
As a result, the game feels less of a chore although the actual story is 10 times longer. For Hunter Island, we wrote an engaging main story separate from side quests, added NPC interaction, and more importantly added a grand goal for each section of the game which directly ties in with the overall story.


Just in case some of the readers are considering picking up Dragon Island, I would like to note that it has an average overall rating of 5/5 Stars in the U.S., and we gave it our absolute best at the time. RK: Dragon Island Blue had 3 major sources of critical feedback: lack of a gripping storyline, lack of visual appeal (especially the interface), and the lack of updates (new content). We released Dragon Island Blue approximately a year ago, then spent the last year improving the engine based on user feedback, which led to Hunter Island.ġ48Apps: Were there any lessons/techniques/etc you were able to apply to Hunter Island after working on Dragon Island Blue?

We’ve been building a collection RPG engine for the past 3 years. Ryan Kelley (RK): Dragon Island Blue should get a separate sequel sometime in the future. And I have to say, things are looking good so far.ġ48Apps: Would you consider Hunter Island to be a sequel to Dragon Island Blue, or something like a spiritual successor? We recently had a talk with Ryan Kelley, COO of ZigZaGame, about Dragon Island Blue's reception, and what he and the rest of the team hope to accomplish with this spiritual successor of sorts. Now, just under a year later, we've got Hunter Island to look forward to. It was (and arguably still is) the closest thing we've got to Nintendo's exclusive monster-collection RPG series, while providing more than enough of its own unique gameplay elements to stand on its own. NOTE: The game is free to play and can be played both online and offline.When ZigZaGame's Dragon Island Bluewas released on the App Store, many iOS gamers heaved a sigh of relief. Spend your day on the farm and make this day happy! Watching the Northern Lights is better when you are together with friends! Build your own town & welcome visitors!

Grow fruit trees & plants in fields and gardens Build mine to extract iron ore and salt Produce & trade all sorts of goods: from dairy to axes Grow fish & octopus with a fisherman boy, extract ore and make axes & other instruments on your own! Loot silver and gold from other lands and islands! Even cold weather will not prevent Vikings! Sell and buy goods via ship with Viking sailors. Build your own Viking farm in north lands and develop it! Earn coins, harvest crops, feed animals and even grow up a cute little dragon together with a brave Viking girl. Hay, Viking! Welcome to Dragon Island! Vikings, dragons, ships and a little magic wait for you here.
