Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Jan 16, 2016

  *UPDATE 12-24-2016* Well looks like Red Level Games is avoiding steam at all costs, with no updates to the game I would call this game development dead. Apparently the devs are still updating people on Kickstarter (But I haven't heard of any builds being updated) so now my only guess is Red Level Games are trying to save face. So looks like Dragon the Game is just another failed Early Access story. Just add it to the pile. TL;DR version: Kickstarter campaign has (expensive) stage walls for some of the features below. Game hasn't really improved in a year. To my disapointment, it's to risky to pay 18 dollars. Long version: I purchased this game the first day of release, I wanted the final product to be a decent indie game. Sure it would have flaws but it would be enjoyable at least. When I first booted up the game boy was in for a surprise... not for how far along the team was in developing this game, instead for how little and broken everything was; flying was awful, the camera was confusing to use, there was little to do, and everything about the visuals was just ugly. At first I figure; this game is in early development and it's just needs more work, no worries I'll just watch it develop over time. However over a year later and I would be lying if I said things got better. Sure they did add some new NPCs, some new sturctures. However flying is still broken, the scale of your dragon to the world seems off, and the game doesn't feel anymore improved. So normally I would brush this game off as a bad purchase and I would have learned a lesson, or maybe still give the dev team the benefit of the doubt. I honestly don't know that much about game development, so maybe there is more stuff under the hood they are working on that we just don't see yet. The main problem for me is. Even after being on the Steam store for over a year. Red Level Games has decided to start a campaign on Kickstarter. (To be honest I think they are the only ones to have started on Steam, then moved to Kickstarter. I know the reverse happens or maybe even they launch at the same time) It seems really strange to me. I know games cost money to make, you need to keep people employeed in order to work on a game, you also need a place for them work. I get it and I don't care that they have this campaign of the side for people who want to help some more. My real issue is, some of the features listed below (As of the date of writing this review) are now suddenly blocked off by a stage wall. Even though their Kickstarter Goal is 30K some of the features such as; adding more Dragon body types/species is a 750K milestone on their Kickstarter. I don't know what Red Level Games was thinking. This game isn't really popular, it isn't really drawing the attention needed for a Kickstarter to get the majority of it's milestone/stages funded. It's only popular in a niche market, so the people who would have been willing to donate to the kickstarter probably have already purchased the game and even a smaller percentage of them will be willing to give even more of their money to this project. After this Kickstarter I'm now worries on the progress that will be made here. I feel like it would be a huge risk to anyone now to spend 18 dollars on this game. However all of this could work out, the game gets finished and it's amazing. I would be so overjoyed and woul gladly admit I'm wrong. It's just from where I'm sitting right now... I don't have high hopes.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 22, 2018

  So I bought and played this game in 2014 and in 2014 there were a lot of problems, but if you compared it to what you have now: 2014vs2018 See the rendered map out to the edge -vs- See a rendering distance circle around your dragon that starts and stops on the hill your on. Use of fire breath -vs- No breath. An ok flight system -vs- A flight system that is poorly designed and when used makes me vaguely nauseous. Enemies that you could fight and would turn into meat chunks you could gather -vs- Enemies that glitch when you attack them and deer that can run at lightspeed that you can never catch. Destructable buildings you could set on fire -vs- No buildings, only invulnerable trees, rocks and the ground your standing on. A dragon customizer that let you change certain aspects of your dragon, such as wing size, addition of spikes and such -vs- A cusomizer that lets you change color. I'm sure there's more but you get the jist of it. In 2014 they were closer to a finished product than now. I don't want to come off as too harsh but this is barely a tech demo right now. The video up above is closer to what was in the 2014-2015 range than what they have now. I actually looked through my steam library after exiting it to see if this was actually the game I remembered playing rather than some other Early Access game that I had gotten during a Steam Sale. Unfortunately this is the game I remembered playing, just alot worst. Now I don't know what they have going on, if they have a massive outside problem or something similar but they need to at least pull the game from the store until it is presentable again. The fact they're charging $18 for this is making me question if they have actually played the product they have on the store as is. As of today 1/22/2018 I would not recommend this to anyone. As the game may change in the future there may be hope for it, but for myself I am uninstalling this and will be keeping my distance until I actually see anything resembling an actual semi-complete game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 12, 2016

  Update: 8th July https://youtu.be/IuWKNlnIirk This video says it all. I started like em all. I saw a game about dragons and instantly bought it, because I felt it needed support. [b]Do not give these devs money. Don't purchase the game in its current state.[/b] They had a kickstarter, a successful one that granted them 35k dollars and they presented a new dragon model, along with promising to have weekly updates on their progress. The last time we heard from them was in April and now it's June. I wouldn't be so upset, if they at least did keep us up-to-date on their progress, but they don't. And I am starting to feel like they never will.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 23, 2015

  I understand that this game is in early access, but I don't know if it's worth the money. I'm glad I spent it so they can work on it some more, but I'm having doubts. This game definitely has a cool idea, but it's not quite ready for anyone to play right now. In fact, there's almost nothing to do but fly around. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the dragon concept, but I don't know if they have a good enough foundation to get this off the ground (I made a pun because the dragon can barely get off the ground). Here are some ideas to make this game awesome: 1. Better flight controls - It's very clunky and full of bugs. I found this nifty little nook on the top of a mountain and I tried to get to it, but my dragon kept falling backwards for some reason. No idea why. I would like to see something like Zelda: Skyward Sword. The birds in the game had very simple, but easy to use flight controls. Flap the wings, they'd go up. If you were high enough, you could coast on the "wind". I'm not looking for realistic, I'm looking for fun. 2. Better ground movement - Dragons are mythical creatures, so I can't never know for sure...but I'm fairly certain that they aren't supposed to move like that. Also the body of the dragon doesn't interact well with the ground, and I'd like some motivation not to crash my animal into the ground. So far, the only way that's possible to land your dragon from high up is to do a death spiral to the ground. 3. More interesting landscape - I get that they are trying to be realistic, but I'd almost prefer if they focused more on mechanics and less on landscape. Plus, the mountains are kind of boring at this point. In the future, I'd like to see snow on top of them, and forests so thick with trees that it is almost impossible to land among. Also, rivers and lakes. 4. Dragon Territory and Hoard- I think the game makers are going for a territorial/combat/choose your destiny kind of game. I'd like to see some caves where I can store all my treasure and princesses. 5. Better dragon customization - enough said. I'm glad I have an option to explore as a silver dragon, but I'd like a little more detail than that. Once again, I understand that this is a work in progress. But they aren't moving very fast and I don't know if they have the foundation for this to succeed. I will remain hopeful, however. So buy the game if you can afford it, but think of it like a donation right now because it's not much of a game at all currently.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 28, 2021

  I can't believe this is still on Steam with an actual price on it. The price of the game should be the same for the rights to take over and actually finish it, instead of screwing anyone who actually paid for it. This was released ion 2014. Absolute TRASH. DO NOT BUY.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 8, 2017

  Sadly this game has lost all of its drive. Recently there was a glimmer of hope that the development was still on going and that the team would start communicating again. The update that was said to be coming out still has not hit and they have gone silent again. Also just found this little article here: https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/2017/01/13/red-level-games/#myaccount which suggests that this game is going to continue to sit idle for awhile if not be completly abandoned. The article states that the people who were working on this game are focusing on building a weed growing game. This game had a great concept but I would just follow it in case it revives and not risk your money buying it in its current state. Edit: Since I posted this review there has been a response from the developer which you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfsXpjMTMU. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction and he does what he says especially in the communication department. I will wait and see what happens. For anyone considering buying this game then I would just like to remind you that it is an early access game and is struggling with its development. It might turn into a good game or it might continue on life support and eventually die. I hope this one finds new life but it is a risk and if you dont want to accept that risk then dont buy it atleast not yet.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 14, 2016

  I've owned this game for maybe 2 years, and it's still an utter piece of crap. Slightly different crap than what I originally bought, but still utter turd. I bought this game, as many others did, because this is a concept I've always been looking for in a video game. This game does not deliver on that. Dragon: The Game makes a lot of promises, and fufills none of them. Its unplayable, it's ugly, and little to no progress has been made in its development. Frankly, its gone backwards. When i first played, the UI actually worked, to a degree, and I could atleast run the game. Now many of the buttons do literally nothing when I press them, and I immediately crash a few minutes into 'gameplay'. Don't buy this game.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 29, 2016

  This game sucks. There is absolutely nothing to do and I bought it AT LEAST 2 years ago and there has been no update in which I think "Yeah, this is going somewhere." It's a damn scam.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 30, 2017

  I have been meaning to do a review on this for years. It was first brought out in 2014 and after 2 kickstarters and 3 years the only noticeable difference over that time is you can change your dragons colour. DON'T BUY IT!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 26, 2021

  Game is abandoned, do not waste your money. Nice concept but no progress for years.