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Title: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Xant on May 15, 2016, 10:00:03 am
Best game ever, what?
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Molly on May 15, 2016, 01:03:06 pm
...can't tell if serious or not.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Xant on May 15, 2016, 01:18:45 pm
Neither can I, Molly, my download has 3% more to go (100% legit, swear on me ma).

But I hear it's really good. Anyone played it?
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Molly on May 15, 2016, 01:29:23 pm
Out of curiosity, I watched a couple of reviews... mixed, I'd say.

They all say that the boss fights are glorious and the best there are, classes are versatile and fun, magic has actually real punch in this game, combat is smooth and fluid...

...and then there are fixed respawns for mobs, Skyrim sized game world with no fast travel nor mounts, awfully blabbering NPC companions, quests rather bland and other minor things.


And at then end of the review they say that the boss battles are really glorious.

I would like to like it but that is too much mixed feelings for me.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Xant on May 15, 2016, 01:56:35 pm
Which review? I've seen the Angry Joe one, but that wasn't for Dark Arisen.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Vexus on May 15, 2016, 03:11:28 pm
Dark Arisen = Dragon's Dogma.

It's just Dark Arisen has all the expansions included.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Xant on May 15, 2016, 03:42:55 pm
No, it's an expansion pack as well.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Vexus on May 15, 2016, 03:46:57 pm
The review you watched can be still taken in consideration for this since they are the same game.

That's all I'm trying to say.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Xant on May 15, 2016, 04:04:55 pm
Not really, since it potentially fixed some of the gripes that the reviewers had. For example, travelling was a major complaint of many, and Dark Arisen changes many things about it.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Vexus on May 15, 2016, 04:13:40 pm
The game is great if you enjoy that type of combat and open world feeling.

It also has an endgame dungeon from one of the expansions that many complained because it is too hard (I think you need to be level 100 to have a chance). I'm not sure they changed anything in this version of the game regarding that.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Molly on May 15, 2016, 04:22:39 pm
From what I read, the fast travel changes only become really relevant in NG+.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: cmp on May 15, 2016, 05:22:51 pm
Vanilla had 1 fixed fast travel point and 1 placeable, Dark Arisen added 1 fixed and 4 placeable. In NG+ you get 5 more placeable.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Jambi on May 15, 2016, 07:19:32 pm
Quote from: Xant on May 15, 2016, 10:00:03 am
Best game ever, what?

It is a good game, i played the shit out of it. And i fidn the game very polished, good gameplay , good responding mechanics, and i have only found 1 or 2 bugs, but they realy didnt impact anything.

What CMP said. When you first play, the distances get kind of lame.... but on the other hand, its a nice way to get exploration and sightseeing done, and get a feeling for the setting of the world.
Later on you get portal crystals, and you can place them on hotspots. with each NG+ your portal crystals will be saved.. and you can loot new one's.
Im on NG+8 and i can basicly do the main storyline in an hour or 2, sicne i got portal crystals all over the place.  8-)

But all in all it doesnt realy matter to much, end-game will take place on Bitterblack Isle. The difficulty will grank up and most your gear from the "old-world" will be redundant.

I heard they also making a Dragon's Dogma online version, but its kind of shit and asian.
Dragons Dogma is somwhat online. you dont get to play together or anything. But you are able to use other people their pawns, and pawns from your steams friendlist. And you're able to send them gifts etc.


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Quote from: Xant on May 15, 2016, 04:04:55 pm
For example, travelling was a major complaint of many,

Thats because 99% of the new gen gamers are ADHD impatient little spoiled fucks.. that want to rush to the end to finally get that instant-gratification feeling and move on to their next "hit", while being oblivious to the little things along the way that can make you happy and appreciate games.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: SixThumbs on May 15, 2016, 07:47:22 pm
I dunno, I bought it last time it was on sale and put about 12 hours into it. I would've loved it when I was a bit younger but it didn't click with me and starting as a mage didn't help my interest.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Vexus on May 15, 2016, 07:57:25 pm
If there's one thing that this game is lacking, it's surely not class variety.

Hell, you can be an archer that shoots magic arrows instead of real ones.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Jambi on May 15, 2016, 08:02:21 pm
Quote from: Vexus on May 15, 2016, 07:57:25 pm
If there's one thing that this game is lacking, it's surely not class variety.

Hell, you can be an archer that shoots magic arrows instead of real ones.

+ how you can min/max characters, or mix any classes you want for yourself. But unfortunally your pawn cannot be all classes. But in the end, it realy doesnt matter to much.. even if you totally messed up your character.

One tip tho. The only thing that has been bugging me. You can only have 1 progression. meaning the moment you hit New Game, your previous character and pawn is lost, unless you fiddle around with the savegame file, and swap them around.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Kadeth on May 16, 2016, 02:20:53 am
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Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Daunt_Flockula on May 16, 2016, 12:26:00 pm
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Same here. My interest died quickly after realising how bland the entire world was. Plus it is another poor port by Capcom. I should have known that they were going to halfass this one. I am no developer, but I can't help asking. How hard was it to implement a simple hotkey system for skills? It was the minimum they could have done for a PC port.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Xant on May 16, 2016, 02:26:57 pm
Yeah, the "poor port" thing is obvious in many things.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Vexus on May 16, 2016, 06:51:01 pm
I wish they did a better job on the port but it's a great game and I'm a pc user so I kinda had no choice if I wanted to play it.
Title: Re: Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
Post by: Utrakil on May 16, 2016, 08:17:57 pm
Bought it today. changed my heritage and got stuck with idomitable lash not releasing.
It winds up and then the animation gets stuck and nothing happens. all i can do is abandon the whole strike by pressing space.
I upgraded my pawn just to realize he cant heal me anymore and he cant even use his staff anymore.
What was all that skilling for if you can change the class later and loose all skills?
I guess I will start new and read a bit about what charakter developement makes sense.
I think the game could at least refund your dicipline point when changing classes.