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Great RPG Gameplay for the PSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 101 / 109
Date: March 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you're a fan of Baldur's Gate, be sure to try Untold Legends a try. This little RPG even lets you play multiplayer with your PSP-owning friends!

You start out getting to choose your character - for females there are alchemists and berzerkers, for men there are paladins and druid. For each character you can customize skin tone and hair style. Then a few attribute settings and you're off!

You start with the traditional spider-bashing, moving from room to room, chatting with the various NPCs you meet. Soon you're picking up loot, killing larger monsters, and heading off on quests. Yes, these are the things RPGs are made of, but of course what makes this brilliant is that you can carry it along with you, play it whenever you want, and get the great PSP graphics.

Even better, if you have friends with PSPs, you can all adventure together wirelessly, in study hall or on the train or bus! You can truly pass hours at a time without any effort, customizing your character and building up levels.

It's fun to zoom in, but really, you play most of this game zoomed out so you get as much of the map on the screen as possible. The variety of weapons and spells keep things interesting. You could say that a downside is that the game is pretty straightforward and simple - but you really don't want a super-complex game for a handheld. That's what the big consoles are for. This hack and slash is sort of the 'gauntlet' for the PSP - run around alone or with friends, gain some levels, find some nifty cool weapons, and then hit SAVE when your bus gets to where it is going.

Highly recommended!

Not a bad launch title!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 40 / 53
Date: March 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Untold Legends is an RPG brought to us by Sony Online Entertainment, the same people that gave us Everquest, EQ2, and Star Wars Galaxies. While this game is not anywhere near as in depth as those games, it is a fun, light, roleplaying game, and the only one available at the launch of the PSP. It's really not even in the same vein as the afore-mentioned titles, and really owes a debt to Blizzard's Diablo line of games, as it plays nearly identical. Choose between 4 character classes, various modifications to appearance and skills, and off you go. The game offers quests and spells and dungeons to explore and equipment to loot and buy and sell, as well as providing fairly impressive graphics for a handheld game.

Untold Legends is a perfect RPG for people like me, with a little time to kill on the train ride home, or late at night in bed when you can't fall asleep.

Whole lotta gameplay, not much depth...but who cares?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: July 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For the most part, Untold Legends has gotten a bad rap from game review sites like Gamespot. Much of their beef has to do with the game's lack of depth...which is a valid criticism. So far I've played Untold Legends for a total of 12 hours and I can barely remember the names of important NPCs, locations or the types of quests I've been on.

But, really, I can say the same for games like Diablo 2 or Fate. . Untold Legends pretends to be one thing and one thing only - an unadulterated dungeon slog. You pick up some weapons and armor, a few power-ups, and go kill stuff. The plot is secondary, maybe even tertiary, to the fighting. And as far as the killing goes, there's plenty of it to do and Sony Online Entertainment makes sure its fun.

Yeah, Diablo 2 had some great cutscenes. I remember playing Diablo 2 just to GET to the next cutscene. You won't find that level of story depth here. The purpose of your quests are simply to get you to the next dungeon so you can kill stuff.

The game is structured much like Diablo. Town is where you go to buy, sell, get quests and receive rewards for a job well done. Most of your non-magical items like weapons and armour are "socketed", and you can enhance these weapons with runes, jewels or skulls to pump up your stats or get special abilities/attacks. Inventory is handled much like Diablo, but with much improvement. You needn't move stuff around just to get more space in your pack. The game handles that for you. Unlike Diablo, you don't have a stash. So saving multiple items that you can't use yet gets to be a pain.

Some pointers - (a) Save and save often. If you die, you go back to the beginning of the dungeon or quest, and lose all your loot and XP in the process. (b) Some bugs here and there. The one that really had me swearing was the "Return to Aven" bug, where the mini-disc just keeps spinning after choosing to return to town. Another reason to save like there's no tomorrow. (c) Any experienced gamer will tell you to NEVER ever barge into a room. Certainly true here. Its easy to get overwhelmed by multiple creatures, especially at the beginning of the game. (d) Don't get frustrated during the first few levels. The difficulty ramps up slowly. Provided some careful distribution of stat points and judicious attention paid to your armour/weapons, you'll be an effective bringer-of-death within short order.

This game really opened my eyes to the potential of the PSP. Lumines and Ridge Racer were wonderful games, but lately they've been boring me. Untold Legends brought new life to my PSP.

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.

Nifty RPG

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: March 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Granted I have only owned this game and the PSP for a little over 24 hours now but I can say that this is a decent RPG to sink your teeth into with your brand new PSP system. I like the controls; the joystick action is smooth and has an easy learning curve. The eye candy is nice and the game "feels" like it will last quite awhile. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is for the fact that I really dislike the dialogue screens when you are talking to NCP's. Your mileage may vary but I really hate this about handheld RPG's. Also I imagine I would give it 3 stars as other RPG's come out for this system but right now it's the only game in town and not too shabby. Oh yeah, I hate how the disks don't have a little protective door like 3.5 floppies have ergo the 3 stars for durability.

Diablo Light - Fun Without Getting Too Complex

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: October 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like Action RPGs, chances are you will enjoy this game. Brotherhood of the Blade gives you a Diablo-like perspective and game-play with out overwhelming options. You get the standard level points to distribute, and spell points to allocate between different spells and attributes (similar to the spell tree in Diablo II). Once you get used to the controls, the gameplay is pretty easy (although I have yet to master assigning different spells on the fly. You assign two spells at a time, but if you want to use a third spell...well, it takes a little manuvering, and when you're in a pinch, it's a little difficult). Overall, it's a fun game. And like all games of this type, it's even more fun to link up with other players for multiplayer action. Personally, I think this was probably the best launch title, or at least tied for first with Burnout Legends. Who knew launch titles could actually be good. Imagine what will come next.

Great Little Game- Read on

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

At first, I couldnt put this game down. at about level 21, (13 hours or so of gameplay) I am now getting a little bored with the storyline. Go find this, go kill this etc. I still enjoy it on lunch breaks from work or car rides etc. It's similar to Diablo or Baldars Gate. It's nothing new, but it is a great RPG for timekill etc. Fun for at least the first 13 hours or so. The game is also somewhat easy.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: December 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed this game. I am playing this game for a second time. Takes me months to beat, a real surprise since it was made for a portable system. I am not really into RPG's with the exception of the Star War's Knights or the Old Republic 1&2 and this game but I really enjoy this game. A great buy for anyone who owns a PSP. I even heard that they are making a second one for the PSP.

Forget Renting Just Buy It

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've rented this game twice and have dedicated a fair bit of time to it. From what I can tell on the Map I'm about half way complete.

This game has been very satisfying to play as an RPG. I was a little skeptical at first because the opening Prologue is reminiscent of the 1985 Nintendo era with still sketches, poor music, and mediocre scrolling text. After you get through a laughable Prologue the game play is quite good. Even though I've found games like Diablo II quite enjoyable, I usually stop 25% through because the job of finishing the game seems daunting due to missions being overly challenging, repetitive, or just too long.

Untold Legend focuses on things I like to do best; fight, improve my character, discover some unique items, complete missions in a reasonable amount of time, and I don't get lost or confused (too often). Unlike Diablo II, if you die in Untold Legends, you don't lose everything. You simply restart the level minus the experience, gold, and possessions you picked up between begining the level and being killed. You play from an overhead view (like Diablo II) and can zoom in on your character (although I rarely do).

I've been playing as a Knight, and am having so much fun that once I finish the game, I think I'll restart as a Berserker or alternate character class. I don't know if the story changes any dependant on character class but I believe your possessions change.

I also recommend playing with headphones on because the sound is quite decent and the PSP's internal speakers don't do it justice. Specifically, the sound of the "thwaps" as you run your blade through some nasties adds to the enjoyment and there's some good L/R panning depending on where characters are approaching from.

Untold Legends doesn't have the most stellar story, but the missions still satisfy and I'm committed to seeing it all the way through.

As a PSP title this game really shines due to the PSP's portability. I find I carry it with me, and if I'm waiting for something or someone, I'll flick it on and play a bit. Untold Legends let's you save wherever you are in the game, and because the PSP will power down into standby mode, the game goes "instant on" right where you last were once you turn it on again.

My one wish would have been to see some nice cut-scenes when you complete certain missions (Final Fantasy Style) but I guess there's only so much you can stick on those little UMD disks. I haven't tried Multiplayer Mode so I'm afraid I can't comment on playing as a team. My other beef is that sometimes when I restart the level, the Map orientation changes, and I'm left wondering which way is up. A compass that you could toggle on/off would be helpful in getting reoriented.

Very happy with the game. My recommendation is buy it!

Kevin

Good game for an untold story

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am a sucker for dungeon crawlers. The Dark Alliance and Champions of Norath games rank highly on my "favorite games" list so I have kept a keen eye on Untold Legends. I could not think of a better genre to help push me over the edge and pick up a PSP at launch. Now that the PSP is on retail shelves and the game is in my hands, I have to say I am satisfied with the purchase. However, while the game ultimately delivers on a number of levels, it does fall short in other areas that keep it from receiving a full recommendation.

As I mentioned, I am a sucker for this type of game so my tolerance for minor annoyances is much higher than others might be. I am able to look beyond the weak story, limited character classes, occasional graphical glitches and long load times. Why? Because the game is just damn fun to play. My wife has already instituted a "no PSP in bed" policy because of this game. I just cannot put it down and when a game has that type of effect on me, I feel it is worth the price of admission.

The thing that keeps me coming back for more is a well designed character advancement system. As your character advances in level, a skill tree expands allowing customization within the various classes. Some of the skills had minimal impact while others really made a difference. In addition, loot hounds will rejoice in the constant weapon and armor upgrades generated by the loot system. An easy augmentation system allows enhancements to be added to weapons and armor on the fly allowing you to add special abilities to that uber sword you just found,

Graphically, the game is fairly impressive. The zoomed out top-down view takes away from some of the finer details of the beasts however close examination reveals nicely detail monsters and environments. Sure, you will find the occasional seams in the environments but they didn't detract from the experience. Keeping in mind this is a launch title, I can't wait to see where things go from here.

At the end of the day, Untold Legends is a fun game that fills the action RPG genre adequately. I look forward to the next wave of titles in genre where developers may have more time to incorporate voice acting, more robust cities and more varied quests. Until then however, I'm content with the content Untold Legends has delivered for the PSP launch. Internet multiplayer would have been a blast, but instead we are limited to 4 player proximity games. One more item to add to the wish list for Untold Legends 2.

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