Cult of the Dragon

Another flop made by "Solohack3r Studios". I should have known better after having played the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that was "Beast Slayer", and I'm certain now that giving people second chances is a waste of time. In this game, you choose one of 10 different starting characters/classes, and then you go around killing cultists (in boring turn-based battles) in towns (in an "Open World" approach) that want to awake an ancient evil dragon. No overworld exploration, no opportunities to grind as far as I can tell (which, if I'm right, results in a limited resources playthrough, so beware), other party members might join later, but I hadn't reached that far before I rage-quit. Silent protagonist, the "Hero" Reeve that I chose starts without skills and can't even rest for free in his own home, mundane NPC dialogues, no hidden items (only a few "sparkles" here and there). It's such a bland experience. Freedom to explore doesn't mean anything if there isn't anything worthwhile to explore. At least there's one upside: If you want to explore the "sample maps" that come with the RPG Maker (MZ) software, this game contains them all (and mostly unedited). Individual mapping and area design are the core…

Poor showing at the moment. Clearly intended to be a mobile game. Chibi sprites replaced 8-bit ones... All around, poor show. I'm extra bummed because this is now abandonware as the creator pursues their next project. I do wish them the best of luck however, because this can't be easy. Marked as free because I am a backer. If you want to see a good take on this idea, check out Eve of Calamity

* I backed this on Kickstarter and will not back another game from this creator* I have yet to encounter any of the bugs mentioned by other reviewers but I agree on that this feels quite 'low-effort' for lack of a better word. It's not a bad game as in unplayable but it feels quite lackluster in most regards and I wouldn't recommend it except perhaps at a discounted price even for oldschool RPG-fans. As the developer have already moved on to a new game, though supposedly with patching for reported issues, I feel safe in saying that I unfortunatly can't recommend the game.