Shadowrun: Dragonfall - DC

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• NNintendoLife

  PJ O'Reilly · Jun 21, 2022

  5.0

  If it gets a patch that fixes the performance issues and most egregious bugs then you're looking at one of the most entertaining RPGs on Switch; it's that good. For now, however, we're left shaking our heads and wondering why on earth Shadowrun: Dragonfall has been re-released in this state.

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• TATouch Arcade

  Shaun Musgrave · Apr 04, 2015

  9.0

  I'm only sad that iOS gamers won't get to see the next step in that improvement with the series shifting over to computers exclusively, but given how much this game seems to be bursting at the tech seams already, I guess I can't blame them. That shouldn't dissuade you from picking up this superb stand-alone gem, however.

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• ARAndroid Rundown

  Allan Curtis · Feb 13, 2015

  6.0

  Shadowrun: Dragonfall takes a great PC game with a great story, impressive writing, fascinating skill trees and interesting tactical gameplay and ruins it with zero mobile optimization, appalling performance problems and one of the worst interfaces seen in an Android game in recent memory. By all means buy it for PC, but stay far, far away from this unplayable port.
• HDHardcore Droid

  Sharang Biswas · Dec 24, 2014

  8.6

  The only major complaints I have about Dragonfall are technical. The most grievous sin is with the difficult-to-read text: it’s too darn small. For a story and dialogue-heavy game, this is inexcusable. ...Then, there’s the issue of loading screens, which take forever. As someone who likes playing Android games on subway and bus rides, long delays between gameplay is thoroughly irritating. Finally, though I expect this to be fixed soon, the game is very RAM-heavy and has been known to crash on a couple of devices (mine would often fall apart when I tried saving). Despite the excellent gameplay, these issues do affect the overall Dragonfall in a very noticeable way.

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• 1148Apps

  Jade Walker · Dec 10, 2014

  10

  Overall, Shadowrun: Dragonfall is outstanding. The character creation system is extremely robust and the gameplay is spot-on. It only has one negative, and that’s its extremely complex rule system and lengthy and ineffective explanations. ...Even with this problem, Dragonfall gives you a fair chance to learn as you go. And with everything else being so great it’s well worth the effort.

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• TTheXboxHub

  Paul Renshaw · Jul 09, 2022

  8.0

  The usual niggles are present in Dragonfall, much like they were in the first game in the Trilogy: the camera can annoy, as it can’t be rotated and sometimes enemies hide in the blinf spots, and running about the place is a as big a challenge as ever – getting hung on furniture is apparently the biggest danger a Shadowrunner faces on a daily basis. Other than these niggles, the gameplay in Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut is solid, the story is excellent, and this is an improvement over Shadowrun Returns.

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