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Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy, romance, mystery, anime and others themes. It was developed by Ninetail and was released on October 23, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Within the labyrinth, one may find the truth. The city-state of Carnas prospers, founded on a rich, thriving culture of magic. Unbeknownst to its inhabitants, relics of a bygone era lie hidden beneath their feet. In Carnas, machinery is seen as an affront to the sacred art of magic. But when individuals capable of manipulating mechanical wonders begin to emerge, they upset the city's magical bal…

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80%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
story3 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions

  • Engaging and well-made dungeon crawler with interesting story and world-building involving magic and technology.
  • Characters have life, good lore, excellent voice acting, and humorous moments, supported by a good soundtrack.
  • Highly customizable character progression and skill system, with multiple difficulty settings catering to different player preferences.
  • Gameplay can be tedious and overly difficult, requiring repetitive grinding to progress, with some boss fights causing frequent reloads.
  • Interface is unintuitive and obtuse, especially the drag-and-drop mechanics and unclear elemental weakness/resistance system.
  • Visuals and presentation are dated and inconsistent, with clashing 3D environments and 2D sprites, and unappealing map exploration mechanics.
  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The gameplay is considered tedious and has notable drawbacks, but can be improved with settings adjustments. Despite its shortcomings, the core mechanics like character customization and skill application remain enjoyable and contribute to a generally positive experience.

    • “I have 20 hours of gameplay as of this review; Steam doesn't have my actual game time.”
    • “The game is good and enjoyable because of the mechanics that survived from the first game—character customization with equipment and skills applied to different fights—so I give it a thumbs up.”
    • “My biggest complaint is the gameplay, but you can make it manageable if you modify your settings.”
    • “The tedious gameplay is an issue but if you can stomach that this game is solid.”
    • “My biggest complaint is the gameplay but you can make it manageable if you modify your settings.”
    • “I have 20 hours of gameplay as of this review, Steam doesn't have my actual game time.”
  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game's story is engaging with a richly developed world and offers two distinct routes to enhance replayability. However, progressing too quickly can lead to underleveled characters, requiring a grind through side quests and dungeons to catch up. With 12 story characters available and up to six playable simultaneously, the narrative experience is diverse and immersive.

    • “This game has a pretty good story and a very interesting world that builds up over time.”
    • “Story has two distinct routes to encourage replayability.”
    • “There are 12 story characters in the game and you can use up to 6 at a time.”
    • “The one real problem you will face even on easy mode is that if you speedrun story mode, your characters will become underleveled and undergeared, forcing you to grind guildmaster requests and dungeon sweeps to catch up.”
  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is considered tedious and may be a drawback for some players, but those willing to endure it find the overall experience solid.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is well-executed, supported by lively characters with rich backstories and excellent voice acting, resulting in several genuinely funny moments.

    • “The characters have life in them with good lore behind them, excellent voice acting and have their funny moments.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is well-received and considered good, contributing positively to the overall experience.

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The graphics have shifted from classic first-person dungeon exploration to an unattractive 3D style, with the added drawback of not being able to zoom out.

    • “Visuals switched from classical first-person dungeon exploration to ugly 3D with no option to zoom out.”
  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers strong replayability through its two distinct story routes, providing players with meaningful choices that encourage multiple playthroughs.

    • “Story has two distinct routes to encourage replayability.”
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Play Times

20h Median play time
20h Average play time
20-20h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era is a tactical role playing game with fantasy, romance, mystery, anime and others themes. Common tags for Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era include turn-based, 3D, 2d, exploration, emotional and others.

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 20 hours playing Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era.

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era was released on October 23, 2023.

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era was developed by Ninetail.

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era is a single player game.

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