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]

Mages of Mystralia
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
Release
  • Microsoft Windows
  • May 18, 2017
  • PlayStation 4
  • August 22, 2017
  • Xbox One
  • August 25, 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
  • January 29, 2019
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

In August 2024, Borealys Games announced that a follow-up game, titled Echoes of Mystralia, was under development.[4]

Plot

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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

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Mages of Mystralia was developed and published by Canadian studio Borealys Games.[5]

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ Calvert, Darren (24 January 2019). "Nintendo Download: 24th January (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Dickens, Anthony (31 January 2019). "Nintendo Download: 31st January (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "ミストラリアの魔術師". Nintendo Japan. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Romano, Sal (August 21, 2024). "Roguelite action RPG Echoes of Mystralia announced for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Home". borealysgames.com.
  6. ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  7. ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  8. ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  9. ^ a b "Mages of Mystralia for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. ^ a b Nakamura, Darren (2017-05-18). "Review: Mages of Mystralia". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Fillari, Alessandro (2017-05-18). "Mages of Mystralia Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
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