The Magister

this one i like a lot by far the best non internet flash sight game nerdook has made like most of his titles its a little small and i wish there was more however ive played this enough to confidently call it a fun game

A great game with a surprising amount of depth despite its quirks. The murder mystery itself has the same structure every run, with minor variations, but there's a lot of variety in perks, cards, and quest variants. Don't expect high logic. If your ingame journal tells you a clue is correct, do yourself a favor and just roll with it. At low difficulties, the fun is in seeing how the murder mystery plays out. Combat isn't a challenge, so just play through the mystery and enjoy experiencing all the wacky systems like tactical diplomacy and deduction mode. All the systems have a breezy simplicity and whimsy that keeps the game from being a slog. Why does deduction mode involve shooting at words over ghosts? Because I'm a genius imperial era Judge Dredd, probably. At the highest difficulty, the fun is in overcoming the weird curveballs the game throws at you. Try to cram in as many quests you can each day to meet the Magister-General's strict deadline for solving the mystery. Sweet talk the bandits to save your health, bluff to save your time and money. Push your luck and explore to the bottom of a dangerous ancient crypt. Get rich and bribe the church for intel on a character's motives, or get knocked out and lose a whole day recovering. Don't blame me when the Magister-General shows up expecting results and fires you for your incompetence. Specific builds I thought were very fun: [list] [*]Hallucinator: see extra imaginary enemies, and try to figure out which ones are really there [*]Windwalker: teleport across the battlefield with a hammer smash [*]Talking sword: summon a rare talking sword and watch it skewer your enemies as it insults them ruthlessly [/list]

Review in English and in Dutch (Nederlands). This game is very original! It's a combination of a card-fighting game with the goal of solving a mystery. It's even replayable because the murderer is different each time you start. There are even a few different dialogues or objects when you restart. It's not super easy, and after playing once, you advance to a higher level, even if you partially identified the wrong murderer. It's impressive how this indie developer created this using Game Maker and added so many graphics. There's also criticism, especially from a Dutch person like me. :-) For example, during the fights, you have to wait quite a while for the NPCs after your own turn. It would be more fun and interactive if you could control your allies as well. This way, you'd also understand which cards they can use. Of course, this would make the game easier, but the developers could come up with a solution for that. A second point of criticism is that it would be more enjoyable to be able to choose more cards, which could be done at night while dreaming. Just give an extra skill point every day. That's more fun than occasionally being allowed to do this and having most cards randomly placed in your deck. = = = Nederlands = = = Deze game is heel origineel! Het is een combinatie van een kaart-vechtspel waarbij het doel is om een mystery op te lossen. Het is zelfs herhaalbaar want de moordenaar is bij iedere start anders. Er zijn zelfs een paar andere dialogen of objecten bij een herstart. Het is niet supermakkelijk en na een keer spelen kom je in een hoger level, zelfs als je deels de verkeerde moordenaar hebt aangewezen. Heel knap hoe deze indy developer dit met Game Maker heeft gemaakt en zo veel graphics heeft toegevoegd. Kritiek is er ook, zeker van een Nederlander zoals ik. :-) Zo moet je tijdens de gevechten na je eigen beurt best even wachten op de NPCs. Het zou leuker en meer interactief zijn als je je bondgenoten ook kunt besturen. Dan heb je ook door welke kaarten zij kunnen inzetten. Het wordt dan natuurlijk makkelijker maar daar kunnen de developers wel een oplossing voor bedenken. Tweede kritiekpunt is dat het leuker is om meer kaarten te mogen kiezen en dat kan 's nachts, tijdens het dromen. Gewoon elke dag een skill point extra. Leuker dan af en toe dit mogen doen en dat de meeste kaarten random in je kaartenset zitten.

Great game, recommended!

Pessimo.

Comprei por 3 reais. Valeu a pena.É um jogo simples,mas divertido.