Din's Legacy

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Din's Legacy is a single player and multiplayer role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Soldak Entertainment and was released on August 28, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Din's Legacy" is an action RPG set in a fantasy world with mutating characters. As a Mutated, a being with Orc blood and elven characteristics, you must prove your worth to the world while battling mistrust and fear. With the trickster god Din as your ally, you'll set out to save the world in exchange for becoming one of his champions. Each victory comes with new mutations, making your journey unpredictable and challenging.

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Audience ScoreBased on 156 reviews

gameplay14 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The mutation system adds a unique and engaging layer to character building, allowing for diverse skill combinations and playstyles.
The game features a dynamic world with procedurally generated scenarios, ensuring that each playthrough feels fresh and unpredictable.
Despite its rough edges, the game offers a fun and addictive gameplay loop that appeals to fans of action RPGs.

The game suffers from frequent crashes and technical issues, which can significantly disrupt the gaming experience.
Many players find the graphics and UI to be dated and cluttered, making it difficult to navigate and enjoy the game fully.
The randomization of skills and classes can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences, as players may end up with unbalanced or undesirable character builds.

gameplay
70 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this title is characterized by its unique mechanics and deep customization options, offering a blend of addictive hack-and-slash action and emergent gameplay through procedural generation. While the graphics and UI may feel dated and cluttered, the game provides a rich experience with numerous classes, skills, and a mutation system that adds complexity. However, some players find the gameplay loop can become tedious and chaotic, with certain mechanics lacking meaningful impact, making it a mixed experience overall.
- “The game has plenty of interesting mechanics and unique progression that can provide hundreds of hours of entertainment.”
- “It's a bit rough around the edges and a little buggy but it's a very fun game with a solid foundation, interesting mechanics and can be enjoyed in bite-sized portions via some quick scenarios once you unlock them (10-25 minutes for the ones I found).”
- “Soldak games are about awesome gameplay and pushing the ARPG genre in interesting directions, and are always chaotic and quirky.”
- “The gameplay loop has been turned into yet another retread of the clan-based games like Zombasite and Drox, which have more recent iterations compared to the dungeon crawler, without really adding anything. The random maps become a confusing mass of enclaves, frenetic diplomatic popups, and so many modifiers and random events and items among all the map and visual clutter that it's a chore to navigate.”
- “The core gameplay loop of generating a region, having the monsters one-shot you until you manage to gear up and level up, and then sleepwalking through the rest of the level is more frustrating than satisfying.”
- “In addition to the core combat mechanic just not feeling right, the game continues to suffer from long-standing Soldak issues: an excruciating inventory management system, poorly designed UI screens, and a sense that this latest re-skinning is trying to squeeze too much out of old assets first used in Kivi's like two decades ago.”
graphics
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting that they are dated, simplistic, and occasionally marred by performance issues and graphical errors. While some appreciate the unique art style and improvements over previous titles, others find the visuals unappealing and reminiscent of older games. Overall, players suggest that despite the graphical shortcomings, the engaging gameplay and character customization can make for a rewarding experience if one can overlook the aesthetics.
- “If you love action RPGs but have held off on this because of the graphics/art style, buy it now.”
- “The game won't win any award for graphical design but it easily makes up for this with its dynamic world and stellar amount of character customization.”
- “For some people, including myself, it's a bit strange at first and I could see how many people would be turned away by the graphics, but if you can get past the graphical quality, there is an awesome game here.”
- “With the exception of zones containing a clan or dungeon interiors, every location is excessively hilly, at times even exposing gaps in textures or other graphical errors.”
- “The graphics and animations are definitely lower production quality, but I do think the gameplay makes up for it.”
- “Overall, the graphics are pretty poor, yet it seriously lags as if Unity was the game's engine.”
story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is largely criticized for its lack of depth and coherence, with many reviewers noting that it features minimal narrative elements and no engaging lore. Instead, the gameplay focuses on a dynamic, procedurally generated quest system that keeps players occupied with random objectives and emergent challenges, often leading to chaotic situations without a clear storyline. Overall, players seeking a rich narrative experience will likely be disappointed, as the game prioritizes action and quest mechanics over traditional storytelling.
- “You can use diplomacy to try to ally with these factions, or do quests for them. You can even adventure with their leader!”
- “They're making a kind of living world ARPG where the story is emergent, rather than pre-written.”
- “The gameplay revolves around solving quests as quickly as possible before the subjects of each quest cause more problems (and thus, more quests) to appear.”
- “There is no story whatsoever.”
- “The game has almost no story to speak of even if it was planned to have a bit more but it doesn't have much use in a game like this so it was simplified.”
- “If you're here for deep lore and a linear story to play through, you're out of luck.”
replayability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers exceptional replayability, driven by a vast array of builds, items, and skills that create unique experiences in each playthrough. Players can enjoy virtually limitless replay value, making it a compelling choice for those seeking a game they can return to repeatedly. Despite some criticisms regarding graphics and audio, the depth of customization and varied scenarios ensure that every session feels distinct.
- “All the different builds (mutations) could keep you going for many hours with tons of replayability.”
- “Between the hundreds of items, skills, and mutations played out in tens of scenarios among all of the other ARPG elements, you get a game with infinite replayability where every play genuinely feels different.”
- “If you don't mind the bad graphics by today's standards, subpar audio design, and pretty much bad presentation in general, you'll probably have a blast playing this when you get bored of finishing the stories of other ARPG Diablo-likes because this game has truly endless replayability.”
- “All in all, there is a ton of customization available which ensures very high levels of replayability.”
- “Replay value is virtually limitless, so it is something you can come back to over and over.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of *Din's Legacy* is widely criticized, with many players reporting significant performance issues and recommending that graphical settings be kept at standard to mitigate problems. Despite enjoying the game, users express frustration over its poor optimization, which detracts from the overall experience, especially after a recent patch that exacerbated these issues. Many hope for future updates to address the performance concerns.
- “Overall, Din's Legacy is a great game if you don't mind weird graphics, a slightly dated user interface, and some performance issues here and there. Remember to let your graphical options stay at the standard setting, as this game is badly optimized, which is its major flaw in my opinion.”
- “If they ever fix the performance issues, I will give a good review (waiting for a patch).”
- “Overall, Din's Legacy is a great game if you don't mind weird graphics, a slightly dated user interface, and some performance issues here and there - remember to let your graphical options at the standard setting, as this game is badly optimized (which is its major flaw in my opinion).”
- “No, seriously, how can a game with such poor performance get any positive review whatsoever?”
- “I hoped this was just a specific bug on my system or some obscure hardware/software combination, but it was even worse on an older machine with different components, and other reviewers mention performance issues as well.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has been praised for its epic tone, significantly improving upon previous installments, and is considered a highlight for ARPG fans. However, some players feel that the ambient music and monster sounds could be enhanced for a more immersive experience. Overall, the soundtrack contributes positively to the game's atmosphere.
- “I cannot recommend this more for ARPG lovers; it's a great game with an awesome soundtrack and many different items, skills, and classes.”
- “Sound is way, way better than before, and music has an epic tone that the previous games were somehow lacking.”
- “I feel it would be much more enjoyable if the monster sounds and the ambient music were better.”
- “The soundtrack is repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “The music doesn't fit the game's atmosphere, which detracts from the overall experience.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development in the game is praised for its engaging skill synergies and "mutations," which enhance the excitement of encounters. However, some users feel that while the concept is strong, it falls short of the depth expected from the series' history.
- “Good skill synergies, combined with mutations, make character development and monster encounters exciting.”
- “I do like the concept of character development in this game.”
- “It's a pity, because the deep character development looks interesting and has always been the strength of the series.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's stability is mixed; while some players find it largely bug-free and enjoyable, others report significant bugs and excessive visual clutter that detracts from the experience. Despite these issues, many appreciate the solid foundation and engaging mechanics.
- “The game is pretty much bug-free, which is always a huge plus.”
- “I haven't encountered any crashes or major glitches, making for a smooth experience.”
- “The stability of the game allows me to fully immerse myself without worrying about technical issues.”
- “As it is now, it seems buggy as hell and, worst of all, just has way too much visual clutter.”
- “It's a bit rough around the edges and a little buggy, but it's a very fun game with a solid foundation, interesting mechanics, and can be enjoyed in bite-sized portions via some quick scenarios once you unlock them (10-25 minutes for the ones I found).”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to its combination with damage scaling, which detracts from the overall enjoyment of the core gameplay.
- “Combined with damage scaling, this makes core gameplay tedious.”
- “The grinding feels endless and lacks meaningful rewards.”
- “Repetitive tasks with little variation make the experience frustrating.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is perceived as somewhat lacking, with players suggesting that the overly clean and low-poly graphics detract from the overall comedic effect. A shift to a pixel art style might enhance the humor by providing a more fitting aesthetic.