
Visions of Mana is the cutest game to do just about everything I love in an RPG. When I approached a giant monkey boss with floppy rabbit ears and a massive club, I thought about how I'd hug the goofy-looking thing if it was a plush toy. Unfortunately his club was not as cuddly as the rest of him: I slipped up and died in a single hit, a little too cocky that I'd be able to read his telegraphed wind-ups and the bright red AoE markers littering the ground before attacks. Visions of Mana may be cute, but playing on hard it has enough bite to knock my ego down several pegs.
What is it? A colorful adventure that evenly balances its action and RPG elements
Expect to pay: $60 / £50
Developer: Ouka Studios
Publisher: Square Enix
Reviewed on: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, 32 GB RAM
Multiplayer? No
Steam Deck: Playable
Link: Steam