Underplayed Gems

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era (2023)

Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of a New Era cover
Developer
Ninetail
Publisher
JAST
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, RPG
Rating
3.9 of 5, 71 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A turn-based dungeon crawler with visual novel elements, where exploring ruins and navigating political tension creates a story-driven, emotional fantasy adventure.

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What players say

Players praise the art and story but are sharply divided on the gameplay. The drag-and-drop menu system is widely called obtuse, dungeons are considered tedious to navigate without a map, and combat is heavily reliant on trial-and-error elemental weaknesses. A significant number report frequent crashes that wipe unsaved progress.

Screenshots

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