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MAGICAL×SPIRAL is a single player casual role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by Broken Desk and was released on December 20, 2016. It received negative reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Medianne Phirtia, a student residing in the region of Midgard. She has long held an admiration for 'Celestria' — a place spoken of in fairy tales where users of magic reside.

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67%Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews
music2 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions

  • Charming art style and character design with cute and lovable characters.
  • Engaging nostalgic soundtrack and strong voice acting fully in Japanese with English subtitles.
  • Smooth gameplay with interesting mechanics involving climbing spiral towers and spell chaining.
  • Enemy AI is lackluster, with enemies showing little challenge or intelligent behavior.
  • Game is very short and requires multiple replays to experience full story, leading to repetitiveness.
  • Spell-learning system is inefficient and requires tedious farming, limiting enjoyment of spell variety.
  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a nostalgic, retro PlayStation-era style that fans of vintage aesthetics may appreciate, but they can appear blurry and might not satisfy players looking for modern visuals. Overall, the art style has charm, though it may not appeal to everyone.

    • “Good art style.”
    • “Although the graphics pay homage to the first PlayStation era, invoking a sense of nostalgia, they may not resonate with all players.”
    • “The retro aesthetic has its charm, but it might not appeal to those seeking more modern visuals.”
    • “Graphics are kind of blurry.”
  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The game's story is classic and features lovable characters, with a unique structure that requires multiple playthroughs—up to four—to unlock all story routes and dialogue, though some may find this repetitive.

    • “There's a few different story routes unlocked as you finish the game multiple times, with different dialogue each time, which I thought was pretty cool.”
    • “The characters are lovable and the story is classic.”
    • “Some kind of repetitive [spoiler] to get all story parts you must play 4 times.”
    • “The game follows a unique concept, requiring players to complete it four times to fully experience the story.”
    • “Easy story.”
  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The music is widely praised and considered captivating, often enjoyed even outside of gameplay. It stands out as one of the game's strong elements alongside voice acting and artistic design.

    • “I've been guilty of having the game open on the menu just to listen to the music.”
    • “While it showcases a captivating soundtrack, solid voice acting, artistic direction, and character design, it falls short in several areas, making it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend.”
  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The gameplay is straightforward and easy to grasp, but the overwhelming number of spells combined with limited playtime makes it difficult for players to fully experience all the content.

    • “Easy gameplay.”
    • “The overwhelming number of spells coupled with the limited gameplay time makes it useless and nearly impossible to experience them all.”
    • “The gameplay is rather straightforward.”
  • character development

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The character development is supported by strong voice acting, artistic direction, and character design, contributing positively to the game's immersion. However, other gameplay shortcomings overshadow these strengths, limiting the overall impact of the characters.

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers some replayability through variations in cutscenes, levels, and spells each run, but the lack of engaging combat diminishes its overall incentive to replay.

    • “Each run offers slight variations in cutscenes, levels, and available spells, adding some replayability.”
  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game involves repetitive farming and replaying stages to accumulate enough coins for learning new spells, which some players find tedious. Those seeking more depth or a break from "tower runner" style gameplay may find the grinding aspect unenjoyable.

    • “To learn new spells, players must accumulate a significant amount of coins, resulting in tedious farming and replaying of stages.”
    • “You may want to avoid this if you don't like 'tower runner?' games or you're looking for something deeper than just grinding and progressing.”
  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect of the game elicits strong feelings, with some players finding it heartbreaking, though this is accompanied by considerable frustration. Overall, the emotional experience is intense but polarizing.

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MAGICAL×SPIRAL is a casual role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for MAGICAL×SPIRAL include 3D, indie, trading, magic, difficult and others.

MAGICAL×SPIRAL is available on PC and Windows.

MAGICAL×SPIRAL was released on December 20, 2016.

MAGICAL×SPIRAL was developed by Broken Desk.

MAGICAL×SPIRAL has received negative reviews from players and negative reviews from critics. Most players liked MAGICAL×SPIRAL for its music but disliked it for its graphics.

MAGICAL×SPIRAL is a single player game.

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