Visions of Mana, the next entry in Square Enix’s Mana series, sadly won’t have co-operative multiplayer.
1993’s Secret of Mana was celebrated for allowing players to join forces against its hordes of squidgy, colourful enemies and many games in the series since have played similarly.
Visions of Mana, though, will be single player only due to the impact multiplayer would have on design and pacing.
“When I played Secret of Mana, the multiplayer co-op mode was something that really stood out and left a strong impression on me,” producer Masaru Oyamada told PC Gamer. “So when we were proposing this game internally, and discussing what it should be, we actually had that discussion on whether we should incorporate a feature like that.”