Elmarion: Dragon time

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"Elmarion: Dragon Time" is an RPG that lets you play as a powerful dragon, with 4 types to choose from, each having unique skills like fireballs, summoning creatures, and improving abilities. The game offers open存储设备 in various landscapes, as well as dungeons and caves, allowing you to burn out troops of enemies and entire cities. Many items can be tried on your dragon, making for an immersive and exciting experience.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

+27

66%

Audience ScoreBased on 227 reviews

story10 positive mentions

stability24 negative mentions

The concept of playing as a dragon is unique and enjoyable, providing a sense of freedom in exploration.
The game features a variety of dragons with different abilities, allowing for diverse gameplay experiences.
The environments are expansive and visually appealing, creating an immersive world to explore.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, making it frustrating to play and often unplayable.
Controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to a poor gameplay experience, especially during combat.
The storyline and NPC interactions are minimal, lacking depth and engagement, which detracts from the overall experience.

story
91 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
82%
7%
The story in the game is criticized for being minimal and poorly executed, with a lack of engaging NPC interactions, voice acting, and clear quest guidance. Many players find the quests confusing and buggy, leading to frustration and a sense of directionlessness, despite the potential for an interesting fantasy narrative centered around dragons. Overall, while there are elements of a compelling story, the execution is hampered by technical issues and a lack of depth in storytelling.
- “Elmarion Dragon Time offers you a fantasy story that lets you relive the tales of dragons from a different perspective.”
- “Although the game is in early access, there are several dragons of different elements to choose from, a storyline, several different locations, RPG elements, and of course, crowds of enemies and epic boss battles.”
- “The game provides us with a huge selection, excellent graphics, a good storyline, and many other features.”
- “The storyline and NPC interactions are at a bare minimum; there is no voice acting and the role-playing choices are few.”
- “The storytelling is barely there, and it's made worse by a lack of guidance on where to go or what to do.”
- “This game is so buggy; the incomplete coding means the NPCs forget what they are doing half the time and give no further advice as to what you're supposed to do to continue the story forward.”
graphics
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
55%
15%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players criticizing them as sub-par, outdated, and filled with bugs, while others find them adequate or even appealing in certain aspects. Some users note that the visuals do not meet modern standards and often feel incomplete, with issues like clipping and poor optimization detracting from the experience. However, a few players appreciate the game's aesthetic and animations, suggesting that while improvements are needed, the graphics are not the primary focus of the gameplay.
- “High-quality graphics, music too.”
- “The graphics are really good and beautiful, and the dragon animations are pretty too, as well as the colors and types.”
- “Beautiful graphics and effects.”
- “The graphics are poor, the game is super buggy and doesn't feel complete.”
- “Runs like garbage, graphics are terrible, dialogue is atrocious, controls are beyond awkward.”
- “Unfortunately, the game has poor graphics from the 2005 games.”
gameplay
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
48%
8%
The gameplay is characterized by simple mechanics that allow players to freely fly across various maps, engage in combat using different dragon abilities, and explore diverse locations. While the game offers a skill tree and checkpoints for progress, many users find the gameplay to be clunky and unpolished, with mixed feelings about the controls and overall execution. Despite these criticisms, the concept of playing as a dragon and the potential for exploration and combat provide an engaging experience for some players.
- “The gameplay mechanics are simple, allowing players to fly freely across the maps, spit fire (even fireballs), bite, loot crates and boxes, and more. The skill tree is standard for RPGs, enabling players to level up attack skills and attributes like body, intellect, luck, and strength. With checkpoints and the ability to save anytime, you won't risk losing progress. There are various maps and locations to explore, and you can choose from four dragons at the start of a new game: fire, electric, green, and ice. You can also equip armor that enhances your attributes, with specific points spread across the maps.”
- “Fly, burn enemies, look for various hidden objects, and just enjoy the relaxing gameplay. The game features a variety of enemies, the ability to explore the world freely, and music that complements the gameplay, making massive battles feel satisfying.”
- “The gameplay itself looks unusual and exciting, as you don't just run along paths but can fly through the air! It's interesting gameplay for a dragon in the RPG genre, with good music and engaging quests that make it worth playing.”
- “From a gameplay perspective, there's a core of something here, though it's extremely unpolished, clunky, and ugly.”
- “Gameplay is very boring, and the controls are very annoying.”
- “The gameplay itself looks unusual and exciting, if only because you do not need to run along paths, but fly through the air!”
music
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
48%
41%
11%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its fitting and immersive qualities that enhance gameplay, particularly during battles. While some describe the soundtrack as calming and enjoyable, others find it repetitive and lacking variety. Overall, the musical accompaniment is generally considered good, though there are calls for improvement in other areas of the game.
- “The music is well suited to the gameplay, massive battles bring a sense of satisfaction.”
- “The musical accompaniment is good, the graphics are also on a level, the plot of the game is not bad.”
- “Interesting gameplay, good music, all this is Elmarion: Dragon Time.”
- “The sound effects and music are passable.”
- “The only thing that I didn’t like was the music, but it's only my opinion.”
- “The soundtrack/music is very repetitive and gets boring quickly.”
stability
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, leading to a frustrating experience for players. Many reviewers note that it feels incomplete and lacks polish, with issues affecting gameplay, quests, and graphics. While some acknowledge its early access status, the overwhelming consensus is that the game's stability is far from satisfactory, making it difficult to recommend at this stage.
- “I wish I could recommend this game, but when it's as buggy as this, there's no way.”
- “But currently in early access it is too buggy and lacks content.”
- “As much as I want to give this a positive review, even for early access, I feel that it's way too buggy and glitchy to recommend to those that want to try this early.”
optimization
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
40%
33%
The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its performance on older PCs and smooth gameplay, while others criticize it for poor AI, graphical glitches, and stability issues, including crashes and stuttering. Overall, many users feel that while there are positive aspects, significant improvements are still needed for a more stable experience.
- “Fun game, beautiful fairy world, great optimization.”
- “The game is perfectly optimized, which is a big plus!”
- “It is also very pleasing that the game runs on old PCs and everything is quite optimized.”
- “The optimization is a shitshow.”
- “All in all, it's just not a stable game that needs to be optimized more.”
- “Like why would a dragon be stuttering.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
13%
38%
The game's atmosphere is praised for its engaging visuals and immersive sound design, reminiscent of classic titles like Fable and Eragon. Players appreciate the blend of intense music and a gloomy mythological setting, which enhances the overall experience, contributing to a nostalgic and dynamic gameplay environment. Overall, the atmosphere is consistently rated highly, with many noting its ability to draw players into the action.
- “Great art and atmosphere too and it's still getting updates!”
- “It's released in 2002, looks better, plays smoother, has a general atmosphere you can work with.”
- “There are subtitles, there is sometimes intense music, creating an atmosphere of battle, into which you literally plunge headlong.”
- “The traditional gloomy atmosphere of the mythological world, intense battles and even more dynamic gameplay.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find grinding enjoyable if they appreciate repetitive combat, but many feel that the lack of an experience bar diminishes the satisfaction of grinding. Additionally, the combat mechanics are criticized for being tedious, suggesting that improvements in this area could enhance the overall experience in an otherwise visually appealing game.
- “- No experience bar on screen, only in your menu. This makes grinding less satisfying.”
- “- Holding F to fly faster gets tedious.”
- “Again, the main thing that needs to be fixed is the combat. Make it less boring and tedious, and the game will honestly be so much better since the world is pretty and nice to explore. Now I just need something fun to do in the game.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a cash grab, with users expressing disappointment over the use of store-bought assets and the developer's announcement of sequels to an unfinished product. Many feel that the approach is dishonest and exploitative, leading to a lack of support for the developer's future projects.
- “With it being made mostly from store-bought assets, and the dev announcing sequels to their unfinished game, it's looking like a cash grab.”
- “I could have understood the dev admitting that a project like this is just beyond the scope of what he can do, but instead he proceeds to take another quick cash grab from people who are passionate about dragons in a pretty dishonest, scummy way. For that, I simply can't recommend supporting him on this or any future projects.”
- “This is a cash grab, sub-mobile quality, fake game.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the humor in the game largely stems from its mistranslations and quirky moments, particularly when playing as a dragon, which elicits unexpected laughter. However, this humor is often overshadowed by various gameplay issues, including clunky controls and poor explanations of mechanics. Overall, while the comedic elements provide some enjoyment, they highlight the game's need for significant improvements.
- “Okay, so the mistranslations are a con also, but this one made me laugh more than I should have.”
- “I’ve never played as a dragon, and it was so funny.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is heavily impacted by its numerous bugs and control issues, leading to frustration and a diminished gaming experience. Players express disappointment over unreliable mechanics and unexpected deaths, which detract from immersion and emotional engagement. Overall, the technical flaws overshadow any potential emotional depth the game may have offered.