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1. monkeygourmet
   Member

   Right...

   Have been playing Dragons Dogma (xbox 360) for about 30 hours now...

   I can quite honestly say that this is the most exciting new RPG i've had the fortune of playing in ages.

   It is the most sublime mix of:

   Skyrim
   Castlevania
   Ghosts and Goblins
   Magic Sword
   Dark Souls

   Etc...

   A few examples of my current travels have been:

   < MILD SPOILERS >

   A Snow Harpy flying through our ranks... I decide to jump up and grab it's feet...

   It fly's up over the level... Shit... What do i do... I let go, falling... only to be caught by my Ranger Pawn.... who then sets it's wings on fire using a Fire Blast spell... The Harpy struggles to recover and shambls off into the darkness while i traack it down and smite it with my Mace!

   Next up:

   My team discover a campsite at night...

   is it a bandit or ally structure...?

   Well, either way, an Ogre has made himself at home eating the last standing survivers...

   As soon as he spots i have a female member in my party (he was busy devouring a carcass before i approached)... He starts jesticulating wildly...

   He runs over and grab my Ranger Pawn (Syph), thrusts his red arse to me and runs away towards the cliffs...

   My team jump into action and sprint after him where we eventually find him holding Syph by the feet over the cliff face...

   I quickly jump onto his back and slowly clamber up in the vein hope of smashing him in the head to release Syph...

   Instead he drops Syph and decides to jump back into the gorge... Im now on top of his body as we plunge ever downwards...

   I manage to work my way around him in the air and land atop of him in the rift...

   His body crumples and my fellow pawns run down the mountain side to revel in my victory!

   These are two of many fantastic stories on my travels in Dragons Dogma. For me this game easily outshines many games released this year and is a spiritual gap between Dark Souls and skyrim you probebly will never see again

   Please support this bold venture and purchase! :)

   Posted 12 months ago #

2. Telepathic.Geometry
   Member

   This reads like a commercial, but I am nonetheless moved. :)

   Posted 12 months ago #

3. stretch215
   Member

   + 1000000 bought this day one and it's the only thing I've played since. This game wasn't even on my radar and now it's among my favorites. Thank goodness for demos.

   Posted 12 months ago #

4. silkvg247
   Member

   Damn you, getting my hopes up about a decent new RPG.

   I was hoping it was on PC. It sounds like it really should be. :/

   Posted 12 months ago #

5. Noodlemanny
   Member

   Yep I'm enjoying this game as well. I'm not very far into it only came out on friday for me and I've not had time to play it, but from what I have played its great. I really like how you share your main pawn with people from around the world and use other peoples pawns as well without actually playing with them. Its just a cool and actually useful game mechanic.
   I also really like the climbing on enemies mechanic, yes its been done before with SotC but here its not linear. The first Chimera encounter, the one in the demo, is beast (no pun intended) when its your first proper encounter.
   Then clambering around on a huge dragon before running out of stamina and falling off then ***SPOILER*** having your heart stolen... Damn, I needed that.
   Or apparently not, you seem fine without it.

   Posted 12 months ago #

6. OrbitMonkey
   Member

   Guess I'll be downloading the demo... Sounds fun... Rpg's shouldn't be fun!!

   Posted 12 months ago #

7. viralshag
   Member

   I just piscked this up based on your positive feedback. If it turns out to be crap I want to know I hold all of you personally responsible...

   ;)

   Posted 11 months ago #

8. monkeygourmet
   Member

   @Viral!

   Ha! You'll love it I'm sure!

   My Main Pawn is a sorcerer named Karl (obvs based Mr. K Pilkington albeit not very well done! :) )
   See if you can find him in the ether! He's pretty handy with some elemental damage and weapon buffs!

   Still absolutely loving the game, had an epic fight <mild spoiler!> with 2 cyclops in a quarry. I'm now a mystic knight and had no problem scaling them and smashing there helmets off with my solar flare mace, there soft fleshy eye didn't stand a chance after that! ;)

   Have fun on your travels!

   Posted 11 months ago #

9. viralshag
   Member

   @MG, What's your gamertag? I just hired Noodlemanny's lvl 18 fighter pawn. I have to say I'm only about an hour in but the pawn idea is fantastic and the sharing on Live... what a fantastic idea!

   If anyone wants to add me on Live, my tag is Peacefish - not viralshag, although that IS me it's an account I never use.

   Posted 11 months ago #

10. monkeygourmet
    Member

    It's

    monkeygourmet

    Don't think it's case sensitive? If so give me an add! :)

    I can kind of give tips but I'm not exactly an expert player yet! ;)

    Best things that have worked for me so far:

    Mix females and males on your team, as you'll pick up armour and perks useful to different sexes
    I picked a female ranger for a good long part of my quest, nice to have some ranged abilities as I was a mystic knight! ;)

    Pick up as much loot as you can but offload it on your pawns!

    When you grapple a large beast, remember you can jump up and re-grappel, saves alot of stamina moving around

    If an ogre or cyclops grabs you, before you wiggle the stick to release, make sure you heal and buff as much as poss, on low levels their crush slams can kill! :)

    Also, once in The first city, enhance your stuff (and your pawns) as much as possible

    Clear the quarry out ASAP, (it's tough as there at least 2 ogres maybe 3), but it enhances the trade route to the city

    Mix up your pawns if you increase levels!

    Well, that's all I can think of for now, good luck! ;)

    Posted 11 months ago #

11. monkeygourmet
    Member

    My combo now which seems perfect to me is:

    Me: Dhamphir, Mystic Knight
    Karl (main pawn), Sorcerer
    Lilly, Ranger (long Range specialist)
    Noon, Mage (weapons buffs & healing)

    At the mo this combo is working perfectly! ;)

    Posted 11 months ago #

12. viralshag
    Member

    I killed an ogre in a sunken temple and it's ridiculously good fun. I used my Springboard skill to launch one of my pawns in the air, she grappled the arm and started chopping away while I chopped at it's legs... when it fell to its knees I jumped up and climbed on it's head and started beating it into submission... the game is great haha.

    At the moment I'm a fighter, just plain old fighter... can't wait to mix it up and see what the options are.

    I'm rolling with another fighter, a strider and my MP is a mage. All female though... haha.

    Posted 11 months ago #

13. stretch215
    Member

    My gamertag is stretch215, feel free to add or search me. My main pawn is a mage created by my wife. She's pretty damn useful in battle too.

    Posted 11 months ago #

14. SlayerGT
    Member

    Just curious, I see they've released "hair" dlc. Does this mean DD is one of the only rpgs you can alter the look of your character after you start a game? Or am I right in assuming its a waste of money if you have started the game at all?

    Posted 11 months ago #

15. Gekidami
    Member

    ^ I assume its for the pawns you can make and share online.

    Posted 11 months ago #

16. Anonymous
    Unregistered

    i had a stiffy while playing god of war, does this mean im a freak?

    Posted 11 months ago #

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