Square Enix has today released a demo for its forthcoming Action-RPG Visions of Mana.
Included in the demo are story, battle, and exploration elements, plus players who complete it will receive three weapons for main character Val in the full game. It takes place partway through the first chapter, but progress won’t carry over to the main game as the demo has been specially created.
The demo was surprise-released, with a new trailer below showing off some new gameplay.
The demo is available across all platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam.
Visions of Mana will be the first new game in the series for over 15 years – it began with Secret of Mana on the SNES back in 1993 and has seen multiple releases since.
Yesterday, fresh details on its Elemental Vessels were revealed on the PlayStation Blog.
The series has long revolved around elemental powers and Visions of Mana is no different. Here, acquiring Elemental Vessels has three effects: they provide methods of environmental traversal, and they impact combat by providing both elemental abilities and altering the class of the character they’re assigned to.
“One of the most important elements of Mana games is that feeling that you’re interacting with the elementals (spirits that control elements like wind, fire or darkness),” said director Ryosuke Yoshida.
“That’s at the core of the design of Visions of Mana and something that was really important to me. It’s such a vital part of that distinctive Mana series identity, and if the battles didn’t capture it, there would be no point to the game at all!”