Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 26
  3. Negative: 4 out of 26
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  1. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 9, 2021
    40
    Dark Alliance is riddled with fundamental errors with its non-functioning AI, lackluster loot game, and terrible camera. It is flooded with good ideas that seem awfully unfinished, badly designed and implemented that draw it downwards to being another trash looter hack ‘n’ slash game with a potential for a bit more greatness if it had more time invested in it.
  2. GameCritics
    Sep 14, 2021
    35
    With so many great cooperative experiences already out there, it’s impossible to recommend Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance — it shows little promise from the start, and somehow only gets worse as time goes on. This is one quest that even the bravest warriors would be wise to avoid.
  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Jun 28, 2021
    30
    I just didn’t expect it could be this bad. Dark Alliance is a functionally broken product. When enemies simply ignore you as you carve their health down to zero, when there’s so little to the game that that’s all you’re doing, and when the multiplayer experience is only superior because it’s a chance to share the misery with someone else, some passable graphics and one neat checkpointing system aren't anywhere near enough to redeem this game. This is the poorest handling of a license since Superman 64.
  5. Metro GameCentral
    Jun 25, 2021
    30
    A tragically awful attempt to revive the Dark Alliance name, with horribly repetitive combat, empty storytelling, and a dragon horde’s worth of bugs.

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User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 38
  3. Negative: 25 out of 38
  1. Thung_Hung56
    Jun 25, 2021
    6
    I honestly was very excited about the game, but It was a huge disappointment. I rather play shadow over Mystara than this. Could not finishI honestly was very excited about the game, but It was a huge disappointment. I rather play shadow over Mystara than this. Could not finish because the game is laggy and buggy. Even playing coop feels boring for me. The combat feels dull and there is no enemy variety. Do not waste your time playing this.… Full Review »
  2. Zelldincht90
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
    Non merita la pioggia di 0 che sta ricevendo. Sicuramente il combat system è migliorabile, ma l'avventura è intrigrante, le missioniNon merita la pioggia di 0 che sta ricevendo. Sicuramente il combat system è migliorabile, ma l'avventura è intrigrante, le missioni bilanciate e sfidanti. La migliore esperienza si ottiene in cooperativo. A tal proposito, ottima la gestione online/offline in caso di gioco cooperativo o singolo.… Full Review »
  3. KenniG
    Jun 24, 2021
    2
    I really want to like this game. I mean c’mon, it’s Drizzt! But…

    As has become the norm, companies keep half releasing these games and then    I really want to like this game. I mean c’mon, it’s Drizzt! But…

    As has become the norm, companies keep half releasing these games and then put a patch out later which is a game breaker for me. It “looks” good but that is all there is to this thing. Twice I had my character wiped. Several times my loot just disappeared out of my inventory. My gear at one point just disappeared off my character. Another time our whole party just mysteriously died right after resting in a safe area. Multiple times we got stuck floating in mid air or in walls or the game just froze altogether. The controls are sometimes altogether unresponsive. The list goes on. This has got to end with these companies just putting out craptacular money grab releases. Graphics don’t mean anything if it isn’t playable and this turd is not playable. This should have all been quality tested long before. Remember when developers took pride in their products? Remember when quality mattered and games were released complete? Pepperidge Farms remembers! It gets a 2 just because it looks good and it has Drizzt. Otherwise, if you want to play D&D, Neverwinter is at least free!    … Full Review »
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