Wednesday 20 January 2016

Return to Gransys [Dragon's Dogma]

It's good to be back, I really missed this magical place...

It has been a few years since I spent hundreds of hours venturing through the great land of Gransys, the setting for this fantastic Action RPG title from Capcom. The game was struggling with some performance issues due to the PS3's limitations and capabilities, so a PC version was only a dream at the time, judging how difficult it is to port games from PS3 to PC, so the news of the January 2016 release last year was explosive to the gaming community especially the die-hard Dogma fans. 

  What a great port it is, it runs smoothly wither I am running it on my gaming PC or my work laptop, both are able to handle the game superbly, with a constant 60fps and resolutions over 1080p, it feels great to replay this magnificent game. 





This game has its flaws, it's not a perfect game, nor are we claiming it is, it is like a pet you had long ago that was messy or smelt bad, yet you loved it and had great memories with, and you smile whenever you look back at the time you had together. 

The combat, character customization, and class progression, these are things that really make the game great, its the kind of game where the game play is much more enjoyable than the story, kind of like Dark souls (and all Souls games for that matter). 


but what really makes this game special to me (and many others) is the sense of adventure... 

Think back to classic D&D style of games and board games, you pick up your party and head out into the wilderness, into the dark mysterious forest, into the windy mountains or dark catacombs. This is the kind of game where preparation for your journey is a must, checking the map, knowing the route the take, how long will this route be? should we risk a shortcut? what supplies should we take with us? Who should I recruit as party members? 

These are the kind of questions you need to ask yourself before heading out of the safe town area, making sure your party rests and that you head out first thing in the morning, as the sun might set while you are still wondering around, and the night can be a scary and dangerous time to be outside. 

You will get lost, you will blink and didn't realize you just spent the last 4 hours going from point A to B to do a simple optional task, and encountered many monsters and obstacles on the way, and that's the beauty of it, you will end up skipping (unintentionally) many of this game's side quests and areas, only to do them next time around in NG+ when you read about the things you have missed during your first play though. 

I don't have much time for games as I used to, and I rarely replay games, this however is one of the few which I do not mind re-visiting, and now that it is on PC, the modding community are hard at work to make this game an even better experience than it used to be, making the replay worth every bit. 




Give it a go if you enjoyed action RPG games such as Dark Souls or Shadow of the Colossus... available on Steam 


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