From Strategyinformer.com: "I wonder if a game is doomed to live up to its first impression. I’ll be honest, when I first saw The Dark Eye: Demonicon two years ago, I wasn’t that impressed. When I saw it a year ago, I’d noticed some improvements but again, wasn’t that impressed. Now the game is out today and I’ve spent 26 hours playing it and, well, I’m not that impressed. That’s not to say I went into this wanting to slate the game – as a critic I have a habit (probably a bad habit) of trying to see the best in all games, and even here there are facets of Demonicon that are ok, endearing, even appreciated. But there’s also a lot of naff, and to be honest I’d probably have been more disappointed if I’d actually paid for the game, which is what you guys will be doing".
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Demonicon – The Dark Eye takes you back to the dark, gritty universe of The Dark Eye. It plunges you into a foreboding tale where every decision you make has a major impact on the world and the people around you. You are given full control over every conversation, allowing you to shape your own destiny anyway you see fit.
Having played the game I have to disagree with this review strongly, especially scoring it a 5/5 for graphics! Did you not see the facial animations? The combat animations? The lack of detail? The empty, lifeless environments?
"multiple endings." It has two.
The review says choices can effect the outcome of the game. Again, not really. There's two endings, and the majority of your choices just amount to a few different lines of dialogue.
Combat is clumsy and revolves almost entirely around button mashing.
In most cases I respect opinions, but in this instance I'm finding it hard to see how anyone could award the game a 4 out of 5 when it has so many glaring flaws and problems.
Demonicon is a frustrating beast. Some great and innovative RPG customisation and story arcs occur amongst very uninspired quests and combat dynamics. Very much giving with one hand and disappointing with another, Demonicon does well in presenting a competent RPG adventure but falls short on areas where it matters the most.
