

Units can be summoned on the fly and I was able to build all sorts of structures at my will too. This is quite familiar to the Overlord series which followed a similar approach. Instead of hosting a base somewhere in the distance which acts as your HQ, players walk about the land with their troops at all times. Where Minecraft Legends does shine is its unique take on the RTS genre. So the rinse-and-repeat process becomes a rather tedious an mundane adventure after a while.

While rallying troops across the land and raiding Piglin camps was fun, there’s no real level system in the game at all. However, the simplistic approach to Minecraft Legends might also be the game’s downfall. Minecraft Legends is set in a procedurally-generated world so similar to its roots, each playthrough will also offer a unique world to explore. You play as “the hero” who has the ability to build structures and summon forth troops to help fight back. Evil Piglins have spawned out of the Nether and are invading local settlements across the land. The characters are familiar, the world is recognizable and the threat is somewhat real. The emphasis on “simplified” is important here because Minecraft Legends clearly wants to cater to its younger audiences so the mechanics never truly expand to anything remotely complex.įrom the get-go, Minecraft Legends is exactly what it is – a Minecraft game. Minecraft Legends is a simplified action-RTX game.

After the unrivalled success of the original Minecraft franchise and the lukewarm reception to Minecraft Dungeons, the series has now taken the strategy genre by the horns for a whole new spin on the block franchise.
