Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Last year Capcom gives us a unique action RPG game called Dragon's Dogma. At the game, we as the Arisen are taken by the dragon's heart should strive to reclaim our own heart. Now, after nearly a year of the release of Dragon's Dogma, Capcom gave us an expansion of the RPG, entitled Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

So what is offered by Capcom that we are willing to try this expansion? Actually still the same; Gransys adventure with our own character creations accompanied by the AI companion is a pawn, against giant enemies, climb the monster, using the fierce magic, to throw the rabbit into the abyss.

Back to Gransys in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

However, Capcom gave bribes if we are to import our characters from the game Dragon's Dogma into a Arisen Dark Crystal Rift 100,000, six pieces of equipment, as well as an Eternal Ferrystone.

Capcom also update all system in Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen with additional Hard Mode, Mode Speedrun, Japanese speaking voice as well as the ease of interface. In addition, there is a new customization options in character creation as well as 20 new Hair additional 6 pieces voice.

Gift import of Dragon's Dogma, costume belongs to Madeleine

Most of the features on Dark Arisen is a new island to explore, Bitterblack Isle. The island can be accessed via the dock Cassardis at night by way of talking to Olra, a mysterious woman in black. We are called to the island and were assigned to solve the mystery.

How to access Bitterblack Isle, met Olra nights on the dock Cassardis

To be sure, Bitterblack Isle is not for a new character level is low, because there is a variety of very challenging new monsters in it, and among them the presence of a grim reaper that could kill us in once and slash enemies with varying sizes, from the small to the very large. Even ferrystone cannot be used to escape from Bitterblack Isle, there are new things to be specifically named liftstone teleport out of the damned place.

Collection of weapons and equipment fans would love to see a variety of new objects given in the Dark Arisen. If the Dragon's Dogma, the strongest weapon is a weapon that has Dragon Forged, there is now an upgrade at the Dragon Forged to be paid using the Rift Crystal, namely Rarefy.

New Island in Dark Arisen, Bitterblack Isle

There are many new quests are given in Dark Arisen, instead there is also a new monster installed in the old places like Soulflayer Canyon. In Isle Bitterblack no such thing as a random loot Bitterblack equipments.

Bitterblack equipment is damned stuff that we cannot use. To find out what items we get, we have to do first purified using Rift Crystals. His name is just random loot, is not always that we get the good stuff, instead could be garbage. But do not worry, because there is a chance we will get a secret scroll that teaches new augmented or other rare objects.

Isle Bitterblack spacious enough for us to explore

Graphically, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is still the same with Dragon's Dogma, unless you play it on Xbox 360. Special versions of the Xbox 360, Dark Arisen give a better texture updates. But Capcom seems a bit lazy, as some locations in Isle Bitterblack appear similar, although not exactly the same really. Feature photo also made better now, where we can zoom and rotate the camera before finally taking the photos we wanted.

For those who are bored with the conversation pawns "Wolves hunt in packs.", Talks Blacksmith "They're masterworks of all, you cannot go wrong!" and so on tend to be repetitive, this time Capcom gave us an option to be able to hear it again ... in Japanese. Capcom also eliminates all the opening song was 'out of place' in Dragon's Dogma and replace it with a more suitable song.

There is an old enemy, there is a new enemy in the Dark Arisen

Arguably, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is the best version of Dragon's Dogma. Gamers who complained about the absence of fast travel can now use the eternal ferrystone to teleport directly to a specified location.

Do you feel it is good in Dragon's Dogma? Isle Bitterblack will make you think twice, because there will be many surprises await you, many rare items to be collected, and a treasure to be sought for a variety of challenging monsters killed.

Now in front of Cassardis no crystal port for fast travel using ferrystone

Regrettably, the Trophy / Achievement in Dark Arisen totally not added, so if we've got Platinum/1000 Gamerscore, then we will immediately have Platinum/1000 Gamerscore in Dark Arisen. Capcom just rename Trophy / Achievement ours from a Dragon's Dogma Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

Conclutions

If there is a slight problem with this game, Capcom is on the way out. Dark Arisen not sold as DLC, but as a stand-alone expansion pack that also includes the original game, Dragon's Dogma.

For those who do not have Dragon's Dogma, this is a decent version while you buy Dragon's Dogma has been completed and is still hungry for the challenge and a new adventure, Dark Arisen are sold at cheap price is worth having. The losers are those who already have Dragon's Dogma, but have not had time to finish the game.

Scores

Gameplay: 9.5
Still provide the same action RPG, but Capcom has improved interface and better system.

Graphic: 7.5
Still the same with Dragon's Dogma, some monsters are Reskin and several locations in Bitterblack Isle was repeated, though not exactly the same.

Sound: 8.0
Capcom change the opening song for the better, following the Japanese-language voice added.

Longevity: 9.0
In addition to old content Dragon's Dogma, Bitterblack Isle itself is quite broad and challenging to explore.

OVERALL: 8.4 (Great)
Not a trophy / achievement indicate that this is a new game similar to Dragon's Dogma, only provided additional content and updates only.