Dauntless

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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 248 Ratings

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  1. Rurabomber
    Jul 20, 2019
    2
    Unplayable, buggy pile of crap. Just play Monster Hunter instead. This is such a waste of time.
  2. RiaskoFF
    Jul 27, 2019
    2
    The game is very boring. It is way to repetitive. It got boring quests (like use the weapon you didn't decide to go with thru the game to do some special attacks for 50 times (and you should queue for like 30-40 times to do it), and the thing is that you cant proceed with game's campaign with out this quest). I know the game should be repetitive and grindy, but it is the most boring grindThe game is very boring. It is way to repetitive. It got boring quests (like use the weapon you didn't decide to go with thru the game to do some special attacks for 50 times (and you should queue for like 30-40 times to do it), and the thing is that you cant proceed with game's campaign with out this quest). I know the game should be repetitive and grindy, but it is the most boring grind game i ever played.
    Art style is not very memorable, everything you remember that it is ugly, undetailed and cartoonish.    … Expand
  3. LewXgaming
    Jun 11, 2019
    4
    The game is fairly fun to play as there is a lot of thing you can unlock whilst playing considering how many behemoths there are and each one has weapons and armour based off of them. However after playing it on Xbox every night for 1 week i have found a lot of things that are wrong with the game. The game is poorly optimised on console, the frame rate is low whilst in the social spaceThe game is fairly fun to play as there is a lot of thing you can unlock whilst playing considering how many behemoths there are and each one has weapons and armour based off of them. However after playing it on Xbox every night for 1 week i have found a lot of things that are wrong with the game. The game is poorly optimised on console, the frame rate is low whilst in the social space however it does get better once in a hunt, i had problems when trying to hold A on things. I would hold A and then it just wouldn't do anything and it would take me several attempts for it to work. Also there was not any variation in behemoth attacks they would always do the same moves and after a while you could learn what they were going to do and the game got easier and easier to complete solo. I believe this is supposed to be a team game however if you are an advanced player then you can play every hunt solo as the behemoths get predictable and repetitive. Overall i believe this is a fun game for the first few hours however it gets very repetitive and boring so that is why i give it a 4/10.… Expand
  4. Kah974
    Oct 11, 2019
    0
    Boring and annoying... j'ai test ce jeux a ses débuts et rien n'a changé... Amusant durant quelque heure mais ne Monster Hunter est inégalable. Obligé sur EGS :s un app bugué ceci dit. Allez a oublié !
  5. dauntlesslmao
    Feb 6, 2020
    0
    more bugs than features, unplayble game with one of the worst developers...
  6. WhitePlayer
    Dec 30, 2020
    1
    Could give rank one in regards of worst game controls to ever be implemented. They somehow finally made bind modifications but the combos are the worst stuff I've had to experience. Everyone tries to imply 'it's dark souls type of commit to attacks type non-cancellable animations' but then maybe try to have at least half as good of controls as dark souls ?

    They keep spitting out most    Could give rank one in regards of worst game controls to ever be implemented. They somehow finally made bind modifications but the combos are the worst stuff I've had to experience. Everyone tries to imply 'it's dark souls type of commit to attacks type non-cancellable animations' but then maybe try to have at least half as good of controls as dark souls ?

    They keep spitting out most repulsive cosmetics updates ignoring actual game-breaking bugs that existed since its most scuffed alpha release (Getting stuck inside trees for example). They legit had the audacity to remove private sessions for hunts so you're now forced to play with players that either are floormats or nearly one-shot the bosses, hence creating the floormat players at endgame that never had to dodge anything before. Cycle of cringe.

    Played the game for over 100 hours (got full builds for most classes which half come from beta ez gets) and came to a conclusion that I can only hate play it at this stage. Very repetitive, nerve wrecking game that is very VERY hard to enjoy after first 4-5 hours of game-play. Gonna give 1 point just because it managed to bait me into playing it for so long due to hopes of it becoming something sem-decent. Good job Pheonix Labs, based on progress so far, fair to assume pay2win loot crates soon?    … Expand
  7. gettygg0040
    Jun 9, 2019
    0
    EDIT. They Still haven't fixed all the issues. Incompetent devs
    The release is filled with bugs that will ruin your experience:
    -The dye system is completely broken -The 'press E' system is broken half the times -No anti AFK system. You'll meet afk people and the only way to leave the match is by alt+f4 -No report/ignore system from what I've found so far -Game breaking UI bug that    EDIT. They Still haven't fixed all the issues. Incompetent devs
    The release is filled with bugs that will ruin your experience:
    -The dye system is completely broken
    -The 'press E' system is broken half the times
    -No anti AFK system. You'll meet afk people and the only way to leave the match is by alt+f4
    -No report/ignore system from what I've found so far
    -Game breaking UI bug that locks you out
    -You can't leave a match or cancel the matchmaking. Only by alt+f4    … Expand
  8. Shadowmoo
    Jun 12, 2019
    3
    'Not pay2win' pay2win Monster hunter clone. The devs glossed over or outright lied about the monetization. Now with the game's lifespan expectations diminished they have walked back their promises of no pay2win and you can now buy gear mods, extra loot, or even character levels with real money.
  9. Levyathan
    May 24, 2019
    4
    actually, getting onto the game can be a pain (I'm putting it down to beta servers since that waiting list had 3,000 others on before me)
    this is an issue as the times I've attempted to play the game I'm unable to which is a bit annoying, to say the least as the game looks great but the devs haven't put up enough servers (or large enough) for the people who want to play to the beta.
  10. psyduck86
    May 26, 2019
    3
    It's true that Dauntless is not a MHW clone, it's more 'inspired by' rather. However, on balance i feel that the mechanics are considerably more shallow, lacking the nuance and depth of MHW. To be fair MH has had the benefit of several generations worth of experience in getting it right, but regardless Dauntless's combat feels sub-par.

    Not a big fan of the visuals and the world building    It's true that Dauntless is not a MHW clone, it's more 'inspired by' rather. However, on balance i feel that the mechanics are considerably more shallow, lacking the nuance and depth of MHW. To be fair MH has had the benefit of several generations worth of experience in getting it right, but regardless Dauntless's combat feels sub-par.

    Not a big fan of the visuals and the world building either, though that's likely down to budget.

    All in all, just made me miss MHW. Also promptly uninstalled the epic launcher after.    … Expand
  11. SJile
    May 26, 2019
    2
    This game was baffling unfun.

    Graphically, it's passable--has a Darksiders feel with an aesthetic reminiscent of Wildstar. It's not my cup of tea but I don't mind it, either. The audio levels are all out of whack, and I couldn't hear any of the voice acting, even with the sound effects and music turned down and the voices at max. Mechanically, it really gets in the way of itself.    This game was baffling unfun.

    Graphically, it's passable--has a Darksiders feel with an aesthetic reminiscent of Wildstar. It's not my cup of tea but I don't mind it, either.

    The audio levels are all out of whack, and I couldn't hear any of the voice acting, even with the sound effects and music turned down and the voices at max.

    Mechanically, it really gets in the way of itself. The movement is insufferable. The animations are uninterruptible, and combined with the high inertia, it makes for a slow, clunky, unsatisfying and just unpleasant core experience.

    If this was an MMO with tab targeting or a tactical RPG, the movement would be a negligable issue, but it's integral to the gameplay in Dauntless. It would be like making a racing game where the car physics felt bad, or a platformer where it took 3 full seconds to change directions.

    Alas, it doesn't really matter how much cool content they add if the gameplay isn't well executed at the most basic level. Definitely a skip for now.

    Maybe they'll take another crack at it post launch. I hope they do.    … Expand
  12. death12123
    Jun 1, 2019
    3
    Monster Hunter but way more casual with a toxic community. Terrible UI, ugly graphics and characters that look as crap as Fortnite, simple features like blocking a character or cancel matchmaking don't exist, Pay to win, Epic Games Exclusive, poor servers, poor hub, constant crashes, alt+F4 is your best friend, etc.

    Save your space and ignore this crappy game. Also played on PS4 and    Monster Hunter but way more casual with a toxic community. Terrible UI, ugly graphics and characters that look as crap as Fortnite, simple features like blocking a character or cancel matchmaking don't exist, Pay to win, Epic Games Exclusive, poor servers, poor hub, constant crashes, alt+F4 is your best friend, etc.

    Save your space and ignore this crappy game. Also played on PS4 and PC... no difference outside of Frame Rate and Graphics. Deleted them both.    … Expand
  13. BustyChicksFTW
    May 21, 2019
    4
    Currently fanboys are camping Metacritic and downvoting bad reviews. This is a concentrated effort from /r/dauntless/ members.

    Pros: - Free - New content is being added and is being kept somewhat relevant - Transmog are nice if you care about looks. Which some do in a 3rd person game. - Okay weapon variety combat styles - Incoming cross-platform play is pretty dope Cons: -    Currently fanboys are camping Metacritic and downvoting bad reviews. This is a concentrated effort from /r/dauntless/ members.

    Pros:
    - Free
    - New content is being added and is being kept somewhat relevant
    - Transmog are nice if you care about looks. Which some do in a 3rd person game.
    - Okay weapon variety combat styles
    - Incoming cross-platform play is pretty dope

    Cons:
    - Feels like the poor man's Monster Hunter: World: This resulted in the game being filled with kids that can't afford MH:W from Fortnite
    - UI is obviously made for consoles. The menus are humongous, your character is very close to the screen, etc.
    - Microtransactions in your face at every shop
    - Terrible graphics, terrible distance rendering on details. The game feels like a stretched out 480p YouTube video on max graphics. The depth of field is atrocious. Blurs objects 5m out. Objects are only clear 2m away in towns. My eyes hurt in town sometimes. This feels like a mobile game put on the PC.
    - Laggy servers (most likely will be fixed with time)
    - Bugs, clunky movement, attacks that don't connect well, clipped 3-4 times through the ground (it IS a Beta to be fair)
    - Easy game if you're not stun-locked to death by a behemoth ability (Island 4 - that's when I stopped playing)

    Buy MH:W. This is a rip off.    … Expand
  14. FGM
    Sep 29, 2019
    3
    Utter crap, game managed to freeze 3 times in 30 minutes from starting it. Including me spawned in middle of the world textures. Constant disconnects, long loading times, sorry but no. Mediocre graphics.
  15. Zero_rar
    Jun 20, 2019
    0
    The game is very good and well done, the development team is to be congratulated, but the servers do not work and can not play, it is an intermittent problem and I can not give a better score for an unplayable game!
  16. MTrueno
    May 23, 2019
    3
    Pese a ser gratis, no lo recomiendo. Artísticamente es muy bonito, pero poco más bueno se puede decir. Las mecánicas son tremendamente simples, tanto, que jugar no genera ningún tipo de satisfacción. Resulta divertido las primeras horas, pero la falta de complejidad acaba aburriendo.

    Si tuviera que resumirlo en una palabra: Mediocre.
  17. NutZdk
    Aug 24, 2018
    4
    This game starts out really really slow, but not bad - it becomes halfway interesting around island 2 or 3 - but then just goes **** retarded when you get to island 4. Stunlocked, cant use items because of behemoth abilities, them "building" turrets 1-2 shotting you from whereever that takes a full 10-20 seconds of attacks to destroy 1 of them. Sad way to ruin a game that could have beenThis game starts out really really slow, but not bad - it becomes halfway interesting around island 2 or 3 - but then just goes **** retarded when you get to island 4. Stunlocked, cant use items because of behemoth abilities, them "building" turrets 1-2 shotting you from whereever that takes a full 10-20 seconds of attacks to destroy 1 of them. Sad way to ruin a game that could have been interesting.
    On top of that, the worlds you run around in feel empty and boring, you can pick herbs but not a single thing else - theres no way to get off an island without killing the behemoth, or alt-f4ing the game. Which again just seems stupid.
    Theres so many stupid faults here and there, but it seems like they have spent alot of time on the ingame store - so at least you can go broke quick while looking your best in bought equipment while the game is boring, broken, laggy and unbalanced.    … Expand
  18. LuanMaxSV
    May 29, 2019
    4
    Open the game. Make your generic character. Walk to the monster. Kill him. Do this a million times. And that's it.
  19. SQLOwns
    Apr 25, 2019
    4
    Extremely repetitive. Still has a few bugs, hopefully they are fixed if this game is ever released. Gameplay is okay, there are issues with the hit boxes which is very annoying. Especially since you can get 1 shot in later stages. They need to fix the bugs and hit boxes if they want me to give this even a mediocre score. If they want my money, well they are going to need to change MUCH more.
  20. humanbait76
    May 23, 2019
    0
    F2P Monster Hunter World without the polish. Things are ridiculously priced in the pay to win store. Avoid this game like the plague. Not sure how anybody greenlighted the development for this turd. STAY AWAY! Your wallet will thank you.
  21. Lzyaf
    May 21, 2019
    1
    Honestly, as I first started the game I thought I would enjoy it. Its a monster hunter type game that might introduce new players into this genre of games. But after playing this entire game I have to say this does nothing to promote the awesomeness of this game type. From the awful hub system to the hollow feeling monster fights, you can tell this game was meant for children under the ageHonestly, as I first started the game I thought I would enjoy it. Its a monster hunter type game that might introduce new players into this genre of games. But after playing this entire game I have to say this does nothing to promote the awesomeness of this game type. From the awful hub system to the hollow feeling monster fights, you can tell this game was meant for children under the age of 8. After realizing this game has little to no content I feel completely cheated out of a quality game. I was hoping this would be similar to monster hunter but in fact its almost identical with weapons and animations. I do not recommend this game for anyone and if you really want an amazing monster hunting game that is user friendly with heart racing monster fights I seriously suggest purchasing Monster Hunter: World instead of this half baked pathetic copy of a game that is obviously just a cash grab. The only saving grace of this game this that its free, but that positive it immediately redacted by its in-game "Battle Pass" system. Complete and utter waste of a 20 min download.… Expand
  22. Ohms
    May 24, 2019
    1
    If you want a free and **** version of a monster hunter game with microtransactions be my guest. Can't believe I can't give it a zero.
  23. HunterDaM
    Jan 18, 2020
    0
    Não recomendo de jeito nenhum. No beta o game até dava para passar o tempo, porém essa empresa deixou o jogo parecendo joguinho de facebook em que você tem que esperar 2 dias para fundir a merda de uma célula ou, é claro você pode gastar dinheiro para fundir imediatamente, simplesmente horrível. Não recomendo de jeito nenhum. Caso queira um jogo de caçar monstros, busque MHW, além de fazerNão recomendo de jeito nenhum. No beta o game até dava para passar o tempo, porém essa empresa deixou o jogo parecendo joguinho de facebook em que você tem que esperar 2 dias para fundir a merda de uma célula ou, é claro você pode gastar dinheiro para fundir imediatamente, simplesmente horrível. Não recomendo de jeito nenhum. Caso queira um jogo de caçar monstros, busque MHW, além de fazer seu dinheiro valer a pena, faz seu tempo(o mais valioso) valer.

    Se for jogar Dauntless e achar divertido no começo, eu tbm achei, mas espera só chegar no End-Game, ou vc paga ou fica estagnado sem poder fazer a build q deseja, perdi mt tempo com esse jogo horrível, por isso estou aqui escrevendo isso, para que se algm for ler e achar relevante o meu feedback não perder tanto tempo, como eu perdi.

    Não joguem isso

    -Mal otimizado
    -Empresa mercenária
    -Nada de mais
    -Cenários repetitivos
    -Joguinho f2p de facebook
    -Sem suporte algum
    -Não te recompensa em nada.
    -Não possui nada interativo(Sem animações de td, n pode cozinhar, pescar, NADA só entrar em uma partida com mapa pequeno, matar behemoths, voltar para a areazinha social e ir dnv matar)
    -Praticamente a mesma coisa desde o beta fechado, só colocou mecânicas abusivas mercenárias
    -Mapas pequenos, área social pequena
    -Mesmo com muito dinheiro dos jogadores não aprimoraram nada
    -Exige tempo, e não vale o tempo    … Expand
  24. samsepiol
    Jan 12, 2019
    2
    1 point for quite nice customization and 1 point for pleasant for eyes style. Just boring.
    Attacking one mob with two animations for ten minutes? No, thank you.
  25. Captiosus
    Dec 16, 2018
    2
    Just awful. A severely dumbed down Monster Hunter game with Fortnite stylized graphics. Forced matchmaking if you don't have a full team of your own, meaning you have zero control over the Idiot Squad who might get placed in your group. Awful hit detection, awful AI pathing, inexplicable hitching network lag when others are around... Looks and feels more like a mobile game that was portedJust awful. A severely dumbed down Monster Hunter game with Fortnite stylized graphics. Forced matchmaking if you don't have a full team of your own, meaning you have zero control over the Idiot Squad who might get placed in your group. Awful hit detection, awful AI pathing, inexplicable hitching network lag when others are around... Looks and feels more like a mobile game that was ported to PC than a game developed for PC.

    All you need to know is that "founders" have been able to play since late December 2016 and yet the devs still consider the game an open beta. Undoubtedly so they can pass the buck on simple issues by saying "it's still just a beta!". Stay away.    … Expand
  26. Neessa
    Apr 11, 2019
    3
    Even in this state the game is still completely struck by bugs that should not be permitted, even for an open beta. Besides the content is very, very, poor.
  27. Bobveela
    May 27, 2019
    3
    I love Monster Hunter, so I had high hopes for this game since Iceborne for PC is some time away. Sadly many stupid things block the way to enjoying this game.

    Dauntless has a strong start, the first fight is pretty easy and lets you play around, and weapons have been vastly improved upon since I last played, you feel epic but don't really feel like your hand is being held. Then RIGHT    I love Monster Hunter, so I had high hopes for this game since Iceborne for PC is some time away. Sadly many stupid things block the way to enjoying this game.

    Dauntless has a strong start, the first fight is pretty easy and lets you play around, and weapons have been vastly improved upon since I last played, you feel epic but don't really feel like your hand is being held. Then RIGHT after the first mission it introduces you to the season pass, **** you don't propose to someone right after meeting them, let me get to know your first. Then comes some silly intro quests that kind of block off your road to enjoying the game, long load times (compared to how long a hunt takes), long down times going around grabbing side quests. It just gets really boring really fast, the saving grace of this game is its gameplay, everything else just falls so flat.

    If the devs see this TLDR: Cut down on downtime and load screens and focus on your gameplay, if anything that is what will make your game succeed as it truly is good. Hold off on introducing season pass too until players are commited to the game and are enjoying themselves.    … Expand
  28. Ashenkhar
    May 21, 2019
    1
    As a quick summary, this game is completely unplayable. Server outages, server queues, unplanned downtime.

    So far I've never been able to even log in. I got through the character creation process, but after that, crashed again. Well... it hard locked up apparently waiting for a server with nothing to do but alt-f4.

    1 star for effort. Should have done a more extensive beta.
  29. Denezin
    Jun 2, 2019
    0
    I am writing this as i currently have the game trying to load on my ps4.
    The good: Couldnt tell you as ive had to remake my character 4 times now as i get disconnected before the opening credits and tutorial everytime (more than ten times now)
    Yes i know what youll say next my internet connection isnt good enough. I pulled just not on a hardwired cat6 cable to my router 175.4mbs download    I am writing this as i currently have the game trying to load on my ps4.
    The good: Couldnt tell you as ive had to remake my character 4 times now as i get disconnected before the opening credits and tutorial everytime (more than ten times now)
    Yes i know what youll say next my internet connection isnt good enough. I pulled just not on a hardwired cat6 cable to my router 175.4mbs download speed. My connection is good.
    The writing on the wall: This game isnt even worth downloading as its free on PSN this month and in short this is the second chance i had given the game this week because i had friends that play it. Dont waste your time in frustration in thinking you might be the reason this game is literally unplayable.    … Expand
  30. dpowell64582
    May 22, 2019
    2
    A poor clone of MHW. They wanted to cash in on the popularity of Capcom's game, but totally failed to grasp what it is about THAT game which makes it fun. The game looks dull, there's no lock-on (a BIG part of MH's intuitive hunting), and hunter/monster attacks are all anemic, slow, and dull. There is little impact to your attacks and hunting a monster feels un-satisfying. Overall, IA poor clone of MHW. They wanted to cash in on the popularity of Capcom's game, but totally failed to grasp what it is about THAT game which makes it fun. The game looks dull, there's no lock-on (a BIG part of MH's intuitive hunting), and hunter/monster attacks are all anemic, slow, and dull. There is little impact to your attacks and hunting a monster feels un-satisfying. Overall, I cannot recommend this game in its current state. It may be free, but as we all know, some things are just worth paying for.… Expand
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PCMag
    Jun 30, 2020
    70
    Dauntless provides a streamlined, user-friendly alternative to Monster Hunter. Though repetitive at times, there’s no denying the game's solid and enjoyable core mechanics. The dull environments could use some work, however.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 25, 2019
    80
    There is a lot of fun in slashing the Behemoths, especially with others; the crafting is very well designed; and the game induces the familiar feeling of ‘just one more session’. [12/2019, p.81]
  3. GamesBeat
    Oct 15, 2019
    75
    I wanted very badly to love Dauntless, and for a time I think I did thanks to the fantastic combat and weapon variety. But the lack of any real storytelling makes the repetitive questing structure a glaring issue in desperate need of some TLC. If you’re looking for a new go-to F2P experience, you could do much worse — just don’t expect a world drenched teeming with lore and compelling characters.
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