


This wouldn't be so humdrum if your creatures weren't so dull to play. Since you're a one-man party, you'll need to rely on summoning your monsters to do most of the fighting for you.

The only way to upgrade your stats is to find potions or items. Rather than rewarding you with stats and numbers, your boy in Jade Cocoon can only level-up his monster "capture" ability. As an RPG, there's a dire lack of character growth. Unfortunately, somewhere between concept and execution, the game fell terribly short. As you proceed through each of the "chapters" in the game, the story unfolds via beautiful hieroglyphic panoramas and quality voice-overs. The theme itself is universal an imbalance of power between man and nature has brought suffering to the people of Parel. Plus, the story really appeals to me it manages to be both allegorical and ambiguous. For starters, the character designs were done by Katsuya Kondo of Studio Ghibli (Laputa, Kiki's Delivery Service, Mononoke Hime). But in the end, remember: there can be only one Master of Magic.Jade Cocoon was an RPG I wanted to fall in love with. Research new spells, engage in alchemy, perform rituals and use your arcane powers to change the world around you.Īlways beware of the machinations of your rival wizards, who seek to reach your same goals. Fight tactical turn-based battles and affect the outcome with your magic. Recruit and command mighty armies of elves, dragons, dwarves, orcs and many more. In Master of Magic you take up the role of one of 14 unique and diverse great wizards who compete with each other to dominate the worlds of Arcanus and Myrror.Ĭhoose from different schools of magic and fantasy races to command, then lead your minions and expand your influence and power across the land. Master of Magic is a combination of an RPG and a strategy game, a remake of a classic from the 90s.
