{"id":119065,"date":"2020-10-08T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/10\/murder_mystery_card-battle_rpg_the_magister_heads_to_switch_early_next_year"},"modified":"2020-10-08T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:30:00","slug":"murder-mystery-card-battle-rpg-the-magister-heads-to-switch-early-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/10\/08\/murder-mystery-card-battle-rpg-the-magister-heads-to-switch-early-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder Mystery Card-Battle RPG The Magister Heads To Switch Early Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c70e3081429f8\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c70e3081429f8\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<p>Indie publisher Digerati will release <strong>The Magister<\/strong>, a new card-battler murder mystery RPG, on Nintendo Switch early next year.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s being developed by Nerdook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/monster_slayers\">Monster Slayers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/reverse_crawl\">Reverse Crawl<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/vertical_drop_heroes_hd\">Vertical Drop Heroes<\/a>) and has players building and customising their card decks to fight in battles. You&#8217;ll need to gather clues and discover motives along the way as you investigate a murder and attempt to unmask the culprit.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of key features and a selection of screenshots<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Players take the role of a Magister \u2013 agents assigned to enforce the rule of law in the far-flung provinces of the Empire. Dispatched to the remote village of Silverhurst, you must investigate the grim demise of a fellow Magister. You have 14 days to solve the case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key features<\/strong><br \/><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <strong>Randomly generated murder-mystery:<\/strong> A walkthrough won\u2019t help here! The events, clues, motives, and murderer change with every playthrough. Only YOU can identify the guilty suspect.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Tactical card-based encounters:<\/strong> Your combat and negotiation skills are determined by the cards in your deck. Use a vast array of cards, such as \u2018Heartstopper\u2019, \u2018Poison Slash\u2019, \u2018Weak Joke\u2019, and \u2018Long Talk\u2019.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Pacify enemies for a peaceful outcome:<\/strong> Use \u2018Tactical Diplomacy\u2019 as an alternative to fighting and calm foes with your conversation cards to reduce their Rage level to 0.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Choose your Magister:<\/strong> Different Magisters come with their own specialities and flaws. From cunning alcoholic to intelligent insomniac \u2013 every variation defines a different adventure.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Recruit a human ally or furry companion:<\/strong> If needed, a Mercenary, Spy, or Sage can be recruited to assist in your investigation. You can also befriend one of the local cats or dogs to fight by your side in battles.<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Set in a captivating fantasy world:<\/strong> You have 14 days to wander Silverhurst and befriend or intimidate its inhabitants as you race against time to unmask the murderer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"The Magister\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f982405cadf2a\/the-magister.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f982405cadf2a\/the-magister.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"The Magister\"><\/a><a title=\"The Magister\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d2fc70d263554\/the-magister.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d2fc70d263554\/the-magister.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"The Magister\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"The Magister\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4f65df5a59220\/the-magister.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4f65df5a59220\/the-magister.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"The Magister\"><\/a><a title=\"The Magister\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bfa915c8104a3\/the-magister.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bfa915c8104a3\/the-magister.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"The Magister\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you&#8217;re liking the sound of this one, keep an eye out for it launching on the eShop early 2021. Nerdook&#8217;s previous game, deck-building RPG Monster Slayers, has a very respectable Metacritic rating of 86 on PC so this could well be another winner.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Share your early thoughts with us in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie publisher Digerati will release The Magister, a new card-battler murder mystery RPG, on Nintendo Switch early next year. The game&#8217;s being developed by Nerdook (Monster Slayers, Reverse Crawl, Vertical Drop Heroes) and has players building and customising their card decks to fight in battles. 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