Imagine a threat prophesied to destroy an entire clan that also endangers the world. No one is powerful enough to stand up to the danger that's been posed, which has emboldened rogues and other unsavory characters to launch savage incursions on a kingdom. The only possible salvation for the land is a party led by a brave adventurer.
If this sounds like a plot ripped directly from a fantasy movie, you might be close, but Dungeon and Dragons fans know this adventure module formula well. Soon, they'll be able to take the pen and paper game on the go as Atari and Kuju Entertainment bring Dungeons and Dragons Tactics to the PSP. IGN managed to check out an updated build for some new impressions of the anticipated RPG.
DHGF: If you were to go look D&D Tactics up, you’d be wondering how I could enjoy it. The Metacritic rating is in the mid-fifties, only six out of over thirty reviews were positive, and the game quickly faded into obscurity. You can’t even find a complete walkthrough on the internet. Heck, I’ve only seen one that made it out of the first act! Clearly, this is not a popular game, so then why should I chose to write about it?
Because people got it wrong.
I thought the game did fairly well capturing 3rd Ed. Dungeons and Dragons. The only gripe I had with it was how cumbersome the menus were, but with all of the options and information and your disposal, it was something I could live with.
WorthPlaying writes:
"It's merely important to keep in mind that this title was designed for a particular variety of person, and if you are not in that target audience (D&D player who likes tactics games and owns a PSP), you should probably spend your hard-earned money elsewhere."
Score: 7.1/10
Even among videogames fans - who are hardly in a position to poke fun - the mention of Dungeons and Dragons conjures up an image of, well, nerds. It's not exactly a fair image; okay, so there are plenty of socially awkward and hygenically challenged virginal males who get a bit too excited about pen and paper role-playing, but there are plenty of perfectly nice, friendly, interesting people who enjoy the pastime as well.
No, really.
