<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
1995	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
(	O
now	O
Square	O
Enix	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1993	O
game	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
three	O
heroes	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
claim	O
the	O
legendary	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
and	O
prevent	O
the	O
Benevodons	O
from	O
being	O
unleashed	O
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
builds	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
with	O
multiple	O
enhancements	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
time	O
progression	O
system	O
with	O
transitions	O
from	O
day	O
to	O
night	O
and	O
weekday	O
to	O
weekday	O
in	O
game	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
character	O
classes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
each	O
character	O
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
and	O
status	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artwork	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
artist	O
Nobuteru	O
Yūki	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
composer	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
English-speaking	O
players	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
due	O
to	O
an	O
unofficial	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
considerable	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
ever	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
as	O
Collection	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
with	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
titled	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
displays	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
three	O
player	O
characters	O
navigate	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
fight	O
off	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
may	O
be	O
passed	O
between	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
;	O
the	O
companions	O
not	O
currently	O
selected	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
simultaneously	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
can	O
use	O
one	O
type	O
of	O
weapon	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
depends	O
on	O
the	O
magical	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Options	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
equipment	O
,	O
casting	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
or	O
checking	O
status	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
cycling	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Ring	O
Commands	O
—	O
a	O
circular	O
menu	O
which	O
hovers	O
over	O
the	O
controlled	O
party	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
character	O
reaches	O
level	O
18	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
visit	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
located	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
choose	O
to	O
upgrade	O
them	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
classes	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
—	O
either	O
a	O
class	O
aligned	O
to	O
"	O
Light	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
class	O
aligned	O
to	O
"	O
Dark	O
"	O
—	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
and	O
different	O
improvements	O
to	O
character	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
also	O
employs	O
a	O
calendar	O
function	O
into	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
where	O
Mana	B-Application
represents	O
an	O
ethereal	O
,	O
but	O
finite	O
,	O
energy	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
by	O
forging	O
the	O
powerful	O
Sword	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
and	O
defeating	O
eight	O
monsters	O
of	O
destruction	O
,	O
the	O
Benevodons	O
—	O
"	O
God	O
Beasts	O
"	O
in	O
earlier	O
translations	O
—	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
sealing	O
them	O
within	O
eight	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
,	O
before	O
turning	O
herself	O
into	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
and	O
falling	O
asleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
Mana	B-Application
starts	O
to	O
fade	O
and	O
peace	O
has	O
ended	O
,	O
as	O
several	O
people	O
plot	O
to	O
unleash	O
the	O
Benevodons	O
from	O
the	O
stones	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
gain	O
ultimate	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
;	O
according	O
to	O
series	O
creator	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
do	O
not	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
or	O
elements	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
different	O
games	O
are	O
best	O
considered	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
statement	O
,	O
the	O
2007	O
game	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
prequel	O
to	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
19	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
orphaned	O
mercenary	B-Application
swordsman	O
of	O
Valsena	O
,	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
the	O
Plains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
mother	O
,	O
Queen	O
Valda	O
uses	O
her	O
magic	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
citadel	O
in	O
Altena	O
in	O
a	O
perpetual	O
Spring	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
weakens	O
as	O
Mana	B-Application
starts	O
to	O
fade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
power	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
assistant	O
the	O
Crimson	O
Wizard	O
decide	O
to	O
invade	O
other	O
nations	O
to	O
claim	O
their	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
Stone	O
is	O
fatal	O
to	O
the	O
caster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
mountainous	O
Wind	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Laurent	O
and	O
captain	O
of	O
its	O
Amazon	B-Application
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Faerie	O
from	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
exhausted	O
by	O
her	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
explain	O
their	O
grievances	O
to	O
the	O
Priest	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
the	O
Faerie	O
interrupts	O
and	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
is	O
dying	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
is	O
in	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
explain	O
further	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Faerie	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
as	O
its	O
host	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
Sword	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
from	O
the	O
foot	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
then	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
their	O
wishes	O
granted	O
by	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
if	O
the	O
sword	O
is	O
drawn	O
before	O
the	O
Tree	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Faerie	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
strength	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ancient	O
spell	B-Application
which	O
would	O
do	O
so	O
by	O
unlocking	O
the	O
power	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
also	O
takes	O
the	O
caster	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
journeying	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
spirits	O
,	O
meeting	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
thwarting	O
the	O
invasion	O
attempts	O
of	O
Nevarl	O
and	O
Altena	O
,	O
discovering	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	O
and	O
Water	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
,	O
and	O
learning	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Stone	O
of	O
Darkness	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
tries	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
gate	O
to	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
with	O
the	O
spirits	O
 '	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
attempt	O
fails	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
second	O
succeeds	O
;	O
the	O
Faerie	O
realizes	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
opened	O
because	O
someone	O
else	O
released	O
the	O
power	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
travel	O
into	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
claims	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
adversaries	O
capture	O
the	O
Faerie	O
and	O
will	O
only	O
release	O
her	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
already	O
powerful	O
villain	O
absorbs	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Sword	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Benevodons	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
god	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
halted	O
by	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
blocking	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
villain	O
's	O
minions	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
go	O
and	O
defeat	O
their	O
main	O
enemy	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
and	O
eliminating	O
all	O
Mana	B-Application
from	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Faerie	O
then	O
fuses	O
with	O
what	O
is	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
;	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
reborn	O
as	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
in	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
,	O
but	O
until	O
then	O
Mana	B-Application
will	O
not	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
titles	O
for	O
Square	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
console	O
hardware	O
was	O
close	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
"	O
prolong	O
"	O
production	O
or	O
keep	O
its	O
existence	O
quiet	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
had	O
difficulties	O
keeping	O
staff	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
were	O
being	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
teams	O
of	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
get	O
them	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
demo	O
saw	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Satellaview	B-Device
broadcast	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
intent	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
continuation	O
"	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
all	O
they	O
had	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
and	O
built	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
cut	O
content	O
from	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
monster	O
designs	O
,	O
was	O
reused	O
for	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
product	O
was	O
very	O
large	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
pushing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
cartridge	O
to	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
part	O
cut	O
from	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
before	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
end	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
volcano	O
dungeon	O
;	O
while	O
planned	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
short	O
on	O
time	O
and	O
so	O
had	O
to	O
drop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlotte	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Popoi	O
from	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
as	O
she	O
had	O
a	O
cheerful	O
demeanour	O
despite	O
a	O
dark	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
became	O
known	O
abroad	O
as	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
though	O
a	O
preview	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
called	O
it	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
,	O
despite	O
still	O
stating	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
preview	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
in	O
February	O
1996	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
had	O
been	O
canceled	O
by	O
Square	O
's	O
American	O
branch	O
due	O
to	O
programming	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
that	O
they	O
deemed	O
impossible	O
to	O
fix	O
in	O
a	O
timely	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
2019	O
,	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
stated	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
localizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
or	O
Europe	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
cost	O
a	O
fortune	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
competing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
consoles	O
diminished	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
spending	O
so	O
much	O
on	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
proposed	O
reason	O
was	O
lackluster	O
sales	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
probability	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
low	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
technical	O
nature	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
far	O
too	O
costly	O
to	O
produce	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
further	O
supported	O
by	O
Brian	O
Fehdrau	O
,	O
lead	O
programmer	O
for	O
Square	O
's	O
contemporary	O
game	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evermore	I-Application
,	O
who	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
some	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
,	O
hindering	O
its	O
likelihood	O
of	O
being	O
certified	O
for	O
release	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
without	O
extensive	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
an	O
apparent	O
misconception	O
among	O
video	O
game	O
fans	O
that	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
title	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evermore	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
an	O
English	O
language	O
version	O
of	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evermore	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
at	O
Square	O
's	O
office	O
in	O
Redmond	O
,	O
Washington	O
called	O
Square	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Fehdrau	O
,	O
no	O
one	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Evermore	O
project	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
translation	O
of	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Redmond	O
team	O
was	O
specifically	O
hired	O
to	O
create	O
Evermore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
project	O
for	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
led	O
by	O
Neill	O
Corlett	O
was	O
successfully	O
completed	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
as	O
an	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
ROMs	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
played	O
with	O
an	O
emulator	B-Application
or	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
console	O
with	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
or	O
backup	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
staff	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
became	O
aware	O
of	O
overseas	O
interest	O
for	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	B-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
members	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Western	O
teams	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
revisiting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
development	O
environment	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
was	O
done	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
assistance	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
decided	O
on	O
"	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
"	O
because	O
it	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
trials	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
,	O
only	O
three	O
of	O
six	O
characters	O
could	O
be	O
selected	O
evolving	O
into	O
"	O
triangle	O
stories	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
included	O
the	O
prefix	O
"	O
tri	O
"	O
bearing	O
the	O
number	O
"	O
3	O
"	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
Ishii	O
's	O
wishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localized	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
titled	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
was	O
finally	O
brought	O
overseas	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Collection	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
for	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
as	O
his	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
Kikuta	O
spent	O
nearly	O
24hours	O
a	O
day	O
in	O
his	O
office	O
,	O
alternating	O
between	O
composing	O
and	O
editing	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
immersive	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
three-dimensional	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
use	O
premade	O
MIDI	O
samples	O
of	O
instruments	O
like	O
most	O
game	O
music	O
composers	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
made	O
his	O
own	O
MIDI	O
samples	O
that	O
matched	O
the	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
so	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
know	O
exactly	O
how	O
the	O
pieces	O
would	O
sound	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
audio	O
hardware	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
MIDI	O
sampler	O
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
refined	O
and	O
matured	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1995	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
collects	O
60	O
tracks	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
from	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Angel	O
's	O
Fear	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
Where	O
Angels	O
Fear	O
to	O
Tread	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
an	O
arranged	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
1993	O
as	O
Secret	O
of	O
Mana+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
of	O
Mana+	O
contains	O
a	O
single	O
track	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
"	O
,	O
that	O
incorporates	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
both	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
still	O
under	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
companion	O
books	O
of	O
sheet	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Best	O
Collection	O
Piano	O
Solo	O
Sheet	O
Music	O
,	O
included	O
pieces	O
from	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
rewritten	O
by	O
Asako	O
Niwa	O
as	O
beginning	O
to	O
intermediate	O
level	O
piano	O
solos	O
,	O
though	O
intended	O
to	O
sound	O
like	O
the	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
Japanese	O
exclusivity	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
English-language	O
reviews	O
for	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
published	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Famitsu	O
review	O
also	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
highly	O
,	O
though	O
slightly	O
lower	O
than	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brazilian	O
SuperGamePower	O
magazine	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
contemporary	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
;	O
a	O
review	O
from	O
1UP.com	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
absolutely	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
position	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
2D	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
developers	O
tried	O
to	O
start	O
working	O
with	O
prerendered	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Chris	O
Parsons	O
of	O
RPGamer	O
agreed	O
,	O
terming	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
awesome	O
"	O
and	O
positively	O
comparing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
RPGs	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Cubed3	O
review	O
by	O
Adam	O
Riley	O
did	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preview	O
by	O
Next	O
Generation	O
written	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
"	O
puts	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
other	O
recent	O
32-bit	O
RPG	O
to	O
shame	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
graphically	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
called	O
out	O
the	O
unique	O
visual	O
styles	O
of	O
each	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
particular	O
note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
also	O
generally	O
praised	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Dillard	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
spectacular	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Cubed3s	O
Riley	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sonically	O
pleasing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
SNES	B-Application
lifetime	O
"	O
and	O
RPGamers	O
Parsons	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
wonderful	O
job	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
composition	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Next	O
Generation	O
preview	O
praised	O
both	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
musical	O
continuity	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
strategic	O
feel	O
to	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1UP.com	O
and	O
Cubed3	O
reviews	O
also	O
brought	O
up	O
the	O
day	O
and	O
time	O
system	O
as	O
interesting	O
additions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
1UP.com	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
quite	O
as	O
tight	O
"	O
as	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Next	O
Generation	O
preview	O
,	O
while	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
several	O
flaws	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
combat	O
system	O
had	O
been	O
corrected	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
showed	O
no	O
sense	O
of	O
tactics	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
free-for-all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
regarded	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
classic	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Dillard	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
RPGs	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
1UP.com	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
officially	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
it	O
"	O
very	O
likely	O
would	O
have	O
become	O
a	O
fondly	O
remembered	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
official	O
localized	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
