The sound effects are on par with the soundtrack. It provides a nice background ambience but it does not quite make it to my game music playlist. The soundtrack was developed in-house and is suitably unobtrusive. Ultimately, there is a charm exuding from the art of the game that only small, committed indie teams can nail. While there are not many different models for students and teachers, additional cards like equipment, teacher training and random aberrations due to their magic studies help giving them a more unique look. The rooms are detailed and can be customised with a variety of bonus granting items making them look nicer still. The different maps are well characterised, the models for the characters are well done and so are animations. Revising in the library or thinking about bae? Graphics and Audio – Charm and other spells Overall the management aspect of the game feels very light and sometimes superficial, giving the game an “aquarium simulator” feel: pretty to look at but with little strategic complexity. However, more often than not, when receiving 7-8 applications at once I just ended up assigning my students randomly and was able to finish and win the campaign on the first try. The idea is to combo the student abilities with the houses and teachers specific perks to reinforce them further. When receiving applicants you can see a student ‘DnDesque’ disposition, their flaws and their strengths. Despite this, after a couple of maps I started picking the teacher with best pedagogy and did not notice a significant change in how the game played out. These will be permanently assigned to that room and you will only be able to improve them through rare cards you can pick up from the respective magic deck. When you first build a room you get to pick between two teachers with their pros and cons. Unfortunately, at least on the standard difficulty settings, most of the management side of the game feels inconsequential. The headmaster office contains university wide options

Ultimately the focus is not on tower building, but I still feel it could have worked even better. This limit alongside the randomness of the card draw could prove too frustrating if tougher building restrictions were also applied. This is possibly due to the fact that rooms can’t be moved or removed once placed down. Only a couple of times I drew a card I was no able to place straightaway. Building on a beach or inside a volcano is basically the same. The different maps add sufficient variety in setting though not in gameplay.

If you draw a card you already have built you get the choice of building a brand new room, or upgrading the existing one with a boost in performance or other bonuses. For instance you cannot build anything directly above the greenhouse, given the glass ceiling. ) 10 Comments Sofia Dragon 8:12pm Yeah this is a bit of a bug for sure, but it is a very fun one and it does work. I decided to retire this school at year 36, graduating 243 Archmages and 54. You can place rooms in any buildable area provided the door layout is consistent with the existing building. A quick tutorial to make infinite schools in Spellcaster University, which can easily graduate hundreds of archmages. A refectory upgraded twice, with the Healthy perk selectedĮach card you draw can either be a room, or a bonus in the form of room decorations, student equipment or teacher training.

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