Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns
September 19, 2019
The Original Match 3 RPG is back and better than ever before! Experience the game that started it all, now for the first time on Nintendo Switch! The totally remastered Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns features the original Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, the expansion Revenge of the Plague …
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79.1
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"Even with all of the huge AAA games flooding the shelves, Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns manages to provide an addictive formula that&s;ll easily hold your attention for longer than most big budget titles and it&s;s a heck of a …"
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95.0
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20.0
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30.0
"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns stands out from its RPG peers - in fact, it stands out so much it runs the risk of not being seen as an RPG but as something else, given its influence of simpler and …"
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65.0
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70.0
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55.0
"Having played numerous Puzzle Quest offerings, including Nintendo DS and Xbox 360, as well as iOS, Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns is the definitive way to play the first adventure, despite the slowdowns and occasional crash. It’s both beginner friendly …"
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70.0
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70.0
"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns is a good combination of addictive puzzle gameplay and RPG character-building. While it will likely play best to fans of the 2007 original, its central mechanics are still fun, if a bit dated. Despite sometimes …"
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75.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns might be a relic of a bygone time, but that isn&s;t the same as being a bad game. Most of the modern match-three games owe something to the original, and it shows. It might not …"
Read original review"Despite my issues with Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns, the game is still one heck of a great experience, twelve years later. Battles are as exciting as ever, while the new wealth of classes and quests ensures that even series …"
Read original review"While the series may not be anywhere near groundbreaking by this point, Puzzle Quest still returns to its roots in strong fashion with all the previous content and more on the Nintendo Switch, making it great for prior fans and …"
Read original review"Does Puzzle Quest on Switch end up feeling like more of the same, or is that enough to satisfy a puzzle fiend?"
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75.0
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85.0
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60.0
"While fans of the old school original game likely won’t even need to read this review, it’s worth noting that though some elements of this classic from the DS may be a little behind the current curve you can still …"
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75.0
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92.0
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40.0
"Puzzle Quest was a highly addictive, wonderfully designed game back when it was originally released for the Nintendo 3DS and PSP back in 2007, and it’s equally addictive in this updated and expanded release for the Nintendo Switch."
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65.0
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60.0
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70.0
"If you&s;ve never played Puzzle Quest before, The Legend Returns will be a nice surprise."
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70.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Purely based on its battle mechanics, Puzzle Quest is excellent, but it&s;s held back by the forgettable flourishes."
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70.0
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85.0
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35.0
"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns manages to hold true to the things that made the original Puzzle Quest title so fun and addicting the first time around. That being said, on the whole it does feel just a bit less …"
Read original review"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns for the Nintendo Switch is a perfect match for the Switch&s;s "get up and go" philosophy. While the core of the gameplay is still the time-honoured design of matching 3 tile,s Puzzle Quest: The Legend …"
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75.0
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85.0
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"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns is still the same game but that isn&s;t a bad thing. Bundling in all the DLC and adding some new classics, this match-3 RPG hybrid is just as addictive today as it was over a …"
Read original review"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns is the RPG that I didn’t know how badly I needed it on Nintendo Switch until now. The match 3 gameplay mixed with RPG elements is superbly done and with the diversity among classes and …"
Read original review"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns puts the classic 2007 puzzle-RPG on the Switch, with loads of content and some frankly baffling performance issues."
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