Magic The Gathering is the quintessential collectible card game. A very rich proposal both at the narrative and mechanical level that should have already been taken advantage of with digital proposals. However, this has not been the case and the games that have appeared left a bittersweet feeling. Now it seems that all that can change and the first stop will be Magic:Legends.
What is Magic: Legends?
Magic: Legends It is a title that was actually announced in 2019, but it is now when the confirmation of the open beta arrives, which can be accessed by any user interested in trying out what this title offers that we can already tell you that it's like some kind of devil.
And the similarity with the Blizzard title is not only seen in the camera it uses to show the action, but also in other elements such as the control system through the mouse pointer that allows you to click on the point you want your character to move to. direct. Although it is also true that there is some additional novelty here, and that is that to facilitate the adaptation to players of other types of games they have enabled the use of the WASD keys to move the character.
Well, to facilitate this adaptation to players of other genres within the world of video games and because Magic: Legends will be available for PC and also for consoles Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox. So there you need that control that in such cases would be transferred to the use of the crosshead or analog sticks.
How to play Magic: Legends
The mechanics of Magic: Legends don't differ much from those of games like Diablo. You control a character who plays the role of a planeswalker, powerful mages capable of invoking different spells to destroy their enemies. He will have to go through different environments where he will find all kinds of enemies.
To kill them, he will have the help of different spells and this is where the essence of the collectible card game comes in. The players will have decks of 12 cards with different spells that will improve as you progress and obtain new skills and improvements.
Also, as with the card game, these spells will never know in what order they will appear. That means there will be times where you can pull off more powerful combinations than others. And yes, you will need mana to be able to cast them. This one does recharge, so it's a mix with what you probably know from other similar games.
Regarding the spells, these will copy many of the ones you can play with the physical cards, although the illustrations may vary. Just in case the classic Giant Growth doesn't sound familiar to you at first, but it's logical that there are modifications to the game's own interface. Even so, if you are a player or have been, you will enjoy many of them.
For the rest, the story is something that will grow little by little once the game is officially launched. For now, what you will find will be a first advance to continue laying the foundations of a proposal that both fans of Magic and Diablo-type games may like a lot.
Magic: Legends is free
The new game developed by Cryptic Studios will be free, although there will be microtransactions. However, according to its developers, these will not affect the content that will arrive to make the story grow, nor will it affect its own progress or power that could or will allow other games to be obtained through these integrated purchases.
Therefore, enjoying Magic: Legends will not involve any expense unless what they offer may interest you for other reasons, as, for example, it happens in titles like Fortnite and its skills that help differentiate you from other players.
For now, from next 23 March you can access the Magic: Legends open beta on PC. To enjoy the Playstation and Xbox versions, we will have to wait until the end of 2021.