-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
- Thread starter Dresden
- Start date
GuitarAtomik
Member
Some of the quests are a little vague on purpose. That one specifically wants you to explore and find them. If you make it the active quests though, anyone with specific knowledge about it will have a red "?" above them. They'll give you clues on how to complete it.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
There's twitter support? Sorry, I'm on the 360 version and only see Facebook for posting photos...
Wind's Howling
Member
Be sure to have at least 12,000 in gold if you want to go Magic Archer at that Inn because you can not have your own bow any longer, only magic bows and the bow in the city costs 12.200,- gold.
Karak
Member
Is there any sort of fast travel in this? I'm fine with it either way, but currently need to go back to the starting town for a minute and don't really want to run all the way back.
Also, right at the beginning of the game when you walk out onto the steps after you, (next part is not a spoiler at all, but marked for those who like to explore and be surprised) if you jump downwake up from the dragon attackonto the cliff below the stairs, there is a cave with three chests that hold a Seeker's Token and below that cliff is another cave with a gravestone with some sort of wine.
Yes but it isn't the kind of fast travel you may be accustomed to and it is rare.
whalleywhat
Member
I just noticed this was possible. Lucky I like checking all the details before I hire a pawn. I hope you gave them a terrible rating.
Karak
Member
So after the PS3 corrupted savegame file fiasco yesterday I switched back to the 360 version, made a dude that I love the look for. Spent some time exploring and was promptly crushed by a rock...good times.
I think I might play through this again now. I thought I would move on but each class is so different it seems to warrant a second playthrough.
I think I might play through this again now. I thought I would move on but each class is so different it seems to warrant a second playthrough.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
This pleases me.
Leaving the Witchwood...my guys were so beat up and so burdened with supplies and materials. I was wishing for a quick travel BUT...the journey back was so harrowing and memorable, it made everything much more enjoyable when I got back to town.
Anyone?
The Last Wizard
Member
The songs in the main menu are so good. Really gets you pumped.
DeathOnALeash
Neo Member
Stupid question, how do you tell what rank your pawn is?
robotzombie
Member
Were you actually holding a fishing pole while typing this?
whalleywhat
Member
Quests are made epic by how long they take. Getting halfway to your destination on an escort mission as night falls and then trying to stay on a path in pitch darkness as you encounter new types of enemies is nuts. I think I lost over an hour for not understanding how the save system works, but still thought it was incredible overall.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Can you elaborate? Did you not manual save in between autosaves or..???
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Ok, so, I have an extra weapons upgrade pack code from Amazon - Xbox 360 version. Whoever wants it, first post gets it. I'll PM you the code.
Karak
Member
Did you hear their song? You should hear it before they attack.
Nope! Was just blackness outside of the light of my lantern and then suddenly saw the shape of a harpy swooping at me with claws outstretched!
I didn't even mind haha.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Ping ping!
The Elite
BOSS
whalleywhat
Member
Yeah, I just wasn't using any manual saves, and I think it only saves you at inns otherwise.
Dresden said:
What faults couldn't be fixed by a decent PC version?
Arpeggio23
Member
Are the GameStop pre-order bonuses those fake kind of pre-order bonuses where the bonuses are actually already included in the packaging of the first run of the game, so I could just go buy it now and get them?
Or are they the real kind of pre-order bonus where the store gives you a code separate from the game packaging?
Or are they the real kind of pre-order bonus where the store gives you a code separate from the game packaging?
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
MiniBossBattle
Member
I wish I didn't pick Mage as my starting class. I feel like I am missing out on the basic mechanics at the start of the game.
The Elite
BOSS
lol
My only major complaint so far with this game is loot and item pickup. Sometimes it is tough to see the little object that you can pick up off of a body. The worst though is when you find a bag or something and you have to repeatedly press B/O to pick up the multiple items instead of just picking them all up at once.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
You're a gentleman, a scholar and a judge of good whiskey, sir.
I'm four hours in and all I have available is a steel sword and a round shield.
theDeeDubs
Member
Man, this game. Dragging myself into work with two hours sleep was rough, but so worth it. I made the mistake of accepting the Courier quest from the boards way too late into the night, and the journey there was epic. I couldn't quite figure out which path on the map took me there at first so I got stuck halfway there (I hoped at the time) when night hit. I probably gained three levels on the wolf invasion before daylight finally arrived.
Which brings me to my main gripe about the game--the maximum health deterioration. It's just a personal gripe though because I realize that most of the difficulty and tension relies heavily on it. Just wish there was a high level mage spell that could take care of it out on the field because I've always hated using consumables in games. I find myself really missing a roll button too, especially after just coming off The Witcher 2. As for the tearing, it's not as bad as I was expecting and it's something that usually really bothers me. I mainly only notice running around town. No biggie.
Other than some minor picky stuff, this game is amazing. Love the art and character designs. The combat animations are top notch. My DMC sword moves inspired me to make Dante and Vergil as my arisen and pawn
Which brings me to my main gripe about the game--the maximum health deterioration. It's just a personal gripe though because I realize that most of the difficulty and tension relies heavily on it. Just wish there was a high level mage spell that could take care of it out on the field because I've always hated using consumables in games. I find myself really missing a roll button too, especially after just coming off The Witcher 2. As for the tearing, it's not as bad as I was expecting and it's something that usually really bothers me. I mainly only notice running around town. No biggie.
Other than some minor picky stuff, this game is amazing. Love the art and character designs. The combat animations are top notch. My DMC sword moves inspired me to make Dante and Vergil as my arisen and pawn
slaughterking
Member
Oh, definitely. That's the one thing I'm really missing. Just some kind of fast, evasive maneuver.
I was only able to play for a few hours last night, but I really liked what I played. Atmosphere is great and the combat is fun. I was really worried about the tearing going in, but it hasn't really bothered me yet. The only thing I'm not sure I like is the amount of HP common enemies have. It feels odd to have regular enemies take so many hits to kills, it doesn't feel as satisfying to me.
What class are you? I saw the Strider has a roll skill you can buy but didn't get a chance to try it yet.
theDeeDubs
Member
Elemental weapon buffs for the appropriate weakness seem to help a ton for me.
Baconsammy
Banned
Whoot, just bought it off a friend at work for 20 bucks (the price he would have gotten for trading it back to Amazon). He played it all last night and apparently got fed up with what he calls piss-poor design and a shitty engine, which the combat doesn't make up for. He's got limited gaming time as a new father so I can see his point. For 20 bucks I'll gladly deal with it.
Also not sure if it's been posted, but here's a Giantbomb quick look.
Also not sure if it's been posted, but here's a Giantbomb quick look.
MiniBossBattle
Member
Is there a way to swap out your class early in the game? I wanna be a Strider.
NoirVisage
Banned
"STRIIIIIIIDERRRR (IF YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT!)"
without fail i hear this in my head everytime that word is mentioned.
I wish we could have a hybrid class where we could choose a single exclusive tech/spell from each mastered class to utilize.
Xander51
Member
They're real bonuses. It's a code printed on the game receipt. All it really does is give you some currency and some earlier access to some things, it's no big deal at all.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
That's the best reason I can think of TO play it.
Yeah, it's kind of irritating too since if you close the window, it jumps back into the game, to relog, the game quits to the twitter screen again.
What I do is after I log on and it says "login successful", I use the back button on the browser and press on share on twitter again, sometimes it takes a few tries logging in over and over.
I go through the hassles everytime because I wanted to share my pictures
RiderKairuu
Member
This game is fucking cool. I'm only a few hours in but I'm already digging customizing my Pawn with skills. Have to take a break, I could easily spend all day playing this game.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
This is one of those games where the surprises, the lack of hand-holding, and the clever, great feeling gameplay seriously rewards people who have the patience to tolerate some ugly bugs and occasionally really ugly animation and textures.
Not saying the games are really similar, but I feel like mentioning that the reason I got so tired of Skyrim was that the underlying game was so shallow I couldn't keep looking the other way. A fantastic overworld and pretty graphics were pretty much my only reward for having patience with the game's faults, and you didn't have to earn that, you got that out of the box.
So far the game's flavor reminds me of a cross between Dark Souls, old Capcom Resident Evil, and pre-Kunark Everquest 1.
Not saying the games are really similar, but I feel like mentioning that the reason I got so tired of Skyrim was that the underlying game was so shallow I couldn't keep looking the other way. A fantastic overworld and pretty graphics were pretty much my only reward for having patience with the game's faults, and you didn't have to earn that, you got that out of the box.
So far the game's flavor reminds me of a cross between Dark Souls, old Capcom Resident Evil, and pre-Kunark Everquest 1.
NoirVisage
Banned
great Av, interestingly bias review,
slaughterking
Member
Yeah, I'm a Strider. Good to know about that skill. I'll looking for it.