Hiroki Kikuta composed a masterpiece with this soundtrack. It makes almost 90% of the games atmosphere. Hands down one of the best soundtracks ever made for a videogame.

incredible amount of presentation put into this video. very admirable and fun to watch

The amount of work you put into your videos is admirable! You deserve a million subs

Had to pause at 0:26 "The pure magical feel that it evoked, is immediately brought up by it's fans" This is so true, the game has a place in my soul haha spot on dude.

My eyes aren't worthy of such well crafted piece of work! This video is gorgeous!

This video was simply fantastic. I fancy myself somewhat of a "gaming historian" and had NO CLUE that Chrono Trigger splintered off from Secret of Mana. So many interesting facts from this game's original development, inspired use of the Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger soundtracks, and unmatched production value. You sir, have truly outdone yourself. 10/10.

Heard about this game first on the playground with a friend when I was 8 in the 90s when this came out. Rented it a bunch of times then had my save file erased. Ended up buying it and it seemed to take forever to beat but a hell of a lot of fun all the way until the end, captivating story and emotional drama. Very well done battle system, probably still my favourite action-JRPG to date.

just wow...the documentation and work for the 3d/2d the art for this vid. good job! no one has documented/produced a vid/projected mana this well.

One of my favorite games for SNES as I was lucky enough to own this masterpiece.The music was so awesome as I remember as a kid getting chills hearing the various dark church/temple areas.

That was incredible... from the script to the production value to the narration... amazing work. And moving too

I know I say this every time, but this is seriously your best video yet!

This is a remarkable production format, awesome script and that narration voice over is like silk caressing my ears. How u do dis!?

The music from Secret of Mana will always get me. It's one of the first games where I realized that a game soundtrack could be art. Every time I hear some of the songs I'm taken back to my childhood and how I loved the mystical feel that this game gave me.

man, i remember when i first played Secret of Mana way back when. Me and my mom went to this tiny audio/video rental place all the time called Melody House. I would be allowed a single game for the weekend to rent. Eventually i came to Secret of Mana. i put the cartridge in at home, and after the ritual blowing and fiddling got it to work. Immediately i was blown away by that whale cry and the amazing intro. That moment was so far beyond anything i had previously seen that it wouldn't be replicated again for years. The soundtrack more than anything else was what captured my young self. Even when i wasn't playing i'd have it on so i could hear the music playing. The mournful tune as he was exiled from Potos was my favorite. I spent so many weekends playing this game, crying when other renters would delete my save file, happy when i FINALLY beat it after months of attempts. When they remade it, i bought it that very day it came out due to the nostalgia alone.

Best Video about Secret of Mana on KZfaq!

Very nice! The CGI and music makes It like I'm in a magical world while learning about it. I should really play Secret of Mana.

Finally a video I can point to if I ever want to share the making of my favorite game. Thanks for this man, really loved it.

Welcome back! Fantastic production work as always.

Makes me appreciate this game even more! Absolutely love the music in this game! Definitely my favourite game on SNES!

This is very well made, thanks for putting this together. I used to speculate as a kid how Randi and Crono could be related, and now many years later my interest has piqued once again.

Thoroughly enjoyed this game back in the day. Good to see how it was made many years later.

I always get a little emotional when I see something about Secret of Mana. But this video was something to the next level. Thank you for putting time into this. I really appreciate it. And I wish I could shake Hiroki Kikuta's hand, the soundtrack I still hear to this very day.

You are the best documentary/retrospective channel about games on KZfaq and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. S-Tier.

What you just did was throw me right back into my undying love for this game and my childhood. My father passed away almost ten years ago, and this game, along with FFIII (VI) and Super Metroid were some of the best times we shared together. My dad my brother Andrew and I sitting around the TV playing this.. Amazing tribute, to an amazing game. Thank you.

Woah. I don't think that anybody can name a retro gaming channel that has better production than this. My favourite channel by far. This video actually brought a tear to my eye. Please contact Nintendo. You would easily make the best videos for it. Also, I wonder what the video creator thinks of Xenogears.

That was the best gaming documentary (if that’s the right word) I’ve ever seen in my entire life! Thank you for putting together such a wonderful summary to an epic game. Glad to have played this when growing up.

An amazing piece of gaming history. Your insight and knowledge of the 16-but era is encyclopedic. Thanks for making these videos, especially this one. Secret of Mana is one of my all-time favorite titles ever. This was a great trip down memory lane.

I can't believe this video is real... The writing... The narration... The animation... The use of music... I learned a lot of things from this video which I thought I knew everything about this excellent game. Dear Strafefox, you deserve a lot more views, subscribers and a bright future with your channel!

I remember when the words "Programmed by Nasir" were a big deal

I'm so disappointed when one of these videos ends, because the content is enthralling to me. Thanks again!

Just found your channel and am working through all your videos now. Blown away by the quality and content. Well researched with professional quality production. Keep up the amazing work. You deserves way more subscribers.

This is easily the greatest video ever covering Secret of Mana. You dropped gems on here, thank you. I don't think the world quite understands yet but they will

The fact that one game became 2 iconic games is insane. They put their ALL into games back then

I was really impressed that if you had one of those four-controller things you could actually play secret of mana with three people.

I just watched this again. thank you so much for the effort you put into these, you're truly my favorite.

Best narrator ever. Nice vid as always.

I don't think there is a single content creator on here that does your kind of work that is anymore near as thought provoking and moving as how you present the material. You always manage to share the details of each game's development as crowning achievements in humans' history and makes me as a fellow content creator moved by the love and care that goes into each video. Your work is amazing, never stop.

The quality and presentation of these documentaries has earned my subscription and admiration. Spectacular job to you all

I wish I could give you a million likes. Your work is that good.

I'm very glad I found this channel... IDK how I could have missed it. Amazing videos 10/10.

Im a huge Mana fan and i never heard of Maru Island. Great stuff, guys.

The editing in this video is really unique, haven't seen anything like this yet

Thanks for this EXCELLENT piece of oustanding work team of Strafefox!

I was looking forward to a new video since many weeks!!! You should have more subscribers. Your videos are just awesome and Secret of Mana still one of the best games ever! Thanks and thumbs up!

"The active battle system was seen as too much of a departure for final fantasy 4" - oh boy just you wait

3 player action RPG in 1993? Everyone knows how awesome that was! Classic game.

I just came across this video. Hands down my favorite SNES game. I'm not saying it's the best SNES game. But it has always been my favorite. I played the heck out of it back in those days. Even played through it again recently.

This is one of my most cherished games. Your video more than does it justice. What a fantastic tribute to the makers of this game. You should be proud.

Secret of Mana gets as much love from me as your Channel does too! Both way too underrated!

Incredible work as always! Seeing just about anything on this game takes me back, but seeing the professional production values on top just takes it to a whole other level.

This gave me goosebumbs. Not only because I love the game so much, its because of the quality of your video. Your reading / voice , the clean pronounciation and of course the video editing is fantastic. It reminds me of a documentation, well written and scripted and even the outro is absolutly well executed. Thank you for sharing

It's amazing how today I was searching about Hiroo Isono art and this video pop out of nowhere and makes me learn a bit more about him and his other works. This Maru Project is something I never quite heard of, I knew both games were really close each other but not this close. This also makes me wonder why Square Enix doesn't just restart the Maru Project again instead of rehashing/remaking the first 2 Mana games over and over again now that they have the resources. Chrono Trigger with the Mana's combat would be the dopest thing ever! Loved the format of this video, incredible work!

From the bottom of my heart, I really thank & appreciate everyone who was involved in creating this masterpiece. You guys made my childhood really colorful & special with this game. I remember vividly the moment I bought that game & first played it in my living room. I felt as if I was sucked into a fantasy alternate reality of heavenly world which was unlike anything I'd experienced before. Fast forward 28 years later, reminiscing of SOM will still put a smile on my face. 本当にありがとうございました🙏

Insanely good production value. Subbed.

85.000 people here only? This is unfair, your work is outsanding, congrats.

How can people dislike this video ? It has so much information and is just made awesome!

Had to subscribe, some of the best production I have ever seen in a KZfaq series.

Wth? The 3d model, background, particles, and rendering style all top notch. Wow, high quality production.

The production values are better than most TV documentaries. Outstanding.

One of the best RPGs ever made. This one game encompasses a significant chunk of my childhood memories and is one of the reasons why I will always be madly in love with video games. Great video.

I've never played this game before, nor am I a fan of RPGs, but now I want to play it.

Love your work. A super rare combo of nerdiness, high quality production, sound research and philosophical reflection. Keep up the great work. PS Secret of Mana is my first SNES RPG ... the feels

The way you produced this video is astonishing. I expected a narration while some random footage of SoM is shown, but this blew my mind. You have a new subscriber.

Amazingly well put together! Truly worthy of a DVD box set, I know how my children will learn about games one day. It actually feels like a relief to hear you mention Chrono Trigger splitting from Secret of Mana, because my gosh did those couple of main characters remind me of each other... makes a lot of sense! Amazing to think a game like Chrono Trigger was a splinter of an original idea.

You are getting better and better. Where are all the subscribers, why don‘t you have at least 5 million subs? It drives me crazy!!!

Discovering your channel was the best things that happened to me this week, information presented in such quality! Can't wait to watch more of your content

Thank you for creating this video. Secret of Mana is my all time favorite game. It holds a special place in my heart.

5:00 Goosebumps when the music kicked in

Hiroki Kikuta, your tireless efforts have touched my heart for 20 years thank you for going above and beyond in your creative effort.

Secret of Mana is what got me into Game Development. Ever since I was a kid, I made up RPG systems with my pet toys. (I wasn't allowed to play the SNES on weekdays). There is just something about the game that was and still are magical to this day. Secret of Mana was flawed in a couple of ways but you can't help admiring the team for making such a great product. Also... ONLY 14k SUBS? What?!

This is amazing production value. Deserves more likes.

I wasn't an rpg fan as a kid but I have so many memories of my brother playing this. I was always impressed by this game. I may actually play it for once, never forgot it even as just as a spectator.

I liked the forest background, tree stump, and all the cool lighting effects and fireflies. Very beautiful scene to setup the telling of the game. Thanks for making these awesome videos!

This is still my favorite game of all time, my brother and I spent many months playing through this.

I admire your work so much. So much effort put in every video!!!!

Whaaat is this? So many footage, so many backstories, so many everything. I love this video!

Now this is what i call , solid video editing

Aaaaah! Been waiting for one of these. Stoked to see more Secret of Mana videos!

Holy hell the editing on this video is absolutely sublime. Thank you for such an insightful video into the making of my all-time favourite game :D

The work you do on these videos is amazing Strafefox. I love Secret of Mana and really appreciate this video!

The presentation in this vid is flippin nuts man. Absolutely gorgeous set pieces, great job of immersing us in the SD2 world.

i remember as a kid renting this game from a hollywood video store and my hair standing on end from the pure atmosphere of the game. one of the best pieces of art every made

KZfaq first brought me by luck to your video about Donkey Kong Country, I really liked it so I decided to subscribe. Then I was recommended this video of yours about my favorite game ever, and I have no word: the amount of information (so much I didn't know about!!), the editing, the narration... Bravo! I wish many people can see your work, this is simply wonderful!

How well made, presented, narrated and written. Square has created works that influenced so many. I could watch hours more about their development trials and sagas.

First time ive seen your work, going back through all of your videos now. This was incredible.

Subscribed without hesitation. Beautiful work. I echo all the comments about more subs! Secret of Mana remains one of my main artistic inspirations. What a great balance they struck with this game between the visuals, music, story and gameplay.

Amazing stuff like always fox, keep going!

Truly excellent and informative video with outstanding production value. A rare sight on YT these days.

How genius was the team to shelve the time travel for a future project?!? How brilliant is the transparency algorithm... mind blowing.

What a well done, informative and great video! Thank you!

HOLY CRAP the production value in this video is astounding! Well done!

The quality of this video blows me away. Absolutely amazing. And I loved your narrative. Keep up the good work!

How am I just now discovering this channel? This is so professional and you have the perfect voice for this. I thought this was from Nintendo at first and was an official "making of" documentary. Wow, man, great work!!!

Awesome!! From the very first video till now, it's still awesome. I like the editing, the way it's presented, the narrator etc etc!! 3 thumbs up if I would have 3 hands :P

I've watched this video so many times; I love it. Best SOM video on KZfaq in my opinion.

Amazing cg work. Great presentation

This game sparked my love for rpg, it was my first and most loved one 16 bit game and to this day one of my favorite game of all time, this video brings the spirit of the game to life 🙌🏻 thank you for that.

This is my first time catching your channel. I have to say that I don't think I've seen any video ever on here that was this well edited. Not to mention there was so much information that I (a longtime SE fan) I had no idea about until just now.

i grew up with the mana series and i have to say what a grand job you have done here this is just incredible love this video so much fantastic.

Some of the best production I've seen on KZfaq. Great work!