Legend of Mana features a unique "Land Make" system in which the player chooses plots of land to organize various locations within the game.
While the game garnered considerable praise for its graphics and presentation, many critics and fans were turned off by the game's lack of a main storyline.Īn HD remaster is available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam as of June 24, 2021. Legend of Mana was a financial success in Japan. Legend of Mana features three different plots which can occur simultaneously, and which do not necessarily need to be completed for the player to finish the game. This creates a non-linear gameplay, since the game is driven by a series of what would be considered side-quests in other games. The player uses the artifacts to create different towns, dungeons, etc., called "Lands", to venture to and explore. Most notably, it gives the player the ability to shape the game's world of Fa'Diel according to his or her desires, a system which was incorporated through the use of "artifacts", which are gained as the player progresses through the game. While incorporating action role-playing game elements from the three games which preceded it, Legend of Mana has its own distinct style of gameplay.