WhiskerFrisker
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen coming to PS4/XB1 (fall 2017)
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Soldiussnaku
Member
Had it on pc since last year. Fucking great port.
Wonder if its 60fps on consoles.
Wonder if its 60fps on consoles.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
What're you doing?
Skyline Owl
Neo Member
Woooooooooooo. Day one for a (potential) Scoprio version.
I'm ready to drop another 700 hours on this version like I did on 360. >_>;
I'm ready to drop another 700 hours on this version like I did on 360. >_>;
Bitter Black Isle for me was so much more fun than the vanilla game. Maybe it's due to the less open world nature of the dlc, but it added so much more urgency to the battles and coming from say lvl 80-100, the dlc was a massive jump in difficulty which I liked. I always felt that BBI was what the everfall was supposed to be.
In also loved how it was infinitely replayable for loot and the random gear.
In also loved how it was infinitely replayable for loot and the random gear.
BigEmil
Junior Member
No? Only ported to pc and current gen consoles that's it
I guess there was also the Dragon's Dogma Vanilla > Dark Arisen re-release to consider.
The Dude
Member
It's the game that doesn't die
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Dragon's Dogma!
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen!
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen for PC!
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen for PS4/XB1!
Bonus points: the microtransaction currency system for basic gameplay mechanics
You would think it would be guaranteed a sequel if it's got the kind of legs to keep it rereleasing like this, but maybe they know they'll never be able to top themselves.
BigEmil
Junior Member
Dark Arisen should've just be a DLC/update instead of a re-release, it contains very important changes many people requested plus dlc stuff, still this is a good move to replace the bad original especially while the original sold like shit
A game from last gen remastered to PC/PS4/XB1 is normal for any remastered game they just delayed the console versions a year later that's all it's still one port to three current platforms
Also on PC version atleast they removed the micro-transactions afaik so could be the same for PS4/XB1 too
FalsettoVibe
Member
Looks like I'll be giving this game a second try.
I wouldn't be surprised if they still haven't broken even on original development costs. Hence the off-shoots rather than a sequel. The series deserves all the money I can throw at it, but the lack of a defined strategy besides a Japan-focused MMO doesn't give me confidence they feel they made the right choice trying to make this a global tent-pole series.
The Last Wizard
Member
2 ports.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Whoa now. Let's not say things we'll regret.
BigEmil
Junior Member
Yeah I worded that badly but original lacked some stuff and issues like no fast-travel making you to run through the big map every time or the pawns talks same lines too often doing your head in and other necessary stuff fixed in Dark Arisen. Can't go back to the original after the improvements all round
https://www.giantbomb.com/dragons-d...ms/changes-made-to-the-original-game-1433367/
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Psychoward
Banned
I wouldn't say it lacks everything that makes the game good but yeah I got bored and didn't finish it.
endlessflood
Member
I would have said the opposite myself. The Everfall was so simplistic and repetitive it almost felt like it'd been randomly generated, whereas BBI had wonderful design and atmosphere that felt very different from the rest of the game.
That said, I felt the vanilla game was more interesting; BBI was just a very nice change of pace in the latter stages of the game. It's what the Everfall was intended to be I think, BBI was just a realisation of that concept on a much bigger scale.
endlessflood
Member
I thought the whole Dark Arisen concept was a good one that introduced an interesting new wrinkle to the entire underlying mythos of the game. But I guess the "big hole in the ground" was good too
Doomshroom
Member
What class should i play this time? did the archer/ranger on my xbox.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Fair enoughI thought the whole Dark Arisen concept was a good one that introduced an interesting new wrinkle to the entire underlying mythos of the game. But I guess the "big hole in the ground" was good too
Assassin is the best, but kind of similar to Ranger. Warrior is completely different, and the Arc of X skills are magnificent.
endlessflood
Member
If you don't try a Sorcerer in DD at some point then I reckon you're doing yourself a disservice. Everyone should get a chance to experience High Comestion, High Maelstrom, and Grand Bolide, just for the theatre
https://youtu.be/5B-VmOgANuw
Meanwhile some other Capcom series got nothing for their anniversaries rotfl
Svejk
Member
I mean, since they're FINALLY re-releasing this game, it can only mean that the sequel will be announced this year. Itsuno said it himself...
Sorry, DMC fans, but let us get a second DD first before you get your 5th DMC. It's only fair. Go play Bayonetta to hold you off till then.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
but DD is a JRPG :-/
Bitterblack Isle wasn't perfect, but it was definitely better than the main game. Perhaps because it did away with the main game's weakness - i.e. a sterile open-world adventure with poor world-building and dull characters - in favor of what arguably sets it apart from its contemporaries: an exciting battle-system with difficult encounters. Heck, even the story bits are better for being peppered throughout the dungeon with narrated journal entries that slowly reveal what BBI is about.
Dark Arisen essentially turned a mediocre open-world RPG into a great dungeon crawler. BBI's only real fault is that it could use more level variety, both in layout and themes. Also, Death can suck it.
To me, an ideal DD2 would expand on the BBI concept, with multiplayer co-op to boot, more balanced classes and stat distribution between classes, and less spell-charging time for mage-type characters. Or, if they have the budget, time and talent for it, try going open-world again, sure, but don't screw it up this time.
Dark Arisen essentially turned a mediocre open-world RPG into a great dungeon crawler. BBI's only real fault is that it could use more level variety, both in layout and themes. Also, Death can suck it.
To me, an ideal DD2 would expand on the BBI concept, with multiplayer co-op to boot, more balanced classes and stat distribution between classes, and less spell-charging time for mage-type characters. Or, if they have the budget, time and talent for it, try going open-world again, sure, but don't screw it up this time.
Freeman76
Member
you can't go wrong
KCroxtonJr
Member
More challenging? Sure. More enjoyable? Depends on what you find enjoyable.
I'd say if you're looking for more challenge and not having a full party you might as well go all the way, get the Autonomy augment and take no pawns at all.
Vince DiCola
Member
The original wasn't bad, far from it nor did it sell like shit. It may have underperformed but it wasn't a bomb
Crankshaft
Member
I bought DD on ps3 and didn't beat it.
I bought Dark Arisen on 360 and didn't beat it.
....... Temptation to purchase the game again and not beat it is rising!
I bought Dark Arisen on 360 and didn't beat it.
....... Temptation to purchase the game again and not beat it is rising!
demosthenes
Member
I already bought it on ps3 and pc. I hope the rest of gaf gets it though if they haven't yet.
Ranger is OP as fuck. I love it.
AgentP
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Made in Japan, but it's not turn based JRPG. Are we really separating the genres by where they are made? Is W3 a PRPG?
CertifiedFP
Member
And so, a new generation of idiots who don't set their Inclinations and Skills properly begins... The Cycle must continue.
Half the appeal is the unique cultural intricacies of Poland expressed in The Witcher, so yes, why not.
Half the appeal is the unique cultural intricacies of Poland expressed in The Witcher, so yes, why not.
darkslayer101
Member
periapt + explosive arrows = death is melted
I don't get it.
dragonzdogma
Member
DMC5 coming through. Poor DD2..
offtopic:^ what's going on here
Hey I'm might of asked this before , but is ebony.. I mean
what is the "standard edition" will there be another version coming out?
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Trump is being a cunt as usual. He was shoving the Montenegro Prime Minister.offtopic:^ what's going on here
Hey I'm might of asked this before , but is ebony.. I mean
what is the "standard edition" will there be another version coming out?