Mystic Quest HD Remaster is a refreshed version of Mystic Quest Legend (also known as Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest) from 1992. The project was originally released on the SNES console, and after several decades Square Enix decided to re-release it in an improved graphic design. The Dark Design Games team is responsible for the new version.
The production takes place in a mysterious world divided into four regions – Foresta, Aquaria, Fireburg and Windia, which are dependent on four crystals. One day, the Focus Tower, a place where precious stones were stored, was attacked by monsters. They steal crystals, gaining powerful power. As a consequence of these actions, the world began to disintegrate, and the last hope is the knight of the prophecy, which one day will appear and prevent total destruction.
Players take on the role of a Benjamin who travels through regions to defeat monsters and recover crystals. The game largely refers to the first installments of the Final Fantasy series, so the action is observed from above, and the main element of gameplay is exploration and combat. Clashes take place in turn-based system, in which we choose from a short list the types of attacks (magical and physical) and use the objects we own, e.g. to supplement health or mana. During each skirmish we gain experience points, which influence the level of the character, and thus, its strength and endurance.
Unlike many other jRPG games, Mystic Quest does not allow you to choose your character’s equipment yourself, as the newly found armor replaces the old one (the same applies to weapons, but you can change it). Also the spell retrieval system differs slightly from the rest of this type of games. We gain new powers not through character development, but through exploration of the environment – spells are hidden in chests and we receive them as a reward during some fights.
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