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Quick Look: Dungeon & Dragons Daggerdale

Brad "Bharfalcon" Shoemaker joins Ryan and Matt as they THACO the Gygax out of some Daggerdale.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

May. 6 2011

Cast: Ryan, Brad, Matt

Posted by: Vinny

210 Comments

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Ketchup Feature?

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@xxNBxx said:
" @crusader8463:  It doesn't say anything about a PC release on their web site so I don't know if a PC version is even coming. "
IDK. Do a google for the game and everyone says it's coming out on PC/360/PS3. Why these guys go out of their way to hide a platform it's coming out on is beyond me.
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@Monk said:
" I would like to hear about Rorie's career as a strategy writer dammit! "
He wrote a bunch of online game guides for Gamespot back in the day but I didn't know he actually co-wrote a full on strategy guide.
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Ryan needs to chill, looting stuff is important.

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Edited By beach

"How are the daggers here?"


"I haven't found any yet..."

"WHAT THE FUCK!!!!"

Great way to start a Quick-Look
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@Little_Socrates:
Thank you, captain obvious.
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Edited By Kilraan1701

Wha't the f... release date in Europe on Steam ??? ;)

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Waaait... Did they actually use the same font as Daggerfall? I must be seeing things.. 

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@crusader8463 said:
" @2HeadedNinja said:
" wait ... did they scap the PC version? I am pretty sure this is supposed to be out on PC too? "
I keep hearing people say it's still coming to PC, even though all the trailers and promotional material I see for it completely ignore mentioning the platform. "
Im confused, the official Page is not a big help ... it shows PC on the bottom but only mentions xbl and psn on top.
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Ryan, were you drinkin' during this QL?

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Edited By Shadow

...Jerks not remembering Stargate SG1...

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Looks pretty boring.  No music, bland graphics.  Uninspired dungeon crawling.  I'll pass.

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This game needs a PC release.
With those graphics it'd be perfect for laptop gaming.

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I hate Dagger Dale, that guy's a dick.

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It's great that under Bharfalcon's helmet he's a bald space marine.

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pretty sure Daggerdale is a place in Forgotten Realms.  I've forgotten where, though.  wasn't it the place where Shandril was from?

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@Shadow said:
" ...Jerks not remembering Stargate SG1... "
Agreed.
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"How are the Dagger's here?"
"I haven't found any yet"
"WHAT THE FUCK!"
Best beginning ever!

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Edited By Vaile

Hoping this turns out really well. I need something to play with my friend this summer...

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@AngerPanda said:
" I hate Dagger Dale, that guy's a dick. "
Ok, bad joke....Took me a second to get, so kinda made me laugh a bit....On the inside.....
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"How are the daggers?"
"I still haven't found any."

"What the FUCK!"

Amazing.

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"What the FUCK!?" - Ryan

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Best first 10 seconds of any quick look ever.

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Edited By wolf_blitzer85

Oh word. Can't wait to get home and check this out.

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Edited By BombaLuigi

the ui and the overall style look alot like the d&d mmo, seems they share some assets...

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Edited By Citizengamer

Ryan's sarcastic thanks to Matt for "explaining what a rogue is" (27:12) reminded me of a time way back when I played "Lineage II." I had teamed up with a random rogue in a dungeon, but I soon noticed that the rogue was enthusiastically hacking away at the front of enemies. I suggested that he instead attack from behind to get his class damage bonus. He was genuinely astounded by that knowledge, despite already being level 30.

So yes, some people actually do need explanations for what a rogue is.

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will probably download it when it comes out

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The last time I played D&D tabletop some 12 years ago, there was this older kid with long hair and greasy glasses who played a female rogue and tried to cyber with all the NPCs.... That was the last time I played D&D....

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@Death_Unicorn said:
" "How are the daggers?""I still haven't found any.""What the FUCK!"Amazing. "
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Looks pretty good, hope it does well so maybe they can release some new areas and dungeons in the future.

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Something about the basic attack animation really irks me.

Other than that, it looks pretty good.
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Just TELL ME WHEN CHAMPIONS 3 IS COMING OUT!!!

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I went into this thinking it would be terrible, but I really like what I see.

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haha what a way to start with "WHAT THE FUCK!!"

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So down for this. the fact that its co-op makes it even more awesome, ill have another game to play with the homies :D

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Best opening to any quick look ever.

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It's pretty hilarious that this looks like a better game than Dragon Age 2.

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@Three0neFive said:
" It's pretty hilarious that this looks like a better game than Dragon Age 2. "
It´s sad for me, I´m going trough Origins in the PC right now...   

What was Bioware thinking?

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Oddest thing to notice, but damn those are neat cape physics!

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Dammit Brad, your voice puts me to sleep every time. I love you.

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I love DnD.  But this was just bad.

No rolling of stats.
No choice in how you roll your stats.
No choice in race/class combo.
No character personalization.
Limited core races.
Limited core classes.
Least they implemented local co-op.

Ask any DnD player what they want in a game, and I assure you it's not this. (I'm trying my best to stay away from any 4e bashing)

I would rather them do it right then not do it at all. Because when poor games like this come out and they do not sell well, it kills any chance of another better release coming along. But if they just did it properly in the first place they wouldn't have that problem.

I get transitioning DnD to the video game realm is hard given the nature of the game, but why does such a shitty company have to have the rights. Wizards this is why the movie failed, and this is why this game will fail.(The movie however does provide me with some laughs and lovely blue lipstick)

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I just want one question answered..
WHY IS THIS GAME NOT FOR THE PC??

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@Butler: You raise some very good points, and I understand your being upset.  That said, I am required by law to point at you and yell "NERRRRRRRD!"
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@SquirrelGOD:

Point taken and duly noted. ^^
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Edited By ectoplasma

 I went into this thinking it is cool, but it looks pretty bad. Edit: I didn't really realize that its a max 15$ dl title. For that I think it looks pretty cool ;).

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@Grissefar said:
" NWN 2, oh Rorie, aren't you ashamed to have worked on such a piece of garbage?You're in a better place now. "
Lol bioware fanboys loooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...
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@SquirrelGOD said:

" @Butler: You raise some very good points, and I understand your being upset.  That said, I am required by law to point at you and yell "NERRRRRRRD!" "

Aren't we all Nerds?
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@Butler said:
" @SquirrelGOD: Point taken and duly noted. ^^ "
@Butler said:
" I love DnD.  But this was just bad.No rolling of stats.No choice in how you roll your stats.No choice in race/class combo. No character personalization.Limited core races.Limited core classes.Least they implemented local co-op.Ask any DnD player what they want in a game, and I assure you it's not this. (I'm trying my best to stay away from any 4e bashing)I would rather them do it right then not do it at all. Because when poor games like this come out and they do not sell well, it kills any chance of another better release coming along. But if they just did it properly in the first place they wouldn't have that problem.I get transitioning DnD to the video game realm is hard given the nature of the game, but why does such a shitty company have to have the rights. Wizards this is why the movie failed, and this is why this game will fail.(The movie however does provide me with some laughs and lovely blue lipstick) "
I fully understand peoples issues with 4e and in fact I don't really like it myself that much. However it does at least try to solve the completely imbalanced shit fest that 3.5e became with all the supplemental books. It's nice that they try to make classes like fighters and rogues have a purpose other than being some dudes buff repository(read: bitch). All the dudes with CodZillas, world altering wizards or any other kind of multi-classed out the ass mongrel running around in 3.5 kinda made shit loco.

However that noble goal is completely crushed by the heaping pile of shit that constitutes what they did to the general lore of the FRs. Dragonborn as a mainline playable race EL OH EL that's the gayest shit ever. Also the cosmetic changes to tieflings are pretty lols as well.
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Edited By dvorak

Wow, I really want to play this.

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I'm genuinely surprised how good this looks for a downloadable.  It may not be the ultimate implementation of actual D&D in a game, but what do you really expect from a (probably) $15 game?