Vegejor Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I agree whole heartedly on that point. If I didn't like the game I would be gone like the wind. Still I worry it will scare off many potential buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I heard about the game through Gamezebo. I played, and loved, all the old Infocom text adventures years ago, so the idea of lots and lots of text and reading didn't scare me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laclongquan Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Actually, the inaccessible issue is very much the normal state for beginner of ANY game in ANY genre. If you can pick it up and run it pretty much smoothly the game lost its feeling of bewilderment, curiousity, and discovery. LOTS of new game choose the accessible route and I lost interest in them pretty much after 30 hours into the game. It's just not exciting to me. If you just restart and make a new game to try out new things, pretty much untiredly, well, what does the game speak to you? Isnt that "I cant wait to play this game"? These feelings are very important if you want the game to have long life, raving reviews, worshipful-tone word of mouth. And in the long term, it translates to sales and profit. Anyway, if you can create a game that a player just cant wait to play, that even when playing he's just itching to restart to try a new thing he' just thought of. .. Well, it's a great game. EDIT: And to answer that question, no, both of my previous games are pretty much unfinished (one month before Final exams). I can blame the new patches for it but truthfully is that I cant wait to try new character and new classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gale Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Saw it on gamersgate and knew that my girls might like it. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecharm Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 @Vegejor Weird, I didn't have any problems with the "getting into the game" at all. What's more, I find the UI easy to use and the mechanics of playing the game (not the actual gameplay mechanics, which are beyond mere mortal minds) easy to grasp (but then again, I've played a lot of Dwarf Fortress). I agree that the game is huge and there is a certain annoyance factor when you continuously fail at whatever you attempt, I'm getting a good grip on the game, yet I still suck at it...you should see the marks I get... My biggest "complaint" actually lies in a very basic design decision (one that you have kind of mentioned); I think there is just too much to do (which is good), but absolutely not enough time for it. Attending classes are (let's admit it, we are between ourselves) not much of a fun, and they take up the biggest part of your time (and the game). If you skip them you get detention, which then gives you even less time to actually "fool around". I think it would have been better to make a whole day's study a simple action or to increase the number of actions you can take a day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bipbipbopbop Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Academagia was reviewed on JayIsGames, a blog I read regularly, so that's how I found out. Just from their review, I knew I'd love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendall Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 The review on JayIsGames. Even though it was a tempered review, it was still positive. After I visited your site though, I knew I had to have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletea Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 I saw it on Gamersgate - and then came to the official site to check it out. Kinda strange, but I wound up buying it from the official site rather then the place I found it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyG Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Gamersgate. Fan of simulation games, so I just keep an eye on that section for new releases. Voila! After Dwarf Fortress, Aurora, and Europa Universalis 3, I no longer even expect to learn what I really need to know through a game manual and official documentation. The good computer runs the game and the obsolete laptop sitting next to it runs the fan-made wiki with the real information. That said, I'm crazy. A manual that was a little bit more helpful on what to do after character creation, or even gave some tips for a first playthru on what skills to favor, would probably extend accessibility just a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Efelle Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 I heard of it some years ago here and when Impulse made the week-end offer, I came here, read a few posts then go back to bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideword Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 That's one purrrty map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllestarRus Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Impulse email about disconts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieux chat Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 On Impulse, but I must add that if the title wasn't so attractive ("Academagia" is a good title IMHO, it says what you need to know : you'll have to study, and you'll have magic), I wouldn't have made the effort of reading the description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89157Z Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Impulse put it up on sale, so I looked into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenchifew Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Saw it on impulse, got attracted by the title, researched it further, knew I had to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnheart Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I was looking on the wiki for a game mod i have been following and notice it i the whats new in gaming section, had my eye caught by the name, click on the link to the wiki and here i am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabrieltile Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 gaming wikia, it appeared on the "what's hot in gaming" with a 115% in popularity or something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalGerek Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Saw it on Impulse. Was initially hesitant to buy as I had never heard of the developer. Then as I realized Elemental wasn't nearly as fun as I'd hoped it would be, Impulse gave a discount one weekend, and I figured why not buy it? I've been happy with it since. I had to restart. Once because I was just learning the game and it has an interesting learning curve. I'm still not sure I completely understand spells. A second time because of the Vista and overwriting my save with a game that would bug the following turn no matter what I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleendamage Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Impulse. I saw the game advertised there and went to the Youtube tutorials to see if it looked interesting. I like the game so far, I've yet to finish a year though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Much like KalGerek and likely a few others, I came upon ths game through Impulse while waiting/hoping Elemental would fix itself so it was decent to play again. All in all though I think it was a good choice I made (not Elemental, but Academagia... then again, I wouldn't have joined Impulse had it not been for Elemental... meh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QnWslSolfege Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm slightly ashamed to say that I first discovered this game through looking for games on a pirating website. However, I loved it at first play and bought it on Impulse. Clean now. Don't do that piracy junk anymore, corrupts the computer. Among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunslingerV Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Discovered it while browsing for indie games on Impulse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Impulse Sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchfrank Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Impulse sale bought the game to my attention, checked it out in detail and really liked the concept. Figured i'd give it a try and have not regretted it since Will now definitly be buying sequels and any dlc ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiningCity Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 impulse sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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