D&D Dark Alliance - co-op action brawler where you play Drizzt's party

[Harthwain]

I am guessing they're aiming at the Vermintide crowd - judging by all the slashing in the trailer - but the question is if there is still a niche left for Dark Alliance to fill.

I feel like this game is aiming for an audience that doesn't exist. I mean, what kind of people play D&D vidya games in the first place? People who want to play D&D, but HAVE NO FRIENDS. Now you want to make a co-op version so you need friends to play? If people who played D&D vidya games HAD FRIENDS, they would ACTUALLY BEING PLAYING D&D.

The real issue isn't the lack of friends. You can make co-op work with a matchmaker. The bigger problem is the lack of time, but that can be solved by making a session not too time-intensive.

 

[Mojobeard]

That skinny 19 year old speed metal guitarist is not my Drizzt. Hashtag.

Now this is a Drizzt... Dritst? Drizz? Drits?... A Drizzit:

 

[nyjsu]

If anything, trailer really captures that early 2000's feel with bad animation, In Flames and a slogan like "Slay together". I wonder if they just had an intern who put that pos together by himself.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Drizzt is a fucking manlet. He's 5'4. That's why drizzt cannot be a hero.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

On the one hand, they have barbarians. On the other hand they have elves also. In yet another hand, the trailer is shit, but in the other other hand they have dwarves.
Is this what ambivalence is like?

 

[Nortar]

Drizzt is a fucking manlet. He's 5'4. That's why drizzt cannot be a hero.

As it's pretty much as tall as a dork elf could ever grow, he could be a hero in a drow basketball team!

 

[rusty_shackleford]

On the one hand, they have barbarians. On the other hand they have elves also. In yet another hand, the trailer is shit, but in the other other hand they have dwarves.
Is this what ambivalence is like?

http://catb.org/jargon/html/O/on-the-gripping-hand.html

 

[nikolokolus]

Bill Willingham or go home

 

[thesheeep]

I am guessing they're aiming at the Vermintide crowd - judging by all the slashing in the trailer - but the question is if there is still a niche left for Dark Alliance to fill.

If it was a good Vermintidde-style game, I'd absolutely be in.
Played the hell out of both Vermintide 1 and 2, both with my GF, too, but I'm kinda done with the games now.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

On the one hand, they have barbarians. On the other hand they have elves also. In yet another hand, the trailer is shit, but in the other other hand they have dwarves.
Is this what ambivalence is like?

http://catb.org/jargon/html/O/on-the-gripping-hand.html

Appreciate it men, thanks.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Elex]

The screens look even worse than the video.
how is possibile?

 

[Sacibengala]

looks like cgi from early 2000's

 

[Delterius]

looks like cgi from early 2000's

it is in keeping with Hervé Caen's Dark Alliance series

 

[Modron]

The screens look even worse than the video.
how is possibile?

Things often look better in motion than stills, news at 11.

 

[Theldaran]

Had to search for the "February 2020" tag. Even with the relatively clean design of the magazine, I was wondering if this was some early 2000 shit.

This is true nostalgia even in the olden graphics. If anyone is feeling nostalgic about Dark Alliance, that is.

 

[Ranarama]

Co-op though? And Dark Alliance didn't really have the character build and itemisation of even diablo.

 

[Elex]

The screens look even worse than the video.
how is possibile?

Things often look better in motion than stills, news at 11.

not with that animations.

 

[a Goat]

probably someone already made this long time ago but here are 2 comments on the trailer by me:

 

[Ontopoly]

I actually really liked the drizzt books, especially the Prequel trilogy but they seriously need to stop forcing this guy into everything. Has R.A Salvatore ever spoken about how his character is forced into everything, what does he think about it?

 

[a Goat]

One more cuz I felt like it(wouldn't link but I'm proud of how well I lined it up with the song):

 

[Ontopoly]

That skinny 19 year old speed metal guitarist is not my Drizzt. Hashtag.

Now this is a Drizzt... Dritst? Drizz? Drits?... A Drizzit:

You tried to imagine a hero drow kicking ass and what you settled on was an old man with a receding hairline? Let's hope his knees don't give out while he's fighting a gnome.

 

[hoothoot]

Used to play Dark Alliance on ps2 with mates and it was good for what it was. Race ahead of your friend to pop chests and greedloot, aggroing enemies while chaos ensues. Good times.

 

[LESS T_T]

No gameplay interviews:

• Dark Alliance’s big bad is one of the Companions of the Hall’s nemeses: Crenshinibon https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/18/...companions-of-the-halls-nemeses-crenshinibon/
• D&D’s new action RPG, Dark Alliance, is about what happens after players roll for initiative https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/18/2...action-rpg-r-a-salvatore-dungeons-and-dragons

Also the tie-in book: https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/icewind-dale-rime-frostmaiden

 

[LESS T_T]

IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-dd-dark-alliance-concept-art-and-gameplay-details-revealed

This absence of gameplay (while release slated this Fall) makes me more appreciate how Larian is showing BG3.