Dreadlands Reviews

Bought this some time ago. Now it just crashes to desktop on startup

Character art, HUD design, and most importantly the game play all seem cool. But I can't recommend it because the game crashes to desktop attempting to turn in my very first quest. I've made many attempts and used the bug report system but by now the game is clearly out of support. Too bad. I suspect if you can get it to work for you, it will be a fun game.

This game is basically playing the same level over and over and over....no kidding. The turn based battle is almost always the same handful of maps and the battle is pretty simple and boring. There is an uninteresting story behind it all and you get things like some equipment upgrades, character upgrades which grow old after a while. In all good faith, I cant really recommend this game as it gets repetitive and boring fast. But if you like playing turn based games where you will keep repeating battles over and over then this title will be for you.

FIGHTING OVER SCRAPS. That is what this game is about. Which makes it a PRIME GRIND GAME. Now look it must be said this game is not for everyone as it must be said I only ever play this game on legal drugs every once in a while. And for that purpose the game is good. Not much changes fast enough to throw me off and there is not alot of story to remember anyways. Your a gang and well you fight other gangs and well that's it. Difficulty is by level so you can constantly choose what your in the mood for based on how well your equipped and to be well equipped takes time because you ARE FIGHTING OVER SCRAPS. And I believe that is the point of the game is that there is no abundance of resources and everyone IS fighting over the scraps that do appear. Obtaining enough to do anything is a real pain and I like it because then basic stuff has a real value compared to other games. Like I said thou not for everyone and like I said I play it every once in a while, while legally stoned and it just works "for me". Play the demo and decided if you can stomach the "scrap fight grind".

Dreadlands is a simple, turn-based tactics game. The learning curve is a mere speed bump, and the game-play loop is one that should very feel familiar if you've X-COM or any other games in this genre. It doesn't attempted to bring anything new the genre, and that's OK as long as you have the expectation going into the game. The art style is pleasing to the eye and fits the overarching story being told the Deadlands. Seeking of the story, both it and the dialogue are lacking some nuance, but I am assuming the average player wont be seeking out this game for the story. Your gang is just out there doing gang stuff. Based on in-game prompts, I think Blackfox Studios released this game expected it to have a longer shelf life, and there were opportunities for Co-op and pvp play. I say that in the past tense as the community is dead. Maybe that will change, but I wouldn't hold your breath. The game lacks some polish, and suffers from some optimisation issues, but id give it a buy if your interested in turn-based tactics games.