Scott from The Controller Online writes: "We’ve seen the release of some very big fantasy RPG’s over the last few months, and while I’ve had a great time with Skyrim, Dark Souls, The Witcher 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur, there was one that was always at the back of my mind. Dragon’s Dogma had me worried at times, but cautiously optimistic all the same. It always looked great whenever a new video was released, but would it get lost amid the giants of the genre? Would it be good enough to stand out? Would it be different enough to matter? All of these questions seemed to melt away the first time I jumped on the back of a Griffin. Somewhere between hanging on for dear life with one hand and hacking away with the other, I forgot all about those other games."
Although the sequel is on the near horizon, the original Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen remains a fantastic action RPG, still worth playing.
A lot of the quest lines in Skyrim are good(not all and they don’t add up as a whole if you do thieves guild mage fighters guild etc) The dragons are very lame after the first few times and the combat is clunky as it always has been. The stupid sprint button is ridiculous.
Overall I agree DD is the better rpg game.
Both have theirs strengths and weaknesses but Skyrim should be so much more being the 5th game in Elder Scrolls series.
Excited to see what they add on to DD 2.
Unfortunately all they have done to Elder Scrolls since Morrowind is take things out (minus the sprint button which is so lame because you can kill dragon god like creatures but can’t run for more than ten seconds without getting tired)
I liked the vampire questline and the return to Morrowind was okay, but the problem with Skyrim was the lack of consequence. There is almost no point in the quests. After I realized this, I started messing around with the mods and then quit playing. Though, I did spend 300 hrs. on modded content, but this is telling of how bad the game kind of is.
If DD was the size or close to the size of Skyrim, It would have been the primer fantasy game back then. I hope they up the size with DD2.
Daman Shelley from NoobFeed writes - Dragon's Dogma is truly a one-of-a-kind game, and there really is no other game like it, but there are a few that come close. Whether with their fantasy settings, the ability to climb mountains, or just with the overall same charm as Capcom’s iconic RPG. Here's a list of games that will hopefully scratch that Dragon's Dogma itch.
I can still hear the title screen music in my head after nearly 12 years. Loved every minute of it.
I have no issues filling my time til DD2.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Infinite Wealth and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will probably me more than enough.
More terrified I won't be done in time.
Try not to burn yourself out before the game releases. This is going to be a long and immersive RPG like the first one.
The games in this article are all great and I believe the people who are excited for Dragons Dogma 2 probably already played most of those games.
For now, I recommend you prepare yourself for long play sessions if you will be picking up Dragons Dogma at launch.
Dragon’s Dogma achieved its highest concurrent player count in over six years over the weekend.
Excellent game spoilt by grindy combat and no fastbtravel the stones travel system was rubbish
I'm doing my part to contribute to this. Found out my pawn had been a busy bee while I was away.
when i found this game i loved it and played the hell out of it, got to the demon in the expansion and after feeling pretty good at the game he wiped the floor with me, fatigue set in, but i need to get back into this i think, looking forward to 2 for sure.
I didn't like the demo that much. I thought it had a Demon's Souls/Dark Souls vibe, but then realized the gameplay was completely different. I also didn't like the design. That Chimera doesn't look that scary. I preferred GOW3's.
I think the game will be good enough, although I don't see it getting really high reviews. A lot of people will enjoy it, but I guess this is not for me.
I thought the pawns talked waaaaaaay too much, but otherwise I found it fairly enjoyable.
I loved the demo but I thought it was too short. Gave me a good taste of what to expect though.
Demo was not short it was EASY.... i mashed square button and killed those beasts...
I found the combat system a bit sloppy at times. Lock-on a la Dark Souls would've been better. Loved the amount of action going on but it at times it was tough to tell what was going on. Still adding it to the collection.