Dragon's Dogma

Gameplay

During our travels, we are assigned subsequent tasks that usually require us to face famous mythological monsters or find lost items. We get to fight griffons, hydras or packs of harpies, among other things. As we progress, we develop the skills of our hero, who belongs to one of several character classes, and increase his combat capabilities by buying better equipment.

We do not act alone, though, for the production introduces an innovative system of companions (called pawns). The player creates one of them personally and recruits two more from nearby villages. In multiplayer we may also employ other players’ heroes and also hire our own pawn out. In exchange, our minion gains knowledge of quests, monsters, and the world, and can also receive a reward from the person he helped.

One of the biggest advantages of Dragon’s Dogma is the dynamic combat system that puts emphasizes arcade gameplay. The development team at Capcom wanted to the combat to feel as “natural” as possible, so they decided to implement the special feature of “grabbing” enemies. In this way, they introduced a thing that has been omitted by lots of action RPGs released so far – the complexity of physical contact with a foe.

Technology

Dragon’s Dogma for X360 and PS3 is powered by the MT Framework engine that Capcom has previously used in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Lost Planet 2. It is also worth mentioning that each non-player character has a full, professional voice over.