- Did you ever wanted to try to combine elements with different attributes but you don't have the guts to do it because it's probably risky and you would end up DEAD!?
- Would you like to know if having only a single power which such as healing would make you fit to survive?
- Would you want to become a powerful wizard or sorcerer capable of manipulating all kinds of elements just like for real?
That's simple and easy! PLAY MAGICKA!
Magicka is an action-adventure PC-Game developed by independent developer Arrowhead Game Studios. It was released via Steam for Microsoft Windows. Of course, a free trial version download was made available for testing and reviews.
Magicka is played in a 2.5D environment which requires a little bit of high graphic specifications.
It is played in a third person perspective wherein you're controlling a wizard capable of manipulating, combining, forging 8 elements namely: Water, Earth, Fire, Cold, Shield, Life, Arcane and Lightning. It is great how the game apply the laws of physics while depicting the world of Sorcery and Magic.
It's fun when you wet the character and and make him use Lightning which suddenly electrocute the Mage(*laughs), it's not mean though since I'm just doing it in a game. I'm also impressed by the way how both Fire and Water mixed up and instantly forms into a form of Steam while combining Water with Cold forms a spray of projectile Ice shards.
There are lot of different combinations and formula to form one magic into another. Combining a Shield element to any types of element would form barriers with that same attribute combined eith the Shield. For example, combing Shield + Earth = Stone Wall, Shield + Ice = Ice Wall. You could also stack additional elements to improve the effect and feature of your magic such as when you add Fire element into a stone Wall it will produce a a burning Lava Stone wall. Also, depending of the number of elements of the same attribute that you add will increase its power and effect. For example, adding 4 Earth elements into a Shield element will come up with a very strong and tough wall of stone blocking and covering you from any harm.
You could also create mines depending on the element that you use which are intended for traps that will instantly detonate when someone passes by on it including the caster itself.
You could also imbue elements into your weapon which make it more effective in battle and survival. Placing Water + Cold element respectively into your weapon will turn it into an Ice cold blade capable of defeating monsters with Low Ice element resistance such as Lava Golems.
You could also coat the caster with different shielding elements instead of turning them into a wall which will just make it hard for you to escape. Coating yourself with Shield Element will make your armor stronger and tougher.
You could also use the caster's elements to fix any circumstances the comes in the way. For example, when you have been burned by a certain monster and your caster is on Fire, you can make use of the Water element and cast it on yourself to extinguished the Fire and vice versa. Another impressive part of the game is that, using 3 to 5 elements will make your movement slower meaning you can't run around with a powerful spell combo ready to go. Once you learn the basics and and understand the flexibility of the system, it's addictively rewarding.
Practice and experimentation is the best part of the game. After enough play your fingers will dance across keys with trained precision and unleash healing beams and put up fiery rock walls and conjure rain clouds, summon skeletons and revive fallen teammates.
Playing Magicka isn't about going through the motions with a control scheme you've used a thousand times before. It requires some reflex training that can reward you with wildly entertaining success on the field of battle. Unfortunately, Arrowhead's game is in need of patching at the time of this review, and bugs, crashes and connectivity issues occur with regularity. Even so, with a level-headed team of four, Magicka's cooperative action is entrancing chaos. It's rare for a game to feel this mechanically satisfying.
Watch the Official Trailer and be one among us!
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