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Retro dungeon crawling RPG and tower defense fused together | First Impressions - Dwerve
6K View2023-05-27Dwerve is a captivating blend of retro art dungeon crawling RPG and tower defense combat, enveloped in a high fantasy narrative featuring Dwarves, Elves, and Trolls. Recently released for PC, with a mobile version on the horizon, I had the opportunity to test the demo version called Dwerve: Prologue.
The gameplay in Dwerve is straightforward yet involves the player strategically. Players traverse the land, engaging in battles against monsters and solving puzzles along the way, in some occasions navigating maze-like levels and activating levers to open gates. The map design exhibits cleverness in multiple aspects, notably in minimizing the need for excessive backtracking during quests. However, the standout feature that sets Dwerve apart from other retro RPG games lies in its combat system.
The combat is infused with tower defense combat system that is tantamount to the Dwerve’s survival. Using his magical stones, he can place structures from a current lineup of four, on any empty tile on the land, significantly increasing his defensive and offensive capabilities. These structures range from spin blade turrets, dealing devastating melee damage in an area of effect, to crossbow turrets, capable of delivering precise, long-range attacks.
As the game progresses, additional structures and turrets can be unlocked, further expanding players' tactical options. While these structures possess limited health or duration, they can be seamlessly recalled and rebuilt in an instant, as long as the player retrieves back the magical stones. As he progresses, the protagonist also acquires coins that can be used to purchase upgrades for his towers, such as increased damage or durability.
The gameplay is interesting, however it's not without its flaws. From the PC to mobile controls, the touchscreen controls have some form of unresponsiveness. I’ve experienced being unable to move multiple times already while in combat and frantically building turrets, leading to an unwarranted death multiple times. It doesn’t help that the checkpoint/save system is bound to frustrate players too, which doesn’t allow for manual saving and restarts the entire level if ever you decide, or accidentally leave the instance.
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An amalgamation of nostalgia and modernized gameplay | Review - Dwerve
Dwerve is a tower defense adventure RPG featuring retro style pixel art graphics and some light puzzle solving elements.
🟩Pros
+Compelling fantasy RPG adventure
+Strategic tower defense combat
+Controller Support
🟥Cons
-unresponsive controls, especially the movement
-checkpoint/save system bound to frustrate players
Dwerve is a captivating blend of retro art dungeon crawling RPG and tower defense combat, enveloped in a high fantasy narrative featuring Dwarves, Elves, and Trolls. Recently released for PC, with a mobile version on the horizon, I had the opportunity to test the demo version called
lyndonguitar2K2023-05-27
Dwerve: A Captivating Blend of Tower Defense, RPG, and Puzzle
Embark on an extraordinary journey in Dwerve, an Android game that seamlessly combines tower defense, tactical RPG elements, strategy, and puzzles. Step into the shoes of a young dwarf tinkerer who dares to explore a long-lost kingdom and unlock the ancient technologies of the warsmiths: powerful turrets and traps. These inventions are the key to defending the dwarves against the nefarious Witch-Queen Vandra and her army of bloodthirsty trolls and monstrous creatures seeking to conquer the surface.
GwimGaming6K2023-06-20
Hi, meet Dwerve — a Dwarf Tinkerer who Fights with Turrets & Traps!
Hi Warsmiths!
I'm Percy from Half Human Games, the small team behind Dwerve, an epic action-adventure with tower defense combat where you play as Dwerve, a dwarven tinkerer who fights with turrets and traps. With Dwerve, we mash up the tower defense and dungeon crawling genres to craft a novel strategic action experience.
Dwerve is inspired by SNES RPGs like A Link to the Past as well as modern games like Orcs Must Die and Dungeon Defenders which mix tower defense and action RPG elements. We wanted to create a whimsical fantasy adventure with an immersive world and compelling storytelling, just like the classic Zelda games — but with tactical turret-based combat!
Dwerve12K2023-06-04
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Thank you so much for creating content for Dwerve and sharing your experience and thoughts here on TapTap! Really glad you enjoyed the the game. We will work to address the issues with responsiveness in future builds :)
2023-06-19
bro iam stuck in this part, like the wolf did not spawn, so important can't continue the game, can y tell me the solutions
2023-06-22
bad gameplay s2pid player
2023-06-19