Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
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  1. MMORPG.com
    Jun 25, 2021
    40
    I wanted to love Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance so badly. I grew up reading R.A. Salvatore’s novels about Drizzt and his companions. Baldur’s Gate was my first CRPG that I ever played. The original Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and Dark Alliance II are probably my favorite games from the PS2 era. But sadly, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance just misses the mark in so many categories. It was a slog to get through, and there is almost no reason for me to ever pick it up again.
  2. IGN
    Jun 21, 2021
    40
    I badly wanted Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance to be an awesome co-op version of the pencil-and-paper tabletop RPGs I’ve loved for decades, but it just isn’t. It’s a bland, boring trek through repetitive encounters that’s filled with bugs and annoying design choices, and though it allows you to play alone you absolutely should not do that because it’s an imbalanced nightmare. I can praise its faithful look and feel, which captures much of what makes Forgotten Realms a great setting, but there’s very little else to recommend about this unpolished mess of a hack-and-slash RPG.
  3. AusGamers
    Jun 23, 2021
    30
    Dark Alliance’s problems go beyond enemies zipping around arenas and ragdolling randomly at breakneck speed into walls. Though, a lot of that can be quite funny. It fails to do basic things like scale difficulty for solo and group play, or do the normal thing of not giving ranged mage-like enemies drastically higher physical-defence ratings than large hulking brutes. There are so many things half-baked, broken, glitchy, or simply baffling it’s almost commendable.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Jun 25, 2021
    The Dark Alliance revival lacks finesse, and local co-op, but give it time and it's not without its own charms.

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#77 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2021
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#32 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2021

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User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 47
  3. Negative: 24 out of 47
  1. LadyAux
    Jul 9, 2021
    4
    Finished the game. Played with random's and friends. Got the full experience playing slowly and explored everywhere. I just can't get into theFinished the game. Played with random's and friends. Got the full experience playing slowly and explored everywhere. I just can't get into the D&D series anymore like I did with Baldurs Gate. Hardly any of the controls and mechanics work. The online is frustrating and unbearable at times. Animations and Graphics are sloppy. Boss and Enemy AI is hit and miss. I tuned out for most of the story, it felt like I was missing crucial info or context to it all. Something kept me playing though, hard to pinpoint what. Maybe cause it's on Game Pass. That's about all I would really pay to play this game. I know it's not what some people may have experienced but it was what I went through. Boring, Laggy, Buggy and Ugly. Agree or Disagree, go watch my review to get the full picture:https://youtu.be/nG7aCjLw88Y… Full Review »
  2. SupahCasual
    Jul 5, 2021
    1
    I didnt got the chance to throw the dice... Fck this im going back to baldur's gate cause that is a D&D game done right...
  3. XEQU
    Jul 2, 2021
    1
    I mean comeon 0 is if you have a completely unplayable game. but with 1 it is in my opionon fact.
    * very bad controls
    * control steering    I mean comeon 0 is if you have a completely unplayable game. but with 1 it is in my opionon fact.
    * very bad controls
    * control steering input lag, the char is movin 1-2-sec along after last input which makes you hit the enemies or fall of the map (ground etc..)
    * very bad cam view
    * played drizz, because of control issues unplayable char
    * ki is super stupid, you can beat every bos while running in a corner and shoot et them, they dont act or if they just slowly following you
    * ki second, you can run through the instances without any harm... lol
    * no story at least i found none

    For me unplayble , unfinished game.
    tested on xbox one x / Gamepass.
    luckily i haven´t payd for it.
    - no recommendation at all -
    sorry    … Full Review »
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