Dragalia Lost

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New mobile game from Nintendo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb6H...ature=youtu.be

https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/30/17...do-ios-android

Players assume the role of a hero known only as the Dragonblood Prince, whose name you get to choose. His royal duty is to guard the kingdom of Alberia with the help of a dragon, with whom he must form a pact. He’s joined by family members like his twin sister Zethia and partying mercenary Ranzal on his quest to befriend dragons and ensure Alberia’s survival.

The Cygames-developed project doesn’t have the most original fantasy RPG story. But it does provide for some interesting gameplay that relies on both humans and dragons to fight. Players use the touchscreen to swipe on enemies, causing damage while charging up additional ability meters. Dragons join alongside the customizable party to pitch in against other, stronger monsters. Better yet, humans can actually become dragons themselves for access to stronger attacks.

Multiplayer raids let up to four players take on online event quests together, although it looks like they’ll be bound to lengthy ID codes to connect as usual. There’s also cooperative play, according to Nintendo, which allows for players to go through parts of the story campaign together.

In each mode, there will be a number of weapon classes and 60-plus dragon friends to add some variety to the gameplay. But as any free-to-play mobile game does, there’s plenty of premium content that Dragalia Lost incentivizes players to drop money on. In-game currency allows players to access more characters and dragons, as well as extra power-up accessories. Although one type of currency is collected in-game, the other, Diamantium, must be bought with actual money.