I played the WORST rated D&D Game on Steam | Daggerdale Review

Daggerdale is an RPG based on 4th edition DnD that fails on every conceivable metric: gameplay, graphics and even music.

Dungeons and Dragons video games have always been a mixed bag. While there are classics like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, there are also games like, well Daggerdale, by Bedlam Games.

This 2011 game is the lowest rated DnD game on Metacritic, so I dove in to understand why. I played Daggerdale on PC, your mileage may vary if you have an ancient X-box 360 or PS 3 copy.

[xionkuriyama]

This is one of those pieces of media that I call cursed--not in the usual meme sense of somewhat unsettling, but rather in the sense that the only way their existence and level of quality can only be explained if we assume that the developers crossed a spiteful wizard and were cursed for a thousand years.

[LJL]

4:12 "To this aim, he has constructed the Tower of the void at the heart of this mine" Awful place for a tower. No need to enter the tower, Just undermine it. Half the work already done.

[fandraxx]

If you want a real hellscape of a D&D video game experience, then 1998's Decent into Undermountain is the place to go. It was literally (no hyperbole) released unfinished and, boy, does it show.

[kolbydavenport]

Sure, just backstab the quest giver at the end, right in front of the party who helped defeat the guy you got instantly beaten by, and stand there in front of them to tell them that they will have to beat every one of you. I'm sure that they wont just start with you at that point, that will end well

[AceWolf]

Honestly, I don't blame the dev team for this. I think that, given how fast they closed after release, they probably did the best with the situation they were stuck in. For sure it's a bad game, but if the dev team had time to patch it, and the budget I assume, I think it would be a lot better.

[WilliamSRD]

You mad lads did it! Heroes of the Lance video will be coming in the next few weeks (assuming that I can get it running!)
Stay tuned, because next week I'm set up to cover a DIFFERENT bad video game, specifically one meant to hurt the Warhammer 40k fans in my audience.

[AuntieHauntieGames]

Honestly, 4th Edition should have been a Renaissance for D&D video game development. More than any other edition, its rules set and approach to turn based combat could have been translated 1:1 into any number of single player and multiplayer video games.

[psmitty]

This game was so forgettable that when you mentioned how forgettable it was, I checked and found out that I also already own this game. I was apparently able to determine it was garbage in .4 hours.

[iceshenanigans]

PoV you're walking along minding your own business somewhere in the world:
*"Do Not Be Alarmed. I Am Lorin Aria."* 👁👄👁

[ferrante]

I played DaggerDale multiple times growing up. I have so much nostalgia for this game and such fond memories, beating it with all classes. Hearing it was regarded as "The Worst DnD game" shocks me, this'll be a trip

[corsaircarl]

I love when in RPGs they use the word "Adventurer" to mean "Globetrotting Murderhobo"

[sambas]

Some games are so mediocre that they don't even deserve to be remembered or reviewed in a YouTube video as one of the worst games. The worst games doesn't deserve to be on a podium whatsoever. This is one of them

[johnnywhiteshoe]

when this came out, it was awesome! it was simple and co-op and ticked enough boxes to be fun for about 20 hours. for $15 bucks, that was a steal

[sirmoth]

I got this game as a teen, and even poor judgment wasn't enough to get me to think it was worth finishing. Pretty sure I made it through the first act, got some magic armor that turned my whole character grey, and called it quits.

[Tosnoob]

Woah, someone who doesn't just straight up shit on 4th edition when it's mentioned? Much appreciated, it's disheartening how a lot of people talk about my favourite edition of the game.

[LootGoblinPenny]

Honestly, being rocketed skyward with the teleport was the most interesting mechanic this game had.

[CrowePerch]

That purple jumpsuit your halfling is wearing the whole game is just incredible 🤣🤣

[Sidewalkpeace]

Me and my buddy did this co-op on the sofa with controllers on the 360 and had a blast. We got to the end and max level. Was so sad to hear the studio shut down before part 2 came out.

[tgotti]

I am the mysterious hero who patched in the "cancel" option.

[saverofthehumens]

You know it won't be DnD in the slightest when character choices are: Human human, Hairier human, Taller human and Short human.