Ruined King A League Of Legends Story Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · Published November 30, 2021 · Updated December 8, 2021

Our Ruined King A League Of Legends Story Review has us Rising up Against Ruin – We unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater, and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.

Ruined King A League of Legends Story Review Pros:

Gorgeous graphics.
14.8GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Beautiful cutscenes.
3 save slots.
8 in-game save slots.
Colorblind support.
Game settings – fast combat callous, combat info blocks, auto-advance dialogue, and large subtitles including if they have a background.
Night mode audio option.
Four difficulties – story, normal, veteran, and Heroic. (can be changed in-game out of combat)
Excellent voice work.
Can skip cutscenes.
Good loading times.
Action RPG gameplay.
You can scan an area to show all interactive points like chests, pots, boxes, etc.
Fixed camera angles.
Smooth transitions between the game and cutscenes.
Turn-based combat.
Combat allows you to do fast strikes with no mana cost or lane attacks that require mana and may take a while to cast.
Adjust the combat speed on the fly.
Overchargebis where you build up your bar with attacks and allow you to cast Lane attacks for free for a limited time.
Slick animations.
End of combat reports showing earned EXP and any loot.
In combat, it has 3 lanes – balance, speed, and power. Each lane affects your attacks but also the enemies and where theirs go.
Maps will uncover and fill in with icons as you discover points of interest.
3 types of mission types – story, side quest, and bounties. It will show completed missions.
Save/load when you want.
Earn EXP and level up to increase stats and unlock new abilities.
Excellent soundtrack.
When out of combat it plays like an adventure game where you can freely walk around and loot/interact.
Recruit new party members.
Many Collectibles from trinkets to lore.
A really good atmosphere makes it feel like you are on an adventure in a hostile yet sometimes friendly world.
When walking around you can use an attack and see enemies, hit them first and you do instant damage in the fight.
Boons can be had by activating a shrine and their effect becoming active in the next fight.
Upgrade points can be earned and are used to add buffs to your abilities who each have their own upgrade paths. You can change the upgrades at any time in the menu.
Cool slo-mo final kills.
Rest points – replenish health and mana. You can eat and acquire buffs from them and lastly, they respawn all enemy encounters.
You and bosses can do crazy over-the-top attacks that trigger their own little cutscenes.
Rumors can be bought from vendors and these open new side quest opportunities.
Buy and sell loot from vendors.
Loot is shared among all champions/Party members.
Fishing is a big part and you can acquire Rodas and lures each with its own stats and boosts. Trade fish for black market currency.
The fishing log will keep track of your catches.

Ruined King A League Of Legends Story Review Cons:

A slight slowdown in places.
The tutorial is fine but it kinda says something then leaves it and doesn’t help guide you around the interface or buttons.
The traversal of the world is slow.
Loot chests opening is fine but the actual loot is just words on the screen.
Not always clear on what icons mean.
The interaction window on vendors can be tight meaning you miss them or hit a different person/object.
The story is spread out causing long lulls in the action.

Related Post: NERF Legends Review (PlayStation 5)