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You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission it is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely on your ability to efficiently rule your empire, build invincible armies and lead them to victory.
Divinity: Dragon Commander is a strategy, rpg and dragons game
developed and published by Larian Studios.
Released on August 06th 2013 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, German, French, Russian and Polish.
It has received 2,379 reviews of which 1,758 were positive and 621 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 12.30€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS *:Windows XP SP3
- Processor:Intel Core2 Duo E6600 or equivalent
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4850
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:15 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX9c compliant
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
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It's been a long time since I played this game, but going back and looking through my library, I figured it deserved a recommendation, if purely for its uniqueness - I have never quite played a game like this and would have much liked some kind of Sequel. It's an Action game/RTS Hybrid, wherein you can transform into the eponymous Dragon commander to support your troops around an RTS map, though of course you cannot be everywhere at once. The Dragon part is probably a bit better than the RTS part, as the latter is relatively basic, but the combination is still unique. Outside of the map, there is a poltical layer where you can balance factions against each other to get advantages on the campaign map. Many of the choices you can choose to make in this layer are quite humorous, though sometimes they are also dark in tone - there is good balance. Or you can simply throw it out and simply play according to whatever your political leanings are - the options for both ends of the spectrum are there.
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I would start this review with a big up-front disclaimer; this game has some serious qualitative flaws and some big quality of life issues. However, I do give it a positive rating for no other reason than the sheer amount of fun I had playing it. Divinity: Dragon Commander. What does that mean? Are you a divine commander of dragons? A commander of divine dragons? Is someone else a commander of dragons? Are you, or someone else, a dragon who commands? The short answer is "YES." You are the half-dragon bastard-son of the emperor, and the heir to throne amidst a succession crisis. Divinity Dragon Commander is a hybrid RTS/shooter/RPG mashup that does some of these elements exceptionally well and other exceptionally poorly. Let's get into it. PROS * Total War - esque interface is pretty intuitive and easy to get to grips with * You are a frickin' dragon! Is a battle not going your way? Then take to the field yourself, fight alongside your forces and bathe the enemy in dragon-fire! * Role-playing elements and NPC characters are incredibly fun and, despite being a little clumsily written in places, have surprising depth to them. * Voice acting is superb * The political and social management of your empire matters and has consequences that will affect your campaign. * Role-playing divested of alignment or morality systems, bars, and sliders. Your choices are presented with arguments for and against, rather than "good and bad." Your moral compass is your own. [read YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID] CONS * Actual battles have MOBA elements that can turn them into un-fun grinds. Maps and terrain have little complexity to them and so the nuances of RTS gameplay are lost. * Slightly clunky controls, particularly around the hybrid elements. The dragon can, at times, feel more like a helicopter than a giant winged predator. * Only one ending - while your choices affect the ongoing campaign, the end is always the same -SPOILERS- You become a benevolent emperor who destroys all of the evil, demon-infused technology you used to win the war Conclusions This game had so much potential. Larian, who are now famous for Baldur's Gate 3 (and the Divinity series before that) are superb storytellers and this really shines through in the characters and role-playing elements of the game. More than once an NPC came to me angry, aggressive and hostile, but with genuine problems. I would be remiss not to say that the game made me interrogate WHAT characters were saying, rather than HOW they were saying it. In so doing there is a real sense of drilling down into the heart of the political and social issues that affect your empire. However, the clunky combat/battle elements of the game are, unfortunately, the least fun parts for me. I found myself auto-resolving most of the tactical battles, eager to get on with the next bit of a councillor or a general's personal story. Because the passage of time is measured by campaign turns, on more than one occasion I even ended up just strategically blockading the enemy into paralysis so I could keep clicking that end turn button to start the next juicy bit of drama. The MOBA elements were also absolutely an unwelcome addition to the game. Could you imagine playing Total War: Shogun 2 over tiny maps with narrow lanes against an endlessly re-spawning enemies while your own forces were limited? It wouldn't work there and it definitely doesn't work here. It's a shame because it pushes the players away from the titular aspect of the game, being a dragon commander, in favour of hitting auto-resolve. With all that said, there are a couple of caveats to go along with these criticisms. Divinity: Dragon Commander was intended by Larian to be a much bigger game, and if they had managed it, it may have lived up to its potential. The problem was that it was being developed alongside Divinity: Original Sin (1). Divinity: Original Sin nearly bankrupted Larian as a studio and so Dragon Commander was scaled back. It's just as well they did because we might never have gotten Baldur's Gate 3 otherwise, but Dragon Commander suffered for it. They did well to keep the game afloat and managed to hide the point they ran out of money right up until the very - singular - ending. I would still recommend this game for the hours of fun exploring characters' narratives and the incredible politicking. If nothing else it is a successful proof of concept though it's scope far exceeded Larian's reach. However, if you came to Divinity: Dragon Commander looking for fresh new strategy experience, you will be disappointed. It's strengths lie firmly in it's role-playing aspects.
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In a single campaign I was able to: Turn my vegan wife into a burger-loving alcoholic; Weigh in on genocide; Ban dwarven nudists; Preserve lesbian statues; Legalize medicinal weed; Piss off Yennefer so badly and so often that she founded a school for women to keep them away from me. A forgotten gem with some surprisingly dark themes. Charming voice acting and endearing characters. Simple RTS that's easy to cheese - come for the choices and the factions involved.
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I played this on easy settings only, as I was more intrested in the plot than the RTS part of it, so I cannot comment much on that gameplay type. I'm not a super fan of this title, but out of two options Steam allows, I would recommend trying it. The characters you can talk to on the ship all have good voiceovers and are intersting figures, they give a nice overview of general approach from each race in Rivellon. I enjoyed how they were animated (worth paying attention to the background, some little animations did make me giggle a bit), and I liked the overall graphic design. The music was kind of fan, I found it very fast-paced, it made me want to play faster and faster XD
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I love Larian and I played through this game. But this is not a game that you play for RTS. The dialogue and political dynamics in-between the gameplay was fantastic. I also liked the idea of being able to turn into Dragon and literally wipe out the opposing force yourself instead of subjecting yourself to the RTS game itself. I did this the entire way through the game. Only had a little difficulty in the very last mission. Your partner for the game is part of the most fun and I love the way the relationships can develop. I wouldn't recommend this for playing an RTS. But it is a fun experience aside from that and you don't really need to actually play the RTS.
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Divinity: Dragon Commander is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
Divinity: Dragon Commander is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Divinity: Dragon Commander received 1,758 positive votes out of a total of 2,379 achieving a rating of 7.16.
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Divinity: Dragon Commander was developed and published by Larian Studios.
Divinity: Dragon Commander is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Divinity: Dragon Commander is not playable on MacOS.
Divinity: Dragon Commander is not playable on Linux.
Divinity: Dragon Commander offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Divinity: Dragon Commander offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Divinity: Dragon Commander does not currently offer any DLC.
Divinity: Dragon Commander does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Divinity: Dragon Commander does not support Steam Remote Play.
Divinity: Dragon Commander is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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