If you can get past the fact that it's a non-role playing D&D game, you will enjoy Demon Stone for a little while.

User Rating: 7.6 | Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone PC
Whenever an RPG fan hears about a new D&D title coming out, the automatically think it's going to be a role playing game. This is for good reason, because D&D title are, most of the time, solid role playing titles. Not to mention that Dungeons and Dragons is synonymous with table-top RPG's. Once every now and again, however, a company gets it into their heads to make an action hack and slash D&D title. This isn't a bad thing or a good thing, it just...is. Demon Stone uses the source material from the popular Forgotten Realms setting. Baulder's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights are some games that have used the same setting, so it goes without saying that the background story is solid. However, the three characters that star in this story leave much to be desired. I didn't find them all that interesting. What can you expect in the way of character development in a hack and slash? One thing that I liked about in-game character development ( that is, non-story related development ) was the XP point system. It, at least, gives you a chance to customize your party. Between levels, you spend money and XP to build up your three party members to help them in the adventure ahead. You will find that the game is generous with gold and XP. In most cases, it's pretty obvious what you should buy your characters. I like the system a little, because it shows some sort of effort in keeping with he D&D feel. The graphics are very good. On a decent machine, the character animations and background action will be flowing and smooth. In the opening level of the game, the background action is cool enough to make you stop for a second and check it out. This happens in a few other areas and it really adds a lot to the feel of the game. The music in Demon Stone is fantastic. Along with the graphic style, it completes the fantasy feel. I would have to say that hardcore RPG fans will have to play Demon Stone for a bit to get into it. However, hack and slash fans will feel right at home. The worst part about this game is after playing for a few hours, you feel like you have pretty much seen all the game has to offer. Something that I think is worth mentioning is that the game is on DVD, so it's no a CD swap-fest to install. All in all, it might be a good idea to just wait for the price to drop instead of spending full price on a game you won't play for long.