Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

This game is not for me. I find the concept of character progression through purchases with certain skill trainers interesting. But not fun. The game feels a bit like a hack&slash-game, but obviously you can't just button smash your way through it. Exploration starts pretty rough early and just put me off. I can see why others enjoy it, but I don't.

This is one of those games that you'll either really love (despite the jank) or find quite boring, and it's hard to tell which camp you might fall in. Personally I adore the pawn system. It's something I've never seen in any other game. You have your main pawn, that create yourself, then you 'rent' up to two additional pawns from other players without having to directly interact with anyone, and other players can rent your pawn even while you're using it. The pawns are fun. They have loads of different qualities that can be tweaked by 'teaching' them what you want and don't want, which is interesting. The game itself is an odd sort of sandbox, with loads of builds to explore, even if the enemy variety is anemic. It *is* repetitive, but if you enjoy the gameplay it manages to work. I actually like this one better than Dragons Dogma 2 simply because the more snappy, arcade-like movement makes it more fun for me. Anyway, yeah, it's not for everyone, but there really isn't anything quite like it, either.

esse jogo e uma joia rara nos jogos de RPG com um combate e exploração simplesmente perfeitos. O inicio do jogo e um pouco devagar mas assim que se chega em gran soren a cidade principal e você tem acesso aos sistemas do jogo ele brilha como nenhum outro, os gráficos são OK para um jogo originalmente lançado em 2012-2013, o sistema de combate e enormemente variado tendo um estilo de combate bem único para cada classe, a variedade de monstros e inimigos e ok no jogo base sendo muito bem incrementada com a DLC dark arisen, o mapa mesmo que não tão grande assim e bem divertido de se explorar (especialmente a noite em minha opinião).

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an excellent action RPG with deep combat, a memorable fantasy world, and a huge amount of content. Its climbing system lets you battle massive creatures in a way few other games can match—scaling a griffin, cyclops, or dragon while attacking weak points feels incredible. The Pawn system is another standout feature. Your AI companions learn from their travels and offer helpful advice, making every adventure feel more dynamic. Dark Arisen also adds the challenging Bitterblack Isle expansion, giving experienced players a darker dungeon full of powerful enemies and valuable loot. The story can feel less focused than the combat and exploration, and the world shows its age in some areas. Still, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is a must-play for action RPG fans who want satisfying battles, strong character builds, and unforgettable monster encounters.

The graphics are okay, the story is alright, the "true" ending was not my cup of tea. The gameplay IMO is a mix between repetitive-button-mashing, boring aimed-range combat(I'm sorry archer mains), and wacky light-yourself-on-fire-human-bomb-archer tactics, who needs Mages to cast Fireball if YOU are the Fireball(They're still channeling their AOE spell by the time this review has been posted). I think my only issue hardware-wise is that my potato GPU at one point became baked but that's alright I guess.

this game is not open world, this is just a linear game in costume as an open world game. i want my money back

流程偏短，剧情略单薄，但是好玩！

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