
The Horde of the Bastion, for example, tends towards more defensive structures. The Piglin armies will apparently be divided into "Hordes," each of which has its own specialization and focus. The enemy Piglin forces will be expanding their ranks with some new additions, too. Dennis Ries, executive producer for Minecraft Legends, described how Cobblestone Golems are particularly effective at destroying enemy structures, while projectile-spitting Plank Golems are a good choice if you need a ranged unit.

In addition to pulling existing mob types from vanilla Minecraft, Minecraft Legends will be adding some fully original creatures both for the player to command and battle against.įor the player's own forces, in addition to classic Minecraft mobs like villagers, skeletons, and creepers, the hero can also bring different types of golems, each with their own strengths. (Image credit: Blackbird Interactive, Mojang) What kinds of units will be in Minecraft Legends? You can see a lot of the custom player fortifications in the gameplay look as well: a player stands at a river impasse and orders the allays to build a safe bridge across to their home base. It's about making new friends and fighting the piglins together."Ī gameplay first look from Minecraft Live 2022 gives a good overview of how Minecraft Legends plays, with the player adventuring across open biomes to gather resources, rally friendly mobs, and build an army with player-built unit spawners to attack a Piglin invasion portal. "It's not about your character getting stronger," Nedfors said. You can see the player heroĭuring an interview at Gamescom 2022, creative director Magnus Nedfors said that the game's core emphasis is on forging alliances with denizens of the Minecraft Overworld, so that you can battle the piglin forces together. You're never alone on your journey: you're able to rally up friendly mobs like badgers and llamas to follow you, and you have the assistance of fairy-like allays which gather and build for you. Historically hostile mobs will join the player's forces, too: in previews, we've seen creepers and zombie villagers, alongside new player-built golems.ĭuring the footage from Minecraft Live 2022 we got a chance to see the mob spawners, which allow you to spawn historically hostile mobs to aid you on your journey to take down the piglin invaders. The first trailer showcased the standard horse mount, but the latest gameplay look confirms that there will be a plethora of mounts (including a large, sparkling purple feline). The main gameplay cycle has the player traversing through biomes on a mount while they gather materials, support allies, fight angry mobs of piglins, and craft personalized bases.
#THE LEGEND CONTINUES MINECRAFT SERIES#
Minecraft Legends remixes the series standard survival and crafting into a real-time strategy adventure across the Minecraft overworld, which is split into both new and familiar biomes. It's a Minecraft game without any opportunity for creativity, and a strategy game with no room for real strategy. Chasing a new "action strategy" playstyle means Minecraft Legends splits the difference between its influences, and in the process ends up sacrificing what makes them satisfying. Genre mashups aren't always a recipe for success, as you'll read in our Minecraft Legends review. It looks like longtime enemies are all going to come together to kick the piglins back into the Nether.

#THE LEGEND CONTINUES MINECRAFT FULL#
"According to the legend, only you can bring together the mobs of the Overworld and help them defend their home."īased on that, it makes a lot of sense that we see the player riding their horse at the head of an army full of creepers, zombies, and skeletons.

Minecraft Legends "tells the story of the Overworld uniting against an invasion by the ravenous piglins," it says.
