Awesome. When i finally get around to getting a new computer, it should probably be my first game, then.

i totally get it and no worries , and much appreciated!

Well each person is different. But I love Dragon`s Dogma. I said how Dying Light was really good and I think it was you who responded to that. Well Dragon`s FDogma isn`t quite as good, but it`s a different kind of game, since it`s an rpg in the vein of Dragon Age.

It`s a very, very good game and doesn`t hold your hand. It`s criminally undervalued in my book. Things I like about it the most is:

1. The open-world.
2. Night is NIGHT. I wandered into a forest and then it began to get dark, and it got really, really dark. then I heard scary big things walking around in the dark. I had no light. I sat where I was and just waited till day cos I was that spooked and didn`t want to move until daylight!
3. The monsters are very immersive. You get to attack and even climb them in an attempt to kill them. they`re also some unusual ones, like monsters that actually get madder if there`s a girl in the party! Yep! Brave touches like this is what helps makes a game a classic.
4. The pawns. You get a helper that you can design that`s your loyal servant with her own personality. Brilliant.

Also I liked the ending which was a bit weird and a bit sad (involving your Pawn too).

It has a few quirks (the sword fighting`s a little arcady) such as one of the control keyboard buttons don`t stick right, but you can use a controller if you wish.

Highly recommended.

p.s there are NO timed quests. Where the heck did he get that from?

That's bull. Quests aren't time-sensitive, availability of side quests is just tied to progress in the story. It's exactly the opposite of what you're describing: you MUST take your time and explore the world if you want to finish all side quests.

And yeah, I missed two or three quests during my first playthrough, HOWEVER, the game has new game plus and during your second approach you can very quickly finish the quests you missed by following a guide or something. I did a full playthrough of the base game, then quickly did the missed side quests in new game plus using a guide and only then started the Dark Arisen expansion pack which basically requires you to have an end-game character anyway.

Also, there are some quests that require you to collect a shitload of items and some of them, e.g. the 50 war bugles, are ridiculously hard to get during a single playthrough but since they carry over you're better off just finishing the quest in new game plus.

Yeah I did some digging and advancing the main story quests makes some side quests impossible to do, which I still think it's a bit of a dick move, but well.

Agreed, and it DID frustrate me immensely during my first playthrough, especially because in many cases there's no reason why that particular advance in the plot would lock up a particular quest. But oh well, completionists really don't have anything to worry about with how consecutive playthroughs work here.

Yeah,it's a pain.TTW will be out soon for F3 and FNV and it will definitely be a pain.
If I know the game is full of timed quests then I don't buy it but from what the other people have been saying it looks like there isn't too many so I'll take a chance.If there is then out it goes.
Thanks for the info.2 made me laugh and no timed quests,sounds better.

Yes please, I'd really appreciate if you (I mean you GOG team) could "ask" Capcom to finally update the GOG version, it's ridiculous that it lacks 2 main updates (including one or two languages and several bugfixes)

Oh, now I finally get where the thing with the "timed quest" comes from. Yeah, that kind of sucks, although to be honest there's hardly a RPG who doesn't do that (sadly).* I guess it's just more annoying in Dragon's Dogma since the rest of the game is pretty open and there seems to be no good reason why you can't do specific side quests later in the game.


(* The side effect of this common practice is me, as a completionist, getting conditioned to always do last what a game tells me to do now, and only to move on with the main path and story when all other options are exhausted.)

Calling it `Timed` gives the completely wrong impression to people. people think that you have just a limited time in a kind of countdown.

If you`re gonna give someone advice about a game you need to give it reasonably accurately. I would`ve been put off buying the game reading you if I hadn`t already had it.

This game is nice, but it feels more like a proof of concept than a real game to me. Everything feels borrowed from other games, and while the combination is a little fresh, things don't fit together for me as well as I hoped they would. I think it is one of those games that some will really like and some will be turned off by.

The Witcher or Bioware series have stronger storytelling. Dark Souls has better atmosphere (and I miss my dodge rolls!) Gothic/Risen/Elder Scrolls have more compelling open worlds (I don't feel like each little hub is just something a game designer stuck there for me to get quests from). Monster Hunter has a more engaging core loop and the crafting feels more rewarding.

Also I'll take almost any game's inventory management over this one. I spend way too much time shuffling items from one pawn to another to manage weight. It feels like a chore. And you have to watch for some ingredients going bad. I don't mind that as a concept, but it doesn't feel right amid all of these other systems.

It does bring pawns to the table, really making your single player run feel like you have a couple friends with you; and has some pretty great combat that doesn't quite feel like anything else. A bit like a more forgiving monster hunter or dark souls, although you don't have as much ability to win fights if you are underleveled as in those games.

I still liked the game, and would love to see what capcom could do with a sequel. The ambition here is insane. Where did this game come from!?

Yea the personal pawn really made it for me too. It`s a bit retarded, but still makes you feel you`re out in a huge world always with support. I like how you can set their personality too. I wish more games did this; it`s a brilliant touch. In fact I made a Pawn just like the girl in my avatar pic!

I believe it`s Japanese, capcom or Konami, but borrowing everything from Western Medieval lore of Europe. They do get it a bit wrong since it`s a little all over the place with it (which is why the Witcher feels overall better). There`s also a of Soul Caliber vibe from the consoles I get from it especially if I play as a warrior which what capcom normally do.

As i mentioned in the other thread, i am shocked that the pawn share is broken and people are ok with it :O , it gives you one of the most unique experiences and easy way to get better equips . It should be fixed asap :\

Also those of you who have only played the Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen edition check out this amazing opening soundtrack they removed from the original in the arisen release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liWIUxttlvU

I have been recommending the game to everyone since i finished it twice already.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/human_fall_flat_being_delisted_from_gogcoms_catalog/post84


if it were upto me i would not get the game with pawn feature issue , it really handicaps you hard especially for the expansion, how the bug just exist here and not on steam / psn ? gog galaxy issue ?