Dragons and Titans is a free-to-play MOBA similar to Dota 2 and LoL. However, in Dragon and Titans your goal is much different in concept. In League and Dota they both feature ancients that the other team must destroy, but in Dragons and Titans you take control of a dragon with a throwaway character on top of it and the goal is to free your Titan by destroying the Titan cage. Similar concept, but executed in a different manner. The first thing you are forced to do is the prologue, which luckily you can skip through, but new players may want to sit through it.

The gameplay featured in Dragon and Titans is somewhat like a more simplistic approach to MOBA gaming. While some players may struggle at the start this game is seemingly much easier to get the hang of as seasoned MOBA player. You have your standard abilities brought up by the dragons and then added abilities from the weapon you choose. The weapons and dragons are unlockable through in game currency which you can earn as well as just buy the packs.

Dragons come in a pack of 3 and to hatch them you need $4.99 and for a pack of weapons it is only $1.99. Both are crucial to your experience, but you do get free weapons and dragons. However, some people in the community feel as if the game is Pay To Win. While I have not played long enough to outright say this a P2W game, I understand where the concern comes from, the dragons in weapons do actually drop in battle randomly though. It is just a faster way if you buy them. The games on average last about 20 minutes as well which is below average for competitive MOBA games.

The movement is different from the traditional MOBA as well. Instead of clicking the map you instant actually have to direct your dragon around the map. The major difference here being that the map is actually significantly smaller than maps like DOTA 2 and LoL. The maps are more straightforward and at times can feel kind of barren with the way they are set up. The game features 3 match types MOBA… for the MOBA players, Capture the point where you…. capture the point, and ARAM where your dragons are randomly selected and you have to free your titan from a single lane. Dragons and Titans has something you won’t see in most MOBAs either it has a singleplayer campaign. Which may not have the best storyline, but is a great place for ‘newbs’ to work on their skills.

The graphics in this game feel outdated and at times can look really ugly. The maps, dragons, and weapons are obviously where they show the most and aren’t on par with the modern MOBAs making it sink below their level. The maps do not hold a lot of detail and are somewhat smaller maps. The dragons hold some detail, but the rider has little to none. Overall though the game’s graphics are not doing the player any favors and look like something from 2010. With vague details everywhere the game’s beauty is nothing really to brag about. It has the same feeling with the voice acting. They aren’t terrible actors, but the voice and audio effects just sound like they were cheaply produced.

Overall though Dragons & Titans comes off as a bad LoL and DOTA 2 ripoff to the more experienced MOBA players. It is easy to suggest Dragons & Titans to inexperienced players to get them started and save the better MOBAs for when they have some experience under their belts, but it is hard to recommend Dragons & Titans to anyone looking for a more in-depth experience. If you want a great MOBA experience and not a cheap one stick with the one you enjoy. This is not a game changer in any means whatsoever.

Dragons & Titans may be enjoyable to you if you find DOTA 2 and LoL too hard, but to anyone else I would recommend staying away and saving your time. While Dragons & Titans would have been a solid MOBA game in 2008 (Before LoL came out) in 2014 it falls flat on its face with clunky fighting mechanics, subpar graphics and audio, and a system that can feel P2W at times. It isn’t exactly horrible, but it isn’t exactly good either.

Overall Score: 4.5/10

RGN Rating: Below Bronze Game

Developer: Wyrmbtye

Publisher: Versus Evil

Available On: PC

Review Copy Info: A digital voucher for in game content was provided to RealGamerNewz by the publisher for the purpose of the review.