DOKAPON! Sword of Fury
- January 21, 2025
- Sting
Get on Steam"DOKAPON! Sword of Fury" is a reboot of the classic board game and RPG where players engage in friendly fights to ruin relationships. Explore a vast world, defeat monsters, purchase weapons, and level up to face powerful bosses. Play with friends online, make moral choices, and betray or cooperate with them to win, all while becoming rich. Autosave function allows for easy pausing and resuming of gameplay.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game retains the classic Dokapon charm, providing chaotic fun and memorable moments with friends.
- The English translation after many years allows a new generation to experience the game, and the character designs and humor are appreciated.
- Quality-of-life improvements, such as a fast-forward button and customizable music options, enhance the gameplay experience.
- The multiplayer is region locked, making it difficult for friends in different regions to play together.
- There are significant gameplay issues, including frequent softlocks during battles and settings not saving between sessions.
- The portrayal of female characters has been criticized as misogynistic, which detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- gameplay8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this port retains some clunky mechanics from the original Dokapon game, but quality-of-life improvements have been implemented to enhance the experience. Players appreciate the quirky and competitive nature of the game, although some have noted frustrating issues with settings resetting upon restarting. Overall, the gameplay is engaging and entertaining, with a mix of charm and challenges.
“Wallace locked us in the castle for a week, 10/10 gameplay.”
“Starting with some gameplay issues: all kinds of settings reset upon closing the game and restarting it, no matter how thorough I am with saving them in the options menu.”
“As this is a port of an older Dokapon game, its clunkier mechanics are present, but Sting did well to add some good quality-of-life changes to give it a fresher coat of paint.”
“Dokapon's charm lies in its quirky, cutthroat mechanics.”
- music8 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The music in the game offers a variety of options, including the ability to change battle themes and shuffle tracks to reduce repetitiveness, which players appreciate. However, there are issues with sound quality, and any changes to the music do not save, although volume adjustments do. Overall, while the flexibility in music selection is a positive feature, technical problems detract from the experience.
“Other quality of life features I appreciated are the adjustable rates for certain random events, the option to change character models and portrait styles to match the original game, and the ability to change the battle music to one or every Dokapon battle theme up to Kingdom.”
“The sound and music in the game have problems.”
“Changed music does not save either, but volume does.”
“It's good that there's an option to shuffle battle music; it should help mitigate the repetitiveness of the grind.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics have received mixed reviews, with users criticizing the poor upscaling that results in muddied icons and illegible text. While the art style is appreciated, many feel that the focus on graphics updates detracted from addressing more critical issues, such as AI improvements.
“Apart from the art style, this is a good one.”
“Visuals have a really poor upscaler, so all icons and text are muddied and often illegible.”
“They could’ve fixed the AI instead of just updating the graphics.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story in the game is criticized for its confusing dialogue and lack of coherence, particularly with the character of God, who delivers nonsensical lines that detract from the narrative. Players express frustration over the unclear plot, suggesting that it fails to provide the grand RPG adventure and epic story arcs they were hoping for. Overall, the narrative experience is seen as disjointed and lacking depth.
“Also, a character who is seemingly the main plot driver in this game started both of the scenes I saw him in by saying 'Wh-what, I say, what did you say?' which made no sense as a response to the dialogue that preceded it. All I and the guys I was with could think was, 'What line in Japanese could that possibly be a butchering of?'”
“We once played the Japanese version when we were young and had no idea about the main story, which led to us blocking each other's progress.”
“The dialogue in this game is so confusing that it leaves players completely lost, making it difficult to follow the story.”
- character development2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers praise the character development for its engaging designs and distinct personalities, expressing a desire for more games in the series featuring similar character casts.
“I love the character designs and personalities; they really enhance the gameplay experience.”
“The character development in this game is fantastic, making each player's journey unique and engaging.”
“The diverse cast of characters adds depth to the story and keeps me invested in their growth.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing antics of a rabbit that exclaims "yippee," which users find particularly entertaining.
“The rabbit going 'yippee' is hilarious!”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant audio stuttering issues for some players, primarily attributed to audio compatibility problems, which detracts from the overall experience.
“The game has a terrible non-stop audio stuttering issue for some players due to audio compatibility.”
