Dragon's Dilemma

Borgash is a 5,400 year old dragon, and like most males of a certain age, is something of a grumpy old man; although in the wider picture, he's not a bad sort. So, he likes to roast the occasional irritating human. That's not his fault, it's an innate characteristic of his species. Cut him some slack, he has a right to be grumpy after discovering that someone has issued a quest to have him killed for stealing the crown of a dead king... that he is entirely innocent of any part in. The story starts with the player taking the part of our heroic dragon being presented with a scroll displaying this quest by a knight he has just outfought – only to have to put on his spectacles to be able to see it. This leads us into a clever little scene where the reader has to move the spectacles over the blurred writing on the scroll in order to read it. This is original and amusing and sets the game off on a good footing. Forced into a quest of his own to get this one rescinded, Borgash must leave his cave and take either of two possible routes into town, each of which will offer up the opportunity to acquire a companion for his travels, and ultimately lead him to the inn from where the…

I was surprised how much different dialog options change the game!

That's a nice visual novel. Fun dialogs, charming story, good amount of choices. My only personal complaint is there's no dialog log and no option to rewind the dialog a bit, but that's just because I personally often forget small things.

Clever story with enjoyable characters. I've only gone through it once, but I will definitely be doing so again so I can see what other decisions I make will do to the story.

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This game is not worth $15. It lasts about an hour to complete one play-through and while there is some replayability, there isn't enough to justify this price. A $5 price tag would probably be what'd change my mind from a 'don't buy' to a 'buy'. (I have 5 hours on account of leaving it open while AFK for long periods of time). Now, what's good about this game? The dialogue is very entertaining. As the store page suggests, you DO get to be a grumpy dragon, and *most* of what that entails. There are MANY hilarious bits of dialogue where I was audibly laughing. As for the bad? The music... listen to it for about 5 minutes, then put it on mute. It's nothing special. Visuals- There are few animations, and the main characters don't have many different frames. Most of the human characters look downright nightmarish in the lack of care given to their appearances (though this is subverted once, funnily enough). And then the neutral bits... The 'minigames'. They are obscenely easy, but mostly just serve to allow some interactability with the world, with consequences for doing better or worse. The story-- it's nothing special, but it manages.