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Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a bittersweet eulogy for Riot Forge
19.02.2024 - 08:07 / digitaltrends.com / Tomas Franzese
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a new game about getting out of your comfort zone and connecting with others. In many ways, that’s also the story of Riot Forge. The publishing label pushed its corporate parent Riot Games out of its AAA design instincts to expand the world of Runterra. There’s only so much narrative you can weave into something like League of Legends, and all of Riot Forge’s games offered unique perspectives that enriched this world. I found fulfillment in that strategy too, as someone who enjoys the world of Runeterra, but didn’t want to play League of Legends itself. It’s a treatment that few well-known franchises get outside comic book universes, Warhammer, and Star Wars.
Unfortunately, Bandle Tale is the last of its kind for now as Riot Forge has been shuttered as part of recent Riot Games layoffs. That’s a shame, not just for League of Legends, but the video game industry at large. If nothing else, Bandle Tale is worth checking out as a bold move from a major studio, which is something that’s becoming increasingly rare.
A solid sendoff
Developer Lazy Bear Games’ Bandle Tale takes place in Bandle City, home to many of the cute, furry Yordle creatures that League of Legends players are likely familiar with. This gives us our first look into their society, which is fractured when a portal network is destroyed during a party toward the start of the game. After that, it’s up to the player, who had isolated themselves for over 100 years, to reunite the portal network and find their lost friends. Like most Riot Forge titles, Bandle Tale is narrative-focused and has more of a humorous edge than the label’s other games.
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When it comes to gameplay, it’s a crafting RPG. Building on the foundation laid by cozy games like Stardew Valley, pretty much every quest in Bandle Tale will require players to search for and gather various resources so they can build something important. Oftentimes, these resources will also be used so the player can serve food and throw parties to obtain the currency needed to progress or unlock skills on one of three skill trees.
There’s always something to do in Bandle Tale, so playing it never feels aimless. You’re always working toward some goal and often being rewarded with funny dialogue. This setup does mean that it’s heavy on fetch quests. Especially early on, you’ll be spending all of your time hopping from character to character, completing quests for them so you can get what you need to progress the story.
Thankfully, the
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