Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen - Guides

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Tag Page Cover Art
Action RPG
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
Released
April 23, 2013
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom
Engine
MT Framework
Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Dragon's Dogma

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Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen  presents a rewarding action combat experience. Players embark on an epic adventure in a rich, living world with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability that they have developed based on traits learned from each player.

PC users can share these Pawns online and reap rewards of treasure, tips and strategy hints for taking down the terrifying enemies. Pawns can also be borrowed when specific skills are needed to complete various challenging quests.

Genre(s)
Action RPG

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Dragon's Dogma 2: Best Early Game Mage Build

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Dragon's Dogma 2: Which Control Scheme Should You Choose?

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Dragon's Dogma 2: How to Stop Items From Spoiling

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Dragon's Dogma 2: How to Avoid Fall Damage

Fall damage is quickly becoming the number one cause of death among the player base in Dragon's Dogma 2, thankfully there are ways to avoid it.

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Fighting ogres in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is hard, but these brutes can be taken down rather easily if players know what to do.

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