One of the classics
I first found this game in April of 2017 as a kid. Every few years I come back to it, and it never gets old, even a decade after its launch. This game has withstood the test of time, and remains enjoyable even though there are so many other titles on the market nowadays.
Great game
I am legally blind. This game is perfect for me. It’s one of the best games I’ve ever played in my life. I am so glad you made this. I love the features the audio and what you can do thank you so much for creating this game. It is amazing. Nothing could be better than this although can we at least have a little more lives that’s all thank you so much.
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This game is great!
Honestly, I don't even know why people shame this game so much. The sound design is great, the voice acting is great, and the text to speech is a key feature of the game as it helps you navigate the game without having to see a darn thing! And to those who think that the accessibility voice is "AI, well, it ain't! I don't know why people shame the game just for the TTS. I mean it's better than no voice at all, which is crucial for blind gamers, like myself.
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“ if you are Blind, get help”!!!
As a totally blind person who is independent, has a degree in computer science, a professional background and software design, I find this statement to be very insulting! This is supposed to be an audio game that means that every piece of it should be usable by a blind person using voiceover. Who do you assume is available for a person to get “Help“ from? Do you assume that “blind“ people have a babysitter? This game is supposed to be independently played by everyone sided or no. I understand. The limitations Apple has put on the direct touch setting, but it can be turned on and off with the rotor. Living alone and independent I give this one star!
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Horrible
Parts of the game are really good but what makes this game horrible is scene 25 because you literally have less than 10 seconds to outrun the soldiers and I already tried everything to do that but nothing works
Terrible at Giving Directions, Violence, and More Problems
There is no way that this blind knight can go anywhere with his daughter. She does not give specific instructions as to how the knight should travel. Also, this game is way too violent; the violence occurs from the very beginning in Scene 1, when the king takes the mother and holds her hostage. You have to remove the violence (fighting, cursing, etc.) from this game and make Louise be more specific with her instructions.
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I love playing this game, but it needs a little bit of improvement
The controls are so fluid, but the guards room scene is very very hard because when they’re chasing after you, you only have like 10 seconds to run before they kill you and you can’t run when you’re passing by the room
Definitely worth it!!!
OK, so I’ve had this game for a while. And I just thought today that I wanted to make a review on it since it is an awesome game! Personally, audio games for me are really, really hard to find. Being a fully blind person has its disadvantages. One of which, is gaming. While I love to game, it’s really hard to find a game that I can actually play. this was the first game that I ever found and though I have a lot more, this is still probably the best game. I’ve played so far! Thank you so much for making this game for us, I wouldn’t have been able to find other games without having this game first. In fact, I don’t think I would even have been this interested in gaming if I didn’t have this game. So, thank you, for making such a masterpiece for blind people to play!
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As A Blind User...
This was one of, if not the first, audio-game I ever played, and couldn't get very far at all. I have since deleted it and looked for better offerings; there are a lot of great audio-games out there: the first Blind Quest game, Nicolas Eymerich: The Inquisitor Audiogame Adventure, and AudioWizards.
I agree with other reviewers who have mentioned the profanity used in this game; it really caught me off-guard when Edward dropped the F-bomb, and in front of his daughter on top of that. I also wasn't expecting Edward, who we're supposed to be rooting for, to slap Louise for running off to help the injured horse. And what does he scream at her after slapping her? "Never disobey me again!" My gosh, Edward is acting like a jerk...Not the type of behavior I'd expect from a knight. And what does Louise say after the horse race? "I'm sorry, Father...I was careless." No, Louise; you were just trying to do what was best for the horse: you saw that it was injured and you went to help it. If anyone should be apologizing, it should be your father. After that, Edward treats her just fine. I'm sorry, but being blind is no excuse for such treatment of a literal child, who has guided you to the village and is going to guide you to wherever you need to go. I understand that this is supposed to be a game set in medieval times, but come on! What did that cutscene add to the game? A thrilling horse race against the enemy, yes...but it also proved that Edward is a huge jerk who will sink so low as to slap his young daughter for doing ONE THING and then turn around and act all calm and collected, as if nothing happened. That is abusive behavior, and again, being blind is no excuse. I understand that it's an urgent mission to save Edward's wife, but come on! You couldn't just take a minute to explain anything to Louise? Blind people are not jerks; I have met some who are, but not ALL blind people are jerks. Also, the text-to-speech narrator could have easily been replaced by a human voice actor, and also the loading screens could have been taken out. Here's how I would have written the cutscene.
Louise: The Horse is injured, Father! We have to help it!
Edward: No, Louise! We cannot stop; we are on an important mission. Who knows what will happen if we stop to help this horse?
Louise: (Talking to the horse): There...there. It is all right. Come here and let me help you. Everything is going to be fine.
Edward: Louise? Where are you? (After finding Louise): Louise! There you are! What a relief that I have found you! I need you to stay close to me, because I do not know where I am going; I am relying on you to guide me.
Louise: I am sorry, Father.
Edward: I am not angry with you, Louise. You did nothing wrong; you were only trying to help the injured horse. However, you must try to understand the urgency of the situation that we are in; we cannot stop to help the horse. We need to get to where your mother is as quickly as possible, and I am depending on you to help me get there.
Louise: I understand, Father. Oh, no! Father, I can see the soldiers coming this way! Quickly, Father! We need to ride the horse through these trees!
I just rewrote that entire cutscene; no slapping and no screaming, and no portraying Edward as a jerk.
Overall, would not recommend this game for anybody who dislikes profanity or child abuse.
I agree with other reviewers who have mentioned the profanity used in this game; it really caught me off-guard when Edward dropped the F-bomb, and in front of his daughter on top of that. I also wasn't expecting Edward, who we're supposed to be rooting for, to slap Louise for running off to help the injured horse. And what does he scream at her after slapping her? "Never disobey me again!" My gosh, Edward is acting like a jerk...Not the type of behavior I'd expect from a knight. And what does Louise say after the horse race? "I'm sorry, Father...I was careless." No, Louise; you were just trying to do what was best for the horse: you saw that it was injured and you went to help it. If anyone should be apologizing, it should be your father. After that, Edward treats her just fine. I'm sorry, but being blind is no excuse for such treatment of a literal child, who has guided you to the village and is going to guide you to wherever you need to go. I understand that this is supposed to be a game set in medieval times, but come on! What did that cutscene add to the game? A thrilling horse race against the enemy, yes...but it also proved that Edward is a huge jerk who will sink so low as to slap his young daughter for doing ONE THING and then turn around and act all calm and collected, as if nothing happened. That is abusive behavior, and again, being blind is no excuse. I understand that it's an urgent mission to save Edward's wife, but come on! You couldn't just take a minute to explain anything to Louise? Blind people are not jerks; I have met some who are, but not ALL blind people are jerks. Also, the text-to-speech narrator could have easily been replaced by a human voice actor, and also the loading screens could have been taken out. Here's how I would have written the cutscene.
Louise: The Horse is injured, Father! We have to help it!
Edward: No, Louise! We cannot stop; we are on an important mission. Who knows what will happen if we stop to help this horse?
Louise: (Talking to the horse): There...there. It is all right. Come here and let me help you. Everything is going to be fine.
Edward: Louise? Where are you? (After finding Louise): Louise! There you are! What a relief that I have found you! I need you to stay close to me, because I do not know where I am going; I am relying on you to guide me.
Louise: I am sorry, Father.
Edward: I am not angry with you, Louise. You did nothing wrong; you were only trying to help the injured horse. However, you must try to understand the urgency of the situation that we are in; we cannot stop to help the horse. We need to get to where your mother is as quickly as possible, and I am depending on you to help me get there.
Louise: I understand, Father. Oh, no! Father, I can see the soldiers coming this way! Quickly, Father! We need to ride the horse through these trees!
I just rewrote that entire cutscene; no slapping and no screaming, and no portraying Edward as a jerk.
Overall, would not recommend this game for anybody who dislikes profanity or child abuse.
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Please fix the bugs
A definite bug needs to be fixed after the crossing during the fight of the underwater monster, the game seems to be just looping without actually going to the fight the bridge and
Okay
Good but needs updating. Will re review app then
Love the game except for
I will give this game five stars definitely. The only thing keeping me from doing so is that I have reached this certain level. At the certain level the Blind legend character is walking on a snowy mountain following the instructions of his daughter. When it gets to a certain point after fighting off the monster the character has to rush before some other people start looking for him again. At a certain point the person who is looking for him starts walking up towards him every time at this point my character gets killed. I have even tried several times to go back thinking that it was just me not reacting in time. When I did I want to put out my sword on the game and I could not put it out in time I don’t know if it is that my reaction is too slow for that though so we’re just won’t go out and it could be a bug with the game. I have tried this several times leading me to think that maybe it is caused by something wrong with the game. Amazing game awesome sounds and it really makes you feel like you are in the game but if this could be what the heck that would be great.
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A good game
I like the game
Awesome game but may not be totally compatible with my current up-to-date phone
This is quite a realistic game, and you’ll certainly feel that you’re right in the middle of the action. This is my favourite kind of game and I wish there were lots more of them, although I wish some of those games made for Disney were accessible and something I could experience in a 3-D setting. Anyway, I think this game may be a little buggy because it wasn’t tested on an iPhone SE so I don’t know that that’s true. I have the current software which is 15 something but I just think perhaps it’s a touch out of sync. As many times as I’ve tried to beat the current scene I’m on, even with listening to and doing the same as other reviewers of this game as they play at through, I’m not able to beat the scene. 725 by the way. I’m just wondering that’s all.
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It’s all in French?
Is it supposed to be all in French? I have no idea what I’m supposed to do or how to play because there’s nothing on screen and there’s only an automated American robotic voice that said one name during the opening credits?
Is this game available in English? How do I change the language settings?
At the moment I’m just tapping and sliding my finger around the screen randomly, but all instructions are still in French.
Is this game available in English? How do I change the language settings?
At the moment I’m just tapping and sliding my finger around the screen randomly, but all instructions are still in French.
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Hate the robotic voice over
I absolutely hate the robotic narrator. Did you guys not have the budget for a real person? It’s incredibly insulting on so many levels.
I love the game, but there needs to be more features.
This is a really wonderful game that is available to the blind and visually impaired community. However, there are still some things that need to be changed about the app itself around here.
E.G. when I was trying to get over two the iceberg which is across the path in the game, there are no beeping indicators, telling you that you are about to crash into a rock, and that really needs to be improved, especially when playing a game that’s only available in a type of audio type of format specifically, and here is why I am pointing this out, because that way it can make it a whole lot easier, but then if the beeping feature is not available, then the voice narrator should tell you when to go to the right or to the left of that rock, if that person is too far away from you, and besides, that actually did happen where I was trying to get the point of beating that level, and because there are no beeping/audio indicators available, I cannot do that, and it’s making it even more harder than Ever, just because there are no beeping cues or audio cues available at this point right now.
So please include some of those features in the game, and also, thank you guys so much for making this app totally free and accessible to those with visual impairments, I am semi happy with it, and also semi disappointed about that as well.
Anyways thank you guys so much, and continue to make the app even more accessible to those with visual impairments.
E.G. when I was trying to get over two the iceberg which is across the path in the game, there are no beeping indicators, telling you that you are about to crash into a rock, and that really needs to be improved, especially when playing a game that’s only available in a type of audio type of format specifically, and here is why I am pointing this out, because that way it can make it a whole lot easier, but then if the beeping feature is not available, then the voice narrator should tell you when to go to the right or to the left of that rock, if that person is too far away from you, and besides, that actually did happen where I was trying to get the point of beating that level, and because there are no beeping/audio indicators available, I cannot do that, and it’s making it even more harder than Ever, just because there are no beeping cues or audio cues available at this point right now.
So please include some of those features in the game, and also, thank you guys so much for making this app totally free and accessible to those with visual impairments, I am semi happy with it, and also semi disappointed about that as well.
Anyways thank you guys so much, and continue to make the app even more accessible to those with visual impairments.
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Great game
Truly an amazing game. But, I feel that the player should get a chance to upgrade or change their weapon. For example, give the option to use a musket or other rifle. Allow the use of pistols and bow and arrows. Please take this into consideration.
I hope they make more of this kind of game.
Overall, A Blind Legend is a fun, straightforward game with a fantasy setting and novel 3D sound design. It’s worth playing. I hope that there are more games made like this, with some improvements and changes. Here are my critiques and some information for potential players.
Content Warnings: The game contains some coarse and derogatory (ableist) language, violence and death sounds that can be described as... intense. There are a few sudden loud noises, ringing sounds, and concentrated, busy audio at times that may be overwhelming to some.
Writing: The story is very simple and linear with few characters. I wish it were longer, but I understand the constraints of production. The ending feels kind of random as if there was meant to be more foreshadowing and character development, but was rushed? The goon characters have cartoonishly evil voice lines that pull away from any realism, but are amusing nevertheless.
Mechanics: The game functions fine in terms of controls. The controls are simple and easy to remember. Most of the issues with gameplay come from the creative choices in the sound design. Since the game is made to be played with headphones, it can be hard to distinguish directions other than left and right. This is not helped by the guide character (Louise) who often gives vague instructions that lead to the player’s failure. I wish Louise used more specific direction terms instead of saying “this way” so much. My least favourite is when she says “you’re far away” without any indication of how to correct my path. I also wish Louise just had more variety of voice lines because she gets on the nerves after a while.
It would be nice if some of the soundscape was less dense, because Louise’s voice is commonly drowned out by other sounds in the environment, making it very difficult to navigate.
Content Warnings: The game contains some coarse and derogatory (ableist) language, violence and death sounds that can be described as... intense. There are a few sudden loud noises, ringing sounds, and concentrated, busy audio at times that may be overwhelming to some.
Writing: The story is very simple and linear with few characters. I wish it were longer, but I understand the constraints of production. The ending feels kind of random as if there was meant to be more foreshadowing and character development, but was rushed? The goon characters have cartoonishly evil voice lines that pull away from any realism, but are amusing nevertheless.
Mechanics: The game functions fine in terms of controls. The controls are simple and easy to remember. Most of the issues with gameplay come from the creative choices in the sound design. Since the game is made to be played with headphones, it can be hard to distinguish directions other than left and right. This is not helped by the guide character (Louise) who often gives vague instructions that lead to the player’s failure. I wish Louise used more specific direction terms instead of saying “this way” so much. My least favourite is when she says “you’re far away” without any indication of how to correct my path. I also wish Louise just had more variety of voice lines because she gets on the nerves after a while.
It would be nice if some of the soundscape was less dense, because Louise’s voice is commonly drowned out by other sounds in the environment, making it very difficult to navigate.
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The guard room
How the heck do you get past the guard room in level 25? Gorgeous chase you endlessly.
