Visions of Mana unveils aerial fight, a brand new animal companion, and summer time launch

As a part of Xbox Developer Direct, Sq. Enix offered extra info on Visions of Mana, the primary recreation within the sequence to come back to Xbox platforms.

Viewers have been handled to new gameplay and behind-the-scenes footage offering a better have a look at gameplay options, and a few of the creatures and monsters. Fight was additionally showcased, highlighting the addition of an aerial fight system that allows you to carry out bodily assaults with weapons and magic assaults mid-air.

Collection staple, the Elementals, return to help you throughout battle within the type of specialised objects, with every weapon producing a unique impact in fight based on its respective aspect, permitting for a versatile and quick preventing fashion.

Becoming a member of in your travels are new companions that may show you how to traverse the sport’s floor map. Referred to as pikuls, your cute new pals have been impressed by animals and mythology.

Sq. additionally revealed the Visions of Mana soundtrack will function 100 songs at launch, all of which have been composed by or acquired contributions from musical creators concerned in earlier Mana titles, together with Hiroki Kikuta, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Ryo Yamazaki.

Talking of music, the sport will even function a brand new adaptive music system, permitting you to seamlessly transition from map exploration into battles with background music that modifications the second you enter or depart fight.

Introduced in December 2023, the gorgeous open-world RPG is the primary mainline entry to the long-lasting Mana sequence in over 15 years. Debuting in 1993 with Secret of Mana, the sequel to 1991’s Ultimate Fantasy Journey (Ultimate Fantasy Mystic Quest), the sequence has spawned 17 titles during the last 30 years, reducing out a fanbase separate from different Sq. Enix titles.

In improvement with Mana sequence producer Masaru Oyamada and sequence creator Koichi Ishii, the sport involves PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S this summer time.

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