Mage Drops Preview (Steam Early Access)

by Jim Smale · August 13, 2021

Our Mage Drops Preview has us trying to master the elements, Harness ancient powers. Mage Drops is a whimsical golf-like platformer with a fantasy twist. Use magic to bend physics, influence the environment, and make impossible shots, as you puzzle your way through a strange & mythic multiverse.

Mage Drops Preview Pros:

Beautiful bright graphics.
2.48MB Download size.
Full controller support.
Graphics – resolution.
Golf gameplay.
You can add brakes to a shot in order to stop it mid-air and land.
Basic tutorial help.
Handy restart course button.
You have an aiming arc/line.
End of a level breakdown showing your stroke count, time bonus, and if you got Bronze, Silver, or Gold award.
Roll on – opposite of braking as this will allow the ball to move forward slowly.
Tranquil soundtrack.
Really nice hole locations.
You can zoom out on the course.
Excellent level design as it adds in layered mechanics and has an almost puzzle element.
Rings will trigger a special ability and you can cancel it at any time.
Double rings mean it’s an obstacle or object that can be manipulated.
Boasts 8 tournaments/courses you can unlock and play.
Can replay levels.
Separate tutorial course.
Drops – you collect these in courses and they are used to unlock further tournaments.
Feels like a Harry Potter crazy golf game.
Precise easy to control aiming model as you can be as broad or as precise as needed.
Hearts – you have 3 and losing all 3 means a course restart. You lose hearts from obstacles and traps like spikes.

Mage Drops Preview Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
The menu to show the controls is messy.
You cannot zoom out very far.
No penalty for abusing the brakes and roll-on abilities.
No graphics settings.
Doesn’t have any customisation.
No Steam achievements yet.
The guide/aim line needs to be clearer or darker as it’s hard to see.
Sometimes it’s hard to tell what is an obstacle in the course or in the fore/background.
Feels a bit flat in terms of atmosphere.

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