Dragon's Dogma previews

While Gavin says try before you buy, I have to disagree. I also played the demo, and I didn't expect the best gameplay to be honest, but after actually playing it, I was greatly surprised at how it felt. There was no input lag, everything felt really smooth, and it looked fantastic while you slaughter Goblins and climb up the side of a Griffon. I loved it. Yes, it may seem button mashy to some, but if anyone has played the Devil May Cry series, you will find that the button combos are great just like in DMC. You have skill sets which are easily accessed and feel powerful when you use them, and the dual wielding for daggers is fast, smooth, and look great. The Sword and shield gameplay felt great while playing as the fighter. Unfortunately you cannot play as the Mage in the demo, but the mages skills look fantastic. If you can get skills to work together you can form combos with them that do a lot of damage and look amazing. I know I'm talking the game up a lot from only the demo, but I loved it. After playing through the demo at least 15 times, I've pre-ordered the game and can't wait until friday. If you get the chance to play the demo, do it. I can't say the game is for everyone, but I can say that this is the only game where I actually made a few of my mates come around and play the demo for themselves, just to see how good it is. I do recommend playing the demo or renting this game first if you're new to this style of game.. I deleted the demo, just so that I have to make myself wait for Friday and have that amazingly satisfying feeling I had when I first played the demo. Can't wait. :D

Don't forget to check out the demo for this available on Wed 25th April. You will be able to customize your character and carry them over to the full game when released on 25th May......... Also remember that Dragon's Dogma comes with a code that will allow you early access to the Resident Evil 6 Demo!!

Played the demo of this recently, and while it looked great, the gameplay I felt was average, very “button basher” friendly. Just from the demo, I'd say to make it a “try before you buy” title…hire it from video store first.