Steam the magic circle10/27/2022 ![]() This single aspect is The Magic Circle: Gold Edition’s greatest achievement, and it will carry you through all the way until the end. It’s in that creativity that you’re often left feeling like the smartest person in the room, as just about anything you can think of in terms of coding is possible, given that you have the necessary resources. The game shines when it gives you just enough tools and hints to leave you room to explore and get creative. You can turn enemies friendly, make objects lethal to yourself or NPC’s, and several other manipulations that really make you feel powerful and clever all at once. Soon, for plot reasons I won’t go deep into, you gain the ability to remake the game on a base level by literally changing it’s code. The lead director wants his grand, 20-plus year vision to come out perfect, and as a result nothing is good enough. ![]() The reason for this is that the developers can’t see eye to eye on just about anything. In The Magic Circle: Gold Edition, you play as a game tester who’s playing through a completely unfinished game. It’s commendable in many, many ways, and makes for a gaming experience that’s almost singular, to say the least. Developed by a three man team of developers who have worked on such titles as the Bioshock series, The Magic Circle: Gold Edition feels like an experience crafted by artists looking to try something new by throwing everything against the wall and not caring what sticks. ![]() It’s uncommon these days to see a game- independent or AAA- really try to accomplish something new and/or unique. ![]()
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