Dragonkin: The Banished is the newest game from Nacon that they were nice enough to send me. If you are familiar with the Diablo series and games like it, you know what you are getting into when it comes to the gameplay. You can pick one of four different heroes to play as and build them to your playstyle. Each one fits a different archetype, magic, and archer, a tank, you know the drill.
What sets Dragonkin: The Banished apart is your choice of pet or wyvern that will follow you around and assist you in fighting. I chose one that attacked with ice to be the opposite of my fire elements. It worked out well, as it would occasionally freeze enemies as I set others on fire. This little guy levels up separately from you and gets his own points to put into stats.
Now, if you are worried about choosing a hero, the tutorial tells the story of how this dragon-blood-drenched world got to where it is. It is short and gives a demonstration of how each hero will play at a high level, as you will personally control each one of the legendary heroes that sealed a dragon from legends. Personally, I loved this little touch.
In fact, there are only two things I really didn’t like. For starters, when building your town, you have very little control over anything. You simply get to put points into things when the town levels up. I never felt like I was building the town; it just felt like it was another character for me to level up that would assist me in leveling up my actual character. When a game tells me I am developing a town, I want to feel like I am developing it.
My other complaint is more of a personal issue, but I wish there were a way I could change difficulties more easily, rather than having to go to a specific place in town. Sure, everything in town is accessible by quick travel, which is fantastic, but why can’t I just do it through the pause menu?
These complaints aside, let’s be honest, of these, are the biggest issues a game has, then a company has made a damn good game. Nacon has made a great alternative to Diablo with Dragonkin; it is an 8/10 experience that I will be playing for a long time to come. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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