Software:Dragon Star Varnir
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| Developer(s) | Compile Heart |
| Publisher(s) | Idea Factory |
| Director(s) | Makoto Kitano[1] |
| Producer(s) | Norihisa Kochiwa[1] |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | PlayStation 4Windows
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dragon Star Varnir[lower-alpha 1] is a 2018 role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in October 2018 and worldwide in June 2019, for Windows in October 2019, and for Nintendo Switch in 2021.[2] The game follows a knight named Zephy who is tasked to fight witches and dragons, but is turned into a witch by his enemies in order to save him from death by the hands of a dragon. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its battle system as an improvement from past Compile Heart games but criticized other aspects of its presentation.
Reception
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Dragon Star Varnir received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3] Matt Sainsbury of Digitally Downloaded rated the game 90/100, saying the game "ratchets things up" from the developer's "budget, fanservicey JRPGs" with a "rich bit of storytelling", and saying that "battles [...] never become rote".[7] Zach Wilkerson of RPGFan rated it 79/100, calling the battle system where the game "truly shines", though criticizing the story as "never reach[ing] the potential of its engaging premise", and saying that "too much happens at the beginning", with every major character introduced in the first half hour, hurting their character development.[8] Brian Santana of IGN Spain rated it 65/100, criticizing the plot as simplistic with "flat characters", but praising the battle system and its tactical components.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Ryū Hoshi no Varnir (竜星のヴァルニール Ryū Hoshi no Varunīru)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Compile Heart announces Varnir of the Dragon Star for PS4 [Update 2"]. 13 June 2018. https://www.gematsu.com/2018/06/compile-heart-announces-valneer-of-the-dragon-star-for-ps4.
- ↑ "Dragon Star Varnir coming to Switch this spring in Japan". 9 February 2021. https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/dragon-star-varnir-coming-to-switch-this-spring-in-japan.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dragon Star Varnir for PlayStation 4 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-star-varnir/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4.
- ↑ "Dragon Star Varnir for Switch Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-star-varnir/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch.
- ↑ Costa, Ryan (12 September 2021). "Dragon Star Varnir Review". https://rpgamer.com/review/dragon-star-varnir-review/.
- ↑ Wilkerson, Zach (12 September 2021). "Dragon Star Varnir". https://www.rpgfan.com/review/dragon-star-varnir/.
- ↑ S, Matt (7 June 2019). "Review: Dragon Star Varnir (Sony PlayStation 4)". http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2019/06/review-dragon-star-varnir-sony.html.
- ↑ "RPGFan Review - Dragon Star Varnir". http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Dragon_Star_Varnir/index.html.
- ↑ "Análisis de Dragon Star Varnir para PS4 y PC" (in es). 2019-07-05. https://es.ign.com/dragon-star-varnir-ps4/152181/review/analisis-de-dragon-star-varnir-para-ps4-y-pc.
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