Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale Review
Developers Bedlam Games
Publisher Atari
Platform Xbox live
Release Date Out Now
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is a ‘hack and slash RPG’ game from the developers Bedlam Games and the first time a Dungeons and Dragons game has been seen on a console since 2004. Set in the Forgotten Realms in a fictional continent of Faerun, our journey begins in the remote Desertsmouth Mountains from the sulphuric catacombs of the mines of Tethyamar, to the dizzying heights of the Tower of the Void.
But unfortunately it’s not always the case that a worldwide popular game being released on a console becoming a huge hit despite Daggerdale hitting the right notes with the fundamentals. The beast-slaying, cash collecting and loot-collecting are solid throughout the story but Daggerdale feels one dimensional and pretty soon the quests start to become very similar, for example the quest to clear the caverns of the same type of beasts gets very old very fast. But if you are a fan of upgrading armor and weapons like myself, then you will enjoy collecting the spoils that the goblins drop when you kill them.
There are also the familiar class of combatants to choose from, Cleric, Fighter, Rogue and Wizard all of which have their own personal traits and perks.
The gameplay across both online and single-player is fundamentally the same, the only thing that separates the two game modes is that you have your companions with you in the multiplayer online mode.
The battle system is very similar to the battle system used in Dragon Age which for me is a serious plus. The online mode is very enjoyable either teaming up with friends or just with random people from around the world, but one major setback are the loading screens. Party members could be playing a game when a loading screen would just pop up out of nowhere freezing players out of the game.
To conclude, the online mode for me outweighs the single-player mode because, I believe that Dungeons and Dragons should be played with friends like the original board game. The loading times for the multiplayer is a little off putting and despite it being an arcade game, there still could have been a lot more content in this game.
As much as I enjoy fantasy RPGs, Dungeons and Dragons didn’t quite tickle my fancy but still provided me with some more insight into the world of Dungeons and Dragons. If you are an avid fan of D&D and have bought the previous instalments this is for you. But if you are completely new to the series and would like to purchase this one I would advise against it.
Score 6/10
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