D&D Jank Alliance - out (but probably shouldn't be)

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D&D Jank Alliance - out (but probably shouldn't be)

Post by Sly Boots » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:05 pm

Couldn't find a thread for this already, so apologies if I've missed it.

This is an action-orientated fighty-fight game in the Forgotten Realms universe, and it sounds a bit good:

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dungeons-and ... ce-review/

82%

It's also out tomorrow on Game Pass, and I'll be downloading it to have a go. Will report back :)

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Mantis » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:08 pm

Interested in hearing your thoughts on this one. I looked at the screenshots on the Game Pass coming soon page the other day and was slightly skeptical of it when I saw it was a more action oriented thing.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Sly Boots » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:11 pm

Or is it "the worst game I've played this year"? :shock:



Guess I'll find out tomorrow!

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Sly Boots » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:34 pm

Daaamn, I've watched that video now and it looks and sounds really, really bad.

I guess I'll still give it a go, but I'm left wondering what the PCG reviewer was smoking as it sounds like he played a completely different game.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Wrathbone » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:01 am

I never got along with the original Dark Alliances but I’ll give this a go out of D&D interest and morbid curiosity.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Alan » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:48 am

It’s jaaaaank. Reminds me of Too Human actually.
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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Sly Boots » Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:04 am

Sitting on mostly negative Steam reviews currently. I'm downloading on GP, but it's also fair to say at this point I'm only doing so through curiosity and a hastily made promise to Mantis :lol:

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Alan » Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:26 am

Annnnd uninstalled! :lol:

It’s a b-tier 360 game. There’s a few nice ideas like having to heat yourself up before running through ice to protect from damage/slow but it doesn’t feel great and it’s oh so jank! First boss fight, the models don’t load in for a good 10-20 second, you only have their shadow to know where they are - this is on series X btw.

Yeah, life’s too short for this!
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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Wrathbone » Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:47 am

Sly Boots wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:34 pm
Daaamn, I've watched that video now and it looks and sounds really, really bad.
Just watched it. Yikes. :lol:

Presumably the development plan was 1) Get on Gamepass; 2) Shout "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!" to the skies; 3) Chimps + keyboards.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Mantis » Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:24 am

Sly Boots wrote:
Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:04 am
Sitting on mostly negative Steam reviews currently. I'm downloading on GP, but it's also fair to say at this point I'm only doing so through curiosity and a hastily made promise to Mantis :lol:
Oh don't worry about that, I watched the linked video and suffice to say I think I'll be giving this one a pass. :lol:

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by DjchunKfunK » Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:26 am

Played a mission just now online after a couple of failed attempts to get into a game. Seems like the net code might be a bit of a mess as there were significant issues with enemies standing around one minute and then hitting you the next, I had an enemy fall through the world and I kept taking fire damage whenever I walked near some fire without actually standing in it. Not great for a game that relies on timed hits and blocking.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Animalmother » Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:49 am

Does it require a connection to the server even if you only want to do single player?

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Sly Boots » Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:35 pm

Played a bit. Yep, it's trash.

Uninstalled.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by DjchunKfunK » Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:58 pm

Animalmother wrote:
Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:49 am
Does it require a connection to the server even if you only want to do single player?
I don't think so.

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Re: D&D Dark Alliance - out 22nd June 2021

Post by Wrathbone » Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:22 pm

Just turned onto Eurogamer's Let's Play of Dark Alliance to find Ian Higton breaking down in hysterics / despair as his character endlessly chugs a potion on a loop due to a bug. :lol:

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