Recent reviews by Danziir

During its one and a half years of existence, this game has drastically improved.
It got a lot of hate online, mostly from players who tested it during the free Beta, and when I tried it during the beta, I didn't pick it up afterwards either. But now, you don't need a subscription to play, and the steady updates made the game much more enjoyable.I've been playing on a non-steam version for a while, before I picked it up on Steam.
Here's a list of what are, in my opinion, the pros and cons of the game:

Pros:
+Huge hand crafted map, way bigger than any previous Elder Scrolls
+Lots of side quests and NPCs interactions
+Solo player friendly: if you don't like MMOs, it's fine, just play on your own for a classic Elder Scrolls experience
+The PvP system is really well made : fight for your faction in a huge open map, take the enemy forts and scrolls to bring victory to your cause!
+Fair microtransaction system: you don't need to buy costumes or mounts : you can get some by playing the game
+The crafting and motif system is great : you can craft powerful AND beautiful armors and weapons, and choose their appearance
+The game is absolutely gorgeous, the landscapes are breathtaking
+The soundtrack is as good as ever
+Curiosity is rewarding: there's a lot of thing you can find if you take the time to explore everything
+Modding is really easy: there's a lot of mod to improve the UI, the map, etc... (to start modding, you can go on ESOUI, or download Minion, a modding client for ESO
+The DLC are really complete, Orsinium gives you access to a whole new zone with its own main and side quests
+You can now freely travel Tamriel with all of your characters!
+The lore, as always, is great. You get to play in an era never explored in an Elder Scrolls before
+Forky's back!

Cons:
-It's a MMO, so there's a class system, which can be a little restrictive, but joining NPC guilds and groups can give you acces to new skill branches, so you can work around it
-The game is not optimized for high end graphic cards, so you might experience lower FPS than you would expect
-The voice acting gets a little redundant: after a while, you start recognizing the same voices
-The NPCs animation are a little stiff
-I didn't enjoy the main quest a lot, but I didn't enjoy it in Oblivion and Skyrim either, and you can just ignore it
-Heavily populated PvP campaign can get guite laggy
-This game involves cheese, stay away if you do not like fondue

To conclude, a tip to enjoy this game is to play it without trying to level-grind or optimize your characters: everything is viable, you can play anything from khajiit stealth archer to orc mage until you get to endgame, so just try to have fun!

I disagree with a lot of the reviews who say that Magicka 2 way worse than Magicka : the devs tried to fix a lot of things from Magicka, and to me, it's a success! The game is now way easier to play with a gamepad, it's prettier, the story and inside jokes are still here and as funny, the equipment UI is way better, etc... And even if you find that the game have some problems, remember that day 1 Magicka was nearly unplayable, and there was a lot of negative reviews.
So, if you liked the spirit & mechanics of Magicka, buy Magicka 2, in my opinion, you won't regret it!