Sword Coast Legends
Sword Coast Legends is a 2015 action role-playing game released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is set within the universe of Forgotten Realms, a campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons.
Sword Coast Legends
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- 2015
- Publisher
- Digital Extremes
- Genre
- role-playing video game
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• Title — Sword Coast Legends • Developer — n-Space Digital Extremes • Publisher — Digital Extremes • Director — Dan Tudge • Composer — Inon Zur • Platforms — Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One • Released — Windows, OS X, Linux October 20, 2015 PlayStation 4, Xbox One July 19, 2016 • Genre — Action role-playing • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game is an action role-playing video game set within the Dungeons & Dragons universe. It features typical races and classes of the Forgotten Realms setting. The game is set in the fictional Sword Coast region of the continent Faerûn on the planet Toril. Graphics are in 3D. One addition to the game is that it allows players to be a "dungeon master" (or DM), as in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons. It features single-player and co-operative multiplayer modes. The game was directed by Dan Tudge. Inon Zur, who previously led the music development of Dragon Age: Origins and Fallout 3, composed, produced, and conducted all the music for the game. The music was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Development
Development
The game was developed by n-Space, in collaboration with Digital Extremes, and was released worldwide on October 20, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, with PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions coming out in 2016. It would be n-Space's last project before they closed in 2016. On December 11, 2017, it was announced via social media that Sword Coast Legends would no longer be available for retail after December 31, 2017, but that their servers would remain operational "for the foreseeable future." The servers were closed on July 25, 2018 and the game can now be played only offline.
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Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. PC Gamer called it "A straightforward cliché that feels out of place in the new wave of cRPGs." IGN said, "Poor creation tools and an aversion to genuine, interesting decision-making keep Sword Coast Legends from succeeding." The Escapist gave the PC version three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "a comfortable return to the D&D rules and universe, but oversimplified combat and a repetitive feel to dungeons and quests keep this game from being great." However, Slant Magazine gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "The campaign provided with the package, predictably for a title whose main focus is its editor, remains serviceable but fails to impress." The Digital Fix gave the Xbox One version five out of ten, calling it "a game that loses your interest purely down to the fact that by the time the next map has loaded you've pretty much forgotten why you went there."
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- 1.Digital Extremes. Sword Coast Legends now on Console!. Sword Coast Legends. July 19, 2016.
- 2.Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany. Sword Coast Legends may be the D&D game you've been waiting for. VG247. Gamer Network. February 12, 2015.
- 3.Savage, Phil. Sword Coast Legends is a D&D RPG due later this year. PC Gamer. Future plc. February 12, 2015.
- 4.Purchese, Robert. D&D adventure Sword Coast Legends gets release date, console versions. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. June 9, 2015.
- 5.Chalk, Andy. Dragon Age composer Inon Zur has a new "game inspired" album on the way. PC Gamer. Future plc. July 23, 2015.
- 6.Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany. Sword Coast Legends delayed by a few weeks, console versions pushed into 2016. VG247. Gamer Network. September 22, 2015.
- 7.Blake, Vikki. Sword Coast Legends PC Release Date Confirmed, Console Version Coming Soon. IGN. Ziff Davis. June 9, 2015.
- 8.Digital Extremes. Sword Coast Legends Last Chance Sale. Sword Coast Legends. December 11, 2017.
- 9.Valve Corporation. Servers Closing for Sword Coast Legends :: Sword Coast Legends General Discussions. Steam. May 25, 2018.
- 10.Fandom. Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (PC). Metacritic.
- 11.Fandom. Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (XOne). Metacritic.
- 12.Fandom. Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (PS4). Metacritic.
- 13.Furniss, Zack. Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC). Destructoid. Gamurs. October 31, 2015.
- 14.Tack, Daniel. Sword Coast Legends Review (PC). Game Informer. GameStop. November 2, 2015.
- 15.Tan, Nicholas. Sword Coast Legends Review (PC). GameRevolution. CraveOnline. October 23, 2015.
- 16.Griliopoulos, Dan. Sword Coast Legends Review (PC). GameSpot. Fandom. November 5, 2015.
- 17.Halestorm, Bradly. Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC). Hardcore Gamer. October 20, 2015.
- 18.Johnson, Leif. Sword Coast Legends Review (PC). IGN. Ziff Davis. October 27, 2015.
- 19.Future plc. Sword Coast Legends. PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. 94. October 2016.
- 20.Morrison, Angus. Sword Coast Legends review. PC Gamer. Future plc. October 23, 2015.
- 21.Wachter, Scott. Sword Coast Legends - Review (PC). RPGamer. CraveOnline. January 27, 2017.
- 22.Wilson, Jason. Sword Coast Legends isn't last generation's D&D — and that's sometimes a bad thing (PC). VentureBeat. October 19, 2015.
- 23.Keefer, John. Sword Coast Legends Review - No Critical Hit (PC). The Escapist. Gamurs. October 26, 2015.
- 24.Chatziioannou, Alexander. Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC). Slant Magazine. October 27, 2015.
- 25.Taylor, Peter. Sword Coast Legends (XOne). The Digital Fix. Poisonous Monkey Ltd. August 31, 2016.
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