Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
- 3 Sept 2021
Capcom · 23 April 2013
- 36 hrs
My thoughts
I really enjoyed the combat for the most part, and I loved the pawn system. Also a great selection of vocations, weapons and armour to help mix things up. Sadly, I found the rest of the game to be pretty average, inlcuding the side quests, story, and characters. Enemy variety was also lacking - I fought a cocktrice once, and a chimera about 15+ times. The worst thing about this game is the use of port crystals, or rather the lack of quick ways to travel around the map - it was incredibly boring. Safe to say, if there were better ways to travel in the game, I'd probably bump it up much higher.
I think I did ruin the game a little for myself because I didn't really try out any of the magic vocations too, so that probably contributed to the low score.
Overall, It was a good game with unique elements that was dragged down by questionable decisions. Ultimately, can't wait for the sequel!
About
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen contains all the content from the original Dragon’s Dogma plus the additional content from its sequel, including the Bitterblack Isle area, filled with challenging new enemies and quests, and additional high level weapons and armour sets. Along with its stunningly high resolution graphics and full Steam platform support, this is the ultimate franchise experience for PC players. Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience. Players embark on an epic adventure in a rich, living world with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability that they have developed based on traits learnt from each player. PC users can share these Pawns online and reap rewards of treasure, tips and strategy hints for taking down the terrifying enemies. Pawns can also be borrowed when specific skills are needed to complete various challenging quests.