Hey, guys, do you want to take part in the epic struggle "to defeat the evil Rezlus and his Zhentarim" in the Dungeons & Dragons universe? Great! You'll get to do just that Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale, a downloadable hack-and-slash title set for release in Spring 2011 on XBLA, PSN, and PC.

Scratch: The Ultimate DJ developer Bedlam Games is the creating this next D&D title, which is said to support both online and local co-op for up to four players. Publisher Atari's page on the game confirms the usual fantasy stuff for Daggerdale. Expect underground lairs, magic casting, loot, quests, a deep character creation component, and a "riveting narrative."
 
Perhaps the most important detail we've learned since reading over the press materials is actually not mentioned in the press materials at all. Daggerdale will have skeletons. The evil, walking kind. Get your first look in the trailer just below.
  

Hey, guys, do you want to take part in the epic struggle "to defeat the evil Rezlus and his Zhentarim" in the Dungeons & Dragons universe? Great! You'll get to do just that Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale, a downloadable hack-and-slash title set for release in Spring 2011 on XBLA, PSN, and PC.

Scratch: The Ultimate DJ developer Bedlam Games is the creating this next D&D title, which is said to support both online and local co-op for up to four players. Publisher Atari's page on the game confirms the usual fantasy stuff for Daggerdale. Expect underground lairs, magic casting, loot, quests, a deep character creation component, and a "riveting narrative."
 
Perhaps the most important detail we've learned since reading over the press materials is actually not mentioned in the press materials at all. Daggerdale will have skeletons. The evil, walking kind. Get your first look in the trailer just below.
  

sweet.....

Daggerdale is an absolutely awful name.
 
I realize it's an actual location in Forgotten Realms, but it's still an awful name.

" Daggerdale is an absolutely awful name.   I realize it's an actual location in Forgotten Realms, but it's still an awful name. "

Wait. Atari still matters?

At first I thought that it would be stupid to do an action game unless it was Neverwinter Nights. Then I thought about Dark Alliance. Now that was a good game.

Remember when D&D was a really great video game franchise?

Well the original adventure module this is probably based on was fun enough so maybe I will give it a look when it comes out.  Sure seems to have plenty of skeletons in it so that makes it a winner yes?

If the loot is good, I might be interested.

Daggerdale sounds like a happenin' town.

Alright, count me in.

Daggerdale? Its like they're not even trying . . .

" Remember when D&D was a really great video game franchise? "

" Daggerdale is an absolutely awful name.   I realize it's an actual location in Forgotten Realms, but it's still an awful name. "

whats going to make this special compared to the other games out there?

Wow this looks bad.

It sounds like a town in fallout where everyone fights with knifes. "

" @extremeradical said:

" Remember when D&D was a really great video game franchise? "

no... "

" @extremeradical said:

" Remember when D&D was a really great video game franchise? "

no... "

Given how many skeletons I've killed in D&D games in the past, I sure hope this one has a wider variety of enemies than the 2.5 (flaming skeletons, while cool, are still skeletons) that I saw in this.

Thats a really bad name

Neat. Co-Op?

Looks inspired and interes...actually, never mind...I was thinking of something else D:

Daggerdale sounds like a toothless old prospector who threatens trespassers with a small pocket knife.
 
"Don't mind him. That's just ol' Dagger Dale."

Uh... Daggerdale?

Looks about as bad as a trailer can look.

Maybe I'm expecting too much for a "downloadable title", but I hope it does the D&D system justice and has GM options.

" @DXmagma said:

It sounds like a town in fallout where everyone fights with knifes. "

I wanna meet that town.  "

to all the people complaining about the name "Daggerdale." 
did you see the trailer? the name is the least of this game's troubles.

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale: Dddddddddddddddddd

sounds like somethin i would pick up

The expansion will be called Swordburg. Followed by another named Bowvale.

Its dogtime in daggerdale.

For a second, I thought it said Daggerfall. Oh, and remember when Dungeons and Dragons was a game license to be respected?

i enjoyed the Dark Alliance games so if they can nail that, great for them. But part of me thinks they are just trying to get this out the door. The last D&D licensed game was back in 2006 with Neverwinter Nights 2 and Hasbro has been demanding that they get the license back from Atari. So why not just slap something together quickly to show Hasbro that they still are using the license. May not be a great game but it is a game. 
 
Crazy conspiracy thoughts but it was the first thing that came to mind.

not the kind of dnd i was looking for.

I wonder if this is just a downloadable console game using the Stormreach engine. 
 
My understanding is that's a multiplayer instanced online game...I haven't played it, I guess it's free now?  Maybe I should check it out?

Boring combat? Add in some 360 degree camera pans! That'll do the trick!

Hack&slash ala Diablo/Torchlight but with D&D rules? Sure sign me up

More like Daggerphail, lolol. Looks like a terrible abuse of the license.

Somebody get to Bedlam's offices, kidnap one of them, and not the fucker go until you figure out what the fuck is going on with Scratch.

Looks neat. I'm not aware of much in the way of co-op like this. Especially non-iso 3rd person hack and slash.

I really like how Bedlam is making this. Glad to hear try haven't shut down. They did a lot of work on Scratch and it kinda went nowhere. If this was Activison they would likely be dissolved.

Bravo to Atari

Also this makes me want Tower of Doom and Shadows over Mystara to be released on XBLA/PSN.

Despite being capcom owned.

" @FraggingRights said:

" @DXmagma said:

It sounds like a town in fallout where everyone fights with knifes. "

I wanna meet that town.  "

Armed to the teeth with plasma weaponry?"

Looks cool. Terrible title, though.