Sword Coast Legends
| Sword Coast Legends | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) |
n-Space Digital Extremes |
| Publisher(s) | Digital Extremes |
| Director(s) | Dan Tudge |
| Composer(s) | Inon Zur |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux October 20, 2015 PlayStation 4, Xbox One July 19, 2016[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Sword Coast Legends is a action role-playing video game developed by n-Space, in collaboration with Digital Extremes, and was released worldwide on October 20, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, with PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions coming out in 2016.[2] The game is set within the universe of Forgotten Realms, a campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons.
Gameplay
The game is an action role-playing video game set within the Dungeons & Dragons universe. It features typical races and classes of the Forgotten Realms setting.[3] The game is set in the fictional Sword Coast region of super continent Faerûn on planet Toril. Graphics are in 3D with an "isometric" viewpoint. It resembles older Dungeons & Dragons games such as the Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights series. One addition to the game is that it allows players to be a "dungeon master" (or DM) with a very limited tool-set.[4] Thus, the game tries to resemble the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons. It features single-player and co-operative multiplayer modes. The game is available on several platforms including Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was released in 2015.[5] The game was directed by Dan Tudge, the president of N-Space and the director of the critically acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins.[6] Inon Zur, who previously led the music development of Dragon Age: Origins and Fallout 3, composed, produced, and conducted all the music for the game.[7] The music was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Reception
The game was met with a mixed critical reception upon release. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 61/100 based on 8 reviews.[8] PC Gamer awarded it a score of 55%, calling it "A straightforward cliché that feels out of place in the new wave of cRPGs."[9] IGN awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying "Poor creation tools and an aversion to genuine, interesting decision-making keep Sword Coast Legends from succeeding."[10]
References
- ↑ https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-now-console
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (September 22, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends delayed by a few weeks, console versions pushed into 2016". VG247. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (February 12, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends may be the D&D game you've been waiting for". VG247. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Savage, Phil (February 12, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends is a D&D RPG due later this year". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ Blake, Vikki (June 9, 2015). "Sword Coat Legends PC Release Date Confirmed, Console Version Coming Soon". IGN. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ Purchese, Robert (June 9, 2015). "D&D adventure Sword Coast Legends gets release date, console versions". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (July 23, 2015). "Dragon Age composer Inon Zur has a new "game inspired" album on the way". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Sword Coast Legends for PC reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/
- ↑ http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review?%20hub%20page%20(front%20page)&utm_content=5