I grew up playing with the "Legend" series. Back then, the "Legend of Fairy Music" on GameCube fascinated me infinitely. I have cleared this game at least 4 times before and after. I have been pursuing this special JRPG for many years, but there are few works that can satisfy me. " Legend of the Abyss ", " Legend of Fate ", " Legend of Twilight " and other games I have played, but I feel that there is something missing. Even the well-recognized "The Legend of Scarlet Night" does not have much appeal to me. However, "Legend of Breaking Dawn" finally reignited my enthusiasm. This game is not only a brand new work with outstanding plot and combat, but also a sequel to a series of excellent designs that use the essence of the series.
The "Legend" series has always been known for its excellent narrative, and "Legend of Breaking Dawn" is no exception. In fact, this work is now my favorite, even surpassing the "Legend of Fairy Music" many years ago. The story revolves around Olfen, a slave who has lost his memory and pain. He is charming and helpful, and will try his best to help everyone in need; he is also the protector of the slave companions. The other protagonist is Cinon, she is an untouchable cursed girl. Witnessing their relationship slowly evolving from mutual doubt to friendship is the process I enjoy most in all games in 2021.
Other characters will also learn and grow. It is also enjoyable to witness their growth. Not only must we worry about the destruction of the world, we must also worry about each individual’s own pain, and we must learn how to deal with their own personal problems. Without too much spoiler, the plot tells the pain caused by war and slavery; the bad influence of long-term colonization on the local people; the awakening of the rights of individuals and others; and the ability of a person to play in a fragmented world What kind of role, how to help each other and other topics. But this does not mean that the atmosphere of this work is always gloomy and dull. The characters are full of characters and have their own personality defects, which sometimes makes me laugh.And the all-star dubbing lineup has brought the character's image to a higher level.
The almost watercolor painting style makes "Legend of Dawn" stand out from the previous works. This artistic style also makes everything easier to understand. The game world is also huge, and it takes about 50 hours to explore all areas.
If I have to pick out some shortcomings, it is a localization problem that I can see from time to time. For example, the English dubbing does not match the character's mouth shape, and the subtitle text and other texts are not fully translated. But beyond that, "Legend of Breaking Dawn" is still a relatively polished work.
Compared with the previous series, one of the highlights of this game is that the combat experience is much better. The battle area in this work is still a familiar circular field, but the characters move and attack smoothly than ever before, just like the traditional "Legend" works combined with "Devil May Cry" and " Bayonetta" product. For example, the precision dodge mechanism allows you to get a one-second slow motion time after avoiding the enemy's attack, which can be teleported to the attack range to start a quick counterattack. The classic rock soundtrack played during the battle also fits the atmosphere very well, making the battle experience exciting.
"Legend of Breaking Dawn" continues to use the free perspective introduced in "Legend of Scarlet Night", so that the special skill "Skills" in battle is better aimed. The use of technical skills and precision dodge will increase the metering slot. When it is full, the character will enter an overloaded state, gaining non-consumable technical skills and skills similar to finishing moves. In addition, the character of Orphan also has a high-risk and high-yield mechanism that can sacrifice health to strengthen attacks.
Another excellent new mechanism of "Legend of Breaking Dawn" is that all six characters can use the cross key to cast different "amplified attacks".For example, Mage Linweier has a skill that can not only interrupt the enemy's spellcasting, but also steal it for her own use in this battle. Or if you encounter an enemy with a shield, Luo's shield-breaking attack can destroy it. Although only 4 main players can be set up in the battle, all 6 players can use their augmented attacks. You can even open the menu during the battle to switch the technical skills of the role equipment, and switch the main players at any time, so being able to use all the augmented attacks actually saves the time of pause switching.
The combat experience is diverse and rich, and it is great to play (I often play with it and can't help but sigh "too cool" to the family dog). The combination of the two characters is close to the "Criminal Gear Xrd", which is not like a combat experience in an RPG. There are so many special effects on the screen, and I was worried at first that I would not be able to see what was happening on the screen. However, after playing, you can still clearly identify the moves and movements, and know where and what you are doing. And the battles in this game are also friendly to learn. Whenever there is a new mechanism, it will be accompanied by a simple and easy-to-understand tutorial to familiarize you with the operation; and the tutorial entry will be opened in the main menu, so as not to forget how to use it. In addition, there is an area dedicated to let players exercise the team's fighting skills.
After mastering the combat system, your 18 martial arts are mainly used to deal with two things: various large monsters in the open world and boss battles. Boss usually appear at the end of each level, and the combat area is larger. Their range of attacks is extremely wide and they are also quite powerful. If they are not careful, they will all fall down. Although these battles require more effort, they do not give people an unfair experience in fighting. Each boss battle is like a collection of all the battles in the area, requiring players to skillfully use the new abilities they learn to counter the enemy's attacks.
and all non-combat activities you conduct will be fed back to the combat system.You can use the materials collected in the map to build better weapons in the manufacturing system. The cooking system can be used to obtain various buffs such as attack/defense. There are some cute little owls everywhere in the map to unlock some custom costume fragments for you. Although it will not bring you a bonus to your battle, you can still unlock some of the items used in the battle after being collected. Not to mention that players can freely explore to find some hidden treasures and monsters, and get better equipment. I feel that anything I do is not a waste of time. After the review and clearance, I plan to experience this work more comprehensively at a more casual pace.
Explore the world even though it is fun, "Legend of Breaking Dawn" also prepares a detailed fast travel system to help players greatly reduce the process of running maps. This is also one of the many gameplay improvements added to the previous work of the "Legend" series, helping the plot rhythm and total battle length of this work to reach more than 50 hours.
General Comment
I am happy to announce that Bandai Namco has successfully revived the 26-year-old "Legend" series RPG. "Legend of Breaking Dawn" has created a beautiful world with a heavy theme and knowing when to join the light and relaxing rhythm. Although the characters in the game are fantasy characters, they bring real texture to people; the novel and interesting combat system makes the battlefield more exciting. Combined with a large number of game experience improvements, it has ironed out some of the flaws in the series. This work is not only a must-play for fans of the series, but also recommended for players who want to experience colorful action RPGs.
Advantages
- New fighting system
- Excellent plot performance
- High-quality graphics effects
- The quality of localization needs to be improved
evaluation results
Excellent plot and performance coupled with a novel combat system,Let "Legend of Breaking Dawn" become the series' much-needed revival of glory.
.This article is compiled from IGN US related content, the original author Terence Wiggins, unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.
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