MAGLA

TL;DR: Of all the demos I played at next fest, this one was the one that charmed me the most. Try it and you'll find out very quickly if it clicks for you or not. It's an admirable effort for a first time solo developer. MAGLA is a retro-inspired wave defense/survival, with an elemental magic theme. What you see if what you get here- you have the ability to cycle through elements, whose combinations have different strengths and weaknesses. With the exception of the default configuration of one of each element, all of your 'combos' are viable, and depending on your build, you can swap between elemental configurations at any point (though your items may make that inadvisable). It's very clearly a passion project for the developer, and it does make you feel like a wizard of sorts once you get a build rolling. I'd like to see more accessibility and customization features, as the game's a bit bare-bones, but the bones are good and the overall aesthetic is charming. The developer is also clearly passionate and responsive to feedback. My lone complaint is that the playable sorceress is very different from the cover art, but that also feels like a callback to games of yore. Overall, I'm curious where the game goes, and I encourage people to give it a shot. This is a shorter game that costs more for what it is, and it's still well worth it for the number of hours it will sneakily eat up if you give it a chance.

--First Review, Congratulations!-- I've only played this for a short while but I can tell it's very bare bones, game play wise. It could really do with an option for different resolutions, as it sticks you in video format that feels like I'm confined in a 640x640 box. There's potential, don't get me wrong, it's a great start for a solo dev, and worth the initial cost, if only to try it out.

Its a fun game, although i would like screen shake for me personally but its a fun game. I would love to see more elements too