Character Timestamps: 00:51 Hawkeye | 02:20 Angela | 04:05 Kevin | 05:50 Riesz | 07:25 Charlotte | 09:04 Duran *Boomstick Gaming is a safe haven for gamers who value game mechanics and systems,* *because that’s what makes anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable.* -BoomstickAlex
Whoever you pick for the lead, you should include the other character who shares their storyline. Duran/Angela, Charlotte/Kevin and Riesz/Hawkeye are the pairs who share a storyline.
Because there is no longer any cap to the numbers of each healing items in your inventory, having a dedicated healer is even less necessary than in the original. Playing on hard mode candies heal 200 hp which is basically to full at the start
Does this apply to Charlotte/Kevin though? In Seiken Densetsu 3, those two had no chemistry together and picking both basically gave you nothing as far a dialog is concerned.
@@rocketprime I have a question besides the boss will the pair you stated above affect the storyline significantly besides the bosses? Just bought the game and I love me some story telling.
I think storywise it's best to combine either Angela + Duran or Charlotte + Kevin or Hawkeye + Riesz. The third party member is optional. This seems the most important to me.
@@moseslalmuanpuia8988 if anything Jad would be where angela would join up so no i don't think so? I know charlotte gets left in wendel if you don't have her in the party but i could be wrong about that.
I've played this game for 8 hours on the day I got it and I'm loving it. It's kinda like Octopath Traveler, but with real-time combat instead of turn-based.
The original Seiken Densetsu 3 (or Trials of Mana) that came out in 1995 is essentially the grandad of Octopath traveler. If you liked Octopath, you'll love Trials.
I’m sure there was a lot of games that owed their success to the original Trials of Mana but I understand why you would that the 1995 game is the grandad of Octopath Traveler. Both were developed by Square Enix albeit one was an real time action RPG while the other is a turn-based RPG. Amazing how Square Enix can develop two different styles of RPGs and still find success on both sides. Really hard to do that to transition from one style of combat to another and then go back the other way.
.....it’s kinda like octopath traveler? Pls u speak as if the game is base on octopath traveler. This game came out back in 1995z also another thing. There’s almost nothing the same. Except for the story (both are quite different too) and the class system.
@@phantomhearts5577 I didn't say they were the same and that one was based on the other. You are misinterpreting what I said. The original Trials of Mana made the multiple characters with their own stories popular while Octopath Traveler not only used that but made it slightly better. The only differences was the combat system. The reason they called one the predecessor of the other is because both were developed by Square Enix.
My starter characters were Riesz as the main hero, met Hawkeye first, then Angela later. At the end I had Riesz as the Star Lancer, Hawkeye as they Nightblade and Angel as Grand Diviner. And man Lucent Beam+ is OP as hell.
Yes! That was my favorite team build too. With Duran, Angela, and Kevin as a close 2nd( sorry Charlotte but that voice acting makes my ears bweed 🤮 yuck)
@@okanoz1539 Ninja Master is good at debuffing but lacks physical damage. Nightblade has better single-target attacks. It all depends what you're looking for your party.
Ryan Butcher I’m maining Hawkeye Nightblade on PS4.... Loving it... Just got his ultimate weapon/Armor and I’m ready to storm the castle next time I play...
Good video! If you don't mind, i'll add some more info: Kevin light class have pressure point, making him strong as he is on werewolf form on lightday! And dark class used to be the best raw damage of the game. Duran dark class and charlotte light class has elemental buffs(ice, thunder, earth and fire) They can buff your weapon with elemental damange, pretty strong against almost all bosses on the game. On third class they receive some unique buffs: Duran DD: Dark saber Duran DL: Leaf saber (MP steal) and moon saber (life steal) Duran LD: Saint Saber Charlotte LD: Saint saber. *Kevin LL class also have leaf Saber!
I usually start by choosing a Route, choose both of them, then put Charlotte into slot three. Not only as a healer, but also because having her in slot three gives you a full team before the first boss. When doing her and Kevin's route, I used to fill slot 2 with Hawkeye to deal with trapped chests. However, as the remake does away with that mechanic, I'll probably experiment with other team comps.
Gonna use the same team as my first SNES playthrough: Hawkeye (Nightblade), Kevin (Enlightened), Duran (Duelist). Was tempted to pick Riesz over Duran, but gonna play through this game more than a few times anyway. So for nostalgia's sake my first team will be the same.
OOOh, great video. I didnt know theres so many classes for each character. I have three demo files saved with different characters! I get to have fun playing!
FireBomberBassist yea it really is the only voice clip that gets anoying is when she jumps or rolls it sounds like the word yeet if you don’t know which one i’m talking about other than that it’s perfect
Thanks for the video, short while informative. Angela(main) rune master + Reisz starlancer + Charlotte Warlock i guess. Through Hawkeye nightblade instead of Charlotte also fits nice.
Keven as fatal fist, Duran as duelist and Charlotte as high priest will be my first run. So hyped for this, I Must 've done 6 or 7 playthrough total of the original one , even found an original copy in Japan
@@thedeterminater8757 I am loving the changes made. The ability system truly rebalanced classes and characters. ( e.g. Kevin might be a powerhouse but Charlotte gets good Spirit and luck passives )
You can respec, but only with a very rare consumable item called the Goddess Scales. Don't think you can even find one of those until the final dungeon. I try to save separate files before and after changing classes, because you are locked in for practically the whole game.
@@coprographia There's a new update for the game that adds a lot of features new difficulty reset levels, new skills and the ability to choose your outfits as long as you've unlocked them, but I've already played through the game with every character they making me play again with every character just to unlock the costumes for every class again? LOL
Can't wait to play this! 😁 Been doing some research, and I think my initial party is gonna be: Kevin (protagonist): Fatal Fist (high dps) Charlotte: Necromancer (healing + debuffing) Reisz: Star Lancer (group buffing) The idea being that between Charlotte's debuff curse and Reisz's buffing, Kevin's high dps will be even more stupidly high. And Charlotte can keep the party alive with healing while not debuffing.
Solid plan. I can't speak for the remake, but in the original, buffing and debuffing were very useful. Using both together made the final boss almost too easy.
@@craigfunk3453 ToM Remake is my first time playing ToM/SD3, and my knowledge comes mostly from researching the classes and what they do without looking into the story and world (out of fear of spoilers). Luckily, I heard that there is a rare item that allows the reverting of class choices somewhere in the remake, so if I found I made a major "oopsie" I shouldn't be totally s.o.l.
@@craigfunk3453 Still, they exist. And also being able to reclass in NG+ will give me plenty of opportunities to experiment across multiple playthroughs and party make ups 🙂
Good Video with advice. However this is a remake therefore there are could be some changed by comparaison of the orginal. But I think what you said will be true in the remake. My team will be Riesz - Star Lance Hawkeye - Master Ninja Charlotte - Necromancer
I've never played the older games, but I'm really excited for this. I'm thinking I'm gonna go Duran (Paladin or Knight), Kevin (maybe ascendant?), and Rieze (the one where she summons and supports)
i am super indecisive with rpg parties that are highly variable and locked after a certain point, so many restarts in divinity orginal sin 2 and pillars of eternity 2,so much lost time.
@@forzakule No *new* story. The game is split into 3 paths and the path you take depends on who you choose as your main character. After you beat one path, you can go into new game plus to beat the other two paths or replay the same path.
well ^_^ Kevin is a DPS monster by default so no troubles there. but Angela is a better DPS monster than duran. Angie+ Kevin = total annihalation :D 3rd char doesn't even matter anymore but yeah either Riesz for buffing or Charlotte for healz.
Ha, I did that party when I played through on Collections of Mana. TBH, I always want to have Angela in my party. For no other reason than she's simply a FUN character just for her interactions and personality (I don't know why Reisz is so much more popular. Her character is just so flat and boring).
@@Ambaryerno same here! i love Angie so much haha her VA did a great job reflecting her sassy and snobby nature. it is a shame Riesz's VA is so robotic...
Great video as always,think im gonna go with Angela(for her clones),the Werewolf(cause it sounds fun) and the Healer cause you said the magic word ''Warlock''!!!! Thanks man
Can’t wait to play this game on Friday. Will main Angela and have Duran and Riesz as my party members. I might also go dark path for Angela and Riesz because dark path=more skin.
Gaddammit dude xD Oh well, since you're going down the dark path, I'd recommend Dragon Master to Riesz for that sweet Jourmungand summon for great dmg and poison, or if you like AoE buffs, the Fenrir Knight is your best option. And happy Mana Friday!
Speaking of Final Fantasy VII, Cloud is like Duran. Barret is like Angela. Aerith is like Charlotte. Tifa is like Kevin. Cid is like Riesz. Yuffie is like Hawkeye. Speaking of Final Fantasy X, Hawkeye is a combination of Tidus and Rikku. Yuna is like Charlotte. Auron is like Duran. Kimahri is like Riesz. Angela is a combination of Wakka and Lulu. Tidus + Rikku = Hawkeye Wakka + Lulu = Angela Speaking of Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning is like Duran. Sazh is like Angela. Snow is like Kevin. Vanille is like Hawkeye. Hope is like Charlotte. Fang is like Riesz.
Play the Trials of Mana release on Switch (Collection of Mana) or SNES Classic, as both are multiplayer :) Same with Secret of Mana, which is 1-3 players.
Currently doing 2 side by side play throughs. Angela, Hawkeye, Charlotte Duran, Kevin, Riesz. Hopefully it’ll work out the game doesn’t seem to difficult on hard at lvl 12....
this game looks so like so much fun. Duran and rise for sure, as for the 3rd member I don't know. But damn, I wish they would let you have 4 active party members.
I know it's not optimal, but thanks for this, my team comp will just be summoner, necromancer, and great diviner just because filling the board will be hilarious.
Having played the SFAM version a lot of times, I'd say one of the strengths of the game is replaying. You have to play 3 times to get all the endings, you'll want to replay more to try all the classes, and find better combinations. So don't sweat it too much, experiment!
Yeah, there wasn't really any need to create a perfect combination as all groups could essentially beat the game. I'm looking forward to seeing if Necromancer is any good in the remake, as it was probably one of Carlie's worst classes in the original, iirc. In the original summons were basically just on screen effects, so I'm looking forward to seeing if they change that in the remake. That said, my predownload does not seem to be working so I'm getting rather frustrated. Kind of disappointed Kevin and Duran actually cover up way more the more they change classes. Whereas the others lose clothing for the most part. Also a little sad Kevin's wolf transformations weren't shown.
i picked the characters i visually liked lol but i have to say im very satisfied that i went with angela as my first through main. her grand diviner class' passive is great as i can wipe out enemy groups and regain the mp i used. i had duran as my 2nd, which turns out having connecting stories to angela which is great, and hawkeye as my 3rd. both duran and hawkeye are melee dps with hawkeye also debuff enemies. i mainly play as angela and nuke enemies from a save distance while healing duran and hawkeye with items, which is quite effective for my first play through c:
I think they did the connecting stories with Angela and Duran better than any other story branch pair. They even have a special ending scene if both characters are in the party together (granted, I haven't seen Kevin/Charlotte's ending yet, but I know they didn't give a shared ending to Reisz/Hawkeye).
Are there locked chests in the remake? Because there's not in the original. Also *any* character with high luck may be able to ignore traps, not just Hawkeye. So these "unique abilities" you mention are not unique at all. What's unique about Hawkeye are things we don't know yet, since we don't know equippable passives he gets beyond his first class (including abilities that any party member can equip). tl;dr- don't spread misinformation.
@@magus13131 I think they basically removed traps completely from the game. Really disappointed with that. I liked it and it gave Hawk something fairly exclusive. Sure, you could push luck with anyone, but Hawk would always be the best if you did that regardless once you maxed everyone I think. Wondering if characters will have maxed stats on the remake. Luck only seems to determine how often you get items from battles now. Made my Angela pretty busted from the get go because of all the coins and magic items you could get in the demo from it.
TBH, all class combinations can be made to work together and I find min-maxing party builds in a lot of ways detracts from the fun of seeing and experimenting with the different combinations just to get different character interactions, or experimenting with different strategies (IE taking Buff Reisz leads to a different style of play than her debuff classes). I think a more interesting exercise would be to determine which set is best supported as the "canon" party. IMO, I think it's Duran as the Mana Knight and Angela as Companion 1: 1) Duran appears to be the most prominent character in the marketing. He's splashed front and center on the game box and title screen, was used in the demo, featured heavily in the trailer, most strongly resembles the heroes of FFA and SoM, and of the six is the only one who actually USES a sword, making him best suited as the Sword's wielder (even if you don't get to use it in the game). 2) Angela connects as his companion by default since they share a plot and main villain, with Angela having the most personal connection to the Crimson Wizard. In addition her kingdom is invading Duran's, which naturally places them together. There's also the implications that Angela is the Hero King's daughter (more on him in a moment). 3) Duran and Angela undergo the most character development of the six. While all six characters do set their personal motivations aside for the greater good, Duran and Angela experience the most personal growth and the others are more static (Reisz, Hawkeye, Kevin, and Charlotte all demonstrate more compassion and selflessness from the start, whereas for Duran and Angela they begin the game much more self-centered and selfish, and only begin to demonstrate their nobler qualities as they progress). Duran and Angela's individual story paths are also much more closely intertwined than the other story path pairs, with them even sharing an ending if both are in the party, in which Angela hints at her attraction to Duran. 4) Valsena, Duran's home, has the most plot significance of the six kingdoms. While the player must still save Laurent and their actions put Wendel at risk, these locations are only visited once by the plot. Additionally, the three aggressor kingdoms are only relevant to the player in their own branch. however Valsena is visited in all three branches, and it largely becomes the player's central base of operations in the search for the Mana Stones, being revisited many times to advance the plot. 5) King Richard himself is one of the player's main sources of advice and exposition after Faerie. However I think it's especially significant that the King himself was once bonded to a faerie during the war against the Dragon Lord. The game goes out of its way to establish the significance of faeries appearing in the world, so the fact the King had been bonded during the last battle against the Dragon Lord adds further weight to the idea that he is indeed the game's "main" Big Bad.
For Angela, once you figure out how to sustain MP pretty good, stack magic damage and critical chances then play as her and she becomes the most OP character in the game. You'll breeze through most fights easily.
I just started and I picked Angela as the Leader and Riesz and Hawkeye as my partners. Will I still get cool story elements or should i go back and pick Duran instead since Angela is my leader?
I kinda picked by necessity. Without looking at too much guides. I chose Kevin for offense, Riesz for mid to long range attack and support magic and Charlotte for healing.
i know i'll be using Duran, Angela and Riesz. but i cant decide where i want Duran to go. Angela will be magus, for the OP "FECK THIS ROOM" magic. Riesz will be the buffer for sure. but i dunno bout Duran. i'm thinking either lord for the heals and defense. or swordmaster cause i am a sucker for sword magic and he gets life steal on one of them which could help with the healing.... items are strong so i wonder how hard life will be without a dedicated healer.... any suggestions?
Few things that restrict me. Shared storylines. And characters that appear just to get left behind. Just pick Charlotte as the third character and see what happens after you defeat full metal hugger.
1. Game is good. I hope they will remake Legend of Mana now. 2. Voice actors are not bad, they simply don't fit most of the characters. Shade is good. Other mana spirits sound comically. Most of female characters are good. Male characters - depends. They simply had to lower load on existing voice actors and buy hours from other voice actors. 3. Battle system is underdeveloped and lacks simple commands for companions - back off, stand still, attack, cast/dont'cast. Game gives you plenty of candies to compensate it, however this brings less satisfaction from wins.
My first playthrough was Riesz Dark/Light, Kevin Dark/Dark, and Angela Light/Light(Went in blind, and quietly hoped she would get a healing spell... nope, and AI really sucked at keeping her out of harm's way instead just rushing her in middle of things and smacking enemies with wand half the time...), nonetheless only battles that gave me any trouble were the vampire guy, whom I think is exclusive to Riesz and Hawkeye storylines, and also the post-game dungeon boss. And both of those mostly due to AI idiocy getting it killed constantly and me running out of the 9 revives we have per battle... I wasn't playing on Hard though XD
Completed the game and just unlocked the second story today. I can say, I couldn't imagine not having one for some of the end bosses you have to fight. Without one it's absolutely going to be tough. --My team-- Duran: Paladin Riesz: Dragon Master Charlotte: High Cleric
I'm not sure if I missed it but the video just explained their abilities. I thought you will give a recommended team or mixed up. Maybe I'm just looking for a good suggestion not that something I already read in the internet. Though still a great video :)
How much does the main character slot matter in terms of interactions with your teammate? Do you know? I know they added a few things from the original but will the interactions of your team be different if you were main character selecting Duran as opposed to Angela? What about the reverse of that? Furthermore, If you picked those 2 as character 2 and 3, would it matter if you chose a main character like Kevin? I've heard that in the original it could matter here and there, but I don't recall how much it mattered.
In recent interview, they announce the party banter depend who are the main character, the companion 1 and companion 2 Meanning if you do in your first play, Riesz (MC), Hawkeye (C1) and Charlotte (C2), the party banter will be completly different if you do Hawkeye (MC), Charlotte (C1), Riesz (C2). THe main character will be always the one who talks the most during the cutscene and change the final section of the game. In the same interview, they releaved there is exclusive banter with only female or only male team
@@rufure9294 Oh wow. Thanks for the response. I think I caught wind of that, but now all that means is I'm going to have to do a bunch of playthrough of this game just for banter, haha.
@@UlquiorraZumaeta Yeah, with just only the demo it was amazing. Finally a RPG game with excellent replay value. Most of recent Games are only interessed for one play. What will be your first or favourite team?
@@rufure9294 My first playthrough was with Kevin and he's been my favorite character (In the original). But I really like Duran and Angela. I know technically the 2 main storylines are Duran/Angela/Hawkeye I think? And then Kevin/etc. Which puts me in a bit of a hard decision cuz I'm not sure how much I'll miss my first time if I decide to be Kevin as main character and have duran and angela as my team members. My compromise was maybe going to be Duran then Angela and Kevin to see if it plays out better with Duran and Angela being more of the focus. I heard they flirted in the original game depending on certain situations. So Part of me want to go through route. So many choices.
I will be using Angela as main, Delvar -> Rune Master class for the level 3 spells Kevin as Monk -> Warrior Monk for multihealing and mp recovery Riesz as Valkyrie -> Star Lancer for buffs
Nice balance! I may go into using my og team of Kevin Angela and Hawkeye though I think I went all dark route in the SNES version. This time I may mix it up and do the same with warrior monk. Butttt dark is so tempting lol
@@fellowmemer5693 Hmm Charlotte is the main healer of the game so her. Unless you roll with Kevin who's light classes heal as well. But personally I'd go with Charlotte if you want an absolute healer
Have a save file on the demo. Can't wait for the 4/24. My team is Hawkeye, Riesz, and Duran. Wanting to try buff/debuff/Elemental sabers. See how quickly bosses die.
Working on the times challenges on the witch boss atm with Charlotte, Hawkeye and Riesz. I managed the first challenge but I'm finding the second very tricky. Planning on rolling through the campaign again but with the other three characters next.
My first party is Charlotte (sage), Duran (paladin), Riesz (Fenrir Knight) This party has decent damage since all 3 class I choose are not damage dealer type and will be a bit weak as tier 2. But what they have is survivability and light attacks for end game. Charlotte multi heal + Duran paladin skill Guard, which take 30% damage for your allies, will keep your party alive all the time.
I did Angela, + Hawkeye and Riesz and the story meshes well so far Riesz has been a major plot point, she broke us out of prison, threatened a slave trader, and met up with her subordinates. I literally don’t know what would’ve happened without her
Is importante to say if they follow the same story like the original every character has is share story with another like Kevin-carlie, duran-Ángela and hawkeye-lise
Negativity aside, I really like Charlotte's sage class. Some people think a dedicated healer is redundant because this game is so easy, and generous with healing items. But the ability to overheal your whole team with a single cast honestly allows you to spend less time healing, plus has major synergy with high/max HP-activated bonuses, like Riesz's Dragon Master has. And Angela is just straight-up overpowered. It's hard to go wrong with her at all.
I have misheard a bunch of the classes names so i'll also misspell them but Run 1 Angela Magist (?) Duran Liege Kevin Fatal Fist Run 2 Riesz Starlancer Charlotte High Cleric Hawkeye Night blade or Ninja master
Character Timestamps: 00:51 Hawkeye | 02:20 Angela | 04:05 Kevin | 05:50 Riesz | 07:25 Charlotte | 09:04 Duran
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Is the build from another console or PC is same for android user and ios sir?
i just loved how duran is a guy in a crop top wielding a big sword
Whoever you pick for the lead, you should include the other character who shares their storyline. Duran/Angela, Charlotte/Kevin and Riesz/Hawkeye are the pairs who share a storyline.
rocketprime Thanks. I will keep this in mind
Because there is no longer any cap to the numbers of each healing items in your inventory, having a dedicated healer is even less necessary than in the original. Playing on hard mode candies heal 200 hp which is basically to full at the start
Does this apply to Charlotte/Kevin though? In Seiken Densetsu 3, those two had no chemistry together and picking both basically gave you nothing as far a dialog is concerned.
@@Crystalgate True, but they still share the same villain group.
@@rocketprime I have a question besides the boss will the pair you stated above affect the storyline significantly besides the bosses? Just bought the game and I love me some story telling.
Call me a crazy fool, but I'm picking the three characters I like and figuring the game out.
I can't do that because i did the same lol I mean the characters still talk with one another all the same anyways.
I think storywise it's best to combine either Angela + Duran or Charlotte + Kevin or Hawkeye + Riesz. The third party member is optional. This seems the most important to me.
@@Gufnorkian To someone that knows nothing about the series they wouldn't know about those, so by proxy they pick the characters they like.
So do they still leave behind a character in jad if you have three in your party when you fight the first boss. That always stung me.
@@moseslalmuanpuia8988 if anything Jad would be where angela would join up so no i don't think so? I know charlotte gets left in wendel if you don't have her in the party but i could be wrong about that.
I've played this game for 8 hours on the day I got it and I'm loving it. It's kinda like Octopath Traveler, but with real-time combat instead of turn-based.
The original Seiken Densetsu 3 (or Trials of Mana) that came out in 1995 is essentially the grandad of Octopath traveler.
If you liked Octopath, you'll love Trials.
@@jjstarrprod Thanks. I already am.
I’m sure there was a lot of games that owed their success to the original Trials of Mana but I understand why you would that the 1995 game is the grandad of Octopath Traveler. Both were developed by Square Enix albeit one was an real time action RPG while the other is a turn-based RPG. Amazing how Square Enix can develop two different styles of RPGs and still find success on both sides. Really hard to do that to transition from one style of combat to another and then go back the other way.
.....it’s kinda like octopath traveler? Pls u speak as if the game is base on octopath traveler. This game came out back in 1995z also another thing. There’s almost nothing the same. Except for the story (both are quite different too) and the class system.
@@phantomhearts5577 I didn't say they were the same and that one was based on the other. You are misinterpreting what I said. The original Trials of Mana made the multiple characters with their own stories popular while Octopath Traveler not only used that but made it slightly better. The only differences was the combat system. The reason they called one the predecessor of the other is because both were developed by Square Enix.
My starter characters were Riesz as the main hero, met Hawkeye first, then Angela later. At the end I had Riesz as the Star Lancer, Hawkeye as they Nightblade and Angel as Grand Diviner. And man Lucent Beam+ is OP as hell.
A-New-Recipeh I have this combo, but Hawkeye is the main and Reisz as the support, along with Angela.
Yes! That was my favorite team build too. With Duran, Angela, and Kevin as a close 2nd( sorry Charlotte but that voice acting makes my ears bweed 🤮 yuck)
I love Hawkeyes voice acting. He reminds me of Android 17
His japanese voice is even better, straight up josuke
His name is actually Hawke
Charlotte and Kevin were always my go-to combo. Charlotte provides the healing and saber magic, which makes Kevin an unstoppable force of pure damage.
I like how you danced around big spoilers with the backstory. Good stuff man.
Having played through the SNES version several times my fav is Hawkeye-->Nighblade
Nicole Halpin unfortunately Nightblade isn’t as strong in the remake, ninja master seems superior
@@okanoz1539 Ninja Master is good at debuffing but lacks physical damage. Nightblade has better single-target attacks. It all depends what you're looking for your party.
I'm replaying the port on the Switch right now and Hawk as a Nightblade is my main. :)
Ryan Butcher I’m maining Hawkeye Nightblade on PS4.... Loving it... Just got his ultimate weapon/Armor and I’m ready to storm the castle next time I play...
4th Class dude (for all chars, its like mixing both last class)
And there's the light and dark 4th class...
I did Hawkeye Ninja Master, Riesz Starlancer and Angela Grand Diviner! It’s a pretty good team imo
Yuana Lee That’s what I choose, and next time I may switch the roles of Hawkeye and Reisz
When i got the game i just picked the three i liked. Glad to know they aren't too incompatible. Thanks!
Den's Gaming Den Same!
Hawkeye, Kevin, and Charlotte were always my go-to team! Nightblade + Death Hand + Bishop was ridiculous
Riesz for a main first. Her CS in the demo was beast. Probably Hawkeye and Charlotte as secondary characters.
I got Hawkeye as main and the other two as support.
Lmao thats the team I chose first
Went Duran as main, Angela and Riesz
Good video! If you don't mind, i'll add some more info:
Kevin light class have pressure point, making him strong as he is on werewolf form on lightday! And dark class used to be the best raw damage of the game.
Duran dark class and charlotte light class has elemental buffs(ice, thunder, earth and fire) They can buff your weapon with elemental damange, pretty strong against almost all bosses on the game. On third class they receive some unique buffs:
Duran DD: Dark saber
Duran DL: Leaf saber (MP steal) and moon saber (life steal)
Duran LD: Saint Saber
Charlotte LD: Saint saber.
*Kevin LL class also have leaf Saber!
I don’t know how I found your channel but I’m glad I did
I usually start by choosing a Route, choose both of them, then put Charlotte into slot three. Not only as a healer, but also because having her in slot three gives you a full team before the first boss. When doing her and Kevin's route, I used to fill slot 2 with Hawkeye to deal with trapped chests. However, as the remake does away with that mechanic, I'll probably experiment with other team comps.
I was so disappointed in trapped chests being removed tbh.
Gonna use the same team as my first SNES playthrough: Hawkeye (Nightblade), Kevin (Enlightened), Duran (Duelist). Was tempted to pick Riesz over Duran, but gonna play through this game more than a few times anyway. So for nostalgia's sake my first team will be the same.
OOOh, great video. I didnt know theres so many classes for each character. I have three demo files saved with different characters! I get to have fun playing!
Charlotte is so much fun. 💖 I liked her best as Sage and Necromancer.
I love Angelas valleygirl voice sometimes. Its surprisingly fitting.
I ship you with Angela from now on
Jaden Quest 💕
I've been told I do a good valleygirl accent. However I'm also a perfectionist when it comes to accents so I get mad at myself if I do it wrong.
FireBomberBassist yea it really is the only voice clip that gets anoying is when she jumps or rolls it sounds like the word yeet if you don’t know which one i’m talking about other than that it’s perfect
@@Kurumithespiritnightmare now that you mention it, it does kinda sound like she's yelling out yeet when she does an evade.
Thanks for the video, short while informative.
Angela(main) rune master + Reisz starlancer + Charlotte Warlock i guess. Through Hawkeye nightblade instead of Charlotte also fits nice.
Keven as fatal fist, Duran as duelist and Charlotte as high priest will be my first run. So hyped for this, I Must 've done 6 or 7 playthrough total of the original one , even found an original copy in Japan
Yeah this game has such high replay value
@@thedeterminater8757 I am loving the changes made. The ability system truly rebalanced classes and characters. ( e.g. Kevin might be a powerhouse but Charlotte gets good Spirit and luck passives )
Angela is best wife. My mind cannot be changed.
Bro wtf. I didnt know there was a remake! This was my favorite part of the game since I was at primary. dang this brings back memories...
I chose Duran, Angela, and Charlotte for my party because they looked so similar to Randi, Primm, and Popoi from Secret of Mana.
I run Kevin as main then Angela and Riesz. Pretty much a harem
LOVE Riesz, Angela and Hawkeye
Kevin with his drain attacks and Angela with the doppelgangers. I just love drain damage and auto attacking clones.
If you make a mistake can you respec your class and change light to dark or vice versa? or are you stuck with it forever?
You can respec, but only with a very rare consumable item called the Goddess Scales. Don't think you can even find one of those until the final dungeon. I try to save separate files before and after changing classes, because you are locked in for practically the whole game.
@@coprographia There's a new update for the game that adds a lot of features new difficulty reset levels, new skills and the ability to choose your outfits as long as you've unlocked them, but I've already played through the game with every character they making me play again with every character just to unlock the costumes for every class again? LOL
Can't wait to play this! 😁
Been doing some research, and I think my initial party is gonna be:
Kevin (protagonist): Fatal Fist (high dps)
Charlotte: Necromancer (healing + debuffing)
Reisz: Star Lancer (group buffing)
The idea being that between Charlotte's debuff curse and Reisz's buffing, Kevin's high dps will be even more stupidly high. And Charlotte can keep the party alive with healing while not debuffing.
Solid plan. I can't speak for the remake, but in the original, buffing and debuffing were very useful. Using both together made the final boss almost too easy.
I prefer to use Charlotte as high cleric for her and Kevin's story because of the hordes of undead she can eliminate via turn undead
@@craigfunk3453 ToM Remake is my first time playing ToM/SD3, and my knowledge comes mostly from researching the classes and what they do without looking into the story and world (out of fear of spoilers). Luckily, I heard that there is a rare item that allows the reverting of class choices somewhere in the remake, so if I found I made a major "oopsie" I shouldn't be totally s.o.l.
@@FeatherhoofGaming you don't get those class reset items (only 6 in the game) until end game/post game
@@craigfunk3453 Still, they exist. And also being able to reclass in NG+ will give me plenty of opportunities to experiment across multiple playthroughs and party make ups 🙂
Press which button for perform Class Strikes?
My team are Kevin Charlotte and Hawkeye form the demo I picked them they became my trusted team
Good Video with advice.
However this is a remake therefore there are could be some changed by comparaison of the orginal. But I think what you said will be true in the remake.
My team will be
Riesz - Star Lance
Hawkeye - Master Ninja
Charlotte - Necromancer
NInja Master and Necromancer in the same team ? Black Curse and the Jutsus serve the same purpose.
Why didn't you talk about the fourth tier classes?
I've never played the older games, but I'm really excited for this. I'm thinking I'm gonna go Duran (Paladin or Knight), Kevin (maybe ascendant?), and Rieze (the one where she summons and supports)
All of Riesz's classes have summons and support.
i am super indecisive with rpg parties that are highly variable and locked after a certain point, so many restarts in divinity orginal sin 2 and pillars of eternity 2,so much lost time.
The game is designed around multiple playthrough especially with the added new game +
I am too. Like highly indecisive. I already restated twice because I cant decide what party I want. So far, I'm with Kevin, riesz, and Charlotte
@@zaneomega2 what does the new game + add?
@@ellimoraazul2095 You can freely choose a new set of 3 party members and get to keep all your past abilities, chain abilities, levels, and money.
@@forzakule No *new* story. The game is split into 3 paths and the path you take depends on who you choose as your main character. After you beat one path, you can go into new game plus to beat the other two paths or replay the same path.
In the demo, I picked Duran, Charlotte, Kevin.
I'll make Charlotte the healer and make Duran and Kevin be DPS monsters.
I usually pick Kevin, Angela and Charlotte in the original game. Because some enemies require that range.
well ^_^ Kevin is a DPS monster by default so no troubles there. but Angela is a better DPS monster than duran. Angie+ Kevin = total annihalation :D 3rd char doesn't even matter anymore but yeah either Riesz for buffing or Charlotte for healz.
Seeing Charlotte running around whacking rabites in the face after all this time hit me right in the feels for some reason...
I went ninja but the elemental jutsu don’t say they have debuffs, as far as I remember I used them for damage.
Always liked Duran - Angela - Riesz. Probably will do the same on this one too.
I'm doing the exact same team as well
Ha, I did that party when I played through on Collections of Mana.
TBH, I always want to have Angela in my party. For no other reason than she's simply a FUN character just for her interactions and personality (I don't know why Reisz is so much more popular. Her character is just so flat and boring).
swap Duran with Kevin and you'll have my starting team.
@@Ambaryerno same here! i love Angie so much haha her VA did a great job reflecting her sassy and snobby nature. it is a shame Riesz's VA is so robotic...
Great video as always,think im gonna go with Angela(for her clones),the Werewolf(cause it sounds fun) and the Healer cause you said the magic word ''Warlock''!!!!
Thanks man
Welcome!
Can’t wait to play this game on Friday. Will main Angela and have Duran and Riesz as my party members. I might also go dark path for Angela and Riesz because dark path=more skin.
Gaddammit dude xD
Oh well, since you're going down the dark path, I'd recommend Dragon Master to Riesz for that sweet Jourmungand summon for great dmg and poison, or if you like AoE buffs, the Fenrir Knight is your best option.
And happy Mana Friday!
Rune Seer Angela, Liege Duran, Starlancer Riesz for me.
Riesz, jack of all trades, master of buffs.
Hawkeye buffs are more survivable on No Escape dificulty
So can you switch and fight with any of the three you pick? Or are you limited tk only playing with the main one you selected
Speaking of Final Fantasy VII, Cloud is like Duran. Barret is like Angela. Aerith is like Charlotte. Tifa is like Kevin. Cid is like Riesz. Yuffie is like Hawkeye.
Speaking of Final Fantasy X, Hawkeye is a combination of Tidus and Rikku. Yuna is like Charlotte. Auron is like Duran. Kimahri is like Riesz. Angela is a combination of Wakka and Lulu.
Tidus + Rikku = Hawkeye
Wakka + Lulu = Angela
Speaking of Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning is like Duran. Sazh is like Angela. Snow is like Kevin. Vanille is like Hawkeye. Hope is like Charlotte. Fang is like Riesz.
If this game had multiplayer it would have been legendary. I would had loved to play this with my wife!!
Play the Trials of Mana release on Switch (Collection of Mana) or SNES Classic, as both are multiplayer :) Same with Secret of Mana, which is 1-3 players.
Currently doing 2 side by side play throughs. Angela, Hawkeye, Charlotte
Duran, Kevin, Riesz. Hopefully it’ll work out the game doesn’t seem to difficult on hard at lvl 12....
Old school: Kevin Dark, Dark, Angela Light, Light, Charlette Dark, Light. Man this game was fun
was? it still is imo! :)
this game looks so like so much fun. Duran and rise for sure, as for the 3rd member I don't know. But damn, I wish they would let you have 4 active party members.
I know it's not optimal, but thanks for this, my team comp will just be summoner, necromancer, and great diviner just because filling the board will be hilarious.
Having played the SFAM version a lot of times, I'd say one of the strengths of the game is replaying. You have to play 3 times to get all the endings, you'll want to replay more to try all the classes, and find better combinations. So don't sweat it too much, experiment!
Yeah, there wasn't really any need to create a perfect combination as all groups could essentially beat the game. I'm looking forward to seeing if Necromancer is any good in the remake, as it was probably one of Carlie's worst classes in the original, iirc. In the original summons were basically just on screen effects, so I'm looking forward to seeing if they change that in the remake. That said, my predownload does not seem to be working so I'm getting rather frustrated. Kind of disappointed Kevin and Duran actually cover up way more the more they change classes. Whereas the others lose clothing for the most part. Also a little sad Kevin's wolf transformations weren't shown.
I seen there was a 4th class unlock as well which is awesome waiting now 4 days left maining kevin 👌🏾💪🏾
i picked the characters i visually liked lol but i have to say im very satisfied that i went with angela as my first through main. her grand diviner class' passive is great as i can wipe out enemy groups and regain the mp i used.
i had duran as my 2nd, which turns out having connecting stories to angela which is great, and hawkeye as my 3rd. both duran and hawkeye are melee dps with hawkeye also debuff enemies. i mainly play as angela and nuke enemies from a save distance while healing duran and hawkeye with items, which is quite effective for my first play through c:
I think they did the connecting stories with Angela and Duran better than any other story branch pair. They even have a special ending scene if both characters are in the party together (granted, I haven't seen Kevin/Charlotte's ending yet, but I know they didn't give a shared ending to Reisz/Hawkeye).
I was thinking about choosing the same team!
I think it's worth mentioning some unique abilities such as Hawkeye being able unlock chests without keys and ignoring traps
Are there locked chests in the remake? Because there's not in the original.
Also *any* character with high luck may be able to ignore traps, not just Hawkeye.
So these "unique abilities" you mention are not unique at all.
What's unique about Hawkeye are things we don't know yet, since we don't know equippable passives he gets beyond his first class (including abilities that any party member can equip).
tl;dr- don't spread misinformation.
@@magus13131 I think they basically removed traps completely from the game. Really disappointed with that. I liked it and it gave Hawk something fairly exclusive. Sure, you could push luck with anyone, but Hawk would always be the best if you did that regardless once you maxed everyone I think. Wondering if characters will have maxed stats on the remake. Luck only seems to determine how often you get items from battles now. Made my Angela pretty busted from the get go because of all the coins and magic items you could get in the demo from it.
Hawkeye, Kevin, and Angela always been my fav party. The first run I always go with them
Same💙
Damn. Waiting for my copy. 4 more days, just in time for my birthday B)
Happy birthday!
Really looking forward to this
Being a ps game, is it viable to play this on steam with an xbox controller?
TBH, all class combinations can be made to work together and I find min-maxing party builds in a lot of ways detracts from the fun of seeing and experimenting with the different combinations just to get different character interactions, or experimenting with different strategies (IE taking Buff Reisz leads to a different style of play than her debuff classes).
I think a more interesting exercise would be to determine which set is best supported as the "canon" party.
IMO, I think it's Duran as the Mana Knight and Angela as Companion 1:
1) Duran appears to be the most prominent character in the marketing. He's splashed front and center on the game box and title screen, was used in the demo, featured heavily in the trailer, most strongly resembles the heroes of FFA and SoM, and of the six is the only one who actually USES a sword, making him best suited as the Sword's wielder (even if you don't get to use it in the game).
2) Angela connects as his companion by default since they share a plot and main villain, with Angela having the most personal connection to the Crimson Wizard. In addition her kingdom is invading Duran's, which naturally places them together. There's also the implications that Angela is the Hero King's daughter (more on him in a moment).
3) Duran and Angela undergo the most character development of the six. While all six characters do set their personal motivations aside for the greater good, Duran and Angela experience the most personal growth and the others are more static (Reisz, Hawkeye, Kevin, and Charlotte all demonstrate more compassion and selflessness from the start, whereas for Duran and Angela they begin the game much more self-centered and selfish, and only begin to demonstrate their nobler qualities as they progress). Duran and Angela's individual story paths are also much more closely intertwined than the other story path pairs, with them even sharing an ending if both are in the party, in which Angela hints at her attraction to Duran.
4) Valsena, Duran's home, has the most plot significance of the six kingdoms. While the player must still save Laurent and their actions put Wendel at risk, these locations are only visited once by the plot. Additionally, the three aggressor kingdoms are only relevant to the player in their own branch. however Valsena is visited in all three branches, and it largely becomes the player's central base of operations in the search for the Mana Stones, being revisited many times to advance the plot.
5) King Richard himself is one of the player's main sources of advice and exposition after Faerie. However I think it's especially significant that the King himself was once bonded to a faerie during the war against the Dragon Lord. The game goes out of its way to establish the significance of faeries appearing in the world, so the fact the King had been bonded during the last battle against the Dragon Lord adds further weight to the idea that he is indeed the game's "main" Big Bad.
I just bought this game .. I can’t wait to play it! Thanks for the tips but I still don’t know who my team is ganna be
For Angela, once you figure out how to sustain MP pretty good, stack magic damage and critical chances then play as her and she becomes the most OP character in the game. You'll breeze through most fights easily.
Yea, when I got ancient curse I started 1 shotting fights
Angela is the most destructive char of the game in both versions. She's like a godess!
My party is Angela, Hawkeye, and reisz. I really think I found a little nice synergy team for myself
my team would be: Duran, Angela and Riesz. Tank, DPS and Support. i cannot play with a Kevin, sorry. xD
My first playthrough will be with Riesz. She also was my main character in the old game.
Me too! I'm thinking Riesz Hawk an Charollote DARK for summons
I love Reisz too, but sadly the game is so very much a whole string of BreakTheCutie. Seriously.
Reisz , Angela and Charlotte because they are all able to Summon
I just started and I picked Angela as the Leader and Riesz and Hawkeye as my partners. Will I still get cool story elements or should i go back and pick Duran instead since Angela is my leader?
Thank you. I can always rely on this channel for this sort of content.
I kinda picked by necessity. Without looking at too much guides. I chose Kevin for offense, Riesz for mid to long range attack and support magic and Charlotte for healing.
thank you soooo much. cant wait to play this game 😆
Enjoy!
Wasn’t really hyped for this game now I wanna play it
i know i'll be using Duran, Angela and Riesz. but i cant decide where i want Duran to go. Angela will be magus, for the OP "FECK THIS ROOM" magic. Riesz will be the buffer for sure. but i dunno bout Duran. i'm thinking either lord for the heals and defense. or swordmaster cause i am a sucker for sword magic and he gets life steal on one of them which could help with the healing.... items are strong so i wonder how hard life will be without a dedicated healer....
any suggestions?
NGL, I laughed out loud at the "FECK THIS ROOM" comment! 🤣
For someone who lives in a winter frigid region, Angela sure is dressed appropriately by JRPG standards lol
Few things that restrict me. Shared storylines. And characters that appear just to get left behind. Just pick Charlotte as the third character and see what happens after you defeat full metal hugger.
Thinking of going for Duran/Angela/Kevin.....for my first playthrough in the remake. thoughts?
1. Game is good. I hope they will remake Legend of Mana now.
2. Voice actors are not bad, they simply don't fit most of the
characters. Shade is good. Other mana spirits sound comically. Most of
female characters are good. Male characters - depends. They simply had
to lower load on existing voice actors and buy hours from other voice
actors.
3. Battle system is underdeveloped and lacks simple commands for
companions - back off, stand still, attack, cast/dont'cast. Game gives
you plenty of candies to compensate it, however this brings less
satisfaction from wins.
My first playthrough was Riesz Dark/Light, Kevin Dark/Dark, and Angela Light/Light(Went in blind, and quietly hoped she would get a healing spell... nope, and AI really sucked at keeping her out of harm's way instead just rushing her in middle of things and smacking enemies with wand half the time...), nonetheless only battles that gave me any trouble were the vampire guy, whom I think is exclusive to Riesz and Hawkeye storylines, and also the post-game dungeon boss. And both of those mostly due to AI idiocy getting it killed constantly and me running out of the 9 revives we have per battle...
I wasn't playing on Hard though XD
I wonder if this could apply to the snes game
My experience in 2 runs on the snes is, make sure you have a healer, if you don't is going to be brutal for you
Completed the game and just unlocked the second story today. I can say, I couldn't imagine not having one for some of the end bosses you have to fight. Without one it's absolutely going to be tough.
--My team--
Duran: Paladin
Riesz: Dragon Master
Charlotte: High Cleric
I'm not sure if I missed it but the video just explained their abilities. I thought you will give a recommended team or mixed up. Maybe I'm just looking for a good suggestion not that something I already read in the internet. Though still a great video :)
cool video. trials of mana looks like a nice role playing game
How much does the main character slot matter in terms of interactions with your teammate? Do you know? I know they added a few things from the original but will the interactions of your team be different if you were main character selecting Duran as opposed to Angela? What about the reverse of that? Furthermore, If you picked those 2 as character 2 and 3, would it matter if you chose a main character like Kevin? I've heard that in the original it could matter here and there, but I don't recall how much it mattered.
In recent interview, they announce the party banter depend who are the main character, the companion 1 and companion 2
Meanning if you do in your first play, Riesz (MC), Hawkeye (C1) and Charlotte (C2), the party banter will be completly different if you do Hawkeye (MC), Charlotte (C1), Riesz (C2).
THe main character will be always the one who talks the most during the cutscene and change the final section of the game.
In the same interview, they releaved there is exclusive banter with only female or only male team
@@rufure9294 Oh wow. Thanks for the response. I think I caught wind of that, but now all that means is I'm going to have to do a bunch of playthrough of this game just for banter, haha.
@@UlquiorraZumaeta Yeah, with just only the demo it was amazing.
Finally a RPG game with excellent replay value. Most of recent Games are only interessed for one play.
What will be your first or favourite team?
@@rufure9294 My first playthrough was with Kevin and he's been my favorite character (In the original). But I really like Duran and Angela. I know technically the 2 main storylines are Duran/Angela/Hawkeye I think? And then Kevin/etc. Which puts me in a bit of a hard decision cuz I'm not sure how much I'll miss my first time if I decide to be Kevin as main character and have duran and angela as my team members. My compromise was maybe going to be Duran then Angela and Kevin to see if it plays out better with Duran and Angela being more of the focus. I heard they flirted in the original game depending on certain situations. So Part of me want to go through route. So many choices.
I will be using
Angela as main, Delvar -> Rune Master class for the level 3 spells
Kevin as Monk -> Warrior Monk for multihealing and mp recovery
Riesz as Valkyrie -> Star Lancer for buffs
Nice balance! I may go into using my og team of Kevin Angela and Hawkeye though I think I went all dark route in the SNES version. This time I may mix it up and do the same with warrior monk. Butttt dark is so tempting lol
@@Its_an_Eze who do you think is best suited for healing? Or is anyone able to be a support/good healer?
@@fellowmemer5693 Hmm Charlotte is the main healer of the game so her. Unless you roll with Kevin who's light classes heal as well. But personally I'd go with Charlotte if you want an absolute healer
Da Maverick Blast legit going to use the same team lol
@@Its_an_Eze Is having a healer that important really?
I believe one physically strong attacker, one strong attack magic, and one strong healer.
Duran Angela and Charlotte basically
Kevin is by and far the best and most fun to play
I didn't expected the little girl to be a necromancer or a warlock.
Have a save file on the demo. Can't wait for the 4/24. My team is Hawkeye, Riesz, and Duran. Wanting to try buff/debuff/Elemental sabers. See how quickly bosses die.
That worked wonders for me in the SNES game. I had Necromancer Charlotte instead of Dark Hawkeye for the healing, but that certainly wasn't necessary.
I would have wanted a mention of the new Tier 3 classes for each route
My first playtrough will ether be Kevin, Duran, Char or Duran, Angela, Kevin
Working on the times challenges on the witch boss atm with Charlotte, Hawkeye and Riesz. I managed the first challenge but I'm finding the second very tricky.
Planning on rolling through the campaign again but with the other three characters next.
I think I'll go for Hawkeye, Charlotte and Riesz.
My first party is Charlotte (sage), Duran (paladin), Riesz (Fenrir Knight)
This party has decent damage since all 3 class I choose are not damage dealer type and will be a bit weak as tier 2. But what they have is survivability and light attacks for end game.
Charlotte multi heal + Duran paladin skill Guard, which take 30% damage for your allies, will keep your party alive all the time.
I did Angela, + Hawkeye and Riesz and the story meshes well so far Riesz has been a major plot point, she broke us out of prison, threatened a slave trader, and met up with her subordinates. I literally don’t know what would’ve happened without her
kevin and angela always on my team
i know right? these two = utter annihalation.
Is importante to say if they follow the same story like the original every character has is share story with another like Kevin-carlie, duran-Ángela and hawkeye-lise
To be sure is there any censorship on the ps4 version? I still not sure which one to get
Negativity aside, I really like Charlotte's sage class. Some people think a dedicated healer is redundant because this game is so easy, and generous with healing items. But the ability to overheal your whole team with a single cast honestly allows you to spend less time healing, plus has major synergy with high/max HP-activated bonuses, like Riesz's Dragon Master has.
And Angela is just straight-up overpowered. It's hard to go wrong with her at all.
Awesome
How do you change clases ?
I have misheard a bunch of the classes names so i'll also misspell them but
Run 1
Angela Magist (?)
Duran Liege
Kevin Fatal Fist
Run 2
Riesz Starlancer
Charlotte High Cleric
Hawkeye Night blade or Ninja master
Exactly what I'm doing!!
Angela Magus*! I guess everybody forgot how to speak Chrono Trigger's broody anti hero huh XD