The Legend of Tianding

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  • Summary: The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Softpedia
    Nov 16, 2021
    95
    The Legend of Tianding shows how indie developers can mix solid mechanics and cool history-based protagonists to deliver a fresh take on the classic side-scrolling brawler experience. The game is tough but fair, asking players to master a series of moves and constantly finding new ways to test their skills. I would have liked less backtracking and, maybe, more meaningful side quests but simply engaging with the core missions is very fun. The Taiwan historical setting mixes very well with the presentation. More developers should try to use universes that have not been previously explored to add another dimension to their titles. And all fans of the genre should play The Legend of Tianding to enjoy its many good ideas and great execution.
  2. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 22, 2021
    89
    The Legend of Tianding is a surprise game that we liked more than we expected. The level of production is high, while all its individual elements are harmoniously linked together (brawling, platforming, visual novel), accompanied by a quite interesting story and a likeable protagonist. For fans of the genre (and not only to them) it is highly recommended.
  3. Impulsegamer
    Feb 7, 2023
    88
    The Legend of Tianding is a short game, but it provides such a memorable experience that makes it difficult to wait for the next title from the team behind it.
  4. Noisy Pixel
    Oct 28, 2021
    80
    Aside from its highly brief playtime and minor use of fetch quests, The Legend of Tianding is an excellent beat’em up action platformer that touches upon a cultural figure that has been mostly forgotten. The polished and fleshed-out combat, along with the brilliant art design and Taiwanese voice-acted dialogue, makes this a thrilling historical adventure with a strong foundation for what can be an anthology of forgotten ethnic heroes.
  5. Vandal
    Nov 9, 2021
    80
    The Legend of Tianding offers a great gameplay, fluid and responsive, and adds a unique setting and some interesting mechanics to make it an adventure that’s worth your time.
  6. Gamersky
    Dec 2, 2021
    79
    The Legend of Tianding is a sketch game of upper middle quality. There are some issues that will affect the game experience to a certain extent, such as the repetitive late miscellaneous battle, unclear mission guidance, bugs of individual levels in the design. But the refreshing experience of the plot, like reading the Hong Kong comics, is very unique.
  7. GameOver.gr
    Dec 24, 2021
    70
    The Legend of Tianding gives the impression that it’s inspired by a Taiwanese comic, even none exists. This is a testament to the developer’s ability in crafting an especially believable comic aesthetic. In addition, its arcadey beat ‘m up-centric gameplay provides an entertaining short action-game even though it doesn’t try in the least to provide any unique gameplay element or depth to its formula.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. shinder
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    nice and fun game. lots history materials about Taiwan when occupied by Jappan
  2. yoshikakyo
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    i can do it all day,very easy to play and fun.a lot of taiwan history.There is no incorrect historical view of brainwashing after thei can do it all day,very easy to play and fun.a lot of taiwan history.There is no incorrect historical view of brainwashing after the Kuomintang massacre… Expand
  4. AvisCheng9
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    Very interesting! I think the characteristic of Tianding is cool. Also Tianding's skills are creative. Really had fun!
  5. ReedG
    Nov 5, 2022
    8
    The gameplay is well designed and challengeable. If you play by randomly attacking you will die very soon. The system encourage you to chainThe gameplay is well designed and challengeable. If you play by randomly attacking you will die very soon. The system encourage you to chain you attack and dodge at the right time. It's fun if you have learned the style of the battle.
    The story is pretty simple but interesting, sad but give me hope.    … Expand
  6. Zeneko90
    Nov 12, 2022
    8
    Wieder mal ein toller Plattformer der im Gamepass enthalten ist. Art Style sowie die etwas andere Hauptstory weiß zu fesseln. Zum teil fielenWieder mal ein toller Plattformer der im Gamepass enthalten ist. Art Style sowie die etwas andere Hauptstory weiß zu fesseln. Zum teil fielen die Kämpfe aber relativ monoton aus. Daher Abzüge für den reinen Kampf. Als Plattformer rangiert er auch nicht auf dem selben Lvl. wie z.B. ein Ori. Macht aber trotzdem Laune, Daher 4 von 5 Sternen (80%).… Expand
  7. FMagno
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    A refreshing side-scrolling brawler nice to play at any time with a pleasant and approachable story.
  8. somovbiu
    Jul 2, 2023
    0
    What a piece of crap. For a beat-em-up game, this one is extremely clunky. Your rhythm is constantly broken by all kinds of ****

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