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Rhys
05-21-2005, 08:10 AM
And also pronounce it properly. Any MAN-ah sayers will be taunted mercilessly. Sword of Mana and Final Fantasy Adventure will be counted separately, if only because I prefer FFA.

1) Secret of Mana - Not surprising since this is probably my favorite game ever. I can't remember how many times I've played it.
2) Legend of Mana - Poor LoM. Everyone hates you for being different. But I still love you. After all, you've got remarkable character customization, Sproutlings, Li'l Cactus, and the ability to kill off half the NPC cast.
3) Final Fantasy Adventure - There were some nifty ideas here, like the little super attack bar. Sure most of the super attacks were either throwing the weapon or have a longer range with it, but it was fun to fly across the screen with the sword. Plus you get a ROBOT CHOCOBO.
4) Sword of Mana - Ranks below FFA because in an effort to have the story make more sense they made it more confusing. Did the vampire boss really need to have a backstory? No. He's the fucking vampire boss, end of story. Plus they got rid of the ROBOT CHOCOBO.
5) Seiken Densetsu 3 - It was okay, but nothing I'd play through again. Even with all the different class combinations, I can't stand the "fight your way through the thematic stages to face the robot master at the end" feel of the second half.

Gump
05-21-2005, 04:21 PM
1) Secret of Mana -- just an all-around beautiful game. It's aged remarkaby well. It still has one of my favorite soundtracks ever.
2) FF Adventure -- Agreed.
3) Legend of Mana -- Underrated, if admittedly repetitive.

Unranked:

Seiken Densetsu 3 -- Haven't played enough of it.
Sword of Mana -- Haven't played it.

dnl2ba
05-21-2005, 06:55 PM
I've only played SOM all the way through. I played SD3 briefly. *shrug*

I guess SOE doesn't count? :)

Rhys
05-21-2005, 10:11 PM
Count SoE if you want. I think it's a better game than most people give it credit for. The bugs are the main problem. I'd probably stick it just above SD3.

schally
05-22-2005, 12:07 AM
[QUOTE=dnl2ba]I've only played SOM all the way through. I played SD3 briefly. *shrug*[QUOTE]

Ditto. I did play pretty far through Sword of Mana, I think, but I never finished it.