The Legend of Legacy

 3DS
  • Publisher: Atlus
  • Release Date: Oct 13, 2015
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 62
  3. Negative: 12 out of 62
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  1. Locke_VI
    Oct 31, 2015
    5
    While the combat can become interesting at higher levels, this game is plagued by many issues. Notably, it achieves its high difficulty rating by making the battles horribly unbalanced in favour of enemy MOBs. The story is utterly lacking, which in turn makes the characters bland. The leveling system is poor - it takes hours to bring your active party to a decent level, and since otherWhile the combat can become interesting at higher levels, this game is plagued by many issues. Notably, it achieves its high difficulty rating by making the battles horribly unbalanced in favour of enemy MOBs. The story is utterly lacking, which in turn makes the characters bland. The leveling system is poor - it takes hours to bring your active party to a decent level, and since other characters you recruit do not level unless they are active, this basically locks you into either the same three characters for the entire game, or hours of additional grinding. Overall, this is a playable, but mediocre game. If you like grindfest dungeon crawlers, give it a shot. If not, there are dozens of better JRPGs out there to try.… Expand
  2. vahn
    Jul 3, 2016
    5
    This was a gift for my sister, who loves RPGs just like I do and since we love niche rpgs much more than AAA ones I thought that this was a great game to buy. But I saw that she put it away and I took it for myself...and boy, now I understand why she did: this game is quite unfair.

    For starters, no tutorial of any kind: I played for about 3 to 4 hours without being explained a single    This was a gift for my sister, who loves RPGs just like I do and since we love niche rpgs much more than AAA ones I thought that this was a great game to buy. But I saw that she put it away and I took it for myself...and boy, now I understand why she did: this game is quite unfair.

    For starters, no tutorial of any kind: I played for about 3 to 4 hours without being explained a single thing of the combat and the levelling system, which is not your usual levelling: you have 3 stats to raise and they work as both your levels AND your stats, but the game doesn't tell you how to raise them. Ideally, attacking increases your attack, guarding increases your defense and healing increases your support...it sounds pretty easy but there is no indicator that you're doing it right. On top of that because there's no real levelling, you're probably going to be stuck with your initial roster of 3 characters because raising those stats is quite grindy and long, as well as raising HP and SP. Weapons also have their own levels and the more you use them, the more abilities you obtain...but again there is NO indicator of what you're doing: you just have to grind battles until you get them.

    And this is where the game broke me: after 4 hours of playing and just having a good time, beating the enemies quite easy now since I have somewhat higher stats, I get into a boss...and boom, dead in one shot. I couldn't escape and the boss didn't look any different than a normal mob. I wasted over 4 hours of gameplay and they were all gone because of a boss that 1 shotted me. And I was above 10 in basically each stat.

    So yes, I ragequitted, and now here I am writing this review.

    Do I recommend it? Well...yes and no: it's definitely interesting and rewarding if you put the time but it can be very unfair and difficult later on, plus it's incredibly grindy and without any explanation or any indicator that you're doing any progress, I have a hard time recommending this game in full.

    If you happen to find it for cheap go for it, it's definitely a game to try. Just be ready to rage in frustration.    … Expand
  3. WilliamVD
    Sep 14, 2018
    7
    An okay addition to the 3DS, it not a bad games but it have many issue that cannot be ignore. You should play the demo to get a sense if you like it or not.

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best 3DS Game of 2015
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#25 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2015
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#6 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2015

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. CD-Action
    May 1, 2016
    55
    At first glance The Legend of Legacy offers everything a jRPG should offer, but its really complex and interesting combat system was watered down with tedious running around and leveling up to be able to progress. [04/2016, p.62]
  2. 4P.de
    Mar 24, 2016
    45
    The systems you encounter on this mysterious island expedition are interesting at first, but become tedious and dreary too fast.
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  3. FNintendo
    Mar 23, 2016
    60
    The Legend of Legacy is an unorthodox RPG that focuses less on its narrative and plot and a lot more on the combat experience, as well as audio and visual environments. While lacking charisma and an overall involving universe, The Legend of Legacy will satisfy those looking for fun and addictive combats backed up by marvelous artwork and a magnificent soundtrack.
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