Adventures of Mana

 PlayStation Vita
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25

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  1. acoolguy
    Mar 27, 2020
    8
    It may look like a cheap mobile game from screenshots, but this is actually a solid remake of Final Fantasy Adventure. The music and gameplay are modernized while remaining faithful to the original, the menus are improved, and the graphics look pretty nice on Vita thanks to the game running at native res and 60fps.
    It's a basic game, but still enjoyable if you played it growing up or want    It may look like a cheap mobile game from screenshots, but this is actually a solid remake of Final Fantasy Adventure. The music and gameplay are modernized while remaining faithful to the original, the menus are improved, and the graphics look pretty nice on Vita thanks to the game running at native res and 60fps.
    It's a basic game, but still enjoyable if you played it growing up or want something similar to the original Legend of Zelda with some Final Fantasy flair.    … Expand
  2. Clarkr13
    Jul 17, 2018
    9
    Having played the Both the original Final Fantasy Adventures back in the day and Secret of Mana on the NES I can tell you this definitely has the feel of a mana game and is worth the purchase. Like the Secret of Mana reboot for the PS4 this is not nearly as hard as the original. In fact if it suffers from anything it is being too easy. I cleared the game in about 13 hours with no grindingHaving played the Both the original Final Fantasy Adventures back in the day and Secret of Mana on the NES I can tell you this definitely has the feel of a mana game and is worth the purchase. Like the Secret of Mana reboot for the PS4 this is not nearly as hard as the original. In fact if it suffers from anything it is being too easy. I cleared the game in about 13 hours with no grinding (something one expects from a JRPG) and while I am not dissatisfied I do thing there could have been a bit more strategy involved in the fighting mechanics especially the boss fights. I more or less cleared every boss (including the final boss) by just equipping the appropriate weapon and then going to town while spamming cure.

    The ease of the game aside I loved the game. The story is very familiar if you have ever played a final fantasy / mana game but it holds up well and as a Vita moible game Im very satisfied with the final product. I have heard some people criticize this game because it is a remake of Final Fantasy Adventures (Gameboy) and not Sword of Mana, which was a remake of Final Fantasy Adventures for the PS1 that had many story updates, new characters, and allowed for the player to choose two different gendered characters to play as. While Sword of Mana would have been a good game to remake I am not going to hold that against Adventures of Mana. This is a good remake of a specific game and I love it as it is not as I wish it could be.

    In conclusion: 9/10 Must buy    … Expand
  3. DanielcoXZ
    Jul 22, 2020
    8
    Its a good game if you like this geder. In special the music its a very good experience. If you want a old school RPG this game its a good option. The game have many passage secret, this can difficult the progress if you are not used to solving puzzles
  4. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.

Awards & Rankings

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#17 Best PS Vita Game of 2016
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#7 Most Discussed PS Vita Game of 2016
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#17 Most Shared PS Vita Game of 2016

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. RPGamer
    Jun 21, 2017
    50
    I played some of the original Final Fantasy Adventure but never completed it. Now that I've played Adventures of Mana, I don't think playing the original again will ever be necessary. Square Enix originally made this version for mobile phones, which perhaps explains why not much was changed. It's still a minimally-altered rendition of something I wasn't enthralled with in the first place. Many others have much more affection for the original than I do, and will doubtless be overjoyed that Square Enix allows them to play it on a modern platform without rendering any memories of how to progress inaccurate through alterations. Those hoping for something more akin to certain acclaimed later installments of the series, or a title that plays in a fashion better taking advantage of the Vita's capabilities, will be disappointed.
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 9, 2016
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Aug 24, 2016
    75
    To be sure, I never fully understood the end goal of what I was doing in Adventures of Mana. But, for whatever reason, that didn't bother me all that much. I can't say that the game has given me any insight whatsoever into why Final Fantasy — or even the Mana franchise — has endured for so long, but I can definitely say that if I'm looking for an easy-to-pickup RPG to play on the go, this is a game that's right near the top of my list.
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