Posted September 12, 2023
Heroes of the Lance is quite possibly the worst D&D game ever made. Even Decent to Undermountain is a better experience to me.
Luckily, there are several great and not great but far better ways to experience the story. Here is how I'd rank them best to worst:
Read Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Play the old D&D module DL1: Dragons of Despair with friends
Play DL1: Dragons of Despair in Neverwinter Nights. This requires owning Neverwinter Nights (not the MMO Neverwinter) and downloading the free module from neverwintervault.org
Watch the movie, Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Play the NES version of the game (just don't, it's even a little worse than PC).
If you want to play a video game version, the adaptation of DL1 to Neverwinter Nights is a good choice. It isn't the best adventure in NWN by any means, but despite its flaws, I'm enjoying it far more than the awful Heroes of the Lance. It is a bit tedious and cheesy, but at least it's playable. The novel is by far the best choice, however.
Luckily, there are several great and not great but far better ways to experience the story. Here is how I'd rank them best to worst:
Read Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Play the old D&D module DL1: Dragons of Despair with friends
Play DL1: Dragons of Despair in Neverwinter Nights. This requires owning Neverwinter Nights (not the MMO Neverwinter) and downloading the free module from neverwintervault.org
Watch the movie, Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Play the NES version of the game (just don't, it's even a little worse than PC).
If you want to play a video game version, the adaptation of DL1 to Neverwinter Nights is a good choice. It isn't the best adventure in NWN by any means, but despite its flaws, I'm enjoying it far more than the awful Heroes of the Lance. It is a bit tedious and cheesy, but at least it's playable. The novel is by far the best choice, however.