Llyranor Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I've been reading up on this DnD RTS, Dragonshard. The average review score seems to be 80%, which isn't bad. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/922155.asp I've seen it for a decent price recently. Should I get it? How in-tune with DnD is it? How's the roleplaying elements integrated with the RTS gameplay? Until NWN2 comes out, I'm looking into getting some DnD gaming going on :cool: (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I'm kinda curious as well. It does look interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I've seen it at CompUSA for $10 on DVD. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Wow, that's pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Which makes me wonder about it, being so cheap and not being that old. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 It could just be poorly marketted or something. Wouldn't be the first game that was good that went under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I always thought the title was rather silly. "Dragon Shard" or "Dragons Hard"? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Dragonshard is a type of artifact within the Eberron setting. My only exposure to Eberron was that stint with DDO which was crap. My suggestion is to aquaint yourself to the setting and if it appeals to you then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 From what I've seen of Eberron, it's a "sci-fi" setting built using fantasy elements. Kinda like how dark sun was a post-apoc game using fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Something I wouldn't like probably. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Basically, yes. The only thing that DDO had of Eberron were the Warforge and location names. Beyond that it was just vanilla DnD, which it didn't even get that right, with the Eberron label to sound cool. It was pretty damn pathetic. From what I have heard of Dragonshard it is closer to the setting style in terms of player races, technology, and themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Website Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Wow, it seems you can have a Beholder as a unit. THAT would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Gamespot gave it an 8.5 rating. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 The gamerankings page that Llyranor linked has that ranking, and many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I don't particularly like RTS games but this look interesting enough to give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lare Kikkeli Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 when i see a dnd game, i expect it to be an RPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 (edited) It is a RPG. RPG Strategy. You have Action CRPGs, traditional CRPGs, FPS CRPGs, and well Dragonshard is a RTS CRPG. Edited September 9, 2006 by Judge Hades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted September 9, 2006 Author Share Posted September 9, 2006 RPG elements. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lare Kikkeli Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 it's an RTS. with RPG elements. kind of like FOBOS is an action game with RPG elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 You are derailing the thread, not me, Lare. This thread is not about FOPOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lare Kikkeli Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 You are derailing the thread, not me, Lare. This thread is not about FOPOS. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No but he has a point. Dragonshard is a lot closer to being an RTS then an RPG. I remember playing the demo and finding I couldn't complete it because it couldn't seem to hold my interest long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 So stop baiting. Besides it does have sequences in which you have a small party of adventurers trying to get through an maze like area so Dragonshard does have a traditional dungeon crawling aspect to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 You are derailing the thread, not me, Lare. This thread is not about FOPOS. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No but he has a point. Dragonshard is a lot closer to being an RTS then an RPG. I remember playing the demo and finding I couldn't complete it because it couldn't seem to hold my interest long enough. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It has nothing to do with FOPOS. Discuss Dragonshard. Sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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