The Speris Legacy

The Speris Legacy met with mediocre critical reception, and many reviews compared it to The Legend of Zelda.^[2][1][4][5] Edge magazine called it "shamelessly derivative" of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.^[1] CU Amiga gave the Amiga version of Speris Legacy an overall score of 74%, and criticized its map design, calling the game world "a pretty big place with lots of a locations and rather too little to do", further expressing that the game's lack of hints regarding the player's goals results in "endless meandering" and frustration.^[2] Amiga Format gave the Amiga version a score of 69%, while they praised Speris Legacy's "lovely" graphics, they described its gameplay as "a drudge" and "relentless tedium".^[4] Amiga Format heavily compared Speris Legacy to Zelda, stating that it emulates the "look and feel" of Zelda well, but falls short in regards to its gameplay, which lacks "a sense of achievement".^[4] They further criticized the size of Speris Legacy's environments, and expressed that this, in addition to the lack of hints or reassurance in the game's puzzlesolving, makes puzzles unnecessarily difficult.^[4]

Arcane magazine gave Speris Legacy an overall score of three out of ten, expressing that the audio and visuals emulate Zelda well, but the game 'isn't fun' and lacks "a sense of accomplishment".^[5] Arcane further noted that while the game isn't difficult, the player is left "constantly in a state of confusion about where you are supposed to be going and what goals you must achieve to get there", furthermore calling its puzzles "masochistic" in this regard.^[5]

• The Speris Legacy on the Amiga/CD32 at the Hall of Light (HOL)
• The Speris Legacy at MobyGames