D&D Dragonshard Beta & Demo
Those of you looking for a new real-time strategy game to test drive might want to give Atari’s Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard a try. I’ve yet to beta test it myself, not being much for strategy games, but I thought I’d pass it along to anyone who might be interested. The game looks appealing even to a non-RTS player like myself, so I can only imagine its allure to the RTS/D&D fanbase. Decide for thouselves, mes amies.
The site describes the game as follows:
Dragonshard™ is a real-time strategy experience based in the mystical world of Eberron, the acclaimed new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® realm. Within this wholly imaginative setting lives an inventive gameplay fusion: dramatic RTS play is affected by the risks and rewards of a thrilling RPG-styled underworld.
As players direct troops over the land, they also plunge smaller, hero-led parties below ground to an RPG-modeled world of beasts, battles and bounty. Experience and items gained in this underworld result in great powers and abilities above ground.
Using magic, weaponry and skilled maneuvers, players command armies from varying races to control, protect – or destroy – the powerful Heart of Siberys. Obtaining this omnipotent artifact will unleash its full forces, good or evil, upon the entire world.
The graphics look pretty impressive, if I do say so. I’m almost tempted to give it a try for the graphics alone (I really am that easy). Besides, I’ve yet to hear back from the CoV and PotBS (hahaha, best acronym ever!) betas - *sniff*
6 opinions for D&D Dragonshard Beta & Demo
Lucy
Oct 18, 2005 at 5:10 am
Thanks for heads up on the DragonShard.
Judging by the screenshots, it looks like Atari’s latest RPG will fill the chasm like void left when I completed the Baldur’s Gate series.
Ingrid
Oct 18, 2005 at 5:22 am
Lucy: I hope it manages to fill that void! I’m still getting through Dark Alliance II, which I’m loving entirely. It’s really one of those games that I don’t ever want to see finish.
Matt
Oct 18, 2005 at 6:07 am
still no CoV beta for you? I thought everyone had gotten an invite by now. My roommate has two ;P
Though they’ve only got 1 server up right now and it’s a constant lagfest.
Ingrid
Oct 18, 2005 at 6:13 am
Why do you torture me, Matt? Why? I think I haven’t heard anything because my account has been inactive for many moons. Which reminds me, I need to reactivate it soon before my Exhie is gone forever.
Matt
Oct 18, 2005 at 8:05 am
Heheheh. Would you feel better if I actually used mine? Or should I just let it sit there in my hotmail inbox? ;)
Ingrid
Oct 18, 2005 at 9:13 am
:p I say. :p
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