Trials of Mana

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 54
  3. Negative: 1 out of 54
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  1. Slant Magazine
    May 6, 2020
    40
    The original game’s cast of characters already lacked personality, and the new visual redesign is most successful at bringing that deficiency into sharper relief.

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#91 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#62 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 144 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 144
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 144
  3. Negative: 24 out of 144
  1. Ploppy0
    Apr 25, 2020
    2
    The game is hideous and a technical shame!

    -Texture are incredibly low res and flashy... The warm and soft color palette of the 2D 16bits    The game is hideous and a technical shame!

    -Texture are incredibly low res and flashy... The warm and soft color palette of the 2D 16bits is nowhere to be seen.
    -3D assets are straight out from a low budget mobile game... SQUAREENIX probably outsourced that remake in China again.
    -The engine doesn't handle lighting, while it's a low poly game... I'm not asking for RTX but at least something from 2010 era...
    -Not a SINGLE light cast shadow, everything looks flat.
    -Animation are bad, and makes fight dull, movement feel like if your character is on Zero G.
    -Character hairs look like helmet ploped on the top of their heads.
    -Physics doesn't exist.
    -The environment doesn't scale with the characters, tiny doors, big wall, small trees, nothing make sense.
    -The cutscene are boring without any single directing effort, style or presentation.
    -The dialogue are written for toddlers and by toddlers.
    -The US dubs are awful, the Japanese one are ok but very caricaturing/childish.
    -NO COOP/MULTIPLAYER

    The only 'good' thing is chill feeling of old school RPG, but everything else is trash, knowing that Trial of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 3 never shined by his story.    … Full Review »
  2. cerukm
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    This is a remake done correctly, as charming as the original, the story isn't original but it's easy to follow and still holds it's weight.This is a remake done correctly, as charming as the original, the story isn't original but it's easy to follow and still holds it's weight. The voice acting is kind of bad, but most fans of the series will be using Japanese voices regardless. A faithful remake through and through.… Full Review »
  3. wJamesmci
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    Hey look everyone Square Enix *can* make a complete remake of a game without making it episodic and milking their fans to death :)
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