Magician's Quest - The Animal Crossing Clone You’ve Never Heard Of

Today may be the launch of the latest game in the Animal Crossing series, but we’re here to talk about a different game that made an attempt to steal the magic of that wonderful series. We’re talking about Magician’s Quest Mysterious Times on the Nintendo DS.
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[@cutesymarie5441]

After playing New leaf, and waiting for something new, I Came across Magicians quest. It’s certainly not perfect, but it felt soo refreshingly different! And would love to see a fresh remake.

[@TheValou46]

They made 3 remake of this game but they are all in Japanese

[@pcktmnstr]

There was a 3ds version!

[@cutesymarie5441]

Well good news, fans of the series are making a English translation of the newest games!

[@cutesymarie5441]

Nekora yea! Heard all about it from someone at the magicians quest Amino, showed us the discord the translators use, We are small, but growing community!

[@cutesymarie5441]

Nekora sure! I’ll go get it, srry was sleeping

[@vickythesuccubus8848]

You're acting like Animal Crossing owns the whole "life-simulation" genre... Magician's quest is it's own series, has a story, and lots of features and villagers we'll never get in Animal Crossing. There some things that it had before Animal Crossing. 1. Deers villagers 2. Narcissist personality. Or what they're called in A.C., Smug. 3. WANDS! NEW HORIZONS HAS WANDS! DON'T TELL ME THAT'S NOT MAGICIAN QUEST! MQMT is better.

[@vickythesuccubus8848]

@sosig prometheus Yeah I'm from the wikia

[@aisharosealeta6801]

@@noyes9563 you get a dorm room, cause in that game you're a student in a magic school, or something like that. You an still decorate your dorm room.

[@chronicallygothic]

yeah like, having all those tools isn’t unique to animal crossing…that’s like a farming/etc game staple lol including ones you can switch between quickly. im confused as to why he thinks animal crossing invented everything in this game

[@thecircleandthesquare8980]

also you can date other characters, which you can't do in ac

[@stellarkym]

Indeed. This is better.

[@Alorahbby]

this review makes the game look bad and makes me very unhappy

[@SoulMorri]

When I heard that Magician's Quest was being discussed, I was actually quite interested. I've owned this game for a decade now, and it's been an incredibly underrated game in my opinion. The reason it wasn't given much attention was, as the video states, people believe it's just an animal crossing ripoff. Heck, that's the reason it's so hard to find, because it's so incredibly underrated. The game has a personal charm to it, and considering its release date, it's not given the love it deserves. But hey, that's just my opinion at least.

[@rockstar9ism]

It’s worth like 300$ now..

[@drnarwhal2888]

I don't see why he's ripping so hard on MQ. It fixed or improved some pretty big progression flaws AC had at the time while introducing new and interesting mechanics. It certainly wasn't perfect, but it was great at the time for an AC clone. This review is pretty terrible considering he doesn't even know the purpose of the bathroom.

[@Rihcterwilker]

The channel is focused on nintendo, so he's biased to say that animal crossing is better "just because".

[@0utrunner237]

Yeah really seems like he went into this video with the mindset that it's a ripoff and AC is better no matter what. As if AC has grade A dialogue...

[@charliethecockatoo2159]

Okay. So you're just gonna keep the bathroom mechanics to yourself, or... ? Maybe he had trouble discerning the mechanics because of this kind of secrecy. Kind of weird tbh to mention he doesn't understand the mechanic, and then just... leave it at that.

[@drnarwhal2888]

@@charliethecockatoo2159 If you really want to know that badly, there is an in-game tutorial that teaches you how to utilize the bathroom. There is an incantation that summons a phantasm in the second stall. The incantation chant symbols "Incantation-play-[boy or girl depending on which gender your character selected at the beginning of the game]-toilet". Then you hold a tulip which is an early game item to complete the incantation. The phantasm will literally will tell you information about any given student character in the game, so they are extremely useful for getting your classmates to like you when you need their help for the weekly quests.

[@drnarwhal2888]

@sosig prometheus Very well put. I agree.

[@CrashArin]

This magician’s quest slander is SO uncalled for :(( this was my favorite game when I was a kid, and I owned animal crossing too. It was much better imo

[@samanthamorris427]

Strongly agree

[@stellarkym]

Definitely agree.

[@jujucc8154]

Why are you bashing magicians quest. This game looks amazing.

[@LynnMoth]

It’s super fun. I love it

[@broken1394]

Play it and you'll find a very average version of AC imo. Great asthmatic though, which can only carry the game so far.

[@hermitcrb256]

I tried to seduce a robot guy on the love hill, i got rejected and cried haha love this game

[@0utrunner237]

Did you expect anything else from a robot? They don't have emotions.

[@sugarcandy654]

Gurl u can do better, just saying

[@alternativejasper3937]

Bruh so did I.

[@Lyra34764]

@@sugarcandy654 Lmao

[@ricardol9014]

It was Napoleon for me

[@majorkingonix1120]

It's kinda hurt me, Animal Crossing fans pissing of this game without playing it well. The first time I saw I totally didn't like it, but *I PLAYED,* and say, I stopped to play Animal Crossing for this. The Japan-only sequels are great, and I literally love this game, its the number 1 of my top DS games. It's the best one, an amazing game, very "magical". But AC fans will die for love for AC, and they will never understand how this game is good as is一 I know everyone have their opinions, but I really think this game deserve much more attention and love.

[@Spamlum]

I actually did try it out a little, but not much. I did hear about the 3ds version however and I hope to get it some day.

[@fastasgaupthebargaining7174]

@@Spamlum hope you can read Japanese 3ds version was never localized

[@pikachuparty6667]

oop ive played it for a bit and i definetly agree as a big ac fan i would play this game over wild world any day

[@Tonatiub]

They are insecure because they dread the possibility of someone else doing better; Im a big AC fan and I still think this game mogged Nintendo hard at time, it was honestly a greater improvement over Wild World than City Folk was. It actually makes me wonder if the 3DS game surpassed New Leaf.

[@Anreii]

Having played them all, I feel like this is better than all the ac games before new leaf tbh. The sequel to this game also looks like they made a big step, a fan translation is in the works so can't play rn though

[@thecasualcanuck4590]

I cant wash my hands in the bathroom sink? That's gonna be a no. I need to make sure even my digital avatars are washing their hands and being socially distant.

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

Fuckin terrible lmao

[@shaian9040]

This game is so underrated. The soundtracks are wonderful, the villagers are so cute and i love the magic touch. Too bad they didn't release the 3ds version in north america😔

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

Well if you need to know the japanese 3ds game for it -is being translated by a group of people on discord chat :3 but right now it looks like they're uhh either being lazy, or they're possibly busy with some other projects. yes they are active on discord if you wanted to know.

[@AJ-ht3kf]

@@LolitaLaceCotton is this still a possibility?

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

@@AJ-ht3kf unfortunately not...it's basically under tba statuses because the one doing it has been gone, they live in a country that is currently going through a seriously rough time and that's basically why they haven't been updating at all sadly. However, i do not know if they are okay or active online since they just disappeared...i am really hoping they are okay though q-q... Other then that i have been staying in contact with the discord to see if any new updates of the english project is discussed about but none so far...only one person that isn't even in the project at all got an attitude over me hoping everything is alright that, i hope the project gets done - after that they went off to act rude, like their the ones doing the project when their not towards another person asking on the discord community tab for this game. They just bailed out when someone mentioned the obvious; if they are even working on this project to begin with - lol. But yeah...i really want this to be English patched 2

[@mosone_k]

0:20 Oh? You mean the Life-simulation? As in the _genre_? Last time I check Animal Crossing doesn't own that. Good way to start the video with the most aggressive statement I heard. 0:40 Well let's see how much you "played". 0:50 Oh boy can't wait to see the lash and nonsense. 1:21 Again. It's a life-simulation. 1:28 Well yes, but actually no. 1:37 The voices more resemble the voices from Chulip than Animalese. 1:50 Pressing "Enroll" by accident happens... 2:10 Persimmon 2:14 Eh, not so much. Not to mention that item you're talking about wasn't added until New Leaf! 2:21 You're right, this video is a joke. A joke of a review, and I'm not even half way in the video. 2:26 Or any other game? 2:38 Wow. You didn't even TRY! 2:50 Considering there's a some kind light in the room and how Mystery Time effects are. There's windows seen outside of the dorm. They're there but not visible in the rooms. 2:57 That's because it's not Animal Crossing! 3:05 You're enrolled in a school, you did with your own will. What you need an explanation for? 3:13 If you did that, you would have learn how to move furniture, hm? 3:47 That. That right there is where you mess up buddy. 3:57 Oh no! Tools! So idea taking! 4:04 Nope. It was the bullcrap you said in the video so far. 4:08 Heavily copying? These are common tools. Animal Crossing doesn't own them. 4:34 Actually, they "go in the 'spellbook'" when you take the class. That's how learning works. 4:41 Or you know.... Press the start button... retake the class.... Google it?... 5:10 Again. The Start button. Do. You. Use. It? 5:20 If it was by ABC, it would be difficult. How it's organize is perfect how it is. 5:26 It's a school. What you want it to do? Turn into a giant robot? 5:48 Oh no! Designing clothes! Such thievery! 5:54 Well if you actually played it or look up the spells list online. You would have learn the bathroom has another purpose. 6:22 They need a home! Where you want them to live, outside? 6:25 Oh no! Having birthdays and personalities! 6:35 That's not a bear... surprising how you don't mention the game had deers before A.C., but I guess that's one of your "But Animal Crossing!" excuse. 6:42 He's a possess phone. AND HE'S OUR LORD! 6:47 (Insert almost every gen 1 mon here) 6:52 Solid? You mean god tier. 7:02 "I only played for 5-10 hours". 7:15 In your dreams you can. 7:18 It's *slams fist* Not. *slams fists* ANIMAL CROSSING!! 7:31 That's how real life works 7:47 Leave him alone! He's an anti-social and grumpy, and that's why some people, such as myself likes him! 7:57 PERSIMMON! And Reginald is a nice guy. He gives the player a wardrobe, their 3000 scholarship fund, and you can ask him questions about school, money and whatnot. 8:02 Oh boohoo! Welcome to life buddy! Wah! The little chibi model college students hurt your feelings. 8:16 Yes because Animal Crossing has "Grade A" dialogue. Also the characters in this game aren't stiff, you have no right to say that Mr. Only played for 5-10 hours. 8:26 What you want the principal to have? A high pitch voice? 8:30 This video is dull and boring, yet I'm making myself suffer listening to you whining about how the game "isn't like Animal Crossing". 8:36 "Don't make sense". A majority of A.C. villagers phrases are related to their species or their appearance. :/ 8:53 Do some research 9:00 "Don't make sense", if you was a villager this would be your catchphrase. This is you in the whole video up to this point. 9:04 Imagine claiming a game with a good number of things to do was considered "rush". 9:10 Tiresome? Mystery Time is the whole main thing of the game! It's literally in the U.S. title name! 9:15 Now you're comparing it to other popular games? 9:34 Or... when you activate Mystery Time using the key. But eh, you probably weren't paying attention. 9:38 Just google them! 9:49 Hm... strange you have the Familiar, which begins in the last week of March, and yet this video was publish before that. Not to mention you did say you only played for 5-10 hours. You're terrible at and to this game! 10:10-10:25 OH NO! Shaking trees, picking flowers & mushrooms, sending letters! Having a bank and bulletin board! So offensive! SO IDEA TAKING! 10:26 That's a mummy. You see a skeleton, mainly the teacher during Mystery Time. But you probably didn't do nothing. Also Mah is a taxi driver, not a sea captain. 10:32 Eh, more or less. Some areas are flat down, camera angle different too. 10:40 Comparisons? More like senseless nitpicking and excuses to make compares. 10:43 Gee... I wonder why, couldn't have been from crappy reviews like this and complete unnecessary lashing. The game is very popular in Japan. In fact it receive a 8.5-9.5/10 in Japan. Compare to inexcusable 5-7/10 outside of Japan. Almost all with invalid reasons. 11:00 Or... Just emulate it... 11:20 Yeah, much, much more. 11:25 That's with any other game... 11:41 I been playing this game since 2018. I reset it multiple times because it's fun. 11:52 I rather cast a lightning spell on you...

[@maoji5715]

OH SHIT!! YOU'RE HERE!! AND YOU'RE NOT HAPPY AT ALL!!

[@vickythesuccubus8848]

You should have bash him longer like he bash the game.

[@snakesinmail828]

This is most angry comment I seen her type...

[@miitopiafanbasil7798]

I died reading "OH NO! Shaking trees!!"

[@GloomyFish]

This is a god-teir comment omg!

[@francescafamatiga]

he didn’t play the game long enough to find out that you can actually push furniture around the room and rotate it or that the bathroom is where the phantasm incantation is cast or that there are extracurricular classes during mystery time,,,,,or that you can fight a pirate at the beach,,,,,and he’s whining because the mysteries are so hard or the villagers are so mean boohoo like you’re a grown man lmao i’m p sure wild world or earlier ac games had mean dialogue too?? why was this game reviewed in comparison to animal crossing like sure there are a lot of similarities but to say “not like in animal crossing” well newsflash sir it’s NOT animal crossing so why review it with that mindset,,,,,ANYWAY play magician’s quest

[@bitterfrommagiciansquest6929]

Look at the Mystery he solved. That's a seasonal mystery which begins March 24th. This video was publish on the 20th. He only did the basic classes, skip to a mystery and called it a video. I hope Konami doesn't see this video. This is going to decrease regions outside of Japan chances from getting future titles of the series. ;-; There's a flipping bat villager for crying out loud!

[@Tonatiub]

@@bitterfrommagiciansquest6929 The series has been abandoned for almost a decade tho; I dont think they were going to release more games regardless.

[@ih8cocoacookie]

MQMT: Has major differences compare to Animal Crossing. This video: "It's a clone! >:(" Know what? Say what you want! You're just being a blind hardcore Animal Crossing fan. The villagers in MQMT have a better and cuter design. Can you be friends with Demons, Aliens and a cute af Zombie boy? Because I don't think so. At least Magician's quest has something, Animal Crossing still doesn't have. . . . A bat villager. *Mic drops*

[@mangomartiniaddict3808]

(Reads this comment) "Bat villager?" (One google search later) "OH NO HE'S HOT!!!!"

[@vickythesuccubus8848]

"A cute af Zombie boy". Yep that's the best way to describe Gary. XD

[@vickythesuccubus8848]

@@mangomartiniaddict3808 your icon is Shinya. I see you're a person of cultural as well. Praise the bat!

[@mantaray244]

1: veery close to getting this game 2: love the shezo pfp ^^

[@megamannt125]

It is 100% a clone. This game released just after Wild World sold insanely well. It does its own thing sure, but it's absolutely a clone. It's worth noting however that "clone" isn't necessarily a bad thing. Some of the best games are clones of other games.

[@jamie1962]

Not only have i heard of this game, i own it!

[@amywatrous129]

Me too! It was cute!

[@Emerald2976]

Yes some people didn’t like it

[@packers12to80]

@@amywatrous129 u wanna sell it?

[@ForestFairy1]

Same I still play it from time to time!

[@jasonflores3737]

I don't know why, but I loved this game, but animal crossing is better.

[@blubird6346]

I had this game as a child way before I even heard of animal crossing. It was my favorite game ever!

[@blubird6346]

Also, you totally can move things around the room. It's the B button, I believe

[@millarete4371]

I actually have this game. I found it to be ok, but I quickly tired of it. The magic brooms you could fly around on were awesome. Remember that this is a DS game from 2008, so it should probably be compared to AC:WW if anything. Konami kind of had a weird period back then, though. They were also involved in the Professor Layton look-alike called Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights.

[@kaioto5699]

Title: The animal crossing clone you didn't know existed Everyone in the comments: Knows about this game

[@lolzerous]

Honestly I like this game more than Animal Crossing

[@bitterfrommagiciansquest6929]

> The video was publish March 20th > The Mystery case the guy solved was the Familiar > The Familiar is a seasonal case which begins March *24th* and ends on the 31st. This guy did the basic classes, got the mystery key from Principal Sol, time skip to a mystery, does not talk about anything else in the game, and made a video. Bashing the poor game. HE DIDN'T EVEN PLAY THE GAME!!!!!

[@maoji5715]

That pfp is godtier.

[@icefire2626]

I don't care what this video says I liked this game back then it's not bad just confusing at the star And you can date in this game.

[@AcelJean]

After playing this game for a bit, still pretty confused btw for the most part of playing it. I loved it. Soundtrack is awesome, animations kinda suck but thats about it, although it does fit thr game in general so no points loss. Calling it a clone is a fricking insult. Its like calling terraria the BS version of minecraft and calling it trash. This is a different game. Granted, not completely different, but different all the same. The characters actually react whenever uou do something outside of their usual dialouge, and the magic system is quite complex. The focus of the game is not the animal crossing esque play style, its the magic school theme! It does a swell job of that! This game is more inspired by AC. Don't ever call it a clone because there are other games like AC out there with a partly top down view.

[@vickythesuccubus8848]

Agree, the characters are more alive compare to Animal Crossing. And have better dialogue too plus there's 12 personalities.

[@Tonatiub]

@@vickythesuccubus8848 Thats a big one; This game had 12 personalities all the way back in 2008 and AC didnt even add any more in New Horizons, still stuck with only 8, its so pathetic.

[@bbworks159]

This game was considered a success, especially in Japan, so a fair number of people heard of it.

[@sunnymoth2404]

Bruh animal crossing and magicians quest ARE DIFFERENT I like this game more than animal crossing because you can romance the characters.

[@mazieg.messer8840]

Maybe don't pick on a game for having similar gameplay to a more popular series. It's no more derivative of animal crossing than Okami is of most 3D Zelda games and Okami is seen as a masterpiece by many. Magician's Quest Mysterious Times is a tad wonky, but it's very charming.

[@theonlybatmanthathasprepti454]

"The Animal Crossing Clone You’ve Never Heard Of" Yeah, but Nintendo Life heard about it.

[@nintendolife]

Well, shoot.

[@nicoleweiler1105]

The only Batman that has Prep Time what does your username mean? Prep time?

[@RosyFox1992]

Exactly!

[@packers12to80]

@@AWeekLastTuesday u wanna sell it? Lol I've been searching for it forever

[@jalapakali1604]

Also thanks to this "video". You made me realize until New leaf, all the games before were just the same repackaging, but with features remove and little stayed. Just the same thing every game... Fish, Catch bugs, Complete museum, collect furniture and decorate.... In Magician quest, it's different. There's so much to do! So many things we'll never see in Animal Crossing. like, jeez... Idk DATE YOUR FAVORITE VILLAGERS?! You know!! The thing that a lot of Animal Crossing fans want! Rather than "pretending". Not. Everyone. Is. An. Animal. Or has the same mold! Look at a species in Animal Crossing. Notice how they're basically the same copy-paste and some colors change. The 4th Magician's quest HAS A LOP EAR BUNNY whose cutely and basic enough is named "Lop"! Like come on! There's a lot of diversity in there games! The villagers, all the different species (Food, Humanoids, objects), some the music HAS VOCALS IN IT! Heck even in the starter of the game you can choose how you want your character to be. There was skin tones! Before Animal Crossing. None of that "tanning" bullshit! Sorry. You didn't play the game long enough. It just looks like you did the basic classes, got the mystery key, solve one mystery and that's it! Btw Reginald teaches you the basic stuff. How to move furniture, fish, etc. He's there for reason!

[@MaiMaijin]

great,now thanks to this game calling it a ripoff,shitting on it and just...comparing it to more recent games and ignoring WHEN was it made,we will have even less o a chance to get the new ones here on the west, it's not the best game is true but come on...you are really putting it like is a terrible one

[@klausadam661]

I really liked the friendship system, playing instruments with villagers and broomstick riding. But even with the mysterious time event it felt unfinished and kind of empty :/ I'd love a remastered version anyway xD

[@Moon-Haven]

I love this game I used to play it all the time even when animal crossing new leaf was out. I played both

[@madoka7295]

I'm upset that you see this with a negative view, it has things animal crossing doesn't which makes it somewhat unique, some of the arguments feel more like you have a bias towards the game rather than actual arguments. If you like animal crossing, why wouldn't you enjoy something similar? This game honestly looks fun and I have yet to play it, you should also include some positives instead of outweighing them with negatives

[@JK-xz1lt]

The phone named Eric, like short for Ericsson..? Sony Ericsson..?

[@anasbakhit4303]

so they even cloned Sony on this game...

[@JeepusChrystler]

I am super lucky I found this game for like ten bucks a few years ago, as it's currently going for like 80 now. Hang on to your games, kids. It's almost never worth selling them. Looking at you, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

[@gwoopington]

Love this game. It has some issues, mostly that the game gets really laggy if you plant too many flowers and stuff. But it's cute, it's fun, and it's got some really great character designs. Not as polished as Animal Crossing, but it's got its own cool stuff going for it. It also looks quite pretty for a DS title. Just a step above Wild World.

[@lunaaa8225]

I played this game and damn I rlly liked it bk then. The spells are easy to remember, and they are essential to solve those mystery cases. The mystery cases have interesting stories, require specific items which you can pick or craft and require investigations with the ppl in town. The bar is used as a place to obtain sources or hints of the mystery cases, not just for fun drinks lol There is also the character Hanako (a famous urban legend in japan which appears in washroom) in the washroom. The game is fun because u rlly need to explore and investigate yourself, not just shouting it out to your face wt you need to do lol

[@eldrichmajor7649]

When this appeared in my recommendations, I was excited because my friend and I are huge fans of this game and I wanted to show her this. But now after watching the video.... No... I can't... I'm completely hurt by this so-called "review", I can't show this to my friend. Heck, I don't even want them to know about it!

[@mosone_k]

Too late, Ellie.

[@FlowerAngelRave]

I played this game when it came out. I remember enjoying it and I do hope there is some kind of sequel or remake at some point. Sure, it had its flaws and looking back, wasn’t as good as Animal Crossing, but I liked it. It was called Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry where I live. Ah, memories.

[@majorkingonix1120]

Actually, there's Japan-only sequels for it. 3 for the DS and one for 3DS.

[@FlowerAngelRave]

Major King Onix I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

greatly enough a group of people on a discord translation chat group is working to english translate the entire game for the japanese 3ds version :"o I just do not know when, I know that they are active on the discord chat thing. -if anyone wants the discord I can link it to y'all, more support would be great.

[@tornekotaloon9732]

This game was great! I always wished we got the 3DS sequel. The instruments were super cool and I loved the ramen shop dude and the haunted house. The mysteries were super fun to solve and added some great variety to the formula. Its too bad you didnt like, but its definitely a hidden gem imo.

[@garrettterminal1400]

imo, the villagers of this game are more interesting than the villagers in animal crossing (especially how nerfed the dialogue became in new horizons)

[@alexiere]

Heeeeey! I loved that game! The classes, spells, everything was so cute about it.

[@dear_crybunny]

THIS GAME WAS WHAT MADE ME EVEN INTERESTED IN ANIMAL CROSSING OH MY GOD it was one of my first games for my ds, and even though i never knew how to save cuz 10 y/o me didnt know english, i had a blast playing it, catching bugs, designing my outfit and buying brooms together with my lilsis what made me realize this game was made by the same company as animal crossing? how they close the gosh darn doors. not the animals, not the speech - the doors. i also wanted to romance a white mouse named something like molly. pretty sure that was one of the first signs i liked girls lol, was So upset when she disappeared i went around looking around information for this game (maybe harder than needed as i searched through the european name) and i found little to nothing, so seeing this video in my recommended brought me such joy and nostalgia that i started writing this as soon as i clicked

[@renatogarate5618]

Same! I spend many hours playing this game as a kid, collecting the many brooms, solving the mysteries, befriending the classmates and many more. I also became really fond of a Deer Girl, Meg, I think she was called, from the boxart, then she left, I also looked for info on the web, found nothing, then the others started leaving, that left me devastated, and stoped playing it. Overall I felt bad thinking of the guilt of playing games like animal crossing and then leaving the characters alone when trying a new game Just resently I started playing it, to revive the nostalgia while waiting to buy New Horizons jeje and was shocked to see this video, I clicked so fast.

[@ianr.996]

I absolutely love this. Lmao. Quite more interesting than AC.

[@janiprice6117]

I played this game a ton before ACNH came out. And yes, I dated Eric the flip phone.

[@Moxypony]

8:45 The reason a lizard would go to the insect compendium and a newt would go to the fish compendium is that newts are semi-aquatic whereas lizards are typically land-dwellers.

[@luigifan001]

I knew it existed. Delete this video.

[@genwunnerslayer9291]

Nothing to see here folks. Just a clown facing his camera, poorly talking about a game it didn't even play for more than 5 hours.

[@carolinekaufman2210]

Please play the 3Ds version!!!!

[@ShyBolt]

Abracadabra Crossing. I remember this as a kid lol I loved it even though I didn’t really understand it

[@ItzaMystri]

I looooved this game. I had both MQ and ACWW and honestly I kind of liked MQ better in many ways. I liked character interactions better here than in AC and I love the magic school and casting spells. It was less polished than AC, but it was so much fun. I would love a brand new, polished MQ game for the switch. It's sadly really underated. I wish it had caught on in the west the way AC did. I would love to play the 3DS version at least!

[@MuffinBunny13]

It's a shame it didn't do well in america. I think the newer versions would have been popular if they had localized them, they look and play much better than the original.

[@RebelGohan]

My daughters loved this game!

[@themundanehuman8885]

When you watch a KZbinr shit all over a treasured game from your childhood.

[@miitopiafanbasil7798]

... Never before, I wanted to punch someone in the face so bad.. REPEATEDLY!

[@medusathedecepticon]

It sounds like a nice game to me, so what if it's like animal crossing lols? I will admit it seems very rushed and the 80 dollars is NOT worth it!

[@bunnysue6660]

That's because it's old. I bought it in the Kmart bargain bin for $15 a long time ago.

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

Um..game *shouldn't* be 80$ at all not unless you go to the worst place on the internet -ebay then of course you'll see it for that price, my memory serves me well -so does amazon? But it's best to get the game through emulation for free not buy it because now there annoyingly raising the prices for anything that is close to animal crossing to make profit out of gullible people. the game *is* good and it's got this warm Harry Potter vibes to it. I loved playing it when I was a kid and knew damn well that game didn't cost that much when it first released. (Side note; if you do manage to play this game and understand it you'll realize it's not rushed at all, the dev's took they're time making this game and not making it overwhelming or just out right dull) -it was close to 29$ if I am correct or like 20$ around there because it was new at that time.

[@bussingbees]

It's only 80 dollars because of its rarity. Only 4,500 English copies were ever made before it got discontinued....and probably bc of low sales because people preferred AC.

[@chloe6969]

Best game evah i actually got animal crossing thinking it was the same and sorely disappointed

[@0utrunner237]

This is crazy. Found this video and to see it's only a month old!! My niece called me yesterday and we just started talking about all the things we did in this game together. Honestly, I prefer it over AC anyday. There's an actual feeling of progression, more personal interaction with the characters...the mystery times...man I shouldn't have sold my DS.

[@paultidd]

I bought it the day that it came out. I actually like it more than Wild World. The sequels added more content. One added modeling and fashion design to it, and one added a bakery, where you could cook things and run your own shop. Then, the 3DS version lets you run an entire mall. And, you can customize and place where all of the stores go, including downloading actual Japanese stores and their products into the game. It's a shame that Konami dropped this series, as I really hoped that they would make another for the Switch. But, they released a new version of the game every ten or eleven months, and people got tired of playing the same game over and over again. Even though they did have a feature where you could transfer your progress from one version of the game to another, you needed two DS consoles hooked to the internet to do so, and once you transfered your progress to the newer version of the game, it was lost on the older version. I also liked that the villagers were based around horror movie monsters, creatures from mythology, and yokai.

[@moev29]

I dunno. Seems like it could be fun lol

[@stevenatorbensonica4653]

This and my sims are the best clones

[@sourishbanjo5037]

My sims isn't a clone.

[@juliaboon9741]

@@sourishbanjo5037 They are saying My Sims is a clone of Animal Crossing and it kind of is, steals a lot of the mechanics of AC but looses all the charm.

[@medusathedecepticon]

I love my Sims c:

[@Jen-ee8mt]

My Sims was awesome

[@juliaboon9741]

Raihan things like moving into a town. A mayor who gives you instructions and tasks. A friendship meter. Yes these things are generic enough that you could say it’s not stealing but it it clearly is. However that is not to say that MySims is the worst thing ever. It’s just not a good as AC, probably because it’s by EA and they lack charm in general.

[@lorianngarcia15]

People should give this game a try its a good game. I love the 3rd game even though the 3rd game is in Japanese but still fun game. Also if your gonna put a comment no on my thing like this other person did just to be a troll don't I don't want drama thank you. I just would like people to give this series a try.

[@dogsnheresy6544]

I used to really love playing this game way back when I had an R4 card xD would kinda love to see a remastered version tbf 😅

[@peachieposie]

the disrespect is astonishing

[@JulliusTheGreat]

I played it a lot

[@PhaethonCrafts]

I personally loved this game, but that's just me.

[@ACatFriend]

This is one of my favorite games and brings back so many memories for me. Seeing it called an animal crossing clone, just hurts. It's so much more than that. I wouldn't call it an absolutely perfect game, it has its flaws but I would love to see a sequel. I feel like your review was also nitpicky considering it came out in 2008...

[@rossovivie]

so what if it's taking inspiration from AC? this actually look really fun! : D my heart broke spotting that Konami logo on the cover tho lol. Would've been really nice if they made this a franchise of its own too.

[@majorkingonix1120]

It IS a franchise. In Japan was a very popular game, specially for girls, there are two more sequels for the DS and one for the 3DS.

[@liamj2528]

THIS GAME WAS THE BEST I WANT A NEW ONE! It's like Harry Potter and Animal Crossing combined!

[@GloomyFish]

He's ripping on this game so much, but honestly this video was what made me get this game for myself. I've had the game for over a year now and I am absolutely in love with it! I encourage everyone to play this game for yourself if you can, especially if you love Animal Crossing - it's an underrated gem and it's not fair to disregard it just because it's an Animal Crossing clone. Personally, I want MORE games like AC and MQ!

[@nate6045]

The phone's named Eric as a play on the Sony Ericsson, a cellphone model that was somewhat common during that time period.

[@ebicha5756]

Hey now.. I actually played this game as a kid dont diss my childhood it was fun as hell

[@buttarain27]

I've known about it for a while, I actually want this game but it's so expensive because it's hard to find. I'd liked to see more of this game.

[@cutesymarie5441]

buttarain27 you could always get a ROM

[@Mira-zz3cs]

I played this game years ago, how nostalgic! Animal Crossing is great, but this game always have a special place in my heart

[@salvo403]

I played this game for the first time a little more than 2 years ago, in winter 2019 (I think it might have been in January), and played for a while until the second half of spring, when I got a bit bored with the game and dropped it for a while. It was definitely a fun experience, although the game is far from perfect and it has got several flaws; recently I have picked it up again, though I think I won't be playing it as often as I used to during my first period playing it. As someone who's got a bit more experience on the game, I agree with most things stated in the video, but there are more things I'd like to add and talk about regarding this game, including stuff that wasn't mentioned in the video. (Warning: long comment ahead.) So, as you affirmed in the video, the game feels a bit confusing at first. I think the way the tutorial itself is handled is at least partly the problem. When you think about it, at this part of the game the things you learn aren't particularly hard: you're simply introduced to items (shovel, net, fishing rod etc.) and magic linguistics symbols, and you're also told that shops are open only at certain times (obviously). Even in Animal Crossing games you learn this stuff at the beginning of the game, since the game explains to you how to use items and things like that. However, in Magician's Quest, you need to take EIGHT classes to simply learn that your staff can turn into tools, shops close at night, magic linguistics exists and that you need to listen to music to memorize it. The tutorial feels slow and like an "information dump" (especially if you are playing for the first time) because it feels like a lot of information is being told to you at once even if in reality there isn't that much to learn and it can all be explained in a simpler and quicker way. That being said, after the tutorial you're pretty much left free to play the game by learning spells, interacting with your classmates and customizing your dorm room or the conservatory on top of the dorm, which can be customized by other players as well. The thing is, the customization aspect of the game is pretty much limited to these two rooms; the only thing you can do to customize your town is just plant some flowers; you can't plant or cut down trees and even if you plant berries the shrubs growing from them will always wither. Most of the furniture is nothing too special and decorating the rooms can be annoying since you can't move the furniture you place and you need to touch a place to put it there, making it impossible to place a piece of furniture right in front of your character because your character's body covers the place you're supposed to touch (and you can't even change the camera angle). And, of course, since you live in a dorm room and not in your own house, your living space can't be expanded unlike in Animal Crossing, but at least you begin the game with a decently sized room instead of starting off with a very tiny house or with a tent. The layout of the town (which is always the same for everyone) could also be much better. The unfortunate locations of the shops and the tower in which the fish and insect catalogs are makes earning money off of fish and insects a pain since you always have to go to the catalogs first, which give you sellable goods in exchange of them, and then to the shop, which is pretty much in the opposite part of the map, to sell these goods. That put together with the small inventory space is sure to make you bored quickly of going back and forth. Nonetheless, the strenghts of the game are probably the interaction with the students and the magic aspect. The interaction with the NPCs are in my opinion undoubtely better than the one in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which focuses too much on personalization and is lacking of any fleshed out interaction with the villagers, whose dialogue is most of the time banal and repetitive. Granted, your classmates in Magician's Quest can be a bit repetitive as well at times, but the dialogue is overall better than that of more recent Animal Crossing games and is more or less at the level of the dialogue in AC Gamecube and Wild World, in which the writers certainly poured a lot more effort and dedication than in the later entries of the series. In Magician's Quest there were at the time more NPC personalities than in AC games; some of these are inspired to those that were present in AC games, for example the peppy personality or the binge eater one, but they were changed a bit and reinterpreted (for example, while the lazy personality in AC probably inspired the binge eater one, MQ characters with the binge eater personality are still quite different since they talk about food a lot more frequently and if you befriend them they will admit to you that they eat to find comfort and to release stress). There are also original personalities such as Stingy or Mischevious. What's exciting is that the students can also interact with each other by talking with each other (a lot more frequently than in AC) and chanting mischevious spells on each other the same way they do that to the player, making the NPCs more dynamic. The characters greeting the player as they pass by and gossiping with each other with you being able to overhear what they say are some of the aspects that give substance to the NPCs (which AC villagers have recently been lacking), and the way that gossip in particular works in the game also contributes to that: in fact, gossip affects NPCs the same way it affects the player and reflects what actually happens. For instance, if an NPC remains for a certain period of time in the classroom (or in any other place) without interacting with others, other NPCs will gossip about it and will react depending on their personality (stingy students will say tha said student might feel lonely and that they could offer their friendship "in exchange of a fee", shy students will say that they felt too embarassed to join that student etc.), similiarly if an NPC interacts with someone else, other NPCs will gossip about the kind of friendship the two students might have (e.g. "X is so friendly to Y it almost seems fake". Again, the player is also affected by gossip, so "X" or "Y" can even be replaced with the player's name). Interaction with NPCs still has some flaws, though. The option to "play together" with NPCs only consists in them following you (and they are also pretty slow and you have to stop to wait for them); also, when talking to NPCs they sometimes daydream about having a boyfriend/girlfriend even after you get enganged with them (probably an overlook from the developers). Finally, one thing I really liked about this game is the music, although all of it except for the main theme is not original (for example the music playing while you create your character is "Of strange lands and people" by Robert Schumann), but I guess one can appreciate the developers' choices for the tracks and the composers' ability to play them so they fit the game. These tracks were however edited in the European version of the game, allegedly to avoid copyright issues, but I still prefer the way they are in the US version. Overall, Magican's Quest is certainly not perfect, far from it, and it has got flaws that could have been avoided, but it is still a nice and cute game, even if it clearly was heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, and angry people in the comments saying otherwise won't change that. That influence is tangible when you look at the tools, which are the same as AC, or even at characters like Shade, who is pretty much the same as Wisp from AC because he gets rid of all weeds in exchange of collectibles, or at that one cat character who is basically MQ's Redd, and at mechanics like the berries market that is reminiscent of the turnip market in AC. There are still some features that are done a lot better than in AC, especially the NPC interaction, which I think the AC series could learn from.

[@Alorahbby]

you can push around furniture

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

; A ; oh my gosh you're talking about it and this game was it's own separated one, it was *never* intended to be a clone at all

[@majorkingonix1120]

You are very right, its more a inspiration than a clone/rip-off. This game series has their own charm and a totally different idea from Animal Crossing.

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

@@majorkingonix1120 exactly u v u - (sorry for responding late, youtube doesn't notify me at all of people replying to my comments at times)

[@jalapakali1604]

Uh-oh... that one editor on the Magician quest wiki is not gonna be happy if they see this "video"....

[@austinweber8194]

I am now crying after hearing what the selling price is in the U.S now... I had this game years ago and sold it for pennies at gamestop

[@sugarcandy654]

I got myself the Japanese version😬

[@Anreii]

Can't believe you shat on my boy Eric, literally the best character in the game. Literally a walking mobile phone with a face. You disgust me, shame on you

[@princessjello]

This game was chaotic. The neighbors were total a-holes hahaha

[@claus8148]

Because u need to socialize and get to know them

[@TBK7914]

This game has been covered so much since its come out and yet I'm still watching reviews on it 😂

[@JackKuchiki]

I’ve always wanted to see coverage of this game! It has been on my radar for a long time... but it’s so dang expensive :|

[@eljoagames]

How the music and instruments works in magician game is better!!

[@urban0443]

I actually like this game more than Animal Crossing. But because the control was so hard. I would still pick Animal Crossing. But i love both. Btw my favorite in the Magicians Quest game is the dating simulator system. You can date your most favorite character and become their GF/BF when you talk to them enough and they would fall in love to you. The second thing is you can cast spells. The bad thing is how you do the spell. It is the most annoying thing in this game. The last one is the villagers. They all looks so cute. Except the Flip phone villager. Lol. ☺️

[@miitopiafanbasil7798]

Oh my god! This is why I hate Animal Crossing!

[@deandabbles]

This style of writing, were you jokingly belittle a game your reviewing, because it can be compared to a game of similar nature that did better in sales, is a cheap tactic. It feels more like a video that aims to be click bait, then legitimate. It's a life sim which is not the first, neither was animal crossing. It's Like comparing any monster battle rpg to pokemon as a knock off. It does a disservice to the creators and genre as a whole. Not to mention the growth of the video game market. Come on Nintendo life. You can do better. 😞

[@PapaPodo]

The game isn't bad, you're just too much of an AC fanboy to give it a proper chance. You're not good at the game because you're intentionally not doing well

[@MapleLoopCat]

Kid Me: .... I needed this also.. why did i not get it when i saw it at gamestop

[@alainpierre]

The idea seems to be very good... But the execution was a bit lame...

[@galebourn]

I kinda want them to release a sequel for Switch, this has all the potential to become a good game.

[@Espeonchan]

I stumbled upon the game way back when I was a lot younger and I still remember that I loved the game despite it basically being a rip off of Animal Crossing. I'd love to play it again, but it goes for a lot of money (up to 100€) and I'm not gonna spend that much on any game, especially not used ones.

[@lyndsay369]

this looks SO cute and fun i'd buy it in a heartbeat if it wasn't so expensive

[@daemondoodles]

emulators are an option! i have a good one if you'd like

[@karyncanup4311]

Why does he expect everyone to hate this game as much as he does? If you like Animal Crossing, it sounds like you'd enjoy this one too

[@lizzieowizzie]

this video is so horribly biased its infuriating to watch. i wanted a geniune review on a game, not a constant comparison to animal crossing.

[@violetrocket]

Reginald is a persimmon. There are in-game events & seasonal characters. I liked this game.

[@RickWhitechest]

I have a love-hate relationship with this game. I bought i back in 2009, because precisely, I heard it was like Animal Crossing, but with something extra. I started it back then, excited to play tons of it...but for some reason, I ended up abandoning it. Fast forward 10 YEARS, to 2019. I figured I'd give it another go, considering the new Animal Crossing was still some time away. I started on January 1st, intent in playing every single day for a full year, as I estimated it was the time you needed to complete every single mystery. I got back into the game, learning every single facet and aspect of the gameplay, investing countless hours in catching fish and insects, grinding at the daily tasks MQMT presented you with. With the help of some online guides, I trudged through the cases in the game, solving a large amount of them. In the end, I gotta say...there's a lot to this game, but it's also incredibly frustrating and obtuse as well. Also, the economy is broken. By September, I was tired of my hard work not paying enough dividends, so I resorted to cheating and hacking some money into my in-game account and maxing it out. Hear this: I ran out of those funds in just a couple days. That's how awful and scarce the currency is. It's just...impossible to keep making a reliable profit. Trust me. Do not play this. Don't go through the same stuff I did.

[@Terranigma23]

My god I remember younger to love this game. 😁

[@NotMichaelEither]

I fondly remember playing this with my brother back in the day, remembered it just now. Im going to play it again on my 2ds xl asap

[@NotMichaelEither]

I actually can't find a file online for it

[@bubblegumcrisis747]

I own the game. A little rough around the edges, but I put hundreds of hours into it.

[@AshleyFroberg]

I own it and it can be fun, but Animal Crossing is def better.

[@Emoji-Blue]

Okay, so... 2:37 Yes, you CAN move furniture around. The buttons were inverted, so you'd hold the button you use to pick them up from AC, and move them around like you would otherwise. And while the camera might've not been able to be manipulated, there wasn't really much reason TO move it around, since it was literally just a boxed-in room anyways. 3:46 That's a pretty low number of hours to pour into the game to expect to learn everything. That's even going against Animal Crossing's usual thing. You aren't supposed to know everything within a single day, but to gradually learn more over a longer period of time. 4:07 *Cough* Harvest Moon did it first. Not Animal Crossing. *Cough* Seems you coughed up the wrong game there, dude. *Cough* 5:15 Symbols. Literal PICTURES. Don't focus on the words. Focus on the SYMBOLS. It's not alphabetized? Remember, this is a MAGIC School. It's almost like you're deciphering an ancient runic language to manipulate the elements around you, which should conveniently be organized from "A-Z" in the English Alphabet, and not simply translated from some other language, right? (Sarcasm.) Personally, I think the symbols are clear enough that, with time and practice, these gripes can be easily ignored. That said, I WILL credit that it would've been convenient to add a custom hotbar or shortcut certain spell combinations, but remember that this is their FIRST game in the series. 5:48 The Sims did custom clothing designs 1 year before Animal Forest, which was the game Animal Crossing USED to be. Yet again, you're not raising ANY valid points here by comparing the two. 6:30 Okay, that's the last straw. I'm not wasting any more of my time watching this pointless video. You've clearly got way too much bias on Animal Crossing to even give a proper review of this game. You seem to refuse the idea that, maybe, Animal Crossing isn't 100% original, either, and that if anything gets remotely CLOSE to Animal Crossing, you're going to just hate it for being a "Copycat", and treating it like that, even if true, is a BAD thing. I mean, it's not like Gaia Online, Habbo Hotel, SocioTown, Second Life, Stardew Valley, Dinkum, Hokko Life, and hell, The freakin' SIMS did something similar to Animal Crossing, right? ... Oh, wait...