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As an RPG game,Visions of Manaenables players to control a party of different characters that each have their own unique strengths and weaknesses, and rotate them in and out of play as needed. This creates quite a bit of flexibility to find your preferred playstyle, favorite Classes, or even to try out new elements or team compositions to see how they play out in combat.
With five different playable characters in the game andeight different Classes available for each character,there are many possibilities when it comes to setting up your 3-man team for exploration and battle. If you’re wondering how you can switch which characters you have set as active team members, as well as change the character you are controlling in the middle of a quest or combat, then you can find what you’ll need to know in this guide.
All Playable Characters in Visions of Mana
InVisions of Mana, there are five different playable characters that you will befriend and unlock along the way during your journey to the Mana Tree. You willbegin your playthroughas Val, the main protagonist, and unlock the following characters in order:
While Val is the main protagonist, you do not even have to use him at all, if you wish - other than being forced to control him during certain town visits. you’re able to run a combination of any three of the five characters at a time, controlling one of the three and having the others support you as teammates. You can also switch which character you are actively controllinginside and outside of combatwhile changing your party composition is locked in battle.
Here is every playable character in Visions of Mana, and some basic details about them, such as classes andunique weapon types:
How to Switch Characters in Visions of Mana
You can change your team composition in Visionsof Manaby entering the menu(ESC key), and simply pressing theUPorDOWNarrow keys to toggle the team lineup editor. Here, you will now be able to rearrange which character you are playing, and the two teammates you wish to join you in combat.
In combat, switching characters is as easy as pressing the UP andDOWNkeys, again. Keep an eye on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen to see which way the characters will rotate when you swap.
With clever timing of character swapping, you can dish out some hefty combos and follow-up attacks, or even switch in todeal critical damage with a Class Strike.
