Up Next: Secret of Mana

This is one of those games that you can't get away from. Message boards, retro game shops, nerds everywhere talk about how great this game is. I never had it as a kid so when it came out on the Virtual Console I had to have it, but I could never get into it. I restarted the adventure three or four times but never got hooked.

But last night I put in a good 2 hours, and I finally get it. This game is amazing. The writing, the graphics, the music - it's all vintage Squaresoft. In many ways Secret of Mana feels like the prototype for Chrono Trigger in terms of its scope and production value.

I'm excited for this one. Let's do it!