Probamos el early access Sigil of the Magi

Seal of the Magi is the new turn-based roguelike card game of Yongjustyong there The iterative collective. We were able to test the Early Access on Steam.

The game It takes place in a magical world where different races coexist. in a somewhat fragile peace. Lately, rumors have emerged that a mysterious tomb has been discovered, the one in which lies the first mage, who will be able to grant great powers to anyone who claims them.

Sigil of the Magi is highly addictive

The game is one of those with which you have to be very careful because It will make us completely lose track of time.. Even being early access and no english translationwill give us hours and hours of fun, each game being different.

We start by choosing our characters, we can choose a predetermined group or form it ourselves. Each character has their unique cards, abilities, and passives, so first we have to try out the one we like or fit the best.

In the beginning we have a magicianwith ranged and area magic attacks, an archerwhich will use different types of arrows and a gentlemanmore designed for melee attacks and defense.

Move on the map

We move on a map like a painting, choosing in which box we want to go. We have several types of boxes:

• Those of the eventmarked with a magnifying glass, where, as the name suggests, we will see random events that may or may not benefit us.
• the rest boxmarked with a bonfire, will allow us to heal a specific character, heal a percentage of the whole team or improve one of our cards.
• the merchandisewhere we can buy different items or cards for our deck.
• in treasures, we will find treasures, there is not much to say here. As in the enemy and elite boxes, where we will find just what the name of the box tells us, neither more nor less.
• At the end of the table or map we have the last boxwhere we will face a boss, usually accompanied by more enemies.

The gameplay of Sigil of the Magi

In the first place, we have to place our characters in the green area of ​​the board, something more important than it seems because there are squares that will give us armor advantages, like grass, or make us more vulnerable, like puddles. In each round we can move a certain number of times with each.

As they say, Seal of the Magi It is a card game and obviously in the fights we will use them. At the bottom we will see the cards we have available during our shift. They will be separated by colors, each associated with a character. We can use the faces that the number of action points allows uswe have 3, some cards cost 1, others 2, 3 or 0. We will lose them by using them although we will add more to the stack for the next round. Be careful because there are special cards that once used are burned and cannot come out again until the next game.

Also there are cards that are useless or that appear as a result of using other more powerful, like the wound or the joker, which they take up space in the deck and also cost action points.

say there is a wide variety of cardsin addition to its corresponding upgrades, meaning you start out with virtually nothing and end up infinitely more powerful.

The variety of enemies is also something to considerthere’s everything from humans, animals, and monsters of all shapes and sizes. The bosses are also quite curious because they have special abilities and are usually taller.

Simple but effective technical section

Graphics are pure pixel, nothing we haven’t seen before but still looks great. Yes, it is true that some parts of the interface show that they are not finished, but it is nothing that affects the gameplay. The performance is very stable and also supports ultra wide resolutions..

In reference to soundtrack, the fight theme is extremely eye-catching and I assure you it will stay in your head for hours.

Sigil of the Magi Early Access Final Review

Ultimately, Seal of the Magi It is extremely addictive and fun game which, despite being in early access and having no translation, makes its intentions very clear, that of eating us as many hours as possible without us realizing it thanks to the pleasure it brings us. A highly recommended title for fans of card games and even for those who are not very fond of them, thanks to the comfort of its playability and its enjoyable games. Moreover, the experience will surely improve even more as the development progresses.