Monkeys & Dragons
- April 2, 2019
- Benjamin Rommel Games
Get on Steam"Monkeys & Dragons" is an indie retro Game involving adventure, action, and decision-making. The protagonist, Lana, embarks on a quest to rescue her kidnapped husband, facing dangerous puzzles and challenges. The game offers a unique feature where players can decide the ending by voting in the Early Access version, adding a whole new level of excitement and engagement.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a variety of references to well-known adventure games and modern culture, which some players found enjoyable.
- The music and sound effects are above average and non-intrusive, contributing positively to the overall experience.
- Some players appreciated the unique style and humor, despite the game's flaws.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, including graphical glitches and crashes, which significantly detract from the experience.
- Puzzles are often illogical and unintuitive, leading to frustration, with some players resorting to online solvers to progress.
- The graphics and user interface are considered mediocre, with many players noting a lack of polish and poor character development.
- story9 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for being overly simplistic and lacking depth, with the primary motivation revolving around the protagonist's quest to save her husband. Reviewers note that there is minimal narrative build-up, no cohesive arcs or character development, and a disjointed experience that fails to engage players. Overall, the story feels bland and non-immersive, leading to a lack of recommendation for the game.
“You then embark on a quest to free your husband.”
“At the start of the game, there's something that somewhat resembles an intro, where the story is explained to you.”
“At the start of the game, there's something that somewhat resembles an intro, where the story is explained to you (or rather, dropped on you, as the relation between your husband and the sorcerer is never really explained).”
“The overarching story is incredibly thin; your only motivation is to 'save your husband', but there's no real build-up of the story, there's no real arcs or chapters (even though the game periodically tells you that you have finished a chapter and started with the next), it's all just a big pile of 'here are some new areas to explore and do stuff in'.”
“It lacks cohesion between the areas, the characters, the puzzles, and the story.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game have been widely criticized for being mediocre to poor, with issues such as incorrect perspective, lack of color grading, and oversized sprites that detract from immersion. Additionally, players have reported numerous graphical glitches, including characters passing through one another and floating effects, which further diminish the visual experience. While some users express a mild appreciation for the art style, the overall consensus leans towards dissatisfaction with the graphical quality.
“I like the graphics, although I am not sure if the art scales well.”
“Visually, the graphics are very mediocre, or even bad.”
“The perspective is wrong, there's no color grading, and the graphics when you enter a building or room are very 'in your face' (i.e., sprites are way too large). There are many graphical glitches, such as the main character passing through other characters or appearing to be floating around (in the throne room scene near the end of the game).”
“- very mediocre graphics and UI.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's music and sound effects are described as non-intrusive and above average, though the absence of voice acting leaves the sound department feeling somewhat lacking. Overall, while the music is acceptable, it does not stand out significantly.
“The music and sound effects are non-intrusive and just above average, making this the only part of the game that I'm somewhat okay with.”
“The sound and music are decent.”
“In the sound department, there's not much to talk about; the game completely lacks voice acting and only has music and sound effects.”
“This is pretty much the only part of the game that I'm somewhat okay with, as both the music and sound effects are non-intrusive and just above average.”
“The sound and music are just okay.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including graphical glitches such as characters passing through one another and floating animations. Users also note poor perspective and overly large sprites, contributing to an overall buggy experience.
“The perspective is wrong, there's no color grading, and the graphics when you enter a building or room are very 'in your face' (i.e., sprites are way too large). There are many graphical glitches, such as the main character passing through other characters or appearing to be floating around (in the throne room scene near the end of the game).”
“Very buggy.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Gameplay features straightforward puzzle solutions, but players find the mechanics required to execute these solutions to be unintuitive, leading to potential frustration.
“The solutions to the puzzles are easy to figure out, but the mechanics to execute them exactly as the game intends are unintuitive.”
“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience.”
