I originally played the opening hours of this on the Switch a few years ago, but at the time I thought the game felt a bit 'cheap' and moved on to other things. I sold that game, and now I bought it again for the PS4.

Playing it now with a new perspective (and framerate) was such a wonderful experience. The main focus here is the vibes as this is a very charming and relaxing game. Being a remake of a game from 1995 makes it quite simplistic in design , but that's not a bad thing. It has a good gameplay loop that picks up a few hours into the game when you're finally able to switch classes. I'd say the opening hours are a bit boring at times, but pretty much all the second half of the game was extremely satistying to play through.

Having six playable characters is nice because I can now replay it with a whole new perspective, but at the same time having a story split in so many subplots did a bit of a disservice to the whole story overall. The plot is thin, but it's not the main focus of my enjoyment so I personally don't mind.

I'm so happy I got to play this and I'm super excited for Visions of Mana!

Overall this is a pretty fun and chill game to sit through. I'm a big fan of the Mana series so yeah, this has big flaws but it's up my alley. I'm super excited for Vision of Mana!