Review: Block Legend DX (PC)
Block Legend DX is a retro puzzle JRPG. Travel through different regions as a wide cast of characters, fighting monsters, visiting towns, and completing quests. The DX version introduces improved and additional features and soundtracks!
Pros:
- Pixel graphics.
- match 3 gameplay.
- Randomised gameplay so every game is different.
- Match blocks to attack, use magic,earn experience and gain health.
- Big boss fights.
- Random encounters.
- Earn experience from killing enemies.
- Steam achievements.
- Steam trading cards.
- 360 pad support.
- Fast gameplay.
- Earn money to spend on items and unlocks.
- Earn experience and level up, pick one of four attributes to level up.
- Shop randomly appears.
- Re bind keys.
- Collection:shows info on beaten enemies and unlocked items.
- Bit chip soundtrack.
- Leaderboard.
- Sub quests you can complete as you play.
- Earn stars from sub quests to unlock characters, regions and special items.
- Perform combo moves with consecutive attacks.
- Tweet high scores.
- Always rolling gameplay, no stops/breaks.
Cons:
- Controller has to be configured.
- Pad is slow and doesn’t always work.
- No online leaderboards.
- Text pop ups obscure your view.
- Achievements don’t pop until you close the game down.
- Difficulty spikes.
In Summary, the game is very playable, you can easily click away the hours without any thought. The game is fun but does have a few flaws like text getting in the way, screen shaking on boss fights. It’s surprisingly complex yet accessible. Exo blocks turn to fighting blocks in encounters so decisions have to be made on whether to bank experience or stack an attack. In short it’s a good time waster with some cool ideas but just doesn’t mix it up enough to warrant marathon sessions.
