Posted on: May 4, 2022
theprofessah
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 1
Solid beta-quality DND5e implementation
At first blush, this is a straightforward implementation of DND5e in a typical DND world. The story is railroaded but interesting enough that I don't mind. However, it is plagued by usability issues and missing or gated features that make it frustrating to play. Even after purchasing DLC, not all 5e character classes are available. Subclasses, races, and subraces are similarly limited. There are some original subclasses and subraces, but nowhere near as many options as I have in my 5e books. Also, I found it aesthetically unsettling that I can adjust the girth of my characters but not their body composition - and the adjustments affect the body and not the face. The UX is surprisingly good for basic use, but I find it impossible to do many things that are allowed by 5e rules. For example, the buttons for spells appear only if the action economy allows them to be cast, but this ignores the sorcerer's quickened magic metamagic option. As a result, it is impossible for a sorcerer to dash and then cast a quickened spell. I was also unable to choose a point not on the ground for an AoE spell, which made fighting a baddie with the fly spell next to impossible. The whole thing has the flavor of something that was rushed to production to start sales with the hope that enough people would buy it to fund the remainder of the development. I sincerely hope that this game eventually reaches the quality that it set out to have.
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