Minecraft Legends

Minecraft Legends is a 2023 real-time action-strategy[1][2][3] video game developed by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive and published by Xbox Game Studios. A spin off of the 2011 sandbox game Minecraft, it was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 18, 2023. The game received mixed reviews from critics.

Minecraft Legends
Official cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Xbox Game Studios
SeriesMinecraft
Platform(s)
ReleaseApril 18, 2023
Genre(s)Action, strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Minecraft Legends is an action strategy video game that has strategic elements at its core, with mechanics inspired by action games. It is explored from a third-person perspective. The game features both cooperative and competitive multiplayer.[4] It also has a PvP mode that allows players to compete with each other.

Plot

Minecraft Legends takes place in the Minecraft universe during a war between the Overworld and the piglins from the Nether. The game begins with the player mining in a cave, then they are greeted by 3 people: Action, Knowledge, and Foresight. They persuade the player to help them after their world after a war breaks out between the Nether and the Overworld. The player is then transported to the world. After completing a tutorial, the player must save a few villages being invaded by piglins. Then, the player has to destroy 3 nether outposts that are preparing to invade a village. After that, the player must destroy a total of 9 portals from 3 different sections of the world, "Horde of the Spore," "Horde of the Hunt," and "Horde of the Bastion." Each section with their respective bosses that the player must defeat, "The Devourer" from "Horde of the Spore," "The Beast" from "Horde of the Hunt," and "The Unbreakable" from "Horde of the Bastion." Once the player destroys all of the portals and all of the bosses, the player must fight, "The Great Hog." "The Great Hog" is the final boss of the game. Once the player defeats The Great Hog, there is a big celebration in the Overworld over their win over the piglins.

Development

Minecraft Legends began development in 2018. The game was announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12, 2022.[5] After the show, a trailer on the Minecraft YouTube channel confirmed additional platforms.[6] It is developed by series creators Mojang Studios in collaboration with Blackbird Interactive, a team founded by former Relic Entertainment employees, who are best known for developing the real-time strategy video game series Homeworld.[7]

Legends was released on April 18, 2023.[8]

Reception

Minecraft Legends received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[9][10]

References
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