By pulling the sword free, the young man releases monsters in the surrounding forest. What he got was the legendary Sword of Mana, drained of power and in need of someone to wield it. When a boy finds a sword on the outskirts of his village, he only wanted a tool to cut through the brush to get home. But time flows like a river.and history repeats. Though the civilization had been destroyed, the world was peaceful again. Before all was lost, a hero with the Mana Sword smashed the fortress. A violent war rocked the world, and Mana seemed to disappear. They sent their beasts to destroy the Fortress. In time, Mana was used to create the ultimate weapon: the Mana Fortress. Using the power of Mana, a civilization had grown strong. Because of this, Seiken 2 always felt like a sequel to FFIII to me. So we had the Chrono Trigger project changed to a new game, and this other game we had been working on was condensed down into Seiken Densetsu 2. So we had this enormous game planned out for the CD-ROM attachment, but ultimately we were never able to release it. A CD-ROM attachment for the Super Famicom was scheduled to be released, you see. Toriyama on a game with a seamless, side-view system. (laugh)Īt the time, just after FFIII, we were working with Mr. But, at some point, it wound up not being IV anymore… Instead, it was eventually released as “Seiken Densetsu 2″ (Secret of Mana), but during development it was actually referred to as “Chrono Trigger”. In his own words:Īfter we finished FFIII, we started FFIV with the idea of a slightly more action-based, dynamic overworld rather than keep combat as a completely separate thing. This was the same team that had produced Final Fantasy III, which Gebelli used as a basis for programming Secret of Mana.Īccording to Tanaka in 20, the game was originally intended to be Final Fantasy IV, before becoming a new project called Chrono Trigger, and then eventually Secret of Mana. The game was developed by Squaresoft, designed and produced by Hiromichi Tanaka, and programmed by Nasir Gebelli. Secret of Mana also largely pioneered the action RPG stamina bar mechanic, which has since been adopted by a number of action RPGs, including King's Field, Souls, Bloodborne, and Nioh. Secret of Mana was an influential game in its time, and has remained influential through to the present day, such as its customizable AI for player characters being used by many later games, its ring menu system still used in modern games (such as The Temple of Elemental Evil) and its cooperative multiplayer mentioned as an influence on games as recent as Dungeon Siege III. The game received considerable acclaim for its brightly colored graphics, expansive plot, "Ring Command" menu system, innovative real-time battle system, modified Active Time Battle meter adapted for real-time action, its innovative cooperative multiplayer gameplay, where the second or third players could drop in and out of the game at any time rather than players having to join the game at the same time, the customizable AI settings for computer-controlled allies, and the acclaimed soundtrack by Hiroki Kikuta. Rather than using the traditional turn-based battle system of games like Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana utilizes real-time battles akin to the Legend of Zelda series, while also employing typical role-playing elements and a unique "Ring Command" menu system, which pauses the action, and allows a variety of actions to be performed without needing to switch screens. Secret of Mana is widely regarded for its beautiful and colorful 16-bit graphics, epic story, unique soundtrack, as well as its action oriented and multiplayer capable combat system. Secret of Mana is a co-operative multiplayer RPG, allowing a second player and/or third player (using the SNES Multi-tap addon) to take control of the hero's allies. The combat uses a real-time battle system, while magic can be cast in the middle of battle using the game's ring menu system.
Secret of Mana uses a top-down view like most 16-bit RPGs, but from there the similarities end.
The game is the second in the Seiken Densetsu franchise of games. Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2 in Japan) is an action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo.
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