Magical Diary

Magical Diary
Magical Diary
MagicalDiaryCover.jpg
Developer(s) Hanako Games and Spiky Caterpillar
Publisher(s) Hanako Games
Engine Ren'Py
Version 1.0.18.1
Platform(s) Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Release date(s) June 19, 2011
Genre(s) Visual Novel
Mode(s) Single player
Media/distribution Download, CD

Magical Diary is a visual novel video game about a young freshman girl at a magical school. It was released on June 19, 2011 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. It is a fantasy game with elements of romance. The game uses anime-style graphics and is written in English. It was developed and published by Hanako Games.[1]

Contents

Gameplay

As it is a visual novel, the player reads through the story and makes choices at crucial points to change the outcome, leading to different endings. The player can create a custom female student. The game also contains puzzles in which the player has to use spells to pass the exam. Every puzzle has multiple solutions.

Plot

You have been invited to attend a magical school. Here you can make new friends, learn dozens of spells, face exams in the school dungeons, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball. There are many students at Iris Academy and they are all divided up into Magical Halls; for the girls there are the Horse Hall, the Butterfly Hall, and the Snake Hall. The boys are divided in the Wolf Hall, the Falcon Hall, and the Toad Hall.

Characters

  • Mary Sue (default name)

She is a wildseed freshman from New Hampshire. She is good at running and likes sports but does not like to sing in public.

  • Virginia Danson

Virginia is the heroine's roommate. She has two older brothers, William and Donald.

  • Ellen Middleton

Ellen is another roommate of thee heroine. A wildseed who has a complicated relationship with her mother and stepfather. A smart girl and diligent student.

  • Damien Ramsey

He is a senior student from Falcon hall. If the heroine agrees to complete the initiation, he becomes her senior.

  • Professor Grabiner

Professor Hieronymous Grabiner teaches Red and Blue magic.

  • Donald Danson

Donald is Virginia's older brother from Wolf hall. He is mischievous and spends a lot of time in detentions.

Reception

Magical Diary received positive reception.

The game received 4 of 5 stars on Gamezebo with reviewer Cassandra Khaw writing: "A dating sim at heart, Magical Diary's anime-inspired visuals lend well to the atmosphere. [...] Charmingly indie, Magical Diary is definitely worth the purchase."[2]

Gamertell gave a score of 87/100 to the game, writing: "It’s a great example of the recent assortment of games for girls inspired by the Princess Maker model and the possible trophies to earn provide even more incentive to keep replaying to discover as much as you can about Iris Academy and its characters."[3]

JayIsGames wrote about the game: "Despite a few hiccups and quibbles, Magical Diary: Horse Hall is probably the best visual novel/life simulation out there in its fantasy genre right now."[4]

RockPaperShotgun wrote about the game: "As it is, almost all the replayability is on the story side, especially on the romance side, and even with a fast-forward button to skip scenes you’ve already seen, you’ll be wading through a lot of the same text as you poke around. That’s standard practice for this kind of game though, and Magical Diary is better about it than many imported Japanese ones I’ve seen [...]"[5]

Sequel

Hanako Games currently plans a sequel to Magical Diary: Horse Hall. The second installment will possible be called Magical Diary: Wolf Hall and the protagonist will be a male freshman at the Iris Academy. The game is planned for a release in 2012.

References

External links

Hanako Games Official Website of Magical Diary


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