Dragon Kingdoms: A Legend's Beginning

Dragon Kingdoms: A Legend's Beginning is an RPG set in a world nearly torn apart by an ancient war between thirteen races, of which only a few remain. It focuses on exploration, quests and turn-based, side-view combat, with roads across several maps and discoveries off the beaten path.

Explore the world

You can find a sunken treasure chest in a pond, enter a cave that requires a canoe or boat, or discover a nearly lost civilization living in the mountaintops. Multiple forms of fast travel connect different parts of the world: map shrines lead to waypoints, a traveler can take you around the starting island, a friendly giant can carry you to other parts of the nearby continent, and a dragon can fly you around the world. Other forms of fast travel are also available.

Fishing is possible from logs or rocks in or near bodies of water. You start with a default rod and bait, which you can upgrade as you progress. Fish can also be found in pools of acid or lava, and some may be large enough to pull you in.

Fight and grow stronger

Combat is turn-based and viewed from the side. You face dozens of monsters, and the number is set to grow as development progresses. In the Hills Cave, southwest of Lakeland Town, the monsters get stronger as you venture deeper; the cave is said to be endless, though whether it is remains uncertain.

You can forge equipment you want to keep, such as turning a Frosty Sword into a Frosty Sword +1, +2 or +3. Whether an upgraded old weapon is worth using instead of newer equipment is up to you.

Take on quests

Quests include helping a surveyor clear monsters that are slowing work on a new road into the mountains, stopping a massive bird from terrorizing nearby travelers, and investigating the Traveler, who continually tracks everything the party does.

Giant-carrying minigames

In minigames, you ride on a friendly giant’s shoulders as he carries you across the land. You may need to jump over obstacles or fight tough enemies, and can even encounter a superboss. Some dangers become bigger when you are bigger.