![]() Of course, you can turn up the game’s difficulty to compensate if you do want a tougher challenge as a melee fighter, but the balance issue are noticeable and a sign of a game that needed a little more refinement from the outset.Ĭlasses do have a variety of skills and spells, but most of these are visualised in a skill tree that reminds me of Diablo or perhaps World of Warcraft. Because all classes can do some level of self-healing, it reduces the need for a healer class (or to keep an eye out on the characters in each battle to make sure their health isn’t dropping too quickly). I am able to point my melee character at the enemies and just hack away. When considering the aforementioned battles, this is where the melee classes just make it a faster experience. My warrior hardly needed any help, but the same can’t be said about the time I tried to play a ranged character. For the typical battle, I found little value in using the pause mechanic, though in boss battles it is often needed as you need to make good use of all of the characters.īalance oddities put an emphasis on melee classes that can deliver powerful, consistent strikes. The style of play is similar to Dragon Age: Origins (on PC, more so than on console). There is a pause mechanic that you can use that allows you to give out orders if you want a greater level of control. Your character essentially hacks away when you choose a target, and you can target commands (most accessible in a hotbar at the bottom of the screen) similar to an MMO. For one, the gameplay is more action in nature than games like “Baldur’s Gate”. Why ‘Dungeons & Dragon Age’ (Origins)? Because there are a lot of components to the game that make it different from the classic Dungeons & Dragons game. Related reading: If you haven’t played the original Baldur’s Gate games, then you really owe it to yourself to check out Baldur’s Gate 2’s re-release. Between these two features Sword Coast Legends is a solid offering with room to grow, though some might feel that this version of D&D is closer to Dungeons & Dragon Age than the Baldur’s Gate they remember so fondly. ![]() ![]() One is the ability to play campaigns, including the one crafted by the development team, and one where you get to play the role of virtual Dungeon Master and create your own challenges. This particular offering has two distinct components. Sword Coast Legends takes us back to the popular world of Forgotten Realms that so inspired a generation of RPG fans way back with the likes of Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale.
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