Dragon's Dogma

Somnus

This definitely looks good to me. I'll pick it up once my ps3 is fixed.

To anyone playing on the PS3, what's the framerate like during combat? I read it can be a bit dodgey and slowdown during some fights. That's always pretty annoying.

Sephiroth_dude

You can save only once?

Somnus

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

You can save only once?

As in you can't have a backup save or anything?

Also, for anyone who's playing it at the moment, what's the dialogue like with NPCs for both the main quest and smaller ones?

I'm a fan of the dialogue trees in Fallout/Elder Scrolls. Do you get that level of detail here? Or is it more: Click on quest NPC, they tell you where to go, that's it. That would make the game lose some long term enjoyment for me.

I know everything gets compared to Skyrim these days, but I like that in Elder Scrolls games you get a bit of background or story when even doing little quests

Sephiroth_dude

Dr.Poca wrote: »

As in you can't have a backup save or anything?

Also, for anyone who's playing it at the moment, what's the dialogue like with NPCs for both the main quest and smaller ones?

I'm a fan of the dialogue trees in Fallout/Elder Scrolls. Do you get that level of detail here? Or is it more: Click on quest NPC, they tell you where to go, that's it. That would make the game lose some long term enjoyment for me.

I know everything gets compared to Skyrim these days, but I like that in Elder Scrolls games you get a bit of background or story when even doing little quests

nope no back save according to the angry joe review anyway,which is odd

humanji

Yeah, there's no backup save, but I don't actually think it's needed (or at least I haven't had reason for it).

The dialogue is simply click an NPC and they'll give you the information. There's no dialogue trees or anything like that.

Somnus

humanji wrote: »

The dialogue is simply click an NPC and they'll give you the information. There's no dialogue trees or anything like that.

Awh That's a little disappointing.

Will still probably pick it up though

Temptamperu

Picked this up today, fairly happy with it. I am enjoying running around the roof tops, jumping and clinging and finding treasure. haven't done any of the pawn stuff yet though.

danthefan

Picked it up today but haven't tried it. For reasons I don't understand the guy in GameStop gave me codes for the pre order DLC stuff which I very much appreciated, it's an extra weapon, armour and pawn I think, which is sweet. Will give it a good go over the weekend.

Sephiroth_dude

I didnt get any codes :mad:

Somnus

danthefan wrote: »

Picked it up today but haven't tried it. For reasons I don't understand the guy in GameStop gave me codes for the pre order DLC stuff which I very much appreciated, it's an extra weapon, armour and pawn I think, which is sweet. Will give it a good go over the weekend.

Which GameStop was this?

humanji

Sephiroth_dude wrote:

I didnt get any codes

Nor did I.

Danonino.

I didnt expect this game to be half as good as it is. Honestly surprised at how much its sucked me in. I recommended it to a friend and sure enough he loves it too.
Its like Dark Souls and Skyrim mixed with Devil May Cry and Shadow of the colossus... but it works.

Anyone here playing on PSN? my pawn has yet to be rented

Temptamperu

Constantly reloading, this is a tough oul challenge.

luckyfrank

If this game had invading like dark souls did id love it to bits so far i like it, jst could have being so much better

calex71

I put about 6 hours in so far, and I have to say it's wearing on me now, it had so much potential too, the pawn system is just poo, I mean why do they force you to recruit 2 random pawns and let you have only 1 permanent one of your own creation ? Seems to be there for the sake of being different, ok it's great for strategy and a balanced party for a given situation in theory but I imagine most want characters they nurse and develop the whole way through the game.

Levelling up ? Which is the bones of every RPG is taken away from you , and you have to go visit someone to learn a new skill :mad:

On the plus the crafting and inventory is almost right.

THE single worst thing in this game is the save system, one slot :mad:

I'll stick with it and see if I can get into it.

Somnus

calex71 wrote: »

Levelling up ? Which is the bones of every RPG is taken away from you , and you have to go visit someone to learn a new skill :mad:

What exactly do you mean by levelling up being taken away from you? Just that you have to travel somewhere in order to level up?

calex71

Dr.Poca wrote: »

What exactly do you mean by levelling up being taken away from you? Just that you have to travel somewhere in order to level up?

Yes and no, I mean the whole spending of skilldiscipline points and what not is just not as rewarding with how it's been implemented in this , kinda takes some of the fun and reward out of it, all you have here is go to a guy and spend points on a new skill, just very one dimensional. Unless this opens up and expands later ?

mrm

calex71 wrote: »

I put about 6 hours in so far, and I have to say it's wearing on me now, it had so much potential too, the pawn system is just poo, I mean why do they force you to recruit 2 random pawns and let you have only 1 permanent one of your own creation ? Seems to be there for the sake of being different, ok it's great for strategy and a balanced party for a given situation in theory but I imagine most want characters they nurse and develop the whole way through the game.

Levelling up ? Which is the bones of every RPG is taken away from you , and you have to go visit someone to learn a new skill :mad:

On the plus the crafting and inventory is almost right.

THE single worst thing in this game is the save system, one slot :mad:

I'll stick with it and see if I can get into it.

I think the pawn system in this game is great, if not completely perfectly implemented. Some say that this game is too difficult. How could it be when you can select the game difficulty by the level and characteristics of the 2 pawns you chose from the Rift. Personally I think that there is enough of character management involved with the protagonist and your own pawn. I am glad that some other players are building pawns for my use in my adventures. I also like how the two 'other' pawns get better armour/ weapons in your game as they are being enhanced by their owner in their own game.

Unfortunately there sees to be no connection to the gaming community through the pawn system- its seems a bit detached. Not sure what the solution is but Demons/ Dark Souls has this nailed much better. Though I got comments back with my pawn last night for the first time- this personalised it a bit better (that and the 19k rift currency:)). Maybe they could be returned with additional map info or enemy stats to learn (rather than the standard "Arisen, I know more about an enemy" dialogue line).

I agree with you that the levelling up has been implemented better in most other similar games. You get a level up message but it means little when it arrives, until you travel somewhere later.

I am loving this game so far! The day/ night cycle is executed so well. I am glad I had finished Skyrim and the Witcher 2 before I got this, otherwise they would not be getting a look in. The combat gameplay is where it is at! Overall though it still falls a bit short of Dark Souls (it lacks the perfectly conceived and executed environment and atmosphere of DS), but sure doesn't everything!

Sephiroth_dude

When in battle how do yo u heal yourself with potions,there not showing up in the equipment menu at all

mrm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

When in battle how do yo u heal yourself with potions,there not showing up in the equipment menu at all

They are in the items menu you open with the select button.

Sephiroth_dude

mrm wrote: »

They are in the items menu you open with the select button.

Ya eventually figured that out

Somnus

mrm wrote: »

I also like how the two 'other' pawns get better armour/ weapons in your game as they are being enhanced by their owner in their own game.

This is something that was unclear to me after looking at a few reviews. So you can make your own pawn available for other people to hire but he's still with you as well yeah? Or is he gone while on loan?

calex71

After my initial criticisms I've warmed to it more, but having come from the witcher 2 straight to this and playing a fighter I keep pushing LS to highlight loot and B to roll i'd gladly swap jumping for the ability to roll.

Now I've made a pigs ear of my 1st escort quest by going the totally wrong way and found my self in areas I have no right to be in, trying to skirt around

a dragon

wasn't expecting to see any until much later on , needless to say I ran for the hills.

Maybe I'm not far enough into it yet but is there some kind of fast travel system I haven't found ?????????

Also how to you set the price for others hiring your pawn?

Sephiroth_dude

calex71 wrote: »

After my initial criticisms I've warmed to it more, but having come from the witcher 2 straight to this and playing a fighter I keep pushing LS to highlight loot and B to roll i'd gladly swap jumping for the ability to roll.

Now I've made a pigs ear of my 1st escort quest by going the totally wrong way and found my self in areas I have no right to be in, trying to skirt around

a dragon

wasn't expecting to see any until much later on , needless to say I ran for the hills.

Maybe I'm not far enough into it yet but is there some kind of fast travel system I haven't found ?????????

Also how to you set the price for others hiring your pawn?

same thing happened to was trying to make my way to the black forest I think and kept getting my ass handed to me by bandits on the way there -_-

calex71

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

same thing happened to was trying to make my way to the black forest I think and kept getting my ass handed to me by bandits on the way there -_-

Bandits are the least of my problems

Huge troll, a swam of lager goblins , those lizard men, escaped them all only to have to flee yet again with the flames licking my arse .

This game really needs a multisave slot system

Sephiroth_dude

calex71 wrote: »

Bandits are the least of my problems

Huge troll, a swam of lager goblins , those lizard men, escaped them all only to have to flee yet again with the flames licking my arse .

This game really needs a multisave slot system

those lizard men are bastards,I went down a well in your home city and they were there :eek:

calex71

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

those lizard men are bastards,I went down a well in your home city and they were there :eek:

Ha and the worse part there was the lantern going out while you run away through the dripping water

Sephiroth_dude

calex71 wrote: »

Ha and the worse part there was the lantern going out while you run away through the dripping water

ha ya,it really is a good game bar a few annoyances

calex71

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

ha ya,it really is a good game bar a few annoyances

I just did a google and learned you only get fast travel as a "reward" after finishing the game

danthefan

Started this today. Enjoying it so far but have reached a point where I'm just getting smacked around, stuff like this makes me stop playing.

mrm

Dr.Poca wrote: »

This is something that was unclear to me after looking at a few reviews. So you can make your own pawn available for other people to hire but he's still with you as well yeah? Or is he gone while on loan?

Your pawn is placed in the Rift for hire but stays with you at all times. As you enhance your pawns armour or weapons they seem to upgrade also in the world they are hired within, but I dont think they level up in parallel. I think the level you hire them at is the level you return them at. If you subsequently hire them them most likely will be at a higher level, provided they have levelled up sibce in their own world.

Calex71, the ability to roll is one of the core skills that can be acquired if you use daggers (dagger specific skill).

What classes are you all playing as? I have switched from strider to magic archer. Loving the magic archer with magic bow, daggers and magic staff- has it all! Yet all the loot I am finding is for the Mystic Knight:mad:.

Danonino.

mrm wrote: »

Your pawn is placed in the Rift for hire but stays with you at all times. As you enhance your pawns armour or weapons they seem to upgrade also in the world they are hired within, but I dont think they level up in parallel. I think the level you hire them at is the level you return them at. If you subsequently hire them them most likeI'ly will be at a higher level, provided they have levelled up sibce in their own world.
..... snip.

I thought your pawn's gear gets updated when you rest at an inn in your world. Then whoever is using your pawn gets the most recent update when they rest at an inn in their world?

Level increase I'm guessing would be similar.

Anyway, Game is excellent. this and Dark Souls have been huge surprises for me

calex71

mrm wrote: »

Calex71, the ability to roll is one of the core skills that can be acquired if you use daggers (dagger specific skill).

What classes are you all playing as? I have switched from strider to magic archer. Loving the magic archer with magic bow, daggers and magic staff- has it all! Yet all the loot I am finding is for the Mystic Knight:mad:.

Fighter, but have the opportunity to switch now so Mystic Knight is looking like a good step for me

mrm

Danonino. wrote: »

I thought your pawn's gear gets updated when you rest at an inn in your world. Then whoever is using your pawn gets the most recent update when they rest at an inn in their world?

Level increase I'm guessing would be similar.

Anyway, Game is excellent. this and Dark Souls have been huge surprises for me

Yeah, its a good possibility that all upgrades register when resting at the inn has occurred. But the level of the pawns you hire remain the same until you return then.

danthefan

mrm wrote: »

Danonino. wrote: »

I thought your pawn's gear gets updated when you rest at an inn in your world. Then whoever is using your pawn gets the most recent update when they rest at an inn in their world?

Level increase I'm guessing would be similar.

Anyway, Game is excellent. this and Dark Souls have been huge surprises for me

Yeah, its a good possibility that all upgrades register when resting at the inn has occurred. But the level of the pawns you hire remain the same until you return then.

Was wondering about that, I hired a really awesome pawn but I'm about 10 levels higher now, but I'm afraid to return her in case I find she's too expensive to hire again.

Sgt Hartman

The ogres in the Abandoned mine are causing me quite a bit of hassle. I took the first one down. The second one keeps one-shotting me when it goes into frenzy mode after I've taken half its energy.

calex71

It's gas when you go into someones house and your pawns proceed to loot and smash up the place

calex71

40 odd hours in now ..... still loving it and the pawn system is such a pain ....... I feel guilty about letting them go for new one

Playing as a male fighter, with 3 female pawns with posh english accents who scream "armed rogues" while out and about and say "aught" and "naught" a fair bit and loot strangers houses and gather up the goodies in dungeons. Other devs take note this is how to do npc party members, they break the silence on the long hikes and mammy me when I fall down and fire up my sword for the goblins

Hawke

calex71 wrote: »

I just did a google and learned you only get fast travel as a "reward" after finishing the game

I just spent all my money on riftstones.

Sgt Hartman

danthefan wrote: »

Started this today. Enjoying it so far but have reached a point where I'm just getting smacked around, stuff like this makes me stop playing.

I'd say you've accidentaly wandered into an area that is only meant for when you are at a much higher level.

I think it's fantastic so far. I completed the Shadow Tower mission on Wednesday evening. I thought the battle was amazing, trying to fight off goblins while two giant cyclops monsters try and trample you and your party to death:)

Temptamperu

^^ Just did that myself and afterwards i was stuck out there with no way stones in the dark which led to a massive battle with goblins followed by a griffon. Loads of fun :cool:

calex71

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

I'd say you've accidentaly wandered into an area that is only meant for when you are at a much higher level.

I think it's fantastic so far. I completed the Shadow Tower mission on Wednesday evening. I thought the battle was amazing, trying to fight off goblins while two giant cyclops monsters try and trample you and your party to death:)

You obviously missed the

balista with explosive arrows

in the back of that area, from where you entered it's across a broken bridge you can just jump over to or climb up to, where the switch was I think

Was your character small enough to fit into the holes in the ground there? Hate when games do things like that, you think your missing out on tonnes of cool loot

danthefan

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

danthefan wrote: »

Started this today. Enjoying it so far but have reached a point where I'm just getting smacked around, stuff like this makes me stop playing.

I'd say you've accidentaly wandered into an area that is only meant for when you are at a much higher level.

I think it's fantastic so far. I completed the Shadow Tower mission on Wednesday evening. I thought the battle was amazing, trying to fight off goblins while two giant cyclops monsters try and trample you and your party to death:)

I think at the part I was at I was actually meant to run away so past that bit now.

Loving this game, up to lv21 now I think. Is there a level cap?

calex71

danthefan wrote: »

I think at the part I was at I was actually meant to run away so past that bit now.

Loving this game, up to lv21 now I think. Is there a level cap?

Yes there is a cap ...................... it's 200 :eek:

But I'm level 42 now and not leveling nearly as fast I was sub level 40, not having any problems at them minute with defeating anything I come across but I;'ve been taking my time and doing every notice board and non main quest.

I even bested the dragon near the shadow gate with ease

Sephiroth_dude

I just got a quest cancelled on me,mind your it was just a collect a load of flowers quest........but still ;s

calex71

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I just got a quest cancelled on me,mind your it was just a collect a load of flowers quest........but still ;s

Careful the rewards for some of the collect a high number of X or Kill a number of X have been pretty good for me, especially the ones off the tavern noticeboard in gran soren, (not the one inside the inn) many have rewarded a high level gold weapon.

Sephiroth_dude

calex71 wrote: »

Careful the rewards for some of the collect a high number of X or Kill a number of X have been pretty good for me, especially the ones off the tavern noticeboard in gran soren, (not the one inside the inn) many have rewarded a high level gold weapon.

Ya I'm kinda pissed about it because I had intended to come back to it ;s

Sephiroth_dude

I'm doing the above quest,I've cleared out the bandits but I dunno what to do next any tips please?its a side quest

calex71

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I'm doing the above quest,I've cleared out the bandits but I dunno what to do next any tips please?its a side quest

Put it this way the devs were sneaky when it comes to hiding loot in this game, i could try to explain where the book is but you are better off getting a youtube video to see it, it;s at the top but hard to explain..... you'll come back and say "wtf .... how was I meant to see that " trust me.

By the way please tell me you didn't go into that castle swords blazing? They would not have turned hostile to you, only the ones out side are hostile and offered you quests later, no matter the leader respawns after a week or so, I went in swords blazing too but reloaded after I saw the solution to the quest

FYI there are tonnes of weapon chests there and a shard



Edit: Skip to 3:00 for the location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP3G9HN5JtQ

Actually that guy in the video does it the hard way, you don't need to fight anyone just go get the chest and ignore them and they wont fight you

Edit: Edit: Once you get this make a save and use the book for the lulz

Sephiroth_dude

calex71 wrote: »

Put it this way the devs were sneaky when it comes to hiding loot in this game, i could try to explain where the book is but you are better off getting a youtube video to see it, it;s at the top but hard to explain..... you'll come back and say "wtf .... how was I meant to see that " trust me.

By the way please tell me you didn't go into that castle swords blazing? They would not have turned hostile to you, only the ones out side are hostile and offered you quests later, no matter the leader respawns after a week or so, I went in swords blazing too but reloaded after I saw the solution to the quest

FYI there are tonnes of weapon chests there and a shard

thanks for that


Edit: Skip to 3:00 for the location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP3G9HN5JtQ

Actually that guy in the video does it the hard way, you don't need to fight anyone just go get the chest and ignore them and they wont fight you

Edit: Edit: Once you get this make a save and use the book for the lulz

I was been lead to "The Ruin of Heavenspeak Fort" when I have to go the "Ruin of earnest castle" for **** sake like now I have to find that place -_-