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Just in time for football season, Legend Bowl launches out of Early Access




gainst all odds we've made it to another September, and once again football season (American football, to be clear) is upon us. And if you're looking for an alternative to Madden on PC, you should definitely give Legend Bowl a look. It launched from Early Access on Steam just last week...
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REVIEWS: OPERATION SPORTS

Legend Bowl Review - What I Like – Legend Bowl Review

By Robert Kollars



[h2]Legend Bowl Review - Well Worth the Wait[/h2]

It has been almost a full year since I last discussed Legend Bowl by Super Pixel Games, and while initially released under the “early access” category on Steam, the developer has been hard at work not only refining the core gameplay but implementing improvements and adding new content into the game. If you followed my early preview, then you know full well how impressed I was with the “simcade” style offering from King Javo and Super Pixel Games. The amount of detail and football acumen layered throughout and underneath the cute 8-bit pixelated little football characters was quite impressive to me. Now the title has finally had the “early access” tag removed and is a full-fledged retail release on Steam. But does a year’s worth of development work mean the game is in a better position? Let’s find out in this Legend Bowl review.

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]
When you first fire up Legend Bowl, it wants to immediately take you back to the days of Tecmo Super Bowl and Joe Montana Sports Talk Football. Now I realize I most definitely am dating myself...

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Post Release Patch #2



Howdy Legend Bowlers! First off, the release is going AWESOME overall and we're blown away by all of your support! Thank you so much! We really appreciate every single one of you!

We are aware of some bugs and we've been attacking them like troopers. We've been working around the clock trying to get all of the reported issues addressed as fast as we possibly can in order to get a smooth launch rolling for everyone. Almost too fast which has caused a few hiccups in the last patches, but we think we've fixed a bunch of gameplay issues since our last patch.

📢 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE try to be as patient as you can as we're just a solo development team trying to make a pretty substantial game. Legend Bowl was in Early Access for approximately 9 months with plenty of testing and patches along the way, but we had some new issues arise from other issues we were trying to fix immediately before the release. Hope everyone can understand our situation and knows we're doing everything we can to resolve the issue.

Okay enough pity party stuff... let's get to the good news! This patch should fix most and hopefully all of the gameplay clock issues where you can't call a timeout, the two minute warning doesn't register, or the clock just speeds up. It also fixes a bug when trying exit Season mode and the game gets stuck on the loading screen. There a more fixes, but these were the major ones being reported from folks. Detailed patch notes are below if you're interested in seeing everything that was fixed today.

Lastly, please keep testing and reporting issues because in the end, we really want the best game possible and this release is just the beginning of our journey and with your support it will become the great game we envisioned when first starting down this path!

Again please continue to report any bugs on our Discord channel if you want to help! Thank you for your support, and for playing Legend Bowl!!

📢 Thank you to everyone for reporting issues and bugs from this last update!

Patch Details
  • Fixed issue where you couldn't call timeout in game.
  • Fixed issue where accelerated play clock would continue to run down clock even after ball hiked.
  • Fixed issue where two minute warning doesn't trigger.
  • Fixed issue when saving season mode and game gets stuck on "Restoring roster..." loading screen.
  • Stamina bar showing all of the time during the game was distracting us so we only show it during a live play again.
  • Fixed issue where top left blue player hint notification flickers.
  • Fixed issue where not being able to see "International Field" shadow issue when flipping sides.
  • When Stamina Bar is turned ON, it no longer hides throwing meter.
  • Added code to prevent unexplainable screenshot error on Team Select screen.
  • Locked down the END key from panning the camera around.
  • Went through a full sweep of the code and disabled any debug shortcuts that were accessible using keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fixed issue where rusher would lose ball carrier route path after catching toss from QB.
  • Fixed issue where pressing the "C" key when typing in a textbox was allowing a screenshot to happen.
  • Locked down ability to audible when a timeout or other game event is called at the same time.
  • Adjusted notification message a little higher up to not cover other UI elements on screen and changed sound.
  • Locked down team select to HOME team when going into Training Camp > Offense Only mode.
  • Adjusted kickoff start to avoid the game getting stuck or having to manually "Press A to Skip" in order for the kickoff to commence.
  • Play calling screens no longer show when timeout or other event occurs.

If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.

As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h3]Patch Version 1.0.0.2[/h3]

Post Release Patch #1 Hotfix



Last night's patch broke a couple of things in the game, so we wanted to push out this small patch to keep everyone playing the game.

Lastly, please test away and report any bugs on our Discord channel if you want to help! Thank you for your support, and for playing Legend Bowl!!

📢 Thank you to everyone for reporting issues and bugs from this last update!

Patch Details
  • Fixed issue where tutorial would crash during the passing drills.
  • Fixed game breaking at the end of a match when calculating steam achievements.
  • Slight bump up in stamina bench increment value.
  • Patch notes link updated in menu.

If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.

As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h3]Patch Version 1.0.0.1 hotfix[/h3]

Post Release Patch #1



The launch when fantastic yesterday with the day long stream and we love seeing all of the positive feedback from everyone! This is just the beginning as the game will continue to improve with your help, so please be sure to be vocal on anything you see that needs improving or fixing. We want our game to be a top quality representation of the sport, so don't hold back!

This is our fist post release patch to get some of the issues we've seen or heard from the community to help get the game as solid as possible. We still have a list of items to go through, but this is a good start. One thing that somehow slipped was the tutorial wasn't set to ON by default which caused many of you to miss training camp. PLEASE jump on it if you haven't. It will help with the learning curve.

Lastly, please test away and report any bugs on our Discord channel if you want to help! Thank you for your support, and for playing Legend Bowl!!

📢 Thank you to everyone for reporting issues and bugs from this last update!

Patch Details
  • Fixed issue when exiting Season mode game would freeze showing the "Restoring Roster" message.
  • Fixed issue when holding the hike button (A for XBOX) after selecting your play and the punter would just punt without a hike and a timeout was needed in order to continue the game. This was discovered during our live stream yesterday.
  • Tutorial set as default now for new players. Please take the tutorial to learn the game if you find your self struggling with the game.
  • Fixed issue when not selecting a team in Offense Only mode.
  • Fixed issue where some steam achievements weren't unlocking properly.
  • Simulating games runs smoother now so no matter how low your simulated quarter lengths are set to it will still run through games at a decent speed. Let us know if it's still too fast or slow!
  • Steam screenshots with F12 now working. If you only want to take a local screenshot you can hit the "C" key as well.
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  • } Fixed Comets field arrow issue showing the wrong team logo. If you modded, then you'll CLEAN OUT your local "logos.txt" file!
  • New ball shadow added when ball on ground to show depth.
  • Fixed issue where pressing back on Tournament Load menu was loading as opposed to returning to the main menu.
  • AI 4th down calling tuned for less if team is winning.
  • Helmet toggle option removed on player card when helmets are set to OFF in settings.
  • Reduced amount bench players recoup stamina.
  • New overtime coin toss voices added to the game.
  • Fixed menu losing focus issue when exiting Career mode.
  • Misc bugs and fixes.

If you experience any bugs or issues please report them here or more preferably in our Discord where you can chat with the community, report bugs, or give feedback on the game.

As always, if you've enjoyed the game so far and like what you're seeing out of the game it would be great if you can leave a review on Steam!

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[h3]Patch Version 1.0.0.1[/h3]