![]() When I realized this was a management sim + deck building game, rather than something more focused on building and characters, I was disappointed, but I ended up having so much fun! It’s such an addictive game. You can get more info and download the game here on Steam or here on the official website! Long Review: Will you turn it into a black magic academy, with the best professors of necromancy and demonology? Or a place in harmony with nature to train druids and shamans? Or why not train adventurous mages, offering them options to learn how to fight and be stealthy? But this will require surviving the ruthless attacks of the orc tribes and the controls of the education authorities. Build your school, manage your budget, recruit teachers. In Spellcaster University, you take on the role of the director of a magic university in a colourful world of heroic fantasy. They suit the game well, especially those to do with the few instances of magical combat, and never feel out of place.Spellcaster University is a cute, addictive management sim + deck building game in which you run a magic school by placing rooms, choosing staff and students, deciding what types of magic to prioritize, and cultivating relationships with local factions in order to meet your objectives and defeat the Lord of Evil. 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. You can place rooms in any buildable area provided the door layout is consistent with the existing building. 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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