Sword Coast Legends
End of Life: July 25, 2018
RPG, fantasy, isometric view, Dungeons & Dragons, classic RPG, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
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A classic cRPG based on the fifth edition of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop system. The game was created by Digital Extremes, a seasoned developer, under the auspices of Wizards of the Coast. The game is based on the titular Sword Coast universe, known to PC players from e.g. the legendary Baldur’s Gate.
Sword Coast Legends is a classic-style RPG based on the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons system. Studios Digital Extremes and n-Space developed the production, whereas Dan Tudge, who was previously an executive producer on Dragon Age: Origins, supervised the project. Wizards of the Coast, the publisher of D & D, oversaw the entire venture.
A fundamental part of Sword Coast Legends is the role-playing campaign for individual players. The story takes place in a fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms, in the region called the Sword Coast. This is the area featured in series such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, but shown over a hundred years later.
In terms of gameplay mechanics, the game bears more resemblance to the latter of these series – the world is presented in three dimensions, with the option to freely manipulate the camera. We fight in real time, but nothing prevents us from using active pause to calmly think through the commands for the team (which consists of up to four characters). We start the game by creating our own hero, choosing one of the five races and six classes taken straight from to the fifth-edition manual of Dungeons & Dragons.
The game provides the option to play the story campaign in cooperation with three other people or take part in separate adventures in Dungeon Master mode for up to five players. In this mode, four participants assume the roles of heroes, while the fifth oversees their actions as the Dungeon Master. He or she can place traps and additional opponents on the team’s path, but also stage NPC encounters and enrich the locations with hidden areas. Developers have prepared a set of ready-to-use scenarios (which can be adjusted by the Dungeon Master before the adventure begins), as well as a powerful, yet user-friendly editor that allows you to create your own adventures or even entire campaigns from scratch.
In terms of the quality of visuals, Sword Coast Legends does not stand out too much from other classic 3D RPGs released during roughly the same period (e.g. Divinity: Original Sin). The graphics don’t provide a breathtaking level of detail, but they are aesthetic and atmospheric.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
Last Update: November 20, 2015
Sword Coast Legends Game Guide
The guide to the Sword Coast Legends game contains a detailed walkthrough for the game and a full set of advices that will help you in completing the title in one hundred percent.
Videos and Screens
[1:48] Sword Coast Legends trailer #2
[12:08] Sword Coast Legends Campaign Creation - gameplay with dev commentary
Sword Coast Legends Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows October 20, 2015 July 25, 2018 (EOL)
PlayStation 4 July 19, 2016 July 25, 2018 (EOL)
Xbox One July 19, 2016 July 25, 2018 (EOL)
Developer: Digital Extremes
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Sword Coast Legends System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 GHz/AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9800 GT/Radeon HD 4850 or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows Vista 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760/Radeon R9 270X or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Sword Coast Legends got the second big update – introduced a new sub-race, deity, loot system, and more
Sword Coast Legends got bigger thanks to the recently released Community Pack II. This brings about a new sub-race, diety, loot system, and other features
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December 9, 2015
Sword Coast Legends is out on PC, arriving to consoles early 2016
Sword Coast Legends is now out on PC. This new game based on Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying system and the Forgotten Realms universe features a story campaign as well as multiplayer Dungeon Master Mode. PS4 and XONE versions
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October 20, 2015
Sword Coast Legends – Focus on Story Campaign and Other News
We learned some interesting facts about this classic RPG from n-Space and Digital Extremes
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Christopher Mysiak
April 14, 2015