Trials of Mana, Square Enix's remake of the 1995 Super Famicom title of the same name, launched at the end of April to a warm critical reception. An action-RPG, Trials of Mana has six different protagonists, though the player only controls three at a time.
These six protagonists all have their own individual stories, which come together in their quest to save the Mana Tree. To defeat the evil Benevodons, the heroes must use their special Chain and Class abilities, earned throughout the course of the game.
Hidden Abilities
Not all abilities are earned automatically however, and there are a lot of Chain Abilities that can only be unlocked by reaching special conditions. For those players who want their team at full strength, here's a complete list of how to unlock them.
- Jadd Noble: Gives a simple +10 MP, and is unlocked by talking to Jadd in his Jadd Stronghold prison.
- Watts Blacksmith: Gives a 5% boost to all gear stats in battle, and is gained by paying Watts 5000 on his first meeting with the player. This can't be done later.
- Hero King: Makes battle victories boost the Class Strike gauge by 5%, and is unlocked by speaking with the Hero King in Valsena with Duran in the party.
- Bruiser: Boosts attack when using Class Strikes, and is gained by speaking to Bruiser in Valsena with Duran in the party.
- Stella: Boosts healing items by 10%, and is unlocked by speaking to the woman in Duran's Valsena house, without Duran in the party.
- Fortune-Teller: Halves the duration of status effects, and is unlocked by talking to the fortune-teller in Valsena after rescuing the Hero King.
- Von Boyage: Boosts power attack damage by 5%, and is gained by speaking to Von Boyage on the way to Beiser.
- Aurora Sisters: Boosts magic attack by 5%, and is unlocked by watching the Aurora Sisters perform their dance in Beiser.
- Trader: Gives a 20% chance to block debuffs, and is gained by speaking to the trader by the cage in Beiser's Night Market while Reisz is in the party.
- Tomatoman: Pay 30% of the MP cost of spells with HP instead, and is unlocked by speaking to the tomatoman near the healing totem in Tomatoman Village.
- Ludgar: Boosts damage to bosses by 10%, and is gained by beating Ludgar near Chartmoon Tower with Kevin in the party.
- Elfin Elder: Decreases enemy respawn rate, and is unlocked by talking to the Elfin Elder during the story, but only if Charlotte is in the party.
- Cactus: Characters start battle with 200% CS, and is unlocked by finding Cactus in all 50 of his hiding spots.
Trials of Mana is available now for PC, PS4, and Switch.