Fallen Legion
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| Developer(s) | Mintsphere, YummyYummyTummy |
| Publisher(s) | YummyYummyTummy |
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Fallen Legion is a role-playing video game series developed by Indonesian studio Mintsphere and YummyYummyTummy. The games are a series of action-based sidescrolling RPGs in the style of traditional JRPGs.
A sequel, titled Fallen Legion: Revenants, released in February 2021 for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 and a Deluxe Edition containing both Rise to Glory and Revenants was announced for 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Synopsis
[edit]The series focuses on the fictional Empire of Fenumia, which is in decline at the time of the game series. Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire focuses on Princess Cecille, who reluctantly ascends the throne of the Fenumian Empire after the death of her father, and must combat an uprising led by the general Legatus Laendur.[1]
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion explores the story from the perspective of Legatus Laendur, and his reasons for rebelling against the decrepit empire.[2] Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory combines the storylines of Sins of an Empire and Flames of Rebellion, with additional content.
Gameplay
[edit]The series is known for fast-paced, turn-based gameplay, done in the style of side scrolling Japanese RPGs.[3] Players take the role of either Princess Cecille or Legatus Laendur and command three spectral warriors known as Exemplars, each with their own differing abilities, on the battlefield.[4] The game includes a "One Life Mode", in which players are unable to use retries, and the game ends after the primary character dies.
Release history
[edit]The first game in the series, Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire, was released on July 18, 2017 for PlayStation 4.[5] A sequel, Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion was released on PlayStation Vita on July 18, 2017,[6] and released on PlayStation 4 on December 12.[7]
NIS America released Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory on Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2018 in North America and Japan. The game was subsequently released in Europe on June 1. Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory is a definitive version of the game, which included both Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire and Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion, along with additional content.[4] This version of the game includes the option to choose either English or Japanese language options.[8]
Fallen Legion+ was released on Steam for PC on January 5, 2018. Fallen Legion+ combined Sins of an Empire and Flames of Rebellion as two separate campaigns in one game.[9] In January 2019, Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion was released as a free game for PlayStation Plus subscribers.[10]
Development
[edit]Fallen Legion was developed by YummyYummyTummy, with artwork by Mintsphere. It was the first Indonesian video game to be released to consoles.[11]
Xanthe Huynh and Darrel Delfin provided voice performances for Cecille and Legatus Laendur, respectively. The series was dubbed in Japanese, with Shizuka Ishigami voicing Cecille, and Hidenori Takahashi providing the voice for Legatus.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 66/100[12] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Destructoid | 7.5/10[13] |
| GameZone | 6.5/10[14] |
| Nintendo Life | 6/10[15] |
Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic, based on 14 reviews.[16] Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory has a 66 score on Metacritic, based on 11 critic reviews.[17]
The series has been praised for its combat system, gameplay and story, with some criticism for repetitiveness between games.[9] Jon Mundy of NintendoLife gave the game a mostly positive review, praising its combat system and dialogue, while mentioning some criticism for its sharp learning curve.[4]
Destructoid gave the series received a 7.5 "Good" rating, with particular praise for the soundtrack and art style, commenting that "It definitely has the Japanese RPG fantasy feel down and made me think of PlayStation 1-era JRPGs".[18]
Fallen Legion was showcased at the SAAM Arcade at the Smithsonian Museum in 2017,[19] and at Bitsummit's 2017 event.[20]
Sequel
[edit]In June 2020, it was announced that a sequel was in the works. Titled Fallen Legion: Revenants, the game released in February 2021 for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fallen Legion on PS4 Brings More "Action" to Action RPGs". PlayStation.Blog. December 1, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion Makes the Leap to PS Vita with New Story". PlayStation.Blog. December 3, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Fallen Legion's Combat Is Intense - IGN, January 18, 2016, retrieved June 20, 2020
- ^ a b c "Review: Fallen Legion: Rise To Glory (Switch)". Nintendo Life. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion Vita Review". PlayStation LifeStyle. July 18, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Treese, Tyler (July 18, 2017). "Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion Review – Different Sides (Vita)". PlayStation Lifestyle. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion". Metacritic. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Switch Re:Port #18: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory, Smoke and Sacrifice, and FOX n Forests". GodisaGeek.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Coleman, Brian (January 23, 2018). "Review: Fallen Legion+ Is a Fast Paced Good Time That Needs Just a Little Push". GameZone. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "All free PlayStation Plus games for January 2019 announced". MSPoweruser. January 2, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Decade Retrospective: Indonesian Games 2010-2020". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory". Metacritic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Review: Fallen Legion". Destructoid. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Coleman, Brian (January 23, 2018). "Review: Fallen Legion+ Is a Fast Paced Good Time That Needs Just a Little Push". GameZone. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Review: Fallen Legion: Rise To Glory (Switch)". Nintendo Life. June 6, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire". Metacritic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory". Metacritic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Review: Fallen Legion". Destructoid. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "2017 SAAM Arcade". www.lgrace.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "A 5th Of BitSummit". bitsummit.org. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion Revenants announced for PS4, Switch". Gematsu. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Fallen Legion: Revenants launches February 16, 2021 in North America, February 19 in Europe". Gematsu. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
