Mystica

Hello there Mystica overall is a decent game. I will start with this. I do not recommend the optional stuff late game though. The grind is real and that's from someone that usually likes grinding. The enemies just balloon in health and damage. Its just not a fun rewarding endgame content with combat in mind. (Meaning fights are tedious in several optional cases.) Compared to Empire there is some balancing, which falls off late game. Sad days. Music however is pretty good, the story is pretty decent, the visual effects are better than in Empire. Overall it's an improvement and a success as a sequel. If combat is your main focus in a game than i wouldn’t recommend it late game as its pretty dang annoying. I for one would recommend it… albeit barely for me.

The game's plot borders on brain-dead and lost my suspension of disbelief after a boardroom of a handful of people elected the equivalent of "magic Hitler", who was completely transparent about his desire to basically murder half the population just for having magic potential. It feels like it was written by a 5-year-old. Other than that, it's a decent enough Final Fantasy clone.

It's good. More JRPG than western RPG. Abilities unlock as you buy them and you'll probably buy them all. Abilities are purchased using a separate accumulative than exp though both are earned from killing. Map has some 'secrets' and if you miss them, you will miss ability unlocks. Hard to miss though. The story is well tread territory. I've played 3 or 4 games with the same general conflict/ persecution in the last year alone. If you read the description of the game in the 'About This Game' section of the steam page, you've probably already realized this. The characters are well written and distinct tropes, with some exceptions. The dialogue is coherent. It does a good job of getting you invested without being too off-color or too bland. Some of your dialogue options have consequences. It is grindy but you can turn it on story mode if you dislike grind. As someone who tends to like grind, I was pleasantly surprised that the combat system rewards you for active play instead of just holding down the enter key til it's over. My only criticism of the grind is that the encounter rate cannot be turned up enough to avoid pacing back and forth, looking for a fight. The …

Great game, if you are a fan of classic JRPGs I would recommend trying it out. Definitely worth the price point.

Definitely a well made game, perfect for the RPG enthusiast. This is a successor to the game Empire, and while you don't have to play that to understand this, it would really help a lot, esp with the backstory. Also, Empire is an excellent game as well, so it's worth the play through first. Mystica has a great story, and the characters are all unique, with all their attributes, as well as character flaws. The game play is good as well, with challenging enemies, and lots of skills you can unlock. Highly recommend!

Enjoyed it. I wish more games like this allowed you to turn off random encounters, letting you chose when to grind or letting you explore without having to fight every 10 steps. Do recommend playing Empire first though.