DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders

I know this is geared more for kids and thats who will enjoy it the most but overall i found it a nice experience. That said it's short, easy and not worth $30. The game only has 3 main islands with 2 parts each but does offer 6 more islands with only 1 part each that you can skip if you wish. Do note there are no voice acting outside them saying a word or grunting before you need to read. I'ed almost rather not have anything because them saying something as the text pops up kept making me think they were going to talk.
Gameplay has you controlling 2 characters a human and a dragon that you swap between. Both are new characters but you do interact with Hickup, Astrid (sells potions for flowers you find) and Gobber (upgrades weapons and sells gear for ore you find) then the rest you'll send letters to/from. The human has 3 weapons that have a swing attack and a charge move (hold attack). The stronger the weapon the slower it swings and they are used for puzzles (mainly the hammer as any weapon can cut trees). The dragon uses breath attacks that can also be charged and also have an added effect. Cold will freeze water, fire will burn thorns but also clear smoke, and Thunder can activate statues. Both characters have a block pluse a roll/dodge ability that also breaks stuff rolled thru and you can use potions but only the week potion is used without going into the menu (i don't think you can pick your active item). You can also leave areas at any time except boss fights.
If you like how to train your dragon this is not to bad game but it is a kids game so it's not very hard and even dying will just reset you in the room or a room back with all items you found. There are some bugs but i did not run into anything gamebreaking though i did fall off the map a few times (you just die and reset).
6/10 get it on sale/bundle

I adore it. Sure, it is pretty naive and short, but that’s what makes it good. I love the HTTYD franchise, and this game is one of the better parts of it. You’d probably beat it in about 3 hours, or 5 if you want to get all the achievements (ignore my time, I was just getting stuck on puzzles and farming for upgrades). The story isn’t too heavy, but kind of emotional. Or, well, I guess it is, since I don’t usually feel anything when playing games, for example when I was beating Hollow Knight I haven’t shed a tear. But anyways, back to the review.
As much as I love this game, I must say it has a few flaws too. For example, the map of Havenholme shows a location where you cannot get because rocks block the path, and I was trying to get there for 20 minutes. Also, it’s completely unplayable without a controller. I am a keyboard player, and I had to use a controller because of the stupid flight mode camera.
After all, this is a pretty solid game, I’d definitely recommend it. Oh, and it also has my favourite Dragon from the franchise, Crimson Goregutter!

I am rating this as a kids game and not a full Dark Souls game or something. It is a pretty fun game that doesn't over stay it's welcome. It is quite easy to 100% and also a fun 100%. Fighting/combat in this game isn't the greatest, but maybe I just didn't understand it. Doesn't really matter, none of the fights are difficult. The art they show on the loading screens, scrolls, and menus look amazing and wish they had more of that. As for the game look itself, it is fine. They look good for a kids game and I do like the look of Patch. Only ran into one bug but it was fixed my restarting the game. Overall, I would suggest getting it on sale if you really want it. It is probably an 7.5/10

This game is easy to pick up and play even younger kids will get the hang of it fast. The visuals are mostly nice, though the characters' faces can look a little funky at times. Still, the characters really bring the story to life, and overall, it's a fun, solid game.

Liked the simple side of this game. Hated that it crashed 4 times during the last level and made me reset it

This was pretty decent! I was surprised that the soundtrack was so charming. The visuals are wonderful and the puzzles, although simple, are not bad to do. It was a fun romp and genuinely very faithful to the series. Truly hoping to see more titles like it! Being able to free fly and visit other islands was easily one of the coolest parts of the game!!~ <2

x-- 7/10 --x

A fun little gem, can be a bit repetitive, but the dragons are the real stars here!