Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

 Xbox Series X
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
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  1. xDelphos
    Jun 23, 2021
    9
    Dark Alliance is a simple game with no great ambitions, but a really fun and addictive hack n slash if you accept it for the game it wanna be and not that crazy idea about a Skyrim like game that was never in question! I totally recommend Fark Alliance!
  2. ThiagoMarques
    Jun 24, 2021
    9
    Jogo bem divertido e viciante, só acho que poderia melhorar um pouco na variedade de combos.
  3. Johcker
    Jun 27, 2021
    9
    Hack And Slash bacaninha pra quem curte o D&D de mesa, destaque para o sistema de loot. Ponto negativo para alguns bugs de conexão do online.
  4. 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 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.
  5. kubakol
    Jun 27, 2021
    8
    Yeah I know there are some bugs etc. but after all it's pretty good fun. Killing goblins with crew can be very satisfying and I personaly have a lot of fun playing this game. Also cinematics are awsome, dialogs are prety good, climate is legit and after all it's pretty good game.
  6. Sundaez
    Jun 29, 2021
    8
    I wasnt going to play it because of the poor reviews but I gave it a try and 14 hours in, the game is a lot of fun. For a small studio, the graphics look pretty good, some of the environment textures are very high quality. The melee combat has a lot of depth to it with how you can trigger various moves and abilities by comboing dodge, light and heavy attacks. The game is crossplay betweenI wasnt going to play it because of the poor reviews but I gave it a try and 14 hours in, the game is a lot of fun. For a small studio, the graphics look pretty good, some of the environment textures are very high quality. The melee combat has a lot of depth to it with how you can trigger various moves and abilities by comboing dodge, light and heavy attacks. The game is crossplay between xbox and pc, and the community is welcoming and helpful. Even playing with randoms, it can be quite a fun experience as a decent amount of players have mics and actually use them.

    You level up quite fast especially if carried by higher level players, maybe a little too fast as it seems like the game scales up the power level of level 1 players so that even they can take on higher level mobs when playing with others. At first the combat is quite challenging as large enemies can be quite tanky, but your power level quickly scales up after you complete the first level and get lots of loot.

    This is definitely a game that is meant to be played coop, as it is quite tough solo but even just having 1 partner changes the game. The quickplay matchmaking works but it doesnt try to match you with people of similar power level, so new players can easily be paired with a max level player and end up playing something much harder than they expect. If they make it through though, they end up jumping up 8 whole levels rather than working their way up one at a time, kind of a good and bad thing as max level is only 20 and you can hit it within just an hour or two if carried.

    Looting in the game is quite fun on the first playthrough as theres tons of side areas and side quests you can stumble onto and explore. It's a lot of fun hopping around with a party of new friends you just met and searching every corner for new loot and gear. Like other dungeon crawler games there are various qualities and sets you can collect and they offer a small bit of customization to choose the look of most gear, some are locked.

    The stamina mechanic is quite annoying at first as it feels like youre always running low, and the degrsding stamina bar when using special abilities is a questionable choice. I see how it forces you to make smarter decisions of what situations to use the abilities rsther than being able to spam them. Once you level up a bit though, and have better gear, you're stamina can regenerate fast enough that it isnt a problem anymore. The game has some jank here and there, the issue with disconnects from the party after each level that was there on day 1 mostly dont occur anymore. I havent experience any game breaking bugs and have only encountered a few small glitches but quite rare compared to what others have been saying.

    If you have gamepass and are looking for a simple and fun coop dungeon crawler, I highly recommended this.    … Expand

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#32 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2021

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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
  1. XGN
    Jul 29, 2021
    60
    Dark Alliance can lean on an enormous amount of lore. Many locations, friends, and enemies make an appearance. the level design is pretty good and challenges to explore. However, the game is held back by bugs and battles that just do not work. The game has huge potential but sadly falls short in execution.
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  2. Generación Xbox
    Jul 6, 2021
    63
    Good ideas that are clouded by serious failures in essential aspects.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Jul 6, 2021
    72
    I can’t give a full recommendation if you plan on playing solo, but with a few friends Dark Alliance is a much richer and better experience, even with its current shortcomings. D&D fans should have enough here that will appease while casuals can still enjoy an entertaining dungeon crawler with some buddies, a perfect fit to try out with Game Pass as long as your group can agree which characters to play as beforehand.
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