IGN:Dragon's Crown the Game Vita (and PS3) Deserves

I’ve been waiting to tell you this for a while, dear readers: I’ve played Dragon’s Crown. I’ve played it extensively, in fact, and have been left both thoroughly impressed and exceptionally excited to jump into the final product this summer. Dragon’s Crown is shaping up to be every bit the game Vita and PS3 gamers hope it is, and there’s every reason in the world to put this game at the very top of your personal “Most Anticipated Vita Game” list (and PS3, too).

[Arai]

Everything screams awesomeness, especially the mounts usage.

[dedicatedtogamers]

Good to hear that the game is shaping up nicely. And now that it has everyone's attention (what with the hubbub caused by Kotaku) I hope that people can appreciate the game for what it is.

My only fear with the preview is the author's gushing approval of the game. He says "there’s every reason in the world to put this game at the very top of your personal “Most Anticipated Vita Game” list". Yeah, you guys said the same thing about games like AssCreed Liberation and Soul Sacrifice and then turned around and slapped those games with >8/10 scores.

[blitz0623]

I'll be honest, when I saw this was a 2D game, I was turned off. Then I saw videos - I could never have imagined a 2D game to look as good as this.

[guitarded77]

I'm just bummed it's taking so long... It looks like a modern take on Golden Axe, which was one of my favorites in on the Genesis. I downloaded it on PS3, and it's still awesome, so I know I'll enjoy Dragon's Crown with it's RPG elements.

[NewMonday]

as a big Odin Sphere/Grim Grimoire fan, Dragon's Crown was a hot game for me ever since the first announcement.

"IGN:Dragon's Crown the Game Vita (and PS3) Deserves"

IMOO that game is available now, it is Gravity Rush, it has no hype whatsoever, but I just got around to playing it and I'm blown away.

describing it as an action game is a mistake, it is more of a platform/adventure set in a sandbox world. the fun I get is from the challenge missions that keep throwing curveballs.

the game takes time to pick up steam, but after I got the groove I just couldn't put it down.

[himdeel]

IGN screams about how awesome the NEXT Vita game is to give it a 6/10 and say, "This isn't what we wanted."

[sherimae2413]

i remember in 2012 a lot of people assume including the media that this game had became a "vaporware"
fanboys of other platforms tends to insult and mock of those who wish or ask of when this game would come out.....
and now when the game is being announced again in february and is confirmed to be released in NA with a solid release date of august 6

now ive seen a lot of people who is asking "will dragons crown be ported to 360" and "dragon's crown should also be on the wii u and 3ds"
oh.... the irony..... ^_^

btw, vita version all the way! ^_^

[b_one]

This game looks and feels like good old D&D arcade games polished to the max, with new tech.

[Inception]

"fanboys of other platforms tends to insult and mock of those who wish or ask of when this game would come out"

Yeah, i remember that. Even some nintendo fanboy in here ignorantly said to me that Code of Princess graphic are more awesome than Dragon's Crown. I just rolled my eyes @_@

[TheTwelve]

Code of Princess plays like a slow Guardian Heroes, lol

[Kurt Russell]

I haven't seen anything of what you say about Sherimae2413... Neither fanboy mocking or requests for ports.

Regardless, I hope this is as good as it looks.

[sherimae2413]

looks like your not visiting various gaming sites huh,
go to google and type " dragons crown port to 360"
and there at the first site its gamefaqs, the TC is asking if there will be a chance that dragons crown will be ported to 360

you can even see various links there ^_^

well i think its understandable that you dont know about this.
since you are "kurt russell" and so busy in hollywood and only have little time to visit gaming sites ^_^

[bryam1982]

me and you all the way baby......playing this game on vita coop i mean

[Arai]

Feast your eyes with more screenshots:

http://www.siliconera.com/2...

[majiebeast]

This game on the Vita's OLED screen is gonna be amazing its the version i will get atleast.

[Fishermenofwar]

Is there a release date

[Arai]

August 6th for the US and Q3 for Europe.

[Fishermenofwar]

Thats soon...Nice!!

[SCW1982]

August 6th

[DarkBlood]

so only the vita version will be the one with a physical release?

[Arai]

Both will have physical media release so far I know, probably digital download as well.

[Fullmetalevolust]

I am excited for this! Have they announced whether it'll have ad hoc or online multiplayer? I'd love to play this with friends...at this point it's a must-have for a game of that caliber, right?
Never mind, it does in fact support both! Day 1 buy, I am sold.
Btw, one of the better quality articles from IGN...and those run rarely.

[Inception]

Yes, there is ad-hoc and online mp, but no cross online mp between PS3 and Vita.

[Kingthrash360]

go vita....

[sdozzo]

Scaling Enemy. Boo.

[dedicatedtogamers]

Why? Loot quality scales as well.

The reason why they include scaling enemies is because they want the game to work as a beat 'em up as well as an RPG.

[sdozzo]

Then why have leveling at all? Enemies scale.

[FamilyGuy]

One hit kills would make replaying levels very boring.
Most people welcome the fact that the enemies scale with you. Higher level enemy = high level reward. Besides, scaling doesn't mean they hug your ankles level wise, they just stay strong enough to remain a challenge so leveling up and wearing good gear will still help you and make a difference.

[izumo_lee]

Careful guys this article is by Colin Moriarty who hyped up Soul Sacrifice like no other (if you listen to IGN's podcast) & eventually gave it a 'good' score. Of course we all know about the 'why Soul Sacrifice isn't the Vita's killer app' article a few days after his review.

Don't be surprised that he is doing the same with Dragon's Crown. He is going to hype the game up so much that when he writes his review he again is gonna be conservative about it or he's gonna bring up the stupid controversy about nothing art style of the game. A few days after that review he's gonna write another 'why Dragon's crown isn't the game the Vita deserves'.

I have defended his points in the past now i can care less about what he thinks about any game on the Vita.

[TheTwelve]

#preach

[WeAreLegion]

Agreed! Also, Soul Sacrifice is my current GOTY. That is...until The Last of Us, Beyond:TS, and inFamous:SS come out. :)

[Kinger8938]

I listen to beyond everyweek and i never felt him to hype up the game, dont agree with this sorry

Each to there own

[izumo_lee]

Hype is the wrong word sorry about that. I do mean that he will write an article like this praising the game to no end. Then when the review comes the article just sounds too conservative not being over zealous or too critical. He'll make his points & that should be the end of it.

However he often times will turn around and write an article like the one he did for Soul Sacrifice. He already made his points in the review there is no reason to put the game down even more. Sure Soul Sacrifice may not be a 'killer app' to him but to others it may well be.

So i'm not gonna be surprised that he will do the same with this game as well.

[Hicken]

As soon as I saw this was from IGN, I took it with a grain of salt.

They'll talk it up with a few articles, then when the game comes out, they'll treat it JUST like Soul Sacrifice.

Sorry, IGN, not falling for it.

[despair]

you're wrong, I read the Soul Sacrifice preview from Colin and it was optimistic but pointed out a few possible problems. Also if you actually read his review instead of watching just the score you would see that he does think its a good game but not a amazing game and from the demo I agree.

I loved the demo and I plan to buy the game within the next couple months but it was not the greatest game ever and there were some obvious problems. I also didn't hear all the hype he put on the game according to you on Soul Sacrifice on the podcast.

All that said this piece is much much more positive about Dragon's Crown than his soul sacrifice preview was and for that I am really excited about it, plus who cares what he rates the game. I think its amazing looking and I will get the vita version day 1 and I also think that (just for posterity) Colin will give it a flat 9.0 score.

[izumo_lee]

My point is that he wrote a review stating all the things he had to say about the game. The good & the bad.

Yes he liked the game but was it really REALLY neccessary to write that follow up article about the game not being a 'killer app' at all? Just cause he didn't think the game was going to be the game he thought (his personal hype) it would be doesn't mean that the game is not a killer app to others.

If Colin would've left all he had to say in his review than yeah i have no problem, but to write an article that didn't need to be written just proves he personally overhyped the game.

[despair]

The follow up article is in response to all the people calling it the "killer app" in the lead up to the release and then the fanboy rage over a perfectly justified review.

That said I agree it was an unnecessary article but there's nothing inherently wrong or malicious about it and its no indication of his opinions on this game.

[FamilyGuy]

It doesn't matter how much he hypes this game, it looks like it's going to be amazing regardless of his final opinion.

I liked reading this but I was already pretty hyped for this game for a while now.

[Oh_Yeah]

Looks like Trine 2.

[FamilyGuy]

Except... that it doesn't look like Trine 2 at all :/

It's a side-scroller, what other similarities do you see?

[Oh_Yeah]

Fantasy setting, the use of controlling multiple characters, the cartoony art style, side scrolling...closest thing to it is Trine man, very similar.

[o-Sunny-o]

Vita's OLED makes my PS1 games better then my PS3 and tv does. Can't wait to play the game on my Vita. ^~^