RAID: Shadow Legends Game Review - Steals the player's fun with its Auto-play feature

 

RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS OVERVIEW

ABOUT THIS GAME

RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS could be a fantasy-themed action/role-playing game (RPG) that pulls players deep into a cosmic tug-of-war with the fate of all of Telleria within the balance. On one facet is that the Dark Lord Siroth, whose evil machinations have corrupted most of the land, going a path of destruction and despair in his wake. And on the opposite facet of the battle is that the mysterious Arbiter, AN entity that opposes Siroth and his dark ways that. along with her power of resurrection, the Arbiter calls upon you to rise yet again and to make a military capable of standing sturdy against the Dark Lord, defeating him and liberating Telleria from his grasp. you'll stand against Siroth during a single-player PvE Campaign, or take a look at your heart against different champions in large on-line multiplayer tournaments and arenas. are you able to bring peace and tranquility back to Telleria? Or can darkness forever fall across the land?

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IS IT ANY GOOD?

This fantasy action role-playing game (RPG) packs a visible charm and overall presentation that is virtually on par with several console offerings. build no mistake regarding it, Raid: Shadow Legends could be an attractive game. Its story lays down a classic, tho' virtually ready-made, fantasy foundation, however that tale type gets glossed over within the campaign mode, outside of some fast narratives between stages. There also are bits that leave players scratching their heads too, like however demons and orcs play nice with high elves and sacred knights, outside of some throwaway lines regarding being underneath the contract of the Arbiter. it is not essential that the sport desires a powerful story to maneuver it forward, however it sounds like a painfully uncomprehensible chance.

No matter however spectacular the sport's appearance or however partaking (or disengaging) its plot is also, none of that matters a lot if it's not truly fun to play. And fortunately, by and enormous, Raid: Shadow Legends is fun. Moving through waves of enemies and wiggling with your characters' skills could be a blast. once it all comes along sort of a well-oiled machine, you'll be able to genuinely desire a force to be reckoned with. the matter is obtaining that well-oiled machine pieced along. though the sport has many characters to recruit, the onerous truth is that a lot of lower-tier characters are not price something quite sacrifices for the expertise to boost your higher characters. obtaining higher-tier characters takes tons of luck or some significant outlay within the in-game store. Meanwhile, between gear, skills, ranking, and different components requiring constant upgrades, it is easy to burn through resources, forcing players into a repetitive grind or yet one more expensive trip to the look. If you look past the constant draw on your billfold or the repetitive grind to make up your characters, though, you will find tons to love in Raid: Shadow Legends.

RAID: SHADOW OVERVIEW

Raid: Shadow Legends may be a free-to-play 3D fantasy turn-based RPG for iOS and robot platforms. the sport revolves heavily around each assortment and character customization with over three hundred distinct characters to gather from sixteen completely different factions. try characters along within the excellent party, upgrade their instrumentality, unlock masteries, and power up their skills to require troublesome PvE and PvP content. the sport options turn-based RPG combat which will either be vied on a car or controlled manually, leaving players to strategically unleash character skills kind of like Summoners War. Play through the game's campaign mode across twelve completely different locations with fully-voiced storylines and difficult boss battles. the sport conjointly options a spread of dungeons and events to check your heart against, giving special rewards that enable players to gather powerful gear and heroes. Players also can enter the rostrum to rack up arena points against alternative players' AI-controlled groups.

Raid: Shadow Legends Key Features:

1. Strategic Play - Fight in turn-based RPG battles with carefully equipped groups at the perfect time to get maximum damage and demonstrate strong skills.
2. Detailed 3D Graphics - Write stunning 3D graphics with a variety of unique characters, including fairies, dwarves, lizardmen, the undead, and more, a world that also includes additional features.
3. Character Variety - Collect more than 300 unique heroes from 16 different teams, including High Elves, Barbarians, Skin Walkers, Demons Spawn, and more.
4. PvP Arena - Join PVP Arena to test your team against the AI-controlled team of another team and get great team rewards.
5. Join a clan - a team of pleasure thieves, part of a joint challenge to kill ghosts through large prisons.

It's astonishing how mobile gaming has evolved over the last couple of years and continues to do so. Most newly launched smartphones come with insane specs that have convinced PC and Console developers to port some of their flagship games to the mobile platform.

 

Raid: Shadow Legends is one of the PC games that made its way to mobile in 2019 and has so far amassed millions of downloads on both Android and iOS. 

Raid: Shadow Legends is a turn-based strategic RPG game with a gatcha system that collects dozens of characters or, as they're labeled in the game, Champions. The game offers a mediocre and predictable story in its single-player mode with an impressive artistic presentation that you don't see every day for mobile games. 

 

Published by Plarium Global LTD, Shadow Legends has received its fair share of hype since it launched. And while there's actually a lot to admire in Raid: Shadow Legends, the game has its downsides that we simply cannot ignore or fail to mention in our review. So without wasting any more time, let's get into our review for Raid: Shadow Legends.

 

THE GOOD

 

Impressive Turn-based feature     

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Raid: Shadow Legends offers an interesting and well-thought-out turn-based feature that allows players to enjoy the game with as many as five playable champions. The champions classes also range from low-level heroes to high-level ones. If you even prefer to have tons of champions from various classes in your squad, you can do that. 

 

Each of the champions also possesses a unique trait and skill that could be a ranged attack, melee, or just special buffs that'll give their team some additional perks to use in battle. Despite its impressive and well-thought-out turn-based feature, Shadow Legends is still quite sufficient to have its positive aspects outnumber the negatives, as we'll elaborate in our review.

 

 

Fascinating Graphics     

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Another positive aspect where Raid: Shadow Legends thrives is the graphics and visuals which it offers. A lot of turn-based games can be compared to this game in other aspects, but in terms of graphics, we simply wouldn't look much further than Shadow Legends. 

 

The characters are well designed; it offers console-like graphics on mobile, which can be justified considering how the game first made its way to PC. Shadow Legends does not disappoint in this aspect from the champions, battle scenes, and overall visuals. 

 

 

Controls and Soundtrack

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Like pretty much the controls implemented in every other mobile turn-based game, the controls are average, with a couple of buttons on both sides of the screen. There are three buttons on the left side and three buttons on the right side for this game. The buttons on the left side comprise Auto-play, Speed up, and Info. At the same time, the buttons on the right consist of your skills and special abilities. 

 

As for the game's soundtrack, it's actually pretty captivating for a turn-based RPG game. Both the in-battle soundtrack and the lobby screen music are impressive, and that's another area we think the game excels once again. 

 

THE BAD 

 

Disastrous Pay-To-Win Element     

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At pretty much every point in this game, players are pestered to spend real money. Whenever you transition from any screen, you get a pop-up that tells you to buy either a Gem pack, Warrior pack, Level 10 Pack, or some ridiculous other equipment that you can only get by spending real money. 

 

Most of the time, the prompts enter a spree that sees you getting five to six prompts. If you close one, another pops right up. And worst of all, Plarium Global added a frustrating countdown timer on every pop-up that indicates it's a limited offer.

 

Anyhow, these comments aren't to say that game developer shouldn't monetize their games. We fully understand that every business needs to have some method of revenue generation to justify the costs spent on the whole development and production process. Millions of players have been subjected to some terrible and manipulative monetization methods. Over the last couple of years, the entire video game industry and Raid: Shadow Legends have taken the same approach.

 

If the purchases gave a considerably high increase to your champions' overall stat, it would've been less terrible. However, the game's purchases simply add what we would call a spike to your champion's overall power level.

 

Are you tired of grinding to get more gears? Take out your Visa. Are you in need of more silver in order to get a new weapon? Slide-out your MasterCard. And if you're dissatisfied with your Arena rank, simply spend more money or remain in the lowest ranks forever. 

 

The problem with Raid: Shadow Legends isn't just that it often asks players to purchase something; it's that spending real money is the only way you can compete with other players. Which is a really negative aspect of this game. 

 

 

Terrible use of Auto-play     

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Auto-play is a feature in many fighting and turn-based strategy games that robs players of the exciting experience of manually playing a game. Some games even limit Auto-play to certain modes such as farming, completing minor side quests, and others. But in Raid: Shadow Legends, the game's Auto-play feature isn't limited at all. 

 

Players can even use the Auto-play feature in the game's main story campaign as well as pretty much every other mode. Even the game's PVP system has the Auto-play feature, which means you don't even have to control your champions when playing against a real player. 

 

While players can simply ignore and decide not to use this feature, the game's AI does a fantastic job in performing tasks and winning battles, which makes it almost pointless to manually play this game. To make matters worse, the developers introduced a high-speed mode in the Auto-play that makes the game run at double speed so players won't have to wait long to progress in the game. 

 

This feature has done a fantastic job of completely ruining the whole game's experience. 

 

 

Conclusion

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There's a lot to admire and take part in Raid: Shadow Legends. The game deserves praise for its impressive graphics and visuals, plus a great soundtrack. Sadly, the game's overly advertised equipment and Auto-play feature just rob it of a perfect turn-based experience. If you enjoy Auto-play a lot, then definitely look no further than Shadow Legends, but if your taste is the other way around, then this game isn't for you.