I love this game but revisiting it now that I’m older did reveal two things I wasn’t a fan of; the platforming was tricky because of Keldy being “floaty” and hard to position during jumping, and the VAs having times (in the first half) where they had very rough performances. Other than that, I love this game!
It’s chaotic but one thing you can do that’s cool with the rainbow sword is move in first person with the sling shot holding gard down while in it, sword rider also lets you push forward and tony hawk everywhere lol ultimate mode is hard as shit lol
@@Shinky haven’t seen it yet, ya I know a lot of the system mechanics for this game it’s bare bones is the problem but it’s kind of different every play threw
I love this game. I miss it, i damn near completed the entire game. I didnt mind having to grind for the lvs in the game, it felt like a nice way to keep yourself balanced as you get farther. I dunno, i was like 13 way back then. And by comleted the game, i mean like fully. I was like 6 eggs from having every single one for the bouts. Thats also a mechanic i miss the most, the bout arenas were most of the fun after you completed the game. That platforming though did make me wanna kill myself..... God i want a remake for this.
Just goes to show that gameplay is an important piece of the puzzle. You had plenty of good things to say about the game, but it falls flat where it's most important. I already have a hard time picking up games that require grinding for progression, and the level bring reset each chapter would have been enough to make me move on to another game. It's a shame because it looks like it had a lot of potential.
I was just messin with this. Seems like a creative title. The camera is indeed awful, but I find this more interesting than Visions already. Visions ...don't love it.
@@Shinky Yeah potential seems an apt description. It would be neat if they rereleased it with the jank fixed. It would never happen, but it would be neat.
Idk man everything i seen about this game looks pretty fun. reminds me a lot of kingdom hearts 1 Definitely gonna check it out on the emulator one of these days
Same here its battles are the reason I'll never play it unless it got a REMAKE wtih either the upcoming Visions of Mana battle system or the one Trials of Mana had like 15 years ago.
I can't help but love the game as part of my childhood
Oh I feel that, it’s why I love Startropics so much.
I love this game but revisiting it now that I’m older did reveal two things I wasn’t a fan of; the platforming was tricky because of Keldy being “floaty” and hard to position during jumping, and the VAs having times (in the first half) where they had very rough performances. Other than that, I love this game!
It’s good in everything BUT gameplay
I enjoy this game. I played this as a child we should all play this .
I feel if you love the mana series it’s worth playing but the gameplay was rough.
Everything else was fantastic though
There’s a lot to this game that makes it fantastic
Everything not related to the gameplay is fantastic, the story, the music, the world, all great. The gameplay is just awful
It’s chaotic but one thing you can do that’s cool with the rainbow sword is move in first person with the sling shot holding gard down while in it, sword rider also lets you push forward and tony hawk everywhere lol ultimate mode is hard as shit lol
Do you know if visions is getting a physical ps4 release
@nathanm2648 it’s already got a physical release
@@Shinky haven’t seen it yet, ya I know a lot of the system mechanics for this game it’s bare bones is the problem but it’s kind of different every play threw
This review convinced me to buy it a few minutes ago.
Well, I hope you can enjoy it!
I say that game deserves to be WHIPPED into a panic status
Also congrats on concluding your Road to Visions
It just needs a remake honestly. It’s so good outside of everything gameplay related.
Thank you for suffering with me on my Dawn of Mana journey
I wish people didn't hate this game. It's so good 🎉
As long as you enjoy it for everything outside of the gameplay, I fully agree
Let's get a remake 😊
Great video!
Why thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it
@@Shinky you're welcome 😊
I love this game. I miss it, i damn near completed the entire game. I didnt mind having to grind for the lvs in the game, it felt like a nice way to keep yourself balanced as you get farther. I dunno, i was like 13 way back then. And by comleted the game, i mean like fully. I was like 6 eggs from having every single one for the bouts. Thats also a mechanic i miss the most, the bout arenas were most of the fun after you completed the game.
That platforming though did make me wanna kill myself..... God i want a remake for this.
Well, I’m shocked there are fans of this game but hey just goes to show that even the most lacklustre games can be enjoyed by someone out there.
Nice video bro ❤ Will you play Legend of Mana?
I might do it again at some point, this was intended to only be mainline Mana titles, but the music is so good I might have to replay legend of mana
Just goes to show that gameplay is an important piece of the puzzle. You had plenty of good things to say about the game, but it falls flat where it's most important. I already have a hard time picking up games that require grinding for progression, and the level bring reset each chapter would have been enough to make me move on to another game. It's a shame because it looks like it had a lot of potential.
I feel Dawn of mana could soar with a remake that fixed its gameplay and progression systems
That's a lot of SUCC goin' on! Solid review, but shame that this JRPG seems to be a mess.
It’s known for being one of the worst games on the PS2 for a reason.
I was just messin with this. Seems like a creative title. The camera is indeed awful, but I find this more interesting than Visions already. Visions ...don't love it.
I enjoyed Visions myself, it was a ton of fun but I can see why people might not like it. Dawn had potential but I wasn’t a fan of it
@@Shinky Yeah potential seems an apt description. It would be neat if they rereleased it with the jank fixed. It would never happen, but it would be neat.
Idk man everything i seen about this game looks pretty fun. reminds me a lot of kingdom hearts 1
Definitely gonna check it out on the emulator one of these days
The game makes really bad gameplay decisions. It’s a shame because everything else is enjoyable.
You missed Legend of Mana!
Much better than Dawn, and has some incredible art and music!
Legend of Mana isn’t a mainline game my friend. It’s actually a spinoff. You’re right though, legend of mana is fantastic
The game looks beautiful but maaaan that progression and leveling system sounds so backwards.
It needs a remake BAD! It could be great, but some dang stupid design decisions lol
Dang I don't even have to watch this to know it's a bad game lol. Actually it's only the gameplay that sucks, the rest of it is okay
It does have…its quirks for sure
@Shinky I can't ever see myself beating it and I don't want to, so I'm getting rid of my copy today
Same here its battles are the reason I'll never play it unless it got a REMAKE wtih either the upcoming Visions of Mana battle system or the one Trials of Mana had like 15 years ago.
Well, good to know I should avoid playing this one myself. lol
It’s no Unlimited SaGa but it’s still pretty rough