Battleheart Legacy

This is my first review on the App Store. This game is already my favorite iOS game (except of course for kotor). The combat and movement dynamics are fluid, intuitive, and super satisfying, and the class system is dynamic and customizable, with skill/spell acquisition dependent on the stats that come with levels, and on finding/paying the trainers. For each trainer, the skill tree is totally linear, but at an hour into the game, I've already learned different types of spells from 3 different trainers, 2 of which I had to find by quest or accident. The zones are just simple enough that I don't overly miss the lack of area maps, but there are enough zones (travelled to on a world map with random encounters, some of which tie into the over all plot/begin new subplots) that the game doesn't come off as overly linear or simplistic. Other than the slight disoriented feeling that comes from lacking area maps, I only wish that the game had zoom and pan functionality, but none of these drawbacks are significant enough to diminish my enjoyment of the game. If you liked kotor (which you should play right now if you haven't) and the original fable (I loved the first one but the sequels to that game sucked), you will love this game if you give it 10 minutes.

This was a well thought out game, and many people love it. It obviously took a LARGE amount of work, but didn’t seem to receive the publicity it should have. I suspect this is why attention to the game dwindled (not enough potential revenue to justify further development)? In any case, the current times provide a remarkable opportunity. With Battle Heart Legacy already established as a high-quality game, the key is publicity. A large update (coupled with the current pandemic and therefore larger consumer base) may be enough for this game to gain the attention it deserves. In my humble opinion, allowing multiplayer (hosted on the user’s device—not something more risky investment-wise like remote servers) would most definitely generate excitement among players. From my limited game development experience, I realize this would be a huge and frustrating (haha) project. But I truly think multiplayer—the ability to connect with friends over long distances in these harrowing times—would push this game into the spotlight. Battle Heart Legacy is a hidden gem, an inch away from discovery.

I don’t normally rate apps but felt this one deserved it. The game is well balanced, challenging, creative, and the class system gives an impressive amount of freedom for customization. The storyline is simple and funny and good enough. The mechanics are well developed but different: this game doesn’t feels like it copies anything. I particularly liked the fact that it dispenses with a crafting system, which I find tiresome in modern rpgs. My only complaint is that the depth and variability of the story and available quests is quite limited and limits replayability significantly, even when you switch classes. I won the game once and really enjoyed the whole experience. Now I am in the middle of replaying a second time with an entirely different class but still find myself getting bored. That is not, in my view, a sufficient reason to give less than five stars. But if the developers are listening, try playing the avernum games. Mix that broad and wide experience with this approach and you’d have something really unmatched. (I realized I just revealed my advanced age...)

Na, I just wanted to be one of those reviewers that tricked you with the title. This game is literally perfect in every way. The graphics are REALLY good and the gameplay is even better. My favorite part about this game is the class system, there are your basic ones you start out with, the Knight, the wizard, the ranger, and so on but then, as you play the game more, you unlock awesome classes like the necromancer and the monk. I personally love the necromancer but I still played other classes too. Currently, I got bored of the game a few year ago but I just re discovered the game and I’m now wondering why they haven’t made a second game. This game does have some downsides like lack of side quests and out of the few side quests in the game, they’re not even that interesting. It doesn’t bother me that much because everything else in the game makes up for it. Please make a second game, I love this game but I wish there was more to it once you have done everything. Screw all the other 100 games placed better than this game, this game is the best game on the App Store.

I own 50+ games for my iPad, and this is the best in its category. It’s a unbelievably fun action RPG. The action is great, it’s complex enough for die hard RPG fans, but it’s not so complex that if you put the game down for a few weeks you’ll have to start over. The humor is spot on, and the animations are great. I’ve been playing as a mage, but am just as excited to play the game again as a different class. Plus NO in game advertising or sales that I’ve seen. Want a game you can spend en a tire weekend in front of, or pick up when you have 5 or 10 minutes that always fun, this is it. The follow in for the developers and not a criticism of the game. In a new release, I would offer mini maps for individual missions/battles, some more enemy info, and the ability to undo purchases ( I’ve double clicked by accident more than once) This is one of the most fun games I’ve ever played.