When comparing Sacred Citadel vs Magicka, the Slant community recommends Magicka for most people. In the question“What are the best couch multiplayer PC games?” Magicka is ranked 12th while Sacred Citadel is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose Magicka is:
Since the main gameplay mechanic of casting spells is skill based on how quickly you execute a certain key combination, there's a high chance of misclicking or mistargeting and accidentally attacking your ally. There’s nothing quite like thunderbolting or summoning death on your friends.
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Pros
Pro Fun, super-sized vehicles
Players get to use large vehicles to wreak havoc. Laying waste to numerous enemies at once from inside your death machine is the best part of the game.
Pro RPG character elements
Players can level up their characters in order to gain new skills as well as shop for new and more powerful equipment.
Pro Beautiful aesthetic
The game has a colorful, hand-painted style that's pleasant to look at.
Pro Chaotic gameplay that results in amusing friendly fire
Since the main gameplay mechanic of casting spells is skill based on how quickly you execute a certain key combination, there's a high chance of misclicking or mistargeting and accidentally attacking your ally. There’s nothing quite like thunderbolting or summoning death on your friends.
Pro The spell system is pretty unique
Magicka has a unique spell-casting system based on adding elements such as fire, water, and stone to an action queue.
There are eight basic elements (each assigned to a key), of which up to five can be queued at a time. Some elements can be combined in the queuing process (such as fire and water to create steam). The effect of the spell changes to match the elements you add to the queue. Additionally, there are four casting methods: beam (right-click), area (shift+right-click), self-cast (middle-click), and imbue weapon (shift+click).
Pro Funny story and music
Story twists and music create an fun and easy gameplay atmosphere.
Pro Two different gameplay modes
Other than the standard campaign mode there's also a survival mode that's your standard affair with increasingly difficult waves of enemies. There's also an online leader board for survival mode.
Pro Casual fun with friends
Not too complex gameplay allows hilarious time with friends even if they don't know the game.
Cons
Con Simplistic gameplay
The gameplay offers little variety. It consists of monotonously mashing the same key over and over again.
Con Overly mediocre
There is not much that stands out in this game. The characters are bland, the move set isn't that varied and the story is nothing to speak of. Overall a lackluster game through and through.
Con Generally mediocre
There is not much that stands out in this game. The characters are bland, the moveset isn't that varied, and the story is nothing to speak of. It’s a lackluster game through and through.
Con A bit of a learning curve
With the number of spells you have at your command comes the challenge of discovering and remembering them all. But once you know them, you'll be able to counter anything that's thrown at you.
Con Memorizing spells is extremely difficult
The vast combination of elements make it all but impossible to blindly figure out what spell combos the game has and even the wiki page has no usefulness in finding spells for your play style.
Con Optimization could be better
At certain times during competitive play, the game can lag or slow down (not rare for an online game), which may mess up the timing of skill shots in the game. Being that timing is highly important to the gameplay, having a poor netcode that fluctuates during play can be upsetting, especially if it results in a loss.