Hey folks,

I've updated our Authors section with pictures and short bios of our "art team".

Sylwia is our new artist. She did some pimpin' for the character sprites in the version 1.3 and she'll be the main character artist for our upcoming game (it's a secret ;)).

Kate is our character designer and my lovely girlfriend. She outlined the basics concepts of MAGI characters. Now she works on concepting some stuff for our next game. You can also see some of her drawings in the update 1.3. These are the ones in the intro and character creation screen.

At last! After the delays and some silly troubles, MAGI v1.3 - an update that could as well go as a deluxe version, is finally here!

(click the image to download demo)

The amount of changes is insane, almost every part of the game was improved (or even reworked). The most important things are:

- Brand new menus and much improved graphics
- 3 more high-quality music tracks by Rob Westwood
- 2 additional game modes along with new trophies to collect
- Vastly improved and rebalanced gameplay

The full list of changes is available here. Feel free to post your comments. I'm curious if you like the new MAGI.

Second thing is that the game's price is now $22.95. I've spent lots of time and money on the new version, to make sure it's really better (and worth more) than the original game. As you probably noticed, the dollar is sinking. Truth is that if I'm to stay in this crazy indie business and be able to give you more nice games, I have to fund it somehow. I hope you understand that and these additional 3 bucks won't be a big deal ;).

Looking forward to hearing your comments about the new MAGI.

Yup, more waiting for you, guys :(

Sadly, I was unable to prepare all the promotional materials and other required stuff in time (damn life). The update will be finally available to the public on 20th January.

That however doesn't apply to the existing MAGI players. Having the update finished since few days, I couldn't make them wait any longer. So if you already bought MAGI, you should get an email with instructions on how to update the game to v1.3.

I also posted a list of v1.3 changes at the forums. Feel free to chek it out and leave your comments.

I'm sorry, guys. I had to delay the new update's premiere by one day :(. Please don't kill me...

Fixing those last bugs took me too much time and I just wasn't able to finish the demo and other required stuff. These are nearly done at the moment, so the new version should be available tomorrow without further problems.

I apologize once again. And hey, if I would be a large company, it would get delayed by one year instead of day, so things aren't that bad ;).

Here's a screenie showing new character creation panel as an apology:
Click here!

I'm proud as hell to announce that MAGI Original Soundtrack! is available for download

(click the image to download)

Remember to post your comments on the forums! Rob's a sucker for compliments (like any artist). And let's be fair - he did a wonderful job ;).

Enjoy!

Another deal of good information. While working on the new update and additional tracks, we realised that we've got a good load of music there. Including all the unused and old tracks, it's almost 30 minutes of listening! That's something! Especially for an indie game.

We talked about that for a bit and decided that it would be cool to gather all that music, remaster it and release as a soundtrack. For free. Well, and so we will ;). After all, it's a pleasure for you and a promotion for us. Can't go wrong with that.

I'm planning to launch the OST consisting of 13 high-quality MP3s (including the ones from the upcoming updates and ones that didn't made it to the game) within three days from now. So keep your eyes (ears?) open.

And for now you can listen to one of the coming tracks through a player on the main site. Enjoy!

Good news, folks!

Update 1.3, a major upgrade for MAGI, is almost done. I've managed to implement all the features and now we only need to test if everythings fine and cool. I must say I'm very proud of the changes. It's almost like a gold version.

Just to remind you of some cool things to be found in v1.3:
- Two new gameplay modes!
- Three new music tracks!
- New main menu and much improved graphics!
- A truck of gameplay and balance improvements!


The whole thing is to be released on 14th January (next monday)! So keep your eyes open... especially that me and Rob are planning a nice surprise for ya ;).

Have a great week, people.

Hey folks! It's Christmas!

I would like to pass my best wishes to you. I hope you'll enjoy your lazy days to the fullest! Remember to play some cool indie games during that time (like MAGI ;))

For me, those days off are perfect time to finish the version 1.3. It's going very well so far and I'm close to finishing it. Frankly, it started to look more like some "MAGI deluxe" and not just simple update. Here are two screenies showing some of the coming changes. Hope you'll like them.

New main menu!

Some in-game screenshot!

Hey folks,

I thought I'll shead some light on one of the upcoming update's main features - new gameplay modes. They will act as a sort of higher difficulty levels for experienced MAGI players. Each mode will add some twists to the original gameplay, making it harder and more challenging. They will get unlocked after beating the normal game and they should give you some more fun after defeating the Death.

Currently I'm planning to add two of such extra modes:

Survival: Health doesn't regenerate after a battle in this mode. And more - when you lose, you face the Death immediatelly.

Challenge: This mode is basically the same as the normal one, but it's harder. Much harder. No AI adjusting to your skill - it's always set at full. And the enemies will be much stronger in general. Also the Death will get some buffing.

If you have any cool ideas for additional modes, feel free to post them.. I'm also open for better names suggestions.

We at last have a "News" sections on our website! So now I can update you with random info and you'll have something to read other than the "Try Now/Buy Now" buttons ;).

It's a part of the coming big changes. For the website... and for the game itself.

Speaking of which, I guess that most of you think that I died (or something) and MAGI is not updated anymore. Well, that's not true. I'm working on a HUGE update, even if I'm doing it slower than I would do a year ago (damn job!). There are many improvements coming, most were suggested by you, some are implemented already. Some examples:

- Better character graphics and casting animations
- Additional game modes (and Insignias) to play once you defeat the Death
- Completely new main menu (I'll post a screenshot soon)
- Some new powers for the final boss
- More music
- Different arena backgrounds (probably)
- Tweaked gameplay and improved balance

As we're changing many things, our forum is awaiting your suggestions. It would also be great if you could take a little poll and tell me what would you like to read in this section.

Thanks!