<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
and	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
simplified	O
role-playing	O
game	O
...	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
entry-level	O
player	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
kept	O
the	O
reputation	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
beginner	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
directly	O
navigating	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
objects	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
past	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
freely	O
roam	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
chop	O
down	O
trees	O
with	O
an	O
axe	O
,	O
detonate	O
bombs	O
to	O
open	O
sealed	O
doorways	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
to	O
clear	O
wide	O
gaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
more	O
puzzles	O
than	O
earlier	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
does	O
away	O
with	O
save	O
points	O
;	O
players	O
can	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
eliminates	O
the	O
system	O
of	O
random	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
,	O
a	O
trademark	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
from	O
battle	O
transports	O
the	O
player	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
field	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
choosing	O
"	O
control	O
"	O
toggles	O
between	O
the	O
ally	O
's	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
manually	O
control	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
ally	O
or	O
opt	O
for	O
a	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
ally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
choose	O
to	O
battle	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
submenu	O
of	O
four	O
more	O
options	O
:	O
physically	O
attack	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
use	O
a	O
curative	O
item	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Cure	O
potion	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
defend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
battlefield	O
is	O
cleaned	O
out	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
awarded	O
either	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
experience	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
GP	O
,	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
armor	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
magic	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
all	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
manually	O
equip	O
characters	O
with	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	O
Claw	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
arsenal	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
considerably	O
smaller	O
than	O
most	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
in	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
not	O
learned	O
by	O
designated	O
spellcasters	O
through	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
acquires	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
through	O
treasure	O
chests	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
clearing	O
out	O
battlefields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
of	O
spellcasting	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
;	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
to	O
draw	O
upon	O
for	O
supplying	O
magic	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
used	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
for	O
their	O
type	O
,	O
i.e.	O
,	O
white	O
magic	O
,	O
black	O
magic	O
,	O
or	O
wizard	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spell	B-Application
's	O
effectiveness	O
is	O
proportional	O
to	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
experience	O
level	O
;	O
the	O
higher	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
the	O
Fire	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spell	B-Application
catalog	O
in	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
limited	O
compared	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
analogous	O
to	O
the	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
Heal	O
spell	B-Application
and	O
potion	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
cure-all	O
for	O
status	O
ailments	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
unique	O
status	O
recovery	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Cure	O
spell	B-Application
and	O
potion	O
each	O
restore	O
25%	O
of	O
player	O
's	O
maximum	O
hit	O
points	O
regardless	O
of	O
level	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
potion	O
or	O
spell	B-Application
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
continent	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
distinct	O
regions	O
:	O
Foresta	O
,	O
Aquaria	O
,	O
Fireburg	O
,	O
and	O
Windia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
designed	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
development	O
teams	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
specifically	O
geared	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
had	O
already	O
released	O
several	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
spin-offs	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	O
series	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
game	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wished	O
to	O
further	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
popular	O
American	O
consciousness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
altered	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
simpler	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
to	O
take	O
this	O
one	O
step	O
further	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
developers	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
American	O
offices	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
accessible	O
to	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
graphic	O
and	O
gameplay	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
SaGa	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
jump	O
feature	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
been	O
reproduced	O
,	O
and	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
icons	O
-	O
from	O
caves	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
sprites	O
-	O
are	O
a	O
color-upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
character	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
allowing	O
for	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
allies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
away	O
with	O
random	O
battles	O
,	O
complicated	O
storylines	O
,	O
and	O
text-based	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
perceived	O
tastes	O
of	O
North	O
American	O
audiences	O
,	O
which	O
gravitated	O
towards	O
fast-paced	O
games	O
,	O
Square	O
included	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
elements	O
;	O
players	O
could	O
now	O
brandish	O
weapons	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
,	O
and	O
set	O
bombs	O
to	O
open	O
new	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woolsey	O
said	O
that	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
easiest	O
games	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
translate	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
small	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
U.S.	O
debut	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
USA	I-Application
:	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
and	O
French	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
title	O
changed	O
to	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
in	O
June	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
popular	O
venue	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
presented	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
Fall	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Ogopogo	O
Examiner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
bearing	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
name	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
composed	O
by	O
series	O
regular	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
trilogy	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
Sa·Ga	O
trilogy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Square	O
's	O
publicity	O
department	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
800,000	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
roughly	O
half	O
of	O
these	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
original	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
scored	O
a	O
3.725/5	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
a	O
29/40	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
and	O
86%	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ultimately	O
failed	O
in	O
its	O
bid	O
to	O
bring	O
mainstream	O
North	O
American	O
popularity	O
to	O
console	O
RPGs	O
(	O
a	O
feat	O
that	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
accomplished	O
until	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
five	O
years	O
later	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
simultaneously	O
alienated	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
anticipating	O
another	O
epic	O
following	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
described	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
with	O
an	O
identity	O
crisis	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inherent	O
flaw	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
masses	O
or	O
the	O
hard-core	O
gaming	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
dubbed	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
Worst	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
franchise	O
embarrassment	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
enemies	O
that	O
stand	O
still	O
and	O
wait	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
a	O
6.0	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Okay	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
an	O
extremely	O
repetitive	O
and	O
simple	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
little	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
1UP.com	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
sweet	O
sampled	O
metal	O
guitar	O
licks	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
battle	O
music	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
must	O
download	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
music	O
game	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
included	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
an	O
April	O
's	O
Fools	O
list	O
entitled	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Games	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
consisted	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
unrelated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
"	O
praised	O
"	O
for	O
being	O
easy	O
and	O
having	O
simplistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
66th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
a	O
simple	O
more	O
laid	O
back	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
Benjamin	O
and	O
two	O
songs	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Curtain	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
