Minecraft Dungeons

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  1. DefconSwagAlert
    May 19, 2023
    8
    An overall pretty fun and underrated game that does its job. If you are expecting a direct Minecraft sequel, you will be sorely disappointed, but as a Minecraft-themed/skined generic dungeon crawler, its fine enough and can be pretty fun at times Main story and map are definitely pretty meh and just including the base game, I would call this title incomplete/unfinished. However both theAn overall pretty fun and underrated game that does its job. If you are expecting a direct Minecraft sequel, you will be sorely disappointed, but as a Minecraft-themed/skined generic dungeon crawler, its fine enough and can be pretty fun at times Main story and map are definitely pretty meh and just including the base game, I would call this title incomplete/unfinished. However both the paid DLC expansions (esspecially Hidden Depths and Flames of the Nether) plus the seasonal tower events and battle pass missions for free rewards definitely enhance the gameplay experience and add some replay value. Of all the games on my Switch this is probably the one I have sunk the second-most amount of time into.… Expand
  2. pizzasweet6
    Apr 12, 2022
    3
    very lag on the switch version, the only advantage that it can be brought easily, so if you want to play mcd on the outdoor, it's a good choice but if you wanna have the best experience of the game, don't buy this
  3. KarakMan
    Feb 28, 2022
    7
    I tried it when it was free on Nintendo Switch Online and i liked it, it's the first game I've tried of this genere, but I didn't finish it.
  4. TripleChampions
    Jan 16, 2022
    3
    The game is unplayable when the game crashes halfway through a level, causing you to restart a level multiple times. Got to floor 29/30 while going through the tower, and then the game froze and crashed.
  5. Kchewz
    Sep 6, 2021
    7
    Context: I played through the entire main story with a few side missions, Nintendo Switch Edition during the August 2021 free game trial. I have experience playing dungeon crawler RPGs such as the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series, Hades and Cadence of Hyrule. I have not played much Minecraft by Mojang and have only played PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate and Goat Simulator by Double Eleven. IContext: I played through the entire main story with a few side missions, Nintendo Switch Edition during the August 2021 free game trial. I have experience playing dungeon crawler RPGs such as the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series, Hades and Cadence of Hyrule. I have not played much Minecraft by Mojang and have only played PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate and Goat Simulator by Double Eleven. I completed the base game in 15 hours, dying about 20 times and had 3 wipes or game overs, two of them being boss fights I was not prepared for.

    Minecraft Dungeons acts as a gateway game into the dungeon crawler RPG genre. For those unfamilar with the aforementioned genres or games, Minecraft Dungeons is a game where you explore linear dungeon layouts, meaning the map will be the same everytime you replay a level, enhancing you character via random loot drops. I say it acts as a gateway to these genres because of the game's simplicity. There are no classes, everyone is the same character that can be visually customized. There are no stats, abilities, perks tied to your character. Your character only grows via the random items you pick up and equip. This does imply you will sometimes get shafted and get the items that you are either hoping to get from said dungeon or get any items that improve your character enough such that you can take on the next dungeon with getting rekt.

    You have three slots for equipment (one melee weapon, one ranged weapon, and one armour), as well as three slots for artefacts (which have their own as unique powers) Shoutout to the bees, they are so good. Each weapon, armour, and artefact has a unique level and set of abilities that influence damage, defense and health. In addition, each piece of equipment has one to three enchantment slots and can be used to grant one of a few additional powers. Only one of these skills per slot can be enchanted with enchantment points (given for progressing up). Even if you have identical items, the enchantments on them can be different, providing you a plethora of options for personalising your gameplay. As you continually upgrade your gear, the system encourages you to try out new playstyles. While I would have liked to see a little more depth in the system, I like that I can switch things up on the go.

    Minecraft Dungeons is a simple game at start, but as you progress, the game adapts to your abilities. You might even be struggling by the conclusion of your first playthrough. Despite playing in a very different way than Minecraft, Dungeons preserves a lot of the aesthetic that has made the game so popular. The levels are littered with classic foes such as zombies, skeletons, and creepers, each of which is based on a particular environment. There are three primary difficulty levels, but you must first complete the previous one before moving on. You can fine-tune your experience along a spectrum within each difficulty. While each level is set to a particular difficulty level based on your current equipment loadout, you can alter it in either direction. The higher the difficulty, the better the equipment you can be rewarded with. This element alone can drastically increase ones play time, grinding levels to achieve new gear instead of doing a single playthrough like I did in 15 hours.

    The main issue, however, is how the game is played. Minecraft Dungeons gameplay is often smooth but when its not, lord have mercy do the frames drop. Im talking 1-2 frames per second, it was headache inducing. These framerate dips were not consistent either, whether it was a loading screen, boss fight or simply exploring a dungeon, the performance drop would occur and last several seconds. Speaking of which, load times were also ridiculously long for a game that is not complex in design. Definitely some optimization spaghetti code under the hood.

    Minecraft Dungeons has local and online multiplayer. We are in the middle of the Covid 19 pandemic as of writing this review so I could not try out the local multiplayer but the online multiplayer required to login to a Microsoft account which I found ridiculous on a Nintendo Switch and refused to do so.

    All in all, Minecraft Dungeons is a fun and quick game. If you like Minecraft and want a different experience in a familiar setting, this is the game for you. For those looking to try a dungeon crawler or RPG without sinking hundreds of hours grinding or learning the mechanics, this is your game.    … Expand
  6. NISZOgen
    Aug 21, 2021
    2
    this game is good but switch port is broken (pc version is the best and it's in game pass)
  7. mikeje
    Aug 20, 2021
    4
    Блин чуваки, не ужеле на всю вашу компашку не нашлось чувака, который бы сказал что вы олени….как можно делать игру для портативной консоли, и б*^**# не сделать ПАУЗУ????
  8. Tescet
    May 11, 2021
    0
    Performance on switch is absolutely terrible and the devs give a f**** about it. It‘s somewhere between 10-20 FPS, sometimes even less. Instead of releasing one DLC after another, they should fix this absolute broken game.
  9. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    8
    Really fun little dungeon crawler that has Minecraft shoved into it.

    But i'm not saying that's a bad thing.
  10. JKProLuigi
    Apr 15, 2021
    8
    This game is a very solid dungeon crawler that contains many items with unique abilities. It provides hours of fun but on the other hand it can become bland. For example you have all the best items then an update comes out balancing the items that you have. It puts you in a loop of getting the best items then updating and making you get new ones. Its fun but it lacks depth behind theThis game is a very solid dungeon crawler that contains many items with unique abilities. It provides hours of fun but on the other hand it can become bland. For example you have all the best items then an update comes out balancing the items that you have. It puts you in a loop of getting the best items then updating and making you get new ones. Its fun but it lacks depth behind the actual story and items. Overall I personally give it an eight out of ten because of the lack of re playability and depth. This game is fun on the surface but leaves you desiring more story and overall difficulty ( which was fixed with new apocalypse + and Minecraft Dungeons: Rise of The Archillager By Matt Forbek.) Summed up this game is exciting, rewarding, and nearly perfect with the addons. Minecraft Dungeons is worth the money!… Expand
  11. Ryindubai
    Feb 6, 2021
    9
    VERY GOOD FOR YOUNGER Kids. You can go on lots of cool adventures.
  12. Ratonzuela
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    Switch player.
    I strongly suggest people not to buy this game.
    Reasons: game crashes constantly, 1 of every 3 games will crash, we are talking about playing a stage for 40 minutes and the game crashing just by the end, its unplayable. In multiplayer its bettwr to just forget it,only one game of every 5 will not freeze its almost imposible to get 4 players together for a full game. This    Switch player.
    I strongly suggest people not to buy this game.
    Reasons: game crashes constantly, 1 of every 3 games will crash, we are talking about playing a stage for 40 minutes and the game crashing just by the end, its unplayable.
    In multiplayer its bettwr to just forget it,only one game of every 5 will not freeze its almost imposible to get 4 players together for a full game.
    This will be unacceptable even for a beta version but a year after the game still not improved.
    Developers have been told and the company just seems to care about getting DLC out to cadhgrab I hope this review helps ypu
    The game itself is really good, just unplayable    … Expand
  13. TERMINAL64
    Dec 18, 2020
    9
    This is a great Dungeon-Crawling experience and is a lot of fun to play alone, online, or with friends. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys Diablo III. overall a great game.
  14. RickJon
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Look, I understand why some people are disappointed with this game, but Diablo is probably dead, and MC: Dungeons is a worthy successor. unique procedural generation, unobtrusive story, and fun AF gameplay and multiplayer. people say they have issues on switch but I have it on switch and it runs butter smooth. I highly recommend to fans of diablo likes and everyone in general, as it isLook, I understand why some people are disappointed with this game, but Diablo is probably dead, and MC: Dungeons is a worthy successor. unique procedural generation, unobtrusive story, and fun AF gameplay and multiplayer. people say they have issues on switch but I have it on switch and it runs butter smooth. I highly recommend to fans of diablo likes and everyone in general, as it is very friendly to casuals… Expand
  15. Romulos
    Dec 17, 2020
    6
    Minecraft Diablo - not great, not terrible, but fps-drops on switch are annoying.
  16. Daryl_Price
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Ну вообще, не такая уж и плохая игра. Если любите майкрафт, и никогда не играли в диабло, то игра точно для вас и ваших друзей. Своих денег стоит, хоть она и очень простая.
  17. vocvoc
    Aug 7, 2020
    1
    Imagine if this game doesn’t contain minecraft in it’s title and developed and published by a small indie dev rather than mojang : what’s your rating for the game? A big zero, 0, because this game is a bad game that only appeal to people because it’s using ‘minecraft’ in it’s title
  18. Pedda11
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    * I wanted to give the game another chance, reinstalled it, booted it up, loading screen... that's all my Switch is showing me, the loading screen with its spinning cube in the corner.

    But they fixed the spelling error in the Switch menu, that's something i guess. So yeah a two out of ten went to a zero out of ten. Intro: It appears the developers tried to fulfill the minimum    * I wanted to give the game another chance, reinstalled it, booted it up, loading screen... that's all my Switch is showing me, the loading screen with its spinning cube in the corner.

    But they fixed the spelling error in the Switch menu, that's something i guess.

    So yeah a two out of ten went to a zero out of ten.

    Intro:
    It appears the developers tried to fulfill the minimum requirements for a Diablo-Style game and they failed with that.

    is this a Beta:
    First of all its not finished!
    The game has FPS drops, quite often to a point where it influences game-play.
    Every few missions the game freezes, I had to restart my Switch a few times...
    Sometimes the game places enemys underneath the floor, so you can't attack them but exploding Creepers still hurt you, mages still hit you with spells etc.
    After every stage you get a lootchest, even thats buggy too, the game doesn't like to load the floors texture so the chest is often having a rave party or is half buried in a grey Wall.
    in the German versions title there is a typo, so I'm playing Minecraft Duneons the whole time... brilliant
    It is not possible to add friends to your XBox Account ( thats needet for playing online, why is my Nintendo-Account not enough??) from the main menu. Wanna play with a new friend? Start a Game add your friend quit the game and then join your new buddy... brilliant.

    That's this betas obvious technical problems, how about game play?

    Basics:
    Its an Hack and Slay ARP reduced to the basic mechanics, no classes and no skill trees, everything is Item based. The player gets a melee weapon a ranged weapon, armor and three artifacts that act as Skills. After each level up the player gets points witch can be invested in your gear, when you find better gear you can sell the item and get you Skillpoints back. In my case, the game chose on one occasion to take the skill points away instead of adding them back after i sold an armour, so i had to make a new Char.. brilliant
    The game is way better when playing in coop, it seems to be designed like that... so why is there no matchmaking?
    There is no matchmaking in a game that's designed to be played in coop... brilliant

    Fighting:
    You char can perform a roll to get you out of trouble( in theory), the roll has a ridiculous cool down (way too long for an ACTION RPG), you can't roll trough enemys and they can still hit you while rolling, the melee type enemys turn mid attack to hit you while rolling... brilliant
    The Skills practicality varies strongly, the heal-item is a must, because the health-potion has a ridiculous cool down(way too long for an ACTION RPG)², so you basically have 2 other skills to choose from... brilliant.
    There are summoning-items for a Llama and a Wolf and they are worthless on maps with traps, guess why... that's right they are suicidal and want to kill themselves by triggering every trap and gleefully run into everything deadly, (probably because they know they are in Minecraft Duneons)

    The license:
    I could go into detail how except for its appearance, this game has nothing to do with Minecraft, no mining, no crafting, no exploration (except dead ends and very rarely a chest), nothing to be creative with... Minecraft INO.

    Conclusion:
    A quick cashrgrab with the Minecraft license.
    If you want an easy to get into Diablo like game, buy Torchlight 2...

    Outro:
    And the best thing, you can already buy not yet released DLC for this unfinished game.    … Expand
  19. JonathanNavarro
    Jul 22, 2020
    6
    Minecraft: Dungeons is a good game, with a bad story that have's at least great cutsecenes and a lot of replayability. But it is still a short game with not enough loot, and way less content than the Diablo Franchise. And the game has amazing battle mechanics but a weird Skill mechanic that I don't enjoy a lot. But in the end, the game doesn't satifies me, but I still enjoy it.
  20. Garntentoug
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    This game is a simple yet enjoyable Diablo clone that is quintessentially babies first Diablo but that doesn't prevent it from being a fun game that gets a bit repetitive towards the end.
  21. crazygamer7477
    Jul 4, 2020
    8
    Minecraft Dungeons is a lot of fun. Finding all the secrets, beating all of the enemies and for me, trying to get all the mobs in a certain Level killed. However, it isn't perfect. It may have a lot of weapons, armor and other items, but It feels like it makes looking for a certain item very hard. I have tried to do that with items like the swift boots and it took me hours upon hours (inMinecraft Dungeons is a lot of fun. Finding all the secrets, beating all of the enemies and for me, trying to get all the mobs in a certain Level killed. However, it isn't perfect. It may have a lot of weapons, armor and other items, but It feels like it makes looking for a certain item very hard. I have tried to do that with items like the swift boots and it took me hours upon hours (in the correct level). For a common item. But that awe of just killing all the enemies and shooting firework arrows with a multi-shot bow just makes it so cool. Before I bought it, I strangely thought it was open world like it was one big giant level that was always the same. That made me disappointed at first, but then I realized that it is still really good!… Expand
  22. Michael_Forman
    Jul 2, 2020
    8
    A Minecraft-themed dungeon crawler that is well balanced, never too easy and never too hard. Beating the Arch-Illager, Archie, is obtainable even for casual gamers. The items are numerous and varied, meted out at just the right rate to make properly levelled gear available for the next adventure. Some exploits exist, such as spamming Necromancer spawn to rapidly level up. Two playerA Minecraft-themed dungeon crawler that is well balanced, never too easy and never too hard. Beating the Arch-Illager, Archie, is obtainable even for casual gamers. The items are numerous and varied, meted out at just the right rate to make properly levelled gear available for the next adventure. Some exploits exist, such as spamming Necromancer spawn to rapidly level up. Two player games on the Switch unfortunately lag a bit. It’s a disappointment at first but later is lost to the action.

    The expansion levels (DLC) once the quest is completed on default difficulty are exceptional. Indeed, they are so impressive, that I recommend buying the Hero addition (all DLC included) from the get go.

    The best part about the game is the immediate familiarity, building upon the Minecraft look and feel. As an easily accessible dungeon crawler built upon an existing franchise, this game delivers.    … Expand
  23. WeRateGames
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    Minecraft has struggled to branch out from it’s original outing but seems to have finally found a good footing with Dungeons. Providing simple but satisfying gameplay yet still offering varying levels of difficulty. It’s shortcoming mostly come in the form of a weak story and exploration that rarely offers much reward.
  24. Pumaro
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Creo que es bastante divertido, mucha rejugabilidad y los escenarios son. Muy bonitos. Creo que es suba muy buena introducción al género para aquellos que no han jugado nunca Diablo. Una buena experiencia para chicos y grandes
  25. MorbidFable
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    Performance isn't perfect, but its not bad, just spotty at rare times.

    Cut scenes are fantastic, and don't ruin what minecraft is at all. Don't think of it as a minecraft game, think of it as a story and game told through the context of minecraft.

    Haven't finished it, I'll likely update my review according to how I feel by the end but so far its rather enjoyable.
  26. lowfps10
    Jun 9, 2020
    7
    The gameplay is really fun, and I believe Mojang nailed this. However, there are several issues that prevent me from rating the game any higher, which are: the geat and artifacts being completely random, lack of content, the complete inability to pause the game, and the lack of crossplay at launch. Crossplay is coming soon, but there is literally a glitch that allows people to doThe gameplay is really fun, and I believe Mojang nailed this. However, there are several issues that prevent me from rating the game any higher, which are: the geat and artifacts being completely random, lack of content, the complete inability to pause the game, and the lack of crossplay at launch. Crossplay is coming soon, but there is literally a glitch that allows people to do crossplay, which means the only reason this game doesn't have it is because it was specifically coded so that crossplay would be impossible. Just release it already. The framerate isn't the best but is definitely good enough. A lower graphics option with better fps would've been nice.… Expand
  27. Metroyt696
    Jun 7, 2020
    10
    Es adictivo y su gameplay invita a la rejugabilidad.

    Es exelente para jugar por las tardes con los amigos o familiares y con la switch lo puedes llevar a cualquier parte y jugar con tu amigo.
  28. Ughduty
    Jun 2, 2020
    0
    A game is foremost supposed to be fun and that is where Minecraft Dungeons fails the most it is just not fun from the second half on. It is difficult to put your finger onto the reasons. I guess it is a combination of the fighting not beeing fluid, the weird skill system, if one can call it that and bad balancing. Other than that for a long time Diablo and Path of Exile player like me thisA game is foremost supposed to be fun and that is where Minecraft Dungeons fails the most it is just not fun from the second half on. It is difficult to put your finger onto the reasons. I guess it is a combination of the fighting not beeing fluid, the weird skill system, if one can call it that and bad balancing. Other than that for a long time Diablo and Path of Exile player like me this game just not has what it would need to satisfy my need for hunting better gear and min-maxing my character. However, I still could live with that if the game just would be fun!… Expand
  29. Dreetje
    Jun 2, 2020
    4
    Though I enjoy the game itself, I regret buying it for the Switch. I play coop with my partner and the game often dips to framerates that are so low, that the game is nearly not playable. It needs a lot more work.
  30. KrakenOfPepsi
    Jun 1, 2020
    6
    An overall disappointing experience - seems like a lot of wasted potential. The game at best is a pretty good Diablo clone, and at its worse its a Minecraft spin-off that has almost nothing to with Minecraft apart from the title.

    There are no mechanics carried over from Minecraft - no crafting, no destructible environments, no ability to build structures - and many features such as The    An overall disappointing experience - seems like a lot of wasted potential. The game at best is a pretty good Diablo clone, and at its worse its a Minecraft spin-off that has almost nothing to with Minecraft apart from the title.

    There are no mechanics carried over from Minecraft - no crafting, no destructible environments, no ability to build structures - and many features such as The Nether, Mushroom Bios, Ice Bios etc are absent as well. Also, only a few items such as the pickaxes and fishing rods are real items from original Minecraft, every other item is a new item made for this game, it doesn't feel like Minecraft, just feels like a Minecraft re-skin of a game totally irrelevant to the source game.

    The core game has a lot of polish, don't get me wrong. Game is a lot of fun to play, and the enchanting system allows for lots of diverse play-styles and customisation. Levels although repetitive are fun, the loot system is well balance, good variety of enemies, great visuals and music etc. However, the game is tiny, the story is almost non-existent, the gameplay is not good enough to warrant a second play through and the fact that there is DLC already despite the small size is a real low blow as well.

    I'm kind of just confused as to why this exists? If you're not going to bring anything from Minecraft except a superficial reproduction of its exterior then why even bother? I can't help but feel this is a cheap cash in rather than a creative spin-off title. Not a bad game by any means, but not worth purchasing I'd say.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  1. Everyeye.it
    Sep 21, 2020
    70
    The facts must be established: Minecraft Dungeons for Switch is the worst version you could get your hands on.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 17, 2020
    70
    Minecraft: Dungeons is now complete, and also available in physical version on Nintendo Switch.
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  3. Switch Player
    Jul 29, 2020
    80
    Minecraft Dungeons is a great game for newcomers of the genre, the series, and veteran players alike. Only slightly held back by its lacklustre graphics in handheld mode, this dungeon crawler is definitely worth a go.
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