The Nameless: Slay Dragon Reviews
A rich, character-driven choose-your-own-adventure story and a deep, rewarding job system make The Nameless: Slay Dragon a must-play for fans of classic RPGs and visual novels alike. It may be slightly rough around the edges, but its many strengths easily outweigh its few flaws.
Set aside your notions of how a modern RPG should look and play, and you're going to have a great time with The Nameless: Slay Dragon. Its focus on the characters and story and how your decisions affect them compensates for its more basic approach to how its world is displayed and navigated.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is a thoroughly robust, entertaining RPG adventure.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon has a lot of deep and engaging mechanics you can customize a variety of ways. You can be turned off by the static map or blocking but the story is pretty rich.
Interesting indie turn-based RPG on Nintendo Switch
The gamebook style of The Nameless: Slay Dragon is not something you see often, but the overreliance on RNG checks really sours the experience. There’s a good amount of content here for those that persevere (including story threads tied to multiple playthroughs), but I can’t really say that I had fun during my time with The Nameless: Slay Dragon.
If you want to jump into a solid text-based RPG that reminds you of the early 90s RPGs with great worlds to explore, big boss fights, and epic dungeons to explore, The Nameless: Slay Dragon is an excellent title for you to jump into and spend a lot of time with. It offers a beautiful world to explore that is addictive, and a well-written story ensures that you are hooked to it right from the start. Character selection might not be as diverse as some other options available in this genre, but it makes up for this with a lot of gameplay mechanics to master, skills to learn, and enemies to fight. Multiple endings and choice-driven gameplay ensure you are not in for a single playthrough. Highly recommended for RPG lovers and players looking for a game to sink a lot of hours into.
Simplicity with good execution is what defines The Nameless: Slay Dragon, very similar to a Tabletop RPG experience, the game wins in its narrative but can be off-putting due to its lack of localization.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
In a virtually infinite sea of indie RPGs, The Nameless: Slay Dragon manages to stand out by respecting its many influences and delivering a cohesive, polished and especially fun adventure, which proves to have done the right choice in focusing on the narrative and giving players freedom. Pretty much flawless from a technical standpoint, the Switch version is a great way to follow the steps of the legendary Dragon Slayer and bring peace to mankind once and for all.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is a significant experiment that combines elements from various RPGs into a cohesive, unified experience. It doesn't master any one system, but it also doesn't fall apart because of its ambitious goals. Instead, it creates a space where exploration, combat, storytelling, and building stats can all co-occur without one overshadowing the others.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is a suitable choice for fans of independent role-playing games, tabletop adaptations, and players who enjoy tactical combat and making meaningful choices. It costs about $17.99 and has multiple endings. For completists, there may be 100 hours of material. You can have a lot of fun with this if you don’t mind randomness and dice-based chaos.