Shrine's Legacy

Short but fun!

Well, that was a huge disappointment. Watching the trailer for this game had me *hyped*. I was a huge fan of Secret of Mana and A Link to the Past, so this seemed like a slam dunk modernization with easy co-op - a big plus for me as I play a lot of games with a friend (usually via Parsec). Unfortunately, this has neither the tight, focused experience of LTTP nor the whimsical charm of Secret of Mana. We chose not to finish it, which is rare for us. It is clunky all around: movement, combat, puzzles, and story. (it's been a few weeks since I last played so forgive me if a couple details are off) * Movement is extremely basic and doesn't feel super tight, but it's passable. You have a basic attack, a magic attack, and a step back move. The controls reference a dodge button but six hours in, we hadn't unlocked that. * Combat is trivially easy. Spam attack button till they get too close, back up, spam again. Same for bosses. Magic was useful sometimes, but I mostly used it because I wanted some slight variety. There was absolutely zero challenge throughout our playthrough. * Puzzles are either extremely basic or esoteric and poorly explained. A lot of them are variations of angling mirrors the right direction and reflecting an energy beam the right way. It's ok, nothing I haven't done ten times before. But I also remember we got stuck in this canyon for like an hour because the mechanic wasn't explained. * The story is *insufferable* and unskippable. The unskippable cutscenes are insulting, honestly. I mashed my way through so much bad young adult fiction it hurt my thumb. It's the same trite story you've heard 1,000 times about a dark lord and a boy chosen by fate to stop him, but somehow also confusing to follow. I admit that last part could be my fault as it was hard to pay attention. * The art is... fine. Seeing it in the trailers, I was excited, because it's very evocative of LTTP/SoM and that era of SNES. But once you start playing, it's all very samey, with no unique flair of its own. * Music is meh. It's there. The sound design in general is lacking. The only thing that stands out about the sound is that the noise when you take a hit sounds like it was recorded on a webcam from 2001 - very jarring, and completely different from the other sound effects. * The one feature I did really appreciate was being able to change the controller glyphs to whatever I wanted. I play with some random controllers (used Wii Classic for this game), so being able to throw Nintendo buttons on there was nice. IIRC it also had decent rebinding options. Overall, I did not enjoy any of my time playing this game. It's sad, because this is exactly the type of game I would LOVE to play and see more of. Devs, I'm sorry to be so harsh. I do think you cared about the game, it just missed the mark. I hope you'll try again some day.

The story and gameplay aren't amazing or anything, but it was a fun game to play co-op with my girlfriend.

Great game! I just arrived in Siltens in my playthrough. The world/characters/design/combat/progression are all a joy so far.

What an absolutely great game based on LOZ, SOM, Illusions of Gaia! loved every minute up. The pixel artwork is amazing!

Really fun! Graphics are cute and the story is filled with little jokes. Hubby and I plug up controllers and play co-op and are having a blast!

Very reminiscent of my all time favorites! Illusion of Gaia, Zelda, even Crystalis with the Shrine Sword using Elemental Gems! This is a must play for all retro rpg fans! 10/10

Pretty fun SNES style action RPG.

teremos tradução pt br futuramente ?

Budget Illusion of Time. Or Terranigma, for that matter. It feels like a romhack or something. The story is definitely silly. But then again, most video game stories were bland back then. It's still fun tho.