I've been in talks with one of the quality assurance testers for the game who confirmed the game was already in the oven long before May of 2003 (where the six months would have kicked in). Some small details I feel obligated to correct: The '6 months' rumor is simply that. There's just something about it, isn't there? Hey, I'm glad to see at least a little bit of support on here! I'd probably have to agree with the 6/10 rating, even though I've gotten as much enjoyment out of this game as I have with games I'd technically rate much higher. Even more amazing that the PC release did bug fixing turning it into a solid 6/10 game shows how talented these developers are. The fact that this is the outcome is an amazing feat. People need to realize this is a game developed in only 6 months. These are the same people who hated Monster Hunter for a decade, same people who think the Musou games are 2 button mashing, etc.

I too played the PC version, I agree that it fixed majority of the gameplay problems. Originally posted by JD:Preaching to the choir. Don't get me wrong: There are still a fair share of remaining flaws that are just inherent to the game's design, but most of them fall under the category of being 'charmingly bad.' If you can look past the rough edges, there's a genuine bit of fun to be had with Drake, and a satisfaction that comes with mastering the controls / learning how to clear the game as quickly and efficiently as possible.įor anyone interested in having a more informed impression of Drake of the 99 Dragons, I've just recently written a history of / long-form review for it: Many of the most notorious issues associated with the game (janky auto-aiming, path-finding and scripting issues, et cetera) are present only in the Xbox version of the game, leaving you with a more or less fully-functional product on PC. And if you ask me, it really is a game worth giving a chance! Admittedly, a big reason for that might be that the game has only become increasingly more difficult to actually obtain over time (especially the elusive boxed copies of the original PC release).īut hey, that's what I find genuinely neat about this surprise Steam release: Even if it ends up just being a straight re-release of that 2004 Windows version, it's still doing the service of making the game more easily accessible for everyone. So, I get the impression most folk coming here simply to say 'WHY IS THIS ON STEAM' and 'THIS IS THE WORST GAME EVER' probably inform their opinions entirely through YouTube videos and reruns of X-Play - rather than having actually played Drake of the 99 Dragons for themselves at any point.

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