DragonSword : Awakening

I want to preface this by saying I don't exactly dislike the game and want to see it get some updates and improvements, I just think it is taking too much "inspiration" from Genshin and needs to find its own identity. While far from a terrible game most of the positivity surrounding this game seems to come from the fact that it is no longer gacha. Much of this game feels like legally distinct Genshin but with changes that make it worse (aside from gacha obviously). For example climbing/ gliding is tied to mounts which makes navigating the world off of one a pain, I have had instances where I had to mount up to climb a 2 meter step to get to a chest. While that may not seem like that big of a deal, because you can't fight on a mount, you will clear enemies and mount to get a chest next to them because of a minor hill, and feels poorly planned. They also change adventurers for mercenaries, but then you get weird lines about how the purpose of mercenaries is to help others and be kind, which is super weird and jarring. World quests also largely seem to be about traveling about 1-20 meters clicking something and maybe coming back, there is no attempt to make you notice or care about the world or characters involved. Story wise, there is nothing particularly interesting, it feels like it is there because there is supposed to be one rather than anyone actually having a story that they want to tell. The characters are awful, the two women are party members A and B with traits X and Y, there is nothing deeper or more meaningful to them. The protagonist lacks any charm or intelligence and gets constantly put into situations because he is unable to say no at any point. Last and certainly least, Johnny the "captain", is insufferable with no meaningful redeeming qualities, he is an unfunny incompetent narcissist and the game is worse for him being in it and he ruins every scene he is in. I currently do not recommend this game, but there is potential in the future for it to actually be good, right now it lives in the “worse than Genshin in every aspect except the monetization” zone. Genshin makes more money and is able to reinvest that money to an extent that this game never will, so I hope the developers can carve out a niche that makes this game feel worth playing. If you have played Genshin, playing this will feel like an incredibly watered down version with fewer and less interesting characters, a much smaller budget, a much less interesting story, and the feeling that it needs at least a year more to figure itself out.

This game should have an Early Access status. It's not finished yet. The story comes to an abrupt end and is left open for a future update. It may have had the free to play Gacha mechanics removed but i expected a finished game. What i have played so far has been decent if somewhat buggy. Lots of clipping, rendering issues and occasional stuttering. It also needs English dubbing. It's too quiet with the Korean language turned off. Maybe I'll come back to it when they finish it. Assuming they don't charge ridiculous money for updates

Need more new Costumes!!

Great game, but I am pretty annoyed by some of the animation locks - almost want to leave a negative review just for that. FYI: Theresia best character, Astria and Tarte are complete garbage

This was my first JRPG I've ever played before. And all things considering, I enjoyed this game. As a game that was at first meant to be a Gotcha game but transformed into a RPG-like game, I am happy I got this game. Now, I am not a hardcore gamer, mostly just off and on type of player, but this game is fun. I do plan on completing the game. Character designs are awesome, pulling off an Anime-like feel to a 3D game is not easy, and I give my props to the Devs for pulling it off. Story wise... I have not finished the game and it is a tad generic, but that is okay, I do like this type of story, so I give it a pass. I give this game a 8.5/10. Not perfect, but its fun and a good time.