7 Mages (Czech: Brány Skeldalu: 7 Mágů, literally Gates of Skeldal: 7 Mages) is a 2016 video game developed by Napoleon Games. It is the third installment in Gates of Skeldal series. 7 Mages a tactical, turn-based game with that focuses on musical magic. Each character has a tune they can play to directly affect anyone within earshot.
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| Developer(s) | Napoleon Games |
| Writer(s) | Jindřich Skeldal[1] |
| Series | Gates of Skeldal |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Android iOS Mac OS X Linux |
| Release | iOS/Android: 14 March 2016 Windows/Mac: 15 March 2016 (Early access) Windows/Mac/Linux: 23 June 2016 (Release) |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
The story is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's benchmark film, Seven Samurai.
Gameplay edit
7 Mages is a dungeon crawler that features gameplay similar to the original Gates of Skeldal. The player moves squares in real-time, but battles are turn-based. Each mage has some specialization, such as being a warrior or archer.[2]
There are multiple types of magic, such as elemental magic and musical magic etc.[3] Musical magic uses instruments, and its effect weakens with larger distances. Magic can heal, refill mana, resurrect dead companions, etc.[2]
Reception edit
7 Mages hold 90% at Metacritic.[4]
TouchArcade praised the game play. It noted the puzzles, though "its approach is probably not going to gel with everyone." Another praise was for the combat system and dungeon design. The story was noted to be a weaker part of the game.[5]
7 Mages won Czech Game of the Year Award for the Best story.[6]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Tea Club #16: Jindřich "Rohlík" Skeldal o svém RPG Brány Skeldalu 3 - Games.cz". Games.cz. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ a b Smutný, Aleš. "Brány Skeldalu 3: Sedm mágů - recenze - Games.cz". Games.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "7 Mages - Napoleon Games talks us through its musical old-school turn-based RPG". Pocket Gamer. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "7 Mages". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Musgrave, Shaun (23 March 2016). "'7 Mages' Review – A Magnificent Ode To The Classics". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Samorost 3 od studia Amanita Design se stal Českou hrou roku 2016". Pražský deník (in Czech). 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.