Bayonettasbuddy
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen |OT| deep down darkness
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You can train your pawn to pick up everything they see so that you never have to bother.
Klepto pawns are the best pawns.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Also he really needs to get into the options and clean up the HUD. It helps immensly.
Also... Dat feeling when you walk into the cat and just buy up Fuckin every piece of dlc gear ...filling yourself and all 3 pawns with weight...and not even really touching your cash. Arisen baller style wut.
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Those were just observations, I don't get hung up over stupid shit like that. I play games for the game part lol..there's plenty of good rpg/action gaming goodness here. Anyone could tell immediately.
I did want to clean the hud up a bit and saw the options for it, but I'll get to that next time.
I wish I could shift everything to the top of the screen but the letterbox just fucks everything up.
Make sure you turn off Cinematic Actions or whatever it's called.
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Is that what those mini cutscenes were when they downed or grabbed an enemy?
Yeah. Nobody should have to suffer those. Disable immediately!
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I think I will. Can I grab enemies similarly for my pawns to attack? When they grab them, do I just attack them normally or is there some sort of special prompt/qte to do?
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Yeah - so annoying. Same with the pawn subtitles....turn it off ASAP!
denshuu
Member
You're right, my bad. Was mixing up the perks with DLC stuff.
But yeah, it's there, even on a 2nd new DA character.
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Damn they have no problem throwing 3 pawns at you right away.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Jumped into this for the first time yesterday (never played DD before) and I'm liking what I've seen so far. My least favorite thing about the game is the stupid letterboxing. All that wasted space is incredibly annoying, but hopefully I can get over it.
I honestly didn't notice it on a 42" Plasma. It probably sucks on a monitor.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I'm playing on a 50" plasma and I'd say there are 2-3" black bars on the top and bottom.
Wind's Howling
Member
It honestly annoys me a lot less in comparison with the tiny black bars in Far Cry 2.
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If it wasn't for the ui I actually wouldn't mind the letterbox, but the ui just seems squished in there at the bottom and you lost a lot of real estate on the screen.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
They've been buffed by quite a lot.
Fey Whisper was the best bow, beating out Dragon's Rancor by about 10 in all categories; now, Dragon's Rancor is about 100 points better. They're both DF'd as well.
And now there's two levels above DF'd for even more murderpower.
Sanctuary
Member
That's what I play on as well and I never actually noticed the letterbox while playing. Similarly how you tend to block out letterbox on most blu-rays. The screen tearing is also overblown here. You barely notice it while running around outside or when in combat. The only time it really stands out is when you sit there and pan the camera repeatedly, looking for it. Sometimes GAF amazes me. Some will nitpick a bunch of minor things and call them gamebreaking, while waxing poetry on something like Monster Hunter: a game with a laundry list of issues.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Jugendstil
Member
I played the original on my plasma but currently have my PS3 hooked up to my LCD monitor in the office my new apartment and it definitely looks a lot worse on the monitor. It doesn't really matter because it becomes engrossing again almost right away but the flaws are a lot more obvious on the monitor.
I wasn't sure if I was going to pick it up yet, figured I would try the demo first, so I started downloading it on Monday night before getting in bed.
I stopped at Walmart yesterday after work to pick up cat litter and some groceries. Wandered past electronics so I figured I would check even though I have not had a chance to play the demo...
They had a few PS3 copies, but before I could get out of the game aisle, an employee walked over and asked if I needed any help, I immediately told him that I did. Ended up with the game in my cart.
I have not opened it yet, didn't have time last night and may not find time today either.
Did anyone ever figure out if the demo save data unlocks the extra stuff in DA? If not, I'll just delete the demo and dive into the game proper. I just finished reading back through some previous posts and found where at least two guys already confirmed it does not. Will delete the demo then.
I am excited to play this for the first time!
I stopped at Walmart yesterday after work to pick up cat litter and some groceries. Wandered past electronics so I figured I would check even though I have not had a chance to play the demo...
They had a few PS3 copies, but before I could get out of the game aisle, an employee walked over and asked if I needed any help, I immediately told him that I did. Ended up with the game in my cart.
I have not opened it yet, didn't have time last night and may not find time today either.
I am excited to play this for the first time!
Started last night for the first time ever. Very nice, very nice indeed.
The game gives off a wonderful vibe, even in the first menus. The introduction is great. Soon enough you've got a sword and shield to go with peasants' clothing. It's a good thing, I like how meagre you start out. They start you out slow but it's a nice way to learn your special attacks. Right off the bat you feel quite lethal.
The game gives off a wonderful vibe, even in the first menus. The introduction is great. Soon enough you've got a sword and shield to go with peasants' clothing. It's a good thing, I like how meagre you start out. They start you out slow but it's a nice way to learn your special attacks. Right off the bat you feel quite lethal.
endlessflood
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It's weird that you say that, because I absolutely love the look of DD. The textures are fairly bland, and the framerate drops can be annoying, but everything else just looks brilliant to me. I love the lighting effects (day/night cycle, weather effects), the shadows look so intricate and pervasive that it makes the world feel real, and I absolutely love the AA solution they're using. The letterboxing doesn't bother me either (I don't even notice it any more).
Deified Data
Banned
Just confirming that this worked for me, too. Looks like you can only restart once after porting over data. Sorry if I confused anyone yesterday. Keep your vanilla data around in case you ever need it again.
I'm considering craziness.
Thinking of retiring Firinel and Elsbeth; a lethal pair that took me through two complete Vanilla runs and straight to the Platinum, in favor of starting DA fresh, and in hard mode.
Do it. I've never got the appeal of steamrolling through everything.
VindictiveGnome
Member
Just came back from Gamestop with a PS3 copy. I'm ready to dive in to DD for the first time. Add me on PSN: VindictiveGnome
Did they under ship this game or is Dragon's Dogma more popular in my city than I thought. I went to 2 EB games both of them were sold out. I finally got my copy from Walmart but it was the last copy they had.
Anyways, loving the game so far...first time through and it's great.
Anyways, loving the game so far...first time through and it's great.
was my personal GOTY in 2012 and apparently it has sold well enough that Capcom decided it was worth it to re-release the game with new content.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
The game definitely has a stumbly start till you get to Gran Soren. Mostly because you don't feel like you have many options at your disposal and you're stuck with basic gear which definitely makes the creatures at the bottom of the well rather challenging among other things.
Once you get to Gran Soren the world just feels a lot bigger, I switched my vocation at level 15 and went out exploring to level it up a little and all the random encounters were just so exciting, the first time you get caught in the darkness and undead just start to crawl out of the earth was just awesome!
This is my first play through since the original demo. I've been waiting for dark arisen forever since it was announced. The game was at like 40 bucks used for a long time and it dropped in price as soon as DA was announced but I still decided to wait. Well worth it i'd say.
Once you get to Gran Soren the world just feels a lot bigger, I switched my vocation at level 15 and went out exploring to level it up a little and all the random encounters were just so exciting, the first time you get caught in the darkness and undead just start to crawl out of the earth was just awesome!
This is my first play through since the original demo. I've been waiting for dark arisen forever since it was announced. The game was at like 40 bucks used for a long time and it dropped in price as soon as DA was announced but I still decided to wait. Well worth it i'd say.
fallingdove
Member
I love Dragons Dogma. Definitely my GOTY last year. Kinda sad that I won't be picking this up. I think my wife would divorce me if I spent another 300+ hours on a Dragons Dogma game.
edgefusion
Member
Damn, was hoping to grab the download version off PSN today but it's not available until Friday. Guess I'll just stick with a rental copy then.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Use select/back to open the item inventory not the equipment inventory. Go to tools (i think that's where it is) and just select the Lantern and use it.
njean777
Member
Wow I am dumb lol, thanks.
chris121580
Member
Ha I had the same issue last night and finally figured it out. Got to the witch last night and stopped. Loving every minute of this so far
Jake Tower
Banned
So there's something going on in the dungeon... when I kill goblins they leave piles of meat on the ground...
Sanctuary
Member
Don't forget to make sure to fill it with oil when needed. Your pawn can carry one as well, though I don't remember if the other two followers can.
Wind's Howling
Member
Goddamn me and my criticism over character creation. I must have been in that menu over 20 minutes trying to create my perfect ranger. It feels like 2012 all over again.
keeblerdrow
Member
Would it be better to get this on the PS3 or 360? I have a previous save file from the 360 version of the original, but feel no loyalty toward the platform at all. Should I abandon and go with the PS3 or are the rewards for the save file good enough to keep me on the same platform?
shiftplusone
Member
I'm enjoying it to a degree but I'm about to start over
Wizard was a bad choice. It's not passive but it's not as active as front line murderer
Level 20 and I don't know if theres stats you get from leveling or if it's safe to just switch. I know I'll be behind on vocational levels but eh, seems like I can make that up
gotta decide now if I want to go sword and board or two handers on my next guy
Also is there a benefit to maxing out strider before moving to assassin/ranger? looks like most of the active abilities do not carry over
Wizard was a bad choice. It's not passive but it's not as active as front line murderer
Level 20 and I don't know if theres stats you get from leveling or if it's safe to just switch. I know I'll be behind on vocational levels but eh, seems like I can make that up
gotta decide now if I want to go sword and board or two handers on my next guy
Also is there a benefit to maxing out strider before moving to assassin/ranger? looks like most of the active abilities do not carry over
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You know, when I got out of the beginner town and looked at the horizon, I did see a hint of good there. The game isn't awful looking or anything, but just the entire section after the tutorial..
- the cg with the dragon looks very rough
- the entire attack on the village has terrible models
- the part where the dragon takes your heart is..ps2 level
Again, I'm not a graphics whore, it's just it became very clear to me from the first few mins that the budget was not huge for this game. The action since then has looked fine. I ventured out in the night to encampment and it looked great with goblins attacking and shit.
I only spent about 5 mins on myself and my pawn but I tweaked every option I could. Based them off some WoW characters.. I didn't know my female pawn would have a horrible Scottish accent though.
weird. I just bought it on PSN last night.
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And I bought it two nights before that. dun dun dun
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Apparently that's how long it takes, but I left it to install when I went to work so I had no idea. If there's one thing you have to do when going digital, it's basically set the game up the day before you plan to play. Downloading/patches/installs can take a few hours.
tiny raptor
Member
Other people were experiencing long installs, but it went away when they disabled Media Servers.