Arrowhead Game Studios' debut game Majicka has gained quite a bit more traction than the new development house expected.
The game's publisher, Paradox Interactive said the PC title sold 30,000 units across all digital platforms in its first day of availability, and climbed to the top of Steam's sales charts. It sells for $9.99.
The figures aren't of blockbuster triple-A big-budget proportions, but for a small independent Swedish studio and a game that was born as a student project, $300,000 in total generated revenue in 24 hours is substantial.
HEX: Well, when it was great - it was great, but unfortunately this is a VERY buggy game, constant glitches and crashes. Our first night was fine, but then on the weekend I think we must have wasted hours of our lives trying to get this game to work, and we ended up having to replay the same levels over and over. I see it getting patched constantly, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better as yet.
Fingers crossed for the future, though... I still recommend it to people because it is dirt-cheap and a hell of a lot of fun when you can get a game going, and I want more buddies to play it with!
BAJO: It took me a while to get used to the spell commands... and at one point I looked up a guide online, but then abandoned it because half the fun is stumbling across those magical combinations yourself. I had fun too - I just wish it wasn't so broken, Hex! I think it'll be a great little game once they fix those issues.
I love this damn game, but there are some obvious bugs. Simply clicking the wrong thing will cause your game to freeze. While it can be avoided, it shouldn't exist in the first place. But seriously, if anyone is undecided on getting this game...GET IT. Great co-op fun, tons of cool spell combinations, and a vibrant and exciting world to explore.
Great for paradox, I like those guys and most of their games.
Didn't like that one though, didn't have the click factor