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Quick Look: Magicka

After three patches in three days, Brad and Co. finally feel safe exploring the realm of Magicka.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Feb. 3 2011

Cast: Ryan, Brad, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

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I'm loving the swenglish speech. Bork bork bork!

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This game is significantly improved by just ignoring the text dialogue completely.

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I had a lot of fun watching this, thanks guys :)

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Okay, okay, don't hit me with the "WAHHH! WAHHH! Don't say Endurance Run" but seriously... would this not make the most epic four player ER* ever?
 
*If it's too short to warrant the ER name, perhaps just a GiantBomb co-op "LongLook".

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At first I was like -_- but then after Meteor Shower I was like O_O

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Bork-da-bork-da-bork.

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Only like 15 minutes into this video... Purchased and downloaded...

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It's not Swedish trust me those buggers are my country-neigboors. And now you just look like fools :D

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 Yep thats not Swedish.    

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Even though the developers are from Sweden that's not Swedish, but this is:

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Water and meteors:  Brad's natural enemies.

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You guys realy need to record your co-op sessions, this game is so much more fun with more people.
When me and my friends play this about 80% of our deaths are friendly fire

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I love how Brad is genuinely amazed throughout the quick look 
 
"OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD" ahah

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@ProfessorEss said:
" Okay, okay, don't hit me with the "WAHHH! WAHHH! Don't say Endurance Run" but seriously... would this not make the most epic four player ER* ever?  *If it's too short to warrant the ER name, perhaps just a GiantBomb co-op "LongLook". "
I hereby approve this message.
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@ryanwho said:
" @gosukiller said:
" These guys are so painfull to watch sometimes... How to make that funny shield? How about using the shield spell Brad? Thank god Will Smith works there. Haven't been this frustrated watching a video since the first Persona ER episodes xD   Not hating, it also took me a while to get all the spells down. Still, everyone should buy this game, it has great patching-support so don't be afraid of the bugs in COOP.  "
It wouldn't hurt them to maybe take 20 minutes and learn the game a little bit before turning on the camera. "
Do you realize you're the kind of people they're making fun of at the beginning.
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GAME OF THE YEAR.

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that's not swedish son!

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Edited By Carlos1408

Awesome quick look guys. Hilarious! If this game was out for the Mac I would purchase it immediately. It's freaking awesome! :D

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This is pretty hot and tempting.

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@The_Moose said:

" that's not swedish son! "

Well, the language in the game is some weird mix between swedish chef nonsense and occasional real english and swedish words, with some hints of german or dutch thrown in - but usually not the words in the subtitles, but rather synonyms or word plays.
Most of the 'language melody' (if that's the proper english term) is very swedish.
 
An example of a real swedish word is heard at 5:46, where the character is supposed to say that the party has already started, and the voice over includes the word "dunkadunka", which literally is the common swedish equivalent of "untz untz" or "thump thump", as in "HEY WE'RE PLAYING LOUD RHYTMIC MUSIC".
A moment before that a character also says "Åh nej", though a bit oddly pronounced, kind of like a parody southern swedish dialect, and well, "Åh nej" means "Oh no".
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Had no idea the game was centered around this crazy spell system. Purchased after watching this, loving it!!

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The best kind of quicklook: nobody is bored out of their minds!

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@hypnodisc said:

" The best kind of quicklook: nobody is bored out of their minds! "

I just wish they had experimented more with the crazy spell combinations, Brad did use the same over and over a bit much. There are so many ridiculously powerful things to find in this game. Like Steam+arcane+arcane+lightning that pretty much creates a beam of instagibbing thunder.
And the Meteor shower is perfectly survivable if you only use the Shield power to create a shield dome around yourself while the world explodes around you.
 
I'm pretty sure this game will turn out like Scribblenauts, where everybody finds their own spell that is the ultimate solution to every encounter in the game, but that when you compare your stories with your friends, they will have totally different combinations that they think is the perfect solution.
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Brad sucks. "Magicka features over 1000 spell combination but I am stupid so I will just use FIRE over and over again and not use ANY of the other ones unless I need to cross a bridge or something." Don't let Brad be the one with the controller in a quicklook, make it Ryan or Jeff.

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@Colf: wow chill out he used other shit
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Rocks fall, Brad dies.

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Well damnit...I was hoping to wait for another Steam sale before checking this out, and now it's bought and downloaded.

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@slightconfuse said:

" wish this game was on mac  "

This game on mac 
Remember - the rule of opposites still applies. 
 
@Aas said: 

" This game had me sold the minute the meteor shower came down. Amazing! "


   Too bad meteor shower is an exclusive DLC for people who bought the game before January 31st :/
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Brought this the day it came out, its a lot of fun :D

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Game looks kinda interesting, but I hate the quirky satirical comedy stylings.  Just never appealed to me in most games.   
 
Also probably not really worth rebooting just to play it, though I'd happily watch other people play it.

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@langenbrunner said:
" The voice in the beggining has not a Swedish accent, sounds more like russian. And they are not talking Swedish at all in the video :).  /The Swede "
Not true, there's totally some Swedish in there. "Monster i skogen" och "Balder's balle!" springh tomind. That last one means "Baldur's dong" or something by the way.... classy.
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I'm soooo gonna buy this :D

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@MindChamber: That honor would go to Minecraft, as well...and any MMOs that should ever happen to pop up. 
 
The game's spell casting remind me of the Android(& probably iphone) game Alchemy. It seems cool. now if the guys would just do that Dungeons game....
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@BananaKid: Time moves forward to September and you learn That's the way of the world....and that you Can't Hide Love. yep
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I am 100% certain I heard twice 'blo jo' in whatever language that is =D  

 love to play this but i have a mac and i'm not about to buy a PC just for a game, and it doesn't sound like they'll consider porting sadly :-(

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"Life and water!"  
 
"Yes, cast Sobe."  
 
Vinny continues to amaze me. 

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Holy shit, Isle of R'lyeh? That's awesome! Especially ifyou can go visit!

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@Frobitz said:
" I am 100% certain I heard twice 'blo jo' in whatever language that is =D   love to play this but i have a mac and i'm not about to buy a PC just for a game, and it doesn't sound like they'll consider porting sadly :-( "
HAHa ....aaa... macs :P
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You guys wrapped this up nicely... To the steam store!
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I wonder if the GB-crew has understod from the avalanche of comments that it isnt swedish? 
 
Oh btw: This is what regular swedish sounds like:  
  
  

   
Swedish morning show clip of an interview with actor Alexander Skarsgård from True Blood and Generation Kill
 
(@Somejerk: Gymnasiebetyg är verkligen inte en måttstock på att du faktiskt kan något, bara så du vet. Kom tillbaka när du har högskolepoäng i ämnet isåfall)
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Makes me wish my computer wasn't shit.

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Good.... I wish they make a OS X verison

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@G0rd0nFr33m4n said:

" @Frobitz said:

" I am 100% certain I heard twice 'blo jo' in whatever language that is =D   love to play this but i have a mac and i'm not about to buy a PC just for a game, and it doesn't sound like they'll consider porting sadly :-( "
HAHa ....aaa... macs :P "
I have a Mac too, try bootcamp.  I can run most games at the highest setting's possible, but it is a mac pro so yeah:P
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@G24S said:

" Even though the developers are from Sweden that's not Swedish, but this is:

"
Just had to bump this. Not only an example of Swedish, but also one of the most hilarious officially sanctioned translations ever, and one of the many reaons we don't dub games in Sweden anymore.
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sold

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"Definitely don't want to get hit by that."
 
*gets hit by a meteor*
 
xD

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Hope it has Mac support soon

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As others have pointed out, there are only a few real swedish words here and there. Most are just random made up words.

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I'm just now checking this out on sunday...I am impressed. Once again it's time to visit the steam store.