4. Dragon Hound (2019)
What was Dragon Hound? Dragon Hound was intended to be a mix between Monster Hunter World and an MMORPG. The focus was on various creatures and massive dragons that were to be battled.
In trailers, you could see players on horses attacking monsters with arrows and even cannons from their backs. The MMO was first presented at G-Star 2018.
What did the MMO fail at? Even before Dragon Hound was released, development was halted. According to the publisher Nexon, they wanted to focus on titles that promise success.
Apparently, Dragon Hound did not meet that standard.
What are the best memories? The best and perhaps only memory of the game was at the Game Developers Conference in spring 2019. There, Dragon Hound was showcased as an example of ray tracing.
The ray tracing was supposed to elevate the graphics to a higher level. Reflections and shadows were to be improved as a result. Unfortunately, we will never find out if Dragon Hound would have become a graphical masterpiece.
Are there alternatives or successors? A very clear and likely much stronger alternative is Monster Hunter World. Here, too, the huge creatures you can hunt are at the forefront.
