SECRET OF MANA: CAN THE REMAKE BE SAVED??
If the announcement of a game often generates either infatuation or disdain, more rare are the cases where it generates a wave of discontent, even hatred. Metroid Prime Federation Force, Metal Gear Survive, the previous examples show that the "rebellion" of the players is each time due to the perception of a new project that betrays the idea of the license that it exploits. And if there is a game that has received this treatment from the players as soon as it is announced, it is indeed Secret of Mana.
At the announcement of the remake of Secret of Mana on PC / PS4 / Vita last summer, the reactions were identical for almost everyone. The astonishment, followed by a great burst of joy for a few seconds. Then, the vision of the first images that accompanied the announcement, and suddenly the doubt settles. Let's be clear, the artistic direction of this new Secret of Mana clearly did not win all the votes and few people defend it on this point. It must be said that the new childish 3D design seems close to mobile productions, even remakes of Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV released ten years ago ... on Nintendo DS.
A lot of RPG remakes have got this cartoony "upgrade" treatment, specifically the FF remakes on NDS. I guess we won't know until we play it but I enjoyed the The Legend of Legacy on 3DS