***Offical Game of Year Contender Dragons Dogma***

Just tried the demo for this and wasn't expecting much. But found it great fun and quite refreshing. The combat seems really good to me with some nice animations and smooth controls. It's like Dark Souls meets God of War meets Skyrim, or something... I like the way you can run over and revive fallen group members too. Also very interesting mechanic in an action RPG to be able to climb onto a monster and attack it, but quite fun. :D

Looks like the boss fights will be quite tactical later on, with each having a weakness that you or your group members need to figure out.

I like the little group commands and they seemed to work well. If you run low on health you can call for help and get heals.

I'll wait for a few reviews just to check there's nothing gamebreaking, but otherwise i'll probably pick this up when it comes out.
 
A correction to what I said before - There is a dodge mechanic, as the strider class.

The jump button is replaced with dodge (a roll out of the way) when you hold down RB.

After a bit more playtime the combat has grown on me, I think I will pick this up at release, good fun! :)
 
Although 99% of the time I get games on the 360 over PS3, I want to play this online (don't have gold) so will bag this on the PS3. For that reason I only want to try the demo out on the PS3.

I checked this morning and it wasn't there, anyone confirm if the PS3 demo is in the PSN store yet? Or are Europe being screwed over again in the PSN store and getting it late (if at all)?
 
Just looked and it is in the euro psn store... Had to specifically go to Demos > D though.
 
I was really looking forward to this. I got my Xbox 360 out for the demo and everything, since, for the most part, I'm a PC gamer.

"This offer is only available to Xbox Live Gold members"

Damn Microsoft. Trying to figure out how much a month of gold is now :(
 
now on a very slow download...


checked it at 240pm not there. fell asleep. woke up at 6pm and its there...with any luck i'll have it by midnight.











p.s. 35 mb 1% of 1715mb :(
 
Daichin said:
I was really looking forward to this. I got my Xbox 360 out for the demo and everything, since, for the most part, I'm a PC gamer.

"This offer is only available to Xbox Live Gold members"

Damn Microsoft. Trying to figure out how much a month of gold is now :(
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really? think they did that with ME3 demo too! i thought u only had to be a silver (free) member for demo's..

this is why my xbox remains offline, madness
 
yashiro said:
Usually, yes. This game uses the MT framework and due to the open nature of the environments I'd expect the Xbox version to be slightly better.
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oh yea maybe but i mean on preview footage i really dont think you would be able to see a difference in response to the original question
 
cheapest place ive seen so far for preorder (which includes the 3 dlc packs) is zavvi £34.95

they known for getting stuff to you by the release date?
 
Just played the demo on ps3. Enjoyed the game but it seemed a bit blurry just like gta4 did so I bet it's using a lower res. Can anyone comment on the Xbox version? I've not got Xbl gold atm.
 
kinger8938 said:
really? think they did that with ME3 demo too! i thought u only had to be a silver (free) member for demo's..

this is why my xbox remains offline, madness
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So did I. You only have to be silver for all the other demos. This is the kind of thing that really gets to me with Xbox live. I like my Xbox, but it's the kind of thing that makes me wish I had bought a PS3 when I bought a next gen console, many moons ago.

Anyway, I found a code in my email inbox for 30 days of live, given to me after my account got "compromised" by evil Fifa hackers a while back, so I'll be trying this demo over the weekend.
 
Played about 10 mins of the demo it seems ok except te text of people talking takes up almost half the screen, the framerate seems a little low and overall seems quite unpolished but may be just me comparing it to other games out there atm!
 
Well my opinions on the demo -

i liked the pawn/player customization - though you do get quite a few options its not on a level with Skyrim.

The graphics are quite good although a little low res very noticeable pop-up though (hope thats fixed for final release). Combat SHOULD be good, liked the animations and the combat moves BUT it seems a bit aimless. The camera does not help you....didnt seem to be a lock on (which is crazy) Anyway a lot of the time the camera obscured my view.

Pawn chat i fear will just be a gimmick and most people will switch it off after a while unless you can tone it down a bit instead of switching it off completely.

Havent actually preordered it yet though i still probably will.......maybes...

another vid

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ur-dragon-trailer-dragons-dogma/729932?
 
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Review from OXM UK (xbox 360 mag)

http://www.oxm.co.uk/41418/reviews/dragons-dogma-review/


it gets 80 but theres one or two bugs.



These missteps will infuriate those obsessed with consistency, but underneath the messy bits there's something deep, fascinating and exciting. Dull bug-bashers won't abide the rough edges, but they'll be missing out on one of this year's best RPGs. Put up with the shortcomings, and the rest is superb. With a terrible name and a dull-looking aesthetic, this is proof that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. It's too difficult and esoteric for many, but fans of the genre need to play this game now.
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I'm undecided on getting this. The demo was OK. On one hand it seems like it could be like Dark Souls, maybe without the polish and the online side but on the other hand it could just be awful. The reviews so far seem to suggest it could be a marmite game.
 
Daichin said:
So did I. You only have to be silver for all the other demos. This is the kind of thing that really gets to me with Xbox live. I like my Xbox, but it's the kind of thing that makes me wish I had bought a PS3 when I bought a next gen console, many moons ago.

Anyway, I found a code in my email inbox for 30 days of live, given to me after my account got "compromised" by evil Fifa hackers a while back, so I'll be trying this demo over the weekend.
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Most game demos are available for Gold members first, then for Silver members a week or so later. Just makes a bonus for those who pay for Gold I guess.
 
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