Magical Diary: Wolf Hall

Amazing dungeon crawling, fun interactions. 10/10

Apparently you can date people in this game, I wouldn't know, I was too busy Wizardmaxxing. The Dungeons are a ton of fun and I wish there were more

While I like the first in the series more as a personal preference - this game is still really great. Dungeons aren't as fun as the first but still really good and worth playing.

Light game with interesting spell mechanics

It's a fun little game! If you havent played the first game: It's a stat-building/dating sim game. With a bit of a puzzle game built into in through the exam dungeon exams you'll have to take throughout the year. The interface is really polished for an indie game in this genre, and the storu is pretty good even if you folllow the obvious paths. And there seem to be a lot of non-obvious paths t take as well, if you want replayability. I took a look at the achievements when I had finished the first few playthroughs. And there's many I've got NO idea on how to get! I'm gonna have do another few more playthoughts! If you did play the first game: The interface on this is better. I feel prgress is better-balanced. The puzzles in the dungeons are more interesting, though still not TOO hard to figure out. (Even for me... And I SUCK at puzzles...) And you get to figure out a few mysteries from the first game. Like what REALLY happened when that door got set on fire, and why. And what happened with that Wildseed that got expelled last year Ellen gets warned about. So, yeah, I reccomend this game, if you like the genre!

Very cute visual novel w/ creative dungeon mechanics! I would love more like Magical Diary :) Conflicted between Ellen and Barbara's route they're both so adorable

I enjoyed getting to see all of these characters again. I hope we get a third game.

Magical Diary is a classic scheduling/dating life sim with Wolf Hall as its sequel where you play a male character who's already used to the magical world. I feel like playing Wolf Hall made me appreciate more of the story line in the first one just because of the additional context the MC's perspective provides. In terms of gameplay, it's still very easygoing and casual compared to other scheduling sims; the visuals and UI are also improved. The personality system feels more subtle, but still has an impact on relationships and paths (ex. the most cost-effective way to become class president is if you have a primarily flirty personality). I did wish that the exams allowed for more creative applications of spells because once you get to 30 Blue Magic & 20 White Magic (plus a blue charm) why bother learning other spells? Black (lowkey pointless in dungeons) and Red magic (Potsdam gives more merits if you take non-violent approaches) are largely underutilized and only come up when characters check to see if you know certain spells (Spark, Seal, etc). But then again, it's primarily a dating sim. The storylines themselves are fun and easy to pursue. That being said it's hilarious how in Horse Hall the female MC feels like she's fighting for her life at every turn (auto-demerits from Grabiner, William sees her as a little sister, too beta to run for president, can easily fall for Damien) and meanwhile chad Gary Stu is just strolling on through (knows Grabiner, can date William, can run for president, trick Damien). I do hope that someday we'll get another game, perhaps set in the following year.

Charming writing, magic and characters makes this an absolutely delightful game. There are a couple... Odd choices that I think mostly come from not understanding American culture too well but they're easy enough to get past so you can experience just a delightful tale of going to magic school.

the game is not hard. however it does give you the sense that your choices matter. obviously a few things NEED to happen, but because im a nosey nelly i always rewind and explore my dialog options. you are the protagonist, but there isn't a Voldemort to slay, so relax and enjoy your high school experience. ending was a tad lackluster, but that's because high school IS lackluster. there was celebrating, but besides the novelty, there was nothing grand about it. i hope there is a sequel.