In "Rise of Dune," players train and command mighty Sandworms to dominate the dune-filled landscape. With strategic resource management and tactical army control, journey across diverse environments, battling rival factions and harnessing the power of the Sandworm to ensure your faction's ascendancy. This immersive real-time strategy game brings the iconic Dune universe to life like never before.
Graphics, sound, and visuals are good, providing a quality product.
Gameplay offers some enjoyable strategy scenarios for fans of base-building games.
Some players found the game fun despite its differences from the Dune franchise.
The game is misleadingly marketed, with ads that do not reflect the actual gameplay.
It features generic mechanics and characters that do not align with the Dune franchise, leading to disappointment among fans.
Many players criticize the game for being filled with pay-to-win tactics and lacking originality.
gameplay
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The gameplay has been criticized for being unoriginal and heavily reliant on cookie-cutter mechanics typical of mobile base builders, leading to a lack of engaging content. Many users noted the misleading advertisements and the prevalence of pay-to-win tactics, while also mentioning issues with optimization for different screen sizes. Overall, the experience is described as boring and filled with uninspired design choices.
“The gameplay is okay.”
“🔥 The gameplay, the edits, the commentary—everything was on point!”
“And the menu and gameplay elements aren't optimized for foldables (my phone has a squarish screen).”
“Join moody, princess eurolan, kyle, and pathfinder mouse on another microtransaction-based builder that flirts with copyright infringement enough to drive you through the tutorial, but lacks any real gameplay that isn't from the cookie-cutter base building games that saturate mobile gaming.”
“Same mechanics as too many other games and same pay-to-win tactics.”
“Boring gameplay; everything is just messed up with a lot of fog and it's not a captivating view!”
monetization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has drawn significant criticism for misleading advertisements that do not accurately represent the gameplay, leading to frustration among users who feel deceived by the promotional content.
“To top it all off, the ads are blatantly lying about the gameplay.”
“Absolute slop - don't believe the ads, this is *not* a dune game.”
“Not even remotely close to what the ads showed.”
graphics
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The graphics are generally considered good, with positive remarks on the visuals and sound; however, some users feel that the overall aesthetic resembles an AI-generated imitation.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate a general dissatisfaction with the character design, suggesting that it may hinder the overall character development experience in the game.
“Not a fan of the character design.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users have noted that the game's menu and gameplay elements are not well-optimized for foldable devices, particularly on phones with squarish screens, leading to a subpar user experience.
“The menu and gameplay elements aren't optimized for foldables; my phone has a squarish screen.”
“The game suffers from significant performance issues, making it frustrating to play.”
“Loading times are excessively long, which disrupts the overall gaming experience.”