Sword Coast Legends is a decent CRPG let down by an overall lack of imagination and irritating difficulty spikes.
Sword Coast Legends2015
Sword Coast Legends
2015 n-Space62Worthwhile
Playtime
LongIt typically takes about 30 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Upcoming on
Game modes
- 2–4 players
- 2–5 players
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Overview
Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home like never before. Sword Coast Legends also brings the roleplaying dynamic between players and Dungeon Masters to life with DM Mode, a first-of-its-kind real-time experience in which Dungeon Masters guide players through unique customizable adventures. In DM Mode, the Dungeon Master engages players and empowers them to have fun in a way that suits the party best while creating a tailored, non-adversarial 4 with 1 experience that any RPG or pen-and-paper fan will enjoy. As of 25 July 2018, multiplayer servers for the game were taken offline and all stored player data deleted. Players owning the...
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Reception
Press61
Players72
WorthwhileGood- Metacritic61from 41 reviews
- OpenCritic61from 33 reviews
As you come to grips with the tactical combat and progression systems, Sword Coast Legends may start to grow on you. For those who can see past its long loading times and other shortcomings, there's an RPG here well worth the price of entry. However, for casual fans of the genre looking for something upbeat, this n-Space swansong is likely to disap...
The core of Sword Coast Legends has potential. The single player story is fine, but not remarkable, and the capacity for multiplayer is welcome but ultimately disappointing. The best thing about the game, seemingly, is that it's sort of like a set of tools that could be used (if you're ambitious enough) to create something very cool. The game just doesn't...
Sword Coast Legends promised a true multiplayer RPG. If it doesn't live up to that, does it still have something to offer?
Sword Coast Legends features a reasonably strong campaign as it advances and is great to listen to and look at, however it can be terribly linear throughout. The shallow combat system, with lack of skill variety and shallow dungeon master mode detract just a little too much and stop the game being great.
