Divinity: Dragon Commander
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 Larian Studios
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 Daedalic Entertainment
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
August 6, 2013 | ||
| platform | Windows , Xbox 360 | ||
| genre | Real time strategy game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Keyboard , mouse , Xbox 360 controller | ||
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| medium | DVD-ROM , download | ||
| language | including German | ||
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Divinity: Dragon Commander is a real-time strategy game developed by Larian Studios and released by Daedalic Entertainment in August 2013 for Windows PCs and Xbox 360 . It is the first game in the Divinity series in the real-time strategy game genre and takes place before the last part of the Divinity series Divinity 2: Ego Draconis .
action
You play the bastard son of the murdered emperor from the previous Divinity parts and try to unite the divided land of Rivellon under your own rule. The emperor's three legitimate children want to prevent this.
Game mechanics
The player character resides on the airship "Raven" which serves as the hero's base. Diplomatic envoys from other races, such as the undead , elves , dwarfs , lizards and imps, also come there . Marrying a princess of the lizards, for example, binds the people to you permanently.
Each race wants to assert its interests: for example, to give more support to the poor or to improve environmental protection. If you follow the interests of one race consistently, it is possible to turn other races against you. If one does not act in the interests of a breed, the income from the areas of that breed which one already controls is diminished.
You manage your own territories and troops using a map. The player may only control one battle per turn. The remaining battles are decided by the artificial intelligence. Before starting a battle, one of four generals can be selected who will lead the troops more effectively. The generals themselves - like the diplomats - have wishes as to how one should shape one's policy.
Strategy cards, which can be acquired before a battle, for example in discussions with the diplomats, and which can be activated before a battle, provide additional troops for this battle, for example.
The basic structure typical of real-time strategy games is dispensed with in Dragon Commander. Instead, the battlefield map, which is presented in the typical 3D view of the genre, fights for fixed factories and the like, which then produce troops, for example.
By transforming into a dragon that the player controls himself, you are present on the battlefield. By fireballs that the dragon can spit, enemy troops are wounded or completely destroyed. Your own army can be supported by healing spells. This complements the real-time strategy part of the game with elements of a third-person shooter .
development
After the poor sales of Divinity 2 , Larian began work on two new games without financial support from a publisher. In addition to Dragon Commander , a second team developed the concept of the cooperative role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin . Original Sin was originally intended as the smaller of the two projects to be released before Dragon Commander . In the course of development, however, the priorities shifted, so that the work on Dragon Commander was brought to an early end in order to then concentrate on the expansion and completion of Original Sin .
In May 2012, the publisher of Divinity: Dragon Commander, Daedalic Entertainment, was revealed. The final release took place worldwide on August 6, 2013.
At Gamescom 2012, unknown persons stole test devices with a version of the game on them. A reward of $ 5,000 was offered for helpful tips or the equipment itself.
reception
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| GameStar | 81% (Win) | |
| Meta-ratings | ||
| GameRankings | 73.33% (Win) | |
| Metacritic | 75/100 (Win) | |
The game received mixed ratings ( Metacritic : 75 out of 100 (Win), Gamerankings : 73.33%).
GameStar magazine says that Larian Studios have put their heart and soul into their game. The game exudes creativity and ambition. The tricky political and moral decisions were highlighted positively. Likewise the long campaign and the replay value. It was judged negatively that the enemy AI cannot use dragons.
The PC Games praised the fact that Larian Studios fresh ideas with Dragon Commander bring sector strategy in the. The result is beautifully fresh and also playful. It is a strategy game that is endowed with soul, style and wit. The satirical, humorous dialogues and decisions were praised, while lack of detail in the interface and camera work were criticized.
Web links
- Divinity Dragon Commander , official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h gamestar test PC
- ↑ How Divinity: Original Sin almost bankrupted Larian Studios
- ↑ gamestar.de
- ↑ gamefaqs.com
- ↑ gamestar.de
- ↑ a b Gamerankings : Average Windows rating , based on 3 articles. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ↑ a b Metacritic : Average rating of the Windows version , based on 4 articles. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ↑ pcgames.de