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Magus

Black Tower Studios · Feb 25, 2014

PS3

Teen

About

Since the creation of the world, and of mankind, obeisance to the gods and their whims was the focal point of the lives of all who inhabit the lands created by the divine. However, as the gods disappeared from people's daily lives, their power and influence began to wane, and cynicism and secularism replaced piety and belief. Amidst the world's slow abandonment of the gods, a profoundly devotee and servant of the gods named Kinna infiltrated one the many prisons of the Waterfall Realm in hopes of finding one who would become a god. Encountering Magus, a prisoner who has spent his entire life incarcerated, she believes that she has found who she was sent to look for. After claiming the powers that were his birthright and learning his true identity, Magus, with Kinna by his side, takes his first steps towards an unknown future.

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PlayStation 3

Critic 2.2 (5 critics) · Gamer 6.4

5.1

Critic reviews

  • Push Square

    Simon Fitzgerald · Mar 13, 2014

    2.0
    Magus is not an entertaining game. It suffers from repetitive gameplay, bugs, glitches, and abhorrent visuals. Worse still, it’s expensive, with the release currently commanding a laughable $24.99 price point on the PlayStation Store. Put your time and money towards something better than this.
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  • Joystiq

    Danny Cowan · Mar 07, 2014

    3.0
    Still, I can't in good conscience recommend Magus at its galling retail price of $29.99. For under $10, it could be a solid way to entertain some like-minded (and hopefully non-sober) friends for an evening. Magus is a work of unintentional comic genius, but that's about all it has going for it.
  • TheSixthAxis

    Jim Hargreaves · Mar 06, 2014

    3.0
    As touched on before, Magus occasionally brings back memories of last-last gen, and not in a particularly good way. NPC models are repeated far too often, environments are flat and featureless, and animations are rudimentary. Combine this with lacklustre cutscenes, dialogue, and sound design and there really seems little hope for the game at all.
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  • Hardcore Gamer

    Geoff Thew · Mar 01, 2014

    2.0
    Were you to play it with your friends, perhaps as part of some raucous drinking game, the laughter might well kill you before the alcohol. Like Birdemic or The Room, Magus is so terrible that it can only be called a masterpiece. The critic in me is forced to give it our lowest possible score, but that comes with my highest possible recommendation.
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  • PS Lifestyle

    Russell Ritchey · Feb 27, 2014

    1.0
    No one needs this shit. The game may have been salvageable if the above had not happened, but this is how the game plays out. Using an excuse like “but he’s a god and has the right to do those things!” can be dashed by one simple question: Why did the main character have to be a white male? Magus is a cypher – he has no personality until the player steps in and directs his responses; even then the term ‘personality’ is stretching it.
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