Oh my gosh Derek, I LOVE YOUR HAIR! It's the cutest! This is a return to form, a return to what Mana is all about. I feel like there was really only 3 'good' Mana games, and this is going to be the fourth! It just crashed and burned with Dawn of Mana, and the whole "World of Mana" thing didn't do the series any favors either. Here I was thinking that it was going to be doomed to obscurity, but SE is going back to the basics and reviving old series, we're getting new SaGa, new Star Ocean and now new Mana, and I'm here for it! 🔥🔥🔥
@samuelmwangi47159 ай бұрын
I count 4 good mana games: Sword of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 1, Secret of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 2, Trails of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 3, Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana
@super_robot_punch9 ай бұрын
👀 another crossover?!
@robardian36979 ай бұрын
Sega and Square both made me happy during The Game Awards.
@noneofyourbusiness46169 ай бұрын
I agree that Derek's hair is a return to form for the Mana series!
@QueDawg1119 ай бұрын
So happy for this stuff like the fact these oldies are getting some revival and renewals is just so exciting!
@Sinistar19839 ай бұрын
I actually took off my glasses in shear awe because I never thought I'd get to see a new mana game. Its good to be home
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
I was thinking we'd get one after the Trials of Mana remake. Companies tend to release remakes of dormant franchises in order to test the waters for if people want a new game, and since Trials of Mana sold well it made sense that they'd be making a brand new Mana game.
@WateryStar9 ай бұрын
Wow! Was not anticipating this news, especially not during game awards. Looks gorgeous, can't wait to hear more about it.
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
I know! I was so uninterested with the actual Game Awards themselves, I didn't even think to watch for possible new announcements!
@traytonvanderecken33119 ай бұрын
Always gotta love a good action Jrpg Franchise release new installment.
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
Heck yeah man! If the Mana series can become a new crown jewel for Square Enix, I would be so happy! :)
@traytonvanderecken33119 ай бұрын
@@SuperDerek Couldn't agree more
@Riophi9 ай бұрын
Good day to be a Mana fan. Still hyped its coming to PS4 as I dont got a PS5 yet.
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
Aw yeah man! I love the fact that so many people will get a chance to play, feel bad for Switch owners but it may have to wait for whenever the Super Nintendo Switch comes out. 😛
@traytonvanderecken33119 ай бұрын
You and me both I'm still glad Granblue Fantasy Relink is coming to Ps4 as well.
@Riophi9 ай бұрын
@@SuperDerek as a Switch owner im not that bummed. Personally I dont think the Switch's hardware could handle it. At least they got Trials of Mana remake.
@Riophi9 ай бұрын
@@traytonvanderecken3311 that too. I'll keep playing ps4 if they keep making games for it. Especially good JRPGs.
@traytonvanderecken33119 ай бұрын
@Riophi Granblue Fantasy Relink is gonna be amazing and honestly it's my goty for 2024 and most anticipated as well.😊
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
This was the highlight of the Game Awards (and one of the only non-miserable things about it), I'm so excited! I'm hoping it's just as good as the Trials of Mana remake, if not better!
@feiwong36349 ай бұрын
Yeah between this, the new Sega old ip's games and the awesome Persona 3 remake and Metaphor i was super satisfied.
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
@@feiwong3634 Those were all of my favorite announcements, too! Although I looked away when they showed the Persona 3 and Metaphor trailers. Since I know I'm going to play them no matter what, I'd rather go in as blind as possible
@Xodyak9 ай бұрын
Trials of Mana Remake was a lot of fun. Hopefully they use that as inspiration for this in many ways. Oh, and bring in Yoko Shimomura for the OST like in Legend. They do those things, I'm in. Otherwise, very cautiously optimistic.
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
It looks great so far, and is probably the same team who made the Trials of Mana remake so I'm sure it's in good hands!
@Neo-Midgar9 ай бұрын
This already sounds a lot like Shimomura's work, so its looking good. Her work on Legend is one of my favorite OSTs of all time.
@joshualankford29669 ай бұрын
It looks so beautiful. Whoever did the art direction was fabulous
@certainlycity49069 ай бұрын
SO many elements from Secret of Mana I thought it was a remake. We saw bosses from Secret like the preying mantis guy and a mushroom town, not to mention the main character looks like secret of mana's protag.
@jsjmaster29 ай бұрын
They took inspiration from all mana games, you can see things from ToM, AoM and LoM maybe even dawn of mana
@Eagleknight8159 ай бұрын
(stares at my collection of mana games) I got some catching up to do.....
@DuoBeard9 ай бұрын
I’m super excited to see the Mana series live on, the style always feels me with nostalgia
@husbandofsamus9 ай бұрын
That was...extremely unexpected! I'm super excited for this.
@paulnewhouse51269 ай бұрын
I know bro, im still losin my shit over here! lol
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
#HypeResponsibly is honestly more of a guideline than a rule... 👀
@Neo-Midgar9 ай бұрын
I've been saying for the past 3 or 4 years, this era is going to be looked back on as a second Golden Age for Square. Since 2018 or so, they've been consistently killing it when it comes to RPGs, giving the fans what they've really wanted. Short of a Xenogears remaster or remake, I can't think of anything I would have realistically wanted to see in the last decade or so that hasn't come about, and quite a few have that I never would have expected, like the revival of SaGa, Star Ocean, Mana and even Live-A-Live. A lot of people are still understandably jaded and bitter from the last 20 or so years so they're missing it, but believe me, 10 years from now everyone's going to be looking back on this era going "Wow...they were really firing on all cylinders". They finally realized they're sitting on a gold mine and are utilizing it.
@MiamiSunrise9 ай бұрын
You know Derek, there really needs to be a villain version of your "Hype Responsibly" shirt.....you know.....how about a "Hype Irresponsibly" shirt....That is necessary for reveals like this. The game looks beautiful, this is a game worth having without question. Thanks man!
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
You're absolutely right!
@ashcroft0220019 ай бұрын
Day one buy! Purchased my SNES in 1993 to play Secret of Mana and for 30 years it has remained my favorite game of all time. This trailer looked incredible…and that music! Perfect! Without question, my most anticipated 2024 release.
@cr2399 ай бұрын
Day one purchase for sure. Love the color palette 👍🏻
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
Same, it's funny seeing so many ugly games at the Game Awards with uncanny valley visuals and no color, and then being treated to this
@tomokig26559 ай бұрын
For me this game was the most important announcement of the whole show. After the success of the Trials of Mana I really hoped that Suqare Enix would carry the torch on to the next game which seems they did.
@k00patr0upa39 ай бұрын
F@#$ yeah!!! Looks awesome, irresponsibly hyped here as well!
@stevenriddell5959 ай бұрын
I loved your secret of mana video years ago, now I get to watch this one :)
@glitchthroughtheground9 ай бұрын
I couldn't be more excited! Trials of Mana was awesome annnd one of my fav dodge rolls EVER!
@gamegear88039 ай бұрын
I not usually not mana person but I thinking of it
@Joseph9281009 ай бұрын
This was legit the only game that interested me can't wait to play on next gen switch
@Lam_Fran9 ай бұрын
I was in a call with my friends, I saw the mana tree and started tearing up, I cant believe this is legitimately happening
@ciregoku9 ай бұрын
I was waiting for your response to this ^ ^ I am SO excited for Seiken Densetsu IV
@feiwong36349 ай бұрын
I was in awe when i saw the trailer last night in the Awards stream, between this and the SEGA new games annoucements i'm super excited. At first i was thinking it was a Dawn of Mana remake because the protagonist was kinda similar, but thankfully it wasn't.
@lonewolffang9 ай бұрын
Sorry wallet. Another sacrifice must be made.
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
It's for the greater good. 😔
@jacktwelve17109 ай бұрын
Square said it’s going to be a semi-open world game. At least that’s what the description for the trailer said
@Maximusbyronus9 ай бұрын
My bet is that Visions of Mana will be released on the Switch II.
@oveson889 ай бұрын
That main character is rocking some very familiar clothes, looks heavily inspired by Randi from Secret of Mana.
@octopus-tuxedo54569 ай бұрын
I’m super excited for this because it looks like if Dragon Quest 11 had an action fighting mechanic which would is AWESOME
@thedetectingzonegaming42939 ай бұрын
Did anyone else notive the "flammie" 1:26ish IN BATTLE! nice
@sethhale2359 ай бұрын
Sees thumbnail: You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the irresponsible hype, not join it! Bring balance to the Hype, not leave it in darkness!
@bradendubois36619 ай бұрын
This was my favorite game announced at the Game Awards! Hopefully it comes to a Nintendo Platform in the future.
@Atlessa9 ай бұрын
Maybe Switch wasn't listed because it'll be a launch title for the Switch 2 (which they're not allowed to talk about yet)?
@itsJoshW9 ай бұрын
So they label this as "Semi-Open Field", which after a day of thought, I believe that it's an appropriate term for Breath of The Wild/TOTK, in a way. You aren't entirely in a full encompassing world, more of a large, collective 'field' with different biomes that separate each allocation. I'd presume it's feasible that it's mostly open world but with differences in loading locations. What I'm desperately hoping for is world exploration like in SD2 & SD3, where you can use a boat or a flying dragon to cross the land. But we'll have to see!
@itsJoshW9 ай бұрын
"That which not be named" lol
@toolman47459 ай бұрын
"This looks a lot bigger than the last one." That's what she said.
@KrsJin9 ай бұрын
I was so happy to see it wasn’t a mobile game. Was even more happy to see how amazing it looks. Cannot wait.
@SunSailor9 ай бұрын
I'm mostly sure, the game is not announced for the Switch, as it will be released on the Switch II and that hasn't been announced. Surprisingly many titles are not announced on the Switch these days, I guess for exactly that reason. We will see a heavy launch catalogue when the Switch successor is announced next year.
@itsJoshW9 ай бұрын
2:16 That moment when you realize that "This confirms a new Nintendo console" lol.
@Dusty_B9 ай бұрын
Visions of Mana does look amazing. Most wanted game from the previews at the show.
@angietrif9 ай бұрын
It’ll probably be on switch 2 but they can’t say that yet since it hasn’t been announced
@flocassilla9 ай бұрын
Hey handsome 😊 i'm excited too!
@johnnyscifi7 ай бұрын
The world reminds me of DQ 11. Which is a very good thing!!
@jb02589 ай бұрын
Really like the new haircut👍
@zachcouch86549 ай бұрын
This hair looks better than your classic Jimmy Nurton.
@philkiner43639 ай бұрын
What if there's no switch logo...because it will be on nintendo's new console? Maybe they don't want this to be the way it's "leaked" officially. All the Mana games have had a pretty close relationship to Nintendo right?
@OhNoItsWednesday139 ай бұрын
I love secret of mana 1 and 2 on snes! Also liked secret of evermore quite a lot! Those games got me into JRPGS. I was disappointed when I finally played Legend of mana since it was very different. Never played much of the later ones until they released the mana collection and then the remake of Trials of mana! Absolutely loved that game! Only missed the coop from the original. Seeing this makes me soooo happy though! Most awaited game by far! I do hope they dont make it open world though, mostly because of the reason you mention, its hard to fill an open world with meaningful things and I dont think the Mana series needs it. For me it was always about beautifully crafted places and fun gameplay!
@thecouchpotato889 ай бұрын
You'll be a great reactor Derek. It's cool to see you do this type of video
@franciscobutte9 ай бұрын
This one was more important for me than the Rebirth trailer. Maybe there will be a version for the Switch 2 or whatever is called.
@alejandrosunshadow60419 ай бұрын
This was the only new anouncement in tga which was able to put a smile on my face. I only have switch, so I hope it ends arriving (switch2 probably)
@Zuhri699 ай бұрын
Really really really hope it’s more Trials of Mana than whatever Dawn is supposed to be.
@polodhtip60619 ай бұрын
check also berserker something from game awards, AJRPG that looks slick along souls approach with anime aesthetics
@ssjdennis60589 ай бұрын
I'm sold! Can't wait for 2024. Too bad it's not on Switch, but to be expected.
@quezcatol9 ай бұрын
yeah, probably in dev for switch 2 but until nintendo announced switch 2 they cant- same with persona 3 remake, metaphor etc from atlus as well.
@kokosan099 ай бұрын
Secret of Mana got me into gaming, and ngl, this made tear up a little!
@japanimationman44429 ай бұрын
Looking good! Let's hope it plays good, too!
@SiameezyRPGer9 ай бұрын
I'm not huge into the Mana series, though I do wanna play more of the Trial remake which I have on Switch. But this new one looks really good and I'm glad it'll be on PS4.
@leolightfellow9 ай бұрын
I hope it gets released for the Switch, or the Super Switch/Switch 2. Either way, it looks great. :)
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
The Super Nintendo Switch would be incredible!
@ens02469 ай бұрын
It looks like it could be really good. The combat is giving me Rogue Galaxy vibes, which I really liked despite its flaws. In a perfect world I would have liked a bit more interesting art style but it's ok. But Trials was bad so I'm cautiously optimistic.
@jwest888 ай бұрын
I didn't notice it wasn't slated to release on the switch. Kind of a weird thing since my main mana game was secret of mana; I did get legends of mana(?) for the PS1 but the used copy I bought (was kind of pricey at the time for me, even used) was damaged so it glitched once I got to a certain point in the game. I'm actually glad square kind of parted ways with Ninttendo, it means I can get this game on steam and play it on PC, no need to get a switch; wouldn't have anyways, it's too old of a console at this point and underpowered. I'd maybe would have considered a Switch 2 possibly.
@Mintcar9239 ай бұрын
You know I barely touched the Mana series but that Trials of Mana remake I really love.. It reminds me of Dragon Quest done in an action style..
@FITsthetics9 ай бұрын
Oh boy that for me hyped!!!
@nanoglitch66939 ай бұрын
Breath of the Mana! 🥳
@lain116449 ай бұрын
Definitely did NOT expect this going into TGA.
@eclektric9 ай бұрын
He said "oh nooo, it looks so.good"
@tatotato859 ай бұрын
Looks gorgeous and im very happy it will release for pc
@realtayo429 ай бұрын
I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the tree and Square Enix's logo I jumped out of my chair screaming MANA
@DecadentSlacker9 ай бұрын
Looks like it's going to be a cool game, for sure. I'm glad the series is returning! Hope Square-Enix continues to do this with some of the other franchises they have the rights to as well. Don't think it'll be a first half of 2024 game. It's so packed with JRPGs that it would probably be bad for its sales if it came out between January and June. We have Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Persona 3 Reload, Granblue Fantasy Relink, FF7 Rebirth, Unicorn Overlord, Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes, and Trails Through Daybreak coming in that six-ish month period. 2024 is absolutely a gigantic year for the genre. Visions of Mana and Decapolice adding to what I mentioned above...pretty stoked.
@HybridAngelZero9 ай бұрын
I will absolutely NOT hype responsibly in this case! I can't believe we got a new Mana! And it was announced at the Game Awards! And it's on Xbox?! I'm so freaking excited I can't believe it!
@mangaas9 ай бұрын
Looks like they took a Breath of The Wild open world and are making a Mana game. I'll watch out for it.
@ArcheonW9 ай бұрын
Okay... but it looks like a game from 2012. The attack patter was so choreographed and slow... back when I played secret of mana the fun was in the quick combat and personalized style.
@mundosheikah18279 ай бұрын
Hi Derek, I have a question? Someday you make a review or talk about the others games of Mana series? Like Dawn of Mana or Legend of Mana
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
I want to! I don't have a copy of Dawn of Mana anymore though. Hmm..
@Ubermicropwned3 ай бұрын
You need to do a letsplay when the game comes out.
@polodhtip60619 ай бұрын
mana of the wild
@marksantory4109 ай бұрын
Man i was looking forward to playing it at 12 fps on switch.
@dave512087 ай бұрын
yeah i know the gameplay may not work as good on switch but trials of mana was on switch and fenix was and it barley ran it but i think it could do it
@brandonkruse64128 ай бұрын
I’ve pretty much accepted that most games coming out in 2024 aren’t launching on the Switch. Lol
@genocrisp66899 ай бұрын
Breath of the wild came out over 6 years ago… and it looks like breath of the wild almost a decade later
@densha639 ай бұрын
Truthfully, we have a great year for RPGs this 2023 specially JRPGs but 2024 is looking damn so well. Again, I'm trying to hype responsibly because we got a ton of games! And we now have a new Mana game! OMG. I so looking forward to next year! We got FFVII Rebirth, Granblue Fantasy ReLink, Persona 3 Reload, Unicord Overload, Eiyuden Chronicles, Metaphor ReFantazio, Suikoden 1 and 2 Remastered, The Legend of Heroes and more! So 2024 is really hyping me so bad XD.
@wes56196 ай бұрын
The visuals and gameplay looks pretty good so far, but the title art that I see everywhere was alittle off-putting to me. If the gameplay is indeed as they've shown, I'll be getting it.
@rashid28989 ай бұрын
DAMN DEREK DID U LOSE SO MUCH WEIGHT!!?
@quezcatol9 ай бұрын
coming to xbox, pc and playstation but no switch? so most likely switch 2 but they cant announce it for switch 2 until Nintendo does it as well.
@fastsnake9 ай бұрын
Why do these channels always pretend to get hyper up by announcements as such as this one as if we didn't already get quite a lot of "Mana" games (mostly remakes but new games made from scratch nonetheless) in the last few years, and none actually ever lived up to the reputation of this series... This game just looks really similar to the last ones we got... Don't get your hopes too high. SquareEnix has never fallen short of disappointments for the last decade.
@martinomagic92309 ай бұрын
I am excited! Not gonna lie, I knew it was a Mana game as soon as I saw how fricken goofy the main character looked, lol. My only concern, and I hope it's only because of an early trailer, but that world looks soooooo empty. Big doesn't mean better if there is nothing in 60% of that space haha.
@seanrenzi72438 ай бұрын
This game does look awesome
@ElBribri9 ай бұрын
hype
@chrisredfield85699 ай бұрын
ot will be released on the new switch , that’s why they can’t write it down
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
See, that's what I was thinking too. Either that or maybe it'll be announced officially in a new Nintendo Direct? I think it'd be foolish not to drop it on the current Switch though, with that crazy high install base, you know? But time will probably tell.
@chrisredfield85699 ай бұрын
@@SuperDerek finger crossed 🤞
@Raphtor139 ай бұрын
Psyched!
@mo_musashi_2849 ай бұрын
This is great but Metaphor tho 🤯
@DaBears089 ай бұрын
“Show us the shower footage”
@aaronallen54399 ай бұрын
Im pumped its coming to xbox 😌
@urekmazino68008 ай бұрын
Me waiting for the next dragon quest installment ☠️
@NintenDub9 ай бұрын
Its looks fanfuhkintastic
@quezcatol9 ай бұрын
Yeah this was big hype for me but... that ff7 rebirth trailer ending with Aeris praying as Sephi feathers lands on her... they really wanna push that - what is gonna happen this time?
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
Aeirth is going to live
@quezcatol9 ай бұрын
@@AnaverdGaiden yes and no. they said it will tie in with "advent children movie" well in that, we see zack and aeris finally together, but in the after life. which makes me think- aeris and zack will survive their "previous deaths" zack at the battle against shinra (which has been shown already), and sephi, doesnt want her to enter the lifestream and convince the planet to fight for humanity ... and this time instead try to "capture her", I think. I think both aeris and zack will take sephi down and perish while doing it in the last game of the trilogy.
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
@@quezcatol I think what's more likely is that Square is trying to make the ultimate piece of fanservice drivel, so the final game is going to involve Sephiroth coming to Cloud and being like "Cloud... we must team up to defeat a common enemy. There's a super space monster that chased JENOVA to this planet and was the reason she came here in the first place, and now it's coming here to finish the job... If we don't work together, then Jenova will die and your planet will be destroyed". Then we'll get a "badass" shot of Cloud, Sephiroth, Zack, and Aerith all on the same team, facing off against some super monster. It may sound ridiculous and stupid, but so was the plot of FFVII Remake Part 1 so it honestly wouldn't surprise me.
@quezcatol9 ай бұрын
@@AnaverdGaiden well the game is out in 2 months, so we will see ;) not long now.
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
@@quezcatol Oh, I meant that'll probably happen in Remake Part 3, not 2 xD But yeah, Remake Part 1 was pretty bad (SUPER padded out, slow and tedious gameplay, bland visuals, bad story, etc etc) so I really have no hopes for Part 2. I feel like if you removed the expensive budget and the nostalgia from it, it'd flop like Square's other recent American pandering action games like Stranger's of Paradise, Forspoken, and Valkyrie Elysium.
@keithbeard53379 ай бұрын
Hmmm..no Switch. Hmmm...2024..It's on Switch 2!? (He says while curiously stroking his chin.)
@PapaDragonMK4 ай бұрын
In what platform you’re gonna play it???
@SuperDerek4 ай бұрын
I'll probably go with the PS5 version, I think I'll want this one running at 60 fps since it'll be action based, and I'm not sure if the Switch will be up to the task. PC would be another option, but I prefer physical games.
@PapaDragonMK4 ай бұрын
@@SuperDerek with the jrpgs i go too with the physical option. So PS5 too!
@bugslayerprime76749 ай бұрын
I hope it will be multiplayer, but it looks like it's going to follow Trials of Mana.
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
Oh man, I hope so! That would be incredible!
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
I'd love splitscreen multiplayer. They could definitely do it, but for some reason companies hate including that kind of thing nowadays
@insaneasock31569 ай бұрын
Switch 2 launch game....maybe....please
@SuperDerek9 ай бұрын
let's hope so!
@randomgamer-st1ie9 ай бұрын
Good, if more games start passing on the Switch, maybe it'll force Nintendo to finally release a new console. I'm dubbing it the Super Switch. Switch 2 makes no sense, Nintendo doesn't number their consoles.
@AnaverdGaiden9 ай бұрын
I would really prefer it to be open zone rather than open world. Open zone games are able to have gameplay and difficulty progression in a way that open world games simply can't, which makes the game design much tighter. Plus I personally feel like it's more fun to explore a collection of large areas over just aimlessly wandering one super gigantic world and missing most of the details.