Academagia: The Making of Mages

[markec]

I just found this game called Academagia and Its a mix of rpg and choose your own adventure type of games.

This is list of features from their site:

* Interact with over 80 Students
* Maneuver through more than 800 possible Random Events
* Set out upon any of over 100 Adventures
* Explore hundreds of Skills
* Cast Spells from the five Pillars of Magic, or learn the Forbidden Arts
* Add new effects to existing Spells as you master the vocabulary of Magic
* Discover and visit mysterious castles, ruins, shops and secret hide-outs
* Teach, train and adventure with a Familiar from one of dozens of species
* Enjoy nearly endless replayability and scope

The game is targeted at younger audience (9+), which is obvious with player characters portraits, so dont expect gore or sex but despite that there is still some fun to be found here.

From beginning I was impressed by huge amount of ways to create a unique character. You can choose stats, astrology, heritage, omens, family, history, station, inheritance and many many more.

Here is the skill list:


Aesthetics:
Court Hairstyles
Courtly Fashion
Perfumes
Sewing

Ambush:
Danger Sense
Mimicry
Move Silently
Traps

Arithmetic:
Applications of Arithmetic
Identities of Arithmetic
Properties of Arithmetic
Theory of Arithmetic

Art:
Art Appreciation
Creativity
Dance
Music Theory
Painting
Theater

Astrology:
Comets
Moons
Planets
Stars
Theory of Astrology

Athletics:
Archery
Competition
Running
Swimming
Wrestling

Befriend:
Conversation
Listen
Temperance

Beguile:
Character Study
Flattery
Flirting
Storytelling

Blackmail:
Journalism
Memorization
Observation

Botany:
Agriculture
Flowers
Roots
Seeds

Brew:
Alchemical Tools
Analyze
Poisons

Bully:
Brute Strength
Insult
Interrogation
Intimidation

Calligraphy:
Bookbinding
Forgery
Forms
Illustration
Ink Compounds
Orthography

Compete:
Manipulation
Planning
Wit

Cooking:
Baking
Greengrocery
Recipes

Dialectic:
Famous Dilemmas
Logic
Sleuthing

Duel:
Demi-Tour
Duel Conduct
Dueling Forms

Economy:
Accounting
Administration
Negotiate
Transport

Enchant:
Magical Appraisal
Materials Knowledge
Palettes
Theory of Enchantment

Engineering:
Architecture
Carpentry

Enspell:
Concentration
Phemes

Espionage:
Acting
Deceit
Infiltration

Explore:
Animal Husbandry
Cartography
Climb
Knots

Forge:
Armorer
Courage
Jeweler
Metallurgy
Weaponsmith

Gates:
Gates Methods

Geometry:
Astronomy
Famous Geometry Problems
Geometric Laws
Trigonometry

Glamour:
Glamour Methods
Glamour Phemes
Glamour Spells

Gossip:
Bluff
Dating
Innuendo

Heraldry:
Diplomacy
Etiquette
Intrigue
Politics
Romance

History:
The Calamities
The Early Empire
The Exile
The History of Magic
The Middle Empire

Incantation:
Incantation Methods
Incantation Spells
Theory of Incantation

Language:
Elumian
Merilien
Oncestrian

Law:
Civil Law
Debate

Malice:
Gambling
Patience
Puzzles

Music:
Famous Songs
Lute
Lyre
Voice

Natural Philosophy:
Archaeology

Negation:
Negation Methods
Negation Phemes
Negation Spells
Theory of Negation

Patrol:
Hunting
Scent Detection
Scouting

Plot:
Coordination
Dedication
Flawless Timing

Raid:
Navigation
Pure Luck
Riding
Tactics

Religion:
Ethics
Oratory
Piety

Research:
Cryptology
Decipher Handwriting
Filing
Library Knowledge

Revision:
Revision Methods
Revision Phemes
Revision Spells
Theory of Revision

Rhetoric:
Character
Confidence
Famous Speeches
Passion

Rimbal:
Endurance
Rimbal Positions
Rimbal Tacitcs

Sabotage:
Artisan
Perception
Playfulness
Practical Jokes

School Survival:
Curiosity
Familiar Kinship
Schoolyard Education
Social Skills
Study Habits

Sleight-of-Hand:
Acrobatics
Composure
Conceal

Society:
Awareness
Persuasion
Willpower

Spy:
Hide
Lie
Lockpick

War:
Command
Famous Battles
Leadership
Logistics
Strategy

Zoology:
Amphibians
Birds
Fish
Insects
Mammals
Worms


RESEARCH:
Anthropology
Art Appreciation
Astronomy
Confidence
Duel
Elumian
Flirting
Identities of Arithmetic
Knots
Library Knowledge
Lyre
Mimicry
Palettes
Sleuthing
Theory of Enchantment
War
Willpower



Pretty much every skill has a use in adventures and events additionally when raised they allow additional actions available to the player.

The gameplay is played in fashion of visual novels, you have days split in three parts where you choose your actions. As said actions are unlocked by skills, exploration, events etc. Since there is a huge amount of skills you can easily start a new game with a different build and have different gameplay experience.

Events and adventures are played in fashion of "choose your own adventure " games, where every choice but fleeing is a skill based.

Soundtrack is quite good so is the art and writing, so If you are looking for a lighthearted game but filled with small details then give it a spin.

 

[Reject_666_6]

OMG sounds like heavan. Now I'll have to give it a spin.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Sounds like a Harry Potter cRPG.

 

[laclongquan]

Sound very faggoty!

Im in.

 

[adure]

Sounds like a Harry Potter cRPG.

 

[Malakal]

Sounds like a Harry Potter cRPG.

or Sims - Magic. But if someone were to try this and refer it...

 

[markec]

Sounds like a Harry Potter cRPG.

Pretty much true, still I dont care since Iam a skill whore, give me a rpg with huge skill choice and detailed character creation and Iam in heaven (the reason why I love RoA so much).

 

[KalosKagathos]

I demand an LP.

 

[Reject_666_6]

Seems good so far, but there hasn't been any hint of a plot in the first 4 days of gametime, just skill checks and "making friends". Definitely a Harry Potter CYOA. I really like the music, though.

I second the LP request.

 

[treave]

The music is very :monocle:

It's for ages 9+? Seems a tad complicated for the modern day 9-year old, though if kids begin to cut their teeth playing this instead of fucking Halo or whatever we might actually get some incline.

 

[Sovard]

From http://www.ztgamedomain.com/9850/Academagia.html

I'm still trying to figure out what kind of player this game would appeal to. You can't really call it a MUD because there is no multiplayer. It's just a text-based game. You can't really call it a full on RPG because there is no real combat.

 

[SoupNazi]

I third the LP request. Get to it!!

 

[Haba]

* Interact with over 80 Students

 

[hoverdog]

I third the LP request. Get to it!!

I... fourth? the request.

 

[ElectricOtter]

Looks okay, but woah... $25 dollars and no demo? I think I'll wait for the LP.

EDIT: also in before mondblut

 

[TripJack]

I'll try it out and then perhaps commence with an LP.

Need to make sure it's possible to burn the school to the ground first. Or spark a communist revolution.

 

[pipka]

Academagia is a 2D PC life simulation and role-playing game intended for audiences ages 9+.

9+ read more than 18+.

Intense and p. sweet!

 

[chzr]

tl;dr





tasteful raep present?

 

[1eyedking]

Looks like utter crap.

FFS Codex, getting interested on a Harry Potter Choose Your Own Adventure?

 

[Malakal]

Looks bad, is gameplay immersive and features tasteful... C&C?

 

[mondblut]

Sounds like a Harry Potter cRPG.

CRPG? I didn't notice dungeon crawling in there.

 

[mondblut]

From http://www.ztgamedomain.com/9850/Academagia.html

You can't really call it a full on RPG because there is no real combat.

The maker of the game clearly has more brains and taste than certain codexites.

 

[Turisas]

The game is targeted at younger audience (9+), which is obvious with player characters portraits, so dont expect gore or sex but despite that there is still some fun to be found here.

It has mod support tho (it checks before starting a new game) so I guess things could be... improved to be more interesting.

I'm too scared to do a proper LP so I'll just post here how my game goes.

 

[laclongquan]

This faggoty shit is quite good. Lots of skills, quite many events that link with skills. The only complaint is that there's a bit too little info about each aspect of the game. Then again, it's a new game with new players.

 

[rpgcodexusername]

is it a princess maker type of game?