

Trials of Mana is much, much better than the Secret of Mana remake from 2018. In Japan, the 2020 remake is titled "Seiken Densetsu 3 Trials of Mana" to differentiate it from the original game. The remake is also named Trials of Mana in the west, which is confusing. Seiken Densetsu 3 was officially localized as Trials of Mana and released outside Japan for the first time in 2019 via Collection of Manaon Nintendo Switch. Seiken Densetsu 3 is the follow-up to Seiken Densetsu 2, known as Secret of Mana outside Japan. It's a remake of Seiken Densetsu 3, released exclusively in Japan on Super Famicom/Snes in 1995. Trials of Mana launched on April 24, 2020, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. But you're probably used to that stuff if you're playing that kind of JRPG in the first place. With elements such as a dynamic direction in its cutscenes, as 3D leaves less to the imagination. The sales are well-deserved as Trials of Mana is a great remake who does justice to the original. Trials of Mana's sales worldwide are well above the initial expectations of Square Enix, which is hopeful for the future of the series. However, the sales of Trials of Mana were very strong as well. On the first quarter of the current fiscal year, ending on March 2021, Square Enix experienced record sales compared to the past period the same year, thanks to Final Fantasy VII Remake. (Thanks to our Japanese pals at Automaton for pointing it out).
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We learned that via Square Enix' latest financials, published on August 20. Square Enix was quite satisfied with the sales of Trials of Mana, and we might be getting more from the Seiken Densetsu / Mana series in the future.
