A new description for SoM...

Post by **Kassidy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:43 am

So I was trawling through random webpages just now and found a forum with a rather amusing post mentioning SoM. The post starts off...

Many of the good adventures have been mentioned and detailed well already in this thread: among those that I have played and studied

After which he/she lists off a whole slew of games, among which is the following line that is worth it's weight in gold!

Secret of Mana 1, 2, 3 (A Japanese form of Zelda)

If I didn't have such a stonking headache I'd have laughed my head off right now.
I was torn between posting this here or in Online Humour.

Post by **Dr. Sheexy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:44 am

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Post by **SeraphimWings** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:43 am

Gotta go with Sheexy on this one. Just...just no...

The day Mana becomes ANYTHING like Zelda, I personally hope the world ends.

Post by **DeadWolf** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:49 am

Definitely coming from someone who hasn't played much of mana at all.

Post by **Tsurayu** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:38 am

I don't even see how that comparison could be made with having just played one game. Aside from the basic real-time-hack-and-slash aspect, there is no similarity between Secret of Mana and one of the Zelda games.

Post by **Dr. Sheexy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:02 pm

I could see them linking FFA with Zelda, those two are pretty similar (the ones from that timeframe anyways).

But I have no idea what's going on with their numbering system o_o

Post by **Kassidy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:33 pm

It's not only that... It's the fact that it's described as a "Japanese form of Zelda", which is utterly stupid in that Zelda was created in Japan too. This person, for all his "studying" these games appears to be under the impression that Zelda is a US creation.

I'm afraid I cannot help but quote Mr. Don Kanonji on this one... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Post by **Dr. Sheexy** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:15 pm

Kassidy wrote:It's not only that... It's the fact that it's described as a "Japanese form of Zelda"

I know, I didn't want to touch that part on account of, well, a lot of things

Post by **SeraphimWings** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:04 am

Apparently the quality of research has dropped significantly. Which says a lot in this case, cause everyone links Zelda with nintendo, and nintendo with Japanese gaming.
Shows that who ever made that review, REALLY needs to do some actual gaming.

Post by **bastian** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:05 am

Well, that guy is definately a doofer. I mean, they're BOTH Japanese games for FSM sakes!

However . . . Mana IS very Zelda. I mean that in a good way, since I'm a huge fan of both.

FFA obviously tried their damnedest to copy the original Legend of Zelda (but made MANY wonderful improvements!). SoM/SD3/LoM followed suit with trying their take on A Link to the Past. And Dawn of Mana reminds me a LOT of Wind Waker . . .

Post by **manaman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:19 pm

Wow. . . .

Just . . . wow. . . .

I don't know what to say to that. It's ridiculous how many people mess up the details of this series. I saw a really good YouTube video (read: good technical skills) that attempted to run through the history of the series, but it was utter rubbish and led to all sorts of comments about various games really being the start of the series and ticking them off as all sorts of weird names. they even called Dawn of Mana "Seiken Densetsu 5!"

Ah, well. In any event, the oddness of calling it a "Japanese form of Zelda" has already been covered, so I won't let this "author" have it with my whip of doom . . . unless he tries anything else!

Sheesh,

manaman

Post by **Magus_Melchior** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:17 pm

This wouldn't be online humor, unless you like the idea of brain spanking.

Post by **Tsurayu** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:58 pm

Magus_Melchior wrote:This wouldn't be online humor, unless you like the idea of brain spanking.

I don't know. Brain spanking in itself sounds humorous. <.<

Post by **ryoko126** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:22 pm

No no no. Mana is nothing like Zelda. I can actually get somewhat far in the Mana games! I like levelup systems, and finding hearts doesn't constitute a level up to me.

Post by **Tsurayu** » Fri May 16, 2008 8:43 pm

ryoko126 wrote:No no no. Mana is nothing like Zelda. I can actually get somewhat far in the Mana games! I like levelup systems, and finding hearts doesn't constitute a level up to me.

Oh I can remember that debate. Glad I switched sides, or nothing would have been accomplished. XD