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I definetly appreciate this re-release with the updated graphics, but it sounds like the plot (Emperor Julius?) and gameplay has changed, possibly for the better, possibly for the worse. The plot I can handle, I just hope they don't mess the gameplay up like they did with Secret of Mana.
For anyone who hasn't played the title, but might know a bit about Secret of Mana. Final Fantasy Adventure actually takes place after Secret of Mana, since in Secret of Mana there are a lot of places which are similar to the descriptions of history in FFA. I think one character, "Bogard" is supposed to be the Mana Knight from Secret of Mana, or possibly Secret of Mana 2 (which I didn't finish). Julius is a character in the game, but he is nothing more than a wizard (though he does have a connection with Secret of Mana, but I won't mention what it is), the Emperor is Dark Lord (maybe there was just confusion).
Gameplay, you can power up your weapon and do different moves. The magic system is unique, you cast a spell like Nuke and it will shoot a fireball out blasting whatever is in your path, or you can use ice and fire out an icecle which you can control with the control pad; I really hope the magic system remains the same, the Secret of Mana one was very bad and horribly overpowered. Items were used similar to Zelda, but they had limited usage, keys, pic axes, etc... It also had a unique companion system, you could control them through the menu to a limited extent (use ask, and you might get healed or magic replenished, etc...), otherwise they'd go out and attack enemies on their own.
The dungeons were all done fairly well.
I had a lot of fun with that game when I was a kid, and I am definetly glad that they are bringing an updated version of it out.
PS. I posted about this several times last year =P</div>
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