Game:

Hunter's Legacy (2016)

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Steam store page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/479110
My Steam review: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thugnificent/recommended/479110

Hunter’s Legacy is a side scrolling action platformer game with a hint of metroidvania thrown in there. The story is pretty cliché. You’re playing as the huntress cat called Ikki in the town of Iripur. Their ‘Fang of Alliance’ has been stolen by the evil Morodir and Ikki is the only one who can get it back. Without the Fang of Alliance their town is decaying evil is spreading. If Ikki is the huntress, the name of the game should’ve been Huntress’ Legacy in my opinion.

Graphics:

The game features sharp, cartoon-like graphics. The art-work is pretty nice and the game isn’t bad looking at all. The color scheme is also pretty neat, not the brightest colors but certainly not dull either. The game is locked at 60 FPS and I didn’t have problems with the FPS. There was occasional stutter though but I think that just might be my network connection (played using steam’s in-home streaming).

Sound:

The music is nice in this game but there isn’t a lot of variety. The levels can be long so hearing the same music all the time can get boring, not to mention frustrating if you get stuck at a part in the game. The sounds of getting hit, blade hitting aren’t that good and in my opinion pretty bland.

Gameplay:

The gameplay is pretty interesting, it’s not the best platformer out there but it definitely isn’t bad either. You play as the huntress cat Ikki. Your main goal is to get the Fang of Alliance back from Morodir. You go after him and he runs away and seals the entrance after him. This entrance can only be opened if the 3 orbs represented on the seal are found and brought there. So Ikki goes on the journey to find these Orbs. She has a sword attack and a bow which can shoot arrows. Later down the game you can upgrade these and you can upgrade your bow to shoot arrows which you can charge by holding the attack button. You can climb up on ledges, break blocks, grass with the sword and shoot arrows in any direction. You can also roll around to dodge enemies’ attack. You also gain a down strike later in the game which can be used to access areas which previously couldn’t be accesses by breaking special blocks using this ability.

There’s a lot of variety of enemies, from slow slugs to bees to cactuses to the most annoying enemy ever, the flying elves. These guys can shoot you through walls and you can’t do anything about it other than trying to doge their super-fast projectiles. Some enemies can only be killed using the charged arrows shots which can be annoying as shooting the arrows at the right place can be a bit wonky as you have to hold the fire button and adjust the aim and then shoot, this can be difficult in the heat of battle.

There’s checkpoints at regular intervals so that’s a good thing. There’s also teleporters in levels which save your game and act like checkpoints so that’s a bonus. You can use these teleporters to go to any level you have previously been in. You also get a map where you can see all the locations you have visited already and areas you haven’t been to yet. You can go into the town itself and talk to people, sort of like an RPG.

You can cut grass with your sword and break blocks as well. Doing these can get you extra arrows you can use or fishes which restore some of your health. You also get coins from chests and sometimes in the grass. These coins can be used to purchase upgrades and health fill-ups from the town. Weapon upgrades can also be purchased at the town and so can health upgrades. These upgrades require ores as well as coins. The coins can be found easily but these ores can be a pain to find. I played almost halfway through the game and I had not found any ore’s yet. At the start your money bag has a limit of 300 which can be expanded by finding secret areas with these small leprechaun type creatures who ask for some money for some mysterious item. They will give you bags which can hold more money. The same case with the arrows bag. The game can get difficult in the later levels but mostly due to the fact that some enemies are super annoying and cheap.


Graphics: 7/10
Sound: 5/10
Gameplay: 7/10
Overall: 6/10

Conclusion:

The game has pretty average gameplay and story. Length wise you can expect 6-7 hours of gameplay and if you try to find the secret locations or do the achievements you can get 10 hours of play time.

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