{"id":16380,"date":"2019-09-19T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=16380"},"modified":"2019-09-17T21:41:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T01:41:06","slug":"puzzle-quest-the-legend-returns-launches-on-nintendo-switch-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2019\/09\/puzzle-quest-the-legend-returns-launches-on-nintendo-switch-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns launches on Nintendo Switch today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns<\/strong> is now available to purchase on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch. A trial demo with access to three classes and a level cap of seven is also available to download today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s humbling that after over a decade, players are still talking about Puzzle Quest,\u201d says Puzzle Quest series creator and developer Steve Fawkner. \u201cThis re-mastered release of the original Challenge of the Warlords was a true labor of love, created for both longtime fans and new players alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns<\/em> contains more quests. There are over 240 quests and 100 brand-new quests, including branching quests involving meaningful player choices &#8212; and expanded story and lore for returning players. There will also be more classes. In addition to eight returning classes from previous titles, <em>Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns<\/em> features five brand-new classes to level-up and master, including the Blood Mage, Priest, Monk, Paladin, and Elementalist.<\/p>\n<p>The original \u201cMatch-3 RPG\u201d release of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords took place on the Nintendo DS in 2007. Since then it has spawned a sequel as well as spin-off licenced titles such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/review\/review-magic-the-gathering-puzzle-quest\/\">Magic: The Gathering &#8211; Puzzle Quest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns<\/em> is now available for the Nintendo Switch for $14.99 CAD.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EbVn2a-cSiY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns is now available to purchase on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch. A trial demo with access to three classes and a level cap of seven is also available to download today. \u201cIt\u2019s humbling that after over a decade, players are still talking about Puzzle Quest,\u201d says Puzzle Quest series [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530],"tags":[2402,2383],"class_list":["post-16380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","tag-d3go","tag-puzzle-quest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PQ-Switch-Key-Art-1200x628-e1567633029702.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4gc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15624,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2019\/02\/lots-of-news-and-surprises-in-february-nintendodirect-nintendoswitch\/","url_meta":{"origin":16380,"position":0},"title":"Lots of news and surprises in February Nintendo Direct","date":"February 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In a new Nintendo Direct video presentation, Nintendo announced that Super Mario Maker 2, a sequel to the groundbreaking original game, and a stylish re-imagining of\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening\u00a0are both launching this year for the\u00a0Nintendo Switch. 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