Another hopefully useful tip: instead of buying expensive healing potions (Harspud Sauce) just buy a bunch of empty bottles. Then go to the Healing Spring at Deos Hills (near Hillfigure Knoll) and give each pawn 10 empty bottles. Step into the Spring and the pawns will fill these empty bottles with water from the healing spring. Fill your own empty bottles also. Not only are empty bottles much cheaper than healing potions, the filled bottles are also a bit lighter than Harspud Sauces (iirc, not really sure about that) and when used in combat either by your pawns or by yourself, they always heal the entire party! Just set up a port crystal at the Deos Hill Healing Spring so you can easily fast travel there and fill new bottles quickly and - best of all - free of charge.
I played this game in ps3 before but now i just bought it for ps4 and I made my Pawn with the likeness of my late wife, so i can bring her and have adventure with her ^_^
1. You can sell the Monocle you have from the start (in your Item box) for over 300,000g for a financial head start. 2. You can Hot Key/shortcut items to the D-Pad (on Dark Arisen PS4, Xbox One and Switch). 3. Keep a Port Crystal and Eternal Ferrystone with you on long journeys, you can then place the Crystal down, Ferrystone to town if need be, then Ferrystone straight back to where you left off. 4. Quickly save anywhere (out of battle) by pressing start and tapping the inventory button.
No idea how I missed this game years ago. Wasn't expecting much since it's so old. Love everything about it. Thank you for the excellent video and great tips
No problem man. And if you have any more advanced question later on we can answer then. We are currently deployed but when we get back more videos are coming. Also, the Dragons Dogma Anime is out on Netflix now.
One hint/tip is when you get to the Encampment and get the quest to kill the Cyclops just outside the gate, before you leave, get the quest to kill 3 Cyclops on the board before you do. I've never seen this mentioned in any other tutorial. It's a fairly easy kill with 3 or 4 throw blasts
Extremely informative guide especially for beginners, great job. I especially liked that you mentioned hidden stats of each class upon levelling, touched on how the different vocations function and mentioned things players find desirable when creating their first pawn. As a multiple playthrough veteran these things I would stress the most to new players. Again excellent guide! Magic Knight or nothing
This was a much appreciated video to watch very nice refresher, it actually made me buy it on xbox one tonight since it was on sale. Looking forward to restarting my journey!
Do NOT sell the Rusted weapons. Once they are upgraded to 3 stars you will have one of the most powerful enchants giving you poison PLUS Torpor which will do -50% slow to enemies. This Torpor effect is super OP once you start to use it and was a hidden Easter egg by the devs.
This! One extra thing to note is that these weapons are not for damage. Use them to slow then swap out weapons (if needed). Also pretty darn useful on Pawns!
Not sure how this game flew under my radar all these years I could remember the name but not the game got it on Christmas sale for like $7 and I haven’t stopped playing it so much fun so glad I found someone who’s covered this game information on it is so Scarce thank you! -2023
No worries. There is an end game guide for when you need it and a UR Dragon walkthrough. Note Dragons Dogma 2 was announced last year. No release date yet. If you have any questions drop them in the comments and the community will answer.
Just got this game tonight 10-9-23 . Thanks for the tips. The game looks pretty fun. Probably gunna be not good a while based off all this info. But im excited!😅
this was a great guide. You told the truth about mining and crafting. I am a new player and i want to avoid the dumb and tedious task as much as possible. Thanks a ton!
True but the worst one is acquisitor, guardian is to protect the arisen its more effective on a mage pawn so guardian medicant nexus this works a bit cause mage pawns are support and should be treated as such in way so this tells your pawn to 1. buff arisen or heal 2. mind your health and stay away 3. buff or heal any other pawn
Bought this game back when it came out for current gen in 2017. Player it for like fifteen hours and got bored and uninstalled. Saw it in a lost video of the best action RPG’s and decided to give it another try and holy hell. I’ve played it for the past two days straight. I’m hooked! Can’t wait to complete the game for the first time and go on to play around with the other vocations.
Be nice to think that there are new people coming into the dragon's dogma dark arisen world! I had this when released on 360 absolute great game and recently my partners son got me the ps4 version so I'm actually returning to the game as a magic archer at the moment. Such a great game still. One of my favourite rpgs. Guess what else this game has? It has the best sourceries in any rpg game. They are unbelievable.
Its a hidden jewel for sure. That MA is probably one of the best vocations in the game. Arguably the best. I prefer a max DPS strider but MA is up there.
Right I Have it on the switch and fell In love with the game it’s so fun.. then I reinstalled it on my Xbox X after watching the anime and I fucking love dragons dogma now... awesome franchise!!
I’m here for a friend that’s about to begin his first journey through this classic. I’m on my 4th run on my 3rd system. The Switch is amazing and runs Dogma so damn smooth. I have the OLED model as well. If you haven’t played Dragon’s Dogma you haven’t played one of the deepest, yet easy to pick up RPGs ever made. I want a fucking sequel!😢🤘🏻❤️
If you are playing on the switch know that your online UR-DRAGON is the easiest one to kill right now. Spend time farming it now as later it will be much much harder later in the systems life. To know what version your system is on, just visit the Wikipedia for the UR-DRAGON
Thanks so much because I really enjoy the game and appreciate your assist and I don't take it lightly. I will look for your guidance as I continue. Soldier Blac.
Keep in mind if you raise your brightness to the max there may not be need of a lantern till BBI. Also, the late game items will never need mined items to upgrade. However, you can smack a wall with a warrior class weapon to make the miracle items blow off. Or trick a heavy enemy like a troll into attacking it for the same effect. Carrying a pick are is a fine tip. You also get the light pickaxe from BBI Kate game. Basic ore mixed with shackles dropped from bandits will make skeleton keys as well. Which help out in the early game but not needed so much in the late. Good tips for new players.
@@jakewes6642 Yeah it was more a tip for beginners. I only found out they used both by accident when I loaded a load of junk on my pawn and they used them.
I bought DD because I saw it in Netflix just recently & remembered that it's a popular game. I had this in my Xbox but didn't really mind as I was busy back then. Also I got lucky that it's on SALE in Steam & amazing reviews! Coincidence!? I think NOT!!!
Yeah, I started on the 360 back in the day too. Keep in mind the Berserker Armor for Guts and the Hawk armor are no longer in the game for PC. SWITCH, PS4. or XB1. Just a heads up.
Yes it is. The same team that worked on this also worked on Monster Hunter World. Seems DD2 will be a combination of those two games. Based off the game play they have shown.
Just wanted to stress. Min/max is a myth. The only real important stats are health and stamina. Your gear and augments will do the rest of the work. Focus on the classes you love.
They now have so much tech and lessons learned from monster hunter and other Capcom titles that I hope only adds to the next game. So far Capcom has been killing it.
I also have another tip, one which sounds stupid, but makes a lot of sense: Install a mod that restores the original theme song to the menus. Dark Arisen took out the original menu music and replaced it with a serviceable, kinda whiny tune. There are two mods out there that fix this issue, one of which actually allows you to hear both themes on the menu. And this is VERY important, because the original theme song from Vanilla Dragon's Dogma? *THE WIND IS PUSHING MEEEEEEEEE~*
I got this game for Christmas and i been holding off on it, mostly cause i also finally got Smash Ultimate, i am always bit nervous going into a new RPG experience so i hope this vid helps me in the long run
My only advice is the game really opens up and gets fun after that stupid escort the hydra head mission. If the video helps you, let me know, and good luck Arisen.
Possibly your settings. Especially if you use RUclips primarily for music. Also, if you turn on cc (close captioning) it will dictate what is being said on screen. Hope that helps.
We have all been there. Understand that there are enemies in the game waiting for a higher level of yourself. The areas do NOT level with you like Skyrim. If something is to hard, move on. By the end game you will be a living God that dunks on anything you cross. I promise
I completely skipped over this game back in the day - just started playing it because I got it with my 2nd hand PS3 (old FAT PS3 so I can play PS2 + PS3 games). It's f**king amazing! Only thing I want more - is some expansion like crafting weapons/armor (200 weapons are not enough!) and additional areas by travelling on boat to a new land...for example... Dragon-forged is amazing though, such a good mechanic!
So don't buy anything. The best weapons are found early on, or obtained through quest boards. Later in the game it will be all about Bitter Black Island and the level 3 farming. I have just returned from a deployment and I am working on the Endgame Guide
@@jakewes6642 I don't have a problem with having good gear, I ended up on bitter isle at low level simply because I wanted to turn in quests at home town. I just find variety/crafting system to be satisfying (and with all the possible ways they could implement it). All the best, enjoy your time home!
I wish I knew the carry weight thing BEFORE making a tiny lil archer girl. Just my armor alone n im at average weight. 1 friggin leaf n I die from overencumbrance. I wish I could change my body type....
When I choose a quest I cannot locate where do I need to go for that quest. Also I choose mage whenever I cast a any boom spell like fire boom,ice boom etc the spel power goes to my pawn to enhance his gear and not to my staff, because of this I cannot use that power. Please answer these questions.
So some quests are hunting quests that have many locations like: kill 7 chimera. In this case it won't give you a location as there are many in different locations. Same with items that have many different locations. Also, the quest board located in the market usually has those items acquired by completing secondary missions like the Thief quests. For mage boons your class is only to boost or buff the weapons of others in the party. To do magic "damage" use spells that damage. A soc would be better of your trying to cast for damage.
You can jse the right stick to click and aim it to yourself you might have to click the left stick first to activate the aiming system you can use it with fire ball too and withlevin and anodyne etc
Just don't wonder around. Take time to complete early quest boards for solid gear, realize some enemies "require magic and are immune to physical attack", and don't buy hardly anything at the stores. Stick to the notice boards, and resist them often. For your first play through Escort missions can mostly be ignored till you get a few port crystals for fast travel.
Great great game well worth playing (or replaying). PC has a modpack out that greatly improves many of the annoyances in the game without breaking it. (like carry weight, nude skins, etc)
do you know if you can bind items to the d-pad on the steam version, please? I know this is possible on some console versions. I think if you bind these to items it'll be much better than having the pawn commands. If you just limit the pawns arsenal to what is actually needed for any specific encounter, they will only use those spells anyway. like just give her fire spells at the start, as everything is weak to fire.
I was told that acquiring discipline points works on a regressive Exp scale AKA when you gain exp a percentage of that experience is given as discipline, the lower the exp you acquire per kill the higher percentage of that will be given as discipline points. If i recall each vocation adds a multiplier to the stats it focuses on so your magic will level more each time you level up if playing a sorcerer or mage for example. Am i correct hare?
You are also right that vocations upgrade by number of enemies killed and not really exp. So killing tons of goblins will max a vocation out faster than just beating up dragons all day.
After beating the game you can go back and edit the look of your pawn and arisen at any time and as much as you want. That ability will be bought from the RC seller in the first fort by the rift stone you first meet your pawn at. It's the letter of metamorphosis.
@@jakewes6642 - I was more concerned about leveling past level 10 as a mage when I wanted to jump to sorc as soon as I am able. From what I am reading you lose power if you don't do it at level 10. Am I right?
I've tried to create a character, so I went "STATUS" and then "PROFILE."I couldnt get to change name,gender,etc. This happens whether I use a kybrd and mouse or controller. I must be missing something obvious? Using windows pc.
Hi! Great guide, just bought this game on steam and playing through for the first time :) Is there a way to see beforehand what missions or areas will be too high level for you? I'm doing a quest to liberate a fort from goblins and I had to sprint past a chimera and a dragon lol
Vocation leveling is based off the number of enemies killed and not experienve points. So killing tons of bandits, goblins, or waiting till the Duke sends his guards after you for killing Girgori will be a fast and easy way to level vocations up.
I play on the Xbox One. While we do have a gaming PC with Wes, he doesn't play this on his PC. Join discord, Facebook or social media groups, or reddit groups and let people know you need RC. They will flood you with help!
Hell fire cloak. It's a level 3 bitter black cloak. To learn how to farm for that high level stuff head to my end game guide for details. Understand wearing this equipment before level 100 will penalize your pawn and arisen through strains on your stamina. Thank you so much for leaving me comment and watching my video. We are a small channel and every little bit helps... even though we are no monetize it makes us feel good.
I left it out since I find it to be a waste of time. There isn't anything you need from him worth having outside of maybe port crystals. Even then that felt more like a Dragon's Dogma End Game guide (which we are working on). I might mention the black cat then but almost everything you need to know for late game is going to be BBI focused.
@@jakewes6642 well I thought I'd bring it up mostly because you can dupe upgrade materials Edit: while I do disagree with you saying that there not much worth having mostly because of how useful some of the weapons can be in the early game (specifically on hard) like force hatchet, caged fury, Bezel crown that's my opinion and why I disagree force hatchet works with an assassin's bow and can pretty fun. But I guess it's not for everyone I know that might have sounded rude but that's not my intention merely that some items in the black cat are worth your time.😊
Tl;Dr I looked this up after fumbling about for like 10 hours, and yup. I made the mistake of going west. Glad to know DD doesn't use level scaling. However, how do I know which quest is story related? I'm the asshole who accepts every quest I can
Always can be found in the Grand Hall in The Tainted Mountain Temple - in a Weapon Pile to the left of the main steps. Sold by Mountebank at The Black Cat, with his Affinity at a high level (Post-Game only). May be found in a chest within the Rotunda of Dread, located on the south edge, to the right of the stairs.
Always can be found in the Grand Hall in The Tainted Mountain Temple - in a Weapon Pile to the left of the main steps. Sold by Mountebank at The Black Cat, with his Affinity at a high level (Post-Game only). May be found in a chest within the Rotunda of Dread, located on the south edge, to the right of the stairs.
Why do people prefer to hire female pawns? Personally, when one say's warrior a female character is not the first thought that I have. Why not hire a pawn by the skills that they bring instead of being prejudiced toward females? Dragon's Dogma is one of the best games for the combat/fighting systems that there is. I've tried slot of other rpg games and most don't come close to the combat mechanics of Dragon's Dogma, not even Skyrim and I also like that game as well.
It probably has to do psychology. "Most" players are men and they probably don't have pawn vpice chat turned off. Performing to hear "Keep the lantern dry" in a female voice rather than a male's. At any rate I figured I would just give yall the honest truth. I agree, I enjoy the combat so much I can just keep playing it even years later. We have an end game guide as well if you want to check that out and a detailed guide on the UR-DRAGON.
You can give general commands like go and come. But giving alot of commands can change their inclination (how they react in the world). Same as when your pawn sees you pick up items, over time they will primarily pick up items even during a fight. So you can't give specific commands, no.
It is. It's far less difficult. Once you get past that really lame "escort the hydra head" mission, that game is very fun. The maker of this game is the same people who made the Devil May Cry Games. So the combat is on point. Story is kinda. Meh. It's the combat that keeps people coming back. It has a great and long end game as well. As people say, "Once you beat the game, the game starts," lol
Well I never played this game and instantly went out came across some bandits and they annihilated us. I did not upgrade anything and somehow missed that whole mechanic. So know you know why I’m watching this video and I know what I did wrong. I’m still less than a novice at this game despite having played games longer than most of you have been alive. I was one of the first people who beat MotherBrain in the original “Metroid!”
I can see that. It's a dated design made by those who make Devil May Cry. This was their first attempt at a game like this. Then they made the Online version which was a Japanese only MMORPG. A different director worked on BBI during the Dragons Dogma Online fielding. For the pawns, I would look up the inclination guide on the Wikipedia. The game does a pretty poor job explaining this and the wiki really helps. A tip I use is find out what you want your pawn to do and limit them. I want my Strider to just spam Brain Splitter so I only have that move on her. I also want her to spam 10 fold Bolt with a rusty bow to inflict torpor so that is her only archery skill. Tricks like that help. Also, using commands like Go and Come can over time change a pawns inclination so avoid using those commands and instead just regularly check their inclination to make sure it hasn't changed on you.
True. If you have another profile it really helps as you can just feed your primary account RC the entire time. Which might be a reason as to why they don't allow it. Also Dragons Dogma 2 has officially be announced is in development by Capcom as of this week.
I don't need to know this, i bought, played, and beat this game in 2012 and again around 2013. I bought it on Switch and i'm hyped to jump back in again and doing that thing... yeah you know. Kind of like when you watch the review for the game you already bought? Shut up! Keep scrollin chump!
I cant belive my entire life has been wasted not knowing about this game! I have beat every major video game to come out in the past 15 years but i kept getting this game mixed up with dragon age which i had on my "to play when there truly hasnt been any good games innonths" list so i kept ignoring ppl or suggestions to play it. I simply cannot velive a game this good came out sonlong ago and only now has capcom decided to make another...this game is skyrim levels good, the monster climing, the spells...ah man if capcom just refranes from making the sequel into another ESG cringefest and just sticks to classic japanese game making standards it will be a slam dunk gameof the year for capcom especially due to everyone wanting a proper high fantasy game ever since bethesda showed they will definitely ruin es6. Guys keep your fingers crossed capcom doesnt listen to a single western investment firm or mentally ill reset era degen. (Also side note thank god for japan, if it wernt for thefact they are ultra based we would have literally only indie games left os a medium of entertainment. Thank god japan, stay based!)
@@thomaswilliams9843 While this was an older comment we have learned some work arounds. We will do a better job with sound in the future. In the mean time, if you come across this issue again you can turn on Closed Captions (cc) by tapping the video and selecting those three dots. Not a perfect solution but a good work around.
If anyone on ps4 needs well equipped pawns all lv100+ feel free to msg me and ask for the the account names. I made multiple accounts to create my own personal team of pawns, all based off of gods from Smite lol
Another hopefully useful tip: instead of buying expensive healing potions (Harspud Sauce) just buy a bunch of empty bottles. Then go to the Healing Spring at Deos Hills (near Hillfigure Knoll) and give each pawn 10 empty bottles. Step into the Spring and the pawns will fill these empty bottles with water from the healing spring. Fill your own empty bottles also.
Not only are empty bottles much cheaper than healing potions, the filled bottles are also a bit lighter than Harspud Sauces (iirc, not really sure about that) and when used in combat either by your pawns or by yourself, they always heal the entire party!
Just set up a port crystal at the Deos Hill Healing Spring so you can easily fast travel there and fill new bottles quickly and - best of all - free of charge.
Never thought of that, definitely helpful, especially for newer players who don't have a stockpile of healing items.
@@KriticalKore Thank you and have fun playing the game! 😀
Thanks for this just found the healing spring in my playthrough
Thanks! I did this!
Where can I get a port crystal
I played this game in ps3 before but now i just bought it for ps4 and I made my Pawn with the likeness of my late wife, so i can bring her and have adventure with her ^_^
Very sweet. Thank you for sharing and I am sorry you lost your wife.
I’m sorry for your loss bro, i bet she was an amazing human being.
*Everybody liked that.*
Sorry for your loss.
Have you had any great adventures?!
Sorry for your loss.
Hope you go on great adventures!
1. You can sell the Monocle you have from the start (in your Item box) for over 300,000g for a financial head start. 2. You can Hot Key/shortcut items to the D-Pad (on Dark Arisen PS4, Xbox One and Switch). 3. Keep a Port Crystal and Eternal Ferrystone with you on long journeys, you can then place the Crystal down, Ferrystone to town if need be, then Ferrystone straight back to where you left off. 4. Quickly save anywhere (out of battle) by pressing start and tapping the inventory button.
Been playing for years...never knew about the quicksave thing...thanks!
ah great tip!
This game begs for a sequel. It still holds up after almost two console generations, gameplay and looks .
Just bought it today, couldnt agree more!
Bought it too, having auch a blast with it
The fact that i love the most is the armor system, you have tons of options!
Sequel is coming so excited one of my favorite games ever💜 The magic is amazing can’t wait to see what they do with the sequel
This comment aged unironically well
No idea how I missed this game years ago. Wasn't expecting much since it's so old. Love everything about it. Thank you for the excellent video and great tips
No problem man. And if you have any more advanced question later on we can answer then. We are currently deployed but when we get back more videos are coming.
Also, the Dragons Dogma Anime is out on Netflix now.
@@jakewes6642 Thank you for everything you do. God bless all of you
One hint/tip is when you get to the Encampment and get the quest to kill the Cyclops just outside the gate, before you leave, get the quest to kill 3 Cyclops on the board before you do. I've never seen this mentioned in any other tutorial. It's a fairly easy kill with 3 or 4 throw blasts
Decided to play this after seeing the sequel is coming out. Im very impressed so far.
Glad you're enjoying your time. I hope these guides help.
I just started DD earlier today for the first time. Getting ready for DD2.
I hope this guide and the end game guide have been helpful. Details are coming out about DD2 and it's shaping up to be another fine game.
Extremely informative guide especially for beginners, great job. I especially liked that you mentioned hidden stats of each class upon levelling, touched on how the different vocations function and mentioned things players find desirable when creating their first pawn. As a multiple playthrough veteran these things I would stress the most to new players. Again excellent guide! Magic Knight or nothing
MK is OP, lol. Same with MA. But I have been addicted to this Max DPS Stryder
This was a much appreciated video to watch very nice refresher, it actually made me buy it on xbox one tonight since it was on sale. Looking forward to restarting my journey!
I am currently moving to Texas. We have a second video coming soon, once I am settled.
@@jakewes6642 A Big Howdy & Welcome to Texas from a fellow Texan!
Do NOT sell the Rusted weapons. Once they are upgraded to 3 stars you will have one of the most powerful enchants giving you poison PLUS Torpor which will do -50% slow to enemies. This Torpor effect is super OP once you start to use it and was a hidden Easter egg by the devs.
i just sold them @_@
450+ hours in and i didn't know this, thank you!
This! One extra thing to note is that these weapons are not for damage. Use them to slow then swap out weapons (if needed).
Also pretty darn useful on Pawns!
Bruh.... Ty
AGHHHHH
I'm commenting before watching you guys just earned yourselves a new sub
Oh, thanks man! Hope you enjoyed it.
Not sure how this game flew under my radar all these years I could remember the name but not the game got it on Christmas sale for like $7 and I haven’t stopped playing it so much fun so glad I found someone who’s covered this game information on it is so Scarce thank you! -2023
No worries. There is an end game guide for when you need it and a UR Dragon walkthrough.
Note Dragons Dogma 2 was announced last year. No release date yet. If you have any questions drop them in the comments and the community will answer.
Just got this game tonight 10-9-23 . Thanks for the tips. The game looks pretty fun. Probably gunna be not good a while based off all this info. But im excited!😅
The game really opens up after that super slow head escort. Take your time, hit up all those little annoying quest boards. Good luck Arisen.
this was a great guide. You told the truth about mining and crafting. I am a new player and i want to avoid the dumb and tedious task as much as possible. Thanks a ton!
Yeah, no problem, buddy. If you need anymore help or just have a question, feel free to ask it here.
Wow, very strange saw a video of dragon's dogma in 2020, but still good, I really hope a sequel
there's an anime of DD coming on 17 september
Also a big tip, never have your pawn have a “Guardian” inclination, that’ll cause it to stand still during most of battles.
Not to mention not get rented...
True but the worst one is acquisitor, guardian is to protect the arisen its more effective on a mage pawn so
guardian
medicant
nexus
this works a bit cause mage pawns are support and should be treated as such in way so this tells your pawn to 1. buff arisen or heal 2. mind your health and stay away 3. buff or heal any other pawn
Fuck I maced out the guardian trait for my fighter, no wonder he just stands with this shield and does nothing lol
Definitely a pro tip abt placing stones at the end of escort mission locations
Thanks man. Yeah I never realized other people did it too before I asked on Reddit and Facebook groups.
Bought this game back when it came out for current gen in 2017. Player it for like fifteen hours and got bored and uninstalled. Saw it in a lost video of the best action RPG’s and decided to give it another try and holy hell. I’ve played it for the past two days straight. I’m hooked! Can’t wait to complete the game for the first time and go on to play around with the other vocations.
Sorry for the late reply. I hope you are still enjoying the game. We have an end game guide if you need it. Wolves hunt in packs!
Just started this game and I’m hooked thanks for the vid 💪🏾
Very useful info, many thanks guys.
Most of this is still true for DD2. We are working on it now.
Be nice to think that there are new people coming into the dragon's dogma dark arisen world! I had this when released on 360 absolute great game and recently my partners son got me the ps4 version so I'm actually returning to the game as a magic archer at the moment. Such a great game still. One of my favourite rpgs. Guess what else this game has? It has the best sourceries in any rpg game. They are unbelievable.
Its a hidden jewel for sure. That MA is probably one of the best vocations in the game. Arguably the best. I prefer a max DPS strider but MA is up there.
I just now found out about it. Just started playing 2 days ago.
The Pawns are hilarious.
Constantly singing the praises of being your human sheilds.
They are very verbally happy to be your PAWN.
Great video, love this game. Dogma and Demons souls are my two favs
I just started my Dragon's Dogma journey again! Went back to check my save file on xBox but I think it's a better experience on the Switch.
I have a switch, I just haven't tried it on there yet
Right I Have it on the switch and fell In love with the game it’s so fun.. then I reinstalled it on my Xbox X after watching the anime and I fucking love dragons dogma now... awesome franchise!!
I’m here for a friend that’s about to begin his first journey through this classic. I’m on my 4th run on my 3rd system. The Switch is amazing and runs Dogma so damn smooth. I have the OLED model as well. If you haven’t played Dragon’s Dogma you haven’t played one of the deepest, yet easy to pick up RPGs ever made. I want a fucking sequel!😢🤘🏻❤️
So dragon's Dogma too was announced by its creator on the Capcom site. So probably in the next 3 to 4 years you will get your wish.
Just started now and coming from Genshin, it made it look like dogshit LMAO
Thanks for the in depth vid.
Iv got all versions of this however i am playing away on vacation on switch
If you are playing on the switch know that your online UR-DRAGON is the easiest one to kill right now. Spend time farming it now as later it will be much much harder later in the systems life. To know what version your system is on, just visit the Wikipedia for the UR-DRAGON
Thanks so much because I really enjoy the game and appreciate your assist and I don't take it lightly. I will look for your guidance as I continue. Soldier Blac.
Thank you and good luck Arisen
A small thing I do is give my pawn a lantern and a pickaxe.
Keep in mind if you raise your brightness to the max there may not be need of a lantern till BBI.
Also, the late game items will never need mined items to upgrade.
However, you can smack a wall with a warrior class weapon to make the miracle items blow off. Or trick a heavy enemy like a troll into attacking it for the same effect.
Carrying a pick are is a fine tip. You also get the light pickaxe from BBI Kate game. Basic ore mixed with shackles dropped from bandits will make skeleton keys as well. Which help out in the early game but not needed so much in the late.
Good tips for new players.
@@jakewes6642 Yeah it was more a tip for beginners. I only found out they used both by accident when I loaded a load of junk on my pawn and they used them.
@@jakewes6642 I always felt like raising brightness as cheating so i suffer in the dark. 🙄 Also makes the game look terrible.
@@jakewes6642 You can also use and throw explosive barrels into the mining deposit to blow them out that way.
@@Racer-X-090 yup I hate the white filter from raising brightness so much. Suffer in the dark it is.
I bought DD because I saw it in Netflix just recently & remembered that it's a popular game. I had this in my Xbox but didn't really mind as I was busy back then. Also I got lucky that
it's on SALE in Steam & amazing reviews! Coincidence!? I think NOT!!!
Lucky you for having to get Dragon's Dogma during sale.
The first tip. That's a straight up veteran tip.
Thank you, very much.
BRO THANK YOU FOR THIS IN 2022!
No problem brother. Hope it helps and there are 2 more videos when you need them.
I played this game when I came out but haven't and just downloaded it and this is extremely helpful 👌
I'm glad it helped! If you stick with it we have an end game guide to help as well. Good luck Arisen!
I love this game just certain things I would fix and add.
This game is so huge and slow, but when you start playing its hard to stop
That escort mission really turns a lot of people off early on but man does it pick up.
I’m always getting lost I have no idea what to do
Lol! Tell me about it, I'm pushing 20,000 hrs and still going.
Thks i have been re enjoying the game your video help as a great refresher of the game been a minute. Since i played it on the 360 thk u
Yeah, I started on the 360 back in the day too. Keep in mind the Berserker Armor for Guts and the Hawk armor are no longer in the game for PC. SWITCH, PS4. or XB1. Just a heads up.
Do you still play it on the 360?
DD2 is on the way!
Yes it is. The same team that worked on this also worked on Monster Hunter World. Seems DD2 will be a combination of those two games. Based off the game play they have shown.
The most important tip.
Wolves hunt in packs, and are weak to fire.
Just wanted to stress. Min/max is a myth. The only real important stats are health and stamina. Your gear and augments will do the rest of the work. Focus on the classes you love.
Yep. 1:57 , just enjoy the game in whatever vocation you wish
Character creator for DD2 is going to be even beefier 🤤
They now have so much tech and lessons learned from monster hunter and other Capcom titles that I hope only adds to the next game. So far Capcom has been killing it.
I also have another tip, one which sounds stupid, but makes a lot of sense:
Install a mod that restores the original theme song to the menus. Dark Arisen took out the original menu music and replaced it with a serviceable, kinda whiny tune. There are two mods out there that fix this issue, one of which actually allows you to hear both themes on the menu. And this is VERY important, because the original theme song from Vanilla Dragon's Dogma?
*THE WIND IS PUSHING MEEEEEEEEE~*
Nice! Helpful to the PC ppl out there
Thanks I have the game on PS3 and just got it for PS4 on a PSN sale. Needed tips because I basically forgot everything
Good luck Arisen!
Just bought this game on sale for 5 bux. Just made my character and am currently looting the starting village lol.
The game really takes off after the deliver the hydra head. Really opens up
@@jakewes6642 what class do you recommend? I chose strider but now I'm thinking maybe I should of gone with the mage
@@DarthRaver-og7qq to be honest, for your first play through just try everything. Don't go for a build.
I got this game for Christmas and i been holding off on it, mostly cause i also finally got Smash Ultimate, i am always bit nervous going into a new RPG experience so i hope this vid helps me in the long run
My only advice is the game really opens up and gets fun after that stupid escort the hydra head mission.
If the video helps you, let me know, and good luck Arisen.
Thanks, I'm hopelessly lost.
Np, the game doesn't do a very good job explaining things.
Would love to watch the vid but the background music is blazingly louder than the commentary. Thank you though. Just trying to get ready for DD2
Possibly your settings. Especially if you use RUclips primarily for music. Also, if you turn on cc (close captioning) it will dictate what is being said on screen. Hope that helps.
I have nc wtf im am doing i spent a hour farming a cyclops neat se harpe somewhere near a cliff i took about a hour to kill it with bow skills
We have all been there. Understand that there are enemies in the game waiting for a higher level of yourself. The areas do NOT level with you like Skyrim. If something is to hard, move on. By the end game you will be a living God that dunks on anything you cross. I promise
I completely skipped over this game back in the day - just started playing it because I got it with my 2nd hand PS3 (old FAT PS3 so I can play PS2 + PS3 games). It's f**king amazing!
Only thing I want more - is some expansion like crafting weapons/armor (200 weapons are not enough!) and additional areas by travelling on boat to a new land...for example...
Dragon-forged is amazing though, such a good mechanic!
So don't buy anything. The best weapons are found early on, or obtained through quest boards. Later in the game it will be all about Bitter Black Island and the level 3 farming. I have just returned from a deployment and I am working on the Endgame Guide
@@jakewes6642 I don't have a problem with having good gear, I ended up on bitter isle at low level simply because I wanted to turn in quests at home town.
I just find variety/crafting system to be satisfying (and with all the possible ways they could implement it).
All the best, enjoy your time home!
Well guys . DD2 confirmed this week for march 22nd next year (2024) Cheers Jedbullet _the_Pawn iirc been so long
The animated series is coming to Netflix this September.
On the 17th
I wish I knew the carry weight thing BEFORE making a tiny lil archer girl. Just my armor alone n im at average weight. 1 friggin leaf n I die from overencumbrance. I wish I could change my body type....
A good work around is to change your pawn to be big and tall as a pack mule for you.
When I choose a quest I cannot locate where do I need to go for that quest. Also I choose mage whenever I cast a any boom spell like fire boom,ice boom etc the spel power goes to my pawn to enhance his gear and not to my staff, because of this I cannot use that power. Please answer these questions.
So some quests are hunting quests that have many locations like: kill 7 chimera. In this case it won't give you a location as there are many in different locations. Same with items that have many different locations. Also, the quest board located in the market usually has those items acquired by completing secondary missions like the Thief quests.
For mage boons your class is only to boost or buff the weapons of others in the party. To do magic "damage" use spells that damage. A soc would be better of your trying to cast for damage.
You can jse the right stick to click and aim it to yourself you might have to click the left stick first to activate the aiming system you can use it with fire ball too and withlevin and anodyne etc
Great game for people that like to play Dark Souls like games.
I am terrible at those games
@@jakewes6642 I’m way better at dark souls than this one I’m getting my ass kicked
Just don't wonder around. Take time to complete early quest boards for solid gear, realize some enemies "require magic and are immune to physical attack", and don't buy hardly anything at the stores. Stick to the notice boards, and resist them often. For your first play through Escort missions can mostly be ignored till you get a few port crystals for fast travel.
Great great game well worth playing (or replaying). PC has a modpack out that greatly improves many of the annoyances in the game without breaking it. (like carry weight, nude skins, etc)
"nude skins" "greatly improves many of the annoyances in the game"
What a shit comment.
do you know if you can bind items to the d-pad on the steam version, please? I know this is possible on some console versions. I think if you bind these to items it'll be much better than having the pawn commands.
If you just limit the pawns arsenal to what is actually needed for any specific encounter, they will only use those spells anyway. like just give her fire spells at the start, as everything is weak to fire.
I think you might have to Google or wiki anything PC related. I have only ever had the Xbox version
I was told that acquiring discipline points works on a regressive Exp scale AKA when you gain exp a percentage of that experience is given as discipline, the lower the exp you acquire per kill the higher percentage of that will be given as discipline points.
If i recall each vocation adds a multiplier to the stats it focuses on so your magic will level more each time you level up if playing a sorcerer or mage for example. Am i correct hare?
Yep you’re right about the vocation specific upgrades !
You are also right that vocations upgrade by number of enemies killed and not really exp. So killing tons of goblins will max a vocation out faster than just beating up dragons all day.
I mad my my pawn size 3 as she's a mage and I want to her to actually be downloaded by people. I made my character as tall as possible though.
After beating the game you can go back and edit the look of your pawn and arisen at any time and as much as you want. That ability will be bought from the RC seller in the first fort by the rift stone you first meet your pawn at. It's the letter of metamorphosis.
I played this game for a minute back in 2017, shit was tight but I just couldn’t wrap my head around the mechanics. Boutta watch some vids and go hard
Once you hit the end game you enter into God mode damage dealing.
Your Arisen looks a lot like Bronson
How do you upgrade your vocation right at level 10? What are the exact steps so I don't miss it. I am a Mage but want to be a sorc as soon as I can.
Vocation leveling is based off "number of enemies killed". So farm killing things you can easily drop. Like goblins.
@@jakewes6642 - I was more concerned about leveling past level 10 as a mage when I wanted to jump to sorc as soon as I am able. From what I am reading you lose power if you don't do it at level 10. Am I right?
@Emp6ft10in sorta, so you will get more Magic damage if you go 10 to 200 as a soc. But it's barely noticeable even if you wait till level 15.
Covid quarantine brought me here...
I've tried to create a character, so I went "STATUS" and then "PROFILE."I couldnt get to change name,gender,etc. This happens whether I use a kybrd and mouse or controller. I must be missing something obvious? Using windows pc.
Sorry, I don't have this game on PC. I hope someone see this and offers you so help.
@@jakewes6642 Thanks for the info!
Hi! Great guide, just bought this game on steam and playing through for the first time :) Is there a way to see beforehand what missions or areas will be too high level for you? I'm doing a quest to liberate a fort from goblins and I had to sprint past a chimera and a dragon lol
All areas furthest from grand soren are the more difficult in the beginning. Chimera, Trolls, and griffin are your mini bosses at the level 1-50s.
I’ve had this game for 5 years. Why did I click this video?
Missed it? Your definitely not a beginner! Lol
@@jakewes6642 hahaha
Ty
Np
what's the trick for levelling vocations?
Kill everything 😂 think the only way to level them is by gaining xp from killing bandits, monsters ect....
Vocation leveling is based off the number of enemies killed and not experienve points. So killing tons of bandits, goblins, or waiting till the Duke sends his guards after you for killing Girgori will be a fast and easy way to level vocations up.
Coming from fallout 4 to this I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing lol.
Well, I hope this helped or at least explained some systems to best use your time and gold
1:44 Dragon's Dong Ma?
Hi i play now fresh Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen on pc does someone from you play on pc too and can rent my pawn so i get these items and irent your pawn
I play on the Xbox One. While we do have a gaming PC with Wes, he doesn't play this on his PC. Join discord, Facebook or social media groups, or reddit groups and let people know you need RC. They will flood you with help!
What is the name of your armor bro plus that cape! So good looking im using strider too
Hell fire cloak. It's a level 3 bitter black cloak. To learn how to farm for that high level stuff head to my end game guide for details. Understand wearing this equipment before level 100 will penalize your pawn and arisen through strains on your stamina. Thank you so much for leaving me comment and watching my video. We are a small channel and every little bit helps... even though we are no monetize it makes us feel good.
You forgot to cover Black cat items as you can't find those items in the game they have to be bought in the capital
I left it out since I find it to be a waste of time. There isn't anything you need from him worth having outside of maybe port crystals. Even then that felt more like a Dragon's Dogma End Game guide (which we are working on). I might mention the black cat then but almost everything you need to know for late game is going to be BBI focused.
@@jakewes6642 well I thought I'd bring it up mostly because you can dupe upgrade materials
Edit: while I do disagree with you saying that there not much worth having mostly because of how useful some of the weapons can be in the early game (specifically on hard) like force hatchet, caged fury, Bezel crown that's my opinion and why I disagree force hatchet works with an assassin's bow and can pretty fun. But I guess it's not for everyone I know that might have sounded rude but that's not my intention merely that some items in the black cat are worth your time.😊
I might include it in the next guide. I see where your heads at. Thanks for the feed back.
Where do I find the crystals for fast travel
dragonsdogma.fandom.com/wiki/Portcrystal
Tl;Dr I looked this up after fumbling about for like 10 hours, and yup. I made the mistake of going west. Glad to know DD doesn't use level scaling. However, how do I know which quest is story related? I'm the asshole who accepts every quest I can
Should have a "Main Quest" notation over it. I don't recall off memory.
so many items i have and i have no idea what to do with them and some of them look important.... am lvl 40
Its a never ending circle. The end of the game just starts again at the beginning with everything you earned thus far. So use any items you wish!
Check out my end game guide to learn more
Does nobody knows how to get tattered mantle????pls tell me
Always can be found in the Grand Hall in The Tainted Mountain Temple - in a Weapon Pile to the left of the main steps.
Sold by Mountebank at The Black Cat, with his Affinity at a high level (Post-Game only).
May be found in a chest within the Rotunda of Dread, located on the south edge, to the right of the stairs.
Always can be found in the Grand Hall in The Tainted Mountain Temple - in a Weapon Pile to the left of the main steps.
Sold by Mountebank at The Black Cat, with his Affinity at a high level (Post-Game only).
May be found in a chest within the Rotunda of Dread, located on the south edge, to the right of the stairs.
I'm playing on the switch, is the online mode free? Or there hidden charges? Thanks
4 dollars a month, 35 dollars for a year for online Switch use. Just Google it. Capcom doesn't have a second thing to buy to play online
The music is soooo loud in this tutorial
Yeah it's been brought up. Turn on the close captions as a work around. We are kinda new at this
Why do people prefer to hire female pawns? Personally, when one say's warrior a female character is not the first thought that I have. Why not hire a pawn by the skills that they bring instead of being prejudiced toward females? Dragon's Dogma is one of the best games for the combat/fighting systems that there is. I've tried slot of other rpg games and most don't come close to the combat mechanics of Dragon's Dogma, not even Skyrim and I also like that game as well.
It probably has to do psychology. "Most" players are men and they probably don't have pawn vpice chat turned off. Performing to hear "Keep the lantern dry" in a female voice rather than a male's.
At any rate I figured I would just give yall the honest truth.
I agree, I enjoy the combat so much I can just keep playing it even years later. We have an end game guide as well if you want to check that out and a detailed guide on the UR-DRAGON.
Can you control your pawns?
You can give general commands like go and come. But giving alot of commands can change their inclination (how they react in the world). Same as when your pawn sees you pick up items, over time they will primarily pick up items even during a fight. So you can't give specific commands, no.
Guys is this game any good or i just play dark souls2
It is. It's far less difficult. Once you get past that really lame "escort the hydra head" mission, that game is very fun.
The maker of this game is the same people who made the Devil May Cry Games. So the combat is on point. Story is kinda. Meh. It's the combat that keeps people coming back.
It has a great and long end game as well. As people say, "Once you beat the game, the game starts," lol
Well I never played this game and instantly went out came across some bandits and they annihilated us. I did not upgrade anything and somehow missed that whole mechanic. So know you know why I’m watching this video and I know what I did wrong. I’m still less than a novice at this game despite having played games longer than most of you have been alive. I was one of the first people who beat MotherBrain in the original “Metroid!”
I am glad the video found some use. Great job on that OG game ;)
The pawn system is cool but also kinda irritating.
I can see that. It's a dated design made by those who make Devil May Cry. This was their first attempt at a game like this. Then they made the Online version which was a Japanese only MMORPG. A different director worked on BBI during the Dragons Dogma Online fielding.
For the pawns, I would look up the inclination guide on the Wikipedia. The game does a pretty poor job explaining this and the wiki really helps.
A tip I use is find out what you want your pawn to do and limit them. I want my Strider to just spam Brain Splitter so I only have that move on her. I also want her to spam 10 fold Bolt with a rusty bow to inflict torpor so that is her only archery skill. Tricks like that help.
Also, using commands like Go and Come can over time change a pawns inclination so avoid using those commands and instead just regularly check their inclination to make sure it hasn't changed on you.
This was as helpful as a chocolate teapot!
Thanks? Lol
The biggest issue this game has is that you can't make multiple saves.
True. If you have another profile it really helps as you can just feed your primary account RC the entire time. Which might be a reason as to why they don't allow it.
Also Dragons Dogma 2 has officially be announced is in development by Capcom as of this week.
@@jakewes6642 I expect that is the reason. I saw the announcement, this is the best gaming news in a while. Hope it is good and comes out soon.
Tried to enjoy the game but kept dying... and dying and dying.
You have it on hard mode?
You don't have to face to enemy every time you encounter them so just run away when things went wrong
Git gud
@@jonahk6577 this is not dark souls we don't do that over here
@@jonahk6577 I'm getting old but still want to enjoy these games.
I don't need to know this, i bought, played, and beat this game in 2012 and again around 2013. I bought it on Switch and i'm hyped to jump back in again and doing that thing... yeah you know. Kind of like when you watch the review for the game you already bought?
Shut up! Keep scrollin chump!
It's just fun seeing things about a game you love. I get it.
I’ve been playing this game since it first came out pretty much a there shit I still don’t know like why the fuck 😂
Best 4.99$ ive ever spent lol
I cant belive my entire life has been wasted not knowing about this game! I have beat every major video game to come out in the past 15 years but i kept getting this game mixed up with dragon age which i had on my "to play when there truly hasnt been any good games innonths" list so i kept ignoring ppl or suggestions to play it. I simply cannot velive a game this good came out sonlong ago and only now has capcom decided to make another...this game is skyrim levels good, the monster climing, the spells...ah man if capcom just refranes from making the sequel into another ESG cringefest and just sticks to classic japanese game making standards it will be a slam dunk gameof the year for capcom especially due to everyone wanting a proper high fantasy game ever since bethesda showed they will definitely ruin es6.
Guys keep your fingers crossed capcom doesnt listen to a single western investment firm or mentally ill reset era degen.
(Also side note thank god for japan, if it wernt for thefact they are ultra based we would have literally only indie games left os a medium of entertainment. Thank god japan, stay based!)
Looks like it's just an updated Dragons Dogma with Monster Hunter World feels. The same team worked on both
Correction: I now understand even less 😅
Is there anything I can better explain?
Hard to hear
Sorry about that. I'll try to pump that volume up for future videos. Question: Were you listening on a TV or a cellphone?
@@jakewes6642 phone then TV to rewatch
Thanks for the feed back.
@@thomaswilliams9843 While this was an older comment we have learned some work arounds. We will do a better job with sound in the future. In the mean time, if you come across this issue again you can turn on Closed Captions (cc) by tapping the video and selecting those three dots. Not a perfect solution but a good work around.
4:31 Clout
I've wasted a lot of money.. oops.
If anyone on ps4 needs well equipped pawns all lv100+ feel free to msg me and ask for the the account names. I made multiple accounts to create my own personal team of pawns, all based off of gods from Smite lol
mage class sucks- use cheat game engine, infinite gold and xp then game is fun
The game has such a ugly art style but damn I wanna be good at this game