Minecraft Legends Release Date Speculation Gameplay And Rumours
When is the Minecraft Legends release date? This new action strategy game is from Blackbird Interactive and takes place within the Minecraft world. Minecraft Legends sees the player take on the role of a legendary hero whose destiny is to unite the factions of the Overworld. If the Overworld does not unite in the time allowed, they will not be able defend their homes against the Nether’s army of Pigmin.
Minecraft Legends was announced at the Bethesda & Xbox Showcase in June 2022. So it's still early days. Although we have a reasonable window of when Minecraft Legends will be released, the date is not set in stone. We have everything else we know about Minecraft Legends.
Date speculation for Minecraft Legends' release
S consoles, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. At the beginning of the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, Sarah Bond, head of Xbox creator experience, revealed every game shown would release across the next 12 months. We can assume that Minecraft Legends will launch by June 2023.
Minecraft Legends trailer
The Minecraft Legends announcement trailer is here. The majority of the trailer is cinematic. However, there's some gameplay footage at the end.
Minecraft Legends Game Pass
Yes, Minecraft Legends is coming to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass from day one.
Minecraft Legends gameplay and features
Minecraft Legends is likely not to be your typical RTS game. Here's Mojang’s take on Minecraft Legends gameplay:
"It has strategy elements at its core, but its mechanics are inspired by the immersion of action games. In a third-person view, you can explore the familiar but in many ways-new Overworld. You will defend peaceful settlements, and fight hordes piglins to stop their Nether corruption. You are the centre of every battle you lead, fighting alongside your allies while giving them directions."
In-direct controls have been featured in RTS games, most notably in the Majesty series. What we envision is that the player has direct command over their avatar's actions. NPCs can be given instructions by 'guided and 'directed' mechanics. This is likely only going to apply to combat, based on what we've seen so far.
Mojang stated that the player would explore different biomes in order to find resources and then use those resources for building bases. The trailer shows the player planting a banner in order to get allies to move, but it also shows two little fairies engaging in environment deconstruction, likely for harvesting resources, and building.
Minecraft Legends also has competitive and cooperative multiplayer. However there are no further details. GAMES Crossplay has not been mentioned yet, but we would expect at least Xbox to PC.
This is everything we know so far regarding Minecraft Legends. Check out the latest update to OG Minecraft, which includes all of the new features. We also have great co-op games you should check out if you are looking for something else.
