The Handler of Dragons

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/][b]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more![/b][/url][/quote] The Handler of Dragons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Handler of Dragons is a brand new work-in-progress story-driven, action RPG set in a mystical world where dragons, wizards, and trolls are a thing to behold. I believe this game is a one-man wonder and this is still a work in progress. Therefore, I will keep that in mind moving forward with the review. Right off the bat, you are greeted by a crudely made intro with a narrative-driven slideshow. And you are thrown right into the game, where you will be given one quest at a time to make things easier for you. Which was a good choice since the world is divided into small playable chunks of land hosting a handful of quests until you move further into a new playable area. The first two things anyone will notice about the game are its movement machines and the visuals. I might give the visuals a pass since this is a small development project and it works fine. However, there is no pass for a poor movement system; it's a damn RPG travel/exploration and movement a key feature here. I would’ve enjoyed this game more if it featured a much smaller world with a better movement system. Combat: Well, this was a pure disappointment. Walking and running are already slow and sluggish in this game and as I got into combat, it felt like my legs got ten times heavier!! So, you won’t be able to do much moving and dodging away from enemy strikes. But what you can do is let the enemy chase after you until it hits the end of its parameter/ invisible wall, and then you can hit without receiving damage or have enough time to step back. The game features a decent number of weapons but all of them only have one type of attack animation. I believe there is a parry/block system in place but I couldn’t make them work and got killed repeatedly. Inventory system: Surprisingly, this game features a handsome inventory system with many unique and useful items. In addition, it has a proper character equipment menu! World design: The Handler of Dragons features segmented chunks of land and as you progress you unlock more of these lands. Each of these chunks will cover a few quests until you have to move back to the previous chunk or progress to a new one. These chunks of land/structures are unique-looking and provide their own sense of identity, but visually they look crudely made, as if in a hurry, with many issues. But for now, I can look past all of the issues since it’s fairly new and a work in progress. Music and sound effects: Well, there’s not much background music here. And if you want to turn off the existing repetitive tune, you will have to turn off the in-game volume as well. There’s no dedicated music volume slider. I can work with the current state of the sound effects. It's nothing special but works fine as intended. Positives: + Decent plot + Interesting world design + Good understanding of Dragons + Spells and potions + Decent inventory system Negatives: - Poor movement system - Poor visuals - A lot of bugs - A lot of Invisible walls - One type of melee attack type per weapon - Parry/Block does not work An impressive beginning for a lone creator, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. 5/10 Key provided by the developer/publisher for review purposes. Any opinions expressed are entirely my own! [quote][url=https://www.zeepond.com/reviews][b]READ EPIC REVIEWS FROM “THE CPT FROGGY” AND MATES, UP NOW ON ZEEPOND, THE HOME OF THE ALMIGHTY FROG![/b][/url] [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thecptfroggyclub#curation][b]FOLLOW THE CPT FROGGY CURATOR PAGE HERE[/b][/url][/quote]

[h1]A solo dev's attempt at 'Two Worlds Two'...[/h1] Straight from the start, you gotta realize that this game is made by a solo developer, so no matter what, this game CAN'T be as good as other RPGs made by a team (or teams) of devs. So get the idea of this game being as good as others straight out of your mind. If you're looking for 'Oblivion' or 'Skyrim' then look elsewhere. Pros: #1. The graphics actually look very good, in a 'Two Worlds Two' kinda way #2. Extremely fast load time from desktop to in-game (just like 8seconds) Cons: #1. Spellcasting (and normal attacking as well) is always interrupted when taking damage. This makes spellcasting significantly weaker than a melee-character #2. The voice acting is rather terribru and sounds like it all was done with a TTS emulator (I'm 99% sure it WAS actually) #3. Many, many, many grammatical errors (likely because dev isn't a native english speaker, and hasn't hired a proof-reader) #4. No 'Mute audio when focus lost' option #5. The 'exit' or 'esc' button does nothing in many interfaces #6. Lots of missing tooltips (on skill, weapons, armors, consumables, etc.) #7. $12 is too much for this game So... the game is significantly worse than 'Two Worlds Two', but what did you expect? The fact that this game is created by a solo dev has to enter into the decision whether or not this is a game worth $12.... with that being said, I don't think that this game is worth $12... I simply think that $12 is too much, and that a price like $5 would be much more appropriate. Just like how the player has to curb their expectation for quality on this game, the dev also has to curb their expectation for what their product is worth. I would MUCH rather spend $20 on 'Two Worlds Two' than spend $8 on 'Handler of Dragons', so until the price of this game is dropped, I simply can't recommend it, ESPECIALLY not in early access... perhaps the dev can ask $12 for the game in 2years time when it's much more polished, but right now there's no way that this can stand up to other games that cost $12 or less on Steam... I mean, 'The Witcher 1' is just $10, so how can you ever be expected to choose THIS game, over the fantastic 'The Witcher 1' for just $10... you can't, that's the simple answer. So I'll check back with this game in a year or so, but I honestly don't see how this game will be worth $12 by then. It's not a terrible game, but it's simply not worth $12. Here's 1 hour of raw gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b85zRpPlas My wishlisted games if you wanna be a bro: https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/lfpg For more reviews, visit my curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7851637/

Ok so i stumble on this randomly, looks good, read negative review of someone crying about looks of game and the voice acting...The devs response, apologising and explaining is one-person project got me interested, as i like games like this and indie projects... Now after having finished this game, i have this to say : YES the voices are a bit wonky x3 but i like games that offer that chunky and gritty old-school medieval RPG feel, kinda makes me nostalgic, and i feel in that optic the game DOES NOT DISAPPOINT If you are used to and biased by High-end games with HD graphics, textures, sounds,etc.....and feel those are absolute requirements for a game, u might want to steer away... HOWEVER those who can enjoy a good old classic RPG feel, like medieval fantasy worlds and DRAGONS, and are looking for a short but fun and enticing adventure, at the price it is offered, i would definitely RECOMMEND this little gem, i had so much fun playing it, and background music really are relaxing, but at same time put you in that adventuring/questing zone.... My conclusion would be that the negative review that has lead me to try this game is IMO exaggerated, and this game is worth the price it stands for <3

the story and idea would be good but the graphics, the voice acting, and the game mechanics really need a lot of work. This game needs a lot more development and better voice actors as the ones doing it now sound robotic and they sound like they are just learning to read for the first time and can't pronounce words correctly, Voice acting can really make or break a game and this one is really bad. I purchased it and then after trying to play it for an hour couldn't take the bad acting any longer. I have asked to have a refund and I am a person that love dragons and normal love games that allow your character to interact with dragons. This one was a big disappointment

It is beyond obvious that this old-school low-budget indie game is a one-man job. To begin with, there is no way to manually save so you have to keep repeating the same lengthy sections over and over again. This is because attacks from enemies do a ton of damage and blocking and spell casting are almost completely ineffective. Graphics also look pretty bad in some areas, especially in the city where bloom is cranked extremely high with no way to disable that washes everything out in light tones of brown. Voice acting as mentioned by others is dreadful and is obviously computer generated. There are also constant frame rate drops unless you lower the graphic settings way down. In addition, there are lots of invisible walls and your character has a tendency to get stuck in several places. I also found that adjusting the volume and mouse sensitivity didn't seem to do anything. Quest markers also seem to disappear in-game and trying to follow the map to quest markers was also very confusing. I cannot recommend this game at all.

Вначале плохо отнёсся к игре, потому что всё тут кривое и странное, потом я понял сю суть и иронию происходящего, да и игра сделана одним человеком, при этом её интересно пройти, а с некоторых моментов я заливался смехом. Особенно от невероятной наивности и нарутотерапии. https://youtu.be/gk0MlsdmU-s

Bom jogo de rpg, onde tu fala com dragões, pode ajudar a eles, tem uma historia simples mas interessante, porém como ainda está em acesso antecipado tem alguns delays em combate que creio eu, que serão ajustados conforme próximas atualizações. Jogo simples de se guiar, os menus são muito iguais ao the witcher 3, e arte e trilha sonora são bem legais, super recomendo para quem curte o gênero!

GREAT RPG Game!!! You'll play as a warrior who can speak to the dragons. 10/10 https://youtu.be/JBJf-_0JNBM

Более странной и скучной игры я не встречал. Я понимаю, что это работа одного человека, но тем не менее, ценник игры не 100 рублей. Пройдёмся по основным пунктам: [list] [*]Графика. Ничего ужасного тут нет, олдскульная графика, разнообразие моделек, наверное это и заставило меня опробовать этот "шедевр". [*]Бой. Это отдельная тема для научной работы о том, как вывести человека из себя за 5 секунд. Весь бой основан на бей-беги, никаких уворотов или блоков. Хотя механика блока и, как я понял, парирования присутствует, это практически не работает. [*]История. Простенькая история, это не шедевр, но и не убожество на уровне фанфиков, однако есть одно большое... нет, ЖИРНЮЩЕЕ НО - голоса озвучки будто бы взяли из гугл транслейта и налепили на игру. Если вы это услышите, то поверьте, какаи-никакая атмосфера будет сломана. [*]Навыки. Тут много не скажу, есть магия, есть навыки для холодного оружия, в основном пассивные и другая "полезная магия". Она просто бесполезна, каст магии это отдельная боль, у первого заклинания, которое вам дают 5 единиц урона, когда у вашего оружия... ВНИМАНИЕ до 500 единиц урона... Это гениально. [/list] Общее впечатление от игры. У игры есть потенциал, если вы мазохист и хотите помучать себя, то берите игру прямо сейчас. Если вы нормальный человек, то не советую покупать эту игру, пока не выйдет несколько крупных патчей, хотя у меня есть большие сомнения, что эти патчи устранят хотя бы один основноый недостаток игры. В конце хочу сказать, что выражаю своё уважение автору, не смотря на то, что игра в целом сырая и не очень увлекающая, это всё ещё остаётся впечатляющей работой для одного человека. Успехов

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