I love the humor.

leveling takes too long in this game!

it isnt the fact that leveling takes so long that bothers me...it is that there isnt a way to save mid-quest (or is there?? i can't figure it out). I get halfway to a level or to the end of a quest and then need to close the window and have to start over again. this is frustrating.

overall a fun game though
jared

i hate this game!
Adventure quest and dragon fable shouldnt even be concidered games.
i refuse to play any "game" in which you will never be any good or will never unlock the last 2/3rds of the game, unless you pay the creator, for NOT making a decent game.
and then after you pay, your automaticaly better than everyone else who has played the game for over a year.
i want nothing to do with this nonsense, even see it on this site
no offence to AndrewW for posting it. but i vote that this is taken off this site!

if you still dont understand where im coming from. it would be like if Jay only let the people who pay him, play the colour games, and every other poor slob has to play the black and white games.

these are the only games im putting my foot down against, i hate how they look, how they work, and what they represent.
not to mention that they are both full of bugs that piss you off more.
if you dont want to pay for World of Warcraft, then just download other, better, free games like RYL, SC, and Enemy Territory.

Adventure quest and dragon fable are so bad, you can have more fun on your computer calculator, or windows solitare.

a time waister, yes: tainting JayisGames,yes: worth playing, NO

Meh, this is basiclly a worse version of Kingdom of Loathing (which you're already reviewed) without humor. The graphics are nice, I'll give you that, but the game isn't very deep. It kept me entertained for about 3 hours, but that's it. While I'm still playing KoL after about 3 [i]months[/i].

-Phil

Well, I was playin it a couple hours tonight at work, and its really pretty good. The only big beef is the lack of armour (hopefully they update that soon) and the lack of skill trainers from the Adventure Quest... but I guess they are updating that also. I dont think I would ever pay to be come a guardian or for tokens to unlock other things... but as a casual game, its a lotta fun

awesome game!!

While we're mentioning Artix, I have to encourage people to try out their primary game, Adventure Quest, of which Dragon Fable is a 'spin-off'. It's an incredibly expansive and deep game that is in sore need of a JiG review.

I'm a Dragonlord on this and I've been with it since Guardian Beta. I am looking forward to even more improvements to this game and can't wait for the full release. Thanks for the mention!

It's not bad. Obviously still developing, but still pretty fun. Graphics look nice and mechanics are simple but clean As for the payment thing... well,that's nothing new. Shareware games have been around for what seems like forever (remember "Doom", the grandaddy of shareware games I think?) - you got to get a taste of the full system, and if you wanted the full experience, you paid once for the full game, otherwise you had to content yourself with a partial game, which might be enough for some. Same principle, different delivery.

I love the little games like these.

Not everyone can make games for free. People need to earn a living. If you like the game enough, buy it. If you don't, hey at least you entertained yourself for a while.

And I have certainly kept myself entertained with this game for a while.

Thanks for posting it!

Another complaint I have is the generic-ness of the setting. It's just the same elves, dwarves, goblins, etc. that we've seen in almost every fantasy game.

This game has only been offically open for a couple of months. Which is the reason this game is pretty short right now, this is also the reason why there aren't armors or stat trainers give it some time. and this game is not a spin-off it's a prequel that takes place 3-5 years in the past. and no there isn't a way to save mid quest. but for the most part the quests are extremely short and if you have to close the browser all you have to do is go to the entrance of said quest and walk out and say yes when it asks you if you wanna quit and you'll keep all the gold and experience you'd earned up to that point. I've been playing Adventure quest since the very beginning. and am extremely excited for dragonfable. there isn't much to do now but in the beginning of AQ there wasn't much either. but with weekly updates this game will continue to grow into something amazing.

First I feel I must address the folks who made negative comments about this game.

Concerning leveling... I think the leveling is done in a progressive manner that makes sense. Obviously reaching the first few levels is very fast while it take longer to reach the higher levels, which is as it should be. It is supposed to be harder to go from level 25 to level 26 than it was to go from level 1 to level 2, only logical.

Second big issue...is it free or not. It is free with about 85% of the content available to the free players. If you want you can buy a membership...19.95 pays for a lifetime membership to the game without any further fees...EVER! Unlike many online games that charge monthly DF is a one time lifetime payment. For that payment you get access to about 10% more weapons than the free players and a few additional quests. These extra quests are not needed in order to follow the story line.

Storyline? Yep! DF is an ongoing story with new content added weekly on the average. Sometimes it can be longer but as a general rule there is an update every friday. This means the game will always have something new to do. Another fun thing is the tie-ins that it will have with it's fellow game of Adventure Quest also from Artix Entertainment...another free game with optional membership. In the two games we have already seen one crossover quest were our character's actions in DF affected the future (DF is set about 5 years in AQ's past)and the wrong has to be righted in AQ.

And as for the poster calling himself "crab"...how can you be a Dragonlord? There is no such class in DF. (I have been involved in the game since day 1...my character ID# is under 500)

Hey guys. I love this game I'm level 18 with all but two of the best weapons! You guys'll love this one in time if you don't already! The thing is it's not even a year old so it's really progressed pretty quickly if you think about it.

After completing a pet quest how do you "equip" your new pet ?

Select the pet in the quest menu in the shop, then "equip pet". To be honest, Pridelord > all a far as pets go :)

Jarak: Go to where you got the Pet Quest, click on the completed quest, and you should get an option to add your pet.

What I would like to see is this kind of game with "Final Fantasy" style combat. What I mean by that is a full team of characters with different skills that you use in a strategic way to win battles. This isn't it.

Ok, well so far I have been playing this game for a few days, and I really like it except for the bugs. I know this game is devloping so it is expected. I am really annoyed though because I go to "report a bug" and I can't post because I am not a member, and I try to get an account and it won't let me! GAHH. Luckly others have posted the same bug, so hopefully it will be fixed soon! I am ready for an update!

First of all, it just came out of beta a few months ago. Second of all it doesnt take that long to level, the cap is 25 so its currently about right. Third, the quests are short enough you shouldnt HAVE to save. Fourth, AMDUSIAS! Fifth, ditto, but I deleted my first char because there were only 3 char slots and I wanted a female warrior. Sixth, Dragonlord Class is in the works, read the Dragon Amulet info page. Seventh, twig is satan (inside joke). Eighth, the development of the game is more or less being influenced by we the players, so get involved in the forums. Ninth, if you do, dont tick off IceMasterYeti. Tenth, ten is a number that happens to other people.

While complaining about free games is like complaining about free candy, I have to agree with the complainers. Dragon Fable is okay for a few rounds, but the gameplay is slow and extremely repetitive: click an attack button, wait for the monsters to lunge at you, repeat until they're all dead or you are.

The game may be "in development," but so too was Adventure Quest, and last time I played that it looked exactly as it had months and months before ... and the gameplay was still clicking on an attack button over and over again. I don't think that counts as " incredibly expansive and deep game," even if you do add more and more areas in which to click the attack button (and this is coming from a World of Warcraft player who also loves small Flash games and has bought shareware several times). Yes, WoW costs money, but there are plenty of other free and nearly free Web games that do much better interesting D&D-like gameplay than do AQ or DF.

However, I don't get the above rant about paying for this. Like someone said, that's just like letting people play levels 1-5 of a shareware game, with levels 6-25 only for those who pay. Good on them for any money they make from people who do really enjoy this, and from the comments there seem to be happy customers.

how to get dragon coins

hey... plz dont criticize df... sure its a lil dumb with the gameplay and all but overall its fun ... oh and

p.s... u have to buy dragon coins =(

Ok I personally am addicted to this game and I will be paying for it! I play every day for hours

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