DO NOT BUY OR PLAY UNLESS YOU REALLY, REALLY ENJOY THE SHOW.

This is a very basic beat-em' up game set in the Legend of Korra universe, more specifically between Book 2 and 3.

The story is actually surprisingly boring and very thin for a licensed Korra game, really not much to it at all; Evil guy can take away Korra's powers, and she has to relearn all of them throughout the game.

I'm actually certain they just didn't want her to have her powers at the beginning so they could simulate a sense of "Progression" by relearning them all. It all seems really tacked on at last minute and really doesn't make use of the excellent source material by any stretch.

The gameplay is alright. It's not exactly mindless clicking of fast attack, you do have to time dodges and blocks. for me, this wasn't too bad, but I found that I never used my strong attacks very much, they usually took so much time that I would get hit by some projectile before I could connect any damage to enemies. I also found the powers imbalanced somewhat; Earth and Water are decent, water being predominantly a ranged attack, and Earth being a very close quarters and high damage attack. I found Fire to have the most limited range, and to be the weakest, the trade-off being speed was much better. I used Fire very little because of this, only good for one on one attacks. Air on the other hand is OP as hell. it does average damage, goes quite fast, and has a ♥♥♥♥ ton of range and area damage. As soon as I got air, I used almost nothing else. The game does a good job of making a lot of the combat look cool, but that soon loses its value, as it becomes repetitive and more of a grind; save for the boss fights.

The earlier boss fights are also kind of hard, and the later ones are stupid easy. seems a little backwards, but I suppose you do feel more powerful because of it.

I could be okay with all of these things, but I payed about $10 for this game, and I beat it in 4 hours.
Like, I was done and bored with the game once I had finished, so it's good that they didn't make it a 20 hour trek.
But this game should be bought for no more than $5 in my opinion.

In conclusion, this game feels like a hurried attempt to slap together a licensed game for Korra, the gameplay and mechanics are solid (what we should come to expect from the wonderful Platinum Games) but the story and length are hugely disappointing for Korra fans hoping to find a new window into her world.
I feel like this game was ordered in too small a timespan to deliver something really worthwhile (This shows in the lack of menu options for graphics and such) but rather than deliver a decent lengthened, buggy mess; Platinum focused on making a tight combat system and a shorter campaign.

If you absolutely LOVE Korra, then check it out on a steam sale. Otherwise, stay away.

4.0/10

DO NOT BUY OR PLAY UNLESS YOU REALLY, REALLY ENJOY THE SHOW. This is a very basic beat-em' up game set in the Legend of Korra universe, more specifically between Book 2 and 3. The story is actually surprisingly boring and very thin for a licensed Korra game, really not much to it at all; Evil guy can take away Korra's powers, and she has to relearn all of them throughout the game. I'm actually certain they just didn't want her to have her powers at the beginning so they could simulate a sense of "Progression" by relearning them all. It all seems really tacked on at last minute and really doesn't make use of the excellent source material by any stretch. The gameplay is alright. It's not exactly mindless clicking of fast attack, you do have to time dodges and blocks. for me, this wasn't too bad, but I found that I never used my strong attacks very much, they usually took so much time that I would get hit by some projectile before I could connect any damage to enemies. I also found the powers imbalanced somewhat; Earth and Water are decent, water being predominantly a ranged attack, and Earth being a very close quarters and high damage attack. I found Fire to have the most limited range, and to be the weakest, the trade-off being speed was much better. I used Fire very little because of this, only good for one on one attacks. Air on the other hand is OP as hell. it does average damage, goes quite fast, and has a shit ton of range and area damage. As soon as I got air, I used almost nothing else. The game does a good job of making a lot of the combat look cool, but that soon loses its value, as it becomes repetitive and more of a grind; save for the boss fights. The earlier boss fights are also kind of hard, and the later ones are stupid easy. seems a little backwards, but I suppose you do feel more powerful because of it. I could be okay with all of these things, but I payed about $10 for this game, and I beat it in 4 hours. Like, I was done and bored with the game once I had finished, so it's good that they didn't make it a 20 hour trek. But this game should be bought for no more than $5 in my opinion. In conclusion, this game feels like a hurried attempt to slap together a licensed game for Korra, the gameplay and mechanics are solid (what we should come to expect from the wonderful Platinum Games) but the story and length are hugely disappointing for Korra fans hoping to find a new window into her world. I feel like this game was ordered in too small a timespan to deliver something really worthwhile (This shows in the lack of menu options for graphics and such) but rather than deliver a decent lengthened, buggy mess; Platinum focused on making a tight combat system and a shorter campaign. If you absolutely LOVE Korra, then check it out on a steam sale. Otherwise, stay away. 4.0/10