Destiny Warriors
- September 11, 2015
- ninjalex
- 12h median play time
Get on Steam"Destiny Warriors" is an action-packed RPG set in a mystical world filled with powerful weapons, mythical creatures, and ancient armors. As a ninja warrior, you'll battle through hordes of enemies, bosses, and complete quests to become the ultimate hero. With stunning graphics and immersive gameplay, "Destiny Warriors" offers a unique and exciting experience for all RPG fans.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a nostalgic RPG experience reminiscent of classic titles.
- Some players found humor in the dialogue and enjoyed the character interactions.
- The game is inexpensive, making it accessible for those looking for a casual RPG.
- The story is a blatant rip-off of Naruto, lacking originality and depth.
- The combat system is poorly balanced, with enemies scaling with player levels, making battles tedious and frustrating.
- The game is riddled with grammatical errors and typos, detracting from the overall experience.
- story488 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The story of the game is widely criticized for being a derivative and poorly executed imitation of Naruto, featuring unoriginal plotlines, bland characters, and numerous spelling and grammatical errors. While some players found humor in its cheesiness and enjoyed the episodic format, many felt that the narrative lacked depth and coherence, making it difficult to engage with the characters or the overall plot. Overall, the consensus is that the story fails to stand out and often detracts from the gameplay experience.
“The story is engaging, as every completed mission brings a new development to the plot, and additional dialogue between the characters.”
“It genuinely feels like the quests are there to accommodate the plot, and not the other way around, which is above what most RPGs offer in that area.”
“The story behind the game is decent, enjoyable even, some grammar and typo issues there, the game just lacks some polish and quality of life improvements, but then again it sells for dirt cheap and there are worse RPG Maker games out there, so if you are looking for something simple to entertain you, you will get that here to some extent.”
“The story is a plain rip-off of Naruto.”
“The main plot is a cheap copy of Naruto's but it lacks all the charm and makes no sense.”
“The storyline is subpar, I mean they should be sued for how much they stole from Naruto.”
- gameplay90 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed to negative feedback, with many reviewers criticizing its repetitive and bland mechanics, particularly in the turn-based combat system. Issues such as poor enemy scaling, restrictive exploration, and unbalanced battle mechanics have led to frustration, making the experience feel tedious and unengaging. While some players found moments of fun, the overall consensus suggests that the gameplay fails to stand out, often feeling like a derivative and poorly executed RPG Maker title.
“The gameplay is fun without endless exploration of mazes and excessive doubling back or random foes as seen in some other similar inexpensive RPG Maker titles.”
“The amount of customization is really big (over thousands of items), and the fighting mechanics are great too, like you can defeat your enemies with normal attacks.”
“Ok so as far as the gameplay goes, it's actually pretty fun for the most part.”
“4/10 (long story short) Destiny Warriors RPG is a blatant copy and paste of Naruto but delivers it very averagely in infuriating gameplay.”
“Overall, the gameplay is repetitive and bland.”
“These battle mechanics are so bad that it seriously makes the game almost unplayable.”
- humor56 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highly subjective, with some players finding the funny dialogue, intentional typos, and absurd scenarios entertaining, while others criticize it as cringeworthy and poorly executed. Many reviews highlight a mix of juvenile humor and fourth-wall breaks that can be amusing at first but often devolve into irritation due to excessive spelling mistakes and a lack of originality. Overall, while some players enjoy the comedic elements, others feel they fall flat, making the humor a divisive aspect of the game.
“Personally, I enjoy the typos; I feel like they are meant to be there and that the game makers just had that kind of humor.”
“Ohh and be warned, the language in the game is not PG... there be f-bombs, which adds to the humor.”
“"Destiny Warriors" is a hilarious s**tshow that can be rarely seen on Steam and much more frequently on RPG Maker forums, and I definitely had my pleasure while playing it (that means, I laughed at its lameness for a couple of evenings, until it became boring).”
- music50 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game is largely criticized for being generic and repetitive, primarily consisting of default tracks from the RPG Maker engine, which detracts from the overall experience. While some players found certain tracks enjoyable, many noted that the soundtrack lacks originality and fails to enhance the game's atmosphere. Overall, the music is seen as a mixed bag, with a few decent tunes overshadowed by its unoriginality and repetitiveness.
“Some music tracks are really cool.”
“I'm sure it's just standard RPG Maker music, but for me, it's actually pretty nice to listen to.”
“Humor is funny, graphics are good, and music is lovely; the story is interesting and the price is honest.”
“Most of the assets and music are the default ones included with the engine.”
“Generic, an unoriginal soundtrack (it's literally just the default music provided by RPG Maker VX Ace), and the story, characters, and moves are all taken from the Naruto manga and anime.”
“The music is repetitive to the extreme; this game, as well as Cubicle Quest, uses the same base sound files, but there it actually sounds nice to me. Here it is dull and clashes.”
- graphics44 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are primarily based on standard RPG Maker assets, which some players find acceptable given the game's price, while others criticize them as generic and unappealing. Despite the mixed opinions, a few reviewers appreciate the classic aesthetic and animations, noting that they do not detract significantly from the overall experience. However, the lack of visual variety and the inability to adjust graphics settings are common points of contention among players.
“The graphics are classic looking, which is great; the sound is good as well.”
“Not a bad game considering the price and the hours you actually play for; lots of new moves when you level up, gameboy-type style graphics. I get really into this game; forgot to save, so I have to do another hour of battles. Pretty addictive, actually.”
“Humor is funny, graphics are good, and music is lovely; the story is interesting and the price is honest.”
“This is a plain RPG Maker game, and since you can't downscale the graphics, it doesn't look nice.”
“Again, I can look past stock graphics and sound, I can overlook a few typos, but this game will likely become unplayable for most by the halfway point.”
“For graphics and sound - purely default RPG Maker assets.”
- grinding38 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and largely unrewarding, as enemies scale with the player's level, negating any advantages gained from leveling up. Many reviews highlight the repetitive nature of battles, unbalanced mechanics, and the lack of meaningful progression, leading to frustration rather than enjoyment. While some players appreciate the grind for its own sake, the overall sentiment leans towards it being a painful and monotonous experience.
“Not only that, but enemies scale with your level, so there’s little point in grinding unless you want extra cash.”
“There's a level 50 cap, but it doesn't matter if you're grinding and reach max level, because enemies are still going to have more levels, strength, and HP over you and can still 1-2 hit kill you.”
“I know how many games require a good deal of grinding, but here you do it just to see that it doesn't help at all.”
- stability18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with players reporting numerous bugs and glitches that significantly hinder gameplay, such as unresponsive controls and unbalanced enemy difficulty. Many users express frustration over the frequent stuns, freezes, and other status effects that disrupt combat, leading to a tedious and often unplayable experience. Overall, the game's stability issues have caused some players to abandon it entirely.
“Very buggy and enemies are still really hard to defeat on easy mode.”
“Battle system is riddled with tediousness and unbalanced scaling, just plain boring with a lot of glitches (e.g., where the tooltip for certain abilities would let you attack multiple enemies and only give you one attack).”
“You spend the majority of the time trying to heal yourself instead of attacking, as you've just spent 4 rounds taking hits without being able to do anything (I've managed to enter a battle with full life and die from a sequence of freezes without even being able to complete a movement).”
- character development4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate a significant lack of character development, with many users criticizing the dialogue as poor and noting that the characters do not evolve throughout the game. Overall, players feel that the potential for meaningful character growth was missed.
“The characters have terrible dialogue and there is no character development at all.”
“There could've been actual character development.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players report a strong emotional connection to the game, often feeling a deep sense of empathy and investment in the characters' struggles, as highlighted by moments that evoke tears and a realization of high stakes. This emotional engagement enhances the overall gaming experience, making victories feel more meaningful.
“Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake.”
