Dragon's Dogma (PS3/360)

[TheForeignGamer]

Yeah, what Ring said. Sure, they tell you important stuff about the game, but they never say anything other than what's relevant to your quests, the monsters you're fighting, etc. When you try "conversing" with them, they spit out one line of text that doesn't really mean anything. And plus there's the general dialogue they say.

"You humans do make a lot of expressions." Like wtf?

My point is that they should have a personality of their own and actually be interesting characters other than just hired muscle.

[zatrox]

- Pawns are also hollow shells. They speak, but never actually say anything.

I disagree. Pawns are rather important and you should pay attention to what they say especially if your using other players pawns and allowing yours to go out and learn, they will have important information to say about the monsters and the world around you if you allow them to gain knowledge about their world.

I think the point is they have no personality or anything. They're just a bit vacant.

Isn't that exactly the point of pawns, though? Soulless bodies with no will nor emotions that the Arisen commands. That's what they are.

- Main character has no voice. This works in Zelda, since no one actually talks, but it doesn't work in a game with voice acting.

No. It's an RPG. Even if the game's fully voiced, the main character should remain a voiceless blank for you to fill in any way possible, at least within the boundaries of the game (boo!). Sadly, those boundaries in Dragon's Dogma are always present in the main quest, "the Arisen" being just another name for "Mary Sue with plot armor thicker than Witchwood's fog". Or well, so far, at least.

[TheForeignGamer]

Well, those are just my opinions, guys. I wasn't expecting everyone to agree with me. I have different tastes for RPGs than a lot of people here.

[Ringwraith]

It is a bit weird if you character just sort of stares during conversations when everyone else is talking.
See: Fable, although that's a particularly bad case you simply do a goldfish impression when there's a conversation.

[zatrox]

It is a bit weird if you character just sort of stares during conversations when everyone else is talking.
See: Fable, although that's a particularly bad case you simply do a goldfish impression when there's a conversation.

Yeah, but in this game cutscenes have more action than words, and conversations zoom into a not-quite-first-person-but-still-doesn't-show-your-character perspective.

[Ringwraith]

Yeah, but in this game cutscenes have more action than words, and conversations zoom into a not-quite-first-person-but-still-doesn't-show-your-character perspective.

That's not too bad then, at least it doesn't constantly show your character's face just blankly staring at people.

[TheForeignGamer]

I really love how they designed this game where the cobmat pretty much never gets boring. Each vocation offers a new style of gameplay that always feels fresh.

[SaturnineTenshi]

Wife is bored with it already. Plus—and while I concede that graphics don't mean much—it looks utterly eye-rending. I think she used something along the lines of "a shitty attempt at elder scrolls" while playing. xD

[JerichoDeath]

*scratches head*
-aside from some faces... this game doesn't look bad at all.

This game would be a breath of fresh air after playing... I don't know, World of Warcraft?

[Ringwraith]

This game would be a breath of fresh air after playing... I don't know, World of Warcraft?

Although they're not even the same genre, even disregarding scale.

[JerichoDeath]

This game would be a breath of fresh air after playing... I don't know, World of Warcraft?

Although they're not even the same genre, even disregarding scale.

Kinda the point?
I mean, this game isn't really similar to Elder Scrolls... it's the same kind of comparison.

[Ringwraith]

This game would be a breath of fresh air after playing... I don't know, World of Warcraft?

Although they're not even the same genre, even disregarding scale.

Kinda the point?
I mean, this game isn't really similar to Elder Scrolls... it's the same kind of comparison.

It's just you seemed to pluck World of Warcraft out of thin air there, that's all, threw me a bit. Mostly as I can't think of anyone here who's been playing that, if ever.

[TheForeignGamer]

I played a private server of WoW years ago just to see what all the hype was about. It really wasn't all that exciting.

[JerichoDeath]

It's just you seemed to pluck World of Warcraft out of thin air there, that's all, threw me a bit. Mostly as I can't think of anyone here who's been playing that, if ever.

Oh, it's just the first popular game that I could think of that has puke-graphics.
Plus, Dragon's Dogma has been compared with MMOs, even though it isn't one.

[Ringwraith]

Oh, it's just the first popular game that I could think of that has puke-graphics.
Plus, Dragon's Dogma has been compared with MMOs, even though it isn't one.

Well, it's a bit pointless to compare it to an MMO I'd think. Even comparing the graphics to something like World of Warcraft is a bit unfair, as that came out in 2004, nearly 8 years ago, and is highly stylised to try and get around its limitations, whereas Dragon's Dogma goes for a more realistic look.