Dragon's Dogma

[zenith16]

Dragon’s Dogma Has A Twist On MMORPG Style Raids May 9, 2012 . 5:00pm

Dragon’s Dogma doesn’t have any multiplayer modes. Instead, what it will have is an asynchronous MMORPG-like “raid”.


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[Whiskey Tango]

Hadn't heard about this game until last night when a guy mentioned it during a ME3 match. Anyway watched some vids and it looks pretty damn cool. Co-op play would be cool alas but what I've read about the pawn sytem (in this old article here) sounds pretty darned neat itself.

Gonna try the demo if it ever finishes lol

[The Squirrel]

The demo is way to chaotic for me. I can't tell what's going on in it.

[Soapy]

Too chaotic in what way?

[The Squirrel]

The battle system seems to be all over the place for me. I think I'd enjoy more if I had fewer to no pawns with me, so I could actually tell what was attacking what.

[zenith16]

How Dragon’s Dogma Feeds You Information And Quests

May 13, 2012 . 1:30pm“If it’s vital information, pawns and the occupants of the town will come tell you of their own volition,” writes director, Hideaki Itsuno.
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[James]

This looks really cool. I especially like the ability to get launched into the air.

[Whiskey Tango]

Originally Posted by James

This looks really cool. I especially like the ability to get launched into the air.

I didn't figure out how to pull that off.

I did like how atmospheric the dungeon level was.

[James]

Originally Posted by Whiskey Tango

I didn't figure out how to pull that off.

I did like how atmospheric the dungeon level was.

Oh, I should have been clearer. In one video I saw the player latched onto a flying monster (a griffin, maybe) and it carried the player up into the air with it. Is it out already? I've been out of the video game loop since early March, when my Xbox broke.

[Whiskey Tango]

Originally Posted by James

Oh, I should have been clearer. In one video I saw the player latched onto a flying monster (a griffin, maybe) and it carried the player up into the air with it. Is it out already? I've been out of the video game loop since early March, when my Xbox broke.

Oh yeah, I think any character can climb on a monster like that. How long you can grip is based on things like how heavy your armor is, body size etc. Striders are the ones who are excel at it apparently.

wiki says release date is May 22 in the US, 25th in EU

[James]

Originally Posted by Whiskey Tango

Oh yeah, I think any character can climb on a monster like that. How long you can grip is based on things like how heavy your armor is, body size etc. Striders are the ones who are excel at it apparently.

wiki says release date is May 22 in the US, 25th in EU

(I've typed this reply out 3 times now, something's acting kooky with the SHH. I hope it's not posting every time)

Sweet! Looks like it's due here in NZ on the 25th here as well. Reasonably priced too (as opposed to say, Max Payne 3). Hopefully I'll have a working console by then!

[zenith16]

This Week In Imports: Heart Of A Dragon

By Spencer . May 21, 2012 . 4:03pmDragon’s Dogma is said to have a massive budget. We’re about to see if Capcom spent their money wisely since the action RPG makes its debut worldwide this week.


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[Wolvieboy17]

Quite seriously considering getting this. After Playing and reading the Witcher series, I'm seriously craving more fantasy gaming.

[Whiskey Tango]

I'm picking it up this weekend. Maybe earlier, if I can get Friday off.

[Speedball]

Got the game on tuesday, and it's... interesting... It has some serious graphical tearing issues on the 360, even after installed.
But the pawn system is neat, and it has this cool feature that allows you to post an ingame photos to a social network site.



My main pawn is the guy in the white shirt.

[ProjectPat2280]

Do you create a character ala Skyrim or do you play as an established character, like in the Witcher?

[Soapy]

You make your own guy. They let you mess around with the character creator in the demo and then import him or her into the game.

[ProjectPat2280]

Originally Posted by Soapy

You make your own guy. They let you mess around with the character creator in the demo and then import him or her into the game.

Thanks for the info. Will have to check this out. Have u tried it? What did u think?

[Soapy]

I thought the combat was a lot of fun. I especially liked playing as the rogue/archer class in the second section of the demo. They don't let you get to wander around in the open world in the demo though, but it's just as well as I hear the open world stuff is kind of pointless. But yeah, the gameplay is pretty fun, and if it had multiplayer in it this probably would have been a day one purchase for me, but hearing the world feels really sterile kind of turned me off of it.

[James]

Originally Posted by Speedball2280

and it has this cool feature that allows you to post an ingame photos to a social network site.

If I wasn't already planning on getting this game, that feature alone would sell me. Every game should come with something like this, especially open-world games.

[Wolvieboy17]

Been playing a couple of hours. It's got it's flaws but I'm still having a lot of fun so far. Fighting a Hydra was really cool. If anyone gets this, feel free to summon my pawn, under the GT Wolvieboy. It's Triss from Witcher :P

[X Knight]

so, how's the story in this game?

also, are there romance options?

[shallbecomeabat]

So, guys... overall... is this game a solid recommendation? I really like what I've seen so far, but I hear so much bad stuff about the story and quest designs.
Am thinking about buying it tomorrow, so I would value some input.

[Iceman]

You guys know a sequel to this has been confirmed?

[Whiskey Tango]

Originally Posted by Iceman

You guys know a sequel to this has been confirmed?

I know it sold really well in Japan and fairly good in the US but haven't seen any sequel news.