Dragon Champions
Dragon Champions is a Role Playing Game with a fabulous story, exceptional gameplay, and sensational visuals. The game features good music and is hilarious at times, but can be very grinding with annoying ads. Despite some bugs, it offers an addictive battle arena experience where you can become the strongest hero and a dragon champion.
Reviews
- Fun and engaging gameplay with a variety of characters and storylines.
- Affordable microtransactions compared to similar games, making it accessible for both F2P and paying players.
- Active developer support that listens to community feedback and makes adjustments accordingly.
- Frequent bugs and crashes, especially after updates, leading to a frustrating user experience.
- Paywalls and monetization strategies that can hinder progress for F2P players, especially at higher levels.
- Repetitive gameplay and long loading times that can detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- graphics206 mentions
- 66 % positive mentions
- 32 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game receive a mixed reception, with many players praising the colorful, cartoonish art style reminiscent of World of Warcraft, while others find it dated or lacking in detail. Some reviews highlight the smooth animations and appealing character designs, but there are also criticisms regarding awkward character models and a need for improvement in certain visual aspects. Despite the varied opinions, the graphics are generally considered a strong point of the game, contributing to an enjoyable gameplay experience.
“The graphics are excellent, gameplay is simple and intuitive, dev communication is regular and clear, and in-game offers are reasonably priced.”
“The most smooth, graphically beautiful, and well-structured gacha I've ever played.”
“Outstanding graphics and easy gameplay that makes for an interesting adventure.”
“The artwork is a bit weird too, everybody looks like dwarves (bulky, stout, and stumpy), despite being an elf or human.”
“Very outdated graphics, awkward character models, generic animations with uninteresting sound effects.”
“The year is 2020 but every aesthetic in this game makes it feel like 1945.”
- story156 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its engaging and humorous narrative, diverse characters, and immersive world-building. However, some users express frustration with pacing issues, repetitive dialogue, and a lack of new quests after initial completion. Overall, while the storyline is considered a strong point, there are calls for improvements in quest variety and progression mechanics.
“The story, characters, different ways to play, mechanisms to level characters.”
“The devs listen to the feedback from the community and the storyline is fun and engaging.”
“Great game, graphics, and storyline.”
“The content and storyline was mediocre at best.”
“Post update... storyline no longer displays with an original feel.”
“But lack of story progress and lack of updates have killed the game for me.”
- gameplay125 mentions
- 54 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
Overall, the gameplay is generally well-received, with many players praising its mechanics, graphics, and strategic depth. However, there are notable criticisms regarding monetization practices, such as paywalls for essential features and frequent interruptions from in-game purchases, which detract from the experience. While the game offers a familiar style reminiscent of other hero collection games, some players find certain mechanics unbalanced or frustrating, impacting their overall enjoyment.
“Incredible gameplay, great graphics, the story is awesome!”
“The gameplay is simple at first look but is more strategic as you progress.”
“Great game overall, I enjoy that it's free-to-play friendly, smooth gameplay, makes you want to keep playing and grinding.”
“I understand the grind for new items and all, but couldn't you not use a ticket system for auto-battles? It is very annoying and an unnecessary mechanic.”
“After a few days of playing, the game suddenly asks me to make a purchase to use instant loot again. Giving a player an important gameplay feature, only to lock it behind a paywall a few days later, is one hell of a shady way to handle your game and lost my trust in this game completely.”
“The wait time on the UI always takes a couple of seconds, and the worst part is the pushing of buyable stuff in-game that constantly interrupts gameplay.”
- monetization105 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 58 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing frustration over excessive ads and aggressive microtransaction practices that feel predatory. While some users appreciate the option for optional ads and reasonable pricing for in-game purchases, others criticize the recent updates for increasing the frequency of ads and locking content behind paywalls, leading to a perception of the game as a cash grab. Overall, the sentiment reflects a growing concern about the balance between monetization and player experience.
“Overall a good game, it went through a phase of very little content and increased monetization, but has now reached a place where it's fun and engaging again with good events, tournaments, and battlegrounds.”
“I think the devs of this game really care about their fanbase; the microtransactions are fair (although I wouldn't spend money), and the devs listen to the reviews and criticism.”
“Great game, yes it has in-game purchases but you can definitely advance free-to-play; I recommend giving it a try!”
“Latest update brought heavy monetization, excessive pop-ups trying to sell more stuff, and made unnecessary changes to the tournament system that have made it nearly impossible to compete anymore.”
“Increased monetization, dishonest practices, players locked behind gambling paywalls, ads galore, and very little engaging playable content beyond initial campaigns, are just some reasons to avoid.”
“The most recent update has taken the already aggressive ads in-game to a really irritating level.”
- grinding40 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience. While some appreciate the ability to progress without spending money and enjoy the auto-play features, many others describe the grinding as tedious and time-consuming, particularly when it comes to leveling up heroes and repeating battles. The balance between free-to-play accessibility and the grind required for progression remains a point of contention, with some players feeling that it detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
“I understand they reduced that requirement to 100, but seriously, it is still tedious and taking way too long.”
“Having to do the same battle over and over is tedious and not very fun.”
“Really disappointed in that decision as it makes f2p players (pretty core structure of most games) a bit dissuaded from playing if all your grinding (which there's a lot of) is now forced to do manually.”
- humor21 mentions
- 95 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its clever and engaging humor, featuring a variety of amusing characters and witty dialogue that keeps players entertained. Many reviews highlight the game's playful references to other games and pop culture, along with a lighthearted storyline that enhances the overall experience. While some find the humor a bit hit-or-miss, the general consensus is that it adds a fun and enjoyable layer to the gameplay.
“The writing is humorous, and the graphics are clean and colorful.”
“The story line is funny and with so much to do and so many characters to collect, it never seems boring to me.”
“If you like hero collecting games, wow, and tongue-in-cheek humor, this is the game for you!”
“It's an amusing WoW rip-off at first (even with the cringetastic voicing and unfunny jokes), but it's just not really fun to play after a couple of days.”
- stability13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- -15 % neutral mentions
- 92 % negative mentions
The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting frequent freezes, crashes, and various bugs that hinder gameplay. While some users have experienced a relatively smooth experience, the overall sentiment leans towards frustration due to persistent issues, particularly after recent updates. Optimization is needed to improve stability and reduce the frequency of errors.
“Surprisingly well developed, and my experience has been bug-free.”
“The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches.”
“I appreciate how stable the gameplay is; it allows me to fully immerse myself.”
“This game has been out for 3 years, I am very surprised how buggy it is.”
“Was really excited to try this game, it freezes at 28% on the loading screen every time.”
“Giving it 3 stars until I can play it regularly without freezes, being unable to log in, and even being unable to install an update.”
- music12 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for being enjoyable and fitting well with the whimsical graphics, contributing to an entertaining experience. While some users find the music calming and a highlight of the game, a few critiques mention it as grating. Overall, the consensus leans towards the music being a strong aspect that enhances gameplay.
“Great art, super fun gameplay, not too difficult, not too easy, you can make real progress without spending any actual cash. It's entertaining, I like the game music; it doesn't get boring, and there are lots of challenges and new things all the time.”
“The in-game music is calming and the best part. You don't have to grind for hours to receive the resources you need.”
“Absolutely loving this game; the music is awesome.”
“The writing is awful, the characters are stupid, the music is grating, and the art is cartoonish.”
- optimization8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, players have mixed feelings about the game's optimization. While some appreciate the performance and find it enjoyable without excessive monetization, others report significant issues such as freezing and a lack of specific filtering options for artifacts. Improvements in optimization are needed to enhance the overall experience.
“For instance, while I'm looking at Eric Shieldbreaker, I would like a filter to show artifacts that are optimized for him!”
“There are useful ways to get free energy, and performance is good.”
“Considering similar games that are more greedy have performance issues never fixed, this game is fun and doesn't drain your life and wallet.”
“The game isn't optimized and performance is terrible.”
“Needs a bit more optimization since it freezes a lot and sometimes even during battle, but it's a good game.”
“Is there a way you can add an option to filter artifacts so that you can only see artifacts that are optimized specifically for the hero you are viewing?”
- character development5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Character development in the game receives mixed reviews, with some praising the smooth gameplay and appealing character designs, while others criticize the designs as unappealing and the battle system as dull. Additionally, the campaign storylines are noted to enhance character development, suggesting a positive narrative element despite the design flaws.
“I really like this game; it's smooth, pretty, has nice character design and useful features.”
“Good character design though.”
“Neat campaign storylines add to character development.”
“The character designs are dumb.”
“Battle system mechanic is boring and character design is odd.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
Reviews highlight a mixed emotional response to the game; while some players appreciate the developers' passion and the wholesome nature of a small team, others feel that the emotional investment is lacking due to a boring story and frustrating monetization practices. Overall, the game's emotional impact seems to be undermined by its design choices.
“I've heard the devs are quite a small company, so that's more wholesome than some of the competition!”
“Devs surely put their heart into it; the passion for gaming is heartfelt throughout the small details and overall flow.”
“The loading screens are frustrating, and the game quickly turns into a wallet-draining experience once the introductory goodies are gone, leaving a boring story behind.”
“The emotional depth of the narrative is lacking, making it hard to connect with the characters or feel invested in their journeys.”
“I expected a rich emotional experience, but instead, I was met with a shallow storyline that failed to evoke any real feelings.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users feel that the atmosphere of the game is significantly disrupted, leading to a lack of immersion and continuity.
“It's a real continuity killer and ruins the atmosphere.”
“The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired.”
“There is a lack of immersion that detracts from the overall atmosphere.”