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The Dark Legions

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85%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
85% User Score Based on 93 reviews

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The Dark Legions is a single player real-time strategy game with medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Mascot Entertainment and was released on July 8, 2016. It received positive reviews from players.

The Dark Legions is a 3d real-time strategy game in the medieval ages. You can command your army and build your empire through story driven missions. Or you can prove your strength against computer players, on randomly generated missions.

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85%Audience ScoreBased on 93 reviews
atmosphere2 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Strong nostalgic value for players familiar with classic RTS games, evoking fond childhood memories.
  • Simple and traditional RTS gameplay with a decent storyline and campaign length offering hours of playtime.
  • Affordable price point makes it an easy recommendation for those interested in older RTS titles or casual play.
  • The game suffers from clunky pathfinding and unit AI issues, sometimes frustrating control and combat.
  • Frequent crashing and stability problems reported, especially during later campaign missions.
  • Lacks certain modern features like multiplayer and voice acting, and has outdated graphics and UI design.

  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game's story is engaging and a key reason players complete it, offering around 20+ hours of content across 12 campaign missions plus bonus challenges. While the storyline is relatively simple, it is well-paced and paired with long, occasionally challenging missions. Additional bonus content in the campaign adds depth, making the narrative experience worthwhile.

    • “Awesome 20+ hrs story (or maybe even more if you take your time), with a few challenging bonus missions. For new players, it's advised to complete the story mode first.”
    • “Storyline was good and is the reason I finished the game.”
    • “This newer version contains some bonus content in the story campaign which was hinted at in the credits.”
    • “The storyline is simple and only adequate for a game.”
    • “The story campaign contains some bonus content that was only hinted at in the credits.”
    • “There are only 12 campaign missions and a few single missions, making the story content somewhat limited.”

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The graphics are considered outdated and subpar, especially by modern standards, with dated visuals, poor animations, and an unattractive UI design. While they may have been acceptable for the game's original release period, many users find them lacking and unimpressive compared to contemporary titles.

    • “The game is worth the try because it has a nice story, gameplay and aesthetics.”
    • “Read up on the dev and understand he created this game just for himself way back in the day, so for that day and age these graphics hold up very well considering we have had how many OS upgrades?”
    • “Standard RTS gameplay with visuals that probably should've looked better for 2004.”
    • “The wonky animations and graphics work for Warcraft, but just make this game look ugly.”
    • “Awful fonts, bad graphics, absolutely tasteless UI design.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -34% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a standard RTS experience with an engaging story but is somewhat hampered by clunky animations and limited variety in buildings and units. Additionally, the visuals feel dated for its 2004 release.

    • “The game is worth the try because it has a nice story, gameplay, and aesthetics.”
    • “Standard RTS gameplay with visuals that probably should've looked better for 2004.”
    • “Gameplay is a bit clunky (animations are rendered at low FPS) and there are not many buildings or units to choose from.”
    • “Standard RTS gameplay with visuals that probably should have looked better for 2004.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is deeply immersive and effectively conveys a sense of dread, despite lacking a soundtrack or voicelines. This minimalist approach enhances the mood, creating a compelling and memorable experience.

    • “The atmospheric demo from the early 2000s led me here.”
    • “The atmosphere is deep and immersive.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game features no soundtrack or voicelines, which some users feel effectively enhances its dread and atmosphere, though it may also reflect budget limitations.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game is simple and visually appealing but suffers from frequent bugs, impacting its overall stability.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is perceived as forced and unoriginal, with some users feeling it unsuccessfully tries to emulate Warcraft 3's style.

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The Dark Legions is a real-time strategy game with medieval and historical themes. Common tags for The Dark Legions include indie and trading.

The Dark Legions is available on PC and Windows.

The Dark Legions was released on July 8, 2016.

The Dark Legions was developed by Mascot Entertainment.

The Dark Legions has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Dark Legions for its atmosphere but disliked it for its story.

The Dark Legions is a single player game.

Similar games include Age of Empires Definitive Edition, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Warlords Battlecry III, Stronghold Crusader 2, Age of Empires III and others.