Did anyone have “brand new Mana game from Square Enix” on their Game Awards bingo card? Not me. But Square Enix showed up at The Game Awards with just that. It’s called Visions of Mana, it’s planned for release in 2024 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam, and it looks gorgeous.
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We’re still dissecting the trailer to tease out just what Visions of Mana has in store for us. As with other Mana games, there’s a magic sword, and a really big tree. The characters are in the Mana series art style, but the world appears to be a colorful 3D adventure with nice, slashy sword combat and plenty of magic. There’s a pair of youths, and a fairy, and and multi-party member combat.
Beyond that, the only other info we have comes from the trailer description: the main character’s name is Val, and he’s accompanying his friend (probably the young woman with him) on a pilgrimage to the Tree of Mana.
It’s been 15 years since the last brand new, mainline Mana game – that would have been Heroes of Mana, way back in 2007. Since then, we’ve only had a variety of ports and remakes…well, okay, and a spinoff mobile game last year called Echoes of Mana. But needless to say, this is a pretty big announcement for Square to make. We’ll keep an eye out for more details about what this new adventure could have in store.
To catch up on everything else going on at The Game Awards tonight, you can read our roundup of everything announced here, and keep track of all the award winners right here.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].