Dragonspire
- July 14, 2023
- Lionheart Games
Get on Steam"Dragonspire is a 2-player co-op Role Playing Game, offering a wide range of content in its Early Access stages. Players can expect to unlock characters, battle bosses, and explore new biomes across multiple difficulties in the first three phases. Later stages introduce mini-raid dragons, 3v3 real-time PvP, and a pre-season leading to a global release. The game's development progresses without a set release date for each phase to ensure thorough testing and high quality."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The character designs and art style are visually appealing and vibrant.
- The game has potential with its unique combat mechanics and roguelike elements, offering a fun experience for fans of the genre.
- The developers are responsive to community feedback and are actively working on improving the game.
- The game suffers from significant balance issues, making combat feel unresponsive and frustrating, especially in single-player mode.
- There are numerous bugs and server stability problems that hinder gameplay, making it difficult to enjoy the experience.
- Progression feels overly grindy and unbalanced, with insufficient rewards for defeating enemies and leveling up.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews are mixed, with some players enjoying the fun aspects while others criticize the repetitive nature and lack of smooth mechanics. Issues such as partial controller support, unoptimized graphics, and frustrating boss mechanics detract from the experience, particularly in a roguelike context. Despite these drawbacks, many believe the game has potential and could improve with further updates and server stability.
“Most negative reviews were due to server issues on release that unfortunately caused mixed reviews; however, the gameplay is very fun and worth checking out.”
“I do miss the co-op gameplay, but it's still a solid game.”
“Overall, the game feels good and it'll probably be even better when more servers come out as well as having the mechanics polished and fine-tuned.”
“I was very close to killing the last boss and I'm not sure how much motivation I will have to continue the repetitive gameplay once I finally finish the first map.”
“I'm playing with a controller, but since there's only partial controller support, I have to use my mouse to navigate the main menu and when choosing power-ups during the gameplay.”
“Some bosses have a one-hit mechanic, which in general would be fine, but in a roguelike where you've spent 30 minutes already in a run, nothing you did before would prepare you other than knowledge checking. To gain that knowledge, you have to spend 30 minutes each time and do it right; it just doesn't feel like it fits with the roguelike genre.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized due to frequent freezes, crashes, and buggy menus, making it unplayable for some users. Additionally, the reliance on online connectivity has led to server issues, causing lag and disconnections. While some players acknowledge these early access problems, they express hope for improvements from the developers.
“Then, it freezes on the loading screen and crashes, causing the game to be unplayable for me.”
“The menu is already buggy, showing me indicators for quests that don't exist.”
“The map is inaccurate; even after playing for only 30 minutes, I already found it to be buggy.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their lovely art style and beautiful visuals, drawing comparisons to titles like Hades. However, players have noted issues with optimization, resulting in rough gameplay and some dissatisfaction with the overall quality of the graphics.
“The art style is lovely, but the gameplay is somewhat lacking, especially the boss.”
“Very cool game that feels a lot like Hades with co-op. I know there have been some server issues, but looking past those, it's a very promising game with beautiful visuals.”
“The graphics and gameplay are not smooth; they're very rough and unoptimized.”
“The graphics are decent, but not really good.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be unbalanced and unenjoyable, as it requires excessive effort to level up characters and upgrade equipment, with insufficient rewards for the time invested. Although recent adjustments have made the grinding slightly more bearable, it remains a tedious and unenjoyable experience overall.
“Even worse, it's still not balanced as a single-player game, and their solution is giving enough coins to level to 5 with one character; then it's back to grinding, and the upgrade costs are brutal.”
“Plus, grinding is not fun because fighting is not enjoyable, and you don't get rewarded enough.”
“By the developer's own words, it was meant to have equipment, a pet system, and the list goes on. Currently, the only way to move your character forward is to grind gold and level them up, and it's still pretty grindy, but a little more bearable now.”
- story3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game lacks a coherent story, focusing instead on combat against monsters and mini-bosses, which leaves players feeling unengaged. Additionally, the menu system is buggy and misleading, further detracting from any narrative experience.
“The game has no story; you just fight some monsters and then face a mini-boss.”
“The menu is already buggy, showing indicators for quests that don't exist.”
“There is no story.”
- character development2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is noted for its appealing designs and innovative mix-and-match passive abilities, but it suffers from a lack of depth and engagement, leaving the world feeling flat and overshadowed by challenging combat mechanics.
“The character designs are really cool and add a unique flair to the game.”
“The mix and match passive rogue-like elements provide a refreshing twist to character development.”
“The depth of character customization allows players to truly shape their experience.”
“The character development feels shallow and lacks meaningful progression, making it hard to connect with the characters.”
“While the character designs are visually appealing, the actual growth and depth of the characters are disappointingly minimal.”
“I was hoping for a rich narrative and character arcs, but instead, I found a lack of substance that left me feeling disconnected.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with players reporting rough graphics and gameplay that lack smoothness. There is a strong consensus that further optimization, playtesting, and bug fixes are necessary to improve the overall feel and responsiveness of combat.
“The game needs more optimization and playtesting to improve the feel and responsiveness of combat.”
“There are several bugs in the game that need to be addressed for a smoother experience.”
“The graphics and gameplay are not smooth; they're very rough and unoptimized.”
“I think the game needs more optimization, more playtesting, they need to fix the feel and reactiveness of combat, and all of the bugs in the game.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the reviews reflects a lighthearted frustration with the game's server issues, suggesting that players should embrace the early access experience and not take the technical problems too seriously. Overall, the tone is playful, encouraging patience and enjoyment despite the challenges.
“The humor in this game is top-notch! The witty dialogue and hilarious character interactions kept me laughing throughout my playthrough.”
“I love how the game doesn't take itself too seriously. The absurd situations and funny references made every moment enjoyable.”
“The comedic timing in the cutscenes is perfect! I found myself chuckling at the clever jokes and playful banter between characters.”
