01 — Demajen tries... the First Two Loops of "Dragon Loop"
16"Dragon Loop" (formerly "Dragon Bell") is a hand-drawn metroidvania with a time-travelling mechanic and some fun systems, all of which would work a lot better if the game had a half-decent English localisation.
I'm told the team behind it is a two-man indie dev on a shoestring budget, which explains the copyrighted music I've had to mute (mostly in the second half of the video) and the lacklustre — or nonexistant in some places — localisation, but unfortunately the story and premise are interesting enough that the English translation is actually hampering my enjoyment of the game considerably. If "Dragon Loop" was a bad game with bad translation, I don't think I'd care as much, but the fact that I actually really want to play more but there are things that don't make any sense really bugs me, sadly.
I hope it sells enough that they can actually hire someone to do a proper translation of all the game's text as well as fix the awful music loops and copyrighted music issues.
At time of this video going live, the game has almost 200 reviews and only 12 of them are in English.
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"Dragon Loop " Map Pack
HQ Detailed Map Pack = https://ko-fi.com/s/21886eb838
Free Resources, including a full text walkthrough, a complete Time Map diagram, and a spreadsheet with Antique locations @ https://www.demajen.co.uk/DragonLoop
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00:00 - About Dragon Loop / Intro & Concerns
02:33 - Tutorial (No audio due to © )
04:50 - The First Loop
1:19:20 - End of the First Loop
1:23:40 - The Second Loop begins
2:02:00 - End of the Second Loop
2:05:02 - The game opens up / Tree's Eyes open
2:06:30 - Thoughts & Feedback
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ABOUT THE GAME
Dragonloop is a Metroidvania that combines time and map design. Explore the big world in a five-day loop and open up new world lines. Explore a 2D hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced and refreshing battles, retrieve memories.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059210/DragonLoop/.
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