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

I don't like typing a lot, but if I did this would be the length of a college essay on just how much i like this game cant wait for each new release! downloading newest release (Book 2: v0.2.5b) would love to get Chloe and Katie as chosen.

I am a fan of the story and this VN has a good one. I am not saying it is great but it is entertaining. You can tell there was a lot of effort and thought put into this game. My only real issue is you are locked into the wife path. I would have like an option but that is what the designer wants. It is worth your time.

Game Version Book1:v1.0.7b, Book2:v0.2.5b.
A bit of a disclamer I've played up to day 144 and the following "review" will contain spoilers!!!!!

Let me beggin by saying that in my oppinion the game is very good to great!
It has a great story, some good and some amazing characters and very few that kinda miss the mark. The univers in witch the story takes place is very interesting, well designed and decently well explained and considering the game is still going it has room to improve even more!

That being said the game is not perfect (no game is).
Here are some of the "gripes" I have with the game:
(incoming wall of text, I think I was polite enough but if there are any issues please let me know)

There are a few inconsistencies mainly with the Main Character. As a mentioned earlier there are some characters that are weaker than the rest. In my oppinion that is the main character being the worst followed by a "type" of characters ( women with above small size breasts ) I'm not even kidding here, all women that are even slightly big breasted in this game are either dense are a rock, evil or have little to no screen time.
Now to return to the issue of the MC he is sometimes relatively smooth when interacting with powerfull characters(in terms of ingame strenght/power) and most of the time dumb as a rock, ignorant, kind of an ahole (you the player have no choice in the matter) and when it comes to most women incapable of doing anything if not first told what to do mainly by his ingame wife or Molly his first chosen.
There is a reason on the background image of the title you are with Emily on one side and the rest of the cast is on the other side!
There is a huge focus on your relationship with Emily (Ingame Wife/ you have no choice in the matter it's basically part of the main story or is the main story) and I mean Huge focus in my oppinion to much of a focus on her to the detriment of the other characters since Bella, Katie and Molly (followed up by Chloe who has huge potential) are some of the best and most fun characters I've seen in a adult game. Now Emily is not a bad character, in my oppinion she is above average but your jurney to fall love with her is done in the first ingame month after that you just keep doing the same stuff with her, you go from 0 to 100% way to fast. The relationship with Katie"Best friend" is amazing, very slow/too slow to progress but amazing up to this point. This is tentatively countered by Emily saying that she understands that it's your destiny to have other women around you and basically give you the green light.
Now you are a young god and the women mentioned earlier Bella, Molly joined by Akane(who needed more screen time before stating that she is in love with you when you barely interacted with her) become your "chosen". The game and the MC and your Wife (Emily) states repeatedly that the bond that you and your chosen share is so strong that no one and nothing can get between you (Not even your wife) and you the MC repeatedly state that these women are very important to you and you have dialog choises in witch you can say that you love to then immediately say that well not like Emily but you love them. And then proceed to mostly ignore them for the majority of the game.
Even Emily states again repeatedly that you are treating them badly, you agree and proceed to do the same or ignore them even more and I as the player have no choice in the matter.
The game does this a lot, states repeatedly stuff and the proceeds to more or less ignore that. You as the MC have one priority and that's it, Emily, the rest is irrelevant no matter how much the game and you (MC) tell the rest of the cast that they are important. You mostly treat them are extras. Your chosen (incredible bond between you and all that) are "employes with occasional benefits" at best the rest of the cast even less than that.
At one point Chloe opens up about living for a very long time and shows a moment of vulnerability when you promptly dont give a damn and when Emily asks if she is ok you just answer without a care in the world that yup she is just fine no issues there at least none that you care about! ( missed oportunity to expand on Chloe, but I mean she is not Emily so yeah...).
Another example is the end of book one with the new year "party" You spend most of the time prior to the party with Emily, when you interact with Bella, Molly, Akane and Katie at the party it's rushed and short, you get the feeling that you cant wait to get through this so you can spend time and watch the fireworks with who? Ah yes Emily!!!
Again wasted potential to progress with the rest of the cast. If you would usually be busy with others like your chosen and the rest of the cast it would be ok but you spend most of the time with her!! When other characters show moments of vulnerability or you have sensitive scenes with them they are quite quickly forgoten and until now not followed up on. Bella and her rage, Molly and her loneliness (because of you ofc) are kinda pushed to the background and ignored. (until now atleast)
To "fix" the issues (if you actually consider them issues in the first place, maybe thats the way you want it to play out) you would not need to change the story in any way just maybe give more "screen time" to the other characters and develope their relationship with the MC a bit more.

Now enough of that!! The renders are great, the sex scenes have their own style but I dont dislike them, the scenes are decent enough, the game is a slow burn (I like games that dont rush into sex to fast) but it is a bit bloated sometimes (textwise) I feel that way in a few conversations with Emily but that may be because half the game or more is Emily. (How many times do you have to tell her that you love her and she is your world??? Because a lot of the scenes and conversations can be broken down to just that)
The combat is quite enjoyable not all companions are equal but that can still change and the base combat system is very decent.
The sound is great it enhances the atmosphere and it ramps up at important moments. The animation is well done and at least until now I have not experienced any major bugs only the occasional in combat issue where you click on the companion and have to click again anywhere on the screen to bring up their "text bar" instead of it appearing on its own when you click on the companion.(this happend mostly in book one)

So all in all this is a very good game with great potential!!

Man, this game has so many things going for it. As many of the 5 star reviews point out, the gameplay and scenes are great. The unique card game is genuinely fun, as is the gem system that improves your combat abilities. The sex scenes, when you eventually reach them, are well done. The sandbox navigation style is pretty much the same as any other game, nothing to really complain about or praise there.

Unfortunately, the pacing is just so excruciatingly slow for me. I was into the plot in the beginning, especially because the writing was above average for sex games. But oh my god, they stretch out the conversations and story so much. You can play for hours reading dialogue and not encounter a real scene. I said the writing was above average, but it's not good enough to warrant the sheer amount of reading required. I got quite far into the game and made the MC pretty much unstoppable in combat, but I just stopped playing because it's so goddamn tedious to read all this shit, even when I'm invested in the story.

It's clear the devs put a lot of work into this, and I respect that. But it just isn't for me.

Pacing is also definitely a preference, so I can somewhat understand why some people enjoy this game. If you don't mind reading long, unnecessarily verbose, and painfully extended dialogue, then maybe give this one a go. If you're like me and have a normal attention span, I'd steer clear.

Came for the pr0n, stayed for the well-written story, jokes, and mechanics, among other things. I would play this even without NSFW content, I'm now beyond the current release just to grind out stuff and play with gem combinations (I recognize there's a debug menu, I didn't want to use it to keep my save vanilla and I've never been afraid of a grind). I'm really looking forward to more map exploration and expansion on Elsewhere, plus some repeatable kingdom tasks (assuming those are already planned where some have success percentages). It would also be kinda cool to manage kingdom defenses and recruitment, as well as upgrading the city itself, from the castle instead of the story, but I get that it's assumed to be left up to Emily and her staff.

I was reluctant to keep playing once I saw the combat system, but once I got into the gem aspect of it I was willing to give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. It really has nothing to do with Poker except the valuations of certain hands. This is fairly well integrated into the lore of the game and the way mages visualize their magic.

It can be a little grindy, but even if you're just here for NSFW content, it does have plenty. Just expect to enjoy an actual game instead of simply clicking your way through sex scenes. If you share a love for games both SFW and NSFW, you don't know what you're missing if you pass this one up.

Art/Graphics: 20/25
Story: 20/25
Quality: 20/25
Content: 25/25

Overall: 85/100

Is it worth to try? Definitely, yes.

What to expect from this game? Unique combat experience, Good Story, Well written characters

Amazing game. First of all thank you for including the "auto" option in battles for all of us who don't have any poker experience. The characters and their developement are well written, the story keeps you on the edge speculating on what will happen next and the occasional humor is refreshing. Character models look amazing, nothing better in this world than a fierce red-head (or two). All in all a wonderful adult adventure, keep up the good work .

Wow, spent the past couple of weeks going through Book 1 and Book 2, and I must say, this game is really fantastic.

The story is really captivating, infusion of Arthurian legends, as well as Norse mythology and other mythology which are very carefully woven together which I love a lot.

The characters all have their unique personalities which makes the experience of interacting with each of them very much refreshing, Emily, Katie, Chloe, Bella, Molly, Akane and so many other characters each of their banter with the MC adds a whole new level to MC's storyline and their own.

And I simply love the soundtrack of this game, with each character having their own dedicated soundtrack, as well as soundtrack changing based on MC's emotions or events that are happening (e.g. a battle happening will change to battle music).

The hand-drawn maps of Camelot, Lancaster, as well as when elsewhere is explored (Book 2) are visually striking and are pleasure to see.

At first with the game being Poker gameplay (which I knew nothing about), I wasn't too sure about it but I did come to get used to it, and customizing the character's abilities with the gems did become fun.

Only thing that I wasn't too fond of was the initial grind to raise the MC's level up to access some events early on, but that can be pretty much remedied with a debug console.

All in all, a fantastic game, and I'm looking forward to rest of Book 2 and Book 3.

Story rich content, full of lore and foreshadowing that suck you right into it. New and interesting poker gameplay mechanic which is easy to learn but quite hard to master. Definitely recommended 5 out of 5.

Played almost over10 hours I think,
so finally decide to give a review then...
[Con]
This sex scene is unbearable!
right after I won a fight with Katie,
how tf CM block all the view,let alone animation,none!

Second is the script,just like most game's habit:
TALKING TOO MUCH,
you know,just do your things,ok?

[PRO]
The music vary which I like,and the card game is somewhat refreshing,
finally,the graphic is amazing

All in all,I do hope the devs improve some sex scene,
it need to be more intense,
come on,it's a adult game,right?

Thanks for all the hard work!

Amazing game with a captivating plot that makes you laught and cry. Nice looking characters and nice battle system. One o the best games i've played, and one of the few i really keep tracking once i finish a update. It's reaaaaly a amazing game and everybody should play it!

Book 1 v 1.07b, Book 2 v 0.119d

The story in Book 1 is very good. It sucked me in completely about 10 minutes after I started playing. It has a lot of impactful moments.
The characters are awesome as well, with Katie, Bella and Booker a click above the rest imho. I won't comment on Book 2 because it's incomplete, but so far so good.

The renders and animations are good and serve the story really well. Tbh though with that story I wouldn't care if they were actively terrible.

Gameplay is good. The combat mechanic is interesting enough to not hate it after a while (which is usually the case with adult games). Even if you hate it, it has a completely reasonable auto resolution button. The game also features a debug menu if you hate raising stats.

My only gripe with the game is that it doesn't have a proper gallery to replay scenes. That's a really minor gripe though.

Overall, this game is excellent and higly recommended.

It took me a while to give this a shot because, like a lot of people, the poker part threw me off. Glad I tried it. It feels like a VN first and an adult game second, for sure. Lewd material can have long gaps between them.

The poker aspect is actually a pretty fun 'combat' minigame where you assemble poker hands to activate spells. It's customizable, and overall honestly pretty great. I suck at it but I enjoy how easy it is to understand while having a pretty high skill ceiling.

I also gave pause because my VN experience with Unity has been poor. The way its put together is unobtrusive, works well, and even has some really nice quality of life features like jumping back to the beginning of a conversation if you want.

The day-to-day play is fine. It's slice of life where you decide to socialize with people, improve stats, work for money, and so on. It only falls short in that you don't have that many things to do, realistically. When you exhaust dialogue with someone you just show up and go "hey, okay bye" and then you're left with stat boosters or exploring the elsewhere while waiting for the next event. It's just time between story. Despite grinding my stats I also still felt weak at the end, but that could be because of me not being good at combat.

Now, that's the basics for the systems. The writing is honestly pretty good. The writer is either familiar with the mundane portion of the setting from experience or did a lot of research. I couldn't say beyond that because I'm the "done a lot of research" side of that. It's refreshing to have it set in Scotland which sets it apart from a lot of other VNs, and seems to have been done with care and respect rather than just to be different.

The characters have recognizable voices and personalities that set them apart. They don't really blur together, and they're all fairly fleshed out and three dimensional. Some of the LIs do begin to feel like they lose a bit of their depth as they join the harem, with their goals being pretty much centered on the MC... But it's fine. They're not stripped of their personality, and given the context it makes sense. Still fairly well handled.

There is a main LI and there's no going against that. She's not my favourite, admittedly, but I actually like the romance. A bit hammy, as I've said, but cute. It's refreshing to see the MC and LI communicate, agree, and the harem concept be acknowledged and addressed.

Now the visuals in all categories are a mixed bag for me. Models are good, and some of their designs I love. But they do suffer a bit from what I'll call the "character creator effect". Where in the CC you create a great looking model but in game under different lighting, angles, and poses they end up looking different. Certain expressions give them weird lips, some have really sunken-in cheekbones, so on. Nothing terrible but something I noticed. The MC looks really weird, too. I'll chalk it all up to Fey influence.

Idle animations give the game some life, as the characters move in a puppet-warp style rather than being entirely still and their portraits blink when talking. It's a small and subtle thing but its nice. Some of the movies are also great, like Katie with the fireball, Emily first coming from a portal... Others less so. Two characters with the same walk cycle, choma keyed explosion overlays, and so on. They work, and get the idea across, but for me I ended up having a hard time taking a cool moment seriously because it felt awkward.


With all that said... This looks like its a one-person project. If they built it entirely from the ground up it's mindblowing. Even if some systems, animations, and assets were premade its still a really impressive project. They went all-in with worldbuilding, making characters, and having a cohesive narrative. It oozes passion and effort. Feels like someone who decided to make a porn game but fell in love with a bigger idea and ran with it.

Pretty successfully, in my opinion.

This got way longer than I intended. TL;DR: Good game with a lot of ambition, rough around the edges, but baked with enough love that I can look past the edges more often than not.

Love of Magic [Book1: v1.0.7b, Book 2: v0.1.19d] [Droid Productions]

I recently tried out "Love of Magic", and I have to say that it left me with mixed feelings. On the surface, it's an intriguing concept, but my initial experience left me questioning whether this game is the right fit for me.

First and foremost, "Love of Magic" is an incredibly slow-paced game. The extensive and verbose dialogues and lore dumps can be quite exhausting. During the two hours I spent playing, I only managed to progress as far as the second day of College. This slow pace left me feeling frustrated and impatient, especially when I have a substantial backlog of games waiting to be explored.

From a technical perspective, the game seems well-crafted, even if I'm not particularly fond of card games. The world-building and the magical aspects of the game are certainly intricate, which is commendable. However, I found myself struggling to connect with the story due to the overwhelming amount of technical details and discussions about the magic system. I lacked the necessary context and felt like I was drowning in information.

While I can appreciate the potential depth and complexity that "Love of Magic" might offer, it's challenging to dedicate significant time to a game that doesn't immediately capture my interest. The slow pace and information overload made me lose focus, and I found myself glazing over during conversations.

It's possible that "Love of Magic" could evolve into a hidden gem with time, or that its unique approach might appeal to players with different tastes. I'm willing to give it another shot when it's completed, as it might undergo changes or improvements that address some of my concerns.

In conclusion, "Love of Magic" has the potential to be a captivating game for those who enjoy intricate world-building and don't mind a slow, deliberate pace. However, for players like me with a long list of games to explore, it's essential to be selective and prioritize titles that align more closely with our preferred gaming experience.

This fucking game. Where do I even start?! Oh yes! I need to clarify that I am only done with act 5 so far.
First of all, the combat and the ability to customize the type of damage you do is magnificent. And the combat in it of itself... I never enjoyed poker, but this can get me going.
Secondly, the ladies. Each one of them with distinct personalities, different goals and great backstories. Emily seems to be the Damsel in distress but has balls bigger than the MC. Katie is a legend with whom I believe most of us would love to have a pint or two with. Bella is intriguing to say the least and perhaps the damn finest werewolf I've seen in any game here. Molly seems to be just a nympho to begin with but that's not all she is and she has a surprising "evolution" throughout the game. Unfortunately, I'm indifferent to Akane and her bodyguard so far. Cara is slightly devious and self-centered - as far as I can tell -, but just enough to make her fun.
The paths are a really great way to start learning the ropes.
Most of the sidequests are interesting and quite enjoyable.
The story is by far one of the best ones I've read and even if this had no sexual content I would still be all for it.
Generally speaking, this game reminds me of a modernized D&D campaign where everyone is some sort of spellcaster. Which I truly appreciate.
Finally, the fact that the MC has cardestry with poker as his power is a big fucking plus.
So far, the game gets a strong 9/10!
I would strongly suggest this to anyone who wants a captivating story and some really well rendered scenes.

One of the best games on this site.
Unique gameplay (even if you dislike poker or don’t know how to play poker), a great fantasy-themed story with interesting characters and to top it all off some good lewds. The game is so good I even bought it lol. 5/5 must play

Excellent Story.
Fun gameplay.
Good Characters.
Played it here, went out and bought in Steam immediately after finishing Book1. Can't wait for the rest of Book2 and Book3.

Its rare a story grabs me as much as this did.

The best part of this game is the story, that is the reason I bought it on Steam.
The models are great.
Some animations in the cutscenes are a bit awkward.
It would be great if there were more repeatable sex scenes.
Some people like the card game combat, I personally dont. You can easily ignore using the "auto" button

Yay. A game with an awesome story and amazing characters. And this really is an adult game and not a VN. The lewd stuff is not the main focus of this game. Don’t get me wrong. There is enough lewd stuff in it. But the game concentrates on character and story development. In this game you don’t have to think about what to do to get the next lewd scene. Instead, you aim to progress the story.

I did read some players complaining about the poker part in this game. But if you don’t like poker it’s no problem. The abilities of your support characters and auto-play get you through the fights very fast and without knowledge of poker. If it weren’t normal cards you would not even think about poker. It’s a nice game mechanic and there is no stupid grinding. It feels balanced.

The game is only at the start of Book 2 and it’s already a long game. Love it.

One of the few games i'm willing to support the dev for. I've played it multiple times and am lovely the frequency that the dev provides beta builds on their discord.
Story is the main draw for me and the eye candy doesn't hurt either. It also allows you to effectively play the game even while skipping the 'poker game' should that not be your cup of tea.