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Unenthusiastic Dungeons & Dragons Online Preview at 2404

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, Jan 29, 2006.

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    2404 - PC Gaming has published a preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online in which the author doesn't mince words and the drawbacks of the game are clearly spelt out and elaborated on. The tone is much different from the mainstream of DDO previews, as are the observations and conclusions. Here's an excerpt:

    Dungeons and Dragons is probably--along with the Lord of the Rings trilogy--the real 500 pound gorilla in the room of fantasy worlds. Their Greyhawk setting established fantasy role-playing and Forgotten Realms, Dragon Lance, Planetscape and others have all added to the whole. It would seem there are very few properties that would be more suited to a massively multiplayer role-playing game than D&D. Sadly however, Dungeons and Dragons Online doesn't really live up to the legacy of D&D on the PC. If the game remains as it has been in the latest beta I can't recommend it. As is, this is a game that can't compete with the great D&D-based games of yore, nor can it really make a move on the reigning kings of online role-playing: WoW and Guild Wars. I know this is an unfinished game so I won't nitpick but at the same time its ship date is very near--so I know they won't have too many major design changes left if they are to make their dates.

    It's good someone has the guts to talk about the bad things instead of beating to death the same pattern of high praise. (P)reviews are supposed to give you a more or less objective picture, after all, and this one surely is a balancing factor.

    Read the rest at 2404.
     
    chevalier, Jan 29, 2006
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