Visions of Mana demo now available or PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and PC

[John Elden Ring]

Visions of Mana is now available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, publisher and developer Square Enix, and developer Ouka Studios announced.


Here is an overview of the demo, via its store pages:

About
Experience a section of the story, battles, and exploration in this demo of Visions of Mana.
(Some content differs from the release version of the game.)
Demo Bonuses

Play the demo and receive three weapons in the full game:

• Gladius (small sword for Val)
• Falx (great sword for Val)
• Horn Lance (lance for Val)

(These weapons can be claimed by starting a new game and proceeding as far as Chapter 1. This bonus item can also be acquired by progressing through the game.)

Visions of Mana is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on August 29 worldwide.

 

[2spooky5me]

Edited: Thanks @ethomaz for the correction.
The weird thing is, when I was originally on the PSN store, I clicked the "..." and it only showed PS5 (Demo), Deluxe Edition and Standard Edition.
It didn't even show PS4 icon at all... weird!

And I hope Square does the same (Demo + Bonuses) for Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake.

 

[ethomaz]

Ohhhh I will play it.

 

[ethomaz]

Just a minor addition to above... the demo is only the PS5 version.
No PS4 version demo (in case you are still on PS4 only, or prefer to use the Dualshock 4 on your PS5 for non-PS5 games).

Also, I'm loving that more developers are embracing the whole "complete demo, get bonuses" thing.
Hopefully it will be the same for Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake.

Actually both version exists… you can choose.

 

[peter42O]

Nice! Will play this on Friday even though im already day one for Visions of Mana!!

 

[GachaMadeMeBroke]

Fuck yes. What a nice surprise. Gotta love Square and demos

 

[ethomaz]

Not feeling it.

I think the combat is inferior to original Mana.

 

[quest4441]

is this going to lamepass?

 

[JAHGamer]

is this going to lamepass?

no, at least it hasn't been announced yet but I doubt it will

 

[quest4441]

no, at least it hasn't been announced yet but I doubt it will

Yeah I will hold out on this till its confirmed, I wont be a chump buying it on PS if lamepass users get it for no additional cost

 

[Vertigo]

Not feeling it.

I think the combat is inferior to original Mana.

Combat looks kinda bad from the demo trailer tbh. Like there’s no visual hit feedback and things just look like they whiff thru and come off floaty. The world environments look good but that’s kinda it. What did you think?

I was looking at the last Star Ocean too since I played the first 3 but… ehhhh. Namco Bandai, Atlus and Granblue seem to make superior anime-inspired rpgs vs square’s efforts.

Is anyone still playing gran blue? I’m gonna have to look up if any story dlc has been added since launch. Might reconsider the download since the Mana trailer kinda just made me remember that game instead.

well… it’s definitely a low budget release!

 

[ethomaz]

Combat looks kinda bad from the demo trailer tbh. Like there’s no visual hit feedback and things just look like they whiff thru and come off floaty. The world environments look good but that’s kinda it. What did you think?

I was looking at the last Star Ocean too since I played the first 3 but… ehhhh. Namco Bandai, Atlus and Granblue seem to make superior anime-inspired rpgs vs square’s efforts.

Is anyone still playing gran blue? I’m gonna have to look up if any story dlc has been added since launch. Might reconsider the download since the Mana trailer kinda just made me remember that game instead.

well… it’s definitely a low budget release!

I give it a new try...

I think the battle system is too slow? I don't know.
I'm not enjoying it.

Even with the crazy hit boxes of the original it feels better in terms of gameplay.
Another Mana that I really enjoyed the battle system was Legend of Mana on PS1.

 

[JAHGamer]

Yeah I will hold out on this till its confirmed, I wont be a chump buying it on PS if lamepass users get it for no additional cost

Confirmed not coming to GP, even tho there was some confusion and Xbox fanboys tried to push that it was

 

[2spooky5me]

@JAHGamer
I hope he got community noted.
What a disingenuous, filthy liar.

Anyways, got the demo downloaded, when the weekend rolls by, I'll test it out.

 

[ethomaz]

More play time...

I think the game movements / gameplay is bugged... it doesn't feel right... it is float and not responsible.

Plus I played in Performance mode and it the visuals are a bit blurry... not clean at all but I can get used to it.
I will try the Graphic model or whatever it is called to see if it is better.

My biggest issues is still the gameplay not feeling good and not mixing with the graphics / art style.
I'm sure there are some bug that makes it not responsible too... dead zones?

 

[peter42O]

is this going to lamepass?

As of now, no. I would love it to be on Game Pass day one because it benefits me but if not, it's a day one purchase. Either way, I will be playing it on release day.

 

[TrishaCat]

Cat tummy...