When the world was shrouded in darkness, the Goddess of Mana drew forth the Sword of Mana to smite the eight Benevodons , monsters of destruction

She sealed the horrors inside the eight Mana Stones, bringing the realm back from the brink. Weak from rebuilding the world, the Mana Goddess changed into a tree and fell fast asleep for years.

However, the forces of evil sought to free the Benevodons to gain control of the world. They started a terrible war to further their plot and destabilize the kingdoms.
Peace was at an end.

Mana itself began to disappear from the world and the Mana Tree to wither...

Originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3 in 1995, and later making its debut in the West with the Collection of Mana on Nintendo Switch earlier this year, Trials of Mana is a full, high-definition remake of the third entry in the classic Mana series, seamlessly bringing the beloved story and characters to a new, modern era of fans.

The game tells the story of six heroes as they battle against the forces of evil that threaten a world where Mana has been weakened. Players will craft their own experiences by selecting a party of three from these unique characters as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime to protect the very essence of Mana itself.

Character Leveling System: Part 1

As each character levels up, their base stats, like strength and HP, will increase. They will also obtain “Training Points” to help boost their stats further or learn new moves and abilities.

• Boosting Stats: Use Training Points to boost your character’s base HP, MP, Strength, Stamina, Spirit, Intellect, or Luck. You can also reset your alreadyallocated points at a specific location in the world.
• Moves: Magic spells and attacks you learn will be automatically added to the move ring menu. You can bring up the menu and select a move while exploring the field or battling. Using moves costs MP.

To update the game for modern audiences, many battle features have been added or altered for balance compared to the original Japanese release on the Super Famicom. Individual classes have also been fine-tuned for better balance - try out different party combinations to see the new capabilities of the classes!

Character Leveling System: Part 2 - Abilities

Abilities will grant special bonuses to help you on your adventure. You must equip learned abilities in order to get the bonus effect, such as stat increases, boosts during battle, and more! Learn abilities by allocating Training Points or by interacting with certain characters you meet along your journey. Once you switch to a higher class, you’ll learn and be able to equip even more abilities.

• Abilities: Equip an ability to receive its bonus effect. There are some abilities that only certain characters can learn and others that are locked to specific classes. In total, there are over 300 abilities.
• Chain Abilities: Chain Abilities can be used by all party members. Learn more abilities by allocating Training Points and meeting people along your journey. You may learn chain abilities from quite unexpected acquaintances...
• Locked Abilities: Unlock abilities that are class specific once you’ve switched to the relevant class. You don’t have to equip class

Costume Choice ＆ Resetting Classes

Characters can become more powerful by leveling up and switching their classes. Once a character changes classes, they can learn new class strikes, magic, and more. Once a character reaches Class 2, they’ll have a choice between two branches, “Light” or “Dark.” Depending on which route they choose, they’ll learn different skills. A reset option is also available in-game - if you use the “Goddess Scales” item, the character will reset back to their default Class 1.

Now you can change how your character looks when you equip a new weapon, or switch classes for a new costume option! If you like the old look, you can keep the stats from your new class and switch the costume back to a previous class. Pick your favorite outfit to play in!

Resetting your class is a lot like switching classes. Once you have the Goddess Scales, just find a Mana Stone and choose the reset option. Goddess Scales are hard to find, so keep an eye out for a certain treasure box...

Chatting with Party Members

Once you enter a town, you will split off from the rest of your party. You can find your travel companions as you search around the town, so be sure to stop for a chat!

Seeds and Magic Pots

Plant seeds you find while exploring or obtain from defeating monsters in an inn's magic pot located near the front desk. You can grow items and equipment from the various types of seeds. There are five types: “Item,” “Silver Item,” “Gold Item,” “Rainbow Item,” and “???” seeds. The pot will level up the more seeds you plant. The higher your magic pot level is, the better your chance at getting good items from Item Seeds. Enemies will drop seeds more often, too!

• Item Seeds, Silver Item Seeds, Gold Item Seeds, Rainbow Item Seeds: Grow various items and gear from seeds. The more precious the seed, the better the items you can grow. Rainbow Item Seeds can even grow rare gear that can’t be grown from any other seed type.
• ??? Seeds: Grow the Class Items necessary to switch to certain classes from ??? Seeds. In this game, you can find these seeds in a few places, including inside treasure boxes in dungeons.

Other Features

• New Items: Newly added items that increase the EXP or lucre you earn after winning a battle for a limited time, as well as items that boost specific base stats. You can find these items in treasure boxes around towns or in the field.
• Shortcuts: You can set up to four items or moves from the ring menu as shortcuts for quick and efficient access to your most used commands.
• Full Recovery: Once you’re out of battle, you can use healing items or magic on your whole party at the same time. You can choose between full or partial recovery depending on how many items you have left or how much MP you want to use.
• Difficulty Settings: You now have the option of four difficulty settings. It changes the strength of the monsters you face in battle, but won’t change the contents of the story. Pick your preferred difficulty from the options menu. For players that want to focus on the story inst ead of the fighting, there’s a Beginner” mode that will allow you to revive your party right away even if you’re defeated.
• Save Data Slots: Save up to twelve save files. In addition to the new autosave function, more mana statue save points have been added to dungeons and other areas compared to the original release.

Those who pre-purchase or purchase the physical or digital versions of the game by May 21, 2020 for the Nintendo Switch or PS4 will receive a Rabite Adornment DLC, allowing players to gain more EXP after battles up to level 10. Pre-orders of the digital version of the game from the PlayStation Store will also include an exclusive avatar set featuring the game’s six heroes, while those who pre-purchase or purchase from PC (Steam) by 21st May 2020 will include the Rabite Adornment DLC as well as an exclusive wallpaper set.

Trials of Mana Remake is coming to the PC, PS4 and Switch on April 24, 2020