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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen coming to PS4/XB1 (fall 2017)
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Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
So many of Magick Archer's skills are very good in Bitterblack Isle it can appear like as if the Dungeon is custom made for it, lol.
Spiritwalker
Member
THIS.
"Into Free" was cheesy as fuck, but in the best ways possible. I literally hate the new song that replaced "Into Free". It's awful, annoying and headache-inducing. Unfortunately we cannot mod it out this time. Sad.
It's not a new song though, they just remixed one of the existing pieces. I think it plays during the opening at the beach. It contains some of the main themes that are also used throughout the game's musical score.
Into Free was pretty amusing, but it never really fit the tone of the game, IMO.
That said, I'm not a fan of the vocal delivery of the title theme though.
Kitbash
Member
They toned it down, but it's still an annoyance for some people.
Snoopycat
Banned
After a couple of hours it really started getting on my nerves, especially when I was walking through long areas of the map. I'll probably buy it anyway because I never played the expansion
138
Banned
That got me in. I can ignore any qualms I might have for that price.
New PS3/PS4 comparison. No mention of 60fps, and video is 30fps, but I still wanna #believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnA1REgBveY
Iriscomeback
Member
Yeah I hope this is 60 fps. It plays like a dream on PC because of it. You don't even need a powerful rig to get it at that framerate.
Not a massive improvement in terms visuals but if it runs at 60fps it will have my money all day long.
I'd even settle for a rock solid 30fps. At times on PS3 the game ran at <15fps during fights.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
gamerforever
Banned
Its a budget release and doesnt look much different to the ps3 version, so 60fps is very unlikely. I may pick it up even though i have the ps3 version via ps plus unplayed.
I always looked at it as a naff bullet-time.
Lol. You may have just breathed new life into the PS3 version. It's like Dragons Dogma: Max Payne edition.
WheelHoss1
Member
Where is my Pro support data?
IbukiLordSA
Member
if this game was 60fps they would have said by now, the fact that there is still no word on this has me worried that it is 30fps.
Snoopycat
Banned
Must be my eyesight cos I can't see any difference except the PS4 looking slightly sharper
endlessflood
Member
The frame rate looks way better too
In that clip yeah, in the other videos uploaded by the channel you can see some nice new textures.
Yes
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
No joke: I would buy that.
Art Vandilay
Member
A third party seller on Wal-Marts website seems to already be shipping. This seems like a game that could break the street date under the radar. May have to go look at Best Buy and Wal-Mart on my lunch break, although Id rather get the GCU discount.
PhantomThief
Banned
You cant go wrong
endlessflood
Member
I'd just like to know exactly what the improvements are, especially on the PS4 Pro. It seems like important information for a Remaster.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
That's the whole point, with fantasy RPGs you come expecting the same type of song as all the other fantasy RPGs.
Then suddenly BAM! J-Rock!
It's memorable and it sticks.
Geminosity
Member
The best part is the build up too. At first you just have the piano so you're not entirely aware something is amiss, then the guitars kick in and you're thinking "ok... that's odd" then the singing finally bursts in and you're sitting there wondering what the heck is even going on anymore. It's fab :3
PhantomThief
Banned
No 60fps no sale
No free song no sale!
No free song no sale!
disappeared
Banned
I'm working on an OT if nobody else has called dibs
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Don't forget to put a section for GAF players and their pawns!
disappeared
Banned
endlessflood
Member
It's cheaper to do a Remaster, by an order of magnitudeWhy can't they realize they should make DD 2 allready?
I suspect they'll look closely at sales figures in deciding if the series has a future, but the problem is that the Remaster isn't really bringing anything new, and you can't even import your old character or pawn. It makes it a tough sale, even for people who adored the original.
theofficefan99
Junior Member
So can someone tell me what makes the game so great?
I remember playing the demo; the combat seemed surprisingly great, but I was annoyed with the constant interruptions by my party members. You can turn those off, right?
Also, from the clips of the game I've seen... it seems like the entire game is spent either in a cave or in the most generic-looking forest ever. Is there any kind of environment variety?
And is the story entertaining at all, or no?
The combat looks great but I'm not sure if the game has anything else to offer
I remember playing the demo; the combat seemed surprisingly great, but I was annoyed with the constant interruptions by my party members. You can turn those off, right?
Also, from the clips of the game I've seen... it seems like the entire game is spent either in a cave or in the most generic-looking forest ever. Is there any kind of environment variety?
And is the story entertaining at all, or no?
The combat looks great but I'm not sure if the game has anything else to offer
Exentryk
Member
It's mainly the combat that makes it great. Everything else is pretty crap. Poor story, poor characters, poor quests, etc. But still, the diverse combat with being able to climb monsters, different classes, varied abilities, and the pawn system makes it fairly enjoyable. There is a decent size world with above land and below land areas that keeps the locatoins fresh. Though the diversity isn't that high. There is a post-game dungeon which is underground, but it is really well done.
I personally found it quite enjoyable to build my pawns and watching them demolish enemies by themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOaL4ujcIg8
Yeah you can turn off the camera cuts. Honestly it's worth it for the combat alone. You'll have a great time playing the game because the gameplay is superb and that's what really matters.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Exciting boss/mini-boss battles (the
Griffin
Strangely, the game begins to get really good once you complete the main story.
I believe it is. It's odd, they've been late to list it and then with no image.
For what it's worth: I've ordered my copy from Shopto for just under £17.
Geminosity
Member
People have already mentioned the combat, but it's also worth mentioning how the interactions of the game really create interesting situations you just don't get in other games. Simple things like getting wet dousing your lantern causing you to stop and consider walking through that waterfall to the passage behind it, to more complex stuff like when I surprised a cyclops on a spiral staircase by grabbing onto it's back, causing it to fall down the gaping chasm next to it, with me riding it all the way down, stabbing it furiously the whole way only to be surprised that I survived it due to the giant corpse cushioning the fall
Heck, here's a more nuanced example: when my character grabs onto a flying harpy in the air, I'm small and light so the harpy can actually still fly off with me clinging to it. However, if you make a big character you'll actually drag the harpy to the ground instead.
enixbelmont
Member
So now that people are getting early copies, I hear some people claiming 60 fps. Anyone verify this?
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I'm definitely using your pawn; I messaged you way back on PS3 when I didn't have a Gaf account and lurked. You took my pawn through BBI and got me a nice chunk of points. It's only fair that I repay the favor.
blackjon24
Member
30 or 60fps it's like no one wants to answer that question lol
Jugendstil
Member
Best Buy came through again with shipping my copy early, I should have it today. This and Mario at the end of the month are all I need until 2018.
nemisis0
Member
Looks like a locked 30fps and the graphics on the pro are really clean and sharp. Textures are also really amazing. Putting the camera senssitivty to max makes it feel 60fps.
The videos don't really do it any justice.
Are there any specific pro enhancements?
And would you mind taking some screenshots I could use for the OT?
Best I have are ones pulled from YouTube videos that have a lot of compression, so it would be nice to have something actually representative of the game.