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Seiken Densetsu Collection announced for Switch (SD1-3 roms, 4800 yen)
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Jim_Cacher
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Holy shit, Day 1.
Bless region free.
Bless region free.
ULTROS!
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I'm sorry.
Is there anything I can do to make it better?
Be optimistic
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omg a new mana collection and it looks so worth it. i hope this paves way to the potential seiken densetsu 5 with a fully explorable open world map and intriguing story that will be available this year for all platforms
Earthpainting
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Slightly disappointed. Back in January I heard Nintendo is going to try and add "Online Play" to certain virtual console games, and I was hoping the Mana games were going to be part of those. Since they're doing a collection, that seems a lot less likely now. This collection is also missing my favourite Seiken Densetsu game (Legend of Mana).
Lot of people not happy with the price point in this topic.
Amazon Japan preorders are up. Doesn't seem to ship internationally for now though. 
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/b06xr73kwr
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/b06xr73kwr
Is it really a rom dump ?
Surely this is a proper port with some enhancements,given the hoopla.
Gorgeous boxart btw.
Really? We only have like half a dozen ways to play those entries.
chaobreaker
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Not even replacing Final Fantasy Adventure with the enhanced remake Sword of Mana, huh?
Giolon
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Switch is the biggest portable screen available, and I'd like to see the DS improvements to CT make their way to a TV screen.
Besides, convenience is king for me these days.
Doesn't mean I'm not excited at the possibility of SE bringing the West this Mana collection too =D
SE released a Dragon Quest collection with three NES games and didn't even include DQ4 (the DQ collection could and should have been DQ 1-6). A Game Boy game and two SNES games is a step in the right direction.
Silent_Ocarina
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Switch multiplayer seems really nice with these games. Secret of Mana was one of my favorite games growing up, but this is a tad too expensive. I really love the artwork with the other protagonists though.
encephalon
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A hefty price for what could be virtual console titles.
SinCityAssassin
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Dirty secret is I'd buy it for that price if it meant getting them localized.
Okay let me try:
Whoa I LOVE classic collections! Especially those old Sega Ages ones filled with love! The packaging was so great and they came with THICK manuals filled with artwork and commentary essays from editors and magazine writers! So much love! I'm sure S-E could do the same here!
(Remembers that Switch games have no manuals)
Erm... errr... well it's a good thing they're saving the environment! Maybe they can do a digital manual/artbook instead! That would be SO COOL!
(Remembers that Switch games don't even have digital manuals)
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:/
Sir_Crocodile
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Cover looks lovely, though what you get for the price is somewhat underwhelming.
lmao what a dissapointment
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still going to import it because thats why the fucking console is finally back to being region freeeeeee
also i bought bomberman so you know exactly the kind of shit mark i am
i'd play the original GB game over Sword of Mana any day. though since it is a collection it would be nice to include it has a historical curiosity or whatever (dunno how they'd go about scaling it in docked mode however)
UberTag
Member
Just goes to show what a sorry state the VC experiment has been. And how starved enthusiast gamers are for whatever scraps we get tossed.
encephalon
Member
Wait, switch games don't have manuals?
Dark_3nergy
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They can have manuals, it's up to the publisher. Binding of Isaac is the only one that has one so far though. Also Street Fighter has a digital artbook.
Duckroll just being a Negative Nancy
SporeCrawler
Member
on the bright side,, if SE makes Seiken Densetsu 5 they may do a Switch port
SporeCrawler
Member
after the ill fated RTS (which I heard was okay)
after the meh dungeon crawler
after the meh remake
after the horrendous 3D game
after the meh remake
....
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
gotta get an hd version of seiken densetsu 4 first~
i know its shit but id get it for completionist sakes
i'd say the remake was 99% close to the original final fantasy adventure, so it's still good (for a full hd remake that retains the original system). better than sword of mana though.
kristianity77
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I'm sure they would localise sd3 if they did bring this over to the west. And by localise I obviously mean download and slightly change the translated ROM that's been floating around for the last decade....
Charles Brandon
Member
I'm not liking what this implies about virtual console on the switch.
Can't wait for SD5 - the multiplayer FPS Seiken Densetsu everyone asked for.
Legend of Mana not being in must be due to originally being on Sony hardware, unlike the first three games. Thematically it would be an awkward fit, but damn it they could have at least tried.
Also disappointing (as pointed out already) that SD1's various remakes, ports and reimaginings aren't included as optional modes, or that it looks like they're using SD2's Super Famicom sprites and not the new, slightly updated ones on display in the mobile port.
I guess Adventure of Mana-syle remakes of the 2nd and 3rd games are off the table, then.
Also disappointing (as pointed out already) that SD1's various remakes, ports and reimaginings aren't included as optional modes, or that it looks like they're using SD2's Super Famicom sprites and not the new, slightly updated ones on display in the mobile port.
I guess Adventure of Mana-syle remakes of the 2nd and 3rd games are off the table, then.
The first game was a Gameboy game.
It's not a SNES rom and the Super Gameboy don't count.
If they localized SD3 for the west I would buy this day 1. I would buy a Switch. I'd pay any price they asked. SD3 is my least favorite of the 3 games but this is something I've been waiting my whole life for.
Such a shame this collection doesn't have the best SD game (Legend of Mana) tho.
Such a shame this collection doesn't have the best SD game (Legend of Mana) tho.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Speaking of Legend of Mana not appearing on new systems (sans PSN), it's not like we've seen older PSone games being ported to newer non-Sony consoles maybe except for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360).
encephalon
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As overpriced as this is, given the unreliability of VC, it's good to see port collections continue to be made.
SporeCrawler
Member
i really wanted Seiken Densetsu MOBA