Borealys Games
It’s Magic! : Mages of Mystralia Review
No matter how much you need to rely on magic in a game, its use remains somewhat simple. You acquire a spell, you equip it and use it, mostly at the press of a button. But thanks to Mages of Mystralia, you get to create and modify every spell at your disposal. It relies on the fact that you are not an experience mage, and will learn your magic as you use it, giving you control over every single component of the spell, right down to its element. In Mages of Mystralia, you play as a young woman named Zia who has just discovered that she has an affinity towards magic. Untrained and unable to control her fire spells, she wreaks havoc on her village and is forced to leave. After all, Mystralia is a land that frowns upon the use of magic. Taken in by a mentor and the order of mages, she has to m...
An Interview With Patric Mondou, The Creative Director Behind Mages Of Mystralia
Mages of Mystralia is an amazing game. It makes you realize what it truly means to be a mage, learning and crafting your own spells rather than just equipping and using them at the press of a button. It has a deep spellcrafting system which is incredibly complex and at the same time really easy to use. And the game does everything with a gorgeous and adorable art style, which is easy to fall in love with. I can go on and on, but it’s much easier if you read our review of the game. Naturally, we were curious about how such a great game came into being, and fortunately we were able to bag an interview with Patric Mondou, the Creative Director at Borealys Games (previously Senior Designer at Gameloft). The studio was founded by Patric and his long time friend, Louis-Felix Cauchon with a...
Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Mages of Mystralia
In the kingdom of Mystralia, it takes more brains than brawn to succeed. You will face down giants, powerful creatures and navigate treacherous terrain. You will encounter puzzles that confound even the wisest of the old sages. And you must overcome obstacles put in place by people who do not want you to succeed. Here are 5 things that you need to know about the game- First of all the game has unique artstyle which is similar to Legend of Zelda Windwaker which had a really cool artstyle that has aged really well. It’s artstyle has a retro look to it which would be fulfilling the nostalgia factor. It also has a cartoonistic vibe to it. The next thing is the story, in this game you play as a girl named Zia, a young girl who discovers that she has been born with an innate sense of magic...