The Dwarves

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 16 out of 57
  3. Negative: 15 out of 57

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  1. ExpertPL
    Dec 25, 2016
    6
    The game is not bad overall, but I think that the strongest advantages of it come from the books it is based on. The best thing of all is lore and plot, although the game feels like most movie adaptations of the books: too short to introduce properly every character, as a player I felt some kind of bond only with main character and two dwarven brothers that were introduced early in theThe game is not bad overall, but I think that the strongest advantages of it come from the books it is based on. The best thing of all is lore and plot, although the game feels like most movie adaptations of the books: too short to introduce properly every character, as a player I felt some kind of bond only with main character and two dwarven brothers that were introduced early in the game and had many dialogues involving them. The rest of the characters (and there were quite a lot of them) were for me some random characters with names attached to them. This game could really be longer and have more details about story that feel rushed as well.

    I have to mention voice acting as well, as for such low budget game, the dialogues are very good. Another thing that's awesome is the presence of third-person narrator that has it's own voice actor, which in my opinion is very rare in the RPGs as those usually fall into two categories: Those with voice acting but without narrator, or those without voice acting (written dialogues) but with narrator.

    The rest of the game seems unpolished. The combat system that includes friendly fire and a lot of AoE attacks combined together makes the combat really frustrating, not mentioning that because of that gameplay resembles more of a hack-and-slash game than RPG.    … Expand
  2. Anachor
    Dec 2, 2016
    7
    Not bad the game overall, just that I find no way to move the camera to the keyboard. Doing everything with the mouse, it becomes very fast! Difficult yet for me to evaluate the game, I hope that they will add the modification of the controls of the keys in a patch eventually, for now it is worth no more than 7/10, rather nice graphic, rather well optimized and A touch of humor on theNot bad the game overall, just that I find no way to move the camera to the keyboard. Doing everything with the mouse, it becomes very fast! Difficult yet for me to evaluate the game, I hope that they will add the modification of the controls of the keys in a patch eventually, for now it is worth no more than 7/10, rather nice graphic, rather well optimized and A touch of humor on the charism of the dwarf class.… Expand
  3. TheFrog
    Nov 4, 2020
    5
    Strangely likable little game. A brief, RPGish story of heroism and courage with battles based on a team of up to four heroes against wave after wave of enemy grunts or, occasionally, boss enemies.
    The graphics are good, if very simple. At least, I like the overall design and most characters (apart from the female mage, whose visage is involuntarily more deformed than the evil, monstrous    Strangely likable little game. A brief, RPGish story of heroism and courage with battles based on a team of up to four heroes against wave after wave of enemy grunts or, occasionally, boss enemies.
    The graphics are good, if very simple. At least, I like the overall design and most characters (apart from the female mage, whose visage is involuntarily more deformed than the evil, monstrous opponent's).
    The story is ok, if not breathtaking and the game is pretty short, but that's also fine because I never found the gameplay very satisfying, I would have probably abandoned it if it had been much longer. Different characters have different special moves and here we already have a negative note. A lot of abilities seem to do very little, not to mention that the charging time often means they miss on frantic, fast-moving battlefields. On the other hand, two-handed weapon wielding characters have an attack that sweeps enemy away and makes them fall, ripe for a one shot kill. Place one such character on a chokepoint, and the battle is won.
    Worse than this is the camera. You cannot pan over the battlefield, the camera is centered on the character you have currently selected. Unfortunately, if he's next to a wall, this means you can only see the floor around him/her, as the camera rises up and looks directly down. There are a lot of other situations where you are fighting it more than you are the enemy, and that's a shame.
    Then characters bump into each other when moving, so it's really a complete pain controlling them in narrow spaces, of which there's a lot. It would even make sense, but they still seem unable to move in large, open spaces without trying to move their companions instead of just avoiding them.
    Finally, some characters have wide attacks that also hit allies standing nearby. The lack of a "Hold position" command means that you spend half the time positioning the other heroes away from the wide-hitting ones, since they obey your order and then immediately move back to the place they were before. It's maddening. Add to this that inventory is ultra-super simplified and there is very little actual variety in battles.
    I was actually happy to see the end titles appear, after a dragged-on final sequence of battles, and that's not a good sign. You could have some fun on this cute game, but it's difficult to recommend spending more than a handful of euros or dollars, when there are games out there that are much better refined, easily offer 50 times the material and by now also cost very little.
    Oh, I really really liked the end song by Blind Guardian, "Children Of The Smith".    … Expand
  4. destinyfan1
    Jan 30, 2017
    7
    its something i don't saw in a while. truely its very good with (yeah some rts elements) but thats not always bad .per example in this game, because its fit good in it . the graphics are descent but not stunning and voice acting is well either . Only its not always as good as other moments with repetive moments and the camera is also not very descent aswell
    But very good for fantasy or    its something i don't saw in a while. truely its very good with (yeah some rts elements) but thats not always bad .per example in this game, because its fit good in it . the graphics are descent but not stunning and voice acting is well either . Only its not always as good as other moments with repetive moments and the camera is also not very descent aswell
    But very good for fantasy or whatever you are fan of    … Expand
  5. Hyperactivebuff
    Feb 3, 2019
    7
    The story of "The Dwarves" is good. It rushes in places, and some characters are left undeveloped, but you can't really ask for much more than we get in a RTS, which is what this is. It is not really an RPG, though I think it would have been better if they embraced RPG more and RTS less. The voice acting is solid. The sound effects in general are satisfying. The score is good.

    Gameplay    The story of "The Dwarves" is good. It rushes in places, and some characters are left undeveloped, but you can't really ask for much more than we get in a RTS, which is what this is. It is not really an RPG, though I think it would have been better if they embraced RPG more and RTS less. The voice acting is solid. The sound effects in general are satisfying. The score is good.

    Gameplay is meh. Pathfinding bugs get annoying, general Quality of Life observances are lacking, and having to restart a mission because your character inexplicably flew off a cliff is annoying. There are some strong bones here, but the delivery was too flawed to be called a 'good' game. There was a lot of promise though, and I look forward to more from the devs.    … Expand
  6. PenetratorGod
    Aug 26, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Dwarves is a tactical RPG. Game was developed by the German studio KING Art Games, creator of about 40 projects, including a series of adventure games called The Book of Unwrite Tales. This game is based on the first book in the saga of fantasy novels Dwarves, written by Markus Heitz, who also helped develop the game as a consultant.

    Player is taken to the world of Girdlegard, where he takes on the role of the dwarf Tungdil, who participates in a fantastic adventure. In addition to providing familiar plots and characters from the book, the developers have diversified the game with new interactions that allow players to participate in new activities and meet new people.

    World of The Dwarves is divided into smaller regions where the player's main task is to fight orcs. Before each fight, the user chooses a team of four characters. There are twelve heroes to choose from and each of them has unique story backgrounds and abilities Fights with enemies utilize the Crowd-Combat system where up to 100 characters can participate in the fight.

    Physics is important and can affect the outcome of the battle. For example, a powerful hammer attack can knock back enemies who will fall on their allies, and if the battle takes place on a bridge, some of them are very likely to fall.

    Game was released on December 1st, 2016. It offers an average of 8-10 hours of gameplay. The game was originally planned to be a trilogy. But since it sold below expectations, the idea of sequels was shelved. I guess it's a game that will never come in a series, but at least it can be tried on discounts.    … Expand

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61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 6, 2017
    40
    The Dwarves would like to achieve a better rating, but their own companions in the fight undercut this effort. Simple technical state is not always a recipe for a success. [Issue #271]
  2. Games.cz
    Feb 6, 2017
    60
    The promise of "game about dwarves" is fulfilled only from a half. Written story is accompanied by physical engine in the battles, but those are confused just like sleepy dwarf, unfortunately.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Jan 26, 2017
    56
    A weak retelling of a mediocre fantasy book.
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