When Seiken Densetsu 4 was
revealed last week, very little was offered aside from its
name. We still do not know even what console the game is being developed for, for any generation (the current or the
next). However, we do know a few tidbits of the game, the first of which is that the game will be fleshed out in 3D (as
seen in the recent Famitsu scans) and, as IGN revealed today, that it will utilize the
Havok physics engine.
Koichi Ishii, the man behind the Mana series (and producer of Seiken Densetsu 4) said the
inspiration for this idea came about from a presentation of Half-Life 2 at E3 2003. The Mana titles have
always been known as action RPG's, but rarely is the focus ever on incorporating physics into the game environment –
sounds like Mr. Ishii has a couple of grand ideas for his pet series. The game is not expected to come out until
Christmas of 2006, but hopefully we will not have to wait that long for some more information.
Reader Comments (7)
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:09PM (Unverified) said
Gamefaqs has children of mana listed for NDS. Hopefully this is a DS title!
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:09PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, Children of Mana was listed as a DS title in the earlier post Ross referenced, so your wishes (may) have been fulfilled. =) The Havok-powered title here, however, is probably coming to a home console of some sort, judging by the graphics of the screen released.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:09PM (Unverified) said
Havok physics? more action? sounds custom made for the Revolution.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:09PM (Unverified) said
I like physics. A lot. More so than eye-candy. Bring on the realism.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:09PM (Unverified) said
Oh man, Secret of Mana was one of the best RPGs ever - glad to see the series is still alive.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:09PM (Unverified) said
Ah that's awesome. I cant wait to litterally smack around some rabbites.
Posted: Dec 24th 2005 8:43AM (Unverified) said
Just a question. Why is that everybody seems to think of just announced 3d sekien densetsu as eventual gamecube or revolution game? I can understand how the game has similar tone to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, but wouldn't it make more sense for SquareEnix to relase true next installment(since Sekien Densetsu for ps1 was an experiment which clearly went against the established norm of the series in more way than one)in highly regarded Sekien Densetsu for the consoles of Sony, either ps2 or ps3?
Sure Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was a great game in its own right, but doesn't it have still a long way to go in order to consider itself in the same league as the likes of Seiken Densetsu series? Furthermore, too much optimism for the console without an official name or spec and a console whose biggest selling point thus far is the mechanism which will have to go through several stages of development to acheive its true potential will, in my opinion, only lead to bitter disappointment, for it's highly unlikely that Nintendo's new mechanism of control will actually live up to its hype, for such a feat is not possible. Let's just step back for a second and realize that whatever happens in the future with the regards to next console war, we the gamers will always win.
Sure Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was a great game in its own right, but doesn't it have still a long way to go in order to consider itself in the same league as the likes of Seiken Densetsu series? Furthermore, too much optimism for the console without an official name or spec and a console whose biggest selling point thus far is the mechanism which will have to go through several stages of development to acheive its true potential will, in my opinion, only lead to bitter disappointment, for it's highly unlikely that Nintendo's new mechanism of control will actually live up to its hype, for such a feat is not possible. Let's just step back for a second and realize that whatever happens in the future with the regards to next console war, we the gamers will always win.
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