Certainly, the Mana series seems to excite the passions these days: after the arrival of a 3D remake of the third episode, here is a French animator has just paid homage to the mythical Secret of Mana. And the least we can say is that the guy didn't make fun of us.
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Benot tranchet is a graduate animator from the prestigious Gobelins school, usually specializing in decor. However, the Frenchman decided to make this short one-minute film alone to pay homage to one of the most legendary action-RPGs of Super Nintendo.
As you can discover in our reader below, the presenter masters his subject on the substance as on the form : those who have spent many hours on the game of Squaresoft will appreciate the attention to detail that characterizes this tribute. From the choice of the introduction of One of Them is Hope (taken over by composer Mariano Frumento) the enchantment of the Mana ep by the magic of Dryad up to the attack pattern of the terrible Demo Mana, everything is there.
This short film was produced between December 2018 and October 2019 by the interested party, who regularly published the backstage of the project on his Instagram account. In view of the result, we want more, don't you?
What do you think of this animated tribute? Have you fought blood and water against this damn end boss? Let us know your strong opinions in the comments below.
