BLOG -- My Good-Bye to Magia Record (ENGLISH version)
Just a heads up that this blog might not be interesting to you.
My blog this week is gonna be about Magia Record (ENGLISH version), a phone game that is ending its services in a week (only the English version -- the Japanese and Chinese versions are still active as of this blog). As much as I'd like to gush excitedly about it and tell you all to try it out... I can't because it's ending its English services in a week! Instead, I'll blog about why I started playing this and why I consider it one of my favourite phone games that I've played. This will be my way of a send-off.
WHY I STARTED PLAYING MAGIA RECORD ENGLISH
There is a simple reason: I was a big fan of the anime series, Puella Magi Madoka Magica. When I heard that there was a phone game related to Madoka Magica, and I could use my favourite character, I downloaded the game right away.
My favourite character from Madoka Magica. Homura Akemi! <3
WHY MAGIA RECORD ENGLISH IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PHONE GAMES
Well, let me list out some of its strong points:
-Beautiful graphics / animations (you can tell all the care and detail that went into it just from one look) -Beautiful soundtrack (I loved that some of the music tracks from the anime carried over into this game) -Main story was fully voice-acted (as much as I loved it, this actually caused me to be behind in the main story because it was hard for me to find time to sit down, turn off all other distractions, and just focus) -Interesting battle mechanics (I won't go into detail, but it felt like solving a puzzle sometimes)
Throwing some beautiful graphics.
Here's another one. I really like the colour scheme and overall design.
One track that I really enjoy: "Remain".
And the biggest reason why I consider this one of my favourite phone games: the stories and the strong emotions in most of them.
Whenever a limited-time event happened, I would always read the story in that event. Even when I felt rushed (due to Life things) and I thought I'd just read it quickly (like I do sometimes for other phone games), I'd still end up taking my time. It kinda surprised me with how much I enjoyed reading the stories. It also surprised me with how much emotion it could evoke sometimes. I really came to care about many of the characters and their struggles.
A couple months before the announcement of Magia Record (ENGLISH version) ending, I took a break from the game (trying to juggle my busy Life). I had full intentions of getting back to it to read the rest of the main story. I thought it'd be okay. I thought 'This game is so well put together, it'll definitely last for a long time'. So much for what I know...
It really saddens me that Magia Record (ENGLISH version) is ending soon. I tried to do what others did and switch to the Japanese version, but I got stopped partway through the process... so for now I will have to say good-bye.
As of this post, I've finished the main story and am currently going through as many side stories and character episodes with the time left. I'm also hoping to read through the events I've missed. There will be a Gallery mode after the service ends but I don't know if the stories will be included (best to assume they won't).
If you've read this, thanks for reading! If you've played Magia Record (ENGLISH version) as well and are saddened by the impending ending service -- *huuug!* (>;___;)>
Take care everybody and until next time.
I'm going to put some scrolly lines and then dump a few more images. They could be a bit spoiler-y, so stop here if you want to avoid.
Whee, characters from Madoka Magica! I always thought that Sayaka's sprite
had no nose which kinda gave her a cute look. Her nose is actually just really tiny.
Lol, what an unintentional burn...
I thought this character episode was hilarious.
I just had to take a screenshot of this dialogue.
This is so cute.
I cried a lot when I read Sana's story and her thoughts. I can really relate to her emotions.
I have to stop aligning myself with characters who look cool, but whom I know nothing about...
Too many times they end up being crazy villains... gah, lol.
For anybody curious, my top 3 favourite event stories are Iroha's Mitama Special Training, Alina is Coming to Town, and Voices from Beyond. When I've read through more of the event stories I'll update this list, if it changes.
Thank you for the memories! I have hope that one day I'll be able to access the Japanese version...
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