Legendary Legend (subtitled "the fantasy genre don't deserve this!") begins in an unusual way: our protagonists (Steve, Nick and Brian) are three normal students that are mysteriously teleported to a fantasy world. Here each one is turned into a fantasy character of a different class (respectively a rogue, a warrior and a sorcerer) and they start working as adventurers, getting involved in several (humorous) battles against the forces of evil. Soon they are joined in their quests by two elven half-sisters, the ranger Rixis and the druid Ruli.
Legendary Legend is a colorful parody rpgmaker game that consist in funny cutscenes first, then exploration and battles. Well, honestly combat is mostly encountered in random battle encounters, and in some locations the fighting becomes pretty intensive.
The game is a comedy not just for the humorous dialogues and situations that parodies most classic fantasy tropes of games and rpgs, but also for other subtle details like for example some odd placement of the enemies. Graphically it uses a mix of RTPs, edited sprites and custom portraits and battlers, but there are also some nice CG cutscenes. The developer can draw well, and the game really integrates well the custom art, while the humor is a little more subjective, and it may be well received or not.
Random Fact: this game was originally a comic that one of the two authors turned into a game. Unfortunately only this Chapter One was released, leaving the story unfinished.
Final Verdict: this is another game that deserved more love, and its problems are just the intensity of battles in some areas and the fact it is incomplete. Part two would have made this a pretty fun parody game, so it's a pity because there are some clever ideas and fun cutscenes. Ok humor is pretty juvenile, still I enjoy!
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