Ancestors Legacy

Critic reviews

• GGamezebo

  Maria Alexander · Aug 24, 2020

  7.0

  Ultimately this isn’t the best way to play the game by any stretch – it’s almost unintelligible at times when played in handheld on Switch – but for those who are looking for a sometimes intimidatingly deep single player strategy experience on the console it’s hard to find much better out there than Ancestor’s Legacy.

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• PNPure Nintendo

  Heath Shusterman-Zimmerman · Jul 10, 2020

  8.0

  While Ancestors Legacy might not live up to every expectation, it still is a good real-time strategy game. With an interesting story, great battles, and diverse levels, gamers looking for a solid RTS on the Switch should undoubtedly check out Ancestors Legacy.

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• MMMORPG

  Mike BC · Jul 08, 2020

  5.0

  I wish I could recommend Ancestors Legacy to Switch players.  I wish I could say I had an amazing time and couldn’t put it down.  Unfortunately, I mostly just wish I had played it on PC.  As my brother told me, “not every game belongs on the Switch.”  I suppose he was right.

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• NWNintendo World Report

  John Rairdin · Jun 23, 2020

  8.0

  Ancestors Legacy is a title I’d love to see a follow up of on Switch. It places the groundwork for a legitimately great RTS implementation on consoles while lacking in a few key areas. The removal of multiplayer certainly hurts it’s long term appeal but the variety of single player options help to make up for it.

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• WWccftech.com

  Chris Wray · Oct 27, 2019

  7.5

  Ancestors Legacy is a genuinely good console strategy title, with Destructive Creations having ported the game over well with improvements to UI and controls to make it as playable as possible on a gamepad. As for the game itself, while simplistic compared to other strategy titles, it offers a great jumping-in point for those new to the genre. Even those familiar will find something enjoyable within, with a well-balanced (albeit small) roster of factions supports a strong multiplayer, even a decent, albeit repetitive campaign.

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• DDarkstation

  Ed Bobincheck · Oct 02, 2019

  4.0

  Ancestors Legacy felt too much like a chore to play. Saying this doesn’t bring me any joy because the Middle Ages setting and the presented factions were actually cool. The idea to make a history-based, story-driven RTS title with dynamic features could have been great, but all these sides didn’t mesh well here. I really wanted to get into the gameplay, but the best I could muster was excitement for engaging cutscenes and disturbingly alluring images.

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