I've never played Magic the Gathering in any form, but I've been interested in giving this game a shot for a while now...especially after falling in love with Culdcept Saga (yes, I know they're different). I was just curious as to how this version holds up and if it's a good version for new players.

I'm considering getting this. If you're not sure about it, just try the trial version.

I'd rather hear the opinion of someone familiar with the franchise than just trying the game myself...I know that I can try the game, but I'm curious as to whether this is a good version of the game or not. I don't want to get into the game if it's actually a crappy version of Magic the Gathering.

Well, I'll download the trial and let you know what I think. I used to play it a lot when I was younger, and I play it off and on presently, so I guess my opinion may be worth a little bit.

Coolio...My one friend has tried getting me into the game for a while now through Magic the Gathering Online, but that shit just confused the hell out of me so I'm hoping this has a good tutorial. I just hope that I don't end up liking the game so much that I start actually buying decks in real life/online...from listening to my friend speak of his exploits with Magic; the game sounds quite expensive if you really want to get into it.

I just finished the tutorial in the game, just to see how it is. It is a very good tutorial, actually. They also seem to have a mentor system in the game where you can find people to mentor/to be mentored by.

This seemed basically like if you took the card game and made it into a video game. All of the cards are high quality, they give you the ability to zoom in on them, and if there's something on the card you don't understand they give you a button that explains everything on the card.

There appears to be a Campaign, I haven't tried that yet, but it has co-op too. It sounds interesting. I actually really recommend this for new players. The tutorial does a really good job of explaining the different cards. They also have an in-depth section that goes deeper into gameplay mechanics.

An aside: I play Magic Online, too.

I really love this game. I know its nothing in comparison to the amount of cards in MGO but MGO requires you to purchase individual cards while this gives you a few to start with leading up to 280+ in unlockables.

I used to be way into Magic The Gathering when I was younger, haven't tried the game though.  I'll post here again once I try it out

I just tried the demo, and it was pretty fun. It's a good representation of what the actual game is. Now while the game does provide a tutorial, you'll still probably be overwhelmed a bit. But after a few games, you'll start getting the hang of it. The good thing is that at any time, you can highlight a card on the table and press LB/RB to see detailed information about what that card actually does.

So in short, yes, this game seems legit, at least from the demo. But just because it has a tutorial, don't expect to be a master in a couple days. You still gotta play some matches to get the hang of things.

Sounds good...I've been looking forward to this game for a while and it just randomly came out this past week. I'll give the demo a go in a little bit and hopefully I'll be awake enough to let it all sink in.

This game is an excellent introduction to Magic.  It streamlines a lot of the complex rules and interactions, and presents them to you in a friendly, easy-to-understand interface.  I can't personally say if the tutorial will be enough to "teach" someone new the game of Magic, as most people learn Magic through their friends, not the rulebook.  But this is as good a learning tool as Wizards will ever produce.

On top of that, there's a heck of a lot to do.  You can unlock 8 decks, which play quite differently from one another, and then 17 additional cards for each deck.  There's a normal campaign, a local two-player campaign, a puzzle mode, and online matches.  I've spent most of my time online so far, and it's fantastic - the matches don't drag on for too long, because of the timers in the game.  For $10 - the price of a couple Magic booster packs, or one precon deck - this game has incredible value.  Personally, I think it's a must-have for anyone remotely interested in Magic - you're much better off buying this than actual physical cards to try out the game of Magic.

And, it's absolutely gorgeous.

2 of my friends have this game. They like it. Personally im not really into this game, not a magic fan.

I played the demo for a little while and I thought it was better than most Magic video games.  I haven't played Magic The Gathering in about 10 years and now I might have to spend the 800MS points to get a little nostalgic

Picked up today, awesome game, only played as one card and am currently playing through the forrest(?) class, the default trial class it is, if anyone fancies a game give me a shout I'm not the best but I'm still picking up the concept.

A bit of info:

You have deck's where you start with 62 cards a game, if you play through the campaign you unlock more cards for each race, then you can mix the deck up and take cards out and put new ones in, I think that'll have more an impact in multiplayer, so it might be worth unlocking them all.

Any other question I'll try and answer I've not played online though.

If I had a 360 I would buy this. I can't seem to find many comments on how good this game is though.

I'm really starting to get into the game now.  I thought it might be fun for me, but it really is a ton of fun.

I am completely new to Magic (of course I heard of it, but I never knew a single rule), and I've gotten a good handle on the rules and I'm figuring out strategies as I go.  Seems like a really great teacher.

" @Diamond: Fancy a game? "

I used to play Magic the Gathering when I was younger... didn't even know that this was coming out. If the trial is good, I'll definitely through down 800ms for the nostalgia factor

" @Ineedaname said:

" @Diamond: Fancy a game? "

Right now?  Anyways, I'll send you a friend request. "

" I've never played Magic the Gathering in any form, but I've been interested in giving this game a shot for a while now...especially after falling in love with Culdcept Saga (yes, I know they're different). I was just curious as to how this version holds up and if it's a good version for new players. "

I did rock the demo last night and I did actually enjoy myself quite a bit...I think I may actually pick it up even though my FL is pretty much full of people who will never buy the game :P

Played it a ton loving it.

Downloaded the trial the same day I got Red Faction, so needless to say I haven't even tried it yet. I really hope it's good, as I played Magic casually a few years ago.

The game is pretty decent. There are some minor bugs and annoyances: sometimes the freezes in a screen (but never crashed so far), there is no resign button, no chat interface, the way how certain card mechnics work is tedious (if you have 2 cards giving you health if you play a certain type of card, you have to wait twice for a short amount of time, similar if you can buff a creature by paying 1 mana X times, you actually have to click X times and then wait for the game to load X times - its pretty annoying). I'm also not sure if the decks are quite balanced, I played the fire deck the whole night and often i didn't have a lot of chances, but maybe i had just bad drawing luck.

" Sounds good...I've been looking forward to this game for a while and it just randomly came out this past week. I'll give the demo a go in a little bit and hopefully I'll be awake enough to let it all sink in. "

First off, I played the physical card game of MTG for around eight years as a hardcore player.  I was a certified level 2 judge and held, tournaments, etc.   I eventually quite the game as I entered college due to money constraints.

I've always thought Magic was interesting but figured it would cost way too much money to get into.  Has anyone here played Spectromancer?  Is the XBLA Magic game similar to that in any comparable way?  I don't know much about how to play.  Does the demo do a good job teaching newbies?

I'll throw in my two cents as well, the game sounded cool and I had some points to spend. But man, I didn't expect it to be as much fun as it is, I'm having a blast with it right now.  The game does a good job of introducing the rules for first timers. I had never touched Magic before, but after the tutorial I was fine with moving on to the "campaign", so don't worry about not knowing the game, It will teach you

Looks interesting, tried the demo out and it was a nice start. Have been playing MTG for 10 years and choosing to play a PC game instead of buying the cards are awesome. A definite buy. Oh and if anyone plays on the PC/Steam (Steam actually), my name is "Althox" (durr).

I've pre-purchased it. Anyone who's interested in fantasy card games should also look into Spectromancer, which just had its expansion released on Steam recently. 

What makes this any different than MTGO? I've already invested into that, I'm not switching.