PAX Prime 2014: Lichdom: Battlemage, no longer a glass cannon

<p>Xaviant Games from Atlanta&comma; GA are making a name for themselves by launching a game where the mage is &&num;8220&semi;a total badass&&num;8221&semi;&period; No longer referred to as a glass cannon&comma; Lichdom&colon; Battlemage is a first person caster which showcases how a mage should truly act&period; No mana bars or cool downs in Lichdom&comma; instead players will have constant magical powers to defeat a wide range of enemies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We first got a look at Lichdom prior to PAX East back in early March&period; In the five to six months in which the game was in Early Access&comma; the team has been juggling the act of listening to community feedback as well as adding in the necessary polish which they felt the game would need&period; This balancing act culminated when they officially launched the game a few days ago on August 26&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What was shown on the floor today was a realization of those efforts&period; The game has a much more streamlined user interface&comma; a more vibrant and detailed look compared to other builds&comma; and a deeper spell crafting system which allows for players to attack their enemies in many different ways&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We&&num;8217&semi;re curious to see how the public responds to Lichdom&colon; Battlemage as it&&num;8217&semi;s a brand new title which focuses exclusively on one type of character&period; Does the gaming community have an appetite for a somewhat limited experience&comma; at a <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;store&period;steampowered&period;com&sol;app&sol;261760" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">&dollar;4o price point<&sol;a>&period; We have enjoyed what we feel is a strong debut release with an interesting&comma; yet singular experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081200&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65435" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081200&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames-300x154&period;jpg" alt&equals;"lichdom&lowbar;bagogames" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"154" &sol;><&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081150&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;02&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65436" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081150&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;02-300x154&period;jpg" alt&equals;"lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;02" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"154" &sol;><&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081140&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;03&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65437" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081140&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;03-300x154&period;jpg" alt&equals;"lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;03" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"154" &sol;><&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081131&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;04&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65438" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;05081131&sol;lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;04-300x154&period;jpg" alt&equals;"lichdom&lowbar;bagogames&lowbar;04" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"154" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;