LEGRAND LEGACY: Tale of the Fatebounds

 PC
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. RPG Fan
    Jan 23, 2018
    74
    I found Legrand Legacy an exceedingly tough game to score. Although it clearly has its flaws, I enjoyed the roughly 40 hours I spent with it all the same. The small but immensely talented development team may simply have tried to do just a little too much here, possibly to the detriment of character development and script writing. There are things it does well, including its great audiovisual quality, but it doesn't truly stand out in any meaningful way. SEMISOFT wished to create a love letter to JRPGs, and perhaps it did that in a most unintentional way. Legrand Legacy manages to capture much of the indelible charm of the JRPGs to which it pays homage through its rough-around-the-edges execution.
  2. Vandal
    Feb 5, 2018
    72
    It's a very good RPG that reminds us of the JRPGs from the early 2000s. It has some good surprises, but also some rough edges.
  3. Meristation
    Mar 9, 2018
    70
    Legrand Legacy is a polished game that has sadly taken a few controversial decissions, like the use of beautiful but complicated to navigate pre-rendered scenarios or QTE in combats that could may not be for everyone's taste. It should, however, please fans of the JRPG genre with its cliche but engaging plot and overall solid gameplay.
  5. DarkStation
    Mar 19, 2018
    60
    In the end, Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds may scratch your itch for that nostalgic JRPG experience, but only if you're really desperate for such. Otherwise, prepare to mentally harden yourself to withstand many frustrations as you drag your way through the game. It's a shame that despite the stunning art and music, Legrand Legacy ended up being a very average JRPG, greatly flawed by its questionable choices in the game design and pacing.
  6. SpazioGames
    Feb 21, 2018
    55
    We had some great expectations for this title, but sadly Legrand Legacy wasn't quite able to live up to them. We strongly suggest to download the free demo on Steam before buying this title, to see for yourself what you're going into.
  7. COGconnected
    Jan 24, 2018
    55
    The charming character art, the well-crafted levels and the new twist on combat can’t overcome the pervasive sense of frustration and boredom that marked my attempted playthrough.
  8. Digitally Downloaded
    Jan 24, 2018
    50
    It’s got all the hallmarks of a successful JRPG, but dressing it up in beautiful hand-drawn maps and a stunning soundtrack hasn’t gone far enough in helping to conceal its flaws. It’s a shame, because the bones of a great game are there. They’re just too bogged down in a shaky delivery to be enjoyed in the manner that they deserve.

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 8 out of 30
  1. Lieshantoto
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    I am a fan of classic JRPG, and this game reminds me of old days. Nice graphics, stunning soundtrack. Overall a great game.
  2. dylanbongo
    May 31, 2021
    0
    I played on EA Play so I basically paying nothing to play it.

    From the get-go I notice a LAUGHABLE resolution .jpg of the (I'm assuming)    I played on EA Play so I basically paying nothing to play it.

    From the get-go I notice a LAUGHABLE resolution .jpg of the (I'm assuming) main character. I check my options to make sure I'm not in low quality mode for whatever reason. Nope, just looks like 120p YouTube videos.
    I then delved a bit deeper into the options and notice how bad all the options are. I use a widescreen monitor and it renders the game UNPLAYABLE. There's no option for anything higher than 1920x1080 which usually isn't a problem, but for this particular game it cuts off half of the options screen and severely messes up the alignment of where your cursor is. What I mean by this is that the glow around a button was literally an inch or more off of its intended area leaving floating red boxes instead of outlines of my buttons in combat.
    This is also not mentioning the plethora of unpolished options such as 3 of EACH resolution (why? I have no idea) that make this not even something that I wanted to invest time into.

    Ill be straight forward and tell everyone I didnt get to the meat of the game, but the game is so poorly ported it made me uninstall within the first 30 minutes of TRYING to make it work.

    Overall if I had to pay anything for it I would have been appalled    … Full Review »
  3. franck99
    Feb 14, 2018
    8
    i like my time with legrand ( took me 43h to complete )
    - good soundtrack
    - well developed story that can feel Epic by time - unique    i like my time with legrand ( took me 43h to complete )
    - good soundtrack
    - well developed story that can feel Epic by time
    - unique characters that we learn to know throught the game
    - good jrpg combat
    - background that we didnt see often ( hand draw)
    for an indie game with a small team we need more of those game.    … Full Review »
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