Grant looks like a city overrun with the plague with its dreary and dark color scheme, but it also all looks quite ‘samey’ and has a lack of detail and personality – making the game look relatively dated especially in the next gen playing field. What also doesn’t help is the less-than-inspiring backdrop. Here, understanding the dynamics of combat and reading the enemy’s patterns and abilities before countering with a strategy of your own might mean you need to have several attempts, but the satisfaction when you beat a boss is very real since it’s directly linked to your own mastery of these alchemy-inspired mechanics.Īs fun and original as the combat is, however, there are also instances where you get dragged into it when you don’t want to be because you’re busy following a more narrative-driven part of the story.

Black Legend, in a crowded space of turn-based strategy games, provides a novel take on combat – and it’s especially interesting during boss confrontations.

As if you’re making a chemical concoction, you’ll mark enemies with the elements of humourism (earth, water, fire and air), and the right combinations can bring devastating effects upon your adversaries.Ĭertain items can further boost your effectiveness, but you’ll spend a lot of time trying to balance your group to make sure abilities and alignments strengthen each other before heading into combat. The mysterious art of alchemy features prominently here, with abilities that border on the traditional use of magic in similar games.

There’s no minimap to help you navigate though, which was a bit of a nuisance for the first few hours even though there are markers to help you find your way.īut although you can try to avoid combat, Black Legend was clearly built with an emphasis on turn-based combat in mind. You can even choose to stick to the shadows and mist as often as possible and avoid combat, sometimes bypassing a dangerous confrontation by opening up a shortcut in the city. Here, you lead a band of mercenaries into the city to deal with an alchemist named Mephisto and his loyal cult-like following.Īlthough there’s a dark and brooding fantasy-like atmosphere to everything, Black Legend takes a more realistic approach to enemy design than you’d expect. The setting is more realistic this time around though, as the fictional city of Grant is based on actual architecture of cities in the north-west of Europe, where Warcave’s studio is also based. We played this new turn-based strategy game on a PlayStation 4 Pro.Īs with War Party, Black Legend has roots in history but provides a fictional take on things. We await our liberation at your hands, stranger.After their earlier game War Party explored an alternate version of history with dinosaurs and cavemen, developer Warcave is now launching Black Legend as a multi-platform release set against a backdrop of the late middle ages. Master them, synergize with other units and become the ultimate liberator of Grant!Ĭustomize your journey, from a forgiving experience for the story lovers, to a hardcore challenge that punishes every mistake. Unlock 15 playable classes, each capable of learning unique abilities and handling different equipment.

Master the four different instabilities and combine them with Catalyst Attacks to deal massive damage to enemies! Uncover the history of Mephisto, a menacing Alchemist who brewed a maddening fog, and clouded the entire city.įight using bodily alchemy based on the old concept of Humorism. Aid the resistance in their struggle against the Mephistian Cultists. Eradicate the fog that shrouds the streets and inflicts madness among the populace in this thrilling alternate history Turn-Based Strategy RPG!Įxplore the ruined streets of Grant, a 17th century city based on the architecture of the Low Lands. Lead a squadron of Mercenaries into the accursed city of Grant and aid a surviving resistance in fighting against a deadly cult of fanatics.

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