Awesome Game, Lacks Serious Depth

I am rating this 5 stars because I wholeheartedly believe that it deserves all 5, and my review and suggestions is purely me nit-picking;
I would improve this game by adding more spells, with perhaps more variety to the types of spells available. I would add a skill tree into which you would spend skill points, earned every level. The energy bar could be used as a sort of mana pool which you would use to fuel the spells.
It feels like the use of ability points which are earned each level is completely useless; as a player, you dont seem to notice the minor differences incurred by each subsequent upgrade to the 3 ability pools.
I like the balance that was maintained with all of the weapons and equipment, but I feel like the equipment and weapons have become slightly boring because of the balance. To me, uniqueness is cool and having a certain armor or weapon that does something really unique is what makes me feel like I have something special. The trinkets do a very good job of capturing the unique feel of each ring or necklace.
Overall, I think this is an excellent game, as are almost all RocketCat games. It is evident that careful planning went into the creation of this game because of how polished and balanced it is. Unfortunately, some of the personality of the game mechanics is lost with the balancing of the weapons and equipment. This minor gripe is more than made up for by the funny storyline and cool hidden rooms that contain even more lore.

Bottom line: Buy this game. You wont regret it. Ive spent many hours in it and have only made it about 80% of the way through.

BenderBags about Mage Gauntlet - GameClub, v1.30