Over the last few years, various games have been offered under the Minecraft franchise. Mojang’s work has performed at an excellent level, even in more unexpected aspects such as Minecraft Dungeons or Minecraft Story Mode by Telltale Games. Now, the Microsoft-owned developer has shown off its new title, Minecraft Legends, at Xbox Showcase. It is a game where all the classic mechanics of the genre and strategy will be blended.
Minecraft Legends Announced at Xbox Showcase
The brand new action-strategy game Minecraft Legends is shown during the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, revealing a truly intriguing game for fans of the franchise. No specific release date has been announced, and it is only said to arrive in 2023.
According to the trailer, as you used to in the original Minecraft, you can explore different types of terrain and develop your character by extracting resources. However, comfortable life will be disturbed by the piglin, which is a neutral mob found in the Nether, ready to destroy everything. Raising forts, raiding settlements, and colossal battles will be in the new game.
How Minecraft Legends connects to the Minecraft world is explained as follows:
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, our upcoming action strategy game. Explore a familiar yet mysterious land, full of diverse life, lush biomes, and rich resources. But this paradise is on the brink of destruction. The piglins have arrived – and they’re threatening to corrupt the Overworld.
Inspire unexpected friends to form valuable alliances and lead them in strategic battles to protect their home. Take the fight to the piglins before their Nether corruption devours the Overworld!
Developed by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive, Minecraft Legends is coming in 2023 on Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Windows, Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. We will see how the unusual idea of Minecraft creators will turn out in practice.