<s>
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
League	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Airship	O
Syndicate	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Riot	O
Forge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Riot	O
Games	O
 '	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
uses	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
setting	O
originating	O
in	O
its	O
parent	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
six	O
characters	O
from	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
to	O
find	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Mist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
Pyke	B-Application
,	O
Braum	O
,	O
Miss	B-Application
Fortune	I-Application
,	O
Illaoi	O
,	O
Ahri	O
,	O
and	O
Yasuo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
revealed	O
in	O
2019	O
during	O
the	O
10th-anniversary	O
celebration	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
not	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
or	O
publisher	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
alongside	O
Hextech	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
,	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
with	O
free	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
versions	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Airship	O
Syndicate	O
's	O
Battle	B-Application
Chasers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightwar	I-Application
,	O
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
A	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
Story	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
directly	O
navigating	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
characters	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
through	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
of	O
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
mechanic	O
called	O
the	O
Initiative	O
Bar	O
:	O
it	O
displays	O
a	O
timeline	O
upon	O
which	O
every	O
combatant	O
(	O
there	O
can	O
be	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
,	O
three	O
allies	O
and	O
three	O
enemies	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
position	O
,	O
showing	O
when	O
they	O
will	O
act	O
and	O
sometimes	O
giving	O
information	O
on	O
enemy	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reuses	O
the	O
Overcharge	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Battle	B-Application
Chasers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightwar	I-Application
:	O
during	O
battle	O
,	O
non-magical	O
attacks	O
generate	O
Overcharge	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
dungeons	O
or	O
longer	O
fights	O
in	O
which	O
being	O
economical	O
with	O
mana	B-Application
is	O
a	O
consideration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
League	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
Story	I-Application
takes	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
through	O
Bilgewater	O
and	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Isles	O
,	O
regions	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Runeterra	O
,	O
the	O
canon	O
setting	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
law	O
is	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
pirate	O
captains	O
-	O
chief	O
among	O
them	O
Gangplank	B-Application
the	O
Saltwater	O
Scourge	O
,	O
a	O
ruthless	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
Dreadway	O
,	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Jagged	O
Hooks	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sarah	O
Fortune	O
saw	O
Gangplank	B-Application
kill	O
her	O
mother	O
with	O
the	O
selfsame	O
pistols	O
he	O
commissioned	O
from	O
her	O
:	O
now	O
a	O
grown	O
woman	O
and	O
a	O
captain	O
in	O
her	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
Fortune	O
has	O
taken	O
back	O
the	O
pistols	O
that	O
are	O
her	O
birthright	O
and	O
with	O
them	O
her	O
revenge	O
,	O
blowing	O
up	O
the	O
Dreadway	O
with	O
Gangplank	B-Application
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortune	O
is	O
torn	O
between	O
her	O
desire	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fairer	O
ruler	O
than	O
Gangplank	B-Application
and	O
the	O
anger	O
she	O
has	O
nursed	O
over	O
the	O
long	O
years	O
of	O
plotting	O
her	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbeknownst	O
to	O
her	O
,	O
Gangplank	B-Application
yet	O
lives	O
:	O
Illaoi	O
of	O
the	O
indigenous	O
Buhru	O
people	O
,	O
Priestess	O
of	O
Nagakaboros	O
and	O
his	O
former	O
lover	O
,	O
pulled	O
him	O
from	O
the	O
deep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gangplank	B-Application
schemes	O
and	O
bides	O
his	O
time	O
,	O
making	O
unusual	O
allies	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
throne	O
that	O
was	O
usurped	O
from	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
fit	O
of	O
grief	O
and	O
rage	O
Viego	O
commanded	O
his	O
army	O
to	O
slay	O
whoever	O
stood	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
and	O
had	O
Grael	O
(	O
later	O
Thresh	B-Application
)	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
waters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viego	O
died	O
,	O
still	O
deluding	O
himself	O
that	O
Isolde	O
loved	O
him	O
-	O
and	O
was	O
soon	O
after	O
resurrected	O
as	O
the	O
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
his	O
defilement	O
of	O
the	O
waters	O
corrupting	O
the	O
Isles	O
in	O
an	O
event	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ruination	O
,	O
a	O
cataclysmic	O
event	O
that	O
killed	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
Isles	O
,	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
tormented	O
shades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thresh	B-Application
pretends	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
loyal	O
servant	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
a	O
vengeful	O
Gangplank	B-Application
may	O
be	O
exactly	O
the	O
opportunity	O
he	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gangplank	B-Application
listens	O
to	O
Thresh	B-Application
and	O
collects	O
many	O
artifacts	O
to	O
revive	O
Viego	O
on	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Isles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
looks	O
for	O
Captain	O
Fortune	O
,	O
Illaoi	O
meets	O
Braum	O
and	O
Yasuo	B-Application
,	O
two	O
travelers	O
from	O
far-off	O
lands	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
reasons	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Isles	O
:	O
Braum	O
seeks	O
the	O
life-giving	O
waters	O
to	O
cure	O
a	O
plague	O
in	O
his	O
homeland	O
of	O
Freljord	O
;	O
Yasuo	B-Application
was	O
hired	O
to	O
protect	O
Ahri	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
since	O
run	O
away	O
from	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Isles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
travel	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
out	O
Bilgewater	O
was	O
again	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Black	O
Mist	O
from	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Isles	O
and	O
Illaoi	O
's	O
temple	O
was	O
invaded	O
by	O
Gangplank	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
meet	O
Pyke	B-Application
the	O
Bloodharbour	O
Ripper	O
,	O
an	O
undying	O
murderer	O
of	O
mysterious	O
origin	O
and	O
motivation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
normally	O
targets	O
pirate	O
captains	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
now	O
wishes	O
to	O
kill	O
only	O
Gangplank	B-Application
;	O
although	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
wary	O
,	O
Illaoi	O
says	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
her	O
goddess	O
and	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
join	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maokai	B-Application
,	O
a	O
living	O
tree	O
who	O
is	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Grove	O
,	O
mistakes	O
them	O
for	O
intruders	O
and	O
attacks	O
-	O
but	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
cut	O
Maokai	B-Application
down	O
,	O
Ahri	O
intervenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
entreats	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
help	O
Maokai	B-Application
purify	O
the	O
corruption	O
in	O
his	O
roots	O
;	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
they	O
travel	O
to	O
an	O
underwater	O
Buhru	O
temple	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
overcoming	O
the	O
trials	O
within	O
gain	O
the	O
power	O
necessary	O
to	O
help	O
Maokai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Gangplank	B-Application
has	O
assembled	O
enough	O
artifacts	O
to	O
revive	O
Viego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thresh	B-Application
keeps	O
Gangplank	B-Application
interested	O
by	O
promising	O
him	O
Viego	O
's	O
throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thresh	B-Application
soon	O
has	O
a	O
showdown	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
who	O
invade	O
Thresh	B-Application
's	O
dungeons	O
and	O
release	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
souls	O
trapped	O
inside	O
:	O
although	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
victorious	O
,	O
Thresh	B-Application
tells	O
them	O
that	O
this	O
fight	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
distraction	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
plan	O
is	O
already	O
in	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rush	O
to	O
Gangplank	B-Application
and	O
Viego	O
,	O
their	O
pleas	O
to	O
Gangplank	B-Application
falling	O
on	O
deaf	O
ears	O
:	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
Viego	O
's	O
power	O
Gangplank	B-Application
is	O
himself	O
possessed	O
by	O
Viego	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
fight	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gangplank	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
but	O
Viego	O
remains	O
at	O
large	O
and	O
extends	O
the	O
Black	O
Mist	O
to	O
Bilgewater	O
,	O
convinced	O
(	O
by	O
Thresh	B-Application
)	O
that	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
resurrecting	O
Isolde	O
is	O
there	O
-	O
and	O
that	O
anyone	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
deserves	O
to	O
die	O
for	O
keeping	O
him	O
from	O
his	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
imprisons	O
Gangplank	B-Application
and	O
sets	O
about	O
finding	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
Viego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
houses	O
secrets	O
of	O
Yasuo	B-Application
's	O
past	O
,	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
his	O
older	O
brother	O
Yone	O
:	O
Yasuo	B-Application
was	O
falsely	O
accused	O
of	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
an	O
elder	O
he	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
protect	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
Yone	O
chased	O
him	O
down	O
and	O
confronted	O
him	O
,	O
Yasuo	B-Application
killed	O
Yone	O
in	O
the	O
ensuing	O
duel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
reliving	O
the	O
memory	O
,	O
Yasuo	B-Application
is	O
finally	O
able	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
terms	O
with	O
his	O
guilt	O
and	O
resolves	O
to	O
stop	O
running	O
from	O
his	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
discuss	O
what	O
they	O
will	O
do	O
next	O
before	O
going	O
their	O
separate	O
ways	O
:	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
overcome	O
their	O
inner	O
demons	O
,	O
but	O
Illaoi	O
worries	O
that	O
Fortune	O
's	O
second	O
brush	O
with	O
Gangplank	B-Application
has	O
reawakened	O
her	O
darker	O
side	O
,	O
especially	O
given	O
that	O
Gangplank	B-Application
escaped	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
worries	O
are	O
later	O
proven	O
true	O
,	O
as	O
Fortune	O
goes	O
after	O
Gangplank	B-Application
and	O
his	O
followers	O
with	O
unrelenting	O
bloodlust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pyke	B-Application
,	O
too	O
,	O
has	O
unfinished	O
business	O
:	O
his	O
target	O
has	O
switched	O
from	O
Gangplank	B-Application
to	O
Viego	O
who	O
,	O
for	O
now	O
,	O
remains	O
in	O
the	O
artifact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
similarly	O
called	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Ruined	B-Application
King	I-Application
an	O
"	O
entertaining	O
bunch	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
uninteresting	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
exciting	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
