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Magicka Thread (Updated)
The game is $9,99/€9,99 with a demo on Steam, which has local co-op. We need to get some Shackgroups going later.
3 hours left! Purchase before the 31st of January and get the "Wizard's Survival Kit" DLC for free.
Its an action RPG (similar to Gauntlet since there is no phat loot and no leveling) where you play a wizard. The fun thing is there are no classes and instead you combine spells, for example fire and water makes you throw steam. The story seems to have some humor in it as its parodying other generic fantasy games.
It also has 4 player co-op and will be priced at $9,99/€9,99.
The game seems to be mainly designed for coop since the friendly fire of the spells results in a lot of chaos.
Media:
A video interview that explains the spell system and explains why wizards can't swim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEd8I3BKE4&feature=player_embedded
Gamespot preview that has some more detailed infos
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/magicka/news.html?sid=6285474&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6285474&mode=previews
A 24 minute video that shows off the combat about 5 minutes in. (Thanks to genericuser and AgentPothead)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAWnnpPINRk
Rockpapershotgun Article on 5 mistakes to avoid in magicka. Sealed the deal for quite a few people.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/24/spell-check-5-mistakes-to-avoid-in-magicka/
Preview video in Swedish that has some more footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Trr5PRmQ10
Rockpapershotgun Article about the Demo (with another video)
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/25/put-on-my-robe-wizard-hat-magicka-demo/#more-48691
List of Achievements on the Steamforums:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1729620
The game on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/
Tip:
People getting shoddy performance on good computers can try window mode, according to some shackers that did the trick.
