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[sublimit]

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I thought that was a cool video for fans of DD!

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

A for effort

 

[mcz117chief]

I didn't like the combat, it feels floaty and pre-baked, you have the same animations whether you hit something or not.

 

[Pallas]

I’m not sure why Skyrim was in this discussion. Don’t get me wrong, great game arguably but the combat is no where near as great or fluid as to say Dark Souls games.

 

[Woopah]

If you have to mod it to make it good I don't think that counts.

Really great game though. Looking forward to the sequel.

 

[Skifi28]

The combat never clicked for me.

 

[TintoConCasera]

It's the best. Lots of different attacks and skills, each class felt different and magic felt as it should: powerful as fuck.

Not to mention the feedback given to the user. The sound design was perfect, each blow felt meaty and it has that "hpmh" that a lot of other games, like Skyrim, completely lack. Hitting something felt like hitting something, and not like slicing through the air.

 

[Sentenza]

I mean, when your competition is Skyrim coming on top is not exactly an achievement.

That aside, NAH, I like Dragon's Dogma and it got a lot of things right, but there are plenty of games that had a better combat experience and balance overall.

 

[Lethal01]

Nah, FF7:Remake was better

 

[sublimit]

Nah, FF7:Remake was better

 

[JokerMM]

Magic in this game is some god tier stuff

 

[levyjl1988]

I put too much effort into my Dragon's Dogma save for the Xbox 360, it is unfortunate that it couldn't be transferred over to the Xbox One, I want to play, but I don't want to start from scratch again.

 

[iHaunter]

I tried it recently, I actually found it clunky and poorly executed. But I LOVED the creativity of it.

I'm really hoping for Dogma II if they heavily improve the combat snappiness. It was a good game overall and really felt like an RPG, few do nowadays.

 

[sublimit]

I put too much effort into my Dragon's Dogma save for the Xbox 360, it is unfortunate that it couldn't be transferred over to the Xbox One, I want to play, but I don't want to start from scratch again.

If you really enjoy it you'd be surprised how fast you can progress through the game and be where you were before. It's the only game i platinumed twice once for PS3 and once for PS4.

 

[levyjl1988]

If you really enjoy it you'd be surprised how fast you can progress through the game and be where you were before. It's the only game i platinumed twice once for PS3 and once for PS4.

I grinded the hell out of vocations and I don't think I would want to redo it all over especially when there is such a huge backlog already. I had to max my inventory and items too, sigh...

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Fck DD is amazing

 

[sublimit]

I grinded the hell out of vocations and I don't think I would want to redo it all over especially when there is such a huge backlog already. I had to max my inventory and items too, sigh...

There are "tricks" than can give you lots of XP very,very fast if you want.

 

[Hudo]

I agree that Dragon's Dogma has one of the best combat systems ever made. I really, really enjoy it. Dragon's Dogma II will be Itsuno's masterpiece!

 

[anthraticus]

LOL.....why is Skyshit even in this ??

 

[Mr Hyde]

Dragon's Dogma is the fucking of action-rpgs. Hands down, best combat ever and a big reason I still play it from time to time. Can't wait for the sequel.

 

[Lethal01]

Square really knocked it out of the park with that system. perfection outside a couple camera hiccups.
It already destroys Dragons Dogma, just imagine when the sequel comes out and makes it even better. DD will get grinded into dust.

 

[intbal]

Dragon's Dogma is the fucking of action-rpgs. Hands down, best combat ever and a big reason I still play it from time to time. Can't wait for the sequel.

Just a wild guess here...

You've never played Kingdoms of Amalur, have you?

 

[Mr Hyde]

You've never played Kingdoms of Amalur, have you?

I have played it. Good combat but nowhere near as good as DD. It's not even in the same league.

 

[mansoor1980]

over rated game , and i played the superior pc version.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I have played it. Good combat but nowhere near as good as DD. It's not even in the same league.

Agree. It was nice but DD is king.

Also, the system leads to a lot of epicness. In Dark Souls, you spend most fights agains giant enemies poking their legs with a weapon. Being able to climb a fucking giant Beholder in DD and pierce the eye with your weapon is a totally different thing.

over rated game , and i played the superior pc version.

 

[mansoor1980]

Agree. It was nice but DD is king.

Also, the system leads to a lot of epicness. In Dark Souls, you spend most fights agains giant enemies poking their legs with a weapon. Being able to climb a fucking giant Beholder in DD and pierce the eye with your weapon is a totally different thing.

i dont know man , i guess i went in really hyped and while i enjoyed the combat i felt like the game had no progress , felt like a ps2 era game

 

[Mister Wolf]

Didn't like it very much. Gave it two chances and quit both times. Judging by its paltry sales other people felt the same. Hopefully Itsuno doesn't bother with a sequel.

 

[TintoConCasera]

i dont know man , i guess i went in really hyped and while i enjoyed the combat i felt like the game had no progress , felt like a ps2 era game

I get ya. The game is a flawed gem (at least imo). It got butchered during the development process and ended up having a lot less contenr than what was originally planned. Also there is almost no story, and the world is pretty small compared to most open world games.

It's still a pretty comfy game, and had great things like the combat system or the DLC content. That's why you'll see a lot of DD fans really hyped for the sequel, as it's our chance to get the game we could but never had.

 

[kretos]

No it's not it's one of the most boring games Capcom ever made and i hope they don't waste resources on a sequel

 

[Danjin44]

Square really knocked it out of the park with that system. perfection outside a couple camera hiccups.

I enjoyed FF7R but the air combat kind of sucked especially against these guys....

OT: I haven't played DD so can't really judge but Monster Hunter has my favourite combat in all Capcom games.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[TGO]

It's shit like this that made be buy the game.
Didn't touched it again after 2 hours of play

 

[kretos]

and funny you used Conor as example didn't he get his ass beat 2 out of his 3 last matches

 

[TintoConCasera]

Too bad that the wind didn't pushed some of you. The game is clearly divisive, here's hoping the sequel is more refined so more people can enjoy it.

 

[Danjin44]

Something that western devs could learn how to do.

Thats mostly because western developer's goal for games is not about having good combat or boss fights or even proper level design but rather its about "realism" and "immersion". Actually most western developers trying their best for their games not feel "gamey" and that to me its huge mistake.

 

[Captain Toad]

Dragon's Dogma's combat was good for an open-world game. It does not measure favorably against Souls though.

Even putting Skyrim's combat in this conversation is laughable.

 

[x@3f*oo_e!]

It boring floaty game

 

[The_Mike]

I got the game when it finally released on pc.

Some of the worst combat I ever tried. It's embarrassing to even call it combat.

I never understood the fuss about it. Its mediocre at best the entire game.

 

[x@3f*oo_e!]

Some of the worst combat I ever tried. It's embarrassing to even call it combat.

I never understood the fuss about it. Its mediocre at best the entire game.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Lot of people in here with terrible opinions.

 

[sublimit]

I get ya. The game is a flawed gem (at least imo). It got butchered during the development process and ended up having a lot less contenr than what was originally planned. Also there is almost no story, and the world is pretty small compared to most open world games.

It's still a pretty comfy game, and had great things like the combat system or the DLC content. That's why you'll see a lot of DD fans really hyped for the sequel, as it's our chance to get the game we could but never had.

Oh but it had much more than that my friend...much more...

 

[TintoConCasera]

Oh but it had much more than that my friend...much more...

Yep, but I'm on mobile now and I could ran out of battery while listing all of them.

 

[sublimit]

Yep, but I'm on mobile now and I could ran out of battery while listing all of them.

I could easily mention the Pawn system on top of my head which was one of the deepest and most interesting mechanics i've seen in any game. It wasn't perfect but it was still incredibly fun to actually train your Pawn and making them killing machines.
There was a gif somewhere with 2 Strider Pawns climbing on a BBI enemy and annihilating it with Thousand Kisses but i can't seem to find it right now.

The game is full of hidden systems and really rewards those who like to experiment and put some serious time into it...

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Lux R7]

DD is god tier.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

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I thought that was a cool video for fans of DD!

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

It's shit like this that made be buy the game.
Didn't touched it again after 2 hours of play

It's "Souless"

 

[sublimit]

It's "Souless"

Stop making (bad) jokes and go finish Elden Ring.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I could easily mention the Pawn system on top of my head which was one of the deepest and most interesting mechanics i've seen in any game. It wasn't perfect but it was still incredibly fun to actually train your Pawn and making them killing machines.
There was a gif somewhere with 2 Strider Pawns climbing on a BBI enemy and annihilating it with Thousand Kisses but i can't seem to find it right now.

The game is full of hidden systems and really rewards those who like to experiment and put some serious time into it...

Pawn system is really great. I loved customizing mine and getting it rated and getting gifts by other players. Also having talking partners in an adventure game like this adds a lot to the immersion, it felt very cool getting hints from other pawns that already had experience in certain areas or agains certain enemies. Awesome overall.

I also loved some little details, like the weight and the height of the characters being taken into account when getting lifted by flying enemies or entering little tunnels. That kind of little things show how much care they poured into the game.

Not to mention all the Monster Hunter influences, like the bigger enemies having certain weaknesses or parts of the body that where weaker or destructible. I never got tired of cutting Saurian's tails.

Fuck man, I loved this flawed game. Cant wait for the sequel.

 

[Lethal01]

I enjoyed FF7R but the air combat kind of sucked especially against these guys....

OT: I haven't played DD so can't really judge but Monster Hunter has my favourite combat in all Capcom games.

Totally agree, air combat sucked.
But all the great stuff outweighs it to me. It was a fairly rare issue to deal with.