Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons

August 16, 2019

AdventureStrategy Nintendo SwitchPC

Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring unique "living map" graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains and eradicate legendary monsters in order to allow Christopher Columbus the discovery of the New World. STORY Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492. In 10 weeks. With …

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Alan Murilo Pereira Duque Nintendo Blast Aug 2019
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Here Be Dragons delivers a differentiated strategy title in the realm of aesthetics and gameplay, with a system that closely resembles what could be seen in a board game. Perhaps its significant support in the dice and chance drives away …"

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Drea Bunce TheSixthAxis Aug 2019
60.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

70.0

"Here Be Dragons is actually a well thought out and detailed game, but the lacklustre characters and plot leave a lot to be desired. Mechanically the game is wonderful, the incredible enemies and art style working fantastically, yet Here Be …"

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James Eckhoff The Digital Fix Aug 2019
90.0 /100

"Hilarious satire, clever art style, and increasingly complex gameplay make Here Be Dragons a pleasant experience all around. Mild mechanic hiccups blemished my experience from time to time, but not enough to discourage from taking to the sea time and …"

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James Willmott Movies Games and Tech Aug 2019
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

75.0

"To conclude, I want to reiterate my enjoyment with ‘Here Be Dragons’, despite the flaws noted above. Red Zero Games should receive mountains of praise for a funny, rich and beautiful game, which for me was one I found myself …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Aug 2019
70.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

20.0

"What do you get when you combine the randomness of the roll of the dice with a rule system that may be simple but has ample room for strategy (and mistakes) and a pretty sly sense of humor (though, as …"

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Kasjan Nowak Gamerweb.pl Aug 2019
80.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

35.0

"Here Be Dragons - Here Be Dragons is a production that I can strongly recommend. Although you pay 20 euro for few hours of gameplay with zero replayability."

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Matt Sainsbury Digitally Downloaded Aug 2019
60.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

28.0

Story

27.0

"There&s;s a good number of levels and the challenge is stiff enough that you&s;ll be plugging at it for quite some time."

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Neal Ronaghan NintendoWorldReport Aug 2019
65.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

90.0

"I still had fun with Here Be Dragons, mostly due to the art style and quirky satirical story, but the overall simplicity of the turn-based combat made it so dice rolls could easily sink your good time. This is a …"

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Paula Moore LadiesGamers.com Aug 2019
75.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

70.0

"While I have a couple of niggles as I stated above with Here Be Dragons, I do like what the game developers are trying to do. Though I think the game could do with some sort of sandbox mode, where …"

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Rob Larkin Gaming Nexus Aug 2019
88.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

92.0

"Apart from the humor, the well done mechanics, the unique presentation, the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have Here Be Dragons or the Romans ever done for us? My …"

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