Ahh! Trolls! - My opinion of Avatar Legends

As always, I have once again been trying out Indie games that are available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. A few that I've tried recently include Pixel Man, Fluid and Angry Brainless Bovines. Although one game in particular has caught my attention.

Created by a team named Barkers Crest Studio, Avatar Legends is a RPG game, that as the title hints at, allows players to control their own avatar while playing. The game begins with the avatar awakening in a strange world. As the player begins to explore the world it becomes apparent that their avatar may be the prophesied Hero, who will be able to defeat the evil that has over run the world and will be able to help the avatars in returning to the comfort of the Dashboard.

The gameplay is that of a typical RGP, with the game consisting of various quests that have to be completed in order to progress. As to be expected, this can be achieved by exploring the world and speaking to various people. The game also has a rather varied combat system, with the game camera switching to a top-down perspective during battles. In combat players can use a combination of both melee and magical spells to defeat enemies.

As well as all of that, which is part of the roughly ten hour campaign, the game also features a create mode to make custom maps. This maps, as well as others created by players can then be used in the competitive multiplayer mode, which supports up to six players in one match.

Just one of the various fights throughout the game with Trolls being the main enemy.

I have currently played the game for around four hours and so far I have been greatly impressed with that I have seen. The thing that have amazed me the most with Avatar Legends is the variation within the game, with the combat being involving, the quests being well thought out and the environments being far from generic, it seems to have a great deal to offer.

At first I felt that I would not be impressed with the title at all, struggling with the combat system and attacking enemies. I initially thought it might have been that I had started on a higher difficulty. The multiple difficulties was another feature I did not expect. Once I did overcome the combat I did begin to find the gameplay incredibly enjoyable.

I would have liked to have been able to comment on the multiplayer, but after trying a number of matches I have yet to understand how it works. The other players appear to have been lagging rather a lot and the combat not working. This could possibly be an issue with the game or possibly just my own connection.
Apart from that the rest of the game runs very well.

I think that for a mere 240 Microsoft Point this is brilliant and offers a lot of things. The title is available from the Indie Games section of the Xbox Live Marketplace and can also be purchased via marketplace.xbox.com and as with every Xbox title, a trial is available from the Marketplace as well.
Below are links relating to Avatar Legends and the development team:
Avatar Legends - Xbox Marketplace Online
Avatar Legends - Xbox Forums
Barker Crest Studio

So, that's all for this weeks My Opinion. Next week's Opinion may possibly be Starchon, a title that I promised to check out a few weeks back, but as of yet I have not had a chance to play the game to a fair extent. I would like to sign off by saying that I've been randomthings and I would like to thank you very much for reading.