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3/5
I Fought the Dragon and the Dragon (Mostly) Won
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/13/2016
Fight the Dragon is an interesting mix of hack 'n slash looting (ala Diablo) combined with user-generated levels (think LittleBigPlanet). You can go alone or team up with friends to take on levels of varying degrees of difficulty (and competence) but to take on the titular dragon, I'm afraid it's only a one-man job.
Presentation: Adequate but nothing spectacular. That describes pretty much ever aspect of the game from the design to the music to the sound effects. The fully 3D game is a bit blocky. You can customize your characters (the mod community has some interesting designs) and the armor is somewhat varied (from barrels to Dragonborn-inspired helmets and wooden clogs to full plate) but even with this attempt at customization, the characters never really look that good.
The …
Rating of
3/5
It’s Dangerous to Go Alone… Tough Luck!
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 02/24/2016
“Fight the Dragon” is the latest game by Australia-based Indie developer 3 Sprockets. Promising the combined loot whoring of the ‘Diablo’ franchise and customization of the ‘LittleBigPlanet’ franchise, “Fight the Dragon” really piqued my interest. I was curious to see how an Indie developer would handle these two gameplay mechanics alone, and even more curious to see what would result from putting them together.
Presentation
“Fight the Dragon” isn’t a particularly impressive game in any aspect of its presentation. While the engine is based on 3D polygons, the aesthetic of the graphics it creates seems to be heavily influenced by “Minecraft.” Characters and enemies aren’t quite as blocky as “Minecraft’s” denizens, but they don’t look particularly …
