Hmm, I see. I read the OP, but I wasn't sure if the demos' problems carried over to the retail game versions.
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Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
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Hmm, I see. I read the OP, but I wasn't sure if the demos' problems carried over to the retail game versions.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
360 version here. Runs pretty smooth with lower framerate in big towns when network is loading and spawning player pawns (understandable). Tearing is kind of random, not often terrible. Besides vsynch and framerate stutter in PS3 version, PS3 supposedly also has less pop-in of distant objects like trees, and destructible items.
Karak
Member
I have beat the 360 version and played now over maybe 20 hours of the PS3. I have played the same bits side by side as well.
FPS-
PS3 has lower average FPS
360 has higher average FPS but screen tearing at times(strangely very little during battle *confused face*
360 version SOMETIMES appears to minimize screen tear if changing to 720p output as this is an MT framework game. Doesn't work for all.
Pop-in
PS3 and 360 have pop-in. 360's is worse unless you install then its identical.
Install effect-
PS3 was thought to not install. It doesn't have a normal install it has a silent cache install(possibly the cause of crashes as it may be silently installing when a game is autosaving but not sure)
360 can be installed(DO IT)
Crashes-
PS3 has crashed on me 3 times and various reports are it very occasionally does this
360 has not crashed
Foliage and landscape-
PS3 has slightly lower foliage counts(Can be seen in various videos)
BOTH have flickering shadows
Go with the controller you like or the friends list that makes the most sense.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Wait, pawns can't be hybrid classes?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Nope.
Filth
Member
I believe that's where I went. If the second location you
Mentioned is all the way north if you follow the road and cross the river. I searched every treasure chest with no luck. I did find a chimera though that decided to enrage with 10% health and kill me lol.
It's not north. The bandit camp is in the south. You'll know you're there because you have to
scale a very large tower
You may want to hire a pawn that has knowledge of that quest and they will let you know where to go.
"God's Beard!"
Member
That sucks, I wanted a Mystic Knight pawn :-(
Thanks for that, Karak. I think I'll go with the 360 version, as I prefer the controller, and all my friends have 360's.
RiderKairuu
Member
I've died a few times for straying off my path but so far it hasn't been frustrating, it's more of a "I can't wait until I'm strong enough to fuck this up!" kind of feeling. I love it.
Karak
Member
No probs. That's the best bet. Because the pawns and their social aspect is actually pretty fucking cool.
Lol, yeah that was a Skeleton Lord.. those guys are bad ass.
I went into the cave, beat down everything there. Just make sure you have some poison curing items.
Question about pawns though, can they use special arrows like burst, poison, oil, etc? Also should I equip hired pawns from other people, or just wait until they upgrade themselves?
Question about pawns though, can they use special arrows like burst, poison, oil, etc? Also should I equip hired pawns from other people, or just wait until they upgrade themselves?
Revolutionary
Member
Am I the only one who just left the bandits at Witchwood and came back at night? They're replaced by like a thousand wolves but I thought it was better than fighting the bandits with the impenetrable shields. lol
Sure as hell was a scary trek through the woods, though.
Sure as hell was a scary trek through the woods, though.
Alright I just finished an exscort mission to the shadow fort, only to find out that I cant enter it yet...woopty doo. It was a miracle I made it there, that lookout post with the res stop was a lifesaver I was scared shitless I was gonna get trapped in the darkness.
3 and 1/2 hours later, 3 dead cyclops, a chimera and an endless horde of goblins I defeat the Giant stone golem and all my daylight has vanished....what oh what am I going to do.
3 and 1/2 hours later, 3 dead cyclops, a chimera and an endless horde of goblins I defeat the Giant stone golem and all my daylight has vanished....what oh what am I going to do.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
So much of that was anecdotal or just guesswork (silent installs?), I hope people understand it is not objective or scientific. And how did you play 20+ hours of two versions of the game when the game has been out one day? Did you play release code?
The PS3 one does 'silently' install. The console problably sounds like a plane taking off for awhile, it's installing while you play and takes up 4.5gb.
I'll try giving pawns special arrows next time I play. I would think it'd work.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I like to have a balanced team. I'm on my way to shaping up my Strider to be a Magick Archer. My main Pawn is a Mage at the moment, and I'm going to hire a Warrior and another Mage/Sorcer to specialize in offensive Magick.
I've given her a ton of em, but my problem is I cant tell if she's actually using them...or if she has to learn how to use them through experience...or something.
Also if a pawn picks something up in your game and you dont remove it from their inventory, does it go to your deposit when you send them back, or do they take the items back to their owner?
Go to the inn.
Also if a pawn picks something up in your game and you dont remove it from their inventory, does it go to your deposit when you send them back, or do they take the items back to their owner?
Go to the inn.
The Inn IIRC.
I doubt it's a skill required thing, since the pawns are all in other player's games being used, and there's no skills needed to use them. Unless I'm missing something.
Pawn items go to your deposit when you remove them.
Raptomex
Member
So I have to talk to one of those dudes I guess. I only spoke to the guy who offers the skill stuff.
The Inn in Gran Soren does everything. You can sleep, set skills, learn skills, change vocation, etc. There's not a seperate person needed to set skills like there was in the encampment.
Hours fly by when your playing this game. It really is that engrossing. Couple of questions though:
1)How do I share my pawn? Is she in the rift when I'm not playing, etc?
2)When I dismiss one of my pawns I take it they 'take' everything in their inventory with them?
3)I know there's one or two of you guys that have finished the game. Is it worth upgrading things or were you just buying you're weapons?
1)How do I share my pawn? Is she in the rift when I'm not playing, etc?
2)When I dismiss one of my pawns I take it they 'take' everything in their inventory with them?
3)I know there's one or two of you guys that have finished the game. Is it worth upgrading things or were you just buying you're weapons?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
1. Your Pawn and its current stats gets uploaded to the server if you rest at an Inn. Your Pawn will be at the Rift even if you aren't playing.
2. Yes.
MotionBlue
Member
Anyone figured out what Affinity does? I've been giving Quina goodies every time I visit
Karak
Member
Nope I have played it via our local gamestore owner who is shut down this week and had copies of the game early last week and beat the 360 version in 3 sittings then moved to his PS3. Being friendly with your local gamestore owner can be a boon as can only sleeping 3-4 hours on any given night. This was all explained and walked through in the beginning of the thread and then in almost every post I have made.
Yes the silent install has already been identified please read the thread or understand how the PS3 can do a silent install. Its already been verified by dozens of PS3 players it is a fact. Are you not reading the thread? I have spoke about this ad nauseam with posters and they too have verified it. It is not a normal install that you choose its a silent install.
And almost all the posters in here since the beginning have discussed that what we see is what we are getting right now without technical tools.
What is your exact problem? When someone asks what version to get are we not allowed to give answers due to our experience and best reasonings? You seem to have an issue when this comes up and since its been backed up with others it seems the problem is with you and not with the dozens of posters posting our experiences.
Thanks. Er, so if I ever want my pawn in the rift I have to rest and quit at the inn? Or can I play with my pawn while...she's still in other peoples parties (I know, this makes no sense)?
slaughterking
Member
Gee, the menus are a pain. Very inconvenient, intricate and slow. Just buying and equipping something takes way longer than it needs to.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
In terms of equipment you give rented Pawns, they take those with them when they get dismissed.
I can see the Pawns of my PSN friends at the Rift even if they aren't online. Once you upload your Pawns to the server before you turn off your game, they're going to be in Capcom's servers even if you're offline or online.
Just rest at an inn and your Pawn will get uploaded to the Rift. Other players can hire your Pawn even if you are currently playing.
Karak
Member
1 Go to the inn and sleep it uploads
2 They disappear but leave items in your inventory. I don't know if its a bug but sometimes I would have some items in my inventory and some gone. I could never track why.
3 I love the upgrading. I have a spreadsheet I made comparing the upgrades level 3 versus the next weapon up and this is one of the first games where many times an upgrade is VERY close to that next weapon. 1 or 2 I found were actually over. So moneywise it actually makes sense to upgrade some. I think that is one of the small touches they made on the game really. To make upgrading WORTH IT!
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Just changed to assassin without really planning ahead and am gonna have to farm goblins for a while to get some of the skills i've been waiting for. But godamn.. LOVIN this game. Had a few run ins with some higher level bandits that caught me off guard jumping out of a house on my way back to GS. Barely managed to get out alive and flew through 2 levels for my effort.
After getting familiar with the city and opening up
I just packed on as many missions as i could at one time and am now working my way through them. Just finished getting to the hill with the Arisen thing scared into the side of it out of trailer and ran into my first Cyclops. Was nervous and saved and thought about and cleaned out every other enemy in the area before I started in on it ... and then just WRECKED the son of a bitch! 3 perfect eyeball shots with the full draw and then worked my way up his back till i was just under his neck, popped a potion and then decapitated that big guy. for a bar and half at least I was just cutting away at him in this same spot while my pawns kept him distracted. Was glorious.
If my daughter wasn't demanding elmo out of my big screen right now i'd never leave this game. Naps soon little one. Naps soon....
After getting familiar with the city and opening up
the hunt
If my daughter wasn't demanding elmo out of my big screen right now i'd never leave this game. Naps soon little one. Naps soon....
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Your pawn should prompt you when the need arises, and all you have to do is get near them and they'll launch you automatically.
lunchtoast
Member
Anyone do the Watergod's Altar quest? I was in the cave earlier and opened all the chests, then I got the quest and went back, now there's just a red mark where an empty chest sits, and I can't do anything.
Karak
Member
A little bit of alcohol
Puts them right now. JK.How does this game compare with Amalur? I just finished that, had fun, but I finished it more because I just wanted to get it over with than that i really cared for anything in the world. Skipped most of the dialogue to get it on, just wanted to play, I guess.
The gameplay in DD looks so much better though, and I've heard the story is as skippable as in Amalur. To me that's not a bad thing per se, as long as the world feels alive and fun enough to get me going. I just want to get better in RPG's, kill and find stuff, and so on.
Well, yeah, I'm just wondering what your verdict is so far?
The gameplay in DD looks so much better though, and I've heard the story is as skippable as in Amalur. To me that's not a bad thing per se, as long as the world feels alive and fun enough to get me going. I just want to get better in RPG's, kill and find stuff, and so on.
Well, yeah, I'm just wondering what your verdict is so far?
Karak
Member
Good question. I never thought of comparing them. I only played a couple hours of Amalur but I would say DD is pretty different in some major ways(pawns, the worlds difficulty, night and day). But Amalur was technically more adapt at delivery(less weird bugs or just badness).
Also it is similar in that the setting(fantasy) and ways of attacking and all that. But DD's animation is WAY better. Man its got some sweet animation.
Also DD just does seem more alive and random. I mean it still has obvious spawn points and such but the mini-bosses and so forth really add a great deal to that feeling of being in a wider world.
Well if you want to get better in RPG's, kill and find stuff, and so on then this may be the game for you
Raptomex
Member
Oh, good. I'm at work. Hopefully she's gaining experience.