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[Dragon's Dogma] Dragon's Dogma 2 in the making. Please be excited.

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  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    I'm thinking they could do something stupid and release DD2 next to Elder Scrolls 6.

    Wasn't DD's release too close to Dragon Age 2? Something like that.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited January 2019
    I'm thinking they could do something stupid and release DD2 next to Elder Scrolls 6.

    Wasn't DD's release too close to Dragon Age 2? Something like that.

    Nah it was pretty clear when it released. It was solely responsible for Capcom having a record quarter that year too and helped mitigate some of the financial damage RE6 ended up causing.

    Axen on
    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • SyzygySyzygy Registered User regular
    I have zero faith in Bethesda to release anything even resembling "quality" or "A development team that actually gives a shit" after the diaper fire that was, is and continues to be Fallout 76.

  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Nobody buys Bethesda for quality. It remains consistently, massively popular.

  • Genji-GlovesGenji-Gloves Registered User regular
    Between the PC release and now a switch version, capcom know there is a audience and while we are all speculating it could be that they are in their 3rd year of development right now on a sequel.

    Into three like a dangan......(bad joke) I will get my coat.

  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited January 2019
    Y'know DDO was rather impressive all things considered.

    Even though it was an MMO based on a single player game they stuck to the original gameplay of Dragon's Dogma as much as they conceivably could. I mean it isn't a 1:1 conversion, but probably 0.7:1 at least.

    The game even made a lot of improvements to most of the classes over the original game too and added a fair number of new things to do as well. If there is to be a sequel someday I actually hope they use the MMO as more of a jumping off point instead of just the original game.

    Probably one of the coolest things they added to the game was how you could resurrect your Pawn. IIRC you could be a chump and pay to rez them, whether with in game currency or Funbux I don't remember. Or or you could be a badass and fight your way in to the underworld and drag your Pawn's soul kicking and screaming back to the world of the living.

    Axen on
    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • Genji-GlovesGenji-Gloves Registered User regular
    While most of the quests were somewhat average, the dungeons,arenas, event quests were cool...The castle raid was fantastic and so much fun.

    The fundamental thing is the combat was great and had depth and weight to it and if all else failed you could still jump on a troll and then murder it death while crawling round it like a demented tick.

    Some good classes and some good ideas, and if they want use that all as testing material then that’s great.

    Zuul though he can burn in fire. He caused a little frustration in the early days.

  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    The entire game was basically a big ol’ love letter to classic DnD.

    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    More than the other DDO?

    D&D Online: Stormreach :P

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  • GoodKingJayIIIGoodKingJayIII They wanna get my gold on the ceilingRegistered User regular
    Magic Archer was my go to. Pinging from a distance was very useful against the loser dragons early on but it helped manage mobs too

    I had started out as a mystic knight but that ended up not really being what I wanted, so I switched to magick archer was pretty pleased from then. A lot of great flash and very effective.

    I had always wanted to try one solely focused around the dagger skill that lights you on fire, because I loved the idea maniac knife wizard setting himself ablaze and charging into battle.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    I remember a quote from Hideaki Itsuno, the game's director, about what they were going for with Dragon's Dogma.

    While I don't remember the exact quote it was something along the lines of, "We didn't want to make a game that felt like you were playing a tabletop RPG, but rather a game that felt like you were actually in the world of a tabletop RPG."

    I'd say they largely succeeded.

    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    Magic Archer was my go to. Pinging from a distance was very useful against the loser dragons early on but it helped manage mobs too

    I had started out as a mystic knight but that ended up not really being what I wanted, so I switched to magick archer was pretty pleased from then. A lot of great flash and very effective.

    I had always wanted to try one solely focused around the dagger skill that lights you on fire, because I loved the idea maniac knife wizard setting himself ablaze and charging into battle.

    I think I sent you some weapons for your MK.

    Lovely class but kinda wonky.

    The mix of physical and magic attack was kinda awkward for move selection; too many short-timed buffs; counters weren't very useful vs big monsters; and stat growth of the class hampered the attack stats.

    But it was fun.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    I think it had the second or shared second highest combined total health and stamina, and Ranger put much more of it in stamina than in health.
    Short durations were a constant issue, but I guess that's a fair trade for buffing the whole party.
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  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    Footage of the Switch version

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ywb0WKKRlo

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  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    XBL - ArchSilversmith

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Eeehh?

  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    Netflix has a stupid amount of debt and needs IPs to exploit.

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-addicted-debt-investors-terrified-150409746.html
    Netflix is addicted to debt, and the wild-eyed bulls on the stock need to start caring about it.

    The streaming content giant said Monday it will issue $2 billion in new debt to fund its voracious appetite for content, among other uses. Once issued, Netflix (NFLX) will have a hearty $10 billion in long-term debt on the books, compared to $8.3 billion at the end of the third quarter.

    ...

    Ha! Will HBO make Star Ocean or Chrono Trigger anime now?

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    I’d be down with an anime of the first Star Ocean.

    Or maybe finish the second half of the second one. Or just redo it. Y’know, whatever. I’m not picky.

    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Nereid's Notation.

  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Netflix has a stupid amount of debt and needs IPs to exploit.

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-addicted-debt-investors-terrified-150409746.html
    Netflix is addicted to debt, and the wild-eyed bulls on the stock need to start caring about it.

    The streaming content giant said Monday it will issue $2 billion in new debt to fund its voracious appetite for content, among other uses. Once issued, Netflix (NFLX) will have a hearty $10 billion in long-term debt on the books, compared to $8.3 billion at the end of the third quarter.

    ...

    Ha! Will HBO make Star Ocean or Chrono Trigger anime now?

    I don't think Dragon's Dogma will do a whole lot to resolve that debt. Call me pessimistic.

  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    True, very true.

    But Netflix is hunting content for their service.

    Monster Hunter reality show in the works? :P

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    True, very true.

    But Netflix is hunting content for their service.

    Monster Hunter reality show in the works? :P

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  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    Aw yeah, he is making a movie.

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  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    XBL - ArchSilversmith

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  • Genji-GlovesGenji-Gloves Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    I have purchased this again for the fourth time.

    Currently filled my lunch break on shift chopping saurian tails and making my route again to Gran Soren.

    I regret nothing.

    Genji-Gloves on
  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    I've purchased it for the first time. I've already restarted once because I didn't like the voice I gave my first Pawn. The few grunts and wordless shouts you get to hear during character creation are not enough information to determine what they're going to sound like when they actually talk, and Pawns talk a lot.

    I'm considering starting over again, because this time I'm not quite happy with my Arisen's face.

  • italianranmaitalianranma Registered User regular
    I've purchased it for the first time. I've already restarted once because I didn't like the voice I gave my first Pawn. The few grunts and wordless shouts you get to hear during character creation are not enough information to determine what they're going to sound like when they actually talk, and Pawns talk a lot.

    I'm considering starting over again, because this time I'm not quite happy with my Arisen's face.

    This was my experience too with the original.

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  • TamerBillTamerBill Registered User regular
    I've purchased it for the first time. I've already restarted once because I didn't like the voice I gave my first Pawn. The few grunts and wordless shouts you get to hear during character creation are not enough information to determine what they're going to sound like when they actually talk, and Pawns talk a lot.

    I'm considering starting over again, because this time I'm not quite happy with my Arisen's face.

    There is a way to hear the voice in character creation, but it's very unintuitive. When you're editing the face you can press X to cycle through various facial expressions, and one of those expressions is the character saying the line "Steel yourself for combat".

    Also, when you get to the main city you can change voices for a small amount of gold. It's an option at the barber, which is a little disconcerting but hey.

    Also also, you can buy a single one-time complete redo of character creation for yourself and your pawn for 5'000 rift crystals. After you beat the final boss you can buy an infinite-use version.

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  • FoefallerFoefaller Registered User regular
    I've purchased it for the first time. I've already restarted once because I didn't like the voice I gave my first Pawn. The few grunts and wordless shouts you get to hear during character creation are not enough information to determine what they're going to sound like when they actually talk, and Pawns talk a lot.

    I'm considering starting over again, because this time I'm not quite happy with my Arisen's face.

    You will never be truely happy with your Arisen's face in cutscenes, if that's what you are basing it on. Something about how they rig the face for those means most faces are going to look weird.

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  • El FantasticoEl Fantastico Toronto, ONRegistered User regular
    I love my Zangief-looking, helium-huffing pawn.

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    All they did for the voice options was record something like 4 different actors/actresses for each gender, and then just pitch shift them up and down to the extreme. It's easy enough to find the "normal sounding" one (and if you're played enough games, you'll probably instantly recognize the VA), then decide if you want them to be normal/chipmunk/demonic sounding.

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  • GrundlestiltskinGrundlestiltskin Behind you!Registered User regular
    Just got to Gran Soren in the Switch version and apparently failed the "bring flowers to heal people" quest because I advanced the story too far? Wish they'd be a bit more clear about stuff like that :?

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  • fRAWRstfRAWRst The Seas Call The Mad AnswerRegistered User regular
    edited April 2019
    yeah, the wiki is pretty mandatory to ensure you get the the right things done

    https://dragonsdogma.fandom.com/wiki/Quests

    follow the stage guide to make sure

    if you go to far and fail a witches quest, you are locked out of an entire area (!!!!) which has respawning good herbs

    fRAWRst on
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  • fRAWRstfRAWRst The Seas Call The Mad AnswerRegistered User regular
    good news IIRC

    you can start a game on hard mode and i think it lets you carry on your save from your current normal game. so youll start over and be able to do all the quests as necessary

    but at anytime you can just bump difficulty back to normal (you cant go back to hard after but whatever)

    im 99% sure still works, although i havent bought the switch version

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Picked up an Escort Quest to the Shadow Fort. Which, as it turns out, I am woefully underleveled for. So now I guess this NPC is just going to keep following me around while I go do other things because it's gonna take a while before I try that trip again.

  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    Reynald's quest, right?

    Yeah, it's kind of a joke how they give you that one so early.

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  • FoefallerFoefaller Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    Reynald's quest, right?

    Yeah, it's kind of a joke how they give you that one so early.

    Shadow Fort is one full of goblins, not the one far to the NW.

    You can cancel the quest, btw, and as long as you gift the guy you were suppose to escort some stuff (because everyone you are asked to escort is an actual character that normally exists in the game, and their willingness to give you a quest depends on how much they like you) their quest will pop up again

    Also, if the guy you are escorting is the dude with the great sword who had you running those tests with your pawns... he can largely take care of himself, and you will want to help him, even if you have to go back to the palisade he's at and gift him, because he gives the best Greatsword you can get before the post-game or going to Bitterblack Isle as a reward.

    Foefaller on
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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    I'm actually supposed to be escorting Mercedes. She can handle herself, really, but I can't.

  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    Picked up an Escort Quest to the Shadow Fort. Which, as it turns out, I am woefully underleveled for. So now I guess this NPC is just going to keep following me around while I go do other things because it's gonna take a while before I try that trip again.

    The balls hard early game escort through the mountains, past the cyclops and the manticore, is essentially a rite of passage for DD.

    I'd recommend sticking it with it, it's honestly quite an epic undertaking at that point in the game and the sort of fond memory you look back in later.

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    All those "escort" quests aren't "real" quests. By that I mean literally every single named NPC in the goddamn game has this escort quest when you gain enough affinity with them. They're literally all the same thing, just take the character to X spot in the world, and that's it. They weren't counted at all in the trophy/achievement to do all game quests. So you don't have to feel like you need to do them for some completionists sake. They can obviously offer some neat items if you do them though. But honestly it's pretty transparent how cut-and-paste they are, and they're certainly not all created equal. Some of them will send you to some evil places.

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