Instead of a larger narrative that establishes a threat that requires the characters to unite to overcome, the entire adventure is spent focusing on personal development of your party’s strength through side-quests and mini-bosses, rather than constant attacks from motive driven antagonists. This kind of gameplay progression is a refreshing change from the usual apocalypse prevention that has become an expected ingredient in the recipe of an RPG. While there are events where the characters must face themselves or the mandatory antagonists, The Legend of Legacy focuses on the aspect of exploring an unknown landmass. Speaking from the perspective of a gamer who is used to having an ultimate end goal, it is slightly disappointing to not have true closure for each character’s story. The journey that each hero undertakes feels relatable, and on some occasions you will need to dry your eyes, but the lack of an eventual emotional release makes me feel slightly unsympathetic to their plight.

Like many RPGs that have been released on the Nintendo 3DS, The Legend of Legacy uses a chibi styled three dimensional avatar for each of the main cast. Each of the characters models do little to revolutionise the experience., but on a system with limited graphical capability, they are more than appropriate for the job. While the game uses low resolution 3D visuals for the locations, storybook style pop ups add a layer of wonder to each of the locations visited . Each of the typical themed locations make an appearance from the dangerous forests to the desolate frozen wastes, but with the storybook illustrations mixed with the polygon graphics, they almost feel like an entirely new landscape that has never been explored.

Overall, The Legend of Legacy is a capable role playing game with an interesting mixture of two distinct kinds of graphical styles. While there is not a definable conclusion, and there are a few design choices that dampen the experience, the adventuring aspect of the game, in combination with relatable characters and a vast open ended world rises it above a lot of adventures we have seen in the last few years.