<s>
Mistover	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
MISTOVER	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
roguelike	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Krafton	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
ravaged	O
world	O
recovering	O
from	O
a	O
mass	O
invasion	O
of	O
monstrous	O
creatures	O
from	O
another	O
realm	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
storyline	O
follows	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
adventuring	O
heroes	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
was	O
intentionally	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
difficult	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
design	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
similar	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
genre	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
has	O
been	O
delisted	O
from	O
all	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
drew	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
dungeon-crawler	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
devastated	O
by	O
monstrous	O
creatures	O
that	O
emerged	O
from	O
an	O
interdimensional	O
vortex	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
Pillar	O
of	O
Despair	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
game	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
incorporate	O
gameplay	O
conventions	O
and	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
roguelike	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
feature	O
is	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
where	O
player	O
characters	O
who	O
lose	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
health	O
are	O
considered	O
permanently	O
dead	O
and	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
stagnation	O
of	O
the	O
domestic	O
mobile	O
game	O
market	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Krafton	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
Mistover	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
corporate	O
strategy	O
to	O
diversify	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
game	O
publishing	O
platforms	O
and	O
better	O
reach	O
out	O
to	O
global	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
posited	O
Mistover	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
attempts	O
for	O
a	O
major	O
Korean	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
to	O
specifically	O
develop	O
a	O
single-player	O
title	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
console	O
gaming	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Han	O
Dong-hoon	O
led	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
at	O
Krafton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
lore	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
took	O
precedence	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
aesthetics	O
were	O
derived	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
premise	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Han	O
,	O
a	O
producer	O
for	O
Mistover	B-Application
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
extinction	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
one	O
wrong	O
choice	O
may	O
prove	O
fatal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Lee	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
emulate	O
that	O
of	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
due	O
to	O
their	O
popular	O
appeal	O
with	O
player	O
audiences	O
in	O
many	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
important	O
roguelike	O
mechanic	O
for	O
the	O
developers	O
is	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
which	O
reflects	O
the	O
bleakness	O
of	O
the	O
setting	O
's	O
in-universe	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
adventure	O
and	O
peril	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
Mistover	B-Application
players	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
when	O
finishing	O
a	O
dungeon	O
,	O
which	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
dangerous	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
challenge	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Han	O
said	O
their	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
adventure	O
and	O
peril	O
for	O
Mistover	B-Application
players	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
"	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
a	O
precipice	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
best	O
decisions	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
save	O
humanity	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
impart	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
when	O
they	O
finishing	O
a	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
said	O
that	O
Mistover	B-Application
has	O
other	O
elements	O
which	O
sets	O
it	O
part	O
from	O
similar	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
involving	O
the	O
mist	O
phenomena	O
,	O
the	O
Light	O
Flowers	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Cursed	O
Weapons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Mistover	B-Application
,	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
video	O
game	O
conventions	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
truncated	O
,	O
easier	O
version	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
accessible	O
and	O
less	O
intimidating	O
for	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
and	O
evaluating	O
player	O
feedback	O
on	O
Mistover	B-Application
from	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PAX	O
East	O
2019	O
and	O
NicoNico	O
Choukaigi	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Kraton	O
uploaded	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
which	O
detailed	O
changes	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
game.Mistover	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
all	O
intended	O
release	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
release	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
Asian	O
region	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Korean	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Chinese	O
language	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Dr.	O
Faust	O
's	O
Otherworldly	O
Adventure	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
"	O
comedy	O
and	O
lunacy	O
"	O
in	O
tone	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
dungeon	O
called	O
"	O
Wandering	O
Dr.	O
Faust	O
's	O
Forest	O
"	O
,	O
new	O
monsters	O
,	O
new	O
consumable	O
items	O
that	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
contaminated	O
by	O
the	O
Mist	O
,	O
and	O
recurring	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	O
character	O
Faust	O
as	O
its	O
titular	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Achievements	O
or	O
Trophies	O
for	O
Steam	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
before	O
Krafton	O
confirmed	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Kraton	O
announced	O
the	O
impending	O
service	O
termination	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
by	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
delisted	O
from	O
all	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistover	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Rudek	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
lauded	O
Mistover	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
dungeon	O
crawlers	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
tense	O
dungeon	O
exploration	O
and	O
positional	O
RPG	O
combat	O
"	O
as	O
incredible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
,	O
Mike	O
Moehnke	O
from	O
RPGamer	O
noted	O
that	O
his	O
inability	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
enjoy	O
was	O
likely	O
what	O
led	O
to	O
his	O
"	O
muted	O
reaction	O
"	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
it	O
borrows	O
several	O
conventional	O
mechanics	O
from	O
that	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
aspects	O
were	O
admirable	O
enough	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
appreciate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PJ	O
O'Reilly	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
Mistover	B-Application
a	O
mediocre	O
review	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
derivative	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
expertly-crated	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
sublime	O
"	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
in	O
his	O
opinion	O
"	O
overshadows	O
it	O
in	O
every	O
possible	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
liked	O
the	O
strong	O
"	O
anime/gothic	O
art-style	O
"	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
and	O
its	O
flawless	O
performance	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
but	O
highlighted	O
multiple	O
major	O
issues	O
in	O
his	O
criticism	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
repetitive	O
and	O
grindy	O
combat	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
atmosphere	O
for	O
its	O
dungeon-crawling	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
punitive	O
and	O
restrictive	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
which	O
never	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
rewarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rudek	O
believed	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
consistent	O
or	O
relaxed	O
experience	O
"	O
should	O
avoid	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
individuals	O
who	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
invest	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
may	O
find	O
it	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
thrill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alistair	O
Wong	O
from	O
Siliconera	O
argued	O
that	O
Mistover	B-Application
"	O
never	O
feels	O
unfair	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
odds	O
are	O
stacked	O
heavily	O
against	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
much	O
appreciated	O
by	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
want	O
a	O
"	O
masochistic	O
experience	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
thrill	O
of	O
overcoming	O
it	O
all	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
delisting	O
of	O
Mistover	B-Application
from	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
,	O
Paige	O
Chamberlain	O
from	O
RPG	O
Site	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
lost	O
to	O
the	O
mists	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
licensing	O
issues	O
"	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
far	O
from	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
,	O
Mistover	B-Application
is	O
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
blend	O
"	O
of	O
influences	O
"	O
with	O
some	O
rather	O
rough	O
edges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
