makes me Hypocritical as well. Well... time to pony up, and put my money where my mouth is!

i got a weewee bad feewing about it guys...

Did Nasser program this as well?

I’m at a point where watching gameplay videos of a game like this feels like wasting time

trials of mana>ff7r

@CelestialReturner

4 жыл бұрын

*Facts!*

So the combat is somewhat similar to the "Tales of" games?

@goncaloferreira6429

4 жыл бұрын

without the focus on combos, perhaps.

@StephenTheZ

4 жыл бұрын

Not really to be honest. Tales is hyper focused on its combo system. Even though every game in the series has its differences, at the end of the day the combat in each one comes down to you having to smartly use your resources to string together a long combo full of attacks the enemy is weak to. Trials has absolutely nothing like that. You have a basic attack button and then a heavy attack button. If you use the heavy attack button during a basic combo you'll get a finishing attack (different depending on how far you were into the basic combo before hitting the heavy attack.) That is the entire extent of the melee combat. Don't stand in the enemy attack zones (big red circles like a MMO) and then try and do your 5 hit combo. It's very simplistic and repetitive.

Is there a japanese voice option? That baby talk would drive me insane.

@ariwl1

4 жыл бұрын

You can switch between English and Japanese voices yes. Fortunately, if you don't put Charlotte in your party you don't have to see her much.

@supersaiyaman11589

3 жыл бұрын

the first time i herd charlotte talk. i restarted my game with a deferent party member. her voice is that annoying too me. every other voice so far in the first part of the game is good but her voice got on my nerves.

ive been spoiled by new games so i find this old game design annoying

This is on the list. Being poor sucks, don’t recommend it for anyone.

Hard Allies

Why were you so slow releasing this review?

@EasyAllies

4 жыл бұрын

Just a lot of work to manage. Sometimes it gets tough for me to find time to carve out to play games, and the project I had before this was bigger than expected. -Bloodworth

I beat my first playthrough of this game for my Nintendo Switch about a couple of weeks ago and then during that weekend played through the after game content getting my characters to Class 4 and taking down Anise unlocking New Game Plus Mode! This first playthrough I played on Hard mode using Kevin as my main character with Reisz and Charlotte as my two companions! As annoying as Charlotte can be with her speech impediment baby talk voice she on the other hand was essential for me to have on my team since I unlocked her ability to heal my entire team! That is one of the reasons I was able to beat my first playthrough on Hard mode including it's post game content with using Charlotte's ability to heal your entire team!