Since nobody in that camp aggro'd me I search for every explosive barrel I could find (three), sat them where the crowd gathered to watch the fight
KABOOM!
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Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
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Since nobody in that camp aggro'd me I search for every explosive barrel I could find (three), sat them where the crowd gathered to watch the fight
KABOOM!
Meccanical
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Accessible huh...
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Ok thanks guys, not looking to derail the thread with a comparison.
I guess its not for me then. Because honestly, I like being overwhelmed a little at the start. Getting dropped into another world should be disorientating and intimidating imho. Every journey into the unknown ought to be fraught and worrying, because if I don't feel that apprehension, I don't really get the satisfaction in going back through at a higher level, handling, and eventually owning that shit.
I'm only a few hours into DD, and I just loved going down into the well in the village and figuring out how to handle those
at level 6. Baby steps for sure, and I got messed up a couple of times before deciding the best
, but that's what adventuring is all about to me!
I guess its not for me then. Because honestly, I like being overwhelmed a little at the start. Getting dropped into another world should be disorientating and intimidating imho. Every journey into the unknown ought to be fraught and worrying, because if I don't feel that apprehension, I don't really get the satisfaction in going back through at a higher level, handling, and eventually owning that shit.
I'm only a few hours into DD, and I just loved going down into the well in the village and figuring out how to handle those
lizard-dudes
bet was to pull them up one at a time and murderize them on the ledge
Lucent
Member
Same. I hate cheating. What's the point in playing the game then? =l
When I started playing Monster Hunter Freedom Unite with my friend, it was fun. But then he started use'n some hack that lets you acquire armor without gathering the items to make it and spawn whatever items you want and such. I lost interest in playing it for awhile until he promised to play it correctly.
Meccanical
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GuitarAtomik
Member
I can't stop playing this game. Just fucking amazing. I've been playing every chance I could get since Tuesday which means practically all day yesterday and today. Stayed up until like 4am Friday night which I haven't done playing a game in a while.
Craziest part is that I can tell I've barely scratched the surface. I JUST started traveling north of Gran Soren last night.
Craziest part is that I can tell I've barely scratched the surface. I JUST started traveling north of Gran Soren last night.
Okay, the Blighted Manse. How/when do I get the quest to be able to get into this place? I'm sitting here with "The Final Battle" quest and up till now haven't seen any indicators for it.
Apparently, a lot of people have entirely missed this part so I'd like to not be one of them if I possible
Apparently, a lot of people have entirely missed this part so I'd like to not be one of them if I possible
XANDER CAGE
Member
Oh god I bought this game and now I'm sitting at the character creator and I cannot make anything remotely good or interesting.
Anybody got links to good sliders/whatever to choose?
Anybody got links to good sliders/whatever to choose?
Imo DD does that too. You can switch jobs whenever, and you're always finding new things to combine ala Monster Hunter, and it seems like there are tons of equipment pieces. Honestly i wish the Souls series would take after DD in that aspect (lots of equipment). That and the dungeons are actually pretty interesting/feel dangerous, and of course you've got the combat system. Skyrim's world is really cool and interesting, but the combat system just kinda feels flat. Use a skewer strike in DD, and you can really feel the impact of the strike.
Honestly i'm surprised that DD managed to drag me away from Diablo III.
Try to recreate yourself as Arisen if all else fails.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Some of the default preset faces are pretty good.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Let's just put it like this, huge map with 350+ locations & pretty graphics automatically make a game of the year for them.
Riposte
Member
What Skyrim does better, though I do not recognize this as a positive feature, is make exploration more addictive. Quest log (which makes the game extremely accessible and linear in play) + filling up the map + pretty much an endless amount of filler content. Although the content is by the numbers and banal, many people can get sucked into this even if they don't realize they are not having much fun. (Before figuring this out, I wondered why I felt so disgusted with myself after putting so many hours into Oblivion.)
So I got this game yesterday and despite kinda sorta hating the demo I am absolutely loving every second of the full game. My GOTY so far.
Anyways, I wanted to share something I like to call a "Dragon's Dogma moment" that happened a few hours ago to me. I was doing that quest where you go
when an ogre appeared, and it became "excited" since my whole party was female only. After dodging a few of its attacks I decided to climb its back and strike its head's rear, when suddenly one of my pawns said something about being wary when climbing it... moments later the ogre did a backjump near the edge of the stairs to his death, with my character on it. Ophelia (my character) died crushed by the ogre, but I thought it was a really awesome moment O:.
Also, a picture of Ophelia playing Robin Hood :O.
Anyways, I wanted to share something I like to call a "Dragon's Dogma moment" that happened a few hours ago to me. I was doing that quest where you go
below Gran Soren to Everfall
Also, a picture of Ophelia playing Robin Hood :O.
Yes, it is for you.
PrinceOfApathy
Banned
Lol, I can give you one of my throw aways if you want. Just post pics when you're done.
lunchtoast
Member
Just beat the drake. He wasn't too bad, just annoying having to keep recovering the pawns, and the mage/sorcerer kept getting hit while trying to cast ice affinity. The few times I did get it though, we fucked him up.
Where is the grimoire? It led me on a reaaaally arduous journey into some Land of Female Bandits and I accidentally, um, slaughtered them all. Now there is no marker on my map. Someone help.
Had found the Grimoire earlier (I went south instead of north on the 2 markers)
But welcome to the "I killed the entire clan of female-only Ninja's Accidentally" crew.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Is this game set in a world where everyone's cheekbones are too high? Because that's the vibe this creator is giving me.
My character creation OCD is the bane of open world game enjoyment, I swear
My character creation OCD is the bane of open world game enjoyment, I swear
FateBreaker
Member
I like this game. I want to love it but I can't. There are too many times where I just go, "that was stupid." I am enjoying myself but it seems like missed potential.
This game was tailor made for you.
Also this game has enemy animations in the bag, much more detailed than any other open world action RPG. Not to mention every area is pretty well distinguishable from another, even if they look somewhat similar in color.
Oh god it appears I have just stumbled into Blighttown.
Beware of fall ahead.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Same here. All my pawns are usually around 10 carrying capacity or lower while I'm always sitting at like 24-5 minimum.
Earlier I became over encumbered since I had something like 40 Warhorns. Try checking if you have way too many of a certain item like I did.
Coming across the Female Only Ninja Clan's Castle, after coming out the backside of Soul Flaying Mines.
Sunlight over Bluemoon Tower
Entering the Griffen's Castle
Grilled Chicken
Coming across the worlds only vampiric Cyclops (not really, but dying at daybreak...
I don't know how you managed to butcher what I said so much, I think I was pretty clear.
Some people, who obviously like Japanese RPGs are trying to dress up their opinions as objective arguments when it's clear that it is a matter of taste.
The argument about there being better exploration in this game because you never know what danger lurks around the corner is one example of the above.
RiderKairuu
Member
Alright, Mystic Knight is kinda boss! How useful is Magick Cannon? I was having a little fun summoning two spheres and shooting 2 orbs at the same time.
You activate it by talking to the duchess' maid. I talked to her and got the armor needed to get in, but the quest disappeared and going into the area does not trigger anything.
I could use some help on this considering I've been waiting a few days for other people to help.
I think it stacks, so you can fire off multiple bolts at once.
Didn't really like the spell though, I like going up close with melee.
I don't understand this either or attitude with DD and Skyrim. They have a huge world and fantasy setting, thats about it. What I enjoy in Skyrim is not what I'd want or get from DD. You can strip either game to its simplistic narratives, whether you find Skyrim to be mostly filler or DD to essentially play like an offline MMO like FFXI then you are not doing either justice really. Right now my only gripe is having to let my game idle at nighttime before I can do anything.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
is there ANY way to fast travel in the game? i hate having to keep going back and forth to some of these areas with the stamina running out so quickly (im a mage)
soup or man
Neo Member
I'm still on the fence on whether to get this now or wait for a price drop.
CherryWoodFuton
Member
So PS3 or 360????
RiderKairuu
Member
Yeah I like to be "all up in yo grill" but it is a nice alternative, it's the only ranged attack for that vocation I've seen so far. Might play around more with it.
There are ferrystones which take you from wherever you are to Gran Soren instantly, but they're quite rare and while you can buy them they're pretty expensive.
I don't think Skyrim is better as an experience necessarily (though it was for me personally, that is entirely down to taste), I do however thing that it offers more content is more polished (bigger budget, I know).
I'm glad that you clarified that you are talking about your expectations and preference. I prefer something more like the middle ground (dangerous areas are not so common but venturing into brings a high chance of death, the rest of the world isn't overly hard with some planning and preparation) or more like Skyrim. I enjoy playing and experiencing games, I like to make steady progression and in most cases don't want to tackle hard/unforgiving stuff.
360 for better framerate but more tearing
PS3 with poop framerate but no tearing
and I think people are cheating the Ur-dragon through editing saves on 360
So pick your poison
RiderKairuu
Member
Ok just read up on the skills for Mystic Knight, I'm definitely thinking about putting a lot of time with this vocation. Creating four orbs at once with the Magick Cannon upgrade sounds pretty fucking cool.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Same. All the impressions in this thread are making it tough. Someone earlier referred to it as the best representation of 2nd edition AD&D and I almost bought it right then :/
They are neither rare nor that expensive IMO. You can buy them from the merchant in the noble quarters in Gran Soren for 10,000 gold, which is usually how much you'll get from completing a side quest.
The Last Wizard
Member
Post game ain't no joke, was quite the task just to get to the capital from cassardis. Looks like I'll need to train some.
That battle with the dragon was really great, the atmosphere was perfect. I love how he
Also glad I got Madeline as my romance
That battle with the dragon was really great, the atmosphere was perfect. I love how he
wasnt really evil, kind of neutral. He pushed you to be your best and own.
Also glad I got Madeline as my romance
My poor pawn is so unpopular since the switch from Warrior to Strider. I have had one notice that my pawn has returned from another world in the past 24 hours.
That can't be good for the ol' self-esteem.
Mystic Knight's a beast. Magick Cannon and Great Cannon are crazy effective ranged attacks and Ruinous Sigil is practically a death sentence for any big monster as soon as it goes down. If you just keep spamming it they'll be knocked ass over teakettle as soon as they manage to get back on their feet, then you just keep spamming it. You basically stunlock them to death.
Then on top of that you've got a selection of Mage skills, you have Levitate for mobility if you need it, you can enchant your own weapon without having to worry about having a pawn do it for you, and you can kill enemies just by blocking.
Of the classes I've used so far it's easily the one that feels the most powerful.
That can't be good for the ol' self-esteem.
Mystic Knight's a beast. Magick Cannon and Great Cannon are crazy effective ranged attacks and Ruinous Sigil is practically a death sentence for any big monster as soon as it goes down. If you just keep spamming it they'll be knocked ass over teakettle as soon as they manage to get back on their feet, then you just keep spamming it. You basically stunlock them to death.
Then on top of that you've got a selection of Mage skills, you have Levitate for mobility if you need it, you can enchant your own weapon without having to worry about having a pawn do it for you, and you can kill enemies just by blocking.
Of the classes I've used so far it's easily the one that feels the most powerful.
What exactly is stopping you from picking it up?
Same =(
Also got a bad rating, saying she didn't use skills properly. I guess AI Rangers kind of suck. I'm switching her back as soon as I gain a few levels. I just went with Ranger to get some extra stamina.
JordoftheDead
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360 for better framerate but more tearing
PS3 with poop framerate but no tearing
and I think people are cheating the Ur-dragon through editing saves on 360
So pick your poison
I swear, I have had such little tearing it hardly warrants a mention. The only time I had noticable tearing was in the first cut-scene
with the dragon attack
Like many games, it's probably down to the individual 360. That, or the patch it downloaded may have assisted.
Likewise with the PS3 version. The framerate has its dips, but it's generally hardly even noticeable. It's only when there are a lot of enemies on screen, and spell effects going on. In Gran Soren there are dips for no apparent reason, though.