Piratebros who have been playing this all week already, how would you rate the game?
I'd give it a 8/10
+Great core gameplay
+Great bosses
+Waifu pawns
+Magic actually worth a shit
+Great port, runs on mid-tier rigs
-Repetetive
-Awful writing
-Hitstop
is this the japan version of dark souls?
>>324017765
More like the western version of Monster Hunter
Why does dark souls even get mentioned in DD threads?
>hit pause bad
Anon, pls. If the game didn't have it you'd say combat felt too lightweight as your weapon would just be swinging through enemies with no reaction.
Also the writing is superb. Grigori especially.
>>324018028
DD fags see similar visuals and jump into assumptions about gameplay. Games are nothing alike.
>>324018502
>The writing is superb
WOLFS LIKE TO HUNT IN PACKS
WOLFS LIKE TO HUNT IN PACKS
WOLFS LIKE TO HUNT IN PACKS
WOLFS LIKE TO HUNT IN PACKS
So when does this unlock on steam?
>>324018502
>If the game didn't have it you'd say combat felt too lightweight
Why would he? Besides, it's animations and enemy reactions to being hit that give your weapon the feel of weight, not the game literally freezing for half a second
>>324017697
Depends, can my character wear full face concealing helmets?
Is there even full face concealing helmets at all?
If so, I'll pirate it.
>>324018028
What a mystery. Maybe because both are popular Japanese action RPGs from the same generation, and both use a western-inspired aesthetic? Nah, can't be.
>>324018698
>still manages to get the quote wrong
let me know when someone mods all the pawn voices out
>>324018730
Why dont you go check the store page and find out
>>324017765
so dark souls then?
6/10
it's fun enough but the combat is nowhere near what people hyped it up to be
world is completely empty
desperately needs horses
>>324018882
Its in the PC version as an option already
Stop living under a rock
>>324018876
If Trunks keeps doing that, does the attack get stronger?
>>324018502
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F1wMuorRmQ
YEAH
QUALITY FUCKING WRITING RIGHT HERE
The game is fine, but if you're going to defend it's writing, you're a shill; a useful idiot.
>>324018821
Enemies don't always show a reaction. Tormentors, Wycerns, etc will just take the hit and keep on attacking or whatever they are doing. If they didn't you could stun lock them the entire fight (which is basically the bomb arrow strategy against the reaper). Next time you're fighting some creature, pay attention to how many times they actually stumble or react to your hit.
>>324019070
this pasta again
>>324018502
>Also the writing is superb.
It is not.
>Complaining about hitpause.
What, his has been a standard in games since forever.
Add weight to the combat by not making it seem like you just went through air when hitting an enemy. If it wasn't there you would complain the combat felt floaty and weightless, trust me.
>>324018907
Mobile, and laziness. Also assumed the steam page only showed the day not time.
>>324019143
Can you tell me how can you get that kind of job? I also want to shill on /v/ and get paid.
Thank you in advance.
>>324017697
Got a link to the torrent?
>>324019303
Yes.
>>324019349
Would you be so kind as to share that with us?
>>324018985
>desperately needs horses
World map is way too small, adding horses would make it seems even smaller than what it actually is.
only open world game in the past like 5 years i've enjoyed, quite happily explored the entire map and never got bored i feel like the game not having a "checklist" really helped, pisses me off in modern open world games where they highlight shit on the map as "points of interest" and there's fuck all there and if the dev thought this was a point of interest then i lose all interest in exploring random parts of the map that have no "interest" with them.
combat's great although im now asking myself if action games we're this good 3 years ago where are the good one's now, why cant i climb on all these big bosses and rip their shit apart.
wish bosses/big enemies had more shit to break off and add to the fight pretty much never bothered attacking the wings of shit like griffins or cockatrice's because it's quicker to just outright kill it even with the dragonkin enemies soon as you open the heart wound you ignore everything else.
i like how effective some of the conditions are, wolves n shit on fire actually stop drop n roll, goblins and chimeras get panicked, harpies n shit cant fly on fire, Torpor is fucking insane and my god Rusted Weapons are based, blind is fucking insane on bandits n shit and how they just attack nothing but air.
love how the pawns learn as you fight shit and act as guide/reminders for places/enemies but they talk waaay too fucking much.
loved how you can forge quest items and keep valuable shit like the Wyrmking ring
Grigori is pretty fuckin based
all the classes but Warrior minus Arc of Deliverance are fun to play
>>324018826
Yeah there are plenty
>work today
>upstairs neighbour's birthday tonight, won't have much time to play
>work tomorrow
>already planned to go see an improv match with friends tomorrow night
>group brunch thing planned for Sunday morning
What the fuck? Why have I become a normie again? I don't even enjoy these things. Just let me play my damn games.
>>324018502
>the writing is superb
Just stop. There are things you can safely praise, but arguing that cardboard cutouts fellating the hero in ye olde english is good writing is plain ridiculous.
>>324019274
not shilling your pasta is just annoying
>>324019397
Well I'll see if you're right then. Time to pirate.
>>324017697
7/10 at best
>>324019072
I'll grant you that some of the dialogue can be cheesy but the overall plot of Grigori/arisens/seneschal/everfall/bitter black isle are really interesting.
this game doesn't do a single thing better than TW3
>>324019502
does gameplay count?
>>324019374
nah
>>324017697
Does anyone find travelling across the map has weird difficulty spikes? You can follow the same road for like 500 metres and hit 4 different bandit camps. The first two will be a breeze, the third mildly challenging and the last they seem to be weirdly overleveled? Or worse, if you're travelling off the beaten track you'll kill like 4 groups of alligator people and then suddenly bam, another group and a fucking chimera at the same time.
>>324019374
>us
Who's us?
Seems like you a single retard who behaves like my grandma at a computer.
>>324019431
I'm not the same guy the post that pasta actually. I just really interest by the idea of getting paid by shitposting on /v/.
I thought you're denying was one of the shill that tries to deny it.You really not a shill?
>>324019604
no are those actually real I always assumed that it was just another insult around here like cuck and reddit
>>324019526
yes and it's worse
>>324019526
not in modern gaming
>>324019702
how is it worse?
>>324018826
Source? Google gave nothing
>>324019679
Given that there's almost multiple thread popping out whenever new game releases, it was possible.
>>324019702
>witcher combat
>good
what?
>>324017765
>>324018926
This game has almost nothing in common with Dark Souls. I wish you nerds stopped misinforming people, I nearly ended up buying it because of it. If it weren't for the pirate leak I'd be doing a Steam refund.
>>324018826
>>324019789
I second this, couldnt find it translated
>>324019789
>>324019880
Nevermind, found it.
>>324018826
>mom
>looks like a 13 year old
you weebs are pathetic and sad
7.5/10
Combat is fun as fuck... and that's it. The rest is really boring fantasy world #273.
>>324017697
>-Hitstop
how is that a bad thing?
>>324019935
>>324019935
>Nevermind, found it.
And doesn't share it, what a faggot.
>>324019938
>looks like a 13 year oldEven better.
>>324019783
>enemies are damage sponges
>no dodge
>fighting small enemies consists of spamming light attack and your knockdown skill
>fighting large enemies is even stupider, you simply grab them and spam light attack on their heads
I mean it's still fun but people were talking it up as the gold standard when it really offers nothing over TW3 at all
grappling is a cool idea but fuck is it poorly implemented
>>324019938
>all japanese people look alike
spot the racist asshole
Does running still feel like moving through molasses?
>>324019072
who thef uck is that guy and what is he screaming at
>>324018698
its wolves
>>324017697
Is there dual audio in there?
>>324019935
link
>>324019428
>arguing that cardboard cutouts fellating the hero in ye olde english is good writing is plain ridiculous.
No one is arguing that. If you can't realize anyone who says the writing is good is referring to Grigori and BBI then you're either retarded or a shitter that couldn't play until the end.
Dark Souls ruined any RPG with tons of dialogue and exposition for me.
>>324020046
>>enemies are damage sponges
exploit their weaknesses
>>no dodge
fair point but its still possible to jump or sprint out of the way
>>fighting small enemies consists of spamming light attack and your knockdown skill
what class are you using?
>>fighting large enemies is even stupider, you simply grab them and spam light attack on their heads
depends on the enemy
>>324019856
Both are obviously inspired by Berserk so that makes Soulbabbies think DD tries to imitate DS.
fuck, I don't know what I want to do. I either want to play a mystic knight because they are badass as fuck, which means my character will be a massive hunky giant and my pawn will be a cute magic using girl, or I want to be a sorcerer/magic archer which means my character will be the girl and my pawn will be the hulking giant to carry my things.
WHICH DO I PICK
>>324019789
>Source? Google gave nothing
Why are you lying, man?
>>324020286
>exploit their weaknesses
they are still damage sponges
>what class are you using?
I have tried Warrior, Fighter and Assassin
I was excited for Warrior but lmao only 3 skills and incredibly slow
>Already beat the game
>Was about to start NG+
>Tfw I'll probably just buy it and start all over
Fuck it, it's worth it.
>>324020292
>all dark fantasy is inspired by berserk.
Is installing the pirated version really as slow as I heard?
>>324020286
>>>enemies are damage sponges
>exploit their weaknesses
Can't stress this enough, it takes like 3 seconds to get rid of snow harpies if you have fire enchant. It's even more ridiculous against skeletons with holy enchant.
Otherwise I'm kinda disappointed with Mystic Knight, I heard it was 5fps fireworks show of death but it's actually pretty tame. Brontide is fucking great though.
>>324020505
>I haven't played the game
>>324020286
there is a dodge roll it's just not for every class
http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/wiki/Forward_Roll
>>324020505
The game is really heavily inspired by Berserk though, Grand Soren is basically the same as Fantasia, a huge forteress/city to keep monsters away from civilisation.
>>324020506
Took me around one hour on my laptop.
>>324020451
>they are still damage sponges
bring a mage pawn who can give your weapons elemental damage
>I have tried Warrior, Fighter and Assassin
I was excited for Warrior but lmao only 3 skills and incredibly slow
become a magic archer easily the best class in the game
>>324020451
>WHY MY THREE HANDED SWORD IS SO SLOW, ITS NOT LIKE IN MY CHINESE CARTOONS
i bet you hate monster hunter
>>324020513
What's the weakness of ogres?
They were the biggest sponges for me so far, even with fire/lightning enchanted daggers and whacking away at the head with hundred kisses.
>>324020046
When will this oversimplify game mechanics to make the game sound bad meme end?
>>324020606
>Fantasia
except for the walls they are nothing alike you autist
with that logic every city in every rpg is inspired by fantasia
>>324020770
Fall damage
>>324020046
all of these points are straight bullshit
>>324020770
Fire
climb on their back and jump off before they jump into the air and land on their back to squash you
>>324020770
Only fought one once, I tried using holy magic but it didn't work so well either.
>>324020832
There are other references too honestly.
When the Douk goes apeshit and throws you into the dungeon for trying to diddle his waifu, for example.
If you disable pawn voices are even convince your pawn to talk less you literally do not deserve to play DD.
>>324020770maker's finger
>>324020832
Mate, they even put some armors directly from Berserk into the game, that should tell you something.
>>324020952
Or the whole eclipse-ish thing with stronger monsters appearing after you defeat Grigori.
>>324021042
Or Zodd, I mean Daimon
>>324020513
>disappointed with Mystic Knight, I heard it was 5fps fireworks show of death but it's actually pretty tame
What about magic archer?
Figured it's an easymode with homing missiles, but is it fun?
>>324021042
Yeah that too.
Although I only know about that from /v/ talking about it because I never got that far on the ps3. Definitely gonna get a L200 MK this time.
>>324020770
Bait the ogre with your female pawn to an edge, it will run at her and fall off the side.
>>324020819
>>324020887
refute them then
>>324020967
What if I throw the pawn off a cliff and play solo?
is the online essential for the game to be good?
>>324019789
http://erolord.com/gundam-build-fighters/108169/
&safe=off Anon
Use it
>>324017697
>awful writing
but it has great writing, what the fuck are you talking about?
Grigori alone blows every western dragon out of the water.
>>324020862
>>324021176
Too bad there are no edges in the place where you have to kill 3 of them.
>>324020046
>no dodge
>a bad thing
No fuck you, that's a good thing. Especially if we're talking about the kind of dodge that has invincibility frames. You actually have to position yourself more carefully instead of dodging all over the place like a faggot.
>>324021202
wow you're so clever making deliberately leading statements and then saying "DEBATE ME"
fucking nerd
>>324021267
Wh-ho-...stop it. Just stop. The writing is like a 4. At best. The premise is decent then the game is boring as fuck until the last couple of minutes.
>>324021109
just finished the game with it, it's fucking amazing but also exactly what you describe with easymode aim
the 2 best skills are the one's you start with, each of your skills both dagger and bow have elements and you can cover a bunch of Elements without relying on Weapon Enchants/Mage Buffs
Immolate is amazing for any enemy minus hellhounds especially ones that you can climb onto including Golems
>>324021109
Magic archer is far more versatile than mystic knight and feels more like a unique class than the other two hybrids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mXQlO4iUf0
Do other NPCs do things in this game dynamically, like do you ever bump into other adventurers out fighting things or is it just you and your pawns?
>>324017697
It's dragons dogma. With 60FPS+, 1080p+, uncompressed textures and some Antialiasing and Lighting options, plus shadows.
It's literally the PS3 + 360 versions of DD, but better.
So, yes. 8/10. I'd give it a 9/10 if they had've introduced some SSAO or HBAO and added in some more open ended mod tools, but an 8/10 game is still leagues above the trash of last year.
I simply pirated it to play it quicker. I'll still play my purchased copy on steam tomorrow, if I can figure out how to port over my pirate save file. If not, I'll be pissed I have to start all over again, but I'll play mage so I can get a fucking pawn that will actually distribute the correct buffs and not shit herself and spam Greater Bolide and Maelstrom the moment a hobgoblin gives her a lewd look.
>>324021267
Nah, the writing is legit kind of bad.
The premise is unique, I'll give it that, but unique != good.
>>324021337
http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/wiki/Forward_Roll
>>324021430
True, you have a point. But are Magick Archers legally sanctioned to end any and all skeleton parties?
>>324021365
refute them
>>324021207
A poor idea because your pawn is part of the story.
>>324021504
>I simply pirated it to play it quicker. I'll still play my purchased copy on steam tomorrow, if I can figure out how to port over my pirate save file. If not, I'll be pissed I have to start all over again
I know that feel.
But, I missed a few quests anyways, so I won't have too much of a problem with starting over.
Honestly, I don't know if I'll bother with Assassin, Strider's skillset is so much better.
>>324021503
just you and pawns, you can find pawns walking around in the world to hire if you wantyou can even steal shit from them
>>324021307
Fire is always good, same as using abilities on their face to stun them
>>324021337
Why the FUCK would a game with a wealth of offensive options have its only defensive option be tactical standing? Fuck outta here.
>>324021663
I literally just killed the griffon. If I have to start again I will be major fucking pissed, I got that thing to half a health bar in the first place you fight it and it fucking Deus Ex Machina'd away into the distance even with it's wings on fire.
Oh, and offline pawns are still as trash as ever. Only the Fighter pawns do anything, and that's when they use Shield Summons to take agro away from my Assassin Arisen.
One cool thing though is when you play as the same class as your pawn, they will use the same skills as you at the same time if you're close enough, I trained my Strider/ranger pawn to Hundred Kisses if she's surrounded or if a Cyclops falls down. The problem is the even with all my bow use when we both went ranger, she still prefers to use her daggers and climb shit, because that's how I played strider.
>>324021947
Well like I said even with ramming fire enchanted daggers into their face took me good 5 minutes for each.
>>324021947
>Ranger
>inside the quarry
>have to fight ogres
>endecad shot, Fire affinity, conq's periapt
Literally one stamina bar with a 3 star starter longbow shat all over it's HP and brought it 3/4's down when I stepped into it's face while it was torpor'd and shot it point blank.
Tenfold Flurry also works from a distance but I've found endecad shot does more damage, for some reason, even if all Ten Flurry shots hit, but only like 5 Endecad arrows hit.
>>324021663
pretty sure Assassin get's all the Strider skills and more, including the best spell in every videogame Haste. and now you have the option to equip a Sword or Shield if you want their skills for a particular fight.
>>324021406
the writing has nothing to do with pacing though.
+ Combat System
+ "Like a real Sorcerer/Mage" powers
- Combat System (smashing light attack)
- Story...?
- I only remember this character. (pic related)
7/10 still playing
Played the leak for about 20 hours and I've give it a 4/10
>No indication of where roads lead
>No hint to what enemies are weak to
>No hint of when enemies are alone or in groups
>No warning to avoid status effects
>No clue to which items are masterworks
Seriously, I'm pretty sure it being good is some /v/ meme or just console players overrating it.
>>324017697
>-Awful writing
looks like I'll skip it then. im not gonna dedicate time into something i don't care about
>>324020067
Fuck off reddit they do look all alike.
>>324022216
It's great swapping over to sword when you get hit by a Cyclops or Ogre, rolling, swapping again to daggers and going back in.
Assassin misses a few dagger skills, and a lot of strider's bow skills. You don't get cloudburst volley or fracture dart. But you get Gouge, which is fucking holy shit so much damage, and the Perfect Kill and Clairvoyance abilities which are fucking gamebreaking as you can Invulnerability your way through even Grigori.
Not as good as hitting Dragons Maw just as Grigori's one shot fireball hits you, but countering a dragon at least 10 times the size of you is a fucking amazing feeling.
>>324022341
Reading your post line after line made my mind fill with a thousand different voices.
>>324022341
>>No indication of where roads lead
Sense of adventure much?
>>No hint to what enemies are weak to
IT'S WEAK TO FIRE
IT'S WEAK TO FIRE
>>>No hint of when enemies are alone or in groups
If it's a wolf/kobold, usually yeah
>>No warning to avoid status effects
So what fucking casual
>>No clue to which items are masterworks
So look closer? This game doesn't chew shit for you.
>>324022341
Someone will fall for this and it will be funny.
>>324022532
No it won't, because while that anon is clearly joking, there are countless people who actually think like that.
And that's a tragedy.
>>324022630
This is true. Now I feel sort of sad.
>>324022341
i hear them
>>324022502
You.. you..
you dense motherfucker.
>>324020046
>enemies are damage sponges
Upgrade your gear at literally every opportunity early game, it actually matters. Also, your pawns are spamming "this weak to fire" for a reason, try using some fucking fire attacks. There is no level scaling, so enemies will only go down faster and faster.
>no dodge
Knife classes get a dodge roll. Shield Classes can block. Staff classes can levitate. Everyone can sprint or jump. You have plenty of evasive/defensive options.
>fighting small enemies consists of spamming light attack and your knockdown skill
Depends on the enemy and what skills you are packing. Slow spells are great on wolves. Fire and silence is great for harpies. Ice fucks saurians. Yeah, you CAN spam basic attacks, but that is just stupid and, as you have noticed by now, not that fun.
>fighting large enemies is even stupider, you simply grab them and spam light attack on their heads
That is like the shittiest thing you can do unless you are using thousand kisses, dire gouge or immolation.
Cyclopses are super weak to lightning. You can disarm them by hitting their arms hard enough. You can knock them over by climbing on/attacking their legs. Some are covered in armored plating that you can knock off of them. They can be slowed, set on fire, poisoned, and I'm prety sure blind works on them too. Chimeras have multiple parts that can be killed individually. Gryphons cant fly if they are on fire.
There's actually a SHITLOAD of different, effective strategies available to you. If you aren't having fun try branching out more.
Also, play a class to the max rank to get all of their skills. They only get more fun as you unlock more abilities to play with.
>>324022341
You can't go wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAvq26K2v0c
>tfw you hear this and suddenly wake up in cold sweat
>>324022701
I can't wait to play this. I think I became a casual with age and after playing Xenoblade X for the past few weeks I've rediscovered the joy and satisfaction of figuring shit out for yourself. I hope DD delivers in that regard too.
I mean, after getting ambushed by the same enemy type a couple times, one starts figuring out that it's never alone right?
>>324020832
>Kinoshita: We based the creature designs on the real-world legends and fairytales that most people are familiar with. Rather than taking that basis and making the creatures even more fantastical in order to make them impressive, we felt there was more value in giving players the feeling that these were real, living, breathing beasts. So, one of our key concepts was to give players around the world the chance to feel like they had genuinely encountered and taken on these mythical beasts that we all have in our collective consciousness. Our art directors and designers tried not to stray too far from the imagery found in ancient legends and iconography. In this direction, we were influenced by other works which take the same approach, such as Kento Miura s Berserk, and Mike Mignola s Hellboy.
>>324020770
>>324021307
There are a lot of explosive barrels in that place, you can use them for some extra damage. You can also try to keep it on fire and poisoned, it wont do a ton of damage but it will help bring it down. Use items, I'm pretty sure throwblasts and things ignore defense, and the attack buff items are seriously huge - you can stack 4 of the same boost at once if need be.
Ogres have high raw defense, so if you aren't strong enough you wont be doing shit no matter what you do.
>>324022341
>No clue to which items are masterworks
Just have your pick, any you like.
>>324022341
Posts like these get me every time.
Are you guys gonna be able to turn off pawn chatter? I'm not sure I'm capable of silencing my helpful friends.
>>324022341
>>324019807
Maybe there are multiple threads about X when X releases because, you know.. X is releasing and people are interested
Jap voices mod in yet?
>>324018868
>West invented fantasy
I wish this meme would stop because it's fucking retarded and makes no sense.
>>324018868
They are literally nothing alike
>>324017697
the one thing that made this 10/10 on pc for me is the eternal ferrystone.
i can look over all flaws and downsides and dont even care. im slaying shit and climbing on stuff and ferrystone around like the world is ending.
its great.
>>324019072
This is my story
>>324023805
I would understand if they meant to discussing the game. But every thread always goes like: X GOTY 10/10 and such and goes 7 to 10 thread saying the same things.
It wasn't called shill for nothing, you know.
>>324024146
Because people are retarded. They want to talk about it but can't be bothered to read an already going thread nor articulate a proper opening for a thread.
So they just go "hurr 10/10 GOTY why aren't you playing", receive 1000 replies and feel good about making a "successful" thread
Most people who make threads are that fucking stupid, yes. The decent people mostly just lurk and post now and then, very very rarely making a thread
This game is a true masterpiece, the "tactical communication" from your party members is the only thing that seems to bother people.
A quick fix to that is to change the dialogue from English to Japanese but set your subtitles to English, it's a total game changer, especially for you weeaboo anime lovers out there.
>>324024618
How are the jap voices?
ratings are for dullard children
>>324024618
But having those dialogue boxes pop up continuously is way more annoying than the actual pawn voices. I don't understand you people.
To each their own I guess.
>>324023991
I'm sorry, what?
>>324021337
>>324020046
There's like eight fucking skills which can work as a dodge, half of them are counters/follow-ups too.
Not to mention the fucking roll.
why the fuck is it so hard to name your character? And backspacing is impossible
>>324026516
>had to redo the tutorial because of a typo
>>324020046
>no dodge
The only classes without dodge are the mage,sorcerer and mystic knight.
Played it for about 25 hours, It's mediocre game in every aspect except the combat that has some innovative ideas but you can't even properly enjoy that with how shit the scaling/leveling system is. I will probably finish it but it's disappoiting
>>324027186
>that with how shit the scaling/leveling system is.
Fuck you and fuck level scaling.
Kill shit, level up, get more stats.
How in the world is that complicated?
>>324019428
Fuck off, The arisen was turned into a villain by the end by the people he tried to protect, his is some Shakespearean writing right there famm
