The Tale of Doris and the Dragon - Episode 1 Reviews

Lots of funny moments, lovely visuals, has some difficult sections to spice it and the story so far seems really awesome, with lots of questions needing to be answered! The episode itself is a little short but still good to pass the time with!

Disclaimer: This Review may contain small spoilers pertinent to the plot of this Point and Click Story. Edit: lots of spelling errors but im too lazy to fix them B) Let me start of that Im completely down for a game like this. Grandma ends in puragatory, has to scoot around with a terribly uncomfortably-looking tiny grocery cart, fighting daemons, and exchanging dialogue with a witty (english accent and i cant fussing remember if its scottish or irish) dragon sitting a desk job. Talk about stories that you even consider anyone could think. However, even an outragous story can produce some of the finist world-building even if its small. Lets talk pros and cons, however im afraid there will be more cons :(. Pros: Artwork-wise Id say this was great jab at pixel-animation. For the most part, it was smooth, pretty, and gave the world the sense of size parallel to the story. Music: I dont know who rights it, but the soft tone and simplicity of the game's music really captured the mood of how mysterious and vast that this "Purgatory", this world that the Doris has been stuck in, really is. Cons: Voice Acting: I really do love some of the voicing acting in this game, but alot of the few characters they introduce, not so much. On the top of my head, I believe the Doris, the Ferryman, and the Daemon (crap thats like 75% of them) are the ones I felt had the most unconvincing voices and lines in the whole story. Dialogue: I didnt get a whole lot of passion in the character line's. Sometimes the tone is more passive and neutral and doesnt serve to pull the player into the story, it felt like i was listening to one of those middle school essay reports where the student, who really doesnt like speaking out in front of he classes, blazingly skims through his report in the most blandest monotone ever. Now this DOESNT MEAN all the dialogue is bad, its just alot of it didnt match what the character should have been feeling. Another annoying habit ive noticed is that when you need to reneter a conversation with a character, you have to start over FROM THE BEGINNING to find that piece of information you MIGHT have missed, and then it becomes tedious and redunant because you end up skipping alot and spamming that mouse button to get through. Controls: Point and Click stories have this one nasty habit of playing a game, tedious and frustratiing and that's having to click on the spot you want to do. I believe this ito be bad mechanics to implement into the game because the player ends up spending to much time getting frustrated to moving Doris to a specific part of the map to reach that one specific item you need but have to be precisely nearby it. I would reccomend the devs allowing the use of keyboard motion rather than click-and-drag so that players can focus more on immersing into the story rather than quiting the game because the controls make no sense to them. Puzzles: Thinking back to the old school point and click adventures, when all the items you picked up during the progression of the game didnt start to make sense why they were there in the first place until you gathered more items and then figured out how the went together. While this does make the game make you go the extra mile to put literally every item with another to make every combination you can think of until something happens, it does give you enough visual clues as to the significance of these items and doesnt baby you the entire game. Another Puzzle issue I had was the very end SPOILER [spoiler] When you are inside the daemon's body and trying to escape you find a music box that plays a small tune for which you have to replicate by hitting the poor monsters ribcage to duplicate the tune. Now im tone-deaf, and im sure maybe other people are so i could not for the life of me figure out this puzzle to the point where i had to watch a video to solve.You gave players a puzzle with few visual and auditorial clues other than the music box playing the song.[/spoiler] I know it might be considered a small issuse, but im sure that many people were dissapointed about how non-complex the puzzle was and how it relied on sound cues to solve when most people dont always have the greatest ears. A thumbs up for the game because I know that it still impressed me just for an episode 1. Its not all that expensive and every penny spent on this game helps the devs improve onto newer episodes to come. Peace! ;3 (also kinda bias cause i love dragons :)

[b]The Tale of Doris and the Dragon - Episode 1[/b] appears to be a game first seen on good ol' Newgrounds, bearing a quite short, yet immersive experience of an old lady (who is not immediately aware of their own death, which appeared to happen in possibly sinister circumstances), following her journey through the void and afterlife in hopes of meeting up with her husband once again, this time with updated visuals. A rather annoyed, yet very helpful [i]british dragon[/i] will assist you as much as he can, being able to be called at any time with a phone-like device that you obtain quite early on. Despite this game being rather short (and there really being only one part you can be stuck at if you lack knowledge in music, even if a specific other item gives you a rhythm), it still shows a bit of humor, especially in the terms of you being an elderly person. All in all, a quite enjoyable game despite being rather short-lived, easy to pick up and barely any "nonsense-crafting" like in some other Point-and-Click Adventure titles. You shouldn't forget to check the gorgeous artwork of the Steam Trading Cards too, my friend Darklitria has drawn the main menu background as well as these cards!

[quote=Shannon Alder] Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. [/quote] [i] a game made with love, & it shows! Doris is adorable and i loved the 1hr i spent getting her across that lifeless river. doris is not your typical heroine, but i felt obligated with love to see her journey through.. this game exudes charm and warmth you can't help but protect it, like a special gift that need to be cherished for lifetimes to come. the only downside is that i loved it too much for it to end so quickly, can't wait for EP2 to be here and see doris again. until then, rest in peace. [/i]

I loved this story episode from the second I saw it, while looking for games about dragons. Finally, a story where an old woman gets to have a proper adventure and meet a friendly dragon! I got exactly what I expected: a short, endearing, straightforward homage to point-and-click adventures, with the kind of story and characters I always wanted to see. It felt like rediscovering a favourite little cereal box bauble from twenty years ago. Of course, this retro experience includes all the frustrating little things, like feeling 'stuck' often and clicking and right-clicking and dragging every pixel on the screen to figure out what I was supposed to do. Each puzzle was relatively straightforward though, since there's only one or two puzzles you can solve at a time with your entire inventory. The game also has lengthy conversations that, though amusing, are hard to skip through until I figured out that you're supposed to "use" an item on a person, not "interact" with them, to give it to them. It's also hard to tell when a character has something new to say. I'm sure many of the less fun things will be smoothed out in the next episode, though. [spoiler]The music box puzzle was my favourite because I love music puzzles and bone/fossil xylophones, but it took me a while to figure out because I had sound effects turned off, because after a while the Fur Elise snippet playing every time I clicked on the box reminded me too much of all the times people wanted me to play it on the piano. I sympathize with the demon entirely. So basically I couldn't figure out why nothing was happening when I clicked on the ribs.[/spoiler] I'm very glad that The Tale of Doris and the Dragon is being told. It's the kind of pure, snarky, cute adventure I always wanted, with just my type of humour. Its "clunkiness" doesn't get in the way of the story. I'm very much looking forward to Episode Two!

This was a lot of fun - nice puzzles, humorous writing and excellent voice acting made for a super enjoyable time. Doris is a star - can't wait to see what she gets up to in episode 2!

Short, but very good! The voice acting is genius, i personally laughed quite a few times. Soundtrack is great. Great puzzles even though i did struggle a bit sometimes, but the more challenging - the more fun. The text that rolls is honestly a bit annoying because it's really hard to read that way. It's all in all a great and original game, love the creativity behind the game, and it's definitely worth the 3,99€ When is Episode 2 coming out?

"The Tale of Doris and the Dragon - Episode 1" is a classic style point-and-click adventure game. We play as Doris in limbo, trying to pass to the other side? Or maybe, there is more than meets the eye?.. Why her case differs? I won't spoil this for you; but you will fast figure this one out. This is the first episode of the adventure series and the second is out as well. It isn't particulary lenghty but it's quite smart! There is a lot of fun to be had here! The puzzles are clear, witty and humorous; just like the dialogues. Cartoonish characters and artstyle make up for its grim theme. Very basic point-and-click mechanics and dialogue options. What isn't basic, is the mix of ideas and how they are implemented. It's strangely serene and the ambient sounds along with the monotonous backgrounds, help with making you feel calm in an unfinished world.. A purgatory.. Limbo.. For more reviews, follow my curator https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44864435-Mewesome-Reviews/

Out of all of the Point and Click games I've played, I've never experienced anything so creative and so humorous like this. The Tale of Doris and the Dragon: Episode 1 was without a doubt the best Point and Click game that I've played in a long time. The artwork, the characters, the gameplay and the story are all amazing, and I'm looking forward to the next episodes!

Going to be honest, I didnt care what this game was - I was buying it just for the word "dragon". But I'm really happy I spent that £2.50. Good art, great voices, a little short but we all know size doesn't matter all that much (PLUS it has a dragon). I love the humour and I'm curious as to where the story is going. I found this game while looking through the steam market results for "dragon background", I stumbled upon Norb and I HAD to buy the game. And I'm glad I did. Can't wait for Episode 2.