Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 323 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 41 out of 323
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  1. Gottfried
    Dec 28, 2014
    5
    Very nice story, you can see that it's not there-is-a-bad-strong-guy-grow-stronger-kill-him-and-get-the-princess storyline. However, gameplay is quite the opposite - you will quickly understand that story is very linear. I have mixed feelings about combat system; one one hand it's simple and catchy enough, on other hand there is plenty of bugs involved (enemies attacking teammates,Very nice story, you can see that it's not there-is-a-bad-strong-guy-grow-stronger-kill-him-and-get-the-princess storyline. However, gameplay is quite the opposite - you will quickly understand that story is very linear. I have mixed feelings about combat system; one one hand it's simple and catchy enough, on other hand there is plenty of bugs involved (enemies attacking teammates, inability to click to squares 'hidden' behind another character or my full auto burst animation coming out from place half screen away from character actually shooting. Also there are very few skills and items. For items I mind that there are almost no alternate places where to get them then default sellers and for skills.. well, let's put it the way that some are just so way better than others. I also did not enjoy short play time (I completed it on hard difficulty in approx. 18-22 hours). All in all - very nice graphics and story, but I feel sorry for wasted potential.… Expand
  2. RMDsilva
    Feb 12, 2017
    7
    Pleasant game, with slightly above average story, no real decisions though. Combat sucks as before (shamans are so useless..) but it gets you through the game as a whole.
  3. night4
    Nov 9, 2016
    5
    They stick you with a HORRIBLE team that you can barely customize. Later, you can hire some crap people, but there's no offensive mage and the rigger has ONE bot.

    Also, there's all these 4-5 digit codes that aren't entered automatically, so you have to exit the terminal, go into your quest log, find the code, remember it, close the quest log, go back to the terminal, and put the code    They stick you with a HORRIBLE team that you can barely customize. Later, you can hire some crap people, but there's no offensive mage and the rigger has ONE bot.

    Also, there's all these 4-5 digit codes that aren't entered automatically, so you have to exit the terminal, go into your quest log, find the code, remember it, close the quest log, go back to the terminal, and put the code in. It's silly.

    Finally, the same annoyances exist that were in Shadowrun Returns, with the clicking not registering on people half the time.    … Expand
  4. nomemory
    May 6, 2015
    7
    The game is not bad. Unfortunately the game is also not a memorable experience. It's just an above-mediocre old-school turn based story-driven game with some RPG elements.

    The most important things about those games are: 1. How is the story ? Mediocre at best. Some different endings. Good dialogs. Some philosophical ideas thrown in there. Nothing spectacular. 2. How is the combat    The game is not bad. Unfortunately the game is also not a memorable experience. It's just an above-mediocre old-school turn based story-driven game with some RPG elements.

    The most important things about those games are:

    1. How is the story ? Mediocre at best. Some different endings. Good dialogs. Some philosophical ideas thrown in there. Nothing spectacular.

    2. How is the combat ? Fun if you stay away from some overpowered builds/classes. The AI is dumb. Everything becomes repetitive after a while.

    Conclusion:
    - Buy the game if you see it at discount, play it, and go to something else.    … Expand
  5. Thombie
    Nov 26, 2014
    7
    A great little game but a bit light in many ways. Godawful system but a great setting saves it somewhat. The community content, however, saves this game. The guy that creates Shadowrun Unlimited should get a medal for all his hard work. Without that mod this game would've been next to nothing.
  6. invizo
    Nov 6, 2014
    5
    A solid game that was released 10 year too late. How intoxicated would you honestly need to be to play something like this over the new Witcher or Dragon Age?

    Reviewers need to learn how to review in accordance with the time the game was released and give it a score based on its competition for that year. 1/10 Visuals 2/10 Technology/Sounds 10/10 Gameplay 10/10 Value = 5/10    A solid game that was released 10 year too late. How intoxicated would you honestly need to be to play something like this over the new Witcher or Dragon Age?

    Reviewers need to learn how to review in accordance with the time the game was released and give it a score based on its competition for that year.

    1/10 Visuals
    2/10 Technology/Sounds
    10/10 Gameplay
    10/10 Value

    = 5/10

    No reviewer higher than this can justify their score in a logical manner like I have here.    … Expand
  7. Hack
    Jan 20, 2018
    7
    Interesting story, characters and locations, let down by a total lack of voice acting and very light combat, think budget XCOM. Overall though I enjoyed it quite a bit and will definitely be playing Hong Kong next.
  8. Voyou
    Jan 14, 2018
    7
    An improvement on Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall fixes a number of small technical issues ; for example, this time around, the turn-based movement stops as soon as all enemies are defeated. Other flaws are unchanged, on the other hand, like the weak inventory system.

    Engaging, colourful characters are there, only more of them with more to them. In fact, there is more of everything in    An improvement on Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall fixes a number of small technical issues ; for example, this time around, the turn-based movement stops as soon as all enemies are defeated. Other flaws are unchanged, on the other hand, like the weak inventory system.

    Engaging, colourful characters are there, only more of them with more to them. In fact, there is more of everything in general : more quests (mostly optional,) more lore, more background life, a dog pet (bound to be a fan favourite,) more dialog options, and several skills are more useful.

    At the end of the day however, it's the missions that improved most, in both quality and flavor. Some of these missions are really enjoyable, lively and memorable.    … Expand
  9. rocketpony
    Oct 18, 2017
    6
    I am conflicted. This game offers interesting story, complex characters, very original world and challenging tactical RPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate (which I love). On the other hand, I am often frustrated by the game's mechanics.

    For example, why is it impossible to exchange items between party members? Why can't I enter turn-based mode at will? (To position and buff my team before    I am conflicted. This game offers interesting story, complex characters, very original world and challenging tactical RPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate (which I love). On the other hand, I am often frustrated by the game's mechanics.

    For example, why is it impossible to exchange items between party members? Why can't I enter turn-based mode at will? (To position and buff my team before starting the fight) Why can't I level up other team members the same way as the main character? (Instead of having the game do it for me) And so on. Every half-decent RPG I played, from Baldur's Gate to Dragon Age: Origins, has all of those features.

    Also, I've encountered a number of bizzare issues affecting progress. For example, in the Loose Ends (medical facility raid), you're invited to lock out reinforcements, but doing so means the battle never ends (because enemy is detected behind the locked door) and it's impossible to progress in the mission. Or there is a switch which should be clickable but isn't. And so on.

    There. I enjoyed Dragonfall A LOT at times, but at other times it's an exercise in frustration. So much that I decided to stop.    … Expand
  10. Broyax
    Dec 30, 2016
    7
    Un jeu de rôle comme on en faisait il y a 10 ou 15 ans... euh plutôt 15 ans et plus si affinités, ce qui nous ramène à l'époque des Fallout !

    3D isométrique en 1080p presque présentable (les 2 Fallout étaient... en 2D et en SVGA !) et bien entendu, combats en tour par tour, heureusement beaucoup plus inspirés des Xcom déterrés et ressuscités avec une interface claire et bien faite. En    Un jeu de rôle comme on en faisait il y a 10 ou 15 ans... euh plutôt 15 ans et plus si affinités, ce qui nous ramène à l'époque des Fallout !

    3D isométrique en 1080p presque présentable (les 2 Fallout étaient... en 2D et en SVGA !) et bien entendu, combats en tour par tour, heureusement beaucoup plus inspirés des Xcom déterrés et ressuscités avec une interface claire et bien faite. En effet, on contrôle sa petite équipe de 4 pékins et la gestion de l'inventaire y est réduite à sa plus simple expression ou presque, ce dont on ne se plaint vraiment pas finalement.

    Naturellement, tout comparaison additionnelle avec les vieux Fallout serait tout simplement grotesque (quoique... si, le gore des coups critiques est un hommage appuyé !) puisque le monde cyberpunk de Shadowrun n'a rien à voir, d'autant qu'il est mélangé bizarrement avec de l'heroic-fantasy ! et qu'il se passe à Berlin (!?)... "drôle" d'ambiance donc mais on s'y fait rapidement.

    Les tonnes de blabla, c'est plus difficile par contre, car si le jeu indé a des idées (parfois), il n'a pas d'argent et fait la manche dans le métro ("s'il-ti-pli donne à moi argent pour boulotter jeu vidéo"), ce qui n'en fera jamais un triple A pour autant ni un double non plus (ça coûte très cher le triple A mon petit gars !).

    On a donc beaucoup de texte à lire. En anglais. Mais aussi de bonnes idées assurément, quelques choix de temps à autre et une histoire qui n'a pas à rougir des grosses pointures en la matière. Il manque juste la mise en scène, les voix, les cinématiques, le strass et les paillettes.

    Linéaire, il accuse également les allers-retours de rigueur au QG mais pour mieux tailler la bavette avec son équipe de bras cassés, lesquels ont chacun leur spécialité et leur personnalité -évidemment. Alors, quelques poncifs dans le lot mais on ne s'en émeut pas outre-mesure et pour un indé, on est assez surpris.

    Surpris aussi par les temps de chargement, on se demande bien pourquoi... peut-être à cause de l'IA assez retorse sans doute. Cela dit, on peut sauvegarder vraiment n'importe quand, donc, pas d'excuse... et merci pour la sauvegarde libre, il faut la mentionner.

    L'un dans l'autre, bon petit jeu de rôle aux combats bien menés et bonne durée de vie également (environ 30h). Une surprise qui nous a surpris.    … Expand
  11. bancandrei
    Feb 28, 2021
    7
    Has all the ingredients to make for a great game but needs about 2-3 extra layers of polish. Even though the combat is rather disappointing, it did manage to draw me in and be a bit addictive. It depends on the mood I guess.
    I fondly remember the bad ending as an awesome thing I missed (since I wanted to pass the speech checks, and wasn't very familiar with the lore, or paying attention to    Has all the ingredients to make for a great game but needs about 2-3 extra layers of polish. Even though the combat is rather disappointing, it did manage to draw me in and be a bit addictive. It depends on the mood I guess.
    I fondly remember the bad ending as an awesome thing I missed (since I wanted to pass the speech checks, and wasn't very familiar with the lore, or paying attention to the cryptic hints of Absinthe), but on second playthrough it seemed cartoonish and abrupt. But was I glad I brought my loyal dog along :)    … Expand
  12. DinoBeam
    Nov 1, 2021
    7
    I loved Returns and the one starts off with a bang, and has one of my favorite video game characters [Eiger]. Eventually you set into a rhythm of taking quests, going around to everyone in town to check if anyone has something more to say, and remembering the different shops to look for upgrades at. The quests start to loose focus and feel forgettable, even when the writing of them isI loved Returns and the one starts off with a bang, and has one of my favorite video game characters [Eiger]. Eventually you set into a rhythm of taking quests, going around to everyone in town to check if anyone has something more to say, and remembering the different shops to look for upgrades at. The quests start to loose focus and feel forgettable, even when the writing of them is good, because it just won't have a strong enough connection to the story. Then I hit a brick wall of a difficulty spike mission.

    The first one felt more real, and had a better flow overall. I warn against the people who tell you to skip Shadowrun Returns, I think it is a good deal better than this one.    … Expand

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. GameCritics
    Dec 11, 2014
    70
    Shadowrun: Dragonfall has excellent writing which supports the whole shebang beautifully, but its sub-par tactical gameplay holds it back once the bullets and blades start flying.
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  2. GamingTrend
    Oct 31, 2014
    85
    If you’re new to Shadowrun Returns, skip the initial release and start with Dragonfall Director’s Cut. Nearly every aspect of the Dragonfall campaign is superior to Dead Man’s Switch, and there’s far more to be excited about than afraid of.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Oct 27, 2014
    92
    A world that demands your attention, Shadowrun endures long after the finale.
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