Mages of Mystralia
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| Developer(s) | Borealys Games |
| Publisher(s) | Borealys Games |
| Writer(s) | Ed Greenwood |
| Composer(s) | Antoine Vachon |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mages of Mystralia is an action-adventure video game by Borealys Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2017, and for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.[1][2][3]
In August 2024, Borealys Games announced that a follow-up game, titled Echoes of Mystralia, was under development.[4]
Plot
[edit]The game is set in the land of Mystralia and follows Zia, a mage who discovers her magical powers at the beginning of the game. After being exiled from her village due to unintentionally causing turmoil through her powers, she meets a character self-described as the Mentor, who convinces her to travel to a mage sanctuary to improve her skills as a mage. Zia is eventually tasked with preventing a war between an army of trolls and the anti-mage Kingdom of Mystralia, whilst learning more of her destiny and uncovering a more sinister plot.
Development
[edit]Mages of Mystralia was developed and published by Canadian studio Borealys Games.[5]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 74/100[6] PS4: 73/100[7] XONE: 78/100[8] NS: 69/100[9] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 7/10[10] |
| Game Informer | 8/10[11] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[12] |
Reviews for the game have been "mixed or average" on Metacritic.[6][7][8][9] Destructoid gave the game a 7 out of 10 calling the game "solid" and stating that it's a "decent adventure with varied combat, cool boss battles, and semi-interesting locales".[10] Game Informer gave the game an 8 out of 10 praising its gameplay, describing it as "engrossing", and calling the in-game magic system as "brilliant".[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Calvert, Darren (24 January 2019). "Nintendo Download: 24th January (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Dickens, Anthony (31 January 2019). "Nintendo Download: 31st January (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "ミストラリアの魔術師". Nintendo Japan. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Romano, Sal (August 21, 2024). "Roguelite action RPG Echoes of Mystralia announced for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Home". borealysgames.com.
- ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ a b Nakamura, Darren (2017-05-18). "Review: Mages of Mystralia". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ a b Reeves, Ben (2017-05-18). "Work Your Magic In This Zelda-Like Adventure". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ Fillari, Alessandro (2017-05-18). "Mages of Mystralia Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2017-05-20.