Dragon Marked For Death

 Switch
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
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  1. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Apr 26, 2019
    90
    Dragon Marked for Death is one of the most rewarding sidescrolling games I have played ever, and it’s easily recommended due to its immense polish.
  2. Digital Chumps
    Apr 11, 2019
    85
    Overall, Dragon Marked for Death isn’t a perfect title, but damn it’s fun. It has all the right elements of a simple action platformer, but RPG attributes to make the experience deeper and more engaging.
  3. Gaming Age
    Apr 10, 2019
    83
    Provided you’re either willing to put in the work in hunting down additional players, or have a few friends interested in joining you, I think you’ll enjoy Dragon Marked for Death quite a bit. As a solo experience it can be a little less compelling, but still enjoyable enough to check out.
  5. RPG Site
    Feb 11, 2019
    80
    Dragon Marked for Death surprised me, even knowing I'd enjoy it after my time with it at Anime Expo last year. Quite a bit has changed since I last saw it, but that's not a bad thing. I'm not sure if I could recommend the game for anyone looking to play it without a group without a giant asterisk next to that recommendation, but there's really nothing else like it, and what it tries to accomplish it does so in spades. It's certainly not for everyone, but Dragon Marked for Death left its mark on me.
  6. Nintendojo
    May 1, 2019
    75
    While there might be some relative shortcomings in its single player mode, Dragon Marked for Death more than makes up for them with its exciting and creative co-op multiplayer design. Players can hop in instantaneously and help the Dragonblood Clan level up and take on its enemies. There are multiple different versions of the game to get, but ultimately fans are best off buying either the physical edition or both digital bundles in order to get the full, proper experience. It’s tough playing solo, but the multiplayer is so well done that it compensates for this one area of weakness. Definitely keep Dragon Marked for Death on your radar if you’d like a game to play with friends that’s outside the norm.
  7. CGMagazine
    Feb 4, 2019
    75
    Dragon Marked for Death is a hot new Switch exclusive that combines Mega Man X, Castlevania, and the difficulty of Monster Hunter into one fun little game.
  8. DualShockers
    Jan 31, 2019
    75
    Dragon Marked for Death’s special spin on the genre is something I hope to see tackled again in the future by Inti Creates.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 51
  3. Negative: 12 out of 51
  1. ZigiZagi
    Jan 31, 2019
    8
    Good game. Exclusive for Nintendo Switch. If you like platformers, grind, good gameplay, then you will like this game. However, there are aGood game. Exclusive for Nintendo Switch. If you like platformers, grind, good gameplay, then you will like this game. However, there are a number of disadvantages: 1) at the beginning ( without experience and pumping ) gameplay seems very slow. 2) Grind. 3) Weak background. 4) Price. 2 parts it's 30$ + DLC 10$ = 40$, and this is 2/3 of AAA project. Anyway, I am happy with the purchase, thanks to the developers.

    P.S. Sry for my English.    … Full Review »
  2. Drevan
    Mar 26, 2019
    10
    Great game! If you don't mind grind this game offers tons of replay-ability either solo or with a group and in my personal opinion shines withGreat game! If you don't mind grind this game offers tons of replay-ability either solo or with a group and in my personal opinion shines with with a full party.
    Inti Creates in my humble opinion only knows how to make great games and this, for me, its their best work yet!
    Its a perfect mix between a looter like Diablo where you go to dungeons in order to grind and tough as nails action platforms like the very own INTI titles Megaman Zero or Gunvolt!

    Strong Points:
    Art style is great beautiful pixel art with an anime style cut scenes and animation.
    Game play is very fluid and crisp but also very punishing on higher levels (this is a plus for me, might not be for some).
    Great replay ability.
    4 different unique classes, that offer a very distinctive way of playing.
    Price! For 15bucks you get the whole game and 2 character classes, you get to to every content (besides DLCs) and then decide if you want to buy the other 2 classes, but if them don't appeal at all to you, you bought a 40$ worth game, just for 15bucks.

    Weak Points:
    Grind! I love grind but I feel that the majority of people doesn't enjoy this and often complains about it...there is no way around it, this is a very grindy game! If you want to beat all missions in their highest levels, you will need to do at least a decent amount of grind in order to have the gear for it.
    Very uninteresting story (subjective ofc), at least for me, its pretty basic, unless they will invest on it later on.
    Singleplayer/multiplayer balance...the game does very little scaling between solo and groups, which in some fights later can be very punishing for people playing solo.

    Very polished and enjoyable game that if the developers keep updating it, they seem to intend to and there is already a DLC coming in a few days, I can see my self playing for thousands of hours.    … Full Review »
  3. Vicvega
    Mar 26, 2019
    10
    There is no way around it, this is a niche game! The typical game that isn't for everybody, its grindy, its repetitive and its very hard andThere is no way around it, this is a niche game! The typical game that isn't for everybody, its grindy, its repetitive and its very hard and punishing! BUT if you enjoy this type of game and are basically part of this niche group of players, this is a game for you and its an excellent game at that!

    I always enjoyed looters, looter shooters like Destiny or Borderlands, Isometric dungeon Crawlers like Diablo or even strategic ones with turn based mechanics. The only action platformer looter that I played before this Dragon Marked for Death was Castlevania: Harmony of Despair and I liked it, but it was blown way by it.
    But this one, oh boy it really clicks with me, specially while playing it a full party!
    Usually by the very endgame most looters become a mindless grind, because you often totally overpower your enemies, in this one, you have to be on your toes because the bosses can totally wreck you if you are careless, no matter how good your gear is and that twist totally hooked me!

    Great game with great aesthetics and 4 totally diverse playable classes, that as I mentioned, if you like loot combined with a gameplay like Gunvolt, you will devour this game, you can take my word for it!
    Clocking 85hours so far according to my Switch and bought it mid February!    … Full Review »
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