Unity - Completed - Love of Magic [B1 v1.6.11f] [Droid Productions]

Got to say one of the best games on here to my mind.
Great content and how its presented is well above the average.
The characters are interesting and engaging . Models are pretty and rendered out very well.
The story is excellent and rewarding for the effort expended in playing.
The developer provides both regular content updates and communication. unlike a great many of the dev's creating such content.

Overall a excellent effort

The game is excellent and well worth the download. The characters are well written and well rendered. The story draws you in and there's lots of content but it so good it makes you want more. The grind doesn't get in the way and is actually fun.

The combat mini game is probably one of the most inventive gameplay elements I've seen in a lewd game. There's a surprising amount of depth in tactics and strategy, for those willing to put in the effort.

The world building is top notch, the characters are interesting, and the story has a good pace. The game even managed to make me feel emotional towards the end of act IV, a rare feat for a porn game.

The graphical presentation is sometimes a bit rough around the edges, but generally OK. The GUI could definitely use a touch up though.

Overall the game is excellent, and I look forward to playing the next chapter.

Not a porn game! But what a game it is. After a while, the porn parts where just in the way And you definitely don't play to get more of them, or expand the harem or other similar stuff. You play for the story, and I even liked the combat system a lot.
Think of Sengoku Rance, but with a little more decent main character

Story doesn't just promise, but also delivers. Top notch writing and great characters with a fine amount of lewd added to spice things up.

Fantasy setting is refreshing and original. Some well established concepts mixed with plenty of weird and awe-inspiring stuff. 5/5 for worldbuilding.

I don't really like the combat system, but don't really care.

The storytelling and the world-building are off the chart here.
Combine with great graphisms and interesting combat gameplay, and this goes right to the top of my list.
Very impressive work, I'm looking forward to the next update.

The story and character development is, without a doubt, top notch among adult themed games. I've played through hundreds of adult games at this point, and few have made me legitimately curious in the game's world and the inhabitants of it.

A masterclass in erotic storytelling.

Disclaimer
I had the privilege of being the game's alpha tester for the couple months before the first chapter released to the public last year. I haven't been attached to the game or even in contact with the developer in any way in several months, and my assessment is based purely on my observations of the public version of the game like anyone else.

Love of Magic is a story-first approach to a modern fiction romance visual novel that doesn't throw its hands up when it comes to the "game" part of the project like so many western nukige do.

I'll say that while the sex scenes would leave me a touch disappointed, because there's so much emotional investment in the characters and story, and there's an actual combat core loop with stats and systems management to augment it, anything I would have taken off the rating is made back by this being a Game Ass Game and not just the bare minimum narrative stringing together sex scenes. You aren't left wanting and you aren't left frustrated by shitty minigames you'd rather skip; Love of Magic's combat isn't a throwaway and feels like something you'd get from a standard, non-porn RPG.

None of the women are to my taste, but because the renders are done with care and are fairly varied, there isn't anything I could complain about. Further, each character's dialogue and motivations are given a lot of consideration, so you never feel like you're clicking through talking pinups - these are interesting characters all, each with histories you want to know more of and futures you want to invest in. The best games mesh art with narrative and Love of Magic doesn't have a single cardboard cutout.

The story is paced well, being sure not to overwhelm the player with too much story, sex or combat and it knows just how much exposition and fluff should fill the spaces between. This is huge praise in this community because even when games have awesome sex scenes and interesting characters, they often can't get the balance of when to use them right. I suspect the immaculate pacing is owed in part due to the standard formula being broken into smaller pieces by the inclusion of combat and RPG systems that are non-trivial.

The game isn't flawless, and features numerous and persistent technical problems, mostly related to its use of Unity, but I've chosen not to dock a star for it owing to the developer's intense, iterative attention to his game's errors, his open, genuine solicitation for criticism and his rapid development pace - you won't be waiting on a pattern of mediocre content drops after 3-6 months like so many paywall panhandlers have fallen into.

Conclusion
It is a fantastic game, and it will satisfy just about anyone who comes into this with the appropriate expectation. It is the full package of what I would consider a proper video game that just happens to have some sex scenes. If he pursues it in the long term, it will fit into a reverent position as kind of a western Persona entry. If all you want is another DAZ sex scene novel, this isn't the game for you, and while I sympathize because your expectation isn't unreasonable given the sheer number of them in this community, Love of Magic tries to be something more and I think it succeeds. If you want a faster, shorter, more sex-focused game from this developer using HS assets and animations instead of DAZ and the odd spine morph, try his earlier game Making Movies. Either way, you won't be disappointed.

one evening not so long ago, in a dimension not far from here (third on the left from the jelly and custard dimension) a puzzle RPG and a VN sat down to cuddle in front of a movie. the movie was somewhat boring as ben stiller was involved yet again, so they decided to fuck instead.

the resulting manifested lust was so strong that it drifted like a cloud among the dimensional rift until finally, it found a droid mind, where it proceeded to mate with every synapses it could get its hands on.

love of magic was soon born...…….sure, it may have happened a different way, but we can all dream if there IS any downside to this developing project I don't know what it is. a good mixture of both parent elements mixed with a smattering of humour makes this very entertaining and enjoyable to play. top marks for me

I don't think I got to a lot of the sex content but holy shit that story writing was insane. I cannot wait for a completed game. They renders are of a fine quality as well. I think there could be a little improvement on some of the faces though when they aren't in the dialogue scenes as they look a little odd and jarring. Some of the angles of the sex scenes would a little odd as well and made it seem like you were missing out on a lot of the show. It still is a fantastic game and will definitely be seeing my face again now that I know of things in the game I for sure missed. While at times the game may seem a little slow, I think the grind is definitely worth it. There is a slight grind but it definitely doesn't take anything away from the game, in some ways it can even deepen one's immersion in this beautifully crafted story. If I had the money to spare I would definitely support this game as much as I could.

So the nice visuals are a plus, and not something to sneeze at in their own right. This one is a little bit of a slow burn compared to some out there but the wait is worth it. The locations you can visit are limited but mostly there is purpose behind them, at least once. For me, however, there is an actual story to this one and while "chosen" storylines are a dime a dozen, tropes exist for a reason, and leaning into - and twisting - tropes makes for a fun time. I am really looking forward to more from this title.

This is absolutely one of my favorites! The graphics are nice, the music is one of the better soundtracks out there because it sets the feel of the scene. The character models are very original compared to the slew of games written in renpy (not saying that they're bad, it's just nice to get a change).

The writing is excellent, the humor is witty and it's not bogged down by an insane and obscene amount of fap material. I love where this developer has taken this game so far and look forward to the continuation of the story.

Some games you download just to get to rub one out, some you download because you'd like a nice original story while being able to interact with the scene some. This is one of the latter.

I look forward to all of the updates!

What an amazing ride! 5 stars for story. I definitely want more, just to continue the lore. But being a porn game, I'll probably will be left with some unfulfilled questions.

For the graphical part: quite nice models, apart from katie - some grimaces are rather offputting. No real loss of value, though.

I played this game for the first time today and found it to be pretty good.

The design and models of the characters are great and original which is appealing and makes the game stand out among the many found here. I wish there was more artwork though as it is really good but seems to jump too quick from scene to scene.

The original take on combat as well as the ability to influence combat with gems or certain companions is really cool and hopefully there is more focus on that in the future as well as having different events unfold with different party members which would be a really cool touch.

The writing is really freaking good. There were moments where I read the dialogue and thought to myself how deep the writing was and that it was something that could be found in George R. R. Martin novel. The people responsible for the writing must be huge fantasy fans and let that influence their writing and story.

I could have given this game 5 stars as the developers have certainly put much effort into this game and it shows in the quality and quantity of the content.

However there were a few a few issues that really detract from the overall experience of the game.

The biggest annoyance by far for me is the save system.

It is absolutely frustrating not being able to save just before or when a certain event/sexy scene is about to unfold.

It also is terrible when you go to sleep at the end of the night and then wake up to an event and you can't save the game until the event is over
meaning you have to save the night before you go to sleep and then play through a bunch of scenes just to re-play those events.

This is one of the most frustrating experiences I can remember as far as saves are concerned.

Another issue is the dialogue choices and story overall. While the writing is really good it felt like with all the choices I was presented none of them really mattered. I think the game overall is also too dialogue heavy at certain points where I found myself even skipping some content and missing out on the story. There should be more interaction with characters during lengthy dialogue sequences or it just gets tiring.

I'll definitely replay it a few more times and see if different choices affect the outcome and maybe see how much of the dialogue that I skipped actually mattered to the story.

A really good game overall that could be spectacular in the future with a bit more polish.

This game combines two of my loves in a very compelling and fun story: Poker and SMOKING HOT ELVEN HEROINES. Even the MC appears to be a kick @$$ elf, even though he's something else...

Granted the Poker/combat mechanics takes a little bit to wrap your head around, it's very addicting, and can be entirely customized to your particular combat play style, whether that's more defensive, a mix of offense and defense, or like me where the only defense is destroying your opponents in overwhelming offense.

The interesting part of this game was playing poker on big board with some gems and magic stuff involved. Everything else was very disappointing for me - too long and bad dialogues, scenes with only pictures and no animations, too much clicking and little actions, you do 1 thing and the night is already come, i didn't get the point of the money in the game but again i didn't read any kind of dialogue fully. Some of the girls looks like they are 15 years old so a little pedophilia involved for my taste. Also it has no story line i was able to run it to the end for like a few hours and didn't get any story evolving.

I don't often leave reviews, but I had to for this. Just finished in one sitting, about 4 hours or so, but it was absolutely incredible. Fantastic writing, some good sex scenes, and an actually decent plot.

Combat can be a little tedious, and I wouldn't mind some more smut given that I just played for 4 hours and didn't even get off, but I was just transfixed. There are some games that are just piles of tropes, and there are some games that take those tropes and make something out of them that just WORKS. This works with both sex game and fantasy tropes, and was an incredibly satisfying ride. This is going to be the second sex game patreon I've ever backed. Incredible work.

Pleasantly surpised by Love of Magic. I was weary at first because so many sandbox style games are poorly done, but the dev found a good balance for this game. This is a story centric game, which might be hard to tell just from the description page, but it has built a lot of lore so far into the plot and the writing is really well done. The combat mechanic is surprisingly easy to get a hang of, at first glance it seems convoluted, but by my second time through the portal (You're main source of items and levels) I had a firm enough grasp on the mechanics to blast through just about everything that turned up. You will absolutely come up with a team that suits you're play style and will be able to take all comers. Good selection of female characters, and each has a very unique personality compared to the others, shy , outgoing, slutty and untouched, you get a nice selection. At times I do wish there were more sexual scenes though, given how many beautiful girls are around. I usually am not a huge fan of Unity for ero-games because the UI isn't as friendly as Renpy, but Love of Magic is pretty good there as well. Still not a fan of saves in Unity though. If you're on the fence like I was, I would recommend giving it a shot. I am certainly glad that I did.

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This is one of the absolute best game on this site. And that is no hyperbole. There are certainly better porn games out there if you are looking for a fap. No other game on this site has captivated me so completely as early as this game did though. Calling this a porn game is a disservice. This is a full fledged game that you can enjoy for the story, characters, setting, and gameplay.

The plot is that of a classic hero's journey. It takes place in an expertly woven urban fantasy setting where gods and demi humans coexist with humans in 2019. All the tell tales of our world are real here and incorporated into a modified history that weaves fantasy and religion with real events. A world where healing magic courses are a prerequisite to medical school. A world where Arthur's legacy lives alongside contemporary nobility like Prince Harry (don't worry, just a short mention and not prominent to the plot lol). I won't go into much details about the plot because it really should be experienced first hand. The pacing is absolutely perfect as you go from a clueless newb to unraveling the mysteries behind your existence and realizing the potential locked within.

The characters in this game are some of the most authentic and well crafted I've seen. They each have their own motivations and distinct personalities. From how they act, what they value, to their way of speech, everything stays consistent. While the MC obviously shows the most drastic growth throughout the plot, your core group of companions (party members) grow almost as much. Not just in regard to the MC, but with each other as well. The dynamics are wonderful and you can't help but cherish each one of them eventually. The MC is also very likable. Not an asshole, nor a a typical goody two shoes, but perfectly genuine. He is not an asshole, but certainly no pushover. Most importantly, he always acts according to the situation and his personality, avoiding illogical actions that leaves the player going "but why...?"

If the above paragraphs didn't make it clear, the writing is top notch. This carries on to every line of dialogue between characters. Rest assured this is written by a native speaker. The text is very easy to read, yet full of color and information without ever getting drawn out. There are intensely heartfelt moments, hilarious scenarios, some meta humar that's sprinkled about, incredibly epic moments, and of course some very erotic scenes.

The gameplay here could be classified as a sandbox with battle mechanics. However, the sandbox aspect is done very tastefully and the plot never gets disjointed because all the major plot elements are tied to the automatically triggered weekly routines like going to class and dates. In between those scripted time slots, you could visit various places on the map to trigger side quests, improve stats, make money, buy equipment, etc. There is also the dungeon map where you explore the "elsewhere" and fight monsters on your free time.

The battle mechanics should have a mention. It is, after all, a prominent part of the game and featured in the banner. It's texas hold'em on steroids. Getting into too much detail here would take too long, but its very well made and most importantly fun. It does take some intense mental calculations and just visualizing the large grid of 3x3 community cards and all the possible plays you can make might be a bit too taxing for most people though. Thankfully, you eventually get party members that can cast support abilities that can drastically alter the playing field. Also, there is a auto function that plays the strongest hand you can on that turn. I tend to just spam this auto button after a while but doing that doesn't even take away from the fun of the battles when the support abilities get involved. The actual battles are just a part of the gameplay. Much of it is in the preparation, where you decide which gems you want to equip to trigger for each poker hand. There is quite a lot of possibilities in making an effective "build" between the gem effects and the 3 companions you select who could best synergize with them.

I should mention the renders and models. I've seen most of these assets before in other games. And the game mostly uses floating models (or sprites I guess) talking over a textbox on a static background. They have a limited amount of poses and expressions, but its utilized well. The more involved scenes show unique renders, but its still on a static background. This isn't a straight up VN, so its understandable. The way the game is presented actually fits this kind of visuals. Objectively speaking though, the visual aspect does lag a bit behind the other excellent categories.

Lastly, this game does such an amazing job of incorporation almost every lewd scene into the main plot. The hero doesn't just go and fuck some hookers after a hard day of slaying monsters. Most of the lewd content is integral to the actual main plot and never seems out of place. They exist to give character development and sometimes even drive the plot forward.

The review is getting too long so I'll just say that this is a must play for anyone who wants to experience a truly well crafted game with adult content. It's something more robust than a VN with a great story or a porn game meant for fapping.

Let me preface this by saying I despise Unity-based porn games, I can't stand free roam and anything remotely resembling a grind seriously ticks me off. That's three strikes against the game right off the bat. Oh, and I'm a critical sourpuss always looking for something to complain about. Also, this is my first review of anything on this site, despite having played countless games by now. So when I tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed every second spent in this beautifully crafted world, every character, every sentence and even the free roam and the "grind", which I henceforth will refer to as gameplay, because of the well-crafted mechanics behind it, you should know I don't give this kind of praise lightly.

I now rate this as one of the best games on this site. This is far more than a porn game. It's a great story - with great gameplay - and it just so happens to have some highly erotic scenes in it. You should play it. You should support it. You should treasure it!

To the developer: Thanks a million for making this game and for making it compatible with Linux - I know the Linux user-base for these games are almost non-existent and it would have been easy to skip the hassle of making a build for us to enjoy. I sure am glad I'm not forced to live in ignorance about this fantastic gem you're crafting and I wish you all the best going forward!