Unity - Completed - Love of Magic [B2 v1.2.6] [Droid Productions]

Great game with quite alot of content considering it only came out in Nov last year. will summarize feedback in point form, (just my point of view though)

- Liked the combat system, but maybe consider implementing a full auto system if possible?
- The plot was pretty good, liked the graphics and setting of it, but was kind of linear in a sense that Emily is the main girl (might be doing this wrong, since its only my first playthrough)
- Would suggest giving the players the choice of if they want to proceed with the main storyline or not, so that they can explore other options or grind the money needed to explore the other options first. (once again its just my first playthrough, so might be missing out on some stuff)

But anyways, great game, combat system was great, different from the standard hack, slash and cast magic turn based system.

Ok, time to write a review for this game!

The first time I found this game few month ago the content was limited (if I remember right, the story stopped in the early part of the 2nd chapter), but I was still captured from the beginning.

The reasons for that I want to share with you all and hope to help this way more people with enjoy this gem (pun intended ).

Story:
It is a really unique tale playing in our present age, but it adds magic and mythologie which results in a very special and engaging story, about the MC (=you) who discoveres his unknown talent of being a magic wielder. Leaving his home to study in Scotland his journey begins with learning about his new powers, making new friends and foes and a whole lot more I don't want to spoiler for you. At the moment there are 3 chapters of the first book available. Each book consists of 5 chapters and if I'm not totaly wrong the story is planned over 3 books, which means 15 chapters in total. The dev has definitely to tell us a story and it isn't a short one.

Characters:
You will find alot different characters, not only by their looks but by their personalities too. This results in funny and interesting dialogs and storytelling in general. The women you will meet are really beautiful, but they are not only eye candy. They do play important roles and each of them are important for the story.

Art:
The setting in Scotland is unique to most of the games you will find here and the dev did alot of work to generate varied locations, by his graphical work and by embedding them into the story. The already mentioned character models are beautiful to look at, but offer depth beyond that each of their own. Another aspect of the game I want to mention here is the music. Most of the games here I play muted with spotify running in the background, but not when I'm playing Love of Magic. I enjoy the selection of tracks, especially if they are used to enhance the story on special occasions.

Gamemechanics:
This is not just a VN, not besides the great story there is actually a game to play. You need to earn money, increase your stats by doing different tasks, which both leads to more content available. even it may sound like grind, I never felt it like in other games. It will fit in with the other gameplay, but gives you decisions to make how you want to play the MC and how you want to develop him. Besides that there is the most unique part of this game, the magic gameplay, which is an interesting twist on poker. It took me a moment to get used to it, but now I really enjoy it. It is used to fight against monsters and thanks to different gems you can loot and get from quests, you can create your very own loadout which results in different styles of gameplay for the battles. That's some really unusual depth of gameplay for a game in this kind of genre.

Software:
That's something I usually don't write much about in my reviews, but since many have their problems with Unity (as I had myself in the past with other games using this engine) I wanted to say the dev is doing a really great job to optimize is. It isn't using an insane amount of system ressources like many other games unsing Unity and most important this game wouldn't be possible like this in renpy.

Other:
The dev is really active on his discord and his community is a bunch of helpful people who like to hunt bugs or use the time to discuss different gems or which strategy to use against the different enemies. Besides that the dev puts out several updates a week available there, if you are looking for more between the official releases.

This got way longer than expected, but this project is something I really enjoy and that is in all of its aspects. No doubt this deserves 5 stars!

Don't miss out and give this gem a try!

I am in love with this game I had so much fun battling and the models were amazing the princess was a goddess and I fell in love with her. I just wish there was an option to keep playing after you finish the game going into the portal and battling the monsters leveling up gaining stats. I did not get to beat Katie 3 times in a row because I did not have enough of all 3 stats I was very close but the game forced me to move on in the story and I did not have time to finish getting my stats up. I could be missing a place to get your int up but it would still be fun to get a free mode.

version 0.3.9b as of review
Great game, highly recommend. Quite a lot of content already.

Story line and writing are surprisingly well done, if you pay attention to the plot you'll likely enjoy it. It's frequently humorous as well.

Models are good and varied, although the action currently focuses on a few of them I am sure more will be opened up in later installments.

The game contents both Poker & Sex it could go also as a paraphrased sex drugs and rock n roll (still music is accessible) also it has a bonus been in one of my favorite people and land Scotland the amazing. As it has the sex element personally I don't bother usually for the combat aspect but in this case its cards . Another bonus of the game is that the developer is passing so much time answering and trying to solve any kind of problems created by us the players . The story remind us everything that we have heard as kids about Camelot and Arthur, round table Merlin etc nice memories and history about the lost chivalry.( with bonus of nice renders and nice sex)
p.s. I keep the right to increase the rating as the game moves toward completion

The time has come to add this review.
Since March so many things have been added in the game with the passion of the perfectionist developer Droid. Music it is really very nice even to hear it doing other things I love it but ok music as many other things have to do about taste. Still have been added so many side events and the story has progress excellent. The sex scenes have been improved even more and been added many more. So many bugs have been fixed and so much spellchecking have been done.

In the end the 1st Book has finished and it is a great Story , a great Game a great Visual Novel. I feel jealous for someone who will start it right now and will discover such a great game or I would like to reset my memories about this game and re- discover it

The game if now was the last part should already be rated 10 from 5 but as 2 more books remain I will rate it 4.8/5 (0.1 for every next book) hoping to help Droid motivated

Keep on Droid your excellent story game novel.

Not just a porn VN, a real sexy game

Wow. This is really a great GAME, and I emphasis that word because it has a real enjoyable gameplay, and you will not often find that here.
And not only the gameplay, the story is very good too. Inspired from Arthur legend and maybe from the book of Bernard Cornwell, you will step into an epic adventure full of mysteries, creatures, sexy partners and cute princess.

=== Chara Design :
Girls are pretty and their personality are well made. Now in term of looks and sexyness, it is on the average plus side. The MC is convincing.

=== Story :
Very interesting, very well written. Nothing more to say.

=== Sex/Animations :
If there is a weak point in this game, this is it. It is still decent, the renders are quite good, the scenes can be sexy and erotic at times, some other time pretty void. But...no animations...

=== Gameplay :
Top Notch. The combat system is fun. The Charisma/Intel/Strengh is a simple and efficient way to give some different approach to the situations. And there is many others features and quests. It is almost an RPG game ! of course not a very complicated one, but still refreshing

The only thing left for this game to become a masterpiece is to get decent animations during sex scenes. But even without that, you have to try it, or you will miss out one of the few games that are kinda unique

The story and writing in this game are great, it's engaging with an interesting world and cast of characters, for example, I had a good laugh at the camwhore/stripper mages which is just a fun idea. And while the visuals are pleasant with good written intimate scenes, the character models posing are off, looking really weird most of the time as well as some minor bugs but the dev is actively fixing them and adding more to the game bringing it to a better shape. Besides some minor personal complaints, the game is shaping up to be a very pleasant experience and the scope and ambition of the game more than makeup for its faults.

A brilliant game with interesting characters that you rapidly grow to love for their individual personalities and gorgeous looks. Not to mention a very responsive and helpful Developer who deserves much praise for his hard work.

How to classify LoM?

• A porngame with interesting story, including plot, characters and lore?
• A story with elements of high fantasy, lore building, card playing, nudity, romance and sex?
• An RPG with all of the above, including NPCs that you grow to know, love, care about and sometimes hate?

Ah, to Hel with it!

LoM is a damn fine example of what an adult RPG can be. Come for the sexy models, get caught up in the story and lore, enjoy the combat and see how the mystery unfolds. You won't be disappointed.

v0.2.14

Love of Magic is an exceptionally well put together game, and the developer deserves far more support than they currently have for making it.

- The main girls are pretty, unique, and well written.
- The supporting cast are equally interesting.
- The world building and storytelling is excellent. King Arthur? Magic? Dragons? Magic? Angry Scottish Noises? Sexy Magic?
- The game has a sense of humor, especially about being an adult game.
- The production value is high. Using animations on character idle poses, smooth transitions between zones and even some background music where appropriate.
- The sexual content is well written and played out. No robotic ramming Daz models together in a manner unnervingly reminiscent of someone forcing two action figures to kiss.
- There is gameplay with a poker / card game theme that runs into the narrative. It's a bit rough but by no means bad, and much more interesting than rapid clicking.
- RPG mechanics that keeps choosing how to spend your allotted time interesting.

It's rare to see an adult game tick all of the above boxes, but very nice to see. Definitely worth downloading and playing now, and looking forward to the next release!

Review of [v0.2.14]

Holy fucking shit this is a good one! It was a long time since I sincerely felt sadness when reaching the end of the current version of a game. This one really got me there. Absolutely 5/5 and you should definitely play it!

Super stunning girls and a great story riddled with mystery and intrigue. The story borrows a lot from high fantasy and old English folklore and puts it all in a modern setting. The "magic" is unique in its' own right - I find it really clever to use a poker minigame as the way to cast spells and it somehow even fits into the story in a decent way.

The visuals are really 5/5 top tier. I feel using 3d models on photographic backgrounds is a really nice touch. The backgrounds are very detailed and adds a lot of immersion. I also love the idle animations of the characters, it really adds a lot of life to the game.

There is music all throughout the game. This is a facet of game making that I feel is overlooked way too often.

The writing and world building is really excellent and the author is truly a scholar. There are references to great classical books all over the place. It's intelligent but never pretentious.

The characters are unique, with their own quirks and language.

I never found myself skipping dialogue. This is a super rare feat, because the writing really has to be excellent for this to happen when I'm playing a porn game.

If I were to list any negatives then I guess my main complaint is the lack of animations during sex scenes, and that maybe these scenes could be longer, with more renders. Also I feel the story may be milking the "who's my father?"-thing a tiny bit. Every other character seems to know who he is, so why aren't they telling the MC? This will need a very good and believable explanation going forward or the final reveal will feel like a let down.

Either way, the negatives are definitely minor and will not make me deduct a point from my 5/5.

I've never been so stoked for more content before. Really looking forward to what's next! Droid is absolutely, definitely, a rising star and this game when it's finished will be a staple of the adult gaming community. Mark my words!

Really high quality, the idle animations on all the characters is a really nice touch. The UI is really nice to look at, and reasonably easy to navigate. My biggest complaint is the lack of a replay gallery, but it looks like a gallery is in development so I won't knock it for that. Looking forward to where the development takes this.

First, kudos to the dev for avoiding the I'll pretend I don't know Patreon content will leak in 0.00002s and you pretend to believe me shenanigans. That alone deserves a pledge.

The characters' design strays away from no bra made by men could ever hope to fit those tits. Younger characters have more "humble" proportions, while older ones have more generous, but still human ones (irony noted, but unintended). The lewd scenes are not groundbreaking, but the lead up to them is well constructed and elevates'em.

The story is lore heavy, but delivered in small doses, so it never becomes overwhelming. Each character has a distinct personality and actions to fit it; changes to those personalities happen, but are justified in game and feel natural.

While not a porn Deadpool, the dev is quite aware of what kind of game this is and the tropes that go with it, using it in humorous self-awareness, often making you laugh out loud.

The gameplay might be a problem to those unfamiliar w/ poker, as it can turn the combat system into a chore. Past that, stats in the middle point between simplistic and overwhelming, a balanced time frame between main events and a good number of side quests make a enjoyable experience, which will keep you entertained, instead of absently clicking away, wondering when the next lewd scene will pop up.

TL;DR: Holy crap this game is better than I ever predicted it to be. If you're not playing it, you're missing out. It's good for story, sex and grammar.
EDIT: Updated for latest updates.

It takes a very different approach to most of the titles on this site, the closest parallel I could draw would be to Reluctant Archon. Both are fantasy stories in which the player character is a powerful magician, with a lot of beautiful women around them. Both are set in modern times, with a magical element there. Love of Magic draws from mythology more than biblical sources however. King Arthur, Werewolves, Kistune etc. The story of this game just keeps getting more and more interesting with each update, and the developer has released a sort of roadmap in his discord showing we're still only just nearing the end of the first act.

The card based combat system is quite fun, if a little rough around the edges (e.g you can only play cards in the corners to make a diagonal, and sometimes the cards in my hand would not display properly). The story is engaging and well paced, and there's a lot of content in there - it took me at least 5 hours to get through (yes there is sex and lewd content). I didn't notice any glaring grammar errors (despite the game being set in Scotland, 0/10 for realism)

The artwork is brightly coloured and well lit, though there are no fully rendered scenes - it's 3D models on photographic backgrounds. This never broke my immersion and wasn't an issue for me, but I understand some may not feel the same.

The game being based on Unity is not a huge deal for me. There are quality of life features similar to Renpy's in this game, such as rolling back through a conversation, hiding the UI and both manual and autosave slots. DroidProductions has a tireless work ethic, and is constantly releasing bugfixes and correcting typos, as well as giving old content some new love to make sure that players get to experience the game's best from minute 1.

Excellent writing - overall plot, humor, "lewdness", inventiveness (no cliché plot)
Very good graphics and animations
Good music score
No annoying cheap-ass sounds effects (silence is much better than stereotypical "slurp", "moan")

The good
great renders
great character design
they have personalities
interesting story concept

Unsure about
interesting combat mini game mechanic but didnt really like it and if felt like the npc had the advangage most of the time as far card combinations go (maybe i just suck at this mini game)

some of the dialog felt long winded or un nessasary just give me the taks with a little humor or emotion to set the scene and move on already

navigation wasnt terrible but i could have been a bit better since you have to go to each area then the final destination. It does have a quick port options so.

The bad

didn't see a task tracker of any kind .

the dialbog or events just stop and you have to click on them again to keep it going it can be a bit confusing

the game doesnt seem to know what it wants to be it kinda feels like a VN but has a half assed free roam in it and has some RPG mechanics .

not a fan of dialgo options that make you miss scene opertunities or lock out content especially when i don't really feel like reading everything and there is no hard stop to keep form clicking on the choices unknowingly

the above wouldnt be so bad if you could save while the options are up but it wouldn't let me do that maybe i was doing ti wrong

there is no way to scroll back though previous text not sure if unity can do this or not but its annoying with all the text options to not have that.

i didnt see any scene animations but then again i didnt get that many scenes before getting bored and dropping the game. The animitions i did see where for the models to make them less static during dialog.

The UI felt clunky for some reason i found myslef searcing for my char stats wasnt sure if there was an inventory didnt know where to find how much money i had. No idea what the calendar is for. The icons were kinda small and didn't stand out since they are all just flat back and white.

Conclusion

with some UI tweaks some animated scenes (there may be some i only saw 3 or 5 scenes and got bored) and definetly something to keep track of what your supposed to be doing that game would be be fine despite my dislike of having to wade through all the text.

The card battle is new and different but not a fan of it. still better then most the same old rpg classic system or crappy qwerty minigames.

This game is fucking great! The women aren't the same regurgitated models and the story is actually really captivating. It's original and very, very cool. Thank you and well done. It's light on the fetishes, and I didn't really think I would enjoy it as much as I have. Looking forward to the next updates. Now I'm gonna try your other game!

Looking through F95, there are some good games and (rarely) excellent ones. And among these, there are - from time to time – precious gems. Love of Magic is one of these.

Its like: everything is perfect – story – graphics – sound - No cons I can think of. Fills the heart with joy. Thrilled with waiting to continue…

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Edit: After almost 1 year, with end of book 1, I have to say, I am just overwhelmed. Beyond words... breathless. Brightest star on heaven

The game is definitely in my TOP list. Great job! everything at the highest level. Wish You guys to achieve Your goals and finish this amazing project. I'm glad - from dozens of projects - to catch such a good one, which demonstrates evolution of adult games.
Thank You!

v0.2.10a review

WOW, what a game. First of all the graphics and animations are amazing. Crisp and animated with a blend of real life pictures for the background. The only time they ever threw me was the ex quartermaster in the library that sells the gems, using a motorized scooter instead of a wheelchair, it just felt odd. Otherwise every single aspect of the visuals really strikes home.

There's a lot of game play mechanics at work here, and while I wouldn't say it's the best game, for a lewd game it's top 1% of actual game play mechanics. With the battle mechanics, to the attack customization through gems, to the free form roaming in a dangerous other world later in the game, there's just a lot to do when you get into free play time.

All of this is structured around a time clock that's ALWAYS ticking. You may want to try to level up your strength or intelligence, but you also need to work to gain money, so you've got a delicate balancing act before the next scripted event happens to push you along. This all happens to keep the game from feeling grindy, as time waits for no man, and you must make choices and then live with them.

I would say that the only criticism I have with the game is that each day is divided into morning, evening, and night... but really it's only morning and evening, because with one or two exceptions for scripted events, the night time is basically just 'go back to your room and sleep.' This feels like an unecessary step, and it could just be 'morning' and 'evening' instead with the sleep being automatic unless there's a scripted event. Likewise I wish that if the night was going to be available you'd be allowed to read a book or train, or work in the bar. Maybe limit night options, but don't give us none, ya know?

Anyways, the fappability of this game is fairly low, as the game is sexual, and sexy, but also not overly burdened with a lot of constant lewd scenes, instead of focusing on story and plot. Personally I don't think this is bad, but someone looking for a quick wank might have a problem with it.

Anyways, having just completed chapter 2, I think this is an A+ game and one that everyone on f95 should at least check out.