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B-E-T-A
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Legendary Hero
Guess Who is Back?
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posted April 18, 2011 06:50 PM |
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Magicka
*Cast "summons AWESOMENESS"*
So around January this year, a very fun and original game was released. MAGICKA! A game about Wizards! If you have already heard of the game, or better yet, bought it, skip down to my question.
Quote: In the land of Migård, there exist and order of Wizards.
Possessing the awesome power to create and destroy, these Wizards ordered the world as they saw fit, and it is said that the early days were a time of great peace. They founded the Order of Magick, that their secrets would be protected, and that peace would forever reign across the lands of Midgård.
But this was all long, long ago, and as the centuries passed, the secrets of the most powerful Magicks were forgotten. Or perhaps the first Wizards were too wise to entrust their full powers to an Order which was fast becoming an exclusive club for knuckleheads.
Then, one day there was born a powerful Wizard named Grimnír, who sought to harness the power of all Magicks and return the Order of Magic to its former glory. But the other wizards of the Order felt threatened by his ambitions, and they devised a treacherous plan to bind Grimnír at World’s End. They plotted and schemed in secret, for Grimnír was powerful indeed, though he had not yet mastered all the ancient Magicks. They gave long and important speeches, raised their hands politely and shouted at each other. They ate their cheeses, wove their plots -- and then, their best plans laid, their traps set, as the fateful hour drew near...
Hey now, no more remarks like that. And no they aren’t fangs, thank you very much. It’s just that we didn’t have a proper orthodontist where I grew up, and I’ll thank you for not staring.
Now where was I... Ah yes. And so it came to pass that the one Wizard who could have brought enlightenment to the Order was instead condemned to an eternal prison, on the charge that his lust for knowledge had brought Midgård to the very brink of peril! And plus, he never really was one of the guys, you know.
Some say that Grimnír is still bound at World’s End, where his hatred grows by the day… Others say that he has long since escaped his prison, given up magic altogether, and instead got himself into farming.
So it is a game about wizards, magic, epic fantasy, shout outs and humor! You and up to four friends take control of a group of wizards who must go out to save a world, guided by Vlad, your Wizard teacher. You have no mana, but instead you get access to eight "elemental" types: Water, Life, Shield, Cold, Lightning, Arcane, Earth and Fire. What you do with these elements is that you "charge" up to five of them at a time (for example: Charge, Fire, Earth, Arcane, Shield and Fire. Or Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire and Fire. Or just fire without anything else afterwards) and then cast the magic. However, combinations are limited, as you cannot mix some elements with each other(like lightning and earth don't go together, or arcane and life)!
Anyhow it is a fun, humorous game with original gameplay and a cliché storyline. Also gives you the opportunity to "accidentily" kill your friends.
In my opinion its the game of the year(or atleast summer): Magicka! Buy it now on steam for only 9.99 Dollars or buy the full-pack(DLCs: Wizard survival kit and Vietnam included) for about 15 Dollars. No vampires are included
So the question is: Have anyone played it? And what do you think?
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There is no good or evil, only madness. The question is "Just how mad are you?"
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Elodin
Promising
Legendary Hero
Free Thinker
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posted April 18, 2011 08:15 PM |
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It is a fun game that is well worth the cheap price. I like being able to combine the elements in different ways to create different spells.
I have only played the single player campaign, not any multiplayer games. Oh, a DLC was recently released for the game. I have not gotten that yet.
Clicky
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Revelation
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B-E-T-A
Promising
Legendary Hero
Guess Who is Back?
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posted April 18, 2011 08:46 PM |
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Ya, I know. Bought the full-pack just recently and finished singleplayer. Trying to convince diablo to buy it so we can play multi-player.
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There is no good or evil, only madness. The question is "Just how mad are you?"
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Adrius
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Stand and fight!
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posted April 18, 2011 09:58 PM |
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*looks at Paradox Logo*
That guarantees awesomeness.
Yeah I've read a bit about this game. Sounds like it'd be quite awesomely fun when played with friends.
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Lexxan
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Unimpressed by your logic
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posted April 18, 2011 10:23 PM |
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Paradox made a fantasy game? I WANT IT NAO.
UGH. One more game to ask for my birthday I suppose, alongside Dragon Age2, Plantescape Torment and H6 -___-
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Coincidence? I think not!!!!
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