Dragon Arise

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79%Audience ScoreBased on 254 reviews

graphics13 positive mentions

grinding5 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and unique dragon designs, making it visually appealing.
Gameplay is engaging with a variety of modes and mechanics, providing a lot to do.
The game is fair for free-to-play players, allowing progression without mandatory purchases.

Progression can become frustratingly slow, especially at higher levels where resources are scarce.
There are numerous bugs and technical issues, including login problems and crashes.
The game heavily promotes in-game purchases, which can create a paywall for significant progression.

graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
68%
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Overall, the graphics of the game receive positive feedback, with many users praising the visuals, animations, and unique art style, particularly in the design of dragons. While some players note that the graphics can appear cartoonish or lacking in depth, the majority find them appealing and well-executed, contributing to a smooth gameplay experience. A few users reported issues with lag, but many others enjoyed a seamless performance at high settings.
- “The game has amazing visuals; the gameplay is just like a normal gacha game. However, in the campaign mode, you get to do side missions, which is unprecedented and amazing!”
- “The animation and art style is great.”
- “Wow, awesome graphics and great skill tree plus I like the imprint system.”
- “I had said the graphics were very pretty but the gameplay was lacking in substance for me personally.”
- “Graphics and animation are decent.”
- “Graphics is unique, UI is decent; the most thing that I love is the design and animation of dragons!”
gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
33%
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its straightforward mechanics and enjoyable experience, while others criticize it for being simplistic and lacking depth. Many users highlight the game's visuals and unique campaign side-missions, but some express frustration with resource management and the overall challenge level. Overall, the gameplay is seen as accessible but may not satisfy those seeking more complexity or innovation.
- “The game has amazing visuals, the gameplay is just like a normal gacha game, however in the campaign mode you get to do side-missions, which is unprecedented and amazing!”
- “I love this game.. good mechanics.. no pay to win at all.”
- “Challenging, easy to moderate to understand the mechanics, well thought game mode.”
- “It has a lot of promise, but the brain-dead gameplay, even for an idle game, already had me considering uninstalling.”
- “I had said the graphics were very pretty, but the gameplay was lacking in substance for me personally.”
- “The gameplay, presentation, and dragon designs are so basic that I'm convinced this is shovelware.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
28%
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The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it simplistic and poorly executed, while others appreciate its charm and potential. Critiques include repetitive dialogue, lackluster voice acting, and unfinished narrative elements, though many enjoy the side quests and overall gameplay experience. Overall, while the story has its flaws, it shows promise and engages players with its dragon-themed content.
- “Other than that, the 3D art is great and the story is easy to follow along.”
- “I like this game... a lot of things to do, and the storyline and the side quests are really nice. Please bring new dragons and events.”
- “Really love this game, cool story and cool.”
- “The story needs a lot of work because it sounds like it was written for children by children; characters say each other's names constantly and it's difficult to tell what's going on at any given time.”
- “Story is unfinished.”
- “Can't progress the story anymore.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, particularly when it comes to farming materials for upgrading units and dragons. The limited daily resource acquisition makes it challenging to progress, leading to frustration over the time required to obtain necessary items for enhancement. Overall, the grind is seen as a significant barrier to enjoying the game's content.
- “The materials for upgrading the units are so grindy; the bosses that drop lione have the same drop count as the normal levels.”
- “You need thousands of materials to upgrade one dragon to a higher tier, but you can only get 300 per day by grinding.”
- “It's too grindy; it's hard to get a good dragon and difficult to power up the dragons.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization in the game is generally well-received, with players appreciating the absence of ads and a balanced approach to in-game purchases. However, some users express concerns about pay-to-win elements and suggest the addition of ad-based options for free summons.
- “Also strikes a good balance on in-game purchases.”
- “Very cute, beautiful game with no ads!”
- “Good game, but I hope the summon sessions can allow watching ads for summons (for free).”
- “Pay-to-win cash grab and I'm done.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users have noted significant issues with optimization, citing problems such as disconnects, lag, and overall poor performance, which detract from the gaming experience. Additionally, the absence of bad luck protection in the gacha system has been highlighted as a concern.
- “My only real complaint is the lack of bad luck protection for the gacha, along with issues of disconnects, lag, and overall poor performance due to a lack of optimization.”