Getting higher-tier characters takes a lot of luck, or some heavy spending in the in-game store. Although the game has hundreds of characters to recruit, the hard truth is that many lower-tier characters aren't worth anything more than sacrifices for experience to improve your better characters. The problem is getting that well-oiled machine pieced together. When it all comes together like a well-oiled machine, you can genuinely feel like a force to be reckoned with. Moving through waves of enemies and playing with your characters' skills is a blast. And thankfully, by and large, Raid: Shadow Legends is fun. No matter how impressive the game looks or how engaging (or disengaging) its plot may be, none of that matters much if it isn't actually fun to play. It's not necessarily that the game needs a strong story to move it forward, but it feels like a sorely missed opportunity. There are also bits that leave players scratching their heads too, like how demons and orcs play nice with high elves and sacred knights, outside of a few throwaway lines about being under the contract of the Arbiter.

Its story lays down a classic, though almost cliched, fantasy foundation, but that tale sort of gets glossed over in the campaign mode, outside of a few quick narratives between stages. Make no mistake about it, Raid: Shadow Legends is a gorgeous game. This fantasy action role-playing game (RPG) packs a visual appeal and overall presentation that's almost on par with many console offerings.

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