Tap Wizard 2: Idle Magic Game

Mal Pal (YourPalMal)

1 year ago

Now I am VERY picky on my RPG games, but I have to say this one makes the cut! I enjoy the gameplay, and suprisingly despite all the idling you have to do I don't get bored just watching the screen, gameplay is very simple and can be difficult but overall a nice experience, I do think the menus are a little cluttered but that can be fixed with the bags so I don't have too many complaints.

jimmy amendola

1 year ago

Great addictive semi-idle. You really get to choose your own path and you just keep unlocking stuff. You do need to figure a lot out on your own by READING but everything is really explained. Some things could be put off until later to make the game easier to understand as you do kind of get bombarded with several new things everytime you awaken/prestige for the first few ones.

Andrew Crowe

10 months ago

Game is fun but gets frustrating. Your character gains experience offline but the progress stops when a new level is reached until you log on. At first this isn't bad since you only need 10 levels to rank up but eventually you will need to log into the game 20+ times to progress a single rank. Leveling up gets faster but always takes a few minutes. Eventually you log on, level up, log off. Not a great design for an idle game. Graphics are nice though.

Kaj Darkwind

1 year ago

A pretty good idle game that's similar to a reverse bullet-hell but with auto-movement and idle mechanics. I'm not a fan of the era 4 boss though, the other bosses have been fun to fight, but the era 4 bosses only gimmick is that he sprays bullets everywhere. They deal 100% of your health damage if one hits you. On the last phase it drops to 20%, but doesn't help much because there are so many projectiles. Controlling the wizard manually shouldn't be required in an idle game.

Richard Horvath

1 year ago

Fun game! Lots of features. Requires a lot of time, but it is rewarding to watch the progress grow. My only recommendation would be to add clothing/armor perks and even weapon customization or upgradable perks. Although the game exposes you to a tremendous amount of upgrades, I think it would be neat to "build" your own character the way you want to. (Basically the mirror upgrade system with weapons/clothes would be awesome!) I've been enjoying it, hope others do too!

Brady Helgeson

2 years ago

There are a few small glitches I ran into, one is where the entire GUI will just move around the screen. Another is sometimes the joystick won't work after a while and then you can't move your character it will move on its own though but you can't help it. Other than those glitches it's a perfect game to play on the toilet waste some time and the waiting room or wherever you're at.

Colin

1 year ago

This game has potential but there are a lot of things I could, the auto pathing should be optionap so it doesnt screw up when the player actually wants to play the game, and the controls are kinda bad, I would prefer it so instead of having to move your thumb all the way across the screen to move anywhere, to make it so if you hold down a direction the character will keep moving in that direction until you do a different one. Especially since the auto pathing doesnt know how to dodge projectiles

Nathaniel Applebee

2 years ago

Absolutely fascinating game. I love the gameplay, part idle/part interactive. The graphics are phenomenal and appealing for pixel art. The gameplay loop is really great, with several different ways to play each time, with more options unlocking as you progress. I do have a small bug, where if I change the combat zoom to either "Closer+1" or "Farther+1", it actually sets it to "+2" once I close the game and reopen it. Not game breaking, but just a little annoying. Thanks for the amazing game!!

Ian McDonald

1 year ago

Due to an issue with their server, an IAP didn't go through. I contacted the devs and they were quick to respond and notify me of what the issue was. The game is a wonderful time killer. I love the pixel art and the prestige system is user friendly. It does put a lot of focus on active game play, any offline progress slows down the game exponentially. It's an idle game, so you'd want to be able to set the game aside and pick it back up and see some progress.

William Hamby

1 year ago

This is a weird one to review. Its very pretty and in depth but it feels incredibly familiar. Another well done pixel art with incremental upgrades and an idle option (which is implied as necessary). I even notice a lot of these "shooter" where character is in the middle and enemies come from all sides. This game isn't bad, but it just feels exhausted. This genre is inundated and at this point this is a very pretty, but ultimately full of air game.

John Doe

1 year ago

I am loving this game, the combat system is enjoyable, difficult at times but doable with enough time/upgrades, and the story is good. I especially enjoy the choice of skills and characters you have which change the way you might play/upgrade depending on your choices. I am a little confused as to why the game is titled "Tap Wizard", since the game doesn't involve much tapping, but all in all, I recommend playing.

Tanner Phillips

1 year ago

Writing this just to try and let the dev know that changing the organization of everything each patch is a massive PITA. I don't know about others, but I spend a lot of time organizing my layout, and to have it completely put into a blender each patch is infuriating. There has to be a way to not screw up people's button placement with each new patch. Other than that inconvenience, I love the game, it's very addicting. I love all the enemy types and the immense amount of skill combinations.

Tom Williamson

2 years ago

Great game but can be difficult to navigate. One issue is the "Overachiever" perk not only starts and collects upgrades but also FUNDS it, which makes upgrades quicker but also forces you to pay a gold premium to speed up the process. I'd rather wait the several minutes to save the gold so I can get more upgrades overall. I wish it had a setting to disable funding.

Anthony James

1 year ago

Fun little game. There's no p2w, though the purchases are also a little helpful. You can pay avid attention to it or completely ignore it and you make progress either way. Very good writing in the lore bits, although you get the parts so slowly that I have no idea what's going on anymore, so I'm just going to read them once I've got all of them. If I had one critique, it's that I would love to see some more customization of stats or something (maybe weapons?) for a more active part of the game.

Ryan Dailey

4 months ago

Has nice music. But, for an idle game it's idle mechanics are incredibly unforgiving. Offline rewards are dramatically lower. And AFK online rewards degrade by 25% with each game loop. If an idle game demands my constant attention to maintain the same rate, that's a dealbreaker for me. There many other idle games I dislike that I could be playing rather than this. The AI of your character AFK seems pretty stupid. It seems to just run in circle and will sometimes walk right into enemies.

Jake Paganakis

4 months ago

I absolutely love this game. Each run feels genuinely unique, and you actually need to strategize to get the achievements. The art style is nice, and every spell acts in fun and unique ways. Each new era unlocks really great new mechanics, and keeps things fresh. There is nothing about the game that feels like a pay wall and there is no twisting your arm to watch ads. My only criticism is you should be able to repeat fates (without reward) before getting to the final awakening level.

M D-L

1 month ago

Seems like a fun game. I even spent some money on it. But what I find supremely frustrating is that there's no tutorial and no beginner's guide anywhere. Yes, there's a wiki with a section labeled beginner's guide...but it's woefully inadequate for a rank beginner. Yes, there's a Discord. But those folks have been playing for ages. It's simply not beginner friendly, confusing and frustrating. I've amended the number of stars. Appreciate developer responding! Great game, but still needs a guide