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Seiken Densetsu Children of Mana will be released at Feb 23, 2006 at Japan
can't wait!


http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20051201/seiken.htm

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/mana/

 

[Bebpo]

It would be so awesome if the game actually looked like this on your DS :\

DS2 ASAP KTHX.

 

[Error]

beautiful

 

[BorkBork]

Such delicious art. mmmmm...

 

[olimario]

It would be so awesome if the game actually looked like this on your DS :\

DS2 ASAP KTHX.

That's just an enlarged screenshot. It does look like that on your DS.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

this game looks unbelievable.. 2d at its finest ftw.

 

[Zilch]

Oh my, that is beautiful. Those hand drawn backgrounds are marvelous! I just hope they don't clash too much with the sprites and tiled backgrounds.

 

[antipode]

:lol This game still looks gorgeous, but that's a new level of screenshot doctoring there. They even left the "A" button next to the text in the original resolution.

 

[Emotions]

Just Beautiful.

 

[Soul4ger]

Holy. Shit.

Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck.

 

[PkunkFury]

Has there been any rumors that this will be online? I don't have any friends with DS to play with this with and I love 2 player SOM

 

[Soul4ger]

No online has been confirmed. Meaning, it won't be online. And that's been confirmed.

 

[dark10x]

That's just an enlarged screenshot. It does look like that on your DS.

No, it doesn't. The resolution is not that high.

 

[Monk]

The art isnt but the screen is, they just quadrupled the size of it.

 

[dark10x]

The art isnt but the screen is, they just quadrupled the size of it.

It's not a capture from the system, though. If you quadrupled the size, everything would be pixelated. It's based on game assets, of course, but that doesn't mean that we will be seeing that.

I would like to see the game looking that sharp, colorful, and high-res...but it won't happen because the DS screens are crap. That's all.

 

[Monk]

I just stretched this using paint.

I am not quite sure if you are right. :/

 

[antipode]

We're talking about this picture Monk:

This is what it would look like on the handheld:

There are details too small in the original art to work at 256x192.

 

[Coen]

I've been looking for a clean, high res version of this scene of Secret of Mana (the titlescreen) for ages, but all I've found is a scan of the poster with the foldinglines on it. I'd like to mod my Logitech PSP case with it. Does anybody have it or know where I can get it?

 

[Monk]

We're talking about this picture Monk:

This is what it would look like on the handheld:

There are details too small in the original art to work at 256x192.

I see, it never occured to me to try and shrink and resize that pic. So the whole thing is art?

 

[Sho Nuff]

That's just an enlarged screenshot. It does look like that on your DS.

Does this mean Oli is becoming another Gaghiddy?

 

[muphins]

I've been looking for a clean, high res version of this scene of Secret of Mana (the titlescreen) for ages, but all I've found is a scan of the poster with the foldinglines on it. I'd like to mod my Logitech PSP case with it. Does anybody have it or know where I can get it?

This?

 

[AniHawk]

That really looks gorgeous.

 

[El Papa]

This?

Wow, that's awsome. Thanks for that.

 

[Son of Godzilla]

There needs to be a new console game. LoM was pretty much the most beautiful game on the PS and the DS ain't gonna live up to it.

 

[Monk]

And it was the worst of the SD's from the first, man that was ass.

 

[El Papa]

Eh, it wasn't that bad. I enjoyed it actually.

 

[Kobun Heat]

Seiken 2 was awesome. But let's look at the past decade of Mana releases:

SD3: sucks
LoM: sucks on fire
SoM: sucks

I hope you can understand why I'm cautious.

 

[Monk]

SD3: sucks

DIE!!

 

[SantaC]

stunning, and I guess I was the only one who liked sword of mana :/

 

[Monk]

Yes you are.

 

[Coen]

This?

That's exactly what I'm looking for!
Thanks so much!

 

[brandonh83]

Hello new desktop wallpaper.

 

[fresquito]

We're talking about this picture Monk:

This is what it would look like on the handheld:

There are details too small in the original art to work at 256x192.

Since the screen is much smaller than this image, it wouldn´t be how it looks like. I mean, once you have shrinkboth images to the size of a DS screen, you wouldn´t be able to tell any difference one from each other.

This game is really gorgeus, BTW. I hope it doesn´t suck :-/

 

[dark10x]

Since the screen is much smaller than this image, it wouldn´t be how it looks like. I mean, once you have shrinkboth images to the size of a DS screen, you wouldn´t be able to tell any difference one from each other.

This game is really gorgeus, BTW. I hope it doesn´t suck :-/

Yes, but it would not exhibit the fine detail. The DS screens are small AND pixelated. The resolution is simply too low and you lose a lot of detail when viewing anything on them.

 

[Frankfurter]

It looks sooo beautiful

 

[jarrod]

DIE!!

No, he's right. Auto-target totally sucks for an ARPG, it killed SD3.

 

[fresquito]

Yes, but it would not exhibit the fine detail. The DS screens are small AND pixelated. The resolution is simply too low and you lose a lot of detail when viewing anything on them.

Yeah, quite right, but the game is visually stunning anyway.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

I want to see more SD4 stuff.

This looks great, though.

 

[jett]

It's a shame the graphics aren't consistent. Low budget ftw.

 

[jj984jj]

It's a shame the graphics aren't consistent. Low budget ftw.

They are, every battle field is tiled, consistent enough imo. At least it's not all different. Now if only the game turns out good.

 

[jenov4]

Please don't be like Sword of Mana. Game looks great otherwise.

 

[FoneBone]

There needs to be a new console game.

Um, where have you been lately?

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Haha, sweet. WoM is best news ever.

 

[SantaC]

Please don't be like Sword of Mana. Game looks great otherwise.

except for broken AI, what was so bad about SoM?

 

[Beezy]

Seiken 2 was awesome. But let's look at the past decade of Mana releases:

SD3: sucks
LoM: sucks on fire
SoM: sucks

I hope you can understand why I'm cautious.

I actually liked SD3, but I thought it was too dark in comparison to SD2. SD2's lighthearted story was perfect for me. I probably wouldn't be playing rpg's today if it wasn't for this game.

 

[Grug]

I read in Edge that they are doing a DS remake of Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2). Are they mistaken?

 

[Dalamar86]

Hello new desktop wallpaper.

Been mine off and on for years.

 

[jarrod]

except for broken AI, what was so bad about SoM?

Tearing sprites, slowed pacing, no 2 player and just general sloppiness. The GB original rips it to shit. :/

 

[jj984jj]

I read in Edge that they are doing a DS remake of Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2). Are they mistaken?

Yes they are.

 

[Soul4ger]

except for broken AI, what was so bad about SoM?

Are you fucking kidding me? The story was terrible, but SoM had 10 minute cutscenes to explain the stupidest shit. Save Points, with no Quick Save. The absolute worst menu system ever, and the game complicated matters by making you constantly change weapons at certain points. One of the biggest disappointments ever. Such a sloppy, poor piece of shit.