Magic Duels: Origins

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  • Summary: Magic Duels: Origins is entirely free-to-play. As you play the game, you earn gold which you swap for booster packs. If you want to get cards quicker, you can also buy gold, but all gameplay content is earnable just by playing. All content is 100% attainable in-game, for zero real-worldMagic Duels: Origins is entirely free-to-play. As you play the game, you earn gold which you swap for booster packs. If you want to get cards quicker, you can also buy gold, but all gameplay content is earnable just by playing. All content is 100% attainable in-game, for zero real-world money. Buy some, earn some – it’s all up to you. And future expansions will be offered as downloadable content packs for Magic Duels: Origins, keeping the game fresh and preventing the need for full-on yearly iterations.… Expand

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  1. diehard-gamer
    Aug 22, 2015
    8
    Very good game. As 'free' as free games get, its quite hard to find fault with.

    I've played the first three 'campaigns' in the story mode    Very good game. As 'free' as free games get, its quite hard to find fault with.

    I've played the first three 'campaigns' in the story mode so far and its everything you'd hope it would be. The tutorial is comprehensive and easily understood, the interface is smooth and logical. The AI opponents are capable.

    The only thing I don't like so far is that countdown timer that requires you to hit a pause button to do 'interrupt' stuff - rather than prompting you to continue if you have nothing to do - this is supposed to be thinking game, not a reaction timer, after all    … Expand
  2. Cinemaphile
    Oct 8, 2016
    4
    Magic Duels is a passable port of a complex card game to console, but the product is rife with defects and desperately needs additionalMagic Duels is a passable port of a complex card game to console, but the product is rife with defects and desperately needs additional functionality to make it playable:

    1. the Versus Battle Mode needs to match contestants of similar ranks
    2. the Season Ranking System is incredibly simplistic and abandons the ranking systems used in Official Magic tournaments
    3. the Versus Battle Mode frequently cannot find opponents, requiring the game to be terminated and the user having to log off and on to the Xbox Live service (per Magic Duels own Technical Support FAQ's)
    4. when defending, the user is often unable to legitimately activate card abilities
    5. many cards are “broken” and their effects do not “proc” accordingly
    6. social interactivity is virtually nil in the game, few players actually interact over microphone
    7. because of the product's defects, player inexperience, and imbalanced battle matching, players often play passive aggressively, exploiting the game clock.
    8. despite being designed for 1080p, the board layout is poorly utilized and cards in the opponents field of play are unreadable
    9. when players cast cards, the GUI flashes them rapidly, not giving the player the opportunity to read the text
    10. between player actions, the GUI doesn't allow the player to highlight, expand and view many cards in the field of play
    11. the deck creation and editing utility has no ability so search or filter by text and is missing essential card categories to filter

    Having played MTG since Arabian Nights as well as the PC game MTGO, this game is incredibly frustrating to a veteran user. I cannot imagine how frustrating it is to novices to the game.    … Expand
  4. Haplo123
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    The worst game of all time. The algorithm will not allow you to win back to back, even on the easiest setting. Hands down the worst game IThe worst game of all time. The algorithm will not allow you to win back to back, even on the easiest setting. Hands down the worst game I have ever played. Wish I could give it negative stars.… Expand

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