Elven Legacy
Elven Legacy see short title
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A dark Secret meant to be hidden for eternity, has been uncovered and threatens to unmake the world. A human mage, newly armed with the forbidden secrets of the elves, is the on the loose and it's up to you to hunt him down with the Sorceress Gilwen and the ranger-lord Seagate. Over 100 units and five powerful heroes await your guiding hand. Destroy the mage.
A dark Secret meant to be hidden for eternity, has been uncovered and threatens to unmake the world. A human mage, newly armed with the forbidden secrets of the elves, is the on the loose and it's up to you to hunt him down with the Sorceress Gilwen and the ranger-lord Seagate. Over 100 units and five powerful heroes await your guiding hand. Destroy the mage. « short desciption
User Reviews
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Review Date: 2009-09-04
I liked it, but not as much as the first game, Fantasy Wars. This is a full game, not an expansion, so you don't have to buy both.
Pros:
Excellent upgrade system.
Better story and acting than Fantasy Wars. (Not a major selling point.)
Solid use of terrain.
Challenging campaign and scenarios.
Good balance between rewards for map exploration and rewards for speedy completion of objectives.
Cons:
Crashes Frequently.
Cover picture has nothing to do with the game. (Although it gives an idea of what to expect from the cutscenes.)
No orc campaign. (The orcs are more fun than the elves, dwarves, and humans.)
Tactics are very simple to learn and master.
Not much content. If I hadn't played FW already, I would have felt gypped.
User: Tomas
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Summary: Who needs a sequel?
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-07-10
I like turn based fantasy strategy games, but this game did nothing to satisfy my itch for this under-represented niche in the video game industry. Elven legacy is pretty ho-hum with no replay value. The easy setting is pretty ridiculously hard. But after beating the game on easy, you should have a basic understanding of the NPC strategy and medium seems actually possible to beat. Unfortunately I doubt anyone would want to play through the boring campaign a second time. There is no random map generator, and only a few scenarios. So you can play the campaign, and play a couple scenarios. This game does not offer anything else.
Voice acting is pretty terrible, but could offer up some laughs.
User: D. Adams
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Summary: Yawn
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2009-07-01
I learned about this game in a conversation with a teenage relative of mine, who complained that it was impossibly difficult even on the easiest difficulty. He could not make it past the third (optional) mission, and he was getting frustrated. Together, we beat the mission, on the hardest difficulty, and with the best possible rating, but not before we had learned quite a bit about the game's mechanics.
So I want to make a few things clear, so you know what you are getting it, should you buy this game:
o The game is rather complex. Be prepared to spend some time figuring its intricacies - unit skills, terrain effects, morale effects, temporary effects from spells, neighbors, attacks, perks, etc...
o The game is too challenging to win by throwing your men at the enemy, even if you manage to "get there fastest with the mostest". You will have to understand the way his units interact, and you will have to devise a strategy to dismantle his formation.
o In some scenarios, there simply isn't time to both finish quickly enough to get the best victory reward, and to explore every corner of the map to get all the goodies to be found. This can be frustrating.
o The translation is not very good. Sometimes I read the mission briefings, and could not understand what the characters were trying to say.
That said, I loved the game. It is very satisfying, the campaign is long enough, and I found myself replaying the missions, trying to improve my final results (higher difficulty, fewer losses, more artifacts, faster completion)
This is a fantasy, turn-based strategy in its purest, and arguably best form.
User: Peter Ivanov
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Summary: A very challenging, very satisfying game.
Helpful Votes: 2
Total Votes: 2
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Review Date: 2009-06-28
This product is good for the most part and a fun play there is not enough customization in the playing levels but other than this it is pretty good.
User: J. Burt
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Summary: Needs to be refined
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 2
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Review Date: 2009-06-04
The game had some interesting features, but it constantly leaves you asking for more. Too many bugs and crashes to be a really good game.
User: M. Graff
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Summary: Could have been better
Helpful Votes: 2
Total Votes: 4
Product Details
- Classic turn-based strategy gameplay
- Two story campaigns, one for elves and another for humans, with ending that depend on your choices
- five playable factions avaiulable for multiplayer combat across 16 scenarios
- powerful built-in game editor
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