<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chasers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightwar	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Airship	O
Syndicate	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Battle	O
Chasers	O
fantasy	B-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
by	O
Joe	O
Madureira	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
that	O
series	O
being	O
marooned	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
and	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
plans	O
of	O
an	O
evil	O
sorceress	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
as	O
a	O
strong	O
point	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
difficulty	O
balance	O
and	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
include	O
Garrison	O
,	O
a	O
brooding	O
swordsman	O
,	O
Calibretto	O
,	O
a	O
kindhearted	O
war	O
golem	B-Application
,	O
Red	O
Monika	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
,	O
Knolan	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
wisecracking	O
mage	O
,	O
and	O
Gully	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
magical	O
gauntlets	O
who	O
is	O
searching	O
for	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
airship	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
characters	O
is	O
shot	O
down	O
over	O
a	O
mysterious	O
island	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
ne'er-do-wells	O
who	O
are	O
flocking	O
there	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
motherlode	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overworld	O
in	O
linear	O
fashion	O
,	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
at	O
set	O
instances	O
,	O
until	O
they	O
enter	O
a	O
dungeon	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
explore	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	O
view	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
"	O
overcharge	O
"	O
mechanic	O
,	O
where	O
using	O
non-magical	O
attacks	O
generates	O
"	O
overcharge	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chasers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightwar	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Airship	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
of	O
former	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chasers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightwar	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
78/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Meister	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
8/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
visually	O
striking	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
a	O
jump	O
in	O
difficulty	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
grinding	B-Application
as	O
the	O
player	O
got	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
