Why the hell did nobody tell me Dragon's Dogma was so awesome?

[Magus]

Hmm, it looks pretty fun, not sure if I want to pay full-price for it, though, seems a bit hack-and-slashy for me (or does it play more like Demon/Dark Souls? That would be fun)...plus I'd be buying it for PS3 so not sure how many people I'd be able to play it with (I assume it is more fun with multiplayer? Or is it not really multiplayer?). It does sound pretty fun, though.

[Krylo]

Originally Posted by Magus

Hmm, it looks pretty fun, not sure if I want to pay full-price for it, though, seems a bit hack-and-slashy for me (or does it play more like Demon/Dark Souls? That would be fun)...plus I'd be buying it for PS3 so not sure how many people I'd be able to play it with (I assume it is more fun with multiplayer? Or is it not really multiplayer?). It does sound pretty fun, though.

It plays like Devil May Cry meets Shadow of Colossus. There's combos and timing and blocking and parrying and roman cancels and all kinds of crazy shit, but it's really nothing like Demon/Dark Souls other than in that it's got a very deep RPG system that doesn't really tell you what the fuck is going on and figures you can figure it out.

As for the multiplayer, it's not really multiplayer. You create an AI companion and that AI companion can be hired by other people (friends or not), and it gets knowledge on quests (which it can then help you with) knowledge on monsters (making it less dumbtarded when fighting monsters) and knowledge on areas (allowing it to give you useful hints as to how to get around some places, like how there's some places in Gran Soren you can only get to from roof tops). And sometimes players will give you presents.

You can also hire other people's.

Grimpond, Greed, and I all have it on PS3.

[greed]

The end game is the greatest thing, it's part of what I love about it so much. Soooo many games front load the content so that the best part of the game is the bit after the intro, the second 20% or so of the game. Then have things drop in quality a bit, plateau, then crash into Xen or some random jungle planet after talking to a space midget in the endgame. DD though? Nails the fucking landing, the ending and post game are the best part of a otherwise pretty great game. Games with great endings, let alone endings that stand out as the best part of the game are so rare, it's like finding a goddamned unicorn.

Originally Posted by Krylo

It plays like Devil May Cry meets Shadow of Colossus. There's combos and timing and blocking and parrying and roman cancels and all kinds of crazy shit, but it's really nothing like Demon/Dark Souls other than in that it's got a very deep RPG system that doesn't really tell you what the fuck is going on and figures you can figure it out.

As for the multiplayer, it's not really multiplayer. You create an AI companion and that AI companion can be hired by other people (friends or not), and it gets knowledge on quests (which it can then help you with) knowledge on monsters (making it less dumbtarded when fighting monsters) and knowledge on areas (allowing it to give you useful hints as to how to get around some places, like how there's some places in Gran Soren you can only get to from roof tops). And sometimes players will give you presents.

You can also hire other people's.

Grimpond, Greed, and I all have it on PS3.

Also worth noting that higher level pawns than you cost the rare rift crystals. Unless they're a friends.


Edit: Also Bells forget where I saw it, but a recent Capcom shareholders thing had them confirm DD met expectations and is getting a sequel (sequels from Capcom? Who knew?)

[Solid Snake]

Originally Posted by Krylo

Grimpond, Greed, and I all have it on PS3.

...Shit, I'm going to have to buy this.