Mages of Mystralia

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Critic Reviews for Mages of Mystralia

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High Score - 92/100

Low Score - 50/100

Darren Nakamura (Destructoid)

7/10

“It’s a decent adventure with varied combat, cool boss battles, and semi-interesting locales. I’m going to keep at it until I’ve obtained everything there is to obtain, but even then I know I won’t have seen everything there is to see. Some of the neatest stuff possible isn’t scripted in by the designers, it’s waiting to be imagined and created by an aspiring magician.”

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Alessandro Fillari (GameSpot)

6/10

“Mages of Mystralia has charm and a lot of heart, but it falls a bit short of delivering a memorable adventure.”

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Antonio Sánchez Vázquez (Generación Xbox)

8/10

“As a fantastic adventure wrapped in a halo of magic and innocence, Mages of Mystralia takes us back to the nineties, bringing together many of the key points that brought this genre to success. A game for everyone and especially for the people who are nostalgic.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Areajugones	Ronald Goncalves	8.5 / 10	10-17-2017	Mages of Mystralia, as one of the biggest indie prospects of 2017, presents an amazing adventure that, by an incredible magic crafting system and a gorgeous setting, offers an unforgettable journey, which will everlast with deep attachment.	Read review
CGMagazine	Joel Couture	9 / 10	07-04-2017	Mages of Mystralia mixes clever spellcasting and magical customization in a fun fantasy realm that players won't want to leave.	Read review
Chalgyr's Game Room	Pierre-Yves Lanthier	8.5 / 10	06-08-2017	If Nox and Magicka had a baby, Mages of Mystralia would be it. Fun, easy to get into, it won’t take long before you are swinging magic like a pro as you guide Zia on her adventure, crafted by Ed Greenwood and the team from Borealys Games from Montreal.	Read review
COGconnected	Lydia Tang	79 / 100	06-07-2017	Mages of Mystralia not only encourages you to mix and match to your heart's content but requires you to do so.	Read review
Destructoid	Darren Nakamura	7 / 10	05-18-2017	It's a decent adventure with varied combat, cool boss battles, and semi-interesting locales. I'm going to keep at it until I've obtained everything there is to obtain, but even then I know I won't have seen everything there is to see. Some of the neatest stuff possible isn't scripted in by the designers, it's waiting to be imagined and created by an aspiring magician.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Moshe R.	3.5 / 5 stars	08-23-2017	Mages of Mystralia has a lot of heart, and was very easy for me to put aside the flaws that I encountered because working through the game was incredibly fun.	Read review
Game Informer	Ben Reeves	8 / 10	05-18-2017	The basic hack-and-slash action is simple enough to get the job done, but reconfiguring your spells to overcome each puzzle and combat challenge is consistently rewarding	Read review
GameGrin	Nate Lakritz	6.5 / 10	09-11-2017	Mages of Mystralia is a beautiful looking game containing balanced gameplay surrounded by solid folklore. The spellcrafting system is one-of-a-kind, but contributes to puzzle-solving much more than it does combat. Either way, the puzzles are varied and fair in terms of difficulty, but weak character development and jumpy pacing will surely throw you off.	Read review
GameMAG	xtr	8 / 10	09-03-2017	Mages of Mystralia developers did not just create a fairy-tale world, but also filled it with interesting puzzles, characters and story. Puzzles are closely tied to logic and a magical constructor and bring a lot of pleasure. But most importantly, we were presented with a great magical system, which allows you to create the most incredible and effective spells.	Read review
Gameplanet	Andi Garnett	7.5 / 10	02-20-2019	Mages of Mystralia is an incredible little indie title that offers surprisingly deep gameplay mechanics, that offer some nice replay-ability to a campaign that keeps it short and simple.	Read review
GameSkinny	Erroll Maas	7 / 10	06-27-2017	The magical adventure distinguishes itself with a charming atmosphere, enchanting music, & unique gameplay, but falls short due to its size.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	9 / 10	06-03-2017	Borealys Games, the developer of Mages of Mystralia, has really created something special here in my eyes, and it deserves to be played; if not for its spell designing system that truly is extensive, then just for the sheer joy of a hearty and extremely enjoyable unadulterated adventure.	Read review
GameSpot	Alessandro Fillari	6 / 10	05-18-2017	Mages of Mystralia has charm and a lot of heart, but it falls a bit short of delivering a memorable adventure.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Maurice Pogue	8.3 / 10	06-14-2017	Mages of Mystralia is a game that will enchant more than magic spells with its accessible spellcrafting mechanics, sublime soundtrack, and Zelda-like linear progression.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Antonio Sánchez Vázquez	8 / 10	10-22-2017	As a fantastic adventure wrapped in a halo of magic and innocence, Mages of Mystralia takes us back to the nineties, bringing together many of the key points that brought this genre to success. A game for everyone and especially for the people who are nostalgic.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	James Cunningham	4 / 5 stars	05-18-2017	Mages of Mystralia is an energetic and clever action-RPG, set in a vibrant and colorful land with a dark history.	Read review
IGN Italy	Francesco Destri	7.7 / 10	06-10-2017	Mages of Mystralia is a nice action-adventure-GdR to play and to see, thanks in particular to its great magic system and its mix of genres.	Read review
Marooners' Rock	Kurt Thingvold	9.2 / 10	05-18-2017	Fans of the classic dungeon crawler games or just fans of The Legend of Zelda, owe it to themselves to play Mages of Mystralia. It’s fun, short, and it’s made of the stuff that made us love fantasy adventure games to begin with.	Read review
MSPoweruser	Ash Worral	6 / 10	01-05-2019	At its core, Mages of Mystralia is fun and appealing. If you can get past the lack of instructions and the poor pacing, it’s a fun little journey into a well-built world.	Read review
New Game Network	Peter Glagowski	70 / 100	08-28-2017	While Mages of Mystralia might not live up to its full potential, the game has some charm and is fun enough to be worth a look. The $20 price tag is also pretty solid.	Read review
Nintendo Life	Eric Bailey	6 / 10	01-29-2019	Mages of Mystralia's spellcrafting system is a distinctive, signature mechanic. The appeal of the game lies in keeping things just interesting enough to compel the player forward in a colourful setting – finding new runes to unlock new spell possibilities, dropping new story beats to bread-crumb the fantasy plot along. Rewarding puzzles and memorable bosses round out an enjoyable adventure that, even at a leisurely pace, can be explored in under 10 hours, but Mages of Mystralia really could have used some tweaking in its travel and combat, and ends up feeling merely good, rather than great.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	David Lloyd	6.5 / 10	01-08-2019	Not everyone will have the same aversion to the combat style utilized in Mages of Mystralia, but on a personal level I felt that it overshadowed the rest of the experience. To get the most out of the gameplay the focus will need to be on the spell crafting, a unique and clever mechanic the developer deserves praise for. If you have a higher tolerance for cheap deaths than I do, it's possible you could enjoy this action-adventure title much more than I did.	Read review
PS4Blog.net	ThaRaven403	8 / 10	08-22-2017	If you're a fan of adventure and/or Metroidvania games, you'll definitely have a good time with Mages of Mystralia. Trying to complete it will take you around 15-20 hours which is quite a decent time for an indie release. We really liked the way the game handles upgrades and opening up new skills for you to use, and we're sure you' enjoy it as well.	Read review
Saving Content	Justin Celani	4 / 5 stars	08-22-2017	Even with the way my experience ended and then resumed, I still found the game a joy to play. Mages of Mystralia is a solid title that offers a classic fantasy story with heart and a great magic system that I will surely jump back into once the game does get an update. The story might even surprise players just a tad. Overall, every time I jump into the game, I have a blast experimenting with magic and it’s all wrapped around a game that is wonderful. I can’t wait to jump back in for the last hour or two and finish it up.	Read review
Screen Rant	Cody Gravelle	3.5 / 5 stars	01-11-2019	Mages of Mystralia is a bright, colorful, and engrossing take on adventure gaming with only a few stumbles.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Leif Rey Bornales	8.7 / 10	08-22-2017	It’s a really interesting game with all the spells and puzzles that this game has to offer. With hundreds of spell combinations and possibilities, you will never get tired of discovering a new spell that you can unleash upon your enemies. If you like games like Yonder and Zelda, then this game is definitely for you.	Read review
The Digital Fix	Jason Coles	7 / 10	03-12-2019	A charming adventure game with a fun spell crafting system. It is a lot of fun to play for the first few hours but suffers due to repetitive combat and a touch of poor pacing. Nevertheless, Mages of Mystralia is a fun one if you need something on the lighter side of things.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Veronica Ciotti	4 / 5 stars	08-29-2017	Mages of Mystralia is not without its shortcomings, but its gameplay is too fun not to recommend. Through the use of an insanely clever system of spell-crafting, there's just the right amount of challenge in combat and puzzle-solving to be had. By pairing a lighthearted adventure with solid gameplay mechanics, there's something here for everyone.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Steve C	8 / 10	07-05-2017	Mages of Mystralia is a cracking game. It successfully captures the feel of 16 bit adventures and combines them with a fantastic spellcrafting system and the sidequests and character development of modern action RPGs. It isn't the longest game and some may find the price a little steep given how cheap so many PC games are, but it definitely deserves to do well and I would highly recommend picking it up, even if you wait until a sale discount.	Read review
TheXboxHub	Trysten Schlottmann	3.5 / 5 stars	09-24-2017	I like magic a lot, but even I need something unique to look at, or a fantastic story told, to really keep me interested.	Read review
VGChartz	Evan Norris	5 / 10	01-06-2019	Most of the time, unfortunately, it's satisfied with being safe, familiar, and unambitious.	Read review
Video Chums	Tyler Hall	8.1 / 10	08-31-2017	Mages of Mystralia's combat and puzzles are enjoyable and the unique spell crafting system allows for a nearly endless amount of customization.	Read review

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Accompany Zia as she strikes off to train and learn to control her magical abilities that had her exiled. Journey across the lands to meet other exiled mages and uncover runes with magical properties that can be combined into millions of different possibilities, letting you come up with completely new and incredible spells!

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