Dragon's Crown 2013

Is it still worth playing?

Adventurers explore the dungeons of Hydeland in search of the magical Dragon's Crown, in this 2013 action role-playing game from Vanillaware for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. You choose from six classes and fight in the style of a beat em up, though you are free to move in any direction on the 2D plane. The main story spans nine stages and takes about ten hours, and every stage opens an alternative path later on. Back in a town you shop, repair equipment, take side jobs and appraise loot for gold, since gear is not revealed until then. A hero grows with skill points, and up to three companions can join, either computer controlled or other players online. Co-op opens near the end of the story. Loot to chase and stages to run again still give the beat em up a reason to come back.