EquiMagic - Galashow of Horses

Ok, so, I was borderline with this one as to whether to recommend it or not. The concept is definitely good and the horses are fairly nice-looking so far, plus I love that you can wander around your ranch and do things at your pace. I also love that the main focus of the game is actually dressage (though you are actually putting on a performance rather than doing dressage tests). HOWEVER, I'm not sure what language this was originally developed in, but the translation to English is pretty terrible in that majority of the items and horse breeds are spelt incorrectly. Another thing that is bugging me is that some of the descriptions of movements are completely incorrect. For example, the game describes a canter as a slow gallop, which it is not. One other major thing that is bothering me is the tack models, which are horrendously inaccurate. The Icelandic 'snaffle' bridle was missing a throatlatch and the bit was attached incorrectly so that it more resembled a bitless bridle than a bit...

This is probably one of the worst games ever created. Clunky controls, almost no music/sound design through most of the game, a tutorial that is extremely unintuitive and not to mention actually broken as the grooming minigame seems to require an item it didn't give me and just altogether a completely unpleasant experience. The shame is that it's a solid idea that COULD have been done very well, but it's just bad. It's just a bad game.

I was going to recommend EquiMagic after about four hours of play, but the further I went into it the less I liked it. The overall idea is neat and probably appealing if you find stuff like Cavalia or the Lipizzaner horses interesting, but what you'll get is something more akin to the lowrider minigame from GTA: San Andreas - yes that irritating, rage-quit inducing one. You MUST get very good at "steering" your horse via mouse as well as timing key presses to the second if you want to finish this game. EquiMagic is also missing features listed on the store page, namely breeding. You earn money from successful shows and can buy five separate horses with that cash, nothing else. Heck, the Shetland Pony which will be your last purchase doesn't even have a show to be used in and its sole achievement is glitchy. The "Learning missions" are really just a super-lacking tutorial that ends abruptly after your first show. Horse care boils down to waving your mouse over the animals in a pre-set ...

I like this game a lot. The graphics are nice, the gameplay is fun, and the premise is unique and it makes this game very enjoyable. My only problem is the tutorial which doesn't explain a lot. There is no map so you are on your own if you want to find out a layout for this place. Also the game doesn't tell you about the scrolling or the fact you can also use the arrow keys to control your horse.

Can't recommend the game in its current state. After around 2 hours a gamebreaking bug prevented me from progressing. Spent another 2 hours trying everything I could think of to fix it but nothing worked. Wrote a mail to the developer but didn't get an answer. Requested a Steam refund but - of course - it didn't go through due to over 2 hours playtime + over 2 weeks since purchase (even though most of the playtime is from trying to fix the game and it's been over 2 weeks because I waited for the answer that never came from the developers). Even though I enjoyed the bit I was able to play, I regret having wasted my money on a broken game.

Sure, Fine i recommend it, Lol. Okay look, i completed the game in about three hours. Was it a good time? Actually yes, the game runs really well, there weren't any technical hangups. Aside from one really glaringly obvious one when it comes to the competitions, which, is the whole game. When you're in a show, or a competition, you cant freely move your camera, so, you cant see the number you need to press in order to complete the action. But honestly, that's my only gripe, this would make a great kids game. Its straight forward, you get to spend time with the horses in any way you want when you want. The money system is so lax you could probably buy the whole store by show 4. And you know what im pretty happy about the price too, most horse games now a days its hard enough to get them to run properly let alone you're being flat out robbed based on how little content they offer for such steep prices. This one did great, id happily pay 10 dollars for an experience like this.

i love it

It's Different from any other game i've played before, though some controls are a bit odd in the show arena and training hall but overall it's fun. Few updates and this game will be even better.