Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus
- August 11, 2014
- SuckerFree Games
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus" is a 1-3 player co-op retro brawler game with both local and online support, reminiscent of classics like Battle Toads and Golden Axe. Explore a bizarre fantasy world filled with varied enemies, while enjoying hand-painted represents and fluid sprite animations. Unlock Steam achievements, cards, and badges, and have a blast with the fire-breathing chicken and other crazy characters.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features enjoyable character designs and a humorous storyline that pays homage to classic beat 'em ups like Golden Axe.
- Voice acting is surprisingly good and adds a level of charm to the game, making some of the jokes more enjoyable.
- It offers local co-op gameplay, which can enhance the experience and make it more fun when played with friends.
- The gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, often reducing combat to mindless button mashing with poor hit detection.
- The game is very short, clocking in at around an hour, which many players feel does not justify its price.
- Graphics and animations are subpar, with many elements feeling cheap and poorly executed, detracting from the overall experience.
- humor40 mentions
- 95 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highly variable, with many players finding it hit-or-miss; while some jokes land well and provide a fun experience, others are deemed cringeworthy or overly forced. The game's comedic elements, often reminiscent of classic beat 'em ups, can be enjoyable, especially in multiplayer settings, but the overall execution is inconsistent, leading to mixed reviews on its effectiveness. Despite its attempts at humor, many players feel it lacks depth and originality, making it a divisive aspect of the game.
“It is a game that doesn't take itself too seriously, so hopefully you are prepared for some humor :)”
“The writing is funny and gave me a couple good laughs.”
“It was especially entertaining playing this game with a partner with jokes all around as we made our way through the humorously detailed scenarios.”
“The story is incredibly disjointed and unfunny.”
“Deeply unfunny, with no weight to the combat and no feeling of contact between player and enemies.”
- gameplay33 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 24 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been widely criticized for being overly simplistic, repetitive, and lacking depth, often described as mere button mashing with poor mechanics and hit detection. While some reviewers appreciated the retro style and humor reminiscent of classic beat 'em ups, many felt it failed to deliver engaging or fluid action, resulting in a frustrating experience. Overall, the gameplay does not meet expectations, leaving players wanting more in terms of variety and substance.
“The game did a good job of teaching me the moves and mechanics early on before letting me proceed with the game.”
“Taking gameplay cues from beat 'em up games like Golden Axe, Double Dragon, and Final Fight and delivering similarly chaotic fun, this title adds legitimate humor (albeit bawdy) to the equation.”
“The graphics and gameplay are well done.”
“Gameplay is incredibly boring and simplistic.”
“The gameplay is too simplistic even for a beat 'em up; the stages alternate between 'bland' and 'ugly'; the voice acting is incredibly annoying; and the 'comedy' is so dumb even fans of Friedberg and Seltzer movies will look down on it.”
“Clunky, repetitive, shallow, and unresponsive gameplay mixed with minimally animated enemies and 'humor' in the loosest sense of the word.”
- graphics23 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics in "Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus" receive mixed reviews, with many users criticizing them as cheap and blurry, particularly in character design. While some appreciate the retro pixel art style, others find it inconsistent and lacking in clarity, leading to a frustrating visual experience. Additionally, the absence of customizable graphics options further detracts from the overall presentation.
“Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus is a golden axe style arcade beat'em up with retro pixel graphics and a satirical/comedy fantasy theme.”
“The art style is very well done.”
“With throwback 16-bit graphics like the retro games we love, Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus puts forth a solid challenge without being annoyingly difficult.”
“However, the in-game graphics and the animations look pretty cheap.”
“The graphics are pretty bad.”
“The bad hitboxes, blurry graphics, and having to start over due to not being able to save when I want annoyed me.”
- story19 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The story of the game is a disjointed parody of classic titles like Golden Axe, featuring simple humor and a lack of depth that may appeal to fans of lighthearted, nostalgic gameplay. While some players appreciate the comedic elements and character design, many criticize the poor dialogue and execution, suggesting that the narrative feels underdeveloped and juvenile. Overall, the game offers a straightforward experience that prioritizes fun over a complex storyline.
“The best way I can describe the story mode is that this is all basically a giant parody of games like Golden Axe and a bunch of pop culture moments.”
“The story is pretty good and the college humor is enjoyable.”
“I loved the voices, the animation, the backgrounds, the music, the story... well everything really.”
“Poor dialogue, bare-bone story.”
“A 5 year old autistic kid could slap together a better story while banging their head against a wall.”
“It's almost like you were attempting to write the most unprecedentedly dumb and juvenile lines ever seen in a game, ranging from cringe-worthy to being downright in poor taste.”
- music11 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its fitting style and ability to enhance the experience, while others find it merely decent or overshadowed by gameplay issues. Overall, it is described as enjoyable and fitting for the game's atmosphere, though opinions on its quality vary significantly.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“The soundtrack fits this game's style extremely well.”
“The music is cool and exciting, and the animations and sprite art are great eye candy.”
“The pixel art and soundtrack are passable, but the gameplay is just button mashing with no real thought involved at all.”
“At that mark, the player's speech was a 2/10, music a 4/10, sound effects 6/10 and cutscenes 8/10 (sound level).”
“As mentioned previously, I feel like it really tried too hard on the humor, the graphics had some strange discrepancies, the music was alright when you could hear it, the gameplay was extremely repetitive, and in general I just don't feel like it brings anything original (gameplay-wise) to the table.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the game's grinding aspect is largely viewed as tedious and repetitive, with clunky controls and unresponsive mechanics contributing to a lack of satisfaction in combat. While the game has potential for humor, it ultimately feels more like a grind than an engaging experience.
“Yeah, it isn't great. It looked like it could be a nice little parody, but it fails to deliver. The controls are clunky and unresponsive, hitboxes feel off, and the fighting is repetitive, tedious, and not very satisfying.”
“Sounds interesting, but plays more grindy than anything.”
“Tedious joke pacing, potty humor.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game offers moderate replayability, particularly when played with friends, despite being relatively short. While some players find its replay value limited, others draw comparisons to classic titles that excelled in this aspect, suggesting that it can still provide enjoyable experiences upon revisiting.
“The game is a little short, but it has decent replayability with friends.”
“Sure, these Battletoads, Golden Axes, etc. weren't exactly games to play for weeks in one playthrough, but they had great replayability.”
“It's a very quick game, with limited replay value.”
“Game is a little short but it has some decent replayability with friends.”
- character development1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers appreciate the character designs, noting that they are visually appealing, which contributes positively to the overall character development experience in the game.
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Overall, players find the multiplayer experience enjoyable, but they report encountering occasional glitches that affect stability.
“The game crashes frequently, making it hard to enjoy the experience.”
“I encountered several bugs that disrupted my gameplay, especially during multiplayer sessions.”
“The stability issues are frustrating; I often get disconnected from matches unexpectedly.”
