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| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]
| released = '''Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux'''<br/>October 20, 2015<br/>'''PlayStation 4, Xbox One'''<br/>July 19, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-now-console|title=Sword Coast Legends now on Console! - Sword Coast Legends|website=swordcoast.com|access-date=August 5, 2016|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235213/https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-now-console|url-status=live}}</ref>
| released = '''Windows''', '''OS X''', '''Linux'''<br/>October 20, 2015<br/>'''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One'''<br/>July 19, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-now-console|title=Sword Coast Legends now on Console!|date=July 19, 2016|website=Sword Coast Legends|publisher=[[Digital Extremes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235213/https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-now-console|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]]
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The game is an [[action role-playing video game]] set within the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' universe. It features typical races and classes of the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/12/sword-coast-legends-dd-pc-rpg/|title=Sword Coast Legends may be the D&D game you've been waiting for|first=Stephany|last=Nunneley|work=[[VG247]]|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2015|archive-date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705075433/http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/12/sword-coast-legends-dd-pc-rpg/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game is set in the fictional [[Sword Coast]] region of the continent Faerûn on the planet [[Abeir-Toril|Toril]]. Graphics are in 3D. One addition to the game is that it allows players to be a "dungeon master" (or DM), as in the tabletop version of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-is-a-dd-rpg-due-later-this-year/|title=Sword Coast Legends is a D&D RPG due later this year|first=Phil|last=Savage|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620140814/http://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-is-a-dd-rpg-due-later-this-year/|url-status=live}}</ref> It features single-player and [[Cooperative video game|co-operative multiplayer]] modes. The game is available on several platforms including [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]]. It was released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/09/sword-coast-legends-pc-release-date-confirmed-consoles-versions-coming-soon|title=Sword Coat Legends PC Release Date Confirmed, Console Version Coming Soon|first=Vikki|last=Blake|work=[[IGN]]|date=June 9, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620141532/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/09/sword-coast-legends-pc-release-date-confirmed-consoles-versions-coming-soon|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was directed by Dan Tudge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-09-d-and-d-adventure-sword-coast-legends-gets-release-date-console-versions|title=D&D adventure Sword Coast Legends gets release date, console versions|first=Robert|last=Purchese|work=[[Eurogamer]]|date=June 9, 2015|access-date=June 20, 2015|archive-date=June 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609184140/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-09-d-and-d-adventure-sword-coast-legends-gets-release-date-console-versions|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Inon Zur]], who previously led the music development of ''Dragon Age: Origins'' and ''[[Fallout 3]]'', composed, produced, and conducted all the music for the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-composer-inon-zur-has-a-new-game-inspired-album-on-the-way/|title=Dragon Age composer Inon Zur has a new "game inspired" album on the way|first=Andy|last=Chalk|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2015|archive-date=July 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724120021/http://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-composer-inon-zur-has-a-new-game-inspired-album-on-the-way/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music was performed by the [[City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra]].
The game is an [[action role-playing video game]] set within the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' universe. It features typical races and classes of the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/sword-coast-legends-dd-pc-rpg|title=Sword Coast Legends may be the D&D game you've been waiting for|first=Stephany|last=Nunneley-Jackson|date=February 12, 2015|website=[[VG247]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707010623/https://www.vg247.com/sword-coast-legends-dd-pc-rpg|archive-date=July 7, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> The game is set in the fictional [[Sword Coast]] region of the continent Faerûn on the planet [[Abeir-Toril|Toril]]. Graphics are in 3D. One addition to the game is that it allows players to be a "dungeon master" (or DM), as in the tabletop version of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-is-a-dd-rpg-due-later-this-year/|title=Sword Coast Legends is a D&D RPG due later this year|first=Phil|last=Savage|date=February 12, 2015|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160752/https://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-is-a-dd-rpg-due-later-this-year/|archive-date=December 24, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> It features single-player and [[Cooperative video game|co-operative multiplayer]] modes. The game is available on several platforms including [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]]. It was released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/09/sword-coast-legends-pc-release-date-confirmed-consoles-versions-coming-soon|title=Sword Coast Legends PC Release Date Confirmed, Console Version Coming Soon|first=Vikki|last=Blake|date=June 9, 2015|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418153425/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/09/sword-coast-legends-pc-release-date-confirmed-consoles-versions-coming-soon|archive-date=April 18, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> The game was directed by Dan Tudge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/d-and-d-adventure-sword-coast-legends-gets-release-date-console-versions|title=D&D adventure Sword Coast Legends gets release date, console versions|first=Robert|last=Purchese|date=June 9, 2015|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=Gamer Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016072907/https://www.eurogamer.net/d-and-d-adventure-sword-coast-legends-gets-release-date-console-versions|archive-date=October 16, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> [[Inon Zur]], who previously led the music development of ''Dragon Age: Origins'' and ''[[Fallout 3]]'', composed, produced, and conducted all the music for the game.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-composer-inon-zur-has-a-new-game-inspired-album-on-the-way/|title=Dragon Age composer Inon Zur has a new "game inspired" album on the way|first=Andy|last=Chalk|date=July 23, 2015|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606031421/https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-composer-inon-zur-has-a-new-game-inspired-album-on-the-way/|archive-date=June 6, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> The music was performed by the [[City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra]].


==Development==
==Development==
The game was developed by [[n-Space]], in collaboration with [[Digital Extremes]], and was released worldwide on October 20, 2015 for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], and [[Linux]], with [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]] versions coming out in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vg247.com/2015/09/22/sword-coast-legends-delayed-by-a-week-console-versions-pushed-into-2016|title=Sword Coast Legends delayed by a few weeks, console versions pushed into 2016|first=Stephany|last=Nunneley|work=[[VG247]]|date=September 22, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923144322/http://www.vg247.com/2015/09/22/sword-coast-legends-delayed-by-a-week-console-versions-pushed-into-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> It would be n-Space's last project before they closed in 2016.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} On December 11, 2017, it was announced via social media that Sword Coast Legends would no longer be available for retail after December 31, 2017, but that their servers would remain operational "for the foreseeable future."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-last-chance-sale|title=Sword Coast Legends Last Chance Sale|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212140754/https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-last-chance-sale|url-status=live}}</ref> The servers were closed on July 25, 2018 and the game can now be played only offline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/325600/discussions/0/1694922526903300340/|title=Servers Closing for Sword Coast Legends :: Sword Coast Legends General Discussions|website=steamcommunity.com|access-date=August 10, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031194935/https://steamcommunity.com/app/325600/discussions/0/1694922526903300340/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The game was developed by [[n-Space]], in collaboration with [[Digital Extremes]], and was released worldwide on October 20, 2015 for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], and [[Linux]], with [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]] versions coming out in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/sword-coast-legends-delayed-by-a-week-console-versions-pushed-into-2016|title=Sword Coast Legends delayed by a few weeks, console versions pushed into 2016|first=Stephany|last=Nunneley-Jackson|date=September 22, 2015|website=VG247|publisher=Gamer Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205022307/https://www.vg247.com/sword-coast-legends-delayed-by-a-week-console-versions-pushed-into-2016|archive-date=December 5, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> It would be n-Space's last project before they closed in 2016.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} On December 11, 2017, it was announced via social media that Sword Coast Legends would no longer be available for retail after December 31, 2017, but that their servers would remain operational "for the foreseeable future."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-last-chance-sale|title=Sword Coast Legends Last Chance Sale|date=December 11, 2017|website=Sword Coast Legends|publisher=Digital Extremes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212140754/https://swordcoast.com/content/sword-coast-legends-last-chance-sale|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref> The servers were closed on July 25, 2018 and the game can now be played only offline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/325600/discussions/0/1694922526903300340/|title=Servers Closing for Sword Coast Legends :: Sword Coast Legends General Discussions|date=May 25, 2018|website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]]|publisher=[[Valve Corporation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202231727/https://steamcommunity.com/app/325600/discussions/0/1694922526903300340/|archive-date=December 2, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| MC = PC: 61/100<ref name="MC_PC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sword-coast-legends |title=Sword Coast Legends for PC Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728163547/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sword-coast-legends |url-status=live }}</ref><br />PS4: 51/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/sword-coast-legends |title=Sword Coast Legends for PlayStation 4 Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728203624/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/sword-coast-legends |url-status=live }}</ref><br />XONE: 58/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/sword-coast-legends |title=Sword Coast Legends for Xbox One Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224055257/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/sword-coast-legends |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC = (PC) 61/100<ref name="MC_PC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sword-coast-legends/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (PC)|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323154131/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sword-coast-legends|archive-date=March 23, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref><br /> (XOne) 58/100<ref name="MC_XONE">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sword-coast-legends/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (XOne)|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022150545/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/sword-coast-legends|archive-date=October 22, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref><br />(PS4) 51/100<ref name="MC_PS4">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sword-coast-legends/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (PS4)|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022153606/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/sword-coast-legends|archive-date=October 22, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| IGN = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Leif |title=Sword Coast Legends Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review |website=[[IGN]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204043816/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| PCGUS = 55/100<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Angus |title=Sword Coast Legends review |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/ |website=[[PC Gamer]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625005625/https://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Destruct = (PC) 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-sword-coast-legends/|title=Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC)|first=Zack|last=Furniss|date=October 31, 2015|website=[[Destructoid]]|publisher=[[Gamurs]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819195933/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-sword-coast-legends/|archive-date=August 19, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| VB = 65/100<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jason |title=Sword Coast Legends isn't last generation's D&D — and that's sometimes a bad thing |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/19/sword-coast-legends-review/ |website=[[VentureBeat]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906124439/https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/19/sword-coast-legends-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = (PC) 6.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/sword_coast_legends/b/pc/archive/2015/11/02/failing-to-roll-a-critical-strike.aspx|title=Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)|first=Daniel|last=Tack|date=November 2, 2015|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameStop]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519010431/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/sword_coast_legends/b/pc/archive/2015/11/02/failing-to-roll-a-critical-strike.aspx|archive-date=May 19, 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
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| GameRev = (PC) 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/69294-sword-coast-legends-review|title=Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)|first=Nicholas|last=Tan|date=October 23, 2015|website=[[GameRevolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824232814/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/69294-sword-coast-legends-review|archive-date=August 24, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| GI = 6.75/100<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Tack |first1=Daniel |title=Sword Coast Legends - Failing To Roll A Critical Strike |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/sword_coast_legends/b/pc/archive/2015/11/02/failing-to-roll-a-critical-strike.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griliopoulus |first1=Dan |title=Sword Coast Legends Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sword-coast-legends-review/1900-6416298/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906124439/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sword-coast-legends-review/1900-6416298/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot = (PC) 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sword-coast-legends-review/1900-6416298/|title=Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)|first=Dan|last=Griliopoulos|date=November 5, 2015|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119114652/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sword-coast-legends-review/1900-6416298/|archive-date=January 19, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| Destruct = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Furniss |first1=Zack |title=Review: Sword Coast Legends |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-sword-coast-legends/ |website=[[Destructoid]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906124443/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-sword-coast-legends/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| HCG = (PC) 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-sword-coast-legends/172818/|title=Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC)|first=Bradly|last=Halestorm|date=October 20, 2015|magazine=Hardcore Gamer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723163309/https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-sword-coast-legends/172818/|archive-date=July 23, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>
| CGM = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Messner |first1=Steven |title=Sword Coast Legends (PC) Review |url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/sword-coast-legends-pc-review/ |website=[[Computer Games Magazine]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906125941/https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/sword-coast-legends-pc-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN = (PC) 5.5/10<ref name="IGNReview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review|title=Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)|first=Leif|last=Johnson|date=October 27, 2015|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802153358/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review|archive-date=August 2, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| OPMUK = (PS4) 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sword Coast Legends|magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK]]|publisher=Future plc|date=October 2016|page=94}}</ref>
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| GameRev = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Nicholas |title=Sword Coast Legends Review |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/69294-sword-coast-legends-review#/slide/1 |website=[[GameRevolution]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906124439/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/69294-sword-coast-legends-review#/slide/1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| RPG = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sword Coast Legends Review {{!}} Aces high |url=https://archive.rpgamer.com/games/dnd/sclegends/reviews/sclegendsstrev1.html |website=RPGamer |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906124439/https://archive.rpgamer.com/games/dnd/sclegends/reviews/sclegendsstrev1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| PCGUK = (PC) 55%<ref name="PCGUKReview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/|title=Sword Coast Legends review|first=Angus|last=Morrison|date=October 23, 2015|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330093021/https://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| RPG = (PC) 1.5/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.rpgamer.com/games/dnd/sclegends/reviews/sclegendsstrev1.html|title=Sword Coast Legends - Review (PC)|first=Scott|last=Wachter|date=January 27, 2017|website=RPGamer|publisher=CraveOnline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130133501/https://www.rpgamer.com/games/dnd/sclegends/reviews/sclegendsstrev1.html|archive-date=January 30, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| VB = (PC) 65/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/sword-coast-legends-review/|title=Sword Coast Legends isn't last generation's D&D — and that's sometimes a bad thing (PC)|first=Jason|last=Wilson|date=October 19, 2015|website=[[VentureBeat]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416161946/https://venturebeat.com/games/sword-coast-legends-review/|archive-date=April 16, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]''
| rev1Score = (PC) {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Escapist">{{cite web|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/sword-coast-legends-review-no-critical-hit/|title=Sword Coast Legends Review - No Critical Hit (PC)|first=John|last=Keefer|date=October 26, 2015|website=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|publisher=Gamurs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027134731/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/14854-Sword-Coast-Legends-Brings-Rejuvenation-of-D-D-License|archive-date=October 27, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev2Score = (PC) {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Slant">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/games/sword-coast-legends/|title=Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC)|first=Alexander|last=Chatziioannou|date=October 27, 2015|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129025944/https://www.slantmagazine.com/games/sword-coast-legends/|archive-date=November 29, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>
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The game was met with a mixed critical reception upon release. Aggregating review website [[Metacritic]] gave the Microsoft Windows version 61/100 based on 39 reviews.<ref name="MC_PC" /> ''[[PC Gamer]]'' awarded it a score of 55%, calling it "A straightforward cliché that feels out of place in the new wave of cRPGs."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/|title=Sword Coast Legends review|website=[[PC Gamer]]|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=October 24, 2015|archive-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024172407/http://www.pcgamer.com/sword-coast-legends-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying "Poor creation tools and an aversion to genuine, interesting decision-making keep Sword Coast Legends from succeeding."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review|title=Sword Coast Legends Review|date=October 27, 2015|website=IGN|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235250/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/28/sword-coast-legends-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC_PC" /><ref name="MC_XONE" /><ref name="MC_PS4" /> ''[[PC Gamer]]'' called it "A straightforward cliché that feels out of place in the new wave of cRPGs."<ref name="PCGUKReview" /> ''[[IGN]]'' said, "Poor creation tools and an aversion to genuine, interesting decision-making keep Sword Coast Legends from succeeding."<ref name="IGNReview" />

''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' gave the PC version three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "a comfortable return to the ''D&D'' rules and universe, but oversimplified combat and a repetitive feel to dungeons and quests keep this game from being great."<ref name="Escapist" /> However, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "The campaign provided with the package, predictably for a title whose main focus is its editor, remains serviceable but fails to impress."<ref name="Slant" /> ''The Digital Fix'' gave the Xbox One version five out of ten, calling it "a game that loses your interest purely down to the fact that by the time the next map has loaded you've pretty much forgotten why you went there."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/3710/sword-coast-legends.html|title=Sword Coast Legends (XOne)|first=Peter|last=Taylor|date=August 31, 2016|website=The Digital Fix|publisher=Poisonous Monkey Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901145540/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/3710/sword-coast-legends.html|archive-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

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Sword Coast Legends
Developer(s)n-Space
Digital Extremes
Publisher(s)Digital Extremes
Director(s)Dan Tudge
Composer(s)Inon Zur
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
ReleaseWindows, OS X, Linux
October 20, 2015
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
July 19, 2016[1]
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sword Coast Legends is a 2015 action role-playing game. The game is set within the universe of Forgotten Realms, a campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons.

Gameplay

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The game is an action role-playing video game set within the Dungeons & Dragons universe. It features typical races and classes of the Forgotten Realms setting.[2] The game is set in the fictional Sword Coast region of the continent Faerûn on the planet Toril. Graphics are in 3D. One addition to the game is that it allows players to be a "dungeon master" (or DM), as in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons.[3] It features single-player and co-operative multiplayer modes. The game is available on several platforms including Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was released in 2015.[4] The game was directed by Dan Tudge.[5] Inon Zur, who previously led the music development of Dragon Age: Origins and Fallout 3, composed, produced, and conducted all the music for the game.[6] The music was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Development

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The game was developed by n-Space, in collaboration with Digital Extremes, and was released worldwide on October 20, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, with PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions coming out in 2016.[7] It would be n-Space's last project before they closed in 2016.[citation needed] On December 11, 2017, it was announced via social media that Sword Coast Legends would no longer be available for retail after December 31, 2017, but that their servers would remain operational "for the foreseeable future."[8] The servers were closed on July 25, 2018 and the game can now be played only offline.[9]

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[10][11][12] PC Gamer called it "A straightforward cliché that feels out of place in the new wave of cRPGs."[20] IGN said, "Poor creation tools and an aversion to genuine, interesting decision-making keep Sword Coast Legends from succeeding."[18]

The Escapist gave the PC version three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "a comfortable return to the D&D rules and universe, but oversimplified combat and a repetitive feel to dungeons and quests keep this game from being great."[23] However, Slant Magazine gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "The campaign provided with the package, predictably for a title whose main focus is its editor, remains serviceable but fails to impress."[24] The Digital Fix gave the Xbox One version five out of ten, calling it "a game that loses your interest purely down to the fact that by the time the next map has loaded you've pretty much forgotten why you went there."[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Sword Coast Legends now on Console!". Sword Coast Legends. Digital Extremes. July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany (February 12, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends may be the D&D game you've been waiting for". VG247. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Savage, Phil (February 12, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends is a D&D RPG due later this year". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Blake, Vikki (June 9, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends PC Release Date Confirmed, Console Version Coming Soon". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Purchese, Robert (June 9, 2015). "D&D adventure Sword Coast Legends gets release date, console versions". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Chalk, Andy (July 23, 2015). "Dragon Age composer Inon Zur has a new "game inspired" album on the way". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany (September 22, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends delayed by a few weeks, console versions pushed into 2016". VG247. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Sword Coast Legends Last Chance Sale". Sword Coast Legends. Digital Extremes. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Servers Closing for Sword Coast Legends :: Sword Coast Legends General Discussions". Steam. Valve Corporation. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (XOne)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Sword Coast Legends critic reviews (PS4)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  13. ^ Furniss, Zack (October 31, 2015). "Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Tack, Daniel (November 2, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  15. ^ Tan, Nicholas (October 23, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  16. ^ Griliopoulos, Dan (November 5, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Halestorm, Bradly (October 20, 2015). "Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC)". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Johnson, Leif (October 27, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Sword Coast Legends". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. October 2016. p. 94.
  20. ^ a b Morrison, Angus (October 23, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  21. ^ Wachter, Scott (January 27, 2017). "Sword Coast Legends - Review (PC)". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  22. ^ Wilson, Jason (October 19, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends isn't last generation's D&D — and that's sometimes a bad thing (PC)". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  23. ^ a b Keefer, John (October 26, 2015). "Sword Coast Legends Review - No Critical Hit (PC)". The Escapist. Gamurs. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  24. ^ a b Chatziioannou, Alexander (October 27, 2015). "Review: Sword Coast Legends (PC)". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  25. ^ Taylor, Peter (August 31, 2016). "Sword Coast Legends (XOne)". The Digital Fix. Poisonous Monkey Ltd. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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