Dragon Prana (Android)

The “Dragon” series of games are generally differentiated by their art style (“8-bit remade as 16-bit chonky pixel graphics”) and plots revolving around the thee kingdoms of humans, elves and dwarves that don’t get along but need to unite against a threat. In this case, the demon king who was sealed 100 years ago is going to break free, so the descendants of the original heroes are sent to investigate. Unfortunately, the human prince is a weenie (doubly problematic because the human hero was responsible for sealing the demon, and the human kingdom is supreme because of it), so he sends a strong commoner and his competent retainer in his place.

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Overall: This is a very “by the numbers” jrpg, probably needlessly complex and a little longer than it needs to be, given the simplicity of the plot and the relative shallowness of the characters. It’s not bad, it’s not great, it’s playable but forgettable.