Visions of Mana Unveiled for 2024 Release

Mana fans, are you ready for 2024?

At The Game Awards 2023, publisher and developer Square Enix surprised everyone by announcing Visions of Mana, the newest mainline entry in the series in 15 years. The new action RPG title is coming in 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. Preview the vibrant visuals in the trailer below.

Visions of Mana will feature a gorgeous semi-open world to explore and an art style that seems highly influenced by the Trials of Mana remake. Much as in the earlier games in the series, the iconic Mana tree makes its appearance. In honor of this reveal, series Japanese artist HACCAN illustrated the new teaser artwork showing the characters of the game.

Overview

You take the role of Val – a curious and carefree young man who lives in the Fire Village of Tianeea.

Once every four years, the Faerie visits regions of the world to choose alms – people who are fated to travel to the Tree of Mana, which presides over the world’s vital flow of mana. Val invites his childhood friend to a festival to welcome the visitor, but as the night falls, the sky lights up with sparkling lights and the Faerie chooses her as the alm.

With the blessings of his village, Val sets out on a journey to accompany his friend to the Tree of Mana as her soul guard.

Since the series’ debut in 1991 as FINAL FANTASY™ ADVENTURE, a spin-off of the FINAL FANTASY series, Mana games have immersed players in bright vibrant worlds, breathtaking environments, heartwarming characters and high fantasy storylines across many genres and platforms. Fans of the series can expect new designs of the series’ beloved creatures from Mana series Illustrator Airi Yoshioka and a new captivating musical score composed by Mana series composers Hiroki Kikuta, Tsuyoshi Sekito and Ryo Yamazaki.

“I am delighted to finally be able to reveal Visions of Mana, the first mainline instalment to Mana series in over fifteen years” said Mana Series Producer, Masaru Oyamada. “The development team have been working hard to ensure that Visions of Mana remains faithful to the series that players know and love while also offering fans and newcomers a fresh new experience with an all-new story, characters, and gameplay mechanics. We cannot wait to share more details about the game with you soon.”

The Team Behind Visions of Mana

If you’re wondering who’s behind this new game, then wonder no more. This new game is being worked on by a talented and experienced team of creators who know the Mana series inside and out, including:

• Producer: Masaru Oyamada (Secret of Mana 2018, Trials of Mana 2020, Legend of Mana 2021 and more)
• Sound: Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana 1993, Trials of Mana 1995, Trials of Mana 2020 and more), Tsuyoshi Sekito (Secret of Mana 2018, Trials of Mana 2020, Echoes of Mana and more), Ryo Yamazaki (Trials of Mana 2020, Echoes of Mana)
• Character Design: HACCAN (Adventures of Mana, Secret of Mana 2018, Trials of Mana 2020)
• Monster illustrations: Airi Yoshioka (Dawn of Mana, Children of Mana, Heroes of Mana)
• Series monster design supervision: Koichi Ishii (GREZZO Co., Ltd.)

Screenshots

Visions of Mana launches 2024 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. That’s all we have for now regarding this title. Stay tuned here at RPGFan for all the exciting announcements from The Game Awards 2023!