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Dragon's Dogma Review - OXM

OXM:

Capcom’s new RPG certainly starts off with a bang. After a brief tutorial and a robust character-creation sequence, you’re thrown into the game proper, where a dragon decides to ravage your peaceful fishing village. You vainly take up arms against the beast, only to have it rip out your still-beating heart, then fly away. Somehow, you live, and you’re now called the “Arisen.” Humanoid servants (“Pawns”) follow you around and most people treat you as a savior.

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grahf4378d ago

"Why do villains always crave your heart? Why not a lung or toenail?"

That sums up the entire review... I just can't take it seriously.

SovereignSnaKe4378d ago (Edited 4378d ago )

-Word, that review = shit, Sounds like the writer was trying to compare it to Skyrim with the complaints about the "Bland" over world, -Except they forgot that the game looks quite Nice from the developers stream I watched last night! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

grailly4378d ago

funny, 'cause OXM.uk loved it. I don't know if they are in relation though

Baka-akaB4378d ago (Edited 4378d ago )

Pure BS . I've seen them give free passes to incredibly buggy and run of the mill games , and suddenly they wanna do the job and get picky ?

The game is a solid 8 , or even 9 if we go by the usual (low) standards of the medias .

Gohadouken4378d ago (Edited 4378d ago )

Rofl they are the kind of outlet that gives something numingly bland and unchallenging like Prototype an 8 , or hold back stuff like the Witcher to 8.5 for very little reasons so ....

And since people love so much pointless comparisons to Skyrim , they are the kind that wouldnt find any fault to it … despite the same " issues of blandness " by spades , and the technical issues

Honest_gamer4378d ago

just like i said in another review (comment was quickly removed) because this is a capcom game it'll get 7's and lower by most people who nit pick everything and ignor everyhting that is good about the game jsut like when square enix publishes a good game it gets bombed in the reviews because it's square enix, hell i watched an ign interview (or gamespot) that gave uncharted 1 a 6 because it didnt have online wtf (then the game came out the video was quickly changed to a solid 10 :/ )

xXxSeTTriPxXx4378d ago (Edited 4378d ago )

this why developers are sequel dependent, because if you try something new, entitled reviewers will bash it for something it's not.

and by it being a new ip running on a open world proprietary engine of course it's going to be rough around the edges.7.5 to 8.5 (even some9's) should be the norm for what this game trys to accomplish.

it takes two of three outtings to make a world like gta or tes.

Drazz4378d ago

Who listens to OXM anyway? I canceled my sub to them awhile ago..

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Dragon's Dogma Is Still Amazing

Although the sequel is on the near horizon, the original Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen remains a fantastic action RPG, still worth playing.

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jznrpg72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

A lot of the quest lines in Skyrim are good(not all and they don’t add up as a whole if you do thieves guild mage fighters guild etc) The dragons are very lame after the first few times and the combat is clunky as it always has been. The stupid sprint button is ridiculous.

Overall I agree DD is the better rpg game.

Both have theirs strengths and weaknesses but Skyrim should be so much more being the 5th game in Elder Scrolls series.

Excited to see what they add on to DD 2.

Unfortunately all they have done to Elder Scrolls since Morrowind is take things out (minus the sprint button which is so lame because you can kill dragon god like creatures but can’t run for more than ten seconds without getting tired)

anast72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

I liked the vampire questline and the return to Morrowind was okay, but the problem with Skyrim was the lack of consequence. There is almost no point in the quests. After I realized this, I started messing around with the mods and then quit playing. Though, I did spend 300 hrs. on modded content, but this is telling of how bad the game kind of is.

If DD was the size or close to the size of Skyrim, It would have been the primer fantasy game back then. I hope they up the size with DD2.

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5 Games To Play While Waiting For Dragon's Dogma II

Daman Shelley from NoobFeed writes - Dragon's Dogma is truly a one-of-a-kind game, and there really is no other game like it, but there are a few that come close. Whether with their fantasy settings, the ability to climb mountains, or just with the overall same charm as Capcom’s iconic RPG. Here's a list of games that will hopefully scratch that Dragon's Dogma itch.

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on_line_forever122d ago

every gamer should play this game

gold_drake122d ago

cant wait for it, feb and march are busy busy months ha.

SovereignSnaKe122d ago

I can still hear the title screen music in my head after nearly 12 years. Loved every minute of it.

MrNinosan121d ago

I have no issues filling my time til DD2.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Infinite Wealth and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will probably me more than enough.
More terrified I won't be done in time.

DivineHand125121d ago

Try not to burn yourself out before the game releases. This is going to be a long and immersive RPG like the first one.

The games in this article are all great and I believe the people who are excited for Dragons Dogma 2 probably already played most of those games.

For now, I recommend you prepare yourself for long play sessions if you will be picking up Dragons Dogma at launch.

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Dragon’s Dogma has hit its highest player count in 6 years, following sequel news and discount

Dragon’s Dogma achieved its highest concurrent player count in over six years over the weekend.

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Father__Merrin696d ago

Excellent game spoilt by grindy combat and no fastbtravel the stones travel system was rubbish

lcslick696d ago

I'm doing my part to contribute to this. Found out my pawn had been a busy bee while I was away.

drizzom696d ago

Thats awesome. More people should enjoy this game.

HyperMoused696d ago

when i found this game i loved it and played the hell out of it, got to the demon in the expansion and after feeling pretty good at the game he wiped the floor with me, fatigue set in, but i need to get back into this i think, looking forward to 2 for sure.

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