42 Year have past. Long enough for the world to heal. Long enough to forget the horrors of the war that almost claimed not only our lives, but that of our entire world. From the east came the Empire, their mecha and weapons soon overwhelmed the defenders of the Allied Kingdoms but, they were beaten.

Three warrior from the Kingdom Domen stood against the tide of chaos when no one else could. Wielding the powers of the eight great elements of mana, the heroes beat back the empire. However, the aftermath of what we today call the Second Imperial War was high indeed. The Empire lies in ruins, the allied kingdoms threaten to break apart from within, and Mana, the source of all magic, has vanished.

42 years have past, to the east the Empire stirs, the forests of Domen have turned dangerous, fought with monsters and bandits. Now a new generation takes to the defense of the world for now is the time for the Return to Mana.

Return to Mana: Legacy of the eight Elements is a stylized fantasy adventure inspired by several wonderfully SNES games. Based on Half Life 2's source engine, Return to Mana is a coop game for up to three player over Steam or LAN.

Features :

- Over 50 maps planned for the final version with 4 different environments.
- 3 characters with unique abilities.
- A story divided into chapters for added ease in progressing between servers.
- Real time melee combat system for a tactical experience
- 8 Schools of Magic
- And much much more.

"As the world turns the beast stirs, for time flows like a river and history repeats and the time of the return of mana approaches"

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2004 - what an active year, many things happened...

The European Union got a few new members, the US elected a "new" president, the Olympic games finally returned to their origins after 108 years and for many people a dream come true - VALVe finished and released Half-Life².

We the rtm-team would like to thank their families and friends for their support, the pizzaman for his ontime deliveries time after time and all the fairtrade coffee plantations around the world, for their products - keeping us awake night after night designing for the greater good.

We would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year - And here is what we want to show you:

4 in-game shots from our first alpha map

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2 final renders of familiar monsters - the asskickin' wolffighter and the lovely zombie
1 concept art of the upcoming waterpalace location

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GigaTV Presentation of Return to Mana

GigaTV Presentation of Return to Mana

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Return to Mana was invited to the German TV Show Giga on 13.06.06 Here's the half hour full of background/story information, developing process and...

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cheeseyballz
cheeseyballz Feb 4 2006, 11:25am says:

COME ON RELEASE THIS! i want it soooooooooooooooo baddddd

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{*HollywooD*} Jan 29 2006, 4:32am says:

Yo yo mamma! Now this is some great looking stuff! I'll wait until 2008, as long as it means quality, and from the looks, I'm not sure how it can get much better!

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GambitTheCajun
GambitTheCajun Jan 27 2006, 4:31pm says:

havn't been here for a couple of months - glad to see things are moving smoothly.

good luck with all future work!

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Xtal
Xtal Jan 20 2006, 1:57am says:

Well this is certainly turning out amazingly good looking, keep it up, please.

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Revlan
Revlan Jan 10 2006, 3:54pm says:

2008 ?! zomg

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BlueWolf72
BlueWolf72 Dec 27 2005, 6:21pm says:

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Interview with Return to Mana

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Dieblein
Dieblein Jun 13 2006, 4:50pm says:

Ty killer

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lukey_boi
lukey_boi Dec 19 2005, 8:50pm says:

Omg You mapping skills are by far the best iv seen in ages!
Great JOB!

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Novator
Novator Dec 17 2005, 3:55pm says:

O_O
10+/10 for style hehe.

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AdrianShephard
AdrianShephard Dec 17 2005, 3:31pm says:

Gets better every time. :D

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