![]() For me at least, this really makes you want to beat each level to get that gold trophy as the reward for doing such grant you troops and gold that are vital. At the start of each turn, a message pops up reminding you how many turns you have left in order to get each trophy. Also, each level awards you with a gold, silver, or bronze trophy based on how few turns you were able to beat the level in. The game never explains the details of how combat works. What makes it so hard? For starters, if you aren’t a strategy game regular, I wouldn’t recommend this being the first one you play. I don’t recall a game where in the second level I thought I was going to have to give up. Well, for those of you who have played Fantasy Wars I can assure you that the brutal difficulty is back. While the game got modestly good reviews the biggest gripe seemed to be the game’s brutal difficulty. In doing my research on this game before I played it, I learned that Elven Legacy is actually a follow-up to a game called Fantasy Wars. Finding that place usually means just heading into the other corner of the map. Each level’s primary objective generally requires you to reach a certain place on the map. The first level sets you up with your two main characters and a couple basic infantry units. You can use your imagination to fill in all the “epic” adventures that are bound to follow! The queen sends her most trusted aid to help track this mage down so that their secret spells aren’t released to the world. To me though, the sign of a great spell is one that after you create it you realize, “Whoa, definitely no one should use this spell for any reason ever.” As the mage is getting away he’s spotted by an elven scout who reports to her queen what has happened. A human mage has broken into a sacred elven location and made off with forbidden elven spells that were never to be used. The game begins with your typical cutscene giving the background of what has gone on in the world thus far. ![]() So, needless to say, in this reviewer’s eyes Elven Legacy had some mighty fine boots to fill. That game alone was the peak of TBS games and the genre wouldn’t see much excitement until the Total War series. As a devout PC gamer for many, many years this strikes a certain chord with me as my all-time favorite PC game is Heroes of Might and Magic II. So, it may surprise you that I’ll now spend the rest of this review proving your doubts wrong and showing you why Elven Legacy is actually worth your time and maybe even your money.Įlven Legacy isn’t like most strategy games today because it’s a turn-based strategy game as opposed to the more popular real-time strategy game (i.e. Besides, what the hell even is an elven legacy? Hopefully, by now I’ve addressed most of the concerns that those of you who doubt this title are having. The cover art is unimpressive, the name is dull, the characters look incredibly generic, and there seems to be no major hook to buy the game, let alone play it. Yes, at first glance Elven Legacy looks like yet another Lord of the Rings strategy/fantasy game knock-off that was made by a second-rate developer. I bet this one is a winner.” Then you’ll go back to your sheltered, little life where everything is given to you on a golden platter and miss out on neat things. You then might think to yourself, “Wow, they’re really breaking new ground here with this game. If you’re at your local store wherever PC games are sold and you see Elven Legacy on the shelf, you might roll your eyes.
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