Review falithes 3/5 · Apr 27, 2023
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This is very similar to the other DnD title: Shadow Over Mystara. They re-use many of the same assets including bosses and enemies. The main difference over the versions I played was the inclusion of 4-player co-op (the other arcade was only 2 player) and the stripped down UI which I think is a good thing. It's still clunky switching …
This is very similar to the other DnD title: Shadow Over Mystara. They re-use many of the same assets including bosses and enemies. The main difference over the versions I played was the inclusion of 4-player co-op (the other arcade was only 2 player) and the stripped down UI which I think is a good thing. It's still clunky switching between spells and items but at least the screen is slightly less noisy. It can still be frustratingly hard to hit enemies with items and spells. Aiming requires precision which is hard to accomplish with the lack of depth of field in the 2.5D style graphics.
If you can get over the jank it can still be a ton of pulpy fun and is great with 3 friends. The game is certainly designed to kill you. Almost every optional side room was riddled with traps making veering off the main path almost always the wrong move. There was also a weird translation issue with the version I played where the optional Red Dragon spoke in Spanish. This ended up being pretty funny so I'm not complaining.
