Raid: Shadow Legends - Wikipedia

Raid: Shadow Legends is a freemium mobile game developed and published by Israeli game developer Plarium Games. A port to PC was released on January 21, ... Raid:ShadowLegends FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2019freemiumvideogame 2018videogameRaid:ShadowLegendsDeveloper(s)PlariumGamesPublisher(s)PlariumGamesWriter(s)PaulC.R.MonkComposer(s)PaulC.R.MonkEngineUnityPlatform(s)Android,iOS,iPadOS,PCReleaseJuly29,2018Genre(s)RPG,gacha[1] Raid:ShadowLegendsisafreemiummobilegamedevelopedandpublishedbyIsraeligamedeveloperPlariumGames.AporttoPCwasreleasedonJanuary21,2020.[2].Thetoprankedplayeriscurrentlyshadowshade1[citationneeded],whodescribesthisgameasthe"easiestgameofmylife."[citationneeded]Shadowshade1'spopularitysoaredinRaid:ShadowLegendswhenhewasfeaturedinanationallytelevisedadvertisementsayinghisfamousquote[citationneeded].Thegamefeaturesmicrotransactionsforplayerstoemote:"easiestgameofmylife."Todate,Raid:ShadowLegendplayersdescribethemselvesas"shadowshaders."[citationneeded] Contents 1Gameplay 2Reception 2.1Internetmeme 2.2Sponsorshipsandadvertising 3References 4Externallinks Gameplay[edit] Screenshotofgameplay Raid:ShadowLegendsisafantasy-themed,turn-basedrole-playinggachagame.[3]Thegame'sstorytakesplaceinthefictionalrealmofTeleria,whichhasbeensubjugatedbytheDarkLordSiroth.PlayerstaketheroleofanancientTelerianwarriorresurrectedtodefeattheDarkLordandrestorepeaceandharmonytotheterritory.Playersmustassembleanarmyforbattlesinsettingssuchascastles,dungeons,desertsandtemplesdefendedbyenemiesandpossibleallies.[3]Throughoutthegame,playersaccumulateShards,vesselscontainingthesoulsofpastwarriors.Shardscomeinfourtypeswithdifferentproperties.Thegamehastwoformsofcurrency:Silver,whichisrelativelyeasytocomeby,andGems,whicharealotmoredifficulttoacquire.ThereisalsoacostinEnergyforrunninganyofthecampaignanddungeonstages.WithoutEnergyyoucan'tprogressinthecampaign.Itrunsoutquickly,andafterthefirstdayplayerswillhavetobeverycarefulnottowasteit. Thegameconsistsprimarilyofstory-drivensingle-playercampaignwithtwelvelevels,eachlevelmadeupofsevenstageswithfourlevelsofdifficulty.[3]Thesingle-playercampaignisinterconnectedwithamultiplayercomponent,theArena,todecideplayerrankings.PlayerscanalsojoinClans,throughwhichmembersfightaClanBosstogether,whichbringsadvancedrewards.Thegamessloganis"Let'sPlayTogether." Thegame'snarrativewaswrittenbyPaulC.R.Monk,[3]andthegameadoptsaWesternartstyle,andsettingsinspiredbydarkfantasy. Reception[edit] Raid:ShadowLegendshasbeenpraisedforitsgraphicsbutcriticizedforitsaggressivemonetizationintheformofmicrotransactions. PocketGamercommendedthe"sheergraphicquality",forits"beautifullyrenderedandanimated"charactersanda"generousexperiencefornewplayers".[4]TheGamerheavilycriticizedthegame,citingitslackofdepthandfreemiumstructure,describingitas"theepitomeofpaytowin".[5]Gamezebopraisedthegamefortrading"thetypicalanime-stylevisualsforamorerealistic,darkfantasylook",goingontowriteabout"thetrulystunningexperience,withsomeofthefinestattackanimationsandenvironmentaleffectswe’veseeninthegenresofar."However,thearticlealsocriticisesthegame'sunderlyingmonetization,pointingoutthatprogressisdifficult,"particularlyifyoudon’tplanonspendinganyactualmoneyonthevariousupgrades".[6]Initsreview,BlueStacksalsopraisedthevisuals,saying,"Theanimationsaresimplyspectacular,withthequalitythelikesyouseldomseeinthesegames,"andconcludingthat"playersthatenjoyfantasycombatwithamorerealisticapproach—similartoLordoftheRings—willlikelyhaveaverygoodtimewithRaid:ShadowLegends."[1]SouthAfricantechnologywebsitehtxt.africapraisedthegraphics,butoverallfounditboringwithtoomanymicrotransactions.[7]DroidGamerssaiditbringsnothingnewtothegachaRPGgenre.[8] Internetmeme[edit] Thegamehasreceivedsubstantialnegativeattentionforitsaggressiveadvertisingcampaign,mostnotablyitssponsorshipsofanumberofYouTube,TwitchandVimeocontentcreators,[9]leadingittobecomeaninternetmeme.[10] Sponsorshipsandadvertising[edit] InFebruary2020,twotweetsfromaPlariumcustomersupportagentonRaid'sTwitterfeed,claimingthatRaiddoesnotsponsorbutrather"cooperates"withYouTubecreators,gainedattentiononlineforitsviolationofFTCrulesrequiringpaymentsforendorsementstobedisclosedtothepublic.Variouscreatorscontradictedthistweet,openlystatingthateithertheyaresponsoredbyRaidorhavereceivedvariousoffersfromPlariuminvolvingRaid-relatedsponsorshipdeals.PlariumlaterpostedatweetstatingthetweetswerereferringtotutorialsandRaid-focusedvideosandnotitsmarketingcampaign.[11][12] References[edit] ^ab"RAID:ShadowLegends—agrittierandrealistictwisttotraditionalgachagames".BlueStacks.7March2019.Retrieved18December2019. ^"PlariumReleasesAcclaimedCollectionRPG'RAID:ShadowLegends'onPC".www.businesswire.com.2020-01-21.Retrieved2020-06-22. ^abcdTakahashi,Dean(28February2019)."Plarium'sRaid:ShadowLegendstakescollectibleRPGsintomobile".VentureBeat.Retrieved4July2019. ^Jordan,Jon(25March2019)."HowdoesRaid:ShadowLegendsengage,retainandmonetise?".PocketGamer.Retrieved18December2019. ^"Raid:ShadowLegendsIsAbsoluteTrashAndWe'reNotAfraidToSayIt".TheGamer.2020-03-04.Retrieved2020-06-22. ^Fox,Glen(1March2019)."Raid:ShadowLegendsGuide–Tips,CheatsandStrategies".Gamezebo.Retrieved4July2019. ^Lotz,Brendyn(13August2019)."WeplayedRaid:ShadowLegendssoyoudon'thaveto".htxt.africa.Retrieved7April2020. ^Mayhew,Ash(3March2019)."Raid:ShadowLegendsReview–ThegachaRPGtorulethemall?".DroidGamers.Retrieved7April2020. ^Roque,Jack(27December2019)."Plarium'sAggressiveMarketingofRAID:ShadowLegendsPaysOff".GamerEmpire.Retrieved14March2020. ^"Raid:ShadowLegends".KnowYourMeme.27September2020.Retrieved23March2021. ^"RaidShadowLegendsTwitterAccountClaimsTheyDoNotSponsorAnyone*Updated*|Gameverse".gameverse.com.Retrieved2021-11-04. ^Worrall,William(2020-02-28)."Raid:ShadowLegendsJustGotCaughtintheStupidestLieImaginable".CCN.com.Retrieved2021-11-04. 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