I've had my eye on the game since it came out last year, but I've been waiting for this expanded edition to hit $20. Last week it did.
The game is every bit as good as I thought it would be. The combat is very fluid and feels fun. The graphics are pretty good, though the pop up/draw distance is laughably bad. I really appreciate how short the story sequences are. Also being able to skip through voice over dialogue is great.
I'm only a few hours in but I'm really enjoying myself. I love how you always have a party of NPCs that competently fight alongside you. As a rogue I can step back and fire arrows from afar while my fighters get up close and personal.
I'll try to provide some more updates as I get deeper into the game. So far...excellent hack n slash, action RPG!
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For those that don't know, Dragon's Dogma - Dark Arisen is available for Playstation Plus subscribers free of charge this month.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/04/ps-plus-dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-free-for-members/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/04/ps-plus-dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-free-for-members/
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Damn! That's a pretty sweet deal for Playstation Plus members.
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Pretty cool, huh?
After E3 this year Sony announced that they would offer X-Com for free, so I bit and signed up. For the last six months I've been stockpiling games like crazy. My 80GB harddrive could barely hold anything so I swapped it out with a 1TB drive. Now, I've got an awesome library of games for the PS3, Vita, and PSP.
Amazon on Black Friday offered a Vita for $175 with four games. Combine that with a pretty substantial backlog of Vita games from PS+ and I've got way more games to play than the time to do so.
I've got to say that Microsoft offers a way better service for playing games with friends but Sony offers a way better service for collecting games.
After E3 this year Sony announced that they would offer X-Com for free, so I bit and signed up. For the last six months I've been stockpiling games like crazy. My 80GB harddrive could barely hold anything so I swapped it out with a 1TB drive. Now, I've got an awesome library of games for the PS3, Vita, and PSP.
Amazon on Black Friday offered a Vita for $175 with four games. Combine that with a pretty substantial backlog of Vita games from PS+ and I've got way more games to play than the time to do so.
I've got to say that Microsoft offers a way better service for playing games with friends but Sony offers a way better service for collecting games.
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i love this game! cant wait for the sequel!
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[QUOTE=JustLikeHeaven].... The graphics are pretty good, though the pop up/draw distance is laughably bad. [/QUOTE]
Due to the size of the game, you will need to install an HD Update which is located on Disc 2 (need to manually install it). With the additional content, there was not enough room on the first disc so they had to out this update on a separate disc. This should greatly enhance the graphical presentation.
Due to the size of the game, you will need to install an HD Update which is located on Disc 2 (need to manually install it). With the additional content, there was not enough room on the first disc so they had to out this update on a separate disc. This should greatly enhance the graphical presentation.
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It's definitely one of the best games I've ever played!
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My wife got me that Vita bundle for Xmas, looking forward to checking it out. I have dozens of games to play for next to nothing thanks to PS+. Love that service. This month the newest Sonic racing game is going to be free for the vita, that's cool.
Oh and I played about ten hours of this game. I love the combat and the environments. Not too heavy on the dialogue or plot which I like. For free you can't beat it, great game.
Oh and I played about ten hours of this game. I love the combat and the environments. Not too heavy on the dialogue or plot which I like. For free you can't beat it, great game.
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Couple questions please if you will.
1. Is this a living world?
----- Do enemies from different factions or tribes kill each other?
----- Are there un-killable characters in this game?
As odd as it may seem it was those differences from Fallout 3 to Skyrim that made me love Fallout and became bored with Skyrim.
1. Is this a living world?
----- Do enemies from different factions or tribes kill each other?
----- Are there un-killable characters in this game?
As odd as it may seem it was those differences from Fallout 3 to Skyrim that made me love Fallout and became bored with Skyrim.