The Magic Land
- February 9, 2024
- racsstudio
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Get on itch.io StoreThe Magic Land is a massive online role-playing game where people live in a magical world of adventures, In an MMORPG people from all over the world meet on a virtual playground to explore areas, solve tricky riddles and undertake heroic exploits. Players are faced with the challenge of developing the skills of their selected characters, exploring a large variety of areas and dangerous dungeons an…
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Reviews
- The game has a promising concept and captivating graphics, with potential for future improvements.
- It offers a hardcore RPG experience that emphasizes player interaction and teamwork in a challenging environment.
- The community is friendly, and the developers are engaged with players on Discord.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, a terrible user interface, and poor collision detection, making it frustrating to play.
- Players must sign up on an external site, which adds unnecessary complexity and security concerns.
- The gameplay is clunky, with many basic features missing, and the overall experience feels unpolished and lacking content.
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are described as disappointing, failing to meet even basic standards, particularly for a genre with many competitive options. While some find the visuals captivating, others criticize them as "bad, like bad bad," and note that the game's performance is hindered by outdated graphics. Overall, the focus seems to be more on gameplay experience than on visual quality.
“The concept of this game is promising, and the graphics are captivating.”
“The focus is clearly not on the graphics themselves but in the experience you feel through a hardcore RPG.”
“The concept of this game is promising, and the graphics are captivating, but we currently have numerous options for MMORPG games, and this one fails to meet even the minimum standards to be worth playing.”
“❌ The graphics are bad, like bad bad, even for voxel/low poly style.”
“Game runs like a truck with such old graphics.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being clunky, with full collision mechanics that allow monsters to push the player character around, and a tedious spell creation system that reduces combat to repetitive actions. Players find the experience unengaging and feel that even the free offering does not justify the minimal gameplay time before boredom sets in.
“The gameplay loop is engaging, as you have to create your spells before using them, which adds a layer of strategy to the experience.”
“The mechanics are intuitive and allow for a smooth learning curve, making it easy for new players to jump in and enjoy.”
“The variety of spells and the way they interact with the environment keeps the gameplay fresh and exciting.”
“The gameplay is clunky; monsters have full collision, meaning they can push around the character and even dead bodies.”
“Wizards (or whatever they are called in this game) have to 'create' their spells before using them, resulting in a gameplay loop where you just eat carrots and spam 'create spell' in your spellbook to stock up on spells. Then, you basically 2 or 3 shot everything with fireball.”
“Even though this game is free, it still isn't worth the 7 minutes of gameplay you'll commit before getting bored.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is criticized for its complete absence of music and sound effects, leading to a hollow and unengaging experience for players.
“No music, no sound effects, nothing.”
“Still lacks music or ambient noise, making the game feel really empty.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its repetitive quest design, primarily revolving around collecting items, which can lead to frustration as players often find themselves having sold necessary items for quests. This lack of variety detracts from the overall narrative experience.
“Every quest in the game amounts to 'collect x amount of y item.'”
“Because of this, you end up vendoring a lot of items that are required for quests, so you'll catch yourself picking up a quest and saying, 'Man, I just sold those.'”
