i hate playing secret of mana but i want to love it due to the about one half of the soundtrack and one third of the visuals which are great. the gameplay, esp. the glitchy, stilted battle system, is irredeemable though
but when the music/atmosphere is good it is GOOD damn fuk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQDsq0vj4YQ
never tried the sequel. i should.
@alyx me and my roommate played through it with a patch that removed the awful "charge" mechanics in battle (any attack did 100% damage) and it was a lot better
@Xkeeper whoa that is a great improvement, though wouldn't the difficulty still be non-existent?
(sounds like i am not the only one who dislikes this beloved game?)
@Xkeeper
that's legit
for me, there's fewer things that keep me engaged with games these days but sometimes the feeling of facing/overcoming a challenge can be one of them
@alyx yeah, diff strokes for diff folks. 's why the ability to choose your level of challenge is an important accessibility thing
@alyx yeah, but at least it wasn't annoying. oops, i pushed a button a frame too soon and blew it
besides, i don't really play games for super challenges, i just want to have fun. real life is hard enough