After announcing thegame’s demo with a new trailer, Square Enix revealedTrials of Manahas a new exclusive post-game story episode, new classes for each of the characters, and a New Game Plus mode.
A new story episode can be enjoyed inTrials of Manaafter reaching the game’s ending. Moreover, after discovering a certain message in Forsena’s library, each one of your party members will be able to go back to their respective homelands to Class Change again; unlocking brand new classes. Just like previous Class Changes, you’ll have the choice between a new Light Class and a new Dark Class. The two classes you can pick are the same regardless of whether you picked Light or Dark before that point.
Update:All the 3D models for the newTrials of ManaPost game classes were revealed:
Duran new classes: Saver (Light) and Berserk (Dark).
Angela new classes: Witch Queen (Light) and Berserk (Dark).
Charlotte new classes: High Priestess (Light) and Berserk (Dark).
Kevin new classes: Beast King (Light) and Destroyer (Dark).
Riesz new classes: Meteor (Light) and Hræsvel (Dark).
Hawkeye new classes: Spriggan (Light) and Avenger (Dark).
It’s interesting to note some of the new classes are named after royal titles in the game’s story, which implies the characters of royal lineage end up inheriting their countries' thrones in the post-game. Hence why they’d need to return home for this new Class Change.
Moreover, players who manage to clear the post-game will unlock New Game Plus mode, where you may restart the game while keeping your levels, Lucre (money), items, abilities, and Li’l Cactus Finds.
The Li’l Cactus Finds are another novelty of this remake. The recurrentMana Series’Li’l Cactus is hidden in every town, city, and dungeon ofTrials of Mana. Players can search everywhere and try to find him. The more times you managed to find Li’l Cactus , the more bonus items you’ll get. There are 50 different Li’l Cactus to find in the whole game.
The original game didn’t have any of that, and these are great additions for this remake, making me even more excited as a fan.
If you’re interested, the game’s Japanese site also launched aparty maker simulator through a personality test.
The usual reminder in case you forgot or if this is your first time reading about this game: This is a remake ofSeiken Densetsu 3, released exclusively in Japan on Super Famicom/Snes in 1995.Seiken Densetsu 3is the follow-up toSeiken Densetsu 2,known asSecret of Manaoutside Japan.Seiken Densetsu 3was officially translated asTrials of Manaand released outside Japan for the first time during E3 2019 viaCollection of Manaon Nintendo Switch. The remake is also namedTrials of Manain the west. In Japan, the remake is titledSeiken Densetsu 3 Trials of Manato differentiate it from the original Snes game.
Trials of Manalaunches on July 08, 2025, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. It wasfirst announcedat E3 2019 along with somelive gameplay. You can check out the past trailers, artwork, details, and screenshotshere,here,here,here,andhere.You can also take a lookat our preview.
