[h2]Worth it after DD2?[/h2]
[h3]Short answer, no.[/h3]
I really enjoyed DD2 and bought dd1 (before anouncement of DD2 dlc) wanting to play the oh beloved Dark Arisen dlc. However, this dlc is 'locked' behind 25ish hours of gameplay. Was it any good? -sure, for the most part. But as you will soon come to realize, most of the game consists of leveling and grinding in order to be able to finish the story (thank god for the eternal ferrystone). And no, this world is not the same as in DD2; for one, the world is much smaller so most content is repeated during the main game, and two, have a list below:
- No oxcarts (ok, since map area is smaller)
- No benches to pass time (want to wait for a forgery? Fine, ferry to cheaper inn, rest two days, ferry back, and do a whole run back through town. Now repeat four more times to upgrade your weapon.)
- Want to fight this cool looking golem? Guess what, you chose a vocation that is not this one and now you can't reach this one stupid beacon with a boss healthbar that is perfectly balanced on a tree branch so good luck leveling your 3rd vocation just to get a weopon that's not even for that vocation.
- Npc's are so soulless it feels like they designed their quest the night before at 3AM.
- A save menu with no mercy. I mean, who doesn't put a checkpoint before a bossfight? -talking about that chimera.
Ok, if your are still invested in buying this game, good for you, because that final dragon fight is peak cinema. I'd have that fight any day over the final boss of DD2. Additionally, the are some great other fights in the game that are not seen in DD2, especially in the dlc.
However, remember Dragon's Dogma is the definition of a double edged sword. After beating the game, you are about strong enough for the first part of the dlc. The moment you step though the next door, it is like leaving the undead burg and going straight to Anor Londo. -Note: this is the moment I quit the game (maybe for now).- And this will repeat when progressing the dlc even further.
Yes, there are many who hold this game very dear, but it misses so much content that it is filled with unnecesary grinding and as the prophecy says: "it could have been so much more". Especially now that the DD2 dlc has been announced, there will be more, better, content in this series. Therefore, I can't reconmend playing this piece of garbage / masterpiece.
