The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story

 Switch
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. TouchArcade
    Apr 25, 2023
    90
    While the lack of voice acting is something that really disappointed me with how good other aspects are, I still recommend The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story to anyone looking for a quality action RPG with great music and lovely pixel art. As someone who loves Moonlighter, I hope Digital Sun keeps delivering on games like it and The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story going forward.
  2. Pocket Tactics
    Apr 14, 2023
    90
    The Mageseeker is a confident and immensely satisfying action game with a great mixture of physical attacks and a huge arsenal of magical abilities to steal and equip. I love the multiple ways to improve your moveset and your home base, and even as a Fairweather League of Legends fan, I’m now obsessed with Sylus’s character and the world at large. Digital Sun has crafted a fantastic title for League fans, but anyone with an interest in the genre will find something to love.
  3. Gamereactor UK
    Apr 25, 2023
    80
    This is a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining title, suitable for both League of Legends fans and newcomers. The Mageseeker stands out perfectly as its own unique game.
  5. Nintendo Life
    Apr 20, 2023
    80
    If you can get past the bugs and performance issues at launch, The Mageseeker proves itself to be yet another strong addition to Riot’s growing catalogue of intriguing spin-off games. Sylas’s bittersweet quest supplies a compelling story that nicely complements the fast-paced combat and magic-stealing action, providing fans with an enjoyable action experience that fans of 2D action games will want to take note of. We’d give The Mageseeker a high recommendation to anyone looking for another good retro hack ‘n’ slash for their collection—this one is deeper than it may appear on the surface, and it stands up well next to peers such as Unsighted or Hyper Light Drifter.
  6. ComicBook
    Apr 19, 2023
    80
    The point here is that while The Mageseeker is a supremely entertaining and deceptively challenging venture on its own, it's a mark of success for what I'd assume the point of Riot Forge is: to expose players to League's many stories that they wouldn't have experienced otherwise and to continually invest players through the gameplay experiences Riot's third-party partners specialize in.
  7. The Games Machine
    May 3, 2023
    75
    The Mageseeker is an enjoyable ARPG with some interesting insights. Unfortunately, a mission design not up to the standards and some technical issues prevent it from aspiring to the Olympus of the genre.
  8. Universo Nintendo
    Jul 5, 2023
    70
    The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story expands the League of Legends universe and whets your appetite for a story that is still being told. It lacks a bit of optimization, but it's pretty fun even though it's so linear.
  9. Vandal
    Apr 14, 2023
    70
    A fun action adventure with RPG touches that, even with some fantastic virtues, feels held back by weak combat design.

Awards & Rankings

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#50 Best Switch Game of 2023
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#36 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2023

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
  1. chakrx
    May 3, 2023
    2
    The story is bad and not very well executed. I couldn't really connect with the protagonist the connections between the characters feels veryThe story is bad and not very well executed. I couldn't really connect with the protagonist the connections between the characters feels very forced. On the combat side, is very very basic and becomes repetitive really quick. The powers don't feel satisfying, they lack impact.… Full Review »
  2. Bcawk
    Apr 27, 2023
    0
    The game is pretty solid, does some great fan service for League of Legends Players. However, the exposition, story, and enemy types all getThe game is pretty solid, does some great fan service for League of Legends Players. However, the exposition, story, and enemy types all get very stale by the end game. It feels silly that there is even progression involved or sidequests when the boss fights barely take any actual strategy and in essence you just have to beat down the meatballs and dodge watered down bullet hell mechanics.

    Would not buy again. Would definitely recommend if you do buy, to wait for this to go on a $10 or $5 sale as that is what it is worth., No replayability, can't get 8 hours of my life back.    … Full Review »
  3. DevMetacritic
    Apr 19, 2023
    2
    Do not recommend. DLC on launch scamming more money from customers with this extra content not even available/accessible until late/end game.Do not recommend. DLC on launch scamming more money from customers with this extra content not even available/accessible until late/end game. Convenient how they skipped over that little condition in the game sale page instead just saying it’s after mission x.

    The game has more bugs than acceptable for a Riot backed/associated IP game. So far first 2 hours I’ve ran into:

    1) button remapping fails to trigger action after remapping requires game restart 2) in/game mechanic janky (frustrating kind) where certain objects you need to hook on to do not trigger hook function unless you move/pan screen manually.

    3) game failing to register hitbox with certain stolen spells on enemy (resulting in nil registered hits on enemy target even though animations trigger). At this stage I ding even know if this is by design for certain spells that are invulnerable to targets you stole from. I don’t think so.    … Full Review »
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