Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus

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A short game yes, but the price is fair, and if you like beat em ups, especialy Golden Axe, you should definetely check it out. It is a game that dosent take itself too seriously so hopefuly you are prepared for some humor :) it has 3 player local coop and online as well I highly recommend to try, If you dont like you can always refund with less then 2 hours played within 2 weeks so it is not risky thing to give a go.

[h1] Beat'em up for small bobos. Some parody included but that's not enough to make up for buggy gameplay. Levels are a bit tedious to play and overall you gonna find a lot better beat'em ups in 4th generation of gaming and Capcom Arcade Stadium. [/h1]

Basic Axe. Story: You select one of three different Gleobryn, Rose or Bolax. A trio of anti heroes that fit an archetype of the fantasy genre, who loot and fight together. Together they set out on an adventure to fight off Kobolds that have invaded the land and also reclaim their stolen loot. The best way I can describe the story mode is that this is all basically a giant parody of games like Golden Axe and a bunch of pop culture moments. There's references to things like Siegfried and Roy which is something only Americans might get and there's a lot more in the short time it takes to finish the game. They cram in a ton of jokes that range in quality, but mostly aren't that funny. Graphics: Visually Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus doesn't look that good. I will start of with a positive that I like the designs of the characters and the world itself. There's tons of cool and funny designs and some of the locations you visit, while nothing ground breaking, do look pretty interesting. However the in-game graphics and the animations look pretty damn cheap. The cutscenes especially look cheap with it looking like a slideshow, which by itself not a bad thing considering the game is a cheap small indie game, but however it feels like the game looks worse because of it. Audio: I will say that I was surprised by the fact that the game has voice acting and it's actually not half bad. Everyone does a really good job with their characters and it's definitely the highlight of the game. In fact I'd say it's borderline the saving grace of the game, considering the voice acting is what saves some of the jokes. However everything else isn't that good, as a matter of fact the audio mixing is also not that good, which slightly ruins the high quality voice acting, which is incredibly disappointing. The music is decent, although particularly great, but it provides decent background noise for the levels. Gameplay: I've mentioned Golden Axe and Dungeons The Eye of Draconus is basically a love letter to those type of beat'em'ups, just without any of the heart you might expect from those games. You know the gist, pick a character and go from left to right beating the living crap out of everything that gets in your way. The game itself works fine, however it's not a very good game. The game is very basic, you don't have a lot of moves you can mess around with, it basically boiling down to mashing a few moves over and over again until you win. It's not a very interesting game. One thing I feel like every brawler should have is hitboxes that work and feel fair. I've played games that are fun and don't have that, so there's always some wiggle room, but here it doesn't feel fair. I will say that the game is overall pretty simple so there's not any particular moments where the difficulty ramps up and becomes tedious. However it still feels like you're fighting the air most of the time, as your punches fly through enemies instead of actually hitting them. The biggest issue is that the game feels like it moves at a snails pace. Characters, enemies your attacks and their attacks feel very sluggish and makes a game that's already not that entertaining even more boring. I think most of this could have been fixed with faster movement, but what's done is done. Verdict: Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus isn't a particularly good throwback to the golden age of brawlers. With the genre having a resurgence lately and so many great games coming out, this one is better left where it's at, even with it's cheap price tag this is one not worth playing. Final Rating: 4.5/10 Pros: + Character designs are pretty good + Voice acting is great Cons: - Story is incredibly disjointed and unfunny - Gameplay is incredibly boring and simplistic - Animations feel really cheap - Hitboxes feel incredibly off If you liked this review please consider joining https://steamcommunity.com/groups/completingthebacklog and https://steamcommunity.com/groups/ImperialReviews

nice game not that bad not that good i remember it was funny and short and simple and the story was not finished coop this with friend was fun i was waiting for part 2 or something for the story but nope nothing at all.

If you're expecting something like Golden Axe, Final Fight or Streets of Rage you'll be extremely disappointed. The pixel art and soundtrack are passable, but the gameplay is just button mashing with no real thought involved at all. Hitboxes are weird and there's zero weight to any of your attacks.

Funy game

Yeah, it isn't great, looked like could be nice little parody but it fails to deliver, controls are clunky and unresponsive, hitboxes fell off, fighting is repetitive, tedious and not very satisfying. On the plus side fightin on the rising pile of bodies was nice :)

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Sehr kurzer, chaotischer 2D-Prügler mit Look und Gameplay, die an die anarchischten Dos-Shareware- oder Newgounds-Zeiten erinnern. Mir hat es Spaß gemacht.