One of my biggest disappointments with the remake was when they got magic. In the original the Sprite says something like "Nothing can stop me now." That was hilarious and also pretty accurate given how powerful magic can be in SoM. They changed the line to something way more boringin the remake. I was furious. I don't even care if it was a more accurate translation. That was like messing with "spoony bard" for me.
I hope if they're using the remakes to gauge interest in a nee Mana game, they'll also be looking to the old games for inspiration, because there have been a lot of lesser Mana games.