Ren'Py - What a Legend! [v0.7.03] [MagicNuts]

(review of v.0.4.01)

I think porn games are one of the medias with the most clichés and overdone stories, and male protagonist games tend to be the worst offenders at that as they also tend lack any semblance of verossimilitude, being a male power fantasy and all. What a Legend isn't any different in that regard to most other harem games since it plays both as straight to the genre and as a parody. The big difference is that it's also extremely well done!

To gloss over its pros (since its been well covered by other reviews), it's safe to say the main selling point of this game are:
1) it's superb art, complete with animated scenes, beautiful scenaries, colorfoul characters and pretty love interests.
2) It's amazing meta humor. Tongue in cheek, lots of references, smart and self-parodying, like a porn version of Wes Craven's Scream.

This is such a well done game that it can actually be considered a game, instead of merelly a porn game. In fact - and this is why I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 - this works more like a game that has porn than simply a porn game, which might seem weird and leads me to its cons.

-There's a lot of grind and clicks-per-action in this game, meaning you'll have to do a LOT of fetching quests, day cycles and overall clicking before you get to see most actions

-The sex scenes are beautiful but awfully short and undeveloped. IF you are like me and expects to have your imagination piqued with more erotic scenarios, build ups and descriptions, you'll be a little disappointed.
Most action goes like this: "I'm a handsome dude with big dick, let's fuck?" -I want to, but first you must do this fetch quest; "ok, I did fetch quest, let's fuck?" -OH YES I LOVE YOUR BIG COCK. Then you have a random loop of your usual porn commentary, and then you click once or twice on the' go slower or faster' button, then on the cum button then you both will cum together. Tadaa!
Now, If you just want to see your avatar's dick go vroom vroom on cartoon girls pussy then you'll be well served.

-There are no choice & consequences system that I know off. You are presented with dual choices a few times but they are meaningless. I get it that it works as a meta commentary and it's part of the humor, but it doesn't exempt from the fact that it's just a clickfest VN, if you were expecting something else. On a minor note, sometimes it also gets annoying getting out of inventories and menus, I wish a simple esc would take you to the playing screen.

-Parody or not, there's little in the sense of an actual story, and the humor, amazing as it is, can get too puerile and simple raunchy after a while, so if you are looking for an immersive experience all the parody will get in the way.

To sum it up, despite being an awesome game, I think WaL! spends a little too much time being witty and forgets that It's supposed to be a porn game, so if you are expecting some safe sex time you might find yourself just having a laughing time instead -which isn't necessarily bad!

That said, It's still a solid experience and can easily become a 5-star for me. Can't wait to see how it develops!

What can I really say about this game that hasn't already been said? Even in this early state, the game feels incredibly polished. Everything works how you'd expect it to, the dialogue is well written and virtually typo-free, the quest design is intuitive and fun, the artwork is hands down the best I've ever seen, and the music is just great. This is as close to a AAA gaming experience as you can find in porn games.

What a Legend!
This title has Incredible art, writing, progression, story sequence and potential.
Very impressed team MagicNuts, without a doubt your project is in the top 1%.
Definitely worth supporting development.

(I think It's worth noting that I didnt run into any bugs during play- v0.4.01)

Ok it's become one of my fav games.
it's really good, I like every woman in this game they are all beautiful and lewd.
model, story even the soundtrack it's really good. i hope to see more as soon as possible.
VERY RECOMMENDED

Great art, good balance of humor and sexiness. Well-animated scenes given the minimal staff. Looking forward to seeing how this game progresses over the next releases. Could use more sound, but that's always a difficult thing.

Amazing game! Unique and gorgeous art AND animations (!), beautiful characters, immersive magical medieval world and fitting soundtrack. AAA quality. Should have AAA budget to potentially decrease time between updates, though it may increase the risk of taking a toll in quality.

Either way, I hope MagicNuts keep up with the good work for a long time and carry it through - it's exciting to see the inner/outer maps and all planned content. I became a patron simply to express my gratitude and maybe help to encourage them to not give up anytime soon, as a good number of people have been doing and hopefully a lot more people will do.

I guess it is reinvigorating to see such a quality game and leave aside the same old refurbish 3d models in a house sandbox corruption story. There are other great games being made, but this one for me rightfully sits at the top.

Best adult game out there for me. First of all, the game is gorgeous. The world is rich, colourfull and well made (and seems like a big one too). Animations are great and girls are beatiful and sooo hot. With different body types and each one with her own personality...
The game runs very smooth. No big bugs, no grinding and funny dialogues.
The only con I can find is that it is a bit linear, as most of the time your choices doesn't make any impact. But, hey, that's a VN.
and What a Legend is the best of all

A MASTERPIECE, 6 out of 5 stars.
Best game I`ve downloaded, amazing graphics/art style, characters and story (Medieval setting) with funny moments and plenty of contect and side quests.
I can`t imagine what this game will be like when finished, and can`t wait either.
AWESOME.

A genuinely funny romp.
So many adult games try to be serious, to the point of being tedious, this game isn't one of those. Many time during my play I laughed out loud whether it's the MC getting amourous attention from a ram while trying to sneak into the city, a wolf getting burnt and relieving the pain in the sea only to be eaten by a shark, or a love interest taking a herbal tea and seeing everything as a japanese anime.

The art is beautiful, it all appears to be hand drawn, no CG characters here and although funny, the story does pull you in, I've just completed Myrtles path and it had some real depth to it.

I'm looking forward to see how this game progresses from this team, just for the pure joy I've experienced playing so far.

The best of the best. Perfect set up with so much potential, it's easily my no. 1 game. It's the top in Harem and no NTR games, which are my preferred tags. Anyone into those should definitely give this a go.

If i could give 6 stars i would.
1. Man i really like the characters design.
2. The art and the game in general is polish and well made.
3. The story is funny and have personality.
A Top tier Adult game without doubt.

Got wind of this gem, back when it was in version 0.3, and I can say, without any hint of doubt, this game, IS THE GAME

The story (so far) is cleverly done, not too convoluted to become a chore to read, not too light to be a "skip, skip, skip" kind of thing

The artwork is superb, brilliant, amazing... well adjectives fail to describe it, simply, the artwork is 2D, with a quality far superior of what you would expect, the backgrounds, transitions, animations... all is masterfully done

A lot of people have just one complaint, that the content is quite small, but remember, this game is in version 0.4, ZERO. DOT. FOUR., and it have this amazing amount of care and dedication invested in it, in my books, a unpolished gem in the making to become a dazzling, brilliant diamond of a game

But, don't take my words of praise as biased opinion, go, download the game and play it, and if after playing it, my words are false, then your game preferences are somewhere else

What a Legend really deserves the excellent rating. Beautiful and absolutely unique art combined with a lovely story telling in a fantasy setting, which is always entertaining and makes you anticipating the next update.
The dev / writers also got a hilarious sense of humor. Gameplaywise it's point & click, but the game features a good in-game help, so that you won't need a walkthrough. It's pretty straight forward, you hardly can miss scenes during your playthrough, which I appreciate a lot.
Least but not last all the women are really hot. I really hope I'll never see the abandoned tag on this gem of an adult vn and that people, who can, will support the dev by becoming a patreon. Updates might take quite long, but they are well worth it and offer several hours of amazing gameplay. The game absolutely deserves support!

It's not often you find a game with this much polish right out the gate. The potential is enormous, and the content already here is fantastic.

Everything in this game feels like it was well-considered, especially/including the artwork.

Man, what's not to love?
Gorgeous art and a good bit of humour while still being vanilla. It's great having a good chuckle inbetween wanks. Since pretty much all art and animations are original, updates do take a while, but it feels like it's worth the wait.
Definitely one of the best games here.

Do yourself a favor and get this game. The artwork is fantastic. The dialogue that moves the story forward is through short conversations between characters not massive exposition dumps that are so boring you just click through, and there's real humor here! A few games claim to have "humor" that's too idiotic to be funny but many of the jokes and situations in this game made me laugh.
We're all here for the fap, and the women in this game are drawn exceptionally we'll. The lewd scenes are hot, the posing and physics are above the usual slamming together of genitals while everything else is static and dead.
Excellent play, no grind to pad out game time, no mother with 2 daughters that keep "knocking on the door" interrupting your progress with them until 38 updates later. There's a huge map and the 2 person dev team has plans for everything, this game will only grow and keep get better.

This game has it all.

+Some of the best artwork ever for a game like this. It is very expressive, very unique in a game like this and the characters (the ones that are supposed to) are all very charming looking and extremely sexy.

+Story is very well done and enjoyable to read through. It is light and very chill but still deep enough to be engaging.

+The humor in this game is very awesome. It never goes into the extremes where it is mean and expect you to laugh. It happens naturally and fits the game really well. No character is ruined because of bad jokes. They all hit the spot really well.

+Character are very charming. The MC in particular is really cool. He is one of those "dork" characters that can be a bit "dumb" but heroic when it counts. He is a horny guy but not in a bad kind of way. He knows when to show his horny side and when not to do that. His sex scenes feel earned. At no point did I think "ugh, this guy sucks". He was always great.

The love interests that are in the game are very cool and very different. Only two of them had gotten their stories but I am very sure that the other characters will be done justice. In their state as of now they are very great to interact with. Every love interest is sexy in their own way (aside from one who is a bit complicated).

The side characters do what they are written to do. Some of them are hate able, some don't stand out and some are very cool friends/bros. It is really enjoyable to interact with them and the hateable" characters as well due to some of the story events involving them. Play the game to figure out what this means!

+The world building is great and has tons of potential. As of this update it is not fully explorable but we are slowely getting to see more and more. The game teases some very interesting locations and I can only get hyped to explore them.

+The sound design and music are very good. They are not overdone and feel immersive. While exploring you usually get nature noises. Some segments have subtle music to set the mood. This is something that deserves lot's of praise. A lot of times games usually have really repetitive music that get old but not this game.

+The sex scenes are not gross or bland. They are just right. They have enough excitement but doesn't fall into the traps many games fall into which is when they try to make it sexy but go too far into the extreme. Due to the art, the scenes have very cozy vibe so they feel intimate and atmospheric. There are some scenes that are animated and those are not overdone. Characters move realistically (as much as 2D art can move really) and look good during it.

So yeah, one of the best games if not the best one on this site. Very well worth playing. It shouldn't be missed.

A simply sensational game ... graphic: very good, with very striking features. Story: equally good, with space in the plot for each character with its development. characters: Well crafted and '' striking '' none of them follow a '' tsudenre '' '' 'kawai' 'boss among others ... 5 stars in it

This game is delightful. It is well thought out, has a great storyline, awesome (and good-looking) female characters with good support from the male characters, and the MC is a good guy.
Something else I noticed...the lack of...there is no real grind, there are fairly straightforward quests with goals. The "help" function, functions as a help function.
The only con I can come up with is that the new versions aren't ready when I am. <chortle> So hurry up...but don't rush...

An amazing game through and through, you can feel the love and passion that went into making this game. Every character, every aesthetic is so meticulously crafted - it's one of the best games that I've ever played, let alone an adult game.
Kudos MagicNuts, keep it up. This game's updates are the 2nd mos anticipated thing for me - salary takes top spot still . But jokes apart, in F95Zone, this is the most anticipated game update for me.