Filefront has one of their comparative preview thingies, comparing the upcoming 'Dungeon Lords' with Bethesda's Morrowind:On the surface, the gameplay in Dungeon Lords looks remarkable similar to that of Morrowind, even though the latter was a first-person RPG. Other than the player’s perspective, though, the game plays out roughly the same. Players travel through the game world beating on enemies and collecting items and wealth. However, the combat system feels monotonous, and even though there are some combo attacks players have access to, fighting quickly becomes a tedious series of mouse clicks. The aforementioned combo system does lend some life to the combat, but not enough to make the repetitiveness of it worthwhile. Also, Dungeon Lords incorporates a directional attack system that players access using their directional buttons, which also helps to break up the monotony. Granted, in this build of the game, players are restricted to simply dropping in and swinging away, but the combat system still feels a little messy. However, as this a pre-beta build of Dungeon Lords, that is likely to change by release day. |