Dawn of Mana isn't a game, It's the most diabolical way to waste 50$ ever concieved.
User Rating: 4 | Seiken Densetsu 4 PS2
I can't believe a game from Square Enix could be this bad. The whole game is just hack and slash. It's gets very tired using the same generic combo over and over again. Hit, Hit, Turn around Hit. Hit Hit Turn around Hit. Until you gain a level, then it's Hit Hit Hit Turn around Hit. The panic feature is stupid and it's even more stupid that the only way to gain levels is to hit enemies while they are panicked and collect medals. The voice acting makes you want to shoot yourself, espically Faye's. The fact that there are only 7 spells in the whole game and the max level is 4 is just a swift kick to the face. When you finish a chapter, your level resets back to 1. How retarded is that? The fact that you can interact with nearly everything should be a great gaming mechanic, but it's used horribly in Dawn of Mana. Throwing things at enemies is very hard with the flawed controls. the whip is almost useless and the slingshot sucks unless you are firing hexorbs. The medal system is dumb because the criteria you have to meet to get medals is absurd. You never find items to put in an inventory of some sort, so if you're about to die, you can't use an item and you're screwed. I don't recommend this game unless you love to be bored and like pretty colors.
