is this better than magika 2?

[n4ds4t]

is this better than magika 2? howw would you compare the 2?

[Dryon]

I always found the first one way better than the second. Magicka 2 is extremely short compared Magicka 1, the game might be a little easier (especially if you play in solo), but it lacked a real sense of progression (the more you progress in magicka 1, the more you'll have to properly use different spells. You become more and more capable of adapting, while in the 2, it's so short that you won't really have the time to improve that much). I liked the story in the first game more, again in the second one it feels rushed.
The main positive thing about Magicka 2 would be the visuals, much smoother. But again, the campaign is quite short and there isn't as much different areas as there is in the first game. Soundtracks are good in the two games. Now that I think about it, Magicka 2 feels much more like an introduction to the concept, whereas Magicka 1 would be the main game. Put side by side, and for the price difference, Magicka 1 is far more interesting. Also, Magicka 1 has great DLCs, that are quite challenging honestly, but really fun. And there's regularly sales on the complete bundle.

[[Lemons] w!z@rD]

Both Megikas are equally good in my opinion. I used to think that Magiak 1 is objectively better, but having met a good Maginka 2 player who showed me how to get gud recently I came to the conclusion that the games are just different.

A few keywords:
Game crashes: M1 crashes way more often than M2 (fact)
Multiplayer stability and player base size: M2 > M1 (fact)
Difficulty: M2 is harder than M1 (subjective)
Humour quality: M1 is funnier than M2 (subjective)

[SeveredHead]

I prefer Magicka 2, but I don't want to say it is better. It is more balanced in terms of your damage output and what spells can do, but less balanced from what enemies do to you, especially with all the knockback.

And perhaps m1 would be better than m2 if not for the network problems I keep hearing people complain about (not that m2 is free of them either). Megonka 2 maybe short, but it is varied enough to keep me going back to it again and again. In Mygica 2 you have less viable spell combos, but also none of them are really broken, it is all about the strategy how you approach different enemies and spells one uses are just a step in that strategy,

Magocka 2 is harder and is less viable for solo play. I AM NOT SAYING THIS to undermine the skill of m1 players. But hearing from seasoned m1 players it appears to me that enemies in m1 are weaker due to the fact that a player in m1 has more damage potential. And the fact that one has a way to make themselves invincible and dish out damage at the same time in Majika 2 makes for a different play style. Not to mention that some M2 challenges prohibit reviving yourself or your familiar.

[smog]

Magicka 1 is better in every way than the second one, from the spells to the humour. Magicka 2 is complete garbage compared to the first one.

[SeveredHead]

Originally posted by Skogrin:

Magicka 1 is better in every way than the second one, from the spells to the humour. Magicka 2 is complete garbage compared to the first one.

At least multiplayer works and game does not crash so you can actually play it lmao.

[Codex]

Mekronka 1 was brutally destroyed and pillaged by greedy Paradox to be always online.

Originally posted by SeveredHead:

Originally posted by Skogrin:

Magicka 1 is better in every way than the second one, from the spells to the humour. Magicka 2 is complete garbage compared to the first one.

At least multiplayer works and game does not crash so you can actually play it lmao.

[[Lemons] w!z@rD]

Originally posted by Codex:

Mekronka 1 was brutally destroyed and pillaged by greedy Paradox to be always online.

Not sure what you mean there. It is indeed possible to log in with your Paradox Account in Majonga 1, but that is not essential for any part of the game.

[SIGEL]

i know I´m responding in a 2 year thread but i just wanna say...
Magika
Megikas
Magiak 1
Maginka 2
Megonka 2
Mygica 2
Magocka 2
Majoka 2
Mekronka 1
Majonga 1
It is amazing how many times Magicka was misspelled without repeating the same mistake.
Was that on purpose???
Times Magicka was spelled right: 10 (7 of those were by Dyron on the same comment)
Times it was spelled wrong: 10