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Unimaginative and derivative

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: July 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Being a fan of light RPGs, I picked up this game because the allure of having an RPG-light on a portable system was just too great. I wound up regretting that decision.

If you like the Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance game, then you should ike this one too. Other than that, there's nothing to be said about this. While I didn't play far enough into the game to have a lot of the story uncovered, it seems to be the standard, generic RPG tale. The maps were also standard and generic. The monsters, player classes, spells, etc. are also generic. In other words, there is nothing compelling about this game.

Here's an example of how bland this game is. PSP games have the ability of displaying an animated menu item in the PSP's Home Menu. Besides an animated "button" that you can select to launch the game, a game can also alter the PSP's background "desktop" so that when a game is highlighted, the background changes to a theme relating to the game. Lumines and Dynasty Warriors both have this design feature. If either game is in the PSP, and you highlight the button, you get background visuals automatically. It's quite remarkable and very appealing. With Untold Legends though, all you get is a text button and no extra "frills". The developer wanted to release something quick using a known formula and did not bother to add in any features to distinguish it from other games.

I really regret spending the money on this game.

This isn't even fun.....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: April 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Honestly, this is the EXACT same thing as Balder's Gate....and Balder's Gate 2....and Diablo.....and Diablo 2....all of which are MUCH better then this game is. For one, only 4 characters types, no choice of gender, unless you pick the character that is the gender you want, and the "customization"? Nothing more then 2 skin tones and 4 hair styles. Wow. I would rather be limited to a home console or computer to play anything like this. Heck, Diablo 1 was better then this, and it came out almost 7 years ago.

Save your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: April 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Borrow this game from a friend or rent it. I have to wonder what the developers were thinking when putting together this game. It's basically a PSP version of the PS2 Game Champions of Norrath but strangely without the fun. The 4 classes make little sense, the graphics are very poor (very hard to make things out at times), the story line is absolutely horrible and gameplay is repetitive. In addition it left out one important thing CoN had, multi-player over the internet.

I don't know why anyone would rave about this game but definately try it before you buy it if you can.

Way too easy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 16 / 21
Date: October 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game a few months ago, and stopped playing after the first week. It's semi-entertaining in the beginning, when at least you die a few times and enemies are hard to kill. After level ten or so, it's just boring. I could kill pretty much anyone, including bosses, in under three seconds, rarely having to use health potions. Even the final boss wasn't hard. So if you enjoy running around hitting "x" as much as you can and watching people get mowed down...for 20+ hours of gameplay...buy this game. Otherwise, don't waste your money. The graphics are good, but they're really not that impressive. The storyline is dull, and the quests aren't engaging. Overall, this game just doesn't have much going for it.

Nothing special

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: March 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Its an okay start on the psp for rpgs but its very boring fast. You constantly do the same thing which is. To go to some underground place and kill the boss. Thats all you do the entire game. This game is like its unfinished. It needs more to it not just constantly killing stupid bosses. The characters you can choose from arent any greater then the rest of them.

Diablo II/Baulder's Gate Clone

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: April 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Do you really like Diablo II or Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance? I mean like as in, its your favorite game, the first thing you put into your system, and you simply can't stop playing it? Then you'd love this game. Otherwise, skip it.

Untold Legends is simply a very standard Diablo II clone that offers absolutely nothing new to the genre. The game starts off with a very plain scrolling text intro, where you discover your character is chosen to protect a newly elected dignitary from harm. Not five minutes into your new position then, big surprise, total chaos insues. So strap on your sword (or other weapon of choice), press the 'X' button a lot, and drink a health potion whenever you don't feel like waiting around to heal.

There's nothing in this game that has not been done better in other games that have come before it. From the vanilla plot, to the standard armor, weapons, item customization, and bad guys. The only instances where the game showed any real glimer of originallity where in a few of the 'boss' fights, where one had to use a bit more intelligence then smashing 'X' as fast as possible. Had this not been a launch title I'd expect it wouldn't have gotten any attention at all.

If you're really into the Dungeon Crawler style of game, my advice is to wait until late summer when the PSP has come into its own with more releases, and pick it up in the bargin bin.

A Review By Sam Taylor: RIT

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: July 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Untold Legends was the first game I ever played for the Sony PSP, and frankly, it didn't make for a good first impression. Being an adventure game, I expected a deep, intriguing story line with many interesting characters and a really sinister bad guy. Unfortunately, what I got did not satisfy my craving for a juicy handheld adventure.

U.L starts off letting you choose 1 of 4 characters, a feminine Alchemist, a wild looking Berserker, a well-armored Knight, and a hippie like Druid. Each one specializes in one certain category. Then you distribute a few points among 4 categories. Next you wind up in an inn and fight your first battles. As you progress through the game you are challenged with various simple and straightforward quests, level up, acquire new skills, and find and sell weapons.

Gameplay is very straightforward and boring. Quests are tasteless and uneventful. They usually involve you just running from point A to point B on a mission of "great importance" while fighting legends of bland and basic enemies. Boss battles are nothing special. You can usually kill them in the same time it takes you to kill a few small enemies, and the bosses don't even seem like they should be bosses. They're not big bad bruisers or those enemies you can't help to think are cool. (I.e: Sephiroth: Kingdom Hearts) After you complete a quest you usually get a special piece of equipment that you either already have or is worse than what you have on. To me, there was no real motivation to complete quests. There was no awesome, all-powerful weapon to earn or any secret character to unlock, or even any big mystery to solve. You're basically finishing the game so you can say you did. That might be enough for some gamers, but I prefer to get something out of the games I play.

This aside, the technical aspects of this game are solid. Graphics and character design are done well, and the level design and weapons are very detailed. The only problem I see from a technical standpoint is frequent loading. Every time you enter a new area, you sit through roughly a 15-second load. It becomes very annoying when you accidentally go into wrong areas and have to wait. This isn't something that would totally kill a game, but it is an inconvenience.

I wouldn't strongly suggest this game, more cons than pros I think. I think we are going to have to wait a little for the PSP to produce some strong RPG's because this one doesn't cut it for me.

Not Impressed

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I never could get in to this game. I think the "top down" view just didn't seem right to me. Plus the graphics aren't all that great. This game basically fell into the large pit of boring PSP games that everyone complains about. I can't think of any redeeming qualities that this games possesses. It's just boring.

This is the Game that never ends!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the first game I purchased for the PSP. I did enjoy it. For the first month I played it that is.
The game does have some entertaining battles and quests. However, it just never ends.
Every time I thought I finished the final quest, it suddenly generated nine more for me to complete.
Don't get me wrong, I love the RPG and have always loved the Genre, but every epic must come to an end sometime.
The quests began to get very tedious after a while. I felt like I was being forced to go here, now here, now go over there, now go back here, now go that away... you get the idea.
I am happy I played it, but after three and a half months of near constant game play I had to eventually give up.

Fun at first, but ends up feeling like a bad hack and slash game as time goes on

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has its moments, but ultimately this game just isn't that good of a game.

At first the enemies seem vast, but like in your MMO's. You realize your basically killing the same spider or skeleton as you progress through the game. Only with them looking a bit different.

If you have played Diablo you will be comfortable with this game. Its basically Diablo when you really get down to it.

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