Mist Slayer

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Mist Slayer is a multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Moju Games and was released on August 17, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Mist Slayer" is a fantasy action-adventure game where players can choose from 4 distinct characters, each with unique combat styles. The game offers both single player and multiplayer modes, with the option to switch to offline play. Look forward to future updates including new characters, levels, and bosses.

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Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Mist Slayer offers a diverse range of characters and build options, encouraging experimentation and unique gameplay experiences with each run.
The combat mechanics are fast-paced and engaging, with a variety of elemental interactions and synergies that enhance the gameplay.
Cooperative play adds depth to the experience, allowing players to strategize and support each other during challenging encounters.

The game suffers from technical issues, including performance hiccups, erratic enemy behavior, and a frustrating camera and targeting system.
Many players find the game to be repetitive and lacking in content, with a dull story and unskippable text that detracts from the experience.
The initial gameplay can feel slow and unrefined, with balance inconsistencies and a lack of polish that make it feel more like an early access title.

gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by fast-paced combat and unique environments, but it suffers from issues like a malfunctioning automatic lock-on mechanic and a lack of optimization during boss fights. While the core mechanics are enjoyable and show potential, many players feel that the overall experience is hindered by low-budget presentation and a lack of engaging enemy interactions. Despite these drawbacks, there are signs of competent design that could lead to a more polished game with further development.
- “The gameplay is fast-paced, with good sound effects that add to the overall value.”
- “The combat mechanics are exhilarating; however, there's room for a bit more optimization. Mist Slayer could truly shine as a gaming masterpiece.”
- “Enemies have different mechanics and attacks, classes play differently, and environments are pretty unique and don't tend to feel old.”
- “The automatic lock-on mechanic they have does not work properly and is the main reason I won't be playing this more.”
- “The gameplay loop is simple, but it would be fine if the enemies, skills, or combat were engaging to any meaningful degree.”
- “Bosses also feel like they don't have a stagger or break mechanic where you get a chance to hit them at all.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of "Mist Slayer" feature a bright, stylized aesthetic that enhances clarity during combat, but they appear to be optimized for mobile devices rather than PC, resulting in a grainy look and limited customization options. While the visuals support the game's fast-paced gameplay, they lack uniqueness and polish, giving the impression of a low-budget production despite competent design elements. Overall, the graphics prioritize functionality over fidelity, reflecting the constraints of a small development team.
- “Visually, Mist Slayer adopts a bright, stylized aesthetic that prioritizes clarity during combat.”
- “It has nice graphics; the combat feels fast and responsive, and in combination with the many different powers and items, it's fun to slay enemies.”
- “The devs seem to have prioritized expressing what they want the intended combat gameplay, game flow, and how they want the game to be fun over optimization and graphical fidelity.”
- “Everything about it, to me, screams that it was meant to be for mobile devices and then they opted to dump it on PC gamers instead, but failed to clean it up to really look nice on a PC device with the extreme lack of customization for graphics (grainy looking pixels).”
- “Signs of a good studio that need more money and manpower to release an excellent game are painted all over this game, and the only downside to me is that it feels low budget in all the low budget ways except having a competent gameplay design team who probably made the graphics as well because this reeks of a small team that's communicating to release a game.”
- “Nothing about this game's art style, musical score, or identity is unique or compelling.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is criticized for minor stuttering and frequent FPS drops, which detract from the overall experience despite achieving high frame rates. Reviewers note that while the combat mechanics are engaging, the developers seem to have prioritized gameplay over performance and graphical fidelity, leaving significant room for improvement. As it stands, the performance issues and lack of region-specific servers hinder the game's potential.
- “The developers seem to have prioritized expressing their vision for the intended combat gameplay and game flow over optimization and graphical fidelity.”
- “I'm getting over 120 fps, but the game feels like it's running at 40 or 50. This could be tied to animations or network performance, and there are frequent fps drops of 20-30 frames every few seconds, which dramatically hurts the experience.”
- “The combat mechanics are exhilarating; however, there's room for a bit more optimization. Mist Slayer could truly shine as a gaming masterpiece.”
- “The game has some performance hiccups as well.”
- “I'm getting over 120 fps, but the game feels like it's running at 40 or 50. There are frequent fps drops of 20-30 frames every few seconds that dramatically hurt the experience.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has been widely criticized for being poor and unoriginal, with many users noting issues with audio balancing that make it excessively loud even at lower volume settings. Overall, the sound effects and musical score contribute to a lackluster audio experience that fails to stand out in comparison to other games.
- “The sound effects are awful, the music is equally bad, and the gameplay is far inferior to anything available now for free or at 75% of the asking price.”
- “Audio balancing: the music and sound effects need balancing.”
- “Nothing about this game's art style, musical score, or identity is unique or compelling.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is presented through lengthy text without voice-over, which some players find tedious, especially since it cannot be skipped. While the setting is described as a generic fantasy world, many feel that this simplicity is acceptable for an action-focused game, prioritizing fun over complexity in storytelling.
- “The world is a generic fantasy setting, which is fine by me; no need to bring complex, challenging story and designs for a fun action game like this, in my opinion.”
- “The story has no voiceover; why bother having two minutes of text that you can't auto-skip?”
- “The plot feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is minimal, leaving the players feeling disconnected from the story.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a cash grab, indicating that players feel the game prioritizes profit over quality and player experience.
- “The game feels like a cash grab, prioritizing profits over player experience.”
- “Monetization is overly aggressive, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending money.”
- “I was disappointed by the constant push for in-game purchases, which detracted from the overall enjoyment.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development in the game is criticized for being shallow and repetitive, with players noting poor character design and animations, frustrating dialogue prompts, and unskippable cutscenes that detract from the experience. The gameplay loop is described as monotonous, lacking meaningful progression or depth.
- “Choppy button-mashing combat, horrendous character design, models, and animations, terribly annoying dialogue prompts, unskippable cutscenes, basically the same map every time: kill some guy, get some charge, clear mist, get a tiny upgrade, repeat.”
- “The character development feels stagnant and uninspired, making it hard to connect with any of the protagonists.”
- “There is a lack of meaningful choices in character progression, leaving players feeling like their decisions don't matter.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Mist Slayer offers significant replayability due to its depth, encouraging players to return despite some uneven execution. While the price may not be the most competitive, many users find the game's replay value to be quite high.
- “For those willing to look past uneven execution in favor of depth and replayability, Mist Slayer provides plenty of reasons to keep diving back into the mist.”
- “The replay value is pretty high, but the price isn't the best.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is severely criticized, with players reporting numerous bugs, including fatal attacks during cutscenes, uncompletable tutorials requiring multiple restarts, and significant lag and frame rate drops even on capable hardware, leading to a frustrating experience.
- “It's an incredibly buggy mess, with attacks killing you during cutscenes, such as when you defeat a boss. The tutorial can't be completed without restarting the game three times, and the experience is filled with lag and FPS drops on an otherwise good computer. The time spent in it is far from fun.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the humor in the game to be funny, quirky, and overall enjoyable, highlighting its unique and entertaining qualities.
- “I can't remember the last time I saw this - they are funny, quirky, and pretty awesome.”