Ren'Py - Abandoned - What a Legend! [v0.6.04] [MagicNuts]

Played v0.2. Great art! I mean, great art for the backgrounds, maps, items, everything... but especially the HOT women. Amazing. And a bunch of little side quests and challenges, looks like a fun over-all story line might be developing. Early days, but this may be a new favourite. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

I thought I will not like this game.
It is amahhhzing!! Seriously, the art grows on you I preferred Renpy games with more 3D renders, but this surprise dme really positively.

The story is stereotypical with some great variations. Lets be honest we are not here for the next Tolkien, but it is a good enough first DM D&D material

The UI is great, tips and hints are sufficient, all cool in my book.

Man this game probably the best fantasy 2dcg I ever played, like the map and the graphics (everything is fresh and full hd, even for some random locations) everything is awesome. Also the girls are really hot and not overthicc(I mean boobs or ass size are not XXXXXXXXXXL)
Seriously the only thing which I don't like is that the game is in early development stage, and instead of letting me spank an elf princess, I can only spank a tree. Like dude wtf
Although I am pretty stingy with my money, I think its time to become a patron, I don't want this game to be abandoned
10/10

[Review of v0.2]
A masterpiece! I think that was already obvious from the previous reviews.

+ The artstyle and renders are awesome - The amount of detailing in the renders is just .... wow!
+ Being a fan of fantasy stories, the plot of the game is nice, even the game is still in early development!
+ Beautiful and different girls (Maple )
+ Good quality animations
+ In-built gallery and hint system

- Nothing I can think of except that the fact that the game is still early in development

The game has huge potential. Best of luck to MagicNuts! I can see the game being a huge success in the future. Keep it up! Looking forward to future updates!

beautifull artwork. nice animation and cool story. Congratulations to the devs and artists. Hoping to see more of this soon. I can see there´s a lot of gameplay coming , all already pre thinked, and that´s cool. you know this game will continue with and clear idea and not just adding sex material

For context, I reviewed What A Legend v0.1 some time ago and gave it four stars out of five on the grounds that while the game did have a lot of strengths it was far from perfect.

So the main selling point of WaL is the visual side of things. You can see the screenshots for yourselves. Rest assured that the game is animated nicely as well, and not only when it comes to sex scenes. A lot of game screens have some animated elements that really liven up the overall feel. Character design is also very well done. Where a lot of games limit expressions to facial features on a static doll, WaL actually does full body movement ans some animation loops, which is really good for character expressions. And, get it, moving elf ears! Like do you even know how rare is it... ahem. Anyway, moving on.

The writing is solid. It's more on the lighthearted side of things, with a lot of jokes and visual gags sprinkled around. When it comes to the meat of the plot the game doesn't drown you in boring infodumps, a very common sin nowadays. Basically, a princess shows up, gives an epic quest, doesn't take no for an answer, and then gives a magical kick in the butt to provide the MC some good initial velocity. All that? Done in maybe a couple dozen short dialogue lines. Speaking of the main character, he's kinda a lovable idiot. We do have an abundance of sex-obsessed reprehensible idiots as protagonists, it's the good-natured goofiness that is actually rare (and obsession with sex is a necessity, duh). So, good job here as well.

Sex scenes is where 0.1 had failed pretty hard; one could say that there was no writing there at all—unless you count a collection of onomatopoeias as writing. Rejoice, for v0.2 has fixed this problem, and it's important to emphasize that 0.1 scenes have been re-written alongside with some non-sexual dialogues. The dev's willingness to go back and perfect some 'old' content is exemplary. Well, I hope that trend continues because there is always room for improvement.

There are however some fundamental problems that are harder to address in a single release. The game attempts to create a world of an epic scale, as well as dip its toes in more mechanically advanced gameplay than mere linear point and click adventure. And with only two people working on it, I can't see it happening any time soon. If the devs don't keep addition of new characters in check, it could be years before we have a single character arc complete. Alternatively, the game may stop introducing new characters at some point in the near future but that would mean the majority of the world that would become accessible thereafter will feel bland and lifeless without female population. Now, this isn't necessarily a flaw of the game in general, but more of a flaw of the game as it is right now; and I'm a firm believer in rating things in the present and ignoring any "potential".

The most important conclusion about What A Legend v0.2 is that it has actual improvements in areas where v0.1 was most lacking. This means the dev does listen to constructive criticism. And it means that if you're not providing any, you're making a disservice to the game and the community.

And yeah, let's tentatively give it 5 stars this time, because improvements. There's a huge asterisk to that, though. The game is quite short, and one would have a greater experience playing a more mature future version rather than consuming it piecemeal after each update. YMMV, of course.

Amazing art, lots of potential. Will probably take a while before the game has some considerable playtime. But that only shows how excellent the art is. Will definitely keep an eye on this one! Props to magicnuts

Reviewing v0.1

What a Legend! is likely a reference to the protagonist of the game or perhaps to the amazing journey he's about to undertake but I feel like it should be a reference to something else: HOW LEGENDARY THIS GAME IS! If the 27 other 5star reviews aren't enough to illustrate the point, nothing is. This 0.1 DEMO is far more incredible than most completed games.

The art is absolutely phenomenal and is (sort of) animated as well (it gives a handful of frames to cycle between which gives it its own unique feel). Considering the detail in the art, this is downright praiseworthy, I can't even imagine the amount of work that goes in to making such a beautiful looking game.

What impressed me the most however (and yes, the art, as amazing as it is wasn't it), was how carefully (and intelligently) this demo was crafted. Firstly, there's a substantial amount of content for a v0.1 demo. Secondly, the game feels smooth and intuitive to play. Thirdly, there is clearly a well thought out plan for the game. The polish is there, but underlying systems (such as a scene recollection system) are already in place. The creators have put serious consideration into this game before even releasing their first demo. This bodes VERY WELL for its future IMHO.

I could ramble on for several more paragraphs about how amazing this game is looking but quite frankly, you shouldn't be here ready my humble opinions but rather you should just download the demo and try it out RIGHT. THIS. SECOND.

SERIOUSLY, GO, NOW.

Incredible art, story, characters. I honestly like this art style better than Summertime(admittedly might just be that it's new and shiny). The day/night system is easy to work with/understand since every background has different colors for each time of the day. The game also strikes a nice balance in regards to its dialogue/gameplay/sexual encounters. None of these 30 min dialogues that some devs think we want to have for some reason and there are some actual humorous parts throughout. The quests are also relatively easy to follow thanks in part to the fact that I'm not having to skip 100 pages of boring conversation that I too often see in other VNs.

The game itself is already quite fleshed out, with mechanisms for replays already baked in as well as a functional journal/hint system. It's literally already better on the first release than other games that have been under development far longer with far bigger budgets.

Overall, amazing, must play game. This is one of those few games on this site where if you took out the sexual parts, it would probably still be worth playing through.

For 0.1

Awesome, unique art. Sexy female characters with different personalities. Great writing, with humor mixed in.

Not much sexual content or otherwise for now, but it is to be expected from the first version. The foundation is there at least.

Only thing I don't like is that female bodies, of those we have seen, are almost all the same. But girls are still very different looking, so that's fine,

5/5

Brilliant art with pleasantly diverse characters with a range of body types.. Lots of promise with a. large world map, regional maps and detailed local locations .
Heres hoping this one lasts and that cool details are added, would be interested to see how the MC turns out.

(This review based on version 0.1 of this excellent game.)

I've been writing erotic games for just over a decade now, and I've seen a lot of games come and go over the years. Few have struck me as positively as What a Legend has.

You've seen the art in the spoilers. Yes, it really is that good. And it's that good throughout the game. Chestnut (the artist) is incredibly talented. Everything from the character visuals to the ambient animations to the scenery is top notch. But what really sets her apart from her contemporaries is the facial expressions. I haven't seen expressions this emotive since Mortze. And Chestnut draws them by hand! Respect, sister.

The storyline is deeply enjoyable. It's a comedy, and extremely funny (laugh out loud so at some points). But, for a story about a guy trying to have sex with every woman in the kingdom, it's surprisingly deep and heartfelt. The portrayal of women in many erotic games annoys me. This one does the opposite. They have feelings and motivations and, though the sex is hardcore and explicit, there's a tenderness there that's ... well, it's wonderful.

The gameplay is a great distillation of the classic erotic RPG style, without the grinding (stat grinding, that is...). Different things happen at different times of the day, and you need to sleep every night, but there's no arbitrary, "You only have 100 days," foolishness. And there's no, "Do this thing you've done a ton of times before to add 2 to your stamina." It's actually an adventure game more than an RPG, but done in the RPG style. And it works really well.

I've looked over the code, and Pistachio (the programmer) is doing a really nice job with it, especially for someone new to programming. The code is clean, and I only found two bugs, neither of which was significant.

I've also been interacting with the two of them on discord, and they're delightful. Keep up the great work, MagicNuts!

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The art in this game is very nice and clean and I actually like the humor in it as well. The knight guarding the gate stands out to me in particular, his animations and dialogue were executed damn near flawlessly. I'm excited to see what comes next and I feel like this could become one of my favorite games.

Been a while since i found a game with such nice artwork and a somewhat interesting story (so far). I quite enjoy games with day-night circle + quests you need to do before achieving anything. All i can say is this game has huge potential and i just cant wait for further updates.

Probably best looking and most promising NSFW game I've ever seen. Love the questing and funny dialogue, love the diverse looking characters. For a 0.1 My expectations were blown out of the water. Now if only there were more content....

Just from the little taste of content that we get from 0.1 I can already tell this is going to go down as one of the best games on this site. The story is intriguing (a mom abandons her baby at a brothel instead of an orphanage) and the art is fantastic. I just wish there were more monster girls and variety with the monster girls, but that is just a personal thing.

This game is fun and quite polished.

It borrows from some well known narratives and applies original ideas or twists that make it quite amusing to play through. The characters are interesting blends of old and new, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they develop.

Crafting would benefit, at some point in the game's development, from having a mini-tutorial or introduction at an early point in the game.

If you're wondering whether to give this is a try, you definitely should.

This game, ladies and gentleman, is a true Masterpiece!

I usually don't play 2D hand-drawn novels, but the previews here were so tempting I had to download and play this game. And I'm loving it! This really is a Masterpiece on so many levels. First, the art is fantastic! I absolutely love all characters, backgrounds, maps, animations, everything is crafted with so much love and passion, every little detail! Then there's the dialogue: fresh, funny, entertaining, easy to follow -- again: I'm loving it! And third: the coding! I couldn't believe that this is a Renpy game, because it's so perfectly coded, all the little animations and transitions, even the navigation are so spot-on, I've never ever played any Renpy game which is close to this level of perfection!

Actually, this feels like a real game! It's funny, the sound/music is great, the art is beautiful and sexy, and so far no bugs (at least not for me).

Keep up the great work! You all did an amazing job!

An please, don't rush any updates, take all the time you need to keep this a 10 out of 10 game!

Easily one of the most fun and well scripted games I've played, really looking forward to the progress of this one.

excelent story telling arcs with great art work and foreshadowing. All the characters so far have great depth and leave you wanting to know more about them and their cirucmstances.

Love the art, it feels like a complete game that had time and effort put into it. Just wish there was more content.
I was not expecting to love those fairy scenes so much. Made me feel all warm inside and stuff. I'd pay to see more nice/soft stuff like that.