Secrets of Magonia
- July 18, 2024
- tshagshi
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Get on itch.io Store"Secrets of Magonia" is a tower defense game where you defend the world of Magonia from human, orc, and ogre forces across various terrains. Equip your towers with items looted from bosses, level up your house for skills, and choose from hundreds of enemies and bosses. The game features 8 unique towers with special upgrades, an extensive skilltree, spells, and challenging endgame content. A dynamic difficulty system adds to the replayability.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and engaging tower defense experience with a good variety of towers and upgrades.
- The developer is responsive to player feedback and actively works on updates and improvements.
- Graphics and level design are visually appealing, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- The game suffers from frequent freezing and crashing issues, making it difficult to play consistently.
- The user interface can be confusing, with unclear information about towers, enemies, and gameplay mechanics.
- Some players find the art style impractical for a tower defense game, making it hard to distinguish between units and the environment.
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their colorful detail and stunning artwork, contributing significantly to the overall experience. While the visuals are impressive, some players note that they can be impractical at times. Overall, the graphics enhance the gameplay and are considered a strong point of the game.
“Graphics and level still-scenes are colorfully detailed and absolutely gorgeous; also, the music is game-appropriate and complements gameplay as background music.”
“What really stands out are the graphics.”
“The spawns look very detailed, with great artwork and variety.”
“And unlike the other parts, the art style isn't a small, easy fix.”
“Worth noting that the visuals are not very practical at times.”
- story3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is characterized by a campaign that offers various difficulties and RPG elements, allowing for both in-mission and out-of-mission progression through skill development and tower upgrades. While the quests are straightforward, the ability to revisit missions with enhanced abilities and gear adds depth to the gameplay experience.
“Great gameplay, a whole campaign to go through with several difficulties, RPG elements, bosses, extra loot drops that can be equipped on towers, skill paths to develop outside the missions, and researching new towers at your base.”
“There's not just in-mission progression, but also outside of them - so if you're having trouble clearing a specific mission, you can come back later after you've obtained new items, skills, or upgrades.”
“The quests are rather simple, often just requiring you to complete level x.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, players report mixed experiences with stability; while some enjoy a bug-free experience with plenty of content, others frequently encounter freezing issues that disrupt gameplay.
“The game is fun, but it freezes very consistently.”
“Solid game, no bugs or glitches, and a lot of content.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its depth, featuring a comprehensive campaign with multiple difficulty levels, RPG elements, and engaging boss battles. Players can enjoy extra loot drops for tower upgrades, skill development outside missions, and the ability to research new towers at their base, enhancing the overall experience.
“Great gameplay, whole campaign to go through (and with several difficulties), RPG elements, bosses, extra loot drops that can be equipped on towers, skill paths to develop outside the missions, researching new towers at your base, etc.”
- music1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for being game-appropriate and effectively complementing the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers appreciate the high quality of the music score, which stands out positively compared to other games.
“The music is game-appropriate and complements gameplay perfectly as background music. It's refreshing to hear a game with such high-quality music scores.”
“The soundtrack enhances the overall experience, making every moment in the game feel more immersive and engaging.”
“The music selection is fantastic, adding depth to the gameplay and making each level feel unique and memorable.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers solid replayability, particularly for tower defense enthusiasts, as players can challenge themselves with the "veteran" difficulty setting.
“The game has great replayability, especially as a tower defense game where you can challenge yourself with the 'Veteran' difficulty.”
“Each playthrough offers new strategies and challenges, making it a game you can return to time and again.”
“The variety of characters and upgrades ensures that no two runs feel the same, enhancing the overall replay value.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect to be somewhat present, yet it does not detract from the overall enjoyment of the tower defense experience, which is enhanced by RPG elements.
“A bit grindy, but overall a good tower defense experience with a bit of RPG element mixed in.”
