Legend Hand of God

by ValuSoft

Product Features

• Immerse yourself into the fantastic world of ARIS
• Search for the ?Hand of God? in over 30 challenging quests
• Create your character from 5 skill trees including Path of the Warrior and Path of the Magician
• Over 30 types of monsters and big bosses
• A helpful light fairy accompanies you, acting as your mouse cursor, companion and guide

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001AWW104
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: August 1, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,333 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The beautiful world of Aris is being devastated by the demon hordes that come rushing through the demon gate. Targon, last survivor of the Order of the Eternal Flame, sworn to protect the demon gate and keep it sealed, sets out on his epic quest to re-establish the order of things and forever seal the gate to evil.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE HAND OF GOD OR DIABLO?, August 3, 2008

By 

NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Legend Hand of God (DVD-ROM)

LEGEND: HAND OF GOD is the newest addition to the hack-&-slash cRPG genre and it is a very good addition at that! The isometric viewpoint (with reorienting the camera and zooming options) works well and the camera handling is nothing to complain about.

The graphics are not groundbreaking but they are a couple of notches above TITAN QUEST (be sure to activate the water and shadow effects). The grass and trees feel real and they will shake by either the wind or your passing by but there is no real interaction with the environment in any way. Also, some stuttering was apparent when transitioning between areas or just before leveling up. Nothing major but I do hope that the developers address it in their first patch.

I particularly enjoyed the fighting and finishing-off moves the character has in his repertoire. Although they appear randomly without depending on any special key combos, these special animated moves spice up the gaming experience (and, I for one, do not miss key combos on a PC game - leave them to console jockeys: they have the handheld controllers that make them easy).
Also adding to how realistic the game appears is the care that was taken to have the character fight at the height of his opponents: fight a troll and he will be jumping to deal his sword thrusts; fight a timberwolf and he will be sweeping low.

What did get on my nerves was the accompanying...Tinkerbell, serving as both pointer and unsolicited advice-dispensing fairy. For her size she surely has a big mouth! Her presence does offer some funny moments though, and comic relief is welcome in an otherwise grim cRPG.

As with most cRPGs, one can choose the path of warrior, magician, woodsman and so on. I only played the warrior so far and the development of the character's abilities is in good balance with the enemies he encounters. Nothing too easy or too hard before its time (the memory of the murderous wolves encountered early on in BALDUR's GATE had me giving them a wide berth at first here as well; however, there was no need). Oh, and no, you will not be fighting the customary rats at first!

All in all, a very enjoyable action cRPG. So, to answer the title question: BOTH! It will sustain us until Christmas and the 3rd coming...

RECOMMENDED.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, August 16, 2008

By 

David H. Eiland (FL) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Legend Hand of God (DVD-ROM)

This game was not bad at all. The graphics are about the same or a little better than Titan Quest. The gameplay is very similar too. I played a Mage/Priest and once I got some good items and skills it wasn't too hard to stay alive. I like the little fairy light, because she will cry out when your about to die which clues you to heal or use a potion. She is good for a laugh too while you play as well as your light when in the dungeons.

The storyline is not bad and the actors are ok, but not the best. The weapons have differnt attacks and the spell effects are good. The visuals are really nice and there are some rather large creatures and bosses in the game.

I dont regret buying this game new because I enjoyed playing it. I did not have any problems running it but I didnot install the directx from the CD or the PhysX software. I had both already and I heard they caused some people problems. Besides if you do need them you can download them from the internet.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One step above 3 Stars...I mean let's be fair...., September 21, 2008

By 

Lynn M. Vance "Gabe Vance" (Starke, Florida) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Legend Hand of God (DVD-ROM)

I see quite a few (3 Star) ratings for this game which is just a wee bit
harsh.
Graphically, the game is right on par with just about every other in this
genre which is pretty good. There does'nt seem to be any lag or freezing
when there are several enemies on the screen along with spell effects on high and (AA) SET TO 4x on a RES of 1024x768,i didn't want to push it to my monitor's native resoltion for fear the game would not handle it well.

The story has also been done a million times before, but then again, it's
Fantasy and most fantasy games pretty much share common themes, which to
me is no BIG DEAL just as long as the character's,world's ect. are different, which is why this is my favorite GENRE and I'll never get tired of it, from -Wizardry to Zelda- and -Dungeon Master to Might& Magic-
it's all good.
Anyway's, I am yet to see any of the problems others have written about
this title and for those of you who are thinking of buying it, go for it.
If you enjoyed -Dungeon Siege,Titan's Quest- and other's of this type, then you won't go wrong with this one, just make sure what you run it on
is at least Modern enough to handle it and the game should run fine.
Here's a tip: Download the newest version of the (PHYS-X software) from
(Nvidia's Website) before installing the game.Not the greatest to Hack-n-
Slash to come out this year, but certainly not as bad as others have rated
it.
Happy Creature Hunting.