Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a new retail game

Prinny · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:10 pm Post subject:

So how will the game check to see if you have the original game? I beat the original, so would it just check my save file?

Taiyz · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:11 pm Post subject:

It just imports your save file. If you have a save file, you get the ****.

I assume at least. That's how most stuff like this works; see Borderlands.
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Archer · Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 707 Location: la caravane

10th level skills are cool, but no new vocations? I would at least hope they allow hybrid vocations for pawns.
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Lunar Eclipse · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:27 pm Post subject:

They can't really allow hybrid stuff for pawns unless they deactivate certain skills since several of the hybrid ones only "work" as arisen skills. It'd be nice if they gave pawns a way to obtain hybrid augments, but I don't think they should actually have the ability to be hybrid classes.
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Archer · Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 707 Location: la caravane

What skills, exactly, won't work for pawns? I mean, yeah, two or more mystic knights will literally make your system blow up from magick cannon, but I can't really think of anything else that'd be restrictive (granted I've never touched the magick archer class but eh)

and I just watched the trailer, at the end- **** Zodd. The devs really like Berserk, don't they?
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Lunar Eclipse · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:45 pm Post subject:

Abicion · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:50 pm Post subject:

Shadowfox · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:12 pm Post subject:

Taiyz · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:26 pm Post subject:

I don't think it'll work like that. Think more along the lines of Soul Calibur IV's character creator (don't know how V handled things.)
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Taiyz · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:38 am Post subject:

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/25/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-flirting-with-death/ So there are actually some things in here that we didn't know about before. Apparently the menu system's been streamlined, and the game has a higher resolution texture pack (presumably an optional install) so the game looks a lot better. Sounds **** sweet to me!
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Abicion · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:26 am Post subject:

Charlie · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:42 am Post subject:

With a 1.5 GB install, I still think the graphics are a bit bland. How much worse were the textures? And they couldn't have gotten rid of the bars on the top and bottom?
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senel.coolidge · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 2615 Location: Toronto, Canada.

Why is it that everywhere I venture with my character the monsters seem to annihilate me in seconds, while I do little to no damage? Went into a well, lizards destroyed me; went to blackbitter isle, wolves killed me. Am I doing something extremely wrong?

Archer · Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 707 Location: la caravane

what level are you? Assuming you just started, you should stick to the road between Cassardis and Gran Soren. although Saurians are beatable around level 5+
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Taiyz · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:58 am Post subject:

You take a lot of damage really quickly in this game if you aren't careful. Use your shield a lot in close combat. Avoid bandits especially, for a good while. Saurians are basically the first "obstacle," you'll be fighting them easily in no time, but right out of the gate they're rough on your health. If you're not playing as a Fighter with heavy armour definitely expect to be kind of squishy throughout the game.

I would assume that Blackbitter isle is geared toward higher-leveled characters, so avoid that for now.
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