Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 51
  3. Negative: 11 out of 51

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  1. Liderbraska
    Nov 25, 2021
    1
    He jugado en switch y un error no me deja seleccionar el enemigo al que tengo que pegar, ocurre en cualquier momento del juego y de forma aleatoria. Este problema lo hace totalmente injugable y estropea toda la experiencia del juego. Habiendo pasado varios días todavía no existe actualización ni se habla de ello. (No soy al único que le ocurre según hilos de reddit)
  2. drewezbreezee
    Apr 1, 2023
    0
    I found ruined king a waste of 30$. Not only did it do a poor job of introducing me to it's different lanes it didn't tell me how to heal my party and the load screens were to often and lasted to long for I don't know what reasons. It seemed complicated for the hell of being complicated and it destroyed the game for me. Utterly confusing. This game would have done better as a typicalI found ruined king a waste of 30$. Not only did it do a poor job of introducing me to it's different lanes it didn't tell me how to heal my party and the load screens were to often and lasted to long for I don't know what reasons. It seemed complicated for the hell of being complicated and it destroyed the game for me. Utterly confusing. This game would have done better as a typical turned based with no frills and less muck. Awful… Expand
  3. Arkane7
    Dec 10, 2021
    3
    I love turn based games and this one had a huge amount of promise. Its could have been great but instead settles for mediocrity. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are well done but it takes more than that to make a good game. The UI is pretty bad. This makes every battle frustrating. Even moving through the battle and standard interface is a chore. The worst thing by far though, are theI love turn based games and this one had a huge amount of promise. Its could have been great but instead settles for mediocrity. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are well done but it takes more than that to make a good game. The UI is pretty bad. This makes every battle frustrating. Even moving through the battle and standard interface is a chore. The worst thing by far though, are the characters. apart from one or two, these are the most poorly written and two dimensional characters I've seen in a while. They are stereotyped and cringe worthy. One female character is muscle bound behemoth and you're forced to play with them early on. You have no strong main character, instead you have to play through multiple characters which loses the sense of progression and character building. I'd like a sequel to this game that's made right with an awesome main character or allowing the user to at least customize or create their own.… Expand
  4. Raspberryjam
    Jan 10, 2022
    2
    Great gameplay and story unfortunately ruined by dozens of gamebreaking bugs. Had to restart the game 3 times in one specific area where triggering a battle with an enemy (that chases you in narrow halls!!!) crashed the game, had to avoid the fight completely. Random crashes on the loading screen (which are terribly slow). Some cutscenes glitched showing only bright colored screens, makingGreat gameplay and story unfortunately ruined by dozens of gamebreaking bugs. Had to restart the game 3 times in one specific area where triggering a battle with an enemy (that chases you in narrow halls!!!) crashed the game, had to avoid the fight completely. Random crashes on the loading screen (which are terribly slow). Some cutscenes glitched showing only bright colored screens, making it impossible for you to watch it. Last but certainly not least, a lengthy quest for a legendary weapon is bugged, making you unable to craft it, after getting 4 out of 5 blueprints for said weapon. Airship Syndicate should have postponed their console ports, games in this kind of condition have no place in a professional industry. If not for being a LoL aficionado since season 5 I would have dropped the game after a day or two of playing it.… Expand
  5. Rhizian
    Jan 15, 2023
    4
    Ruined King has some of the most fun and engaging turn based combat of any JRPG, combine that with the superb characters and world it really is something special. There's a lot you could criticize about this game, including the graphics and loading times, as well as some padding and the slightly mediocre story, but I don't want to focus on that because the game is genuinely good. The RPGRuined King has some of the most fun and engaging turn based combat of any JRPG, combine that with the superb characters and world it really is something special. There's a lot you could criticize about this game, including the graphics and loading times, as well as some padding and the slightly mediocre story, but I don't want to focus on that because the game is genuinely good. The RPG elements of this game are unmatched in their depth and simplicity. It's incredibly easy to customize the stats of your characters, including branching skill and stat trees so you can customize which way you want to build and use them. The combat abilities are comprehensive and the animations are stylish, and the pace of battle can be sped up when you want to get through them faster. Each character has super abilities than are charged with a shared gauge that will bring out instant devastation on your enemies.

    Character interactions are thoughtful throughout the story and there's optional conversations to listen to at campsites. Each character is written and voiced phenomenally. I cannot imagine any way that these voices could be better, the voice actors are literally perfect for each character.

    If you are looking for a fun, moderately long, turn-based western RPG with good characters and a satisfying story then I highly recommend this game    … Expand

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#45 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2021

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    Ruined King doesn't deliver on the Nintendo Switch everything it promises. The story is interesting but it's very difficult to ignore the gameplay and performance issues to actually insist upon seeing the game through to the end. It's worth it to those who want to know more about Runeterra though.
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  2. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Dec 29, 2021
    70
    Because of this game, I’m developing a connection with the [“League of Legends”] franchise. I just don’t find the game to be a must-play worthy of a ringing endorsement.
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  3. MGG Spain
    Dec 13, 2021
    85
    Ruined King is a bit far from the expectations created with it, but right where we should have put it after knowing Airship Syndicate's previous work. It's a solid RPG, with deep combat, and interesting systems.
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