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Drakensang: The River of Time

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2011

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Quick resume

The prequel to Radon Labs' award-winning RPG, Drakensang: The River of Time introduces a brand new story within the Drakensang universe. The new story brings many innovations and new game elements for experienced as well for first time players, who will jump right into the fascinating medieval fantasy RPG scenario of Drakensang: The...

Global score

81/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Deep tactical combat and character customization
    • Immersive fantasy world and atmosphere
    • Engaging story with memorable characters
    • Multiple quest solutions and replay value
    • Quality voice acting and music

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and animations
    • Technical issues on modern systems requiring fixes
    • Limited party size and companion options
    • Somewhat slow pacing and clunky combat
    • English localization and voice acting quality varies

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Many reviews mention long play sessions, exploration, side quests, and desire to keep playing including post-game content and replayability."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Party system involves AI-controlled companions with limited interaction; gameplay is primarily solo."

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive character customization and multiple ways to solve quests encourage creative problem solving."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over other players; interactions are narrative-driven and cooperative."

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization and cosmetic options allow for player self-expression."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Single-player focus with limited social interaction; party members have character but no multiplayer community."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary computer RPG with no physical activity elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during tactical battles and questing; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Limited to party member relationships and story; no evidence of close social relationships or emotional sharing beyond game narrative."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status, Domination.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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