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Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
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MagicWithEarvin
Member
You can rent the Pawns of your PSN buddies without using Rift Crystals...
Some of PSN buddies' Pawns are overpowered for where I'm at. They got cool stuff on, though.
Also, can someone help me with this escort quest? It's a board request at an inn when you first get to
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Some of PSN buddies' Pawns are overpowered for where I'm at. They got cool stuff on, though.
Also, can someone help me with this escort quest? It's a board request at an inn when you first get to
Gran Soren
Chris would've suplexed it.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
This game is everything white crap chronicles should have been.
The good
No fucking robots just straight fantasy.
A satisfying combat engine with lots of co op situations.
A creatable main character that you can make look decent.
A creatable side kick that learns as you go and I find adds to the game.
Decent amount f skills and customization.
Lots of situations for hilarity. Skeletons? Throw them off a ledge and watch them die.
I think it's a neat idea to have other pawns roaming around your world.
The bad...
Goddamn those load times!
Goddamn that PS3 frame rate. It has hiccups that really disrupt the flow. Not all the time but often enough.
I'm too used to quest markers and better explanations...I would like to know where to go and have a pawn suggest it and know what to do.
Travel is already tedious. Why can't you tele to a stone you've unlocked?
Non combat and NPc animation is pretty bad.
Controls need a bit of work.
Menus are atrocious. Maybe the worst I've seen.l.worse than skyrim.
What does the game feel like?
Demon's Souls
Monster Hunter
White Knight Chronicle e3 trailers
Despite all the negatives, I played it 6 hrs today and it dragged me from D3
The good
No fucking robots just straight fantasy.
A satisfying combat engine with lots of co op situations.
A creatable main character that you can make look decent.
A creatable side kick that learns as you go and I find adds to the game.
Decent amount f skills and customization.
Lots of situations for hilarity. Skeletons? Throw them off a ledge and watch them die.
I think it's a neat idea to have other pawns roaming around your world.
The bad...
Goddamn those load times!
Goddamn that PS3 frame rate. It has hiccups that really disrupt the flow. Not all the time but often enough.
I'm too used to quest markers and better explanations...I would like to know where to go and have a pawn suggest it and know what to do.
Travel is already tedious. Why can't you tele to a stone you've unlocked?
Non combat and NPc animation is pretty bad.
Controls need a bit of work.
Menus are atrocious. Maybe the worst I've seen.l.worse than skyrim.
What does the game feel like?
Demon's Souls
Monster Hunter
White Knight Chronicle e3 trailers
Despite all the negatives, I played it 6 hrs today and it dragged me from D3
Flying Wonkey
Member
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MagicWithEarvin
Member
Don't go happily selling off items you think you won't need. Store them at an inn storage instead. Trust me on this one if you want to complete certain sidequests.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I sell my armors
There are too many of them lol
Selling armor pieces and weapons is fine. The stuff I recommend keeping are the materials and special items, as well as stuff you can combine.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm not going to bother with that quest right now, either. "Witchwood" already scares me off. I'm doing some easy quests for money right now since equipment costs so much.
famousmortimer
Banned
I got my ass handed to me in the early dungeon
Turns out the mage pawn I spent good crystals on had zero active skills. No heals for me.
I love the difficulty though. I feel like I have a lot to learn. But I am wondering if I can even get out of there alive. may have to restart....
below the pawn joint.
I love the difficulty though. I feel like I have a lot to learn. But I am wondering if I can even get out of there alive. may have to restart....
I was able to handle it at level 11. It was fun.
Next thing I'm trying is going down the well in the first town. This will probably not go over well.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I was able to handle it at level 11. It was fun.
Next thing I'm trying is going down the well in the first town. This will probably not go over well.
Don't do it. I got pwned by some damn lowly
lizard men
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Been taking out some big beasties.
A couple of ogres and a chimera(a non-intro one)
I went down there at lvl6 with 1 pawn at the beginning, I thought we were doing fine with my pawn was freezing them and shit with ice, but I couldn't fence them off on my own and got slaughtered
I like how this game just tosses stuff at you and are like "figure this shit out yourself!"
Wind's Howling
Member
There is oné thing I dislike about the Magic Archer and that is the fact that each arrow has an auto lock-on function - It is not that I dislike so much since aiming with the bow is already incredibly hard because of the sheer fact that enemies move really fast, but I would have loved to hit certain mini-bosses in a weak spot ''like an ogre's eye''. There are plenty of other skills that completely destroy each Ranger skill though, especially the one where you can parade down a volley of magic arrows into a bunch of enemies or oné single huge enemy. The positives more than outweigh the negatives but still. I thought people might want this heads up.
NoirVisage
Banned
Be careful at night. especially in a new area.. like seriously.. there are some strong enemies in this game. Some even use Maelstrom
i have as well, i like how epic they feel. the armored uni-eye battle near a cliff was a fun but nerve racking battle..
i have as well, i like how epic they feel. the armored uni-eye battle near a cliff was a fun but nerve racking battle..
There's a guy in the tent where you first meet up with pawns who can teach you new skills in exchange for XP points.
Wind's Howling
Member
You can learn and set skills at every Inn in towns and cities. Just talk to the NPC who sells rooms.
Played for 2 hours last night and I'm really loving it so far. Everything feels so epic and "grand scale" and I'm only level 6!
Early encounters (spoilers for the early part of the game):
Pretty crazy "God of War" type stuff going on here. I love it.
Also, I spent about 30 minutes making my pawn as attractive as I could. If anyone wants to hire her, my PSN handle is UNOILLNINO (shows up UnoIllNino) and the Pawn's name is "Una". Her clothes are nothing special right now at lvl 5, but her base appearance is pretty nice, IMO. I hired a buddy's pawn as well as one other high-level pawn near the top of the rankings and mine was way better looking than most in the rift. I was proud of my efforts. lol
Early encounters (spoilers for the early part of the game):
Fighting the Cyclops was awesome. I doubled around the back of him, climbed up his back, got up to his neck and then swung around to the front where I hacked off his tusks and then stabbed the shit out of his eye. It was fucking awesome. I rode his face (lol) all the way down to the ground as he finally collapsed.
The the Hydra fight was pretty epic. I was doing shit for damage, but that's part of the fight. Climbing up one of its necks and slashing at the head, another head then snapped me up and I had to do a QTE to get out of its mouth. I actually said "whoa!".
The the Hydra fight was pretty epic. I was doing shit for damage, but that's part of the fight. Climbing up one of its necks and slashing at the head, another head then snapped me up and I had to do a QTE to get out of its mouth. I actually said "whoa!".
Pretty crazy "God of War" type stuff going on here. I love it.
Also, I spent about 30 minutes making my pawn as attractive as I could. If anyone wants to hire her, my PSN handle is UNOILLNINO (shows up UnoIllNino) and the Pawn's name is "Una". Her clothes are nothing special right now at lvl 5, but her base appearance is pretty nice, IMO. I hired a buddy's pawn as well as one other high-level pawn near the top of the rankings and mine was way better looking than most in the rift. I was proud of my efforts. lol
i really hope, someone hired my pawn over the night, first thing i have to check when i get home =)
reminder for everyone: thanks to earvcunanan, we have a public-service-announcement thread for our pawns:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475009
reminder for everyone: thanks to earvcunanan, we have a public-service-announcement thread for our pawns:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475009
Near the encampment there should be a path that goes through the mountains
with a boulder trap rolling down at you
For those interested in main menu music. The song turns out it's by B'z a japanese hard rock duo,the single was release in 1998 but it was dubbed in english for this game(US/EU)
Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8arcv4TL344
Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8arcv4TL344
slaughterking
Member
yay
i nerini del buio
Member
slaughterking
Member
WTF 55€ ?! It's 69 here, fuck Italy
I'm sure I could find it for 69€ if I wanted to.
55€ is still a lot, though. Normally I would import from the UK, but I really wanted the game as soon as possible.
Btw: The European manual is black and white if anyone was wondering.
KefkaTaran
Member
I'm going to be guesting on the Joystiq podcast this week to talk about Dragon's Dogma with their reviewer. What does GAF want me to ask him? Don't be rude about it.
The Elite
BOSS
After playing it for three hours last night, I'm still not sure if I like it. Quest markers are a big issue. I'm not always sure where I should go. Is there a quick way to bring up the map? like a fast button press. Also, I'm starting to realize that I need to save often. My night ended with me getting killed raiding a bandit camp and I got dumped back pretty far.
My Xena looks good, albeit a little on the chubby side. They didn't have long hair with bangs. I couldn't make a great Gabrielle but she's serviceable.
My Xena looks good, albeit a little on the chubby side. They didn't have long hair with bangs.
I couldn't make a great Gabrielle but she's serviceable.Wind's Howling
Member
Wait, so. There is no way that it is viable to keep the pawns you took from the get go since they do not level (or as fast)? Does this mean I have to keep hiring new one's every few levels and set their skills all over again?
You don't get to set their skills so yeah you hire new ones every once in a while if you want to since they don't level and for pawns with skills you would like to use.
As far as I know you get more exp for having lower level pawns and no pawns, but not sure if it makes that much of a difference.
Correct, pawns do not level while in your party. However, you can probably release them and rehire, which may cause them to level if the creator of the pawns has been playing.
Wind's Howling
Member
Ah, I see. I guess that is an okay system.
One last thing. Which one does the better healing? Mage or Sorcerer?
I'm going to be guesting on the Joystiq podcast this week to talk about Dragon's Dogma with their reviewer. What does GAF want me to ask him? Don't be rude about it.
I don't know what you'd ask him. He totally hated it. Doesn't sound like anybody here would be interested in listening to him bitch further about it.
cleveridea
Member
wow, I love this game. took me a while to get over the tearing and some ugly faces but it plays beautifully
as I like SP only its the game I wanted from dark souls (loved demon souls but found dark souls went too far with difficulty)
as I like SP only its the game I wanted from dark souls (loved demon souls but found dark souls went too far with difficulty)
This is one of the games where I'm happy to find a chest with money, so many shit to buy...
hmm Sorcerer can't heal from what I was told, so if you need a healer you'll need to use a mage, Sorcerer uses damage spells
hmm Sorcerer can't heal from what I was told, so if you need a healer you'll need to use a mage, Sorcerer uses damage spells
PushingButtons
Member
So what does everyone feel are the largest detriments to this game? I was hyped for it until the demo when my hype level dropped slightly. I felt crowded with all the pawns sticking to me like glue and the couple battles felt extremely cluttered.
The Elite
BOSS
Tearing/Frame Rate.
Shitty Menu that doesn't show you where the vendors are until you find them.
Quest system seems borked at times. I've had markers disappear on me.
Blurry/vaseline smudged graphics.
Otherwise, this could have been the game of the forever. I wish they had let it cook for another six months. It's like being served a great cut of meat cooked in a microwave.
The game has a NewGame+ mode right? Perhaps some of these quest where your being sent to certain areas to high aren't meant to be done the first time around? I guess they could be in there so you do miss them and want to tackle them again on a repeat playthrough. I wonder if even more could open up like that even on a second or third run through the game.
ttocs
Member
Do you set markers and then they disappear or is it game set markers that just disappear?
Wind's Howling
Member
- No visible way of seeing what difficulty each quest is.
- The countryside is filled to the brim with content but sometimes it lacks atmosphere.
- No skill points and settings like STR, DEX, VIT etc.
Those are really the only things that bother me for now but the rest is just insanely good. Is this game better then Skyrim? Yes it is. But it is not for everyone.
PushingButtons
Member
Thanks. Despite the issues you guys have the game is still pretty fun overall eh? I'm tempted to pick this up after work.
I'm sure I could find it for 69€ if I wanted to.
55€ is still a lot, though. Normally I would import from the UK, but I really wanted the game as soon as possible.
Btw: The European manual is black and white if anyone was wondering.
i got it yesterday for 59€ -.- but who cares, for a awesome game i will pay these prices =) USK-Flatschen ftw ;o)
Wind's Howling
Member
It is the most fun I have had in any J(W)RPG since Lost Odyssey.