![]() The sword is your starter weapon, and the easiest to get a grasp on. In general, the left mouse button is for light attacks, the right mouse button allows for stronger or alternate attacks, and the Q button is your weapon’s special skill. There are currently six different weapons in the game that you can choose from, each with its own strengths and methodology. If you want to get right to the point, skip to the section “The Thrill of Battle And Joy Of Defeat”. The next few sections go into a little more in depth than a standard review. You can see this depth in a few different areas, but the areas that its really important to see it is first is in the weapons of Dauntless, then the importance of damage, and finally how you are going to want a team to survive. Far from it, I’ve found the systems in Dauntless to have balanced a layer of depth with accessibility that makes me want to continue to master my ability to fight giants. It’s important to say here that simple doesn’t mean shallow. Fight behemoths, collect parts from said behemoths, and pretty flowers nearby the giant creatures, return to Ramsgate to craft really funky oversized weapons and potions, then get back out there to fight new giant creatures that have new and exciting ways to murder you in response. ![]() Finishing the tutorial mission gives you all the basics of how a hunt should go, and soon after you find yourself tossed back into Ramsgate, the hub of all other Slayers.Ī few quests in town, a few more guided hunts, and you understand every basic function that you’ll need to enjoy Dauntless. Once you sign in for the first time, you’re treated to an introduction cutscene or two, and are ‘dropped off’ as it were on an island with just a giant slab of metal that could be called a buster sword. “It’s literally just giant boss battles without any filler?” That’s right Eric, that’s the beauty of the game what makes it even more exciting is how you can jump right into these epic boss battles completely free.ĭauntless is right now a free download on the computer. “So wait,” my writer Eric asked when I invited him to try it out. What’s more important how accessible Dauntless is both in concept and in gameplay. For this review however, I'm not so worried about comparisons. If this sounds familiar, that’s because it should. As a new hopeful Slayer with a capital S, you’ve been tasked with hunting these things down and putting a stop to their rampages. There are giant monsters behemoths out there in the world, causing untold havoc. ![]() Simple Premise, Giant Creaturesĭauntless is a game that’s very straight forward about what it is, and that’s one of its charms. Let me try and convince you why its worth your time to pick up a massive sword to go save the world. After sinking 20 hours into this game in the last week alone, I’ve found I just can’t wait anymore to review this game. Nearly 10 months later, Dauntless is a game that is still in open beta. I found myself wanting to wait for their open beta to be over, to announce with some finality what I really thought about this game. It always felt like Dauntless was a good game just on the verge of becoming something great. Then it became “After I see what this new monster Koshai is like”, then it became “maybe after I get a chance to try out these new repeating revolvers”. ![]()
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