Dragon's Dogma Online - PS3/PS4/PC

Xenji

Famitsu confirmed it today, no news on a release date and the game will be F2P but with microtransactions.

some info

-plays like Dragon's Dogma
-world/setting/story is all new
-4 player party max (has AI pawn)
-Has big updates planned
-has lobby where you can chat/get party members. Up to 100 people in a lobby
-quick matching is available
-world will get bigger as seasonal updates come up (will be 3 times the original size after updates)
-Jobs include figher, hunter, priest, shield sage and more
-character creation is more extensive than previous games
-Big monsters get "angry" status (stronger attacks)

Title: Dragon's Dogma Online
Platforms: PS3/PS4/PC
Genre: Action
Price: Free 2 Play (With microtransactions)
Producer: Minae Matsukawa
Director: Kento Kino****a
Executive Producer: Hiroyuki Kobayashi

The game is an online game with a full open world, a lobby area supporting up to 100 players, and feature ongoing content updates, timed events, etc. Players can form parties of up to 4 players or pawns, and engage on quests. There will also be raid-like events which support up to 8 players at once. There will be quick matching as well.

Sephiroth_dude

Saw this earlier, awesome news, will it even come to the west though?

Retr0gamer

Sounds like an online version of Dragon's Dogma mixed with Monster Hunter. I'd put money on it being awesome and not seeing a release here ever.

Xenji

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Saw this earlier, awesome news, will it even come to the west though?

I would say the chances are quite high seeing that it is Capcom, the original sold very well and I remember hearing that Dark Arisen has quite good sales as well.

Famitsu are doing an 18 page spread on it later this week, hopefully we will know more then.

Skerries

was the original any good as I was thinking of picking it up for PS3?

Sephiroth_dude

Skerries wrote: »

was the original any good as I was thinking of picking it up for PS3?

It was brilliant, one of my favourite games, definitely get it.

calex71

Loved the first game and would love to see a dragons dogma 2 with co-op implemented but this isn't something I'd have any interest in. Could be the greatest game ever but F2P on consoles hasn't been fantastic with the exception of maybe Happy Wars.

K.O.Kiki

Gonna try to play it on PC, PS3 DD was fun as hell but it really strained the RAM limit of the 7th-gen consoles when fighting large enemies.

Hopefully it's light enough on the microtransactions too.

gizmo

Xenji wrote: »

I would say the chances are quite high seeing that it is Capcom, the original sold very well and I remember hearing that Dark Arisen has quite good sales as well.

Famitsu are doing an 18 page spread on it later this week, hopefully we will know more then.

In Japan. It didn't do as well in the West at all it seems.

Dark Arisen may have fared better over here after word spread of the strength of the title but the decision to go online in this manner indicates they're focusing on the Japanese market for now at least. As you said though, time will tell.

Retr0gamer

They really should have released a PC version. The PC crowd would have loved it.

K.O.Kiki

Retr0gamer wrote: »

They really should have released a PC version. The PC crowd would have loved it.

DD with Skyrim-level mod support would've been the greatest game ever.

Xenji

K.O.Kiki

GIMME!

Robert ninja

Good news

• Another DD game
• Will cost nothing
• PS3/PC platform combination
• Actual combat looks identical to DD:DA

Bad news

• CAPCOM

With CAPCOM in charge we could end up with a lot of bad things. Pay-for DLC in a free to play game which is never a good thing. There's a high chance they'll just screw up the business model. The size of the game also sounds way too small for a 4-player coop grindy F2P. I'm all for them increasing the size of the map with updates like they said... but will all those updates cost 14.99 and add only 2 hours worth of content and 5-minutes of running travel size?

Either way, I'm still excited about this and it'll cost nothing to at least try it out, too! I'll be able to play with my sony-fanboy friend on PS3 w/ free online, too.

The only real shame is that if it does suck entirely and in-turn no do well because of that... CAPCOM will blame the game and say it's not selling well and we'll probably never get a sequel to the game or a PC version of the original. Not too far off from what happened to Devil May Cry series (although that has a small chance of coming back now because of the DMC4 special edition).

Anyway when/if it's out in the west lets get a few boardsies together.

Sephiroth_dude

Robert ninja wrote: »

Anyway when/if it's out in the west lets get a few boardsies together.

We'll be waiting a long time I'd say :pac:

Xenji

calex71

From that what I took from online is that it's 4 player co-op like I wished the original had and not MMO in the strictest sense? More like 'destiny' MMO

It's not much of an improvement over the original in terms of looks is it, still I'm more a game over graphics guy

YouSavedMyLife

I wonder is there Japanese people that are "Weaboos" for western culture that complain when they see games like this with Japanese voice overs?

Xenji

From Dengeki PlayStation.

- no voice chat

- you can swap vocations at any time

- All the gear and equipment in DD/DA are present in the game, along with a lot more new stuff - more than 1,000 pieces in total; you can also craft new gear with materials

- players can log in and switch between multiple servers
- players can create multiple characters in a single account
- on PC specs; obviously players with high-spec PCs will be able to enjoy better graphics, but basically if you’re running a decent 3-year-old PC that met the recommended requirements of most games then you’d likely be all right
- the game design is catered towards long-term continual play; there are levelling dungeons and areas, item-based hunts/quests, as well as random/limited quests/events that pop up when viewing notices in the lobby
- can form parties with pawns or other players; like in DD/DA, the pawns are AI-controlled, but you can easily ask another player to join in
- there will be three expansions to the game
- DDON is not linked with DD/DA storyline
- while the Dragon was an antagonist in DD, it is not so in DDON as the players will take up the role of Arisen who are protecting the White Dragon
- yes you still get a main pawn
- the pawn-Arisen relationship is still in the game; you can dress up your pawn, equip your pawn with poor armour/decent weapon etc.
- Fighter = short-range attacker, Hunter = long-range attacker, Priest = healing and recovery, Shield Sage = tank
- in-game party of a maximum of four members; you can play with pawns or other Arisen (mix and match pawn-Arisen combination as you like), or even play solo
- you can still rent out and hire pawns, this feature is still retained from DD
- character generator is also like DD/DA’s customisation system, but with more additions; make handsome guys, cute girls, whatever you fancy
- pawns can also craft gear; think of hiring and renting out pawns that specialise in crafting
- armour system is maintained (the clothing and armour layers) with the added fun of customisation!!!!
- the skill system from DD/DA is retained; need to purchase new skills with discipline points
- no, there is no Ur-Dragon-like boss
- but there are raids with eight players!
- more vocations to be added in the future; rather than base and hybrid vocations, let’s just say that there’s a wider range of vocations compared to previously
- you can even get the NPC armour like Iris’ and Leo’s
- emotes and clans will be introduced
- the team is confident that if you’ve enjoyed DD/DA then you will enjoy DDON

K.O.Kiki

This ticks ALL of my boxes.

Now it just needs

confirmed for the west

for perfection.

calex71

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

This ticks ALL of my boxes.

Now it just needs
for perfection.

Ticks all but one for me , the most important one ...... of being on xbox

Looks like neverwinter will have to do for me on xbox

Skerries

as a pc gamer I find that of the console games I want to play, they are mostly on the PS side of the camp and a lot of the exclusive xbox games are on pc any way

Xenji

It is launching in Japan on Monday, still no word or rumblings on a western release.

Launch Trailer.

Robert ninja

Last I read on image boards was that there's a translation patch already in the works for PC. VPN the connection and us gaijins can still get to play it. Here's hoping.