Dungeons & Dragons Online Reviews

Turbine’s Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach is the subject of two new reviews, though neither one is all that enthusiastic. The first is at Out of Eight with an overall score of 5/8:

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach is just OK, and just OK is not enough when you’re competing against countless other similar games. Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach does have an advantage, and that is the license of D&D. Those people who just must play Dungeons & Dragons (because of the name) will find an average MMORPG and will probably be satisfied with it. However, for people who don’t care about the licensing, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach doesn’t have anything extraordinarily original to make it greater than any other game in the genre. Everything here is just repeated from other games. If you are a new player interested in playing an MMORPG, might I suggest Guild Wars, a surprisingly similar game that has no monthly fee (unlike this one). In a time of an overabundance of role playing games, you must have some originality that draws in players other than just a name, and Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach lacks this crucial element.

And the second is at MyGamer with an overall score of 7.8/10:

Stormreach will undoubtedly have its loyal D&D supporters. But, with the vast majority of MMO players being in either World of Warcraft’s Azeroth or even Final Fantasy XI’s Vana’diel, it will be tough for Turbine to lure enough players to Stormreach. However, if they can, and if Turbine adds enough new areas, this could be an MMO to be enjoyed for years to come.