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DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders
A new heroic dragon and rider are taking to the skies and only you can help them defeat the evil villains who destroyed a dragon sanctuary created by Hiccup, Toothless, and his dragon riders.
When the island of Havenholme is found in ruins, mysterious survivors emerge as unlikely future heroes. Scribbler is a scholar who cannot remember his past while Patch is a unique breed of dragon, a “chimeragon,” with new, unexpected powers they discover along the way.
Steam User 3
PROS
- Dragons: you don't get to play as canon characters, but the main chars of the game are good
- Beautiful: impressive art style, everything from tilesets to loading backgrounds is gorgeous
- Cute: main dragon character causes cuteness overload
- Story: simple, but touching
- Gameplay: nothing revolutionary, but solid; puzzles, combat, bosses - everything is fun
- The one and only HTTYD game which isn't cheap low-quality cash-grab without any soul
CONS
- Short: I managed to play for 9 hours, most players will probably finish sooner
- Desire for more: seriously, the game feels like it's designed for more content
I'd say the game is mandatory for How to Train Your Dragon fans. Developers who put heart and soul into a game instead of inserting a popular franchise into a microtransaction-ridden mobile garbage must be supported. If you think 10 hours aren't worth whatever price you see, get it during sale. But please, don't skip it. I want more games like this.
Steam User 2
As a fan of the franchise I just had to get this game. It's no How to Train your Dragon movie, but it certainly captures a sweet bit of the world with the different climate areas and the dragons we already know and love.
Get it on Sale though, because I for instance have needed 10 hours for one playthrough, which is all it takes to explore the entire game really and by going with the 1 hours = 1 Euro it definitely doesn't add up.
However as the music is fitting and according to the usual style in the franchise, the graphics are nice and cute as well as the drawings that appear once in a while are nicely done.
As many have criticized already, the combat system is a little off, but it doesn't pose much of a problem, you can still beat your enemies well-enough even with one or another shot or hit missing.
The story is a nice addition to the world and foreshadows the third movie of the trilogy a bit. The enemy of it at least. It can be played by itself without knowing anything else of the fanchise, but it is certainly of benefit to know a little since characters of the movies (aka the main cast) appear in it, be it in person or through Terror Mail aka letters reflective of their characters. I also cried during the ending a little when it seemed like that one character would actually die.
Overall, if your a fan of the franchise it's definitely worth it, if you aren't it's still nice enough, but won't get to you as much as to a HTTYD fan.