The story of Robin Hood is often told as a lighthearted tale of a cheerful knave who steals from the rich to provide to the poor. It’s been adapted as a cartoon featuring anthropomorphic animals, a comedy, and more recently a relatively family-friendly action epic. But Hood: Outlaws and Legends takes Robin and friends down a bit of a different and notably darker path. This PvEvP multiplayer game sees two teams of four bandits each vying to steal treasure from the state, while also trying to prevent the other from nabbing it themselves. It weaves between stealth and all-out action in an attempt to claim the treasure for yourself.
Hood: Outlaws and Legends released at an unfortunate point squarely between Resident Evil Village and Mass Effect Legendary Edition, two highly anticipated games garnering massive amounts of attention. As a new multiplayer-only IP, its facing an uphill battle to for both interest and players, and that’s reflected early on in matchmaking that takes a lot longer than it should for a newly released game. With no real single-player mode to speak of (besides jumping into the Training mode against AI opponents), Hood is at the mercy of its player base. Multiplayer games like Hood live and die by their communities. Cross play does help broaden the player pool, but interested players would be right to question if Hood will have legs in the long term.
The concept of each match is novel. A team must steal a key from the unkillable and monolithic ...