I be placed in a bewilderment...
posted by fainsur (HOUSTON, TX) Jul 23, 2012
Member since Jun 2012
Pros:
Large danger-field environment that keeps the player on edge--especially at night, which truly is dark and deadly.
Cons:
DD fundamentally lacks a compelling basis as a modern day RPG. It's old-school but not in a fashionably Dark Souls/Demon Souls way.
The story lacks brilliance.
The majority of the main quests are provided by 2 people while the side-quests are randomly uninteresting and irrelevant to the main quest.
The only side quest that links to a main quest, which made the quest worthwhile, was gathering a tome for a non-powerful mage who comes to aid you during a griffin fight.
I can assign my Arisen a voice but he doesn't speak and we could have assumed he/she would at least when commands such as Go, Come, or Help are initiated, instead my pawns talk instead and too much!
You have to set up fast travel mostly during your 2nd playthrough for the entire map.
There are no horses but with a combination of an Assassin's vocation, the Gale Harness ability, and Liquid Vim items, you can quickly set up the fast travel system.
Forgeries don't hold magical properties which makes me ask is this a RPG as in role-playing or realistic-playing game?
Pawns and affiliations with random people you meet that lack livelihood, interest, or understanding of character filled holes.
The Rift and Pawn enlistment, while it's an unique addition to the game that ties into the story, became quite boring as the same benefit could have been received from making 3 additional characters to develop from the start. Pawns became more of a hassle as there would be constant switching to keep your party at the same level.
Hybrid vocations are not accessible to Pawns.
Gran has more Pawns than people.
Texture design is semi-horrible for a modern RPG.
Opening music doesn't fit the game.
Overall, DD had a weak thought process on story, design and individual character interest. 2 more years and it would be a great game.
Not worth buying unles
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