<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Xeen	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1995	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
title	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
six	O
possible	O
protagonists	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
quests	O
,	O
which	O
lead	O
them	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
and	O
fight	O
a	O
world-ending	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
spurred	O
on	O
by	O
Western	O
demand	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
localized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
protagonists	O
;	O
while	O
each	O
begins	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
narrative	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
drawn	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Benevodons	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1995	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
title	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
originally	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
not	O
localized	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
particularly	O
following	O
the	O
2017	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Collection	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Mana	B-Application
titles	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
Western	O
version	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
series	O
producer	O
Masaru	O
Oyamada	O
decided	O
with	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
producer	O
Shinichi	O
Tatsuki	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
overseas	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
remake	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
fairly	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
previous	O
lack	O
of	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
Xeen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
a	O
supplementary	O
role	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
staff	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
fan	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
remake	O
into	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
redesigned	O
by	O
artist	O
Haccan	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
acted	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
E3	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
had	O
received	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
both	O
acknowledge	O
and	O
surpass	O
their	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
during	O
the	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
livestream	O
for	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
80,383	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
review	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
saw	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Steve	O
Watts	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
"	O
joyful	O
moments	O
of	O
whimsy	O
and	O
weirdness	O
"	O
common	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
generally	O
disliked	O
the	O
tone	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
faulted	O
its	O
fragmented	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wallace	O
noted	O
poor	O
AI	O
behavior	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
but	O
generally	O
praised	O
its	O
presentation	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perkins	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
shiny	O
,	O
colorful	O
picture	O
book	O
aesthetic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
some	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
pop-in	O
graphics	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
