Battleheart Legacy
- October 10, 2019
- Mika Mobile, Inc.
- 14h median play time
Battleheart Legacy is a mobile-ported action RPG with strategic combat. Choose from 12 classes, build your character, and explore a rich, open world. Engage in fast-paced battles, using spells, abilities, and equipment to defeat your foes. Experience an immersive story with vibrant graphics and intuitive touch controls.
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and engaging RPG experience with a variety of classes and skills to mix and match, allowing for unique character builds.
- The graphics are appealing, and the controls are intuitive, making it easy to pick up and play.
- There are no in-app purchases, providing a complete gaming experience for a one-time purchase.
- The game suffers from bugs, particularly with the Charm spell, which can cause monsters to glitch and not provide XP or loot.
- There is a lack of quests and story content, leading to repetitive grinding in later levels.
- Some players experience crashes, especially when entering certain areas like the City Center, which disrupts gameplay.
- story214 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally criticized for being bland, short, and lacking depth, with many players expressing disappointment over the minimal narrative and quest options. While some appreciate the humor and character customization, the absence of a quest log and the prevalence of grinding detract from the overall experience, leaving players feeling unmotivated to continue. Overall, the story feels underdeveloped, with many calling for more quests and a richer narrative to enhance gameplay.
“I played it for 2 hours and loved every aspect from customizing the story to complete control of building the character.”
“The classes, skills, items, graphics, and story are all amazing!”
“This game has a fun story, witty banter, and fantastic smooth gameplay; I recommend it.”
“The only thing that disappointed me in this game is the story. It's random, really short, and I got bored. The developers seem lazy in creating a good story, and the map is really small. I wish they could add more map, new story adventures, and secret class jobs.”
“There are incomplete storylines making the game feel empty and boring at times.”
“The story is way too short and there are very few quests, which at some points cause huge money shortages and insane amounts of grinding.”
- graphics113 mentions
- 65 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their quality, charm, and artistic style, with many reviewers highlighting the cute, cartoonish visuals and impressive detail. While some users noted minor graphical glitches and suggested improvements, the overall consensus is that the graphics are well-executed and enhance the gameplay experience. Many players appreciate the blend of solid graphics with engaging mechanics, making it a standout title in the mobile RPG genre.
“Absolutely brilliant action RPG: solid combat mechanics, intuitive controls, and surprisingly good 3D graphics.”
“The graphics are gorgeous, and the character customization with classes and skills looks very fun.”
“Stunning graphics without being over the top, allowing a lot to happen on screen.”
“Some bugs remain unfixed (mainly graphics glitches), and what we really need is a sequel.”
“Good game but keeps crashing in city center and graphics need a little bit of polish, some parts just keep on flickering.. please fix these issues.”
“You have to do the same thing over and over and over; graphics are okay, I just don't see the hype.”
- gameplay101 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 34 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Battleheart is widely praised for its solid mechanics, intuitive controls, and engaging character customization, making it both accessible and enjoyable for players. While the graphics are noted as impressive, some users mention issues like repetitive gameplay and a lack of quests, which can lead to a grindy experience. Overall, the game offers a fun and addictive RPG experience, though it could benefit from deeper story elements and more varied content.
“Absolutely brilliant action RPG: solid combat mechanics, intuitive controls, and surprisingly good 3D graphics.”
“The gameplay is addictive, the character progression and skill systems are perfectly balanced to be simple enough for mobile but complex enough to be fun.”
“Super addictive gameplay and wonderful graphics make this game a joy to play.”
“Cons: sandbox gameplay, campaign can be cleared in a day, bland storyline, and once you killed the final boss that's it.”
“Gameplay is hard in the beginning and after a while of farming and getting gear it gets a little bit easy once your character is overpowered with legendary weapons and all.”
“Good combat mechanics but becomes repetitive for me.”
- replayability52 mentions
- 58 % positive mentions
- 37 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The game boasts high replayability, largely due to its diverse character classes, multi-classing options, and customizable skill sets, allowing players to experiment with different builds. While many users appreciate the replay value and engaging gameplay, some note that the story's linearity and limited content can diminish replay incentives after the initial playthrough. Overall, the game is praised for its addictive nature and extensive replay options, making it a favorite among players.
“High replayability due to the number of character classes and abilities.”
“Awesome and fun RPG, with lots of replay value.”
“Great game with endless replay value.”
“Spent about 20 hours playing, but the replay value wasn't enough to start a new game+.”
“Replayability is actually not the best as you can get all the skills at your second playthrough.”
“Temporarily fun... until you beat the story: almost no replay value due to the straight and narrow storyline, repetitive level grinding, and very little customization.”
- monetization42 mentions
- 52 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its monetization model, featuring no ads or in-app purchases, allowing players to enjoy a complete experience for a one-time upfront fee. Reviewers appreciate the absence of microtransactions and intrusive mechanics, highlighting the game's focus on fun and quality gameplay without the typical monetization pitfalls found in many mobile games. Overall, it is seen as a refreshing and honest approach to game pricing.
“No ads, no microtransactions, great controls, lots of classes and options.”
“Best of all, no in-app purchases.”
“No in-game purchases here!”
“A wonderful, honest, quality RPG with no BS microtransactions!”
“Complete, detailed, devoid of money grabbing in-app purchases.”
- grinding37 mentions
- 3 % positive mentions
- 3 % neutral mentions
- 95 % negative mentions
The game is widely regarded as overly grindy, with many players noting a lack of engaging quests and story progression, leading to repetitive gameplay. While some find the grinding enjoyable and necessary for character development, others express frustration with the tedious nature of farming and the limited variety in quests. Overall, the consensus suggests that while the game has potential, it suffers from an excessive focus on grinding at the expense of narrative depth and quest diversity.
“Great game by Mika Mobile! You need to grind hard in order to defeat the final boss and the three mini-bosses before him, making the grinding feel purposeful and rewarding.”
“There's next to no story, tons of dead ends, and lots of grinding.”
“The story is way too short and there are very few quests which in some points cause huge money shortages and insane amounts of grinding.”
“The game has so much potential, but because it lacks any storyline after a couple of hours, there's not going to be anything new for you to do other than the repeatable dungeons and grinding for the sake of grinding.”
- humor20 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its quirky and satirical humor, which enhances the overall experience and keeps players engaged. While it may lack a deep storyline, the humorous dialogue and interactions with NPCs provide plenty of laughs, making it addictive and enjoyable. Players appreciate the blend of cute and dark humor, alongside engaging combat and replayability.
“It successfully simplifies an RPG while giving tons of replay content with choice and consequences and satirical humor.”
“Add a story that leaves you laughing (it's really funny actually) and you're going to have trouble putting it down.”
“Battleheart: Legacy is my favorite phone game; it is deceptively simple, cute with an often dark sense of humor, addictive, and most importantly just plain fun!”
- music16 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its charm and quality, complementing the appealing graphics and gameplay. However, some users report issues with sound bugs and inconsistencies in the soundtrack, with certain tracks feeling subpar or out of place. Overall, the music contributes positively to the game's atmosphere, though technical glitches detract from the experience for some players.
“Mika mobile made an outstanding game, with cool music, great combat, and cute art styles.”
“Intuitive controls, great dialogue, interesting story that's not too in-your-face, good for several distinct playthroughs, surprisingly deep RPG elements, charming soundtrack, ageless art style.”
“Great game, great graphics, and great music.”
“Resets sound effects and music to maximum volume every time the game starts, and sometimes when leaving a zone.”
“Also, the soundtrack is subpar in areas and strange.”
“Some places it sounds like weird Indian music, and being an audio mastering engineer, the quality is lacking.”
- stability14 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 7 % neutral mentions
- 64 % negative mentions
The stability of the game is inconsistent, with some users reporting frequent glitches, crashes, and freezing, particularly when accessing specific areas like the city center and coliseum. However, others have experienced smooth performance on various devices, indicating that while some players face significant issues, others enjoy a stable gameplay experience. Overall, the presence of unresolved bugs and performance problems suggests that potential buyers should exercise caution.
“It runs great on my LG Q7+.”
“Runs great on my S5, with a really high frame rate too.”
“Very fun game, runs great, never had an issue; I just wish they would add to it... maybe some new lands to explore.”
“It is a buggy mess in some places, and other reviewers have shown their grief.”
“Now it freezes every time I try and go to the coliseum.”
“I would suggest not to buy it right now because of constant freezes and force closing, especially when trying to get to the city center.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while combat is fast and immersive on mobile, users report issues with the shop interface and a lack of features like Google Games integration and cloud saving, particularly on Android. Despite these drawbacks, many players appreciate the smooth performance and express a desire for additional content and improved questing mechanics.
“Combat is fast, immersive, and optimized for mobile.”
“This is a great addition to the series and it runs smoothly.”
“Works great...runs smoothly...I want more please make some add-on content.”
“The shop for equipment isn't optimized well either.”
“However, this is a poor Android port; there is no Google Games integration, no cloud save, and the game seems unoptimized for Android.”
- character development5 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The character development system is praised for its depth and variety, offering numerous options that enhance gameplay and storytelling. Players find it easy and enjoyable to create multi-class characters, contributing to a rich and engaging experience. Overall, the character development aspect is considered a standout feature of the game.
“The character development system is deep.”
“Character development is easy and fun, and the multi-class characters are a fantastic feature.”
“Lots of character development options and a fun storyline.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players express a strong emotional connection to the game, feeling invested in their responses to situations and developing attachments to specific characters. This depth of engagement enhances the overall gaming experience.
“I find myself caring about the way I respond to certain situations and even being emotionally attached to certain characters.”
“The game made me feel a deep connection to the story, and I was genuinely moved by the characters' journeys.”
“I was surprised by how much the game affected me emotionally; it really made me reflect on my own experiences.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game evokes a nostalgic feel reminiscent of the Final Fantasy series, which many players view positively.
“The atmosphere reminds me of Final Fantasy, which is certainly not a bad thing.”
“The game's ambiance is incredibly immersive, drawing you into its world.”
“Every sound and visual detail contributes to a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere.”