There has never been a role playing game mixed with an real time strategy until now... and dragonshard does it perfectly
User Rating: 9 | Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard PC
If You like real time strategy games and if you like dungeons and dragons then this is for you. Even if you don't like dungeons and dragons, you will probably still like this game. I haven't played singleplayer, and have only played multiplayer but they are basically the same. The game takes place in two fronts The top area and the underdark (A area underneath the top world where dangerous creatures live). On the top you get a base, and you get a certain number of build slots that you can use to build buildings. Each building can make 1 kind of troop (which is called a captain). These captains include clerics (healers) barbarians or soldiers, rangers (people who use bows). sorcerers or wizards (people who use magic) and other units including heroes and a juggernaut unit (powerful unit). There are 3 different classes to choose from and are all very unique. Order of the flame which include humans, dwarves, elves, haflings ect. Lizardlings which include lizards yuanti and other lizard creatures. And finaly umberbragon which include drow like species and half inithard species. The game is very strategic because when you level up your troops do to xp you gain from killing monsters or enemies, you can only level troops up to a certain level depending on how many building of the same type you have. lvl 2 you need 1 building but lvl 5 you need 4 buildings. So you can make a few amount of different powerful units or a whole bunch of different units who aren't as powerful. Finally the way to earn resources in this game is good. You need to use both the upper and lower world to build your army. In the upper world you collect dragon shard (blue looking crystals. However since they are in certain parts of the map, you will eventually have to fight over them. also at different times of the game i=t will rain crystals shards and more will come in different areas of the map. In the lower world you get gold pieces from monster loot barrels or chests. Most gold anyone can get but only are able to open up certain chests based on thief level. The lower level (underdark) is dangerous and you will need to manage your forces above and bellow to succeed. All in all this is a great game. It is not unbalanced, collecting resources is not tedious, and it requires strategy... not just throwing your forces a the enemy hoping to win.
