

In some cases, the HD backgrounds also felt a little lazy and almost less detailed than their originals. Character art in dialogue boxes has also received the same treatment and is a wonderful improvement on the game’s already stellar character designs. Square Enix shared a few comparisons on their official Japanese website, but it seems as though the dev team drew over the original background art to get a “storybook aesthetic”. It stays truthful to the original art, too, down to the minute details of things like the cups and food in the main character’s living room. The remastered game provides even greater fidelity to the already detailed art of the game, overhauling practically every location in the game. The vibrant colors and unique flora and fauna designs do a fantastic job of immersing the player in the game’s virtual storybook. Even in its original release, the game had some impressive pixel design that drew inspiration from artbooks and classic Disney animation. The detail and beauty of Legend of Mana‘s artwork are, of course, undisputed. Legend of Mana Review – Art Brought to Life In other words, if it was considered badly done in the original game, then it better be gone or fixed in this version. However, I will still be covering some aspects of the game that I consider issues that could or should be addressed in this release, namely about navigation and game mechanics. In this review, I’ll try my best to avoid criticism about the game itself rather, I’ll try to focus on the changes and additions made specifically for the Legend of Mana HD remaster.
