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God have mercy on this game.

Dragon Kingdoms IV

You’ll have to forgive me if this sounds harsh, but this game needs a lot of work.

This game…is lacking in almost every area of its design. The graphics are mismatched and don’t blend well at all. The mapping is flat and uninspiring, and several map errors allow you to walk on walls and water.

The characters aren’t much better than stereotypes, and the dialogue doesn’t sound natural at all. Couple this with fourth-wall breaking and RTP jokes, and it all starts coming off very weak.

The gameplay consists mostly of DBS enter-mashing. The monsters aren’t even remotely difficult, although they might be tougher if you didn’t find the AI controlled guard NPCs to join you.

The story is cliché and the intro is force-fed to you. The intro is also very long, opening with what seems more like a trailer for the game you’re already playing.

The most impressive “feature” of the game is its day / night animations, which look nice when they’re playing, but happen entirely too often. Every day and night seems to last less than five minutes, and the animations for them get tiresome in a hurry. The dialogue boxes announcing the time shift interrupt cut scenes and really disrupt the game’s flow.

I don’t want to sound like a jerk, but this game is fundamentally flawed in multiple ways. VideoWizard, I would recommend that you take a step back and seriously look at what you’ve done so far. This game doesn’t have to be terrible, and it can be improved, but you need to be able to see its weaknesses in order to fix them. There isn’t a single area of this game that excels, and the whole thing feels really crappy. Take a good, long look, put your thinking cap on, and fix this mess one piece at a time. It might not be easy, but game making rarely is. Better luck next time!

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tardis
is it too late for ironhide facepalm
308
Wait, you mean the walking on water isn't an intentional feature? I'M NOT PLAYING AS JESUS!?
Ratty524
The 524 is for 524 Stone Crabs
12986
Lawl. I have to see this for myself!
"The dialogue boxes announcing the time shift interrupt cut scenes and really disrupt the game’s flow."

What a horrible night to have a curse.
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