Shacknews writes:
It’s easy to take magic in RPGs for granted. Even Final Fantasy VI, in which the characters are so shocked to see magic they break the fourth wall, treats it as a simple exchange: MP for big boy damage. It’s rare for a game’s story to contend with magic as something more complicated or costly. Fate/Stay Night emphasizes a great physical burden for example. In The Thaumaturge, magic isn’t about throwing fireballs; it’s about exploiting forces not to be trifled with, dancing with one’s own self-destructive flaws and dipping into a well of madness. There’s always a temptation to reach for more, and most who do don’t climb back out.
