The Magic Circle: Gold Edition

 Xbox One
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  • Summary: You are the protagonist of an unfinished 1st person fantasy game, trapped in development hell. The designers (played by James Urbaniak, Ashly Burch, and Karen Dyer) are god-like, but so indecisive that they've given you no powers whatsoever. With the help of a mysterious disembodied voiceYou are the protagonist of an unfinished 1st person fantasy game, trapped in development hell. The designers (played by James Urbaniak, Ashly Burch, and Karen Dyer) are god-like, but so indecisive that they've given you no powers whatsoever. With the help of a mysterious disembodied voice (Stephen Russell) you must seize the tools of game development from these unworthy 'gods', uncovering more of the darkly comic story as you go. Rather than traditional puzzles with a single solution, the incomplete state of each environment is a question that you answer in your own way. Trap the designers' creations, steal their behaviors, and re-mix them to explore and master this world-in-progress. Can you out-think the game gods? Can you ship The Magic Circle from inside it?… Expand

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 13, 2016
    80
    Biting, bonkers, at time brilliant, this is a savage look at the perils of game development. [Sept 2016, p.83]
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  2. Brash Games
    Jul 7, 2016
    80
    A breath of fresh air and maybe even a god-send.
  3. XBLA Fans
    Jul 14, 2016
    80
    The Magic Circle is exactly what I want from an indie game, and despite being weird and niche, I celebrate the fact that games like this are being made.
  4. MondoXbox
    Aug 12, 2016
    75
    A surprising game, offering us an ironic commentary on the games development process. Its ends up a bit too boring tough, due to the long dialogues and walking sessions, and with a price a bit too high for its length.
  5. ICXM
    Jul 4, 2016
    70
    The puzzle solving isn't the best I've seen, but it offers a decent enough experience.

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