The Dark Eye – Demonicon is a new action RPG published by Kalypso. Overall it looks to have a diverse universe with a combat system similar to Fable.
The Story of The Dark Eye Demonicon
The story is fairly average for what you would see in a normal game. A brother and sister are trapped in a demonic power struggle. Early spoilers reveal that there should be some elements of choice in the final version of the game. Hopefully the final version will allow for quite a bit of choice.
The graphics of The Dark Eye Demonicon
Demonicon hosts some absolutely beautiful environments. The early trailers really do not do them justice, and we can only expect them to improve. As the game progresses you will move through the standard towns and valleys. But more than that, you will be taking the fight inside of nightmarish demon realms.
Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
In an industry filled with games like this, this game will succeed or fail based on combat. So far we have seen some basic combat in which the character fights multiple enemies. There are several quick-select items for using spells and such. Overall it looks very much like the combat you would see in Fable. Only time will tell whether they can diverge from the pack and really impress players with their combat system.
A Mixed Reception
Preliminary Youtube videos have gotten less than a stellar reception. People are calling this game a poor man’s Fable. There is certainly no denying that the animations are not great in the current form. But then, Star Wars: the Old Republic had even worse animation and people love it. We honestly have not played the early version yet, but we are hopeful it will improve. Of course, we will be the first to tell you if it does not.
