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The third entry arrived in the form of Seiken Densetsu 3 on the Super Nintendo in 1995 - but not in the West. Thus, players clamored for another sequel. It earned a considerable amount of praise for its real-time battle system, Ring Command menus, candy-colored graphics and plot. This was the first game to carry the Mana moniker for Western gamers, which made for some understandable confusion among players who had no idea this was a sequel. The series would further evolve in 1993 with the Super Nintendo’s Secret of Mana, which was considered a direct sequel to Final Fantasy Adventure. It was well-received, so much so that critics have referred to it as one of the Game Boy’s greatest adventures.

The game was a departure from the classic Final Fantasy formula, combining elements of The Legend of Zelda with RPG mechanics that made for a wholly different experience, though it did include hallmarks from the series such as chocobos. Unlike Final Fantasy, which has been massively popular globally for more than 20 years, the Mana series has had a checkered past in the West, with a somewhat bizarre lineage that began in 1991 with the Game Boy’s Final Fantasy Adventure, or Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (which literally translates to “The Legend of the Sacred Sword”).

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