Dragons dogma has to be the best hack'n'slash/RPG I have ever played. The
story starts out with you, the arisen of the next age, chosen to face the dragon
Grigori. The story is highly detailed and the world is very dynamic with people
going about there own things, and even venturing out into other areas of the
world. The missions intertwine with one another which means that if you do
things in a certain way you could end up completely missing a mission or two
without realising it, which is fine in a way because this game isn't just a once
through then chuck it back on the shelf, i've personally spent over 200 hours
on it so far and have only just faced the final boss from the expansion (Dark
arisen). Dark arisen runs alongside the main game but the bitterblack isle
resets if you finish the main game. You can fully customise your appearance, and
how you customise your Arisen/Main pawn does more than just change appearance,
certain in game elements will affect you too, such as: character's size will
affect the way the character interacts in the game. Bigger characters will have
a longer reach when they attack, but they will also be easier to hit. Smaller
characters have a shorter hit range, but are more difficult to hit. They also
move faster than their larger counterparts. The sex of the character can also
have an effect on gameplay. Since the character's reach and stamina are a major
part of the game, every detail put into the main pawn will shape how the game is
played. The combat is unlike most games because it centres around vocations
(Mage, Sorcerer, Warrior, Fighter, Strider, etc.) and skillsets within these
vocations. Only the arisen can take on the 3 hybrid vocations though (Assasin,
Magick archer, ad Mystic knight). With the exception of the warrior class (which
only allows 3 abilitys/attacks) you can equip up to six abilitys/attacks per
class on top of your basic and heavy attacks, the basic and heavy attacks also
do different things if you charge them or time your attack buttons differently.
The enemies are varied and will require experimentation to find out there
strengths and weaknesses. My advice to you, is download the demo, see if you
like the way the game plays, because its one of those games, you either love it
or hate it. If you enjoy it, don't hesitate to buy it. If you do buy it I have
a couple of tips for you to make it easier: Constantly keep re-hiring pawns as
you level up. Try out different attacks, magicks, and debilitations on enemies
because as your main pawns knowledge of an enemy grows the more useful in battle
it will become. Check the bounty boards for easy quests that can be completed
without trying such as “slay 10 goblins” or something that you will do
without even trying for. Use you'r pawns as pack horses, load them up until they
get heavy with supplies, but be aware that they can use some items, if there are
some items you don't want them to use keep them on you. If you get stuck on an
enemy or mission the dragons dogma wiki is a valuble source of information: http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/…s_Dogma_Wiki
