Visions of Mana Introduces Aesh, More Details Provided
Publisher Square Enix and developer Ouka Studios revealed more details about their upcoming action RPG Visions of Mana. These new details include information about supporting character Aesh, the Elemental Vessels, and more.
Aesh is the head curator of the Log’grattzo Dark Archives, a position is earned thanks to his vast and varied interests. He is respected by his peers despite his young age and known for his inquisitiveness. He is voiced by Yung-I Chang (Fire Emblem Engage, Lost Judgment, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code) in English and Shinnosuke Tachibana (Final Fantasy XIV, Honkai: Star Rail, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel) in Japanese.
The Elemental Vessels are artifacts that contain mana from different elements and grant the power to use the associated elementals in combat and during exploration. While exploring, Elemental Vessel open new paths thanks to abilities specific to each elemental. For example, Gnome Shovel operates powerful clay golems able to destroy rock walls, Lumina Lantern generates light that reveals hidden passages, and Shade Sight allows to access areas out of reach thanks to gravity manipulation.
Players can also use the Elemental Vessels to change a character’s class, changing their stats and granting access to different skills and weapon types. Each character has a different class depending on the Elemental Vessel wielded and changes appearance accordingly. For example, Gnome Shovel grant access to skills reducing the damage taken, Lumina Lantern can reflect attacks back to enemies, and Shade Sight gives the ability to restrict foes’ movements depending on their size. A character’s affinity with an element can be improved by making them go through Elemental Plots, which are unlocked each time a new Elemental Vessel is acquired.
Other details include the possibility to expand the weapon options of a character’s starter class. For example, Val’s starter class can learn to equip great swords and lances in addition to his default ability to wield small swords. In addition, Square Enix revealed the return of Li’l Cactus, which appeared in previous titles of the Mana series’. The Cactus Diary, which contains his thoughts and experiences, may provide some insights to the player.
Visions of Mana is the first new mainline entry in the action RPG series in over fifteen years. The Mana (aka Seiken Densetsu) series began in 1991 with the original Seiken Densetsu, which was released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure and in Europe as Mystic Quest. Visions of Mana follows Val, a soul guard tasked with accompanying his childhood friend Hinna as she journeys to the Tree of Mana for a ritual. The game sees players controlling a three-person party from five playable characters, with an additional three characters accompanying them on the adventure. Players can also use the series’ returning Ring Menu, which lets players pause combat to strategise. Visions of Mana is set to release on August 29, 2024, for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Source: Gematsu
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