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Dragon's Dogma Review | IGN

Keza MacDonald, IGN: "Capcom’s fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma has been a long time coming, and it’s looked more and more interesting every time we’ve seen it, boasting robust action-focussed gameplay and an innovative Pawn system that lets you enlist avatars created by other players to fight alongside you. It often feels like an offline MMO, with a vast, scenic and perilous world to explore and a selection of thousands of characters to choose as your companions. It’s an interesting example of genre and style-mixing within the RPG, pulling in elements of traditional Japanese role-playing and churning them together with action-RPG physicality, open-world adventuring and MMO party tactics.

Dragon’s Dogma regularly reminds you of other games. There are flashes of Dark Souls in the real-time combat, of Skyrim in its open wildernesses, and of Shadow of the Colossus in its large-scale battles. Sometimes, these associations work in Dragon’s Dogma’s favour; other times, they just remind you h...

DigitalAnalog4988d ago

They seriously need to port this on the PC. Somehow the main gripe is the polish and inconsistent graphics.

Jazz41084988d ago

Wow I'm glad to se the ps3 do well on this. I guess the ps3 is more capable then I give it credit for or the game was dumbed down t support a japanese company as the 360 don't usually have issues with ram or slow down on open world games so I scratch my head. I'm picking this up on 360 and will install it. I will keep you informed if its a noticable diffrence. I could rent the ps3 to see but honestly I really don't care that much if I enjoy the game no matter what system its on.

MariaHelFutura4988d ago

Just because Bethesda had problems w/ FINISHING Skyrim (which works perfectly now BTW) for the PS3 doesn't mean the system has problems w/ open world games or any games for that matter. More RAM would be great obviously, but seeing the games it still cranking out (TLOU and GOW) I don't think the PS3 has any problems that you would need to worry about.

Hicken4987d ago

Shh. You can't tell people that. To them, the PS3 just can't handle open-world games. 256+256 doesn't equal 512 to them, so it's got less RAM than the 360. /s

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kevnb4988d ago

7.5 from ign is pretty brutal, not that their opinion really matters anyway...

Captain Qwark 94988d ago

not really, it just means they actually reviewed it instead of handing it out a 9.

reason it didnt get a 9...
1. they didnt get the exclusive first review
2. its not a big name franchise.

both of those things guarantee a 9 from ign. without them, they actually do their jobs.

7.5 is a good score for a new franchise. ill be buying mine tomorrow still, many many gems can be found at this score range. i also find it to be the range where you get more unique games trying new things.

Drazz4988d ago (Edited 4988d ago )

expected a higher score, but i won't cancel my preorder cause of it.

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Dragon's Dogma Is Still Amazing

Although the sequel is on the near horizon, the original Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen remains a fantastic action RPG, still worth playing.

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jznrpg683d ago (Edited 683d ago )

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)

anast682d ago (Edited 682d ago )

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.

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5 Games To Play While Waiting For Dragon's Dogma II

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.

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on_line_forever732d ago

every gamer should play this game

gold_drake732d ago

cant wait for it, feb and march are busy busy months ha.

SovereignSnaKe732d ago

I can still hear the title screen music in my head after nearly 12 years. Loved every minute of it.

MrNinosan732d ago

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.

DivineHand125732d ago

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.

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Dragon’s Dogma has hit its highest player count in 6 years, following sequel news and discount

Dragon’s Dogma achieved its highest concurrent player count in over six years over the weekend.

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Father__Merrin1306d ago

Excellent game spoilt by grindy combat and no fastbtravel the stones travel system was rubbish

lcslick1306d ago

I'm doing my part to contribute to this. Found out my pawn had been a busy bee while I was away.

drizzom1306d ago

Thats awesome. More people should enjoy this game.

HyperMoused1306d ago

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.

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