Crop and Claw

Finally. Dragon quest for dragons.

Miserably unbalanced. Terrible interface. What story?

Cute RPG in a similar vein to Dragon Quest. Lots of dragons and plants. Different classes (species of dragon) and a built-in randomizer add replayability. Polish as far as what can be CHECKed. Ran fine, no issues. A regular playthrough will probably be 4-8 hours.

Charming little game, clearly inspired by dragon warrior and with a few similar clunky aspects to its inspiration while still having some quality of life features of a more modern game. Definitely worth a play through.

This game is one of those games that is exactly what is advertised. A turn based, NES-style/inspired 1-v-1 JRPG with dragon characters. It is challenging, a bit grindy, sometimes a little cryptic, and it does all of this very intentionally. As somebody who grew up playing tons of NES rpgs, this game has the feeling down perfectly. However, I do feel it was designed to avoid some of the trappings that made many of those JRPGs hard to return to in modern day. It's rpg mechanics have a lot of depth, with the ability to build your character in different ways, a ton of different types of equipment, much of which can remain relevant if you combine it with the right accessories, and built in speed running and randomizer settings if that is your thing. There are ways to 'break the game' and create crazy min-max builds, though that is not needed. Items and status ailments are actually important, and nearly mandatory to beat some bosses. Honestly? I may be biased as a random cartoon dragon on the internet, but as a person who's favorite franchise growing up was Dragon Quest, a fan of dragons, animated/cartoon-esque stuff, a game design nerd, and a general rpg nerd, this game feels like it…

Dragons! What more is there to say. I love it.