"Visions of Mana is about going on a journey with some of the least introspective characters that have ever been written into a story. The cast never thinks long term about their own fates or the men, women, and children that have been sacrificed before them or will be sacrificed after. A traditional story about breaking the cycle and pondering their destinies just never comes, leaving the main cast feel like poorly-written caricatures that are barely involved in their own narrative."
WRONG
This game needs to be re-reviewed by someone else. This whole paragraph is factually wrong.
The first character you play as literally opposes the sacrifices. Hinna absolutely thinks about her fate. Or how the queen tries to prepare her brother for the throne. Etc.
Having seen the story, this review is pure garbage.
It is easily the best story in the series, and while not fantastic, it remains thematically consistent throughout. The same cannot be said about FFXVI and Rebirth.
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