Minecraft Legends Needs More Depth Than Minecraft Dungeons

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Despite releasing over a decade ago, Minecraft is still one of the most popular video games out there, with a wide audience on a vast array of consoles, mobile, and PC. Minecraft's relaxing, cozy vibes are perfect for just about any mood, while its deep crafting and survival systems offer more complexity for those looking for it. This same level of accessibility and complexity hasn't quite been present in Minecraft's previous spinoffs, but hopefully the upcoming Minecraft Legends can buck that trend.

Announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase back in June, Minecraft Legends is yet another Minecraft spinoff title, but this time the series is moving into the action-strategy genre. Combining the best elements of a third-person action game and a tower defense, the action-strategy genre sees the player both control their troops, while joining in on the action themselves. Hopefully, this genre shift is enough to give Minecraft Legends the depth it needs to stand out.

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One of the biggest critiques of Minecraft Dungeons, the most recent spinoff in the series, was that it lacked depth. On the surface, Minecraft Dungeons was just a simple Diablo clone, using an isometric camera angle, and tasking players with hacking and slashing through a series of dungeons, defeating monsters and gaining loot along the way. Unfortunately, this surface layer was about all there was to Minecraft Dungeons.

Minecraft Dungeons was extremely simple. The game's controls boiled down to simple button inputs, and the enemy AI required little strategy to defeat. The co-op mechanic, while an excellent addition, wasn't nearly as complex or well-thought-out as the game's primary