ARPG fans looking for a new game to play now have a free option. Developer Cryptic Studios has delivered as promised, withMagic Legendsnow officially launching its PC open beta. The unique multiplayer game mixes aDiablo-style point-and-click action RPG with its own brand of deckbuilding, creating a uniqueMagicexperience. Now interested PC gamers can try outMagic Legendsfor free, unlocking additional limited-availability DLC in the process.
Cryptic and publisher Perfect World have confirmed the PC open beta forMagic Legendsis, in effect, a soft launch. That means that the content available in-game is already substantial.Five different starter classes, almost 200 cards for spells and abilities, parties of up to three players, 1v1 duels, a story featuring iconicMagiccharacters, and much more are in the game. There are also five regions to explore across all four ofMagic’s plans.
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Accompanying the launch of the PC open beta is a newMagic Legendscinematic trailer and a gameplay trailer. The cinematic trailer provides an introduction to the atmosphere andstory ofMagic Legends, while also showing off the diversity of content in-game. The gameplay trailer is short, but should provide an impression of how general in-game combat should play out.
For now, theMagic Legendsopen beta is exclusive to PC. While the full launch will come to PS4 and Xbox One, an open beta for those platforms has not been confirmed. There is cross-play between the Arc and Epic Games PC storefronts already implemented, but there won’t be cross-play with consoles when those versions arrive. Lastly, it has been confirmed that all open beta progress will be retained through launch. There are no more server wipes, so all progress counts starting today.
Magic Legendsreleases in 2021 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. An open beta is available on PC now.
