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== [[Aquatic Violence]] == | == [[Aquatic Violence]] == | ||
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| + | The Sprite’s backstory involves it being torn away from its home by a flood, causing it to lose its memories. This scene is not shown. | ||
| + | Most water that the characters have to interact with is neck-high, and the characters do not swim in it. | ||
| + | Some of the aquatic monsters are fought while in this water, but the characters are always touching the bottom and are not in danger of drowning. | ||
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| + | == [[Bones] == | ||
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| + | When monsters classified as demihumans (most humanoid enemies) are defeated, they disappear into a puff of smoke, leaving behind only bones which crumple into a pile and quickly disappear. | ||
| + | Insect-type enemies turn into a bone-like pile of exoskeleton upon defeat, quickly disappearing like the demihuman bones. | ||
| + | Skeletons sometimes appear as background tiles in caves. | ||
| + | There is at least one skull-shaped switch in the game that must be hit with a spear to unlock the way forward. | ||
| + | Dark Lich, a boss at the end of the game, is a skeletal torso and skull wearing a fancy robe. | ||
| + | When player characters die, they “see the reaper” who appears as a cartoonish, skeletal grim reaper momentarily over the PC’s ghost. | ||
| + | Chests can be booby trapped with a “Doom Trap” which will also appear as a cartoonish, skeletal grim reaper hovering over the chest and will either kill the character or reduce them to 1 hit point. | ||
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| + | == [[Brainwashing]] == | ||
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| + | Dyluck and Phanna, friends of the Girl, are brainwashed by Thanatos. The “evil” witch Elinee is also revealed to have been brainwashed in the same way. | ||
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| + | == [[Cannibalism]] == | ||
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| + | Goblins attempt to eat the Boy early on in the game, but the girl rescues him from the pot in which they plan to cook him. The scene can be skipped by dashing through the square that triggers the cut-scene or by using a charge attack to jump over the trigger square. | ||
| + | Biting Lizard and Snap Dragon enemies also eat the | ||
| + | player characters briefly before spitting them out. | ||
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| + | == [[Claustrophobia]] == | ||
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| + | The bosses Wall Face and Doom’s Wall are both possessed walls that will shrink the room you are fighting in as the battles progress. If you don’t defeat them in time, the characters will be (non-graphically) crushed against the opposite wall and have to return to the last saved point. The walls will not move immediately, so this can be avoided simply dumping spells on them to defeat them quickly. | ||
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| + | == [[Dead Bodies]] == | ||
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| + | Zombie and Ghoul enemies are animate corpses. Skeletons of enemies classified as demihuman (most humanoid enemies) appear during their death animations. | ||
| + | Skeletons sometimes appear as background in caves. | ||
| + | There is at least one skull-shaped switch in the game that must be hit with a spear to unlock the way forward. | ||
| + | When a character’s HP runs out, they are briefly a dead body which has the same sprite as would appear if the character is unconscious and disappears when the character turns into a ghost. | ||
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| + | == [[Death of Family/Friends]] == | ||
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| + | The Sprite’s entire village, save for his grandfather, is missing and possibly dead. There is no resolution for this plotline. | ||
| + | Flammie’s family was killed by the Great Viper, before he is taken in by King Truffle and later joins the party. | ||
| + | (Endgame Spoilers) | ||
| + | The Mana Tree turns out to be the Boy’s mother and is destroyed shortly after the party meets her. | ||
| + | Dyluck is possessed by Thanatos and dies. | ||
| + | The Sprite disappears at the end of the game, and it is implied that he has died. | ||
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| + | == [[Disease]]== | ||
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| + | While not strictly a disease,when the player first visits the town of Pandora, many of the villagers are mysteriously silent and seem to be suffering some sort of mass depression. There is much unrest over the cause of the problem. It is treated as plague-like. | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 25 June 2014
Secret Of Mana was an early action-RPG for the SNES known for its unique gameplay style and sense of humor. Visually, the game is regarded as one of the most beautiful of the era, emphasizing highly detailed and often verdant scenery. Players take control of the protagonist, Randi, "The Boy," and his two allies, a Purim, "The Girl" and Popoi, "The Sprite", as they progress together through this world battling evil in real-time using a variety of weapons and magic to defend the world from a power-hungry empire that seeks to use the world's natural magic for ill. The majority of enemies are magical monsters summoned by magic, and are often portrayed cartoonishly, ranging from floating birds in poorly-fitting robes to ducks in army-helmets that drop explosive eggs.
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Aquatic Violence
The Sprite’s backstory involves it being torn away from its home by a flood, causing it to lose its memories. This scene is not shown. Most water that the characters have to interact with is neck-high, and the characters do not swim in it. Some of the aquatic monsters are fought while in this water, but the characters are always touching the bottom and are not in danger of drowning.
[[Bones]
When monsters classified as demihumans (most humanoid enemies) are defeated, they disappear into a puff of smoke, leaving behind only bones which crumple into a pile and quickly disappear. Insect-type enemies turn into a bone-like pile of exoskeleton upon defeat, quickly disappearing like the demihuman bones. Skeletons sometimes appear as background tiles in caves. There is at least one skull-shaped switch in the game that must be hit with a spear to unlock the way forward. Dark Lich, a boss at the end of the game, is a skeletal torso and skull wearing a fancy robe. When player characters die, they “see the reaper” who appears as a cartoonish, skeletal grim reaper momentarily over the PC’s ghost. Chests can be booby trapped with a “Doom Trap” which will also appear as a cartoonish, skeletal grim reaper hovering over the chest and will either kill the character or reduce them to 1 hit point.
Brainwashing
Dyluck and Phanna, friends of the Girl, are brainwashed by Thanatos. The “evil” witch Elinee is also revealed to have been brainwashed in the same way.
Cannibalism
Goblins attempt to eat the Boy early on in the game, but the girl rescues him from the pot in which they plan to cook him. The scene can be skipped by dashing through the square that triggers the cut-scene or by using a charge attack to jump over the trigger square. Biting Lizard and Snap Dragon enemies also eat the player characters briefly before spitting them out.
Claustrophobia
The bosses Wall Face and Doom’s Wall are both possessed walls that will shrink the room you are fighting in as the battles progress. If you don’t defeat them in time, the characters will be (non-graphically) crushed against the opposite wall and have to return to the last saved point. The walls will not move immediately, so this can be avoided simply dumping spells on them to defeat them quickly.
Dead Bodies
Zombie and Ghoul enemies are animate corpses. Skeletons of enemies classified as demihuman (most humanoid enemies) appear during their death animations. Skeletons sometimes appear as background in caves. There is at least one skull-shaped switch in the game that must be hit with a spear to unlock the way forward. When a character’s HP runs out, they are briefly a dead body which has the same sprite as would appear if the character is unconscious and disappears when the character turns into a ghost.
Death of Family/Friends
The Sprite’s entire village, save for his grandfather, is missing and possibly dead. There is no resolution for this plotline. Flammie’s family was killed by the Great Viper, before he is taken in by King Truffle and later joins the party. (Endgame Spoilers) The Mana Tree turns out to be the Boy’s mother and is destroyed shortly after the party meets her. Dyluck is possessed by Thanatos and dies. The Sprite disappears at the end of the game, and it is implied that he has died.
Disease
While not strictly a disease,when the player first visits the town of Pandora, many of the villagers are mysteriously silent and seem to be suffering some sort of mass depression. There is much unrest over the cause of the problem. It is treated as plague-like.
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