The I of the Dragon

ever since this game showed up on GOG, i was curious... the videos werent really all that helpful with providing an understandin of what this game was, and how it played. come to find out(after taking the plundge) its a realtime with pause rts/action/adventure game. I am a huuuuge fan of anygame that has realtime with pause. I just find it waaay more relaxing and easy to get into a game that let's you pause the action and plan accordingly, adjusting your plans as they playout. this game is a little simpler than others in the same category like and old school crpgs or jagged alliance back in action... but it still has a degree of depth with stat upgrades and an ever growing spellbook. The controls are simple and fantastic, pretty much all mouse based like the other mentioned games. I will say that the dragon's pathfinding can be a bit jank(getting stuck on elevated terrain because the dragon tried to fly through it...? thats easily fixed by moving the dragon out of the way of said terrain when it happens. also, this game allows not only for realtime with pause, but a speed slider which allows you to slow the speed of the game down allowing you to plan on the fly easier(or just avoid attacks easier). all in all, a 100% total recommened to anyone looking for a fun point and click dragon action game. for me it's a fun, chill and addictive experience just to be clear... but I can see for others it could be intense.

Want to play as a dragon? Great. You can pick from 3 dragons - 1 fire: good for raw power, but has few spells initially, 2 ice: many spells and fast, but weak initially, 3 necromancer: good regeneration, can summon pets (most are useless), a stable solid build with initially low flight speed. You can pick new spells as they unlock and/or upgrade you stats for more power to your breath attacks, regeneration, mana inflow, flight speed and more. However, given you'll mostly be flying around and killing mosters, demolishing their lairs and gathering energy from slain foes to build and upgrade towns, the game can get repetative with the same cycle of bash lairs, slay monsters, upgrade town and occasionally complete a special objective or boss. Another issue is the tiny minimap with dots for mosters and their lairs - you will get a spell to detect lairs fairly early, but it might be difficult to make out where the minimap says a lair or monster is if you have poor vision. The good news is that GOG has cloud saves for the game and they fixed some issues that the original release of the game had. I'd reccomend shortish play session to avoid being jaded by the repetition.

I wanted to play this as a kid, but I haven't a good computer back in 2004, which can run it. So 18 years later I just bought on GOG! (Only the GOG version is playable, all other versions have a game breaking bug!) What should I say? It's so good! The game is beautiful (especially in 1920x1080), the music is well made, the gameplay is challenging! You play as a good dragon, helping for the humans in hard times, when hellish creatures swarming the lands. You can choose from 3 different dragons: then explore the realm, defeat monsters and lairs, collect crystals from lairs, upgrade your dragon, learn spells, build towns, upgrade and protect towns... often go back to previously conquered lands to protect the besieged towns! Let's say, The I of the Dragon is an Action game-RTS hybrid. The controls are hard to learn, but worth it! Plus, you can change the game speed, from 0% to 200%! You can play the game in your own tempo. I am happy with this game, give it a try!

If you're really into this odd mix of shooter and rpg, this is a gem and I was glad to find GOG had it after I long ago misplaced the CD version I had. It's slow early, a lot of players are going to get frustrated by the "clunky" feel of early areas, but as you progress and upgrade it gets much smoother. The early frustrations are a feature, not a bug, because this character does really grow with you in terms of speed, firepower, and magical combat. Yes, there are some levels that ramp up the difficulty, but that's typical of older games. This game might act like it is going to hold your hand, but surprise! Nope, you get blasted from the sky. So yeah, not everyone's dish, but it is mine. I love this game.

Loved this game as a kid. Loved replaying it now. Spent last few weeks finishing the game for all three dragons. Special thanks to GOG for making it possible to run this gem on win 10.