Unfortunately though, whilst Secret of Mana still maintains the enjoyable
essence of the original game, it seems to have taken a step backwards as opposed to evolving itself for modern gamers.
Not exact matches
When it comes down to it, this
game manages to build upon the
essence of familiar gameplay mechanics and present a very
original player experience.
I won't go into too much detail about the story, considering the
original game has been out for more than half a decade, but I will say it does an excellent job
of capturing the
essence of what I'd imagine Los Angeles to feel like in that era.
Not only has Sting captured the
essence of what makes those two
games great, they've added their own unique spin to create something freshly
original while being familiar enough for fans
of the genre to jump right in.
The main
essence of the
game's plot is the same as the
original game from 2002 which sees Ratchet and Clank trying to stop the
game's villain, Chairmen Drek from attempting to create the perfect planet for his race, The Blarg.
Platinum
games have done a great job at capturing not just the look and feel
of the
original Transformers carton but also the
essence of what Transformers is.
Blood Dragon is built on Far Cry 3, sharing much
of the
original title's gameplay mechanics and mission structure, so in
essence you're getting a top - tier shooter experience for the cost
of a downloadable arcade
game.
A recent hands on impressions
of the PGW demo by IGN noted that while the
game looks incredible and retains the
essence of the
original, it also retains the same stubborn camera and «archaic control system», which is quiet concerning.
Fans remember the
original games very fondly and we want to preserve that
essence — which we have excellent experience
of doing at Eidos - Montréal — whilst also introducing THIEF to a brand new, next - generation, audience, Our goal is to deliver the fantasy
of being Garrett, THE master thief, and we're building this
game around that core experience.»
The
game looks absolutely gorgeous thanks to its Tron - like aesthetic, capturing the
essence of the
original classic by referring to its arcade roots.
It's all
original so you've never really heard it but it captures the
essence of the 8 - bit error like no other non-8-bit era
game you've ever played.
Put simply, Plants vs Zombies HD brings the
essence and lunacy
of the
original game intact.
Telltale Games has tried to retain the
essence of the
original Minecraft
game soundtrack as well, and they have brought in some new effects too, like that
of the wood - punching sound.
M2 were likely aware
of this, as beating the
original game unlocks a special mode which brings several changes to the
original game, in
essence adding four additional stages to the
game.
Secret
of Mana retains the
essence of the great
game it's always been, although this remake feels a little bit like a missed opportunity to take the
original adventure even further.