FlashbladeGAF
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Every time I see this game... it makes me hate square more for ruining the series like they did.
S. L. said:it isn't?
what!?
FlashbladeGAF said:Every time I see this game... it makes me hate square more for ruining the series like they did.
Raist said:Oh and SoE probably is Square's worst RPG. There I said it
Dragona Akehi said:Heh, well it might have been the intention of the game designers for that, but I guess the rare drops were glitched to include Sword Orbs, because that's the way I first got the ninth Sword Orb.
Dragona Akehi said:Actually you can get it "legit". Enemies in. I've managed to get all the weapons up to level 9.The Mana Fortress drop Orbs for all weapons randomly
Orin GA said:Uhh..... exactly what enemy did you get this ninth sword orb from? The only way to get the ninth orb is if you hacked the game or did the reset glitch in Iceland. Ive put hours upon hours leveling characters to level 99 and searching for weapon orbs in the mana fortress and never has the ninth sword orb dropped for me or faq writers.
http://mmxz.zophar.net/rpg/mana/secrets/secrets.html
They arent randomly dropped. Fiend Heads drop Axe Orbs, Terminators Drop Whip orbs, Master Ninjas drop Boomerang Orbs and so on. No enemy drops the Sword Orb.
http://mmxz.zophar.net/rpg/mana/weapons/weapons.html
Hey, I'm not the only one.PepsimanVsJoe said:And I still can't bring myself to recommend SD3 to anyone. At best it's incompetent and at worst it's almost broken.
PepsimanVsJoe said:I wouldn't quite say more buggy but SD3 suffers from some incredibly poor design decisions.
-Character balance is whacked. Four of the chracters pretty much dominate and the rest are just plain dumb and only serve to make the game harder.
-Enemies level with you, terribly handled(especially if you get a mimic chest trap, that'll wipe your party faster than anything)
-In the effort to make the magic system less busted(There is a cast-delay this time) Square somehow managed to make melee ridiculously more powerful and useful. The only spells you'll really benefit from are healing and buffs/debuffs(which is interesting since buffs/debuffs were pretty much useless in SoM)
-Collision detection is still very spotty and the slower character movement means you'll be getting hit far more often.
-The interface is a mess. Along with the ring menu you now have a status screen, another screen for swapping items, yet more screens for other things, a serious headache to navigate altogether.
-Sub-classes aren't well explained or balanced either.
Bunch of other things
Link1110 said:I tried Secret of Mana again today. I've wanted to like this game since I first played it 10 years ago, but after multiple unavoidable deaths against the first boss (can't avoid the claw it throws, magic is unavoidable.) I just stopped in disgust.
Aselith said:So, I guess your source trumps actual experience?
Orin GA said:Uhh..... exactly what enemy did you get this ninth sword orb from? The only way to get the ninth orb is if you hacked the game or did the reset glitch in Iceland. Ive put hours upon hours leveling characters to level 99 and searching for weapon orbs in the mana fortress and never has the ninth sword orb dropped for me or faq writers.
Orin GA said:Uhh..... exactly what enemy did you get this ninth sword orb from? The only way to get the ninth orb is if you hacked the game or did the reset glitch in Iceland. Ive put hours upon hours leveling characters to level 99 and searching for weapon orbs in the mana fortress and never has the ninth sword orb dropped for me or faq writers.
djtiesto said:To add to this:
-Level design that is mostly linear paths with one path leading to a quick dead end and an inescapable encounter
-Bosses that take 20-30 min to kill
-Lack of story for the second half of the game
-Lack of puzzles, as well.
Aselith said:So, I guess your source trumps actual experience?
Phantom Flapjack said:Hey, I still owe you ten bucks, right? I think it'd be appropriate if I bought you SoM, and then....some MM9 DLC? Stupid fun bucks system.
Orin GA said:I agree with the magic sytem makes the game way too easy. If you want a challenge play the game without using any magic, it can be done.
If you use the magic, then Spiky Tiger will be the only challenging boss in the game.
Fear it :lol
Princess Skittles said:Hey, I'm not the only one.
Orin GA said:I agree with the magic sytem makes the game way too easy. If you want a challenge play the game without using any magic, it can be done.
That's an interesting way of looking at it. Going back and playing the game made me realize the series has never been that good to begin with.FlashbladeGAF said:Every time I see this game... it makes me hate square more for ruining the series like they did.
RevenantKioku said:That's an interesting way of looking at it. Going back and playing the game made me realize the series has never been that good to begin with.