Dragon Marked For Death

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 51 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 35 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 51
  3. Negative: 12 out of 51
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  1. 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 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    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 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.    … Expand
  2. 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 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    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 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!    … Expand
  3. 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 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$, and this is 2/3 of AAA project. Anyway, I am happy with the purchase,Good game. Exclusive for Nintendo Switch. If you like platformers, grind, good gameplay, then you will like this game. However, there are a number of disadvantages: 1) at the beginning ( without experience and pumping ) gameplay seems very slow. 2) Grind. 3) Weak background. 4) Price. 2 parts it's 30$ + 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.    … Expand
  4. Zachariah
    Mar 27, 2019
    9
    This game checks all my boxes:
    Exclusive to my favorite and platform of choice: Nintendo Switch.
    Inti Created on the wheel! Beautiful pixel art and great atmospheric music. Class based system with loot BUT with a very tough skill based action platformer playstyle! Tons of replayabilty! I wanted so bad to give it a 10, but in good conscious I can't simply because the story is very    This game checks all my boxes:
    Exclusive to my favorite and platform of choice: Nintendo Switch.
    Inti Created on the wheel!
    Beautiful pixel art and great atmospheric music.
    Class based system with loot BUT with a very tough skill based action platformer playstyle!
    Tons of replayabilty!

    I wanted so bad to give it a 10, but in good conscious I can't simply because the story is very "just there", there is really not much to it, typical cursed and outcast heroes saving the world that has no love for them anime type of thing! Because otherwise, this game totally rocks!

    Digital release on January 31st, Physical release yesterday and first big content update releasing tomorrow! If they keep content flow going, they are showing AAA developers how its done.

    Good Job Inti Creates!    … Expand
  5. Rinku_No_Mae
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    Just before being harsh with the game I'm going to say that the game has nice visuals, somewhat good music and sound effects (plus voice and stuff) but aside of the first levels and so on... The real game starts to crumble, I'm going to say all the flaws that I found.
    First of all, why do enemies just touch you and you receive damage? Aren't we living in 2020 where enemies does a move and    Just before being harsh with the game I'm going to say that the game has nice visuals, somewhat good music and sound effects (plus voice and stuff) but aside of the first levels and so on... The real game starts to crumble, I'm going to say all the flaws that I found.
    First of all, why do enemies just touch you and you receive damage? Aren't we living in 2020 where enemies does a move and hurts the player? Isn't that okay? About touching you, there are attacks that are almost unavoidable and can also 1hit-KO your character, yes I know that there are items to avoid this, but you don't have access to those items at the moment where enemies are likely to kill you just by passing next to you, the unfairness amount of damage from an enemy that is not even a boss is absurd, they didn't know how to balance the damage in solo mode, so playing solo is a torture and I can't even imagine having friends to play with after receiving one hit of death.
    The map is a mess, you could be lost in seconds because there's no way to know from where you came or where you need to explore, there's nothing that tells you what to do, where to go and in some of the biggest maps of the game there's not even a warp or anything that helps the player to know if hr/she is doing things correctly.
    Then the rewards, I can't believe that people is saying that the rewards are good, no, they are absolutely trash, there's no a good reward and the tradeable items in the black market asks the player for better levels and the quality of the item is not even great. I had played games likes this one before and this is the first time that I didn't enjoyed the game at all, it was a torture after going to the upper levels, the spike of the difficulty was absurd, the levels are quite repetite and boring, the music doesn't deliver justice to this and finally, I don't understand how they f***** so much with the balance of the game, is literally impossible to enjoy it solo without getting frustrated so many times because common enemies destroys you before facing the boss, and sometimes, you did all the hard work and just losing against the boss broken damage and unfair speed or movement (the bandit one is just stupid with those bombs and gigantic attacks, super unfair and not fun at all    … Expand
  6. RisenSage
    May 17, 2019
    1
    Inticreates had their heads shoved real far up thier azs with this one.
    Tedious grinding, broken boss fights attacks that can't be avoided. The worst $15 I've ever spent on HALF a game.
  7. Caravaggios
    Mar 27, 2019
    10
    Solid title with possibly many updates to come! Could use some QoL here and there and a better single player balance but over all a very game.
    My favourite 2019 title so far!
  8. Jhenun
    May 10, 2019
    10
    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.
  9. GREYLANCER
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    People who rate this game poorly completely miss the point . for all intents and purposes this is AN ONLINE GAME ONLY. people are wanting megaman, what there getting is a online side scrolling co-op LOOTER.
    YES there is a single player option but the game is not intended to be played that way and i have seen legit reviewers knock it because its too hard . ( it is not too hard if you play    People who rate this game poorly completely miss the point . for all intents and purposes this is AN ONLINE GAME ONLY. people are wanting megaman, what there getting is a online side scrolling co-op LOOTER.
    YES there is a single player option but the game is not intended to be played that way and i have seen legit reviewers knock it because its too hard . ( it is not too hard if you play it right , with 3 other players lol) THIS GAME IS FANTASTIC. you just have to know what kind of game you are getting into . Some of inti's best work . highly recomended. if you like diablo,warframe,destiny .... but you also like amazing pixel art and fun side scrolling game play . AND you realize you can only play online if you want to experience the real game . . this is the game for you .    … Expand
  10. Thosedamnkids
    Apr 2, 2019
    10
    Considering that I have been playing Diablo 3 almost daily for the past 5 years so, then taking in consideration that I was never an huge fan of Action Platformer games like Megaman but this game still took me out of the Diablo 3 (at least till next season) and I have been playing it basically during all my free time, I have to give it a 10, since its the the only game in that time frameConsidering that I have been playing Diablo 3 almost daily for the past 5 years so, then taking in consideration that I was never an huge fan of Action Platformer games like Megaman but this game still took me out of the Diablo 3 (at least till next season) and I have been playing it basically during all my free time, I have to give it a 10, since its the the only game in that time frame that was able to hold my attention for more than a few hours!
    Bought the physical version last week, 60hours clocked so far...yeah, I am addicted!    … Expand
  11. onehitok
    Jun 24, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not baddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd… Expand
  12. RaZzBeGooD
    Jul 1, 2019
    10
    Great game with lots of replay-ability. Art Sylte is beautfull and has lots of replay-ability,
  13. Sypha
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego, comencé a jugarlo con un amigo y por ahora bien de bien, los controles se sientes muy precisos, cada personaje tiene su personalidad y habilidades muy variadas que hacen que quieras probar todos y rejugarlo. Lo unico malo es que si no compras la versión física, (yo si lo hice) te viene con menos personajes, lo cual podés elegir a la hora de la compra.
    Los gráficos se ven    Muy buen juego, comencé a jugarlo con un amigo y por ahora bien de bien, los controles se sientes muy precisos, cada personaje tiene su personalidad y habilidades muy variadas que hacen que quieras probar todos y rejugarlo. Lo unico malo es que si no compras la versión física, (yo si lo hice) te viene con menos personajes, lo cual podés elegir a la hora de la compra.
    Los gráficos se ven muy muy bien, las animaciones también, la música es regularmente buena, nada de obras maestras pero son muy agradables.    … Expand
  14. Nintendieu
    Sep 20, 2019
    8
    Une excellent jeu, qui a malheureusement bidé à cause de son équilibrage lors de sa sortie et d'un modèle économique assez douteux. Pourtant, le jeu a beaucoup à offrir et montre toutes ses qualités lorsque l'on joue avec des compagnons. Encore une très bonne exclusivité Switch.
  15. Larsenb90
    Sep 24, 2019
    8
    A unique and fun game that brings MMO style play to a simplified Mega Man Zero feel. Though many might not like it due to it being a tough game, I find it makes it more appealing.

    The only real improvement I would give to the game is more enemies or items as you explore, as some levels seem to be too open

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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
  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3. Nintendo Insider
    Apr 22, 2019
    70
    Dragon Marked For Death is an exceptional co-op 2D action-RPG that struggles to provide the same high-quality entertainment when played solo. While solo play is satisfactory, it is a game that encourages multiplayer. If you plan to play the entire game on your own, be cautioned that the experience can become repetitious. Conversely, if you happen to have a few friends that plan to buy or already have the game, then Dragon Marked For Death will provide many hours of entertainment.
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