<s>
Lichdom	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlemage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
American	O
game	O
developer	O
Xaviant	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Maximum	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
CryEngine	O
3	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
be	O
further	O
enhanced	O
by	O
increasing	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
a	O
Sigil	O
through	O
accomplishing	O
specific	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
magic	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
resource	B-Application
pool	I-Application
and	O
can	O
be	O
cast	O
without	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
finishes	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
continue	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
to	O
build	O
stronger	O
spells	B-Application
by	O
starting	O
a	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
and	O
have	O
three	O
components	O
that	O
players	O
receive	O
by	O
looting	O
enemies	O
or	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
Sigil	O
to	O
craft	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
under	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spell	B-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Sigil	O
it	O
is	O
made	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
Pattern	O
to	O
attach	O
the	O
crafted	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
determining	O
how	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
is	O
delivered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
Patterns	O
are	O
:	O
Targeted	O
,	O
which	O
shoots	O
a	O
direct	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
element	O
;	O
Nova	O
,	O
which	O
teleports	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
creates	O
a	O
wave	O
that	O
damages	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
AoE	O
,	O
which	O
damages	O
all	O
enemies	O
that	O
are	O
within	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Augments	O
enhance	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
's	O
statistics	O
in	O
specialized	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Destruction	O
Augment	O
will	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
deal	O
more	O
damage	O
when	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
is	O
cast	O
,	O
a	O
Control	O
Augment	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
elemental-specific	O
effect	O
to	O
be	O
enhanced	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Mastery	O
Augment	O
will	O
debuff	O
an	O
enemy	O
and	O
allow	O
for	O
more	O
damage	O
to	O
be	O
inflicted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
crafted	O
can	O
likewise	O
be	O
deconstructed	O
into	O
smaller	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shields	O
are	O
crafted	O
much	O
like	O
offensive	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
come	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
recover	O
in	O
between	O
casting	O
Targeted	O
spells	B-Application
is	O
reduced	O
by	O
this	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Strategic	O
Shield	O
also	O
increases	O
the	O
frequency	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
can	O
cast	O
an	O
AoE	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Tactical	O
Shield	O
makes	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
Galvanized	O
Block	O
by	O
increasing	O
the	O
time	O
frame	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
attacks	O
and	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
cast	O
Nova	O
spells	B-Application
more	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shield	O
has	O
three	O
layers	O
represented	O
by	O
three	O
bars	O
of	O
life	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
HUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Maximum	O
Games	O
contracted	O
Bigmoon	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
from	O
Lichdom	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlemage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
critics	O
met	O
Lichdom	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlemage	I-Application
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
initially	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
brightness	O
and	O
excessive	O
screen	O
tearing	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
issues	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
fixed	O
via	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
