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is a disaster. It's an unfinished, unpolished, and un-fun game that I thankfully never have to play again. My plan now involves placing it in a paper sack, lighting said sack on fire, placing it on old man Jocob's doorstep, ringing the bell, and watch him get the dirty thing all over his shoes when he tries to stamp it out. Finally I'll get some entertainment out of this ill begotten RPG. There are so many problems that it's hard to know where to begin. Should we talk about simple things like collision problems or perhaps the lack of imagination in the art? How about the missing character customization and automap features? Maybe we should instead focus on combat and why it's not fun? The bugs could also present a fun topic. Wherever we start, it's not going to be pretty.
The game is set in a fantasy world of dragons, goblins, elves (half of whom seem to be Asian), and wizards. There's an evil threatening to wrap the land in its oh so gloomy embrace and only one man, woman, and/or monster can stop it. An evil wizard is conspiring with a malevolent entity in order to grow in power, but like most evil wizards, this particular one can't see the $#!*storm brewing on the horizon. The story itself isn't terrible and I've certainly heard worse. But the fact that there are no memorable characters to interact with makes the progression wholly uninspiring. The lack of wit, humor, or real drama in the writing and voice-overs simply helps waning interest levels fall faster than they would have otherwise.
The absence of polish and attention to detail is a big reason for Dungeon Lords' failing. Rooms are filled with next to nothing (
actually nothing in the case of inn rooms that don't even have beds for crying out loud) giving the impression that some thief just scurried out with a gigantic bag of goodies without anyone noticing. Huge halls that should be decorated with statues, items, candles, and banners are completely empty of the stuff that makes worlds come alive as are most other inhabited areas. In an herbalist shop, you'd expect a cramped room with stacks of stuff on the shelves, not a giant room with one bare counter and dully textured walls. Perhaps more amazing are the long load times to get into one of these boxy and bare bones interiors.
The outdoor world is a pretty big environment, but when it's filled with nothing of real interest, it's hard to care. Running from place to place (until you can teleport using the abnormally nifty looking Moon Gates) is tedious as can be. There need to be points of interest scattered along the way, close enough to the road to attract some interest. Exploring the environment is as unrewarding as can be, especially considering the lack of an automap (which makes me want to punch things) to help navigate confusing areas. The paper map that ships with the games helps a little, but only so that you can find a boundary and follow it in a direction to the 'road' or one of the horrifically bad bodies of water to get some real bearing.
Once outside of the decent starting city, the journey immediately turns depressing. The mighty city of the elves is only four or five buildings strong, each of which is a big blocky blight on the landscape, with no pathways or signs leading from place to place and a population of around nine elves. There was just no attention given to designing the world to make it fun, interesting, or real. When you can't make an elven city or dragon roosting ground exciting or recognizable compared to the rest of the world, there's something seriously wrong with the creative process being used.
The absence of art could also stem from the lack of technology to support it. The draw distance is one of the shortest I've seen lately (which can compound the 'get lost in the forest' routine) and environmental detail isn't the spectacular. All you need to do is look at the water for the heartiest laugh the game wasn't supposed to provide. Water in large bodies like lakes, as a general physical rule, tends to lay flat across a surface aside from waves. But somehow Dungeon Lords
has you swimming uphill and downhill in the middle of a lake. It's absolutely bizarre that someone would see this and think it looked good in any way shape or form.
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The game is set in a fantasy world of dragons, goblins, elves (half of whom seem to be Asian), and wizards. There's an evil threatening to wrap the land in its oh so gloomy embrace and only one man, woman, and/or monster can stop it. An evil wizard is conspiring with a malevolent entity in order to grow in power, but like most evil wizards, this particular one can't see the $#!*storm brewing on the horizon. The story itself isn't terrible and I've certainly heard worse. But the fact that there are no memorable characters to interact with makes the progression wholly uninspiring. The lack of wit, humor, or real drama in the writing and voice-overs simply helps waning interest levels fall faster than they would have otherwise.
The absence of polish and attention to detail is a big reason for Dungeon Lords' failing. Rooms are filled with next to nothing (
actually nothing in the case of inn rooms that don't even have beds for crying out loud) giving the impression that some thief just scurried out with a gigantic bag of goodies without anyone noticing. Huge halls that should be decorated with statues, items, candles, and banners are completely empty of the stuff that makes worlds come alive as are most other inhabited areas. In an herbalist shop, you'd expect a cramped room with stacks of stuff on the shelves, not a giant room with one bare counter and dully textured walls. Perhaps more amazing are the long load times to get into one of these boxy and bare bones interiors. The outdoor world is a pretty big environment, but when it's filled with nothing of real interest, it's hard to care. Running from place to place (until you can teleport using the abnormally nifty looking Moon Gates) is tedious as can be. There need to be points of interest scattered along the way, close enough to the road to attract some interest. Exploring the environment is as unrewarding as can be, especially considering the lack of an automap (which makes me want to punch things) to help navigate confusing areas. The paper map that ships with the games helps a little, but only so that you can find a boundary and follow it in a direction to the 'road' or one of the horrifically bad bodies of water to get some real bearing.
Once outside of the decent starting city, the journey immediately turns depressing. The mighty city of the elves is only four or five buildings strong, each of which is a big blocky blight on the landscape, with no pathways or signs leading from place to place and a population of around nine elves. There was just no attention given to designing the world to make it fun, interesting, or real. When you can't make an elven city or dragon roosting ground exciting or recognizable compared to the rest of the world, there's something seriously wrong with the creative process being used.
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The absence of art could also stem from the lack of technology to support it. The draw distance is one of the shortest I've seen lately (which can compound the 'get lost in the forest' routine) and environmental detail isn't the spectacular. All you need to do is look at the water for the heartiest laugh the game wasn't supposed to provide. Water in large bodies like lakes, as a general physical rule, tends to lay flat across a surface aside from waves. But somehow Dungeon Lords
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has you swimming uphill and downhill in the middle of a lake. It's absolutely bizarre that someone would see this and think it looked good in any way shape or form.