Capcom Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

[SuicideBunny]

Nothing fills me with more dread than having to complete a long trudge against a landscape filled with monsters I already killed.

use the crystals/ferrystones?

 

[Delterius]

My cousin got a copy of this and I've cleared the Everfall and the Water God Temple. How I was left with the impression that this was just a Dark Souls clone I still don't know. Such an underrated game.

Personally I loved Dragon's Dogma. I just hope for a better execution of some things in the near future. That said, I'll always be amazed by how quickly I dismissed the game when it was released.

Fuck, I loved playing mages so much that I couldn't try the other classes. Haven't felt that in years.

 

[Whisky]

Same here, I totally dismissed it. It was released at the height of Capcom's dickheadery (When it was first announced, all that was shown was a dragon emblem, leading people to believe that a new Breath of Fire was being made.) and looked as if they were riding on the coattails of Dark Souls.

It turned out to be one of my favorite games this generation and it's nothing at all like Dark Souls and in more than a few ways, is better. You don't see a game as unique as this come by every year. I actually replayed the game after beating it. I haven't done that in years.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Sadly this game is probably a fluke.

Next one will have QTEs up the ass.

 

[Ninjerk]

Have the game, I like it but I only play it in small bits because game travel is excruciating. Nothing fills me with more dread than having to complete a long trudge against a landscape filled with monsters I already killed.

Totally agree with the travelling bit. I remember telling my cousin, "This game needs an Epona."

 

[Whisky]

Sadly this game is probably a fluke.

Next one will have QTEs up the ass.

Or maybe it'll be like Demons Souls to Dark Souls, where it's overall an improvement but loses some charm (Demons Souls Soundtrack composer was far superior for example.). Hey, I'm not always a pessimist.

But then, of course...Capcom.

 

[Kem0sabe]

A new Dragons Dogma game, with more fast travel options, better inventory management / UI and some more interesting quests would be just about the perfect console RPG.

 

[Delterius]

Anyone seen this? 'Dragon's Dogma' F2P 2D Vita game

 

[felipepepe]

None saw that, and I hope it stays that way.

 

[Delterius]

Well, it is for the Vita. I don't know if everyone sold their Vitas by this point or if they were so starved for games they'd lap that up.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Demons Souls is heavily discounted on the PSN store, anyone played it?

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

So, uh, slight offtopic, but does Vita have at least one decent game now?

 

[felipepepe]

Demons Souls is heavily discounted on the PSN store, anyone played it?

Just buy it already.

So, uh, slight offtopic, but does Vita have at least one decent game now?

Tons of ports, no good exclusive.

 

[Delterius]

Demons Souls is heavily discounted on the PSN store, anyone played it?

Played on a friend's PS3 all the way past the first boss. Even then I really liked it.

 

[XenomorphII]

Demons Souls is heavily discounted on the PSN store, anyone played it?

Get it.

 

[Whisky]

Get it. While Dark Souls improved things a lot, Demons Souls is a solid game with an awesome atmosphere and a kick ass soundtrack.

 

[Delterius]

For all the discussion of the game's systems I rarely see people talking about this game's story. Sure, this is no cinematic fest but I did like it. What did you think?

 

[Kem0sabe]

Story wise i thought it was forgettable, the "ye olde english" got "old" very fast and the various characters sounded off more like caricatures than anything else. But then again, the gameplay is probably the best in a console rpg this generation, more than made up for the poor C&C in my eyes.

 

[Delterius]

But more specifically, the twist at the end kinda came out of nowhere. Its was like the game suddenly acquired a story. Sure, it was no cutscene fest but its at least honest (not BioWare grimdark) whenever the story was 'ye olde english' generic but also quite interesting whenever not.

Spoiler

Then I realized that it made sense you can only comprehend things after ascending to godhood

 

[Ninjerk]

For all the discussion of the game's systems I rarely see people talking about this game's story. Sure, this is no cinematic fest but I did like it. What did you think?

Given that I'm still in the infancy of the plot (I just met the first Dragonguy and after I save the goblin-besieged fortress, I'll be meeting the Duke), I'm tentatively interested. My cousin has been making it sound like there's kind of a Shymalan twist or something after you kill the dragon.

 

[Delterius]

For all the discussion of the game's systems I rarely see people talking about this game's story. Sure, this is no cinematic fest but I did like it. What did you think?

Given that I'm still in the infancy of the plot (I just met the first Dragonguy and after I save the goblin-besieged fortress, I'll be meeting the Duke), I'm tentatively interested. My cousin has been making it sound like there's kind of a Shymalan twist or something after you kill the dragon.

Fuck man, sorry. Hope you hadn't read my post above.

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Another thing I noticed that you'll only notice after a playthrough is how the random peasant dialogues match the overarching plot. Given that God sends an angel of destruction (the dragon) to test humanity's mettle, it is rather pertinent how most every single living human in the duchy seems to have given up on their lives the moment Grigori showed up. Everyone, from Cassardis to Gran Soren, is always talking about how it makes no sense to run away and etcetera

 

[Ninjerk]

I did. It doesn't make any sense with the context I have now (though that may change).

 

[Delterius]

It wonder make sense until it happens. Even then, not so much unless you're willing to fill quite a few gaps in your interpretation.

 

[DragoFireheart]

For all the discussion of the game's systems I rarely see people talking about this game's story. Sure, this is no cinematic fest but I did like it. What did you think?

Given that I'm still in the infancy of the plot (I just met the first Dragonguy and after I save the goblin-besieged fortress, I'll be meeting the Duke), I'm tentatively interested. My cousin has been making it sound like there's kind of a Shymalan twist or something after you kill the dragon.

Who gives a shit about the story the combat is awesome bro.

 

[LivingOne]

Re:end-game story

Spoiler

The lore near the end-game and the overall sense of mystery that managed to give were indeed pretty cool.You had even the Seneschal being unaware of the nature of the various worlds/planes beyond the ones of humans and pawns and even the way planeswalking works here isn't explained step by step.Compare this to,say Planescape wich while more fleshed out explains a bit too much of its setting.

Even the dialogues seemed better written.

Was also intresting having story elements matching with gameplay(pawns getting revived/shaped by the Arisen/possessed by dragons/...).

What I liked even more though was how they expanded it in Dark Arisen adding some Ravenloft-like lore