WotC Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance will be de-listed from digital stores, multiplayer servers to be shut down

[Stormonu]

Diablo was also a glorified Gauntlet and it did well.

That is quite true, and being a glorified Gauntlet was meant as a compliment - I love Gauntlet and games like it.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's hard to make good games. Most video games released do suck and disapear into the void . . .

We're only noticing this one, because it's a part of our favorite franchise.

Wait, there's a new Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy videogame?

 

[Weiley31]

The only sucky part about playing this single player is, unless they changed it via an update, the fact your soloing the stages by yourself. No computer A.I party members at all to support ya.

I will say, though, that I did like the "visual" representation of Drizzit's panther as a Jo-Jo Bizarre Adventure type Stand.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

This likely is a sign that whatever Invoke is working on its not a sequel to Dark Alliance. I don't think it's BG4 either, that would most likely go to Archetype once Exo a DDdus is done given the founder of Archetype created the BG series.

I think the most likely things are a sequel to Pool of Radiance or Waterdeep games or maybe a new D&D game set in a different D&D setting like Eberron, Radiant Citadel.

If its not a D&D game Livelock 2 is a possibility.
This could be a sign next year we are getting an announcement from Invoke Studios about their new game.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Videogame industry should remember gamers don't have got enough money or enough time.

Sad, but no surprise at all. It is not only this game. Today lots of games don't want games as services, and online multiplayer videogames is a very hard market where even the most important studios can fail

If Hasbro is interested into videogame market, it should be off-line titles and collabs with the most popular multiplayer online.

* I wonder why Hasbro doesn't talk with Epic Games for a collab with Fortnite. I say it seriously.

 

[Zardnaar]

Is that the old dark alliance from 20 odd years ago?

 

[Weird Dave]

I keep hoping they'll find a way to bring Dungeons & Dragons Heroes back for modern consoles. Now that was a Gauntlet-type game! Pretty fun couch co-op on the OG Xbox, and one of the few reasons I still have the OG Xbox floating around here (well, that and Steel Battalion!).

 

[Nightfly]

Is that the old dark alliance from 20 odd years ago?

No. Just the same title to press the nostalgia button. Guess that didn't work.

 

[Nightfly]

Shame they aren't simply dropping the price and continuing to sell it for the single player experience. I'd try that for $5.00 or so during the next Steam sale! Oh well.

Yeah, I'm mystified by this. Maybe they committed so deeply to multi-player they they think it's basically not viable as a single-player game, even for five bucks. But if that's true, what a slap in the face to the poor suckers who bought it at full price and now have an empty shell.

 

[SteveC]

I remember playing the original game all the way through and really enjoying it. A friend picked up the new version and said, "Hey, let's play!" We booted it up, and I think he ended up getting a refund from Steam. It was that bad.

Now, if you want something fun to play that's a blast from the past, the port of the video game Chronicles of Mystara is still fantastic. "By the Abyss!"