User blog:Drake Knight/The dogma of Dragon's Dogma

I've had Dragon's Dogma for about five weeks now and have been thoroughly enjoying it. I haven't played a Capcom RPG since Breath of Fire IV and I must say their recent foray into my favorite genre has been fun. Although I have yet to complete the game, I wanted to discuss my initial thoughts. My only real gripes with Dragon's Dogma thus far are the small size of Gransys, the lack of difficulty options and the save restriction.

There should be a larger area to explore with more than just one city and one town. Cassardis and Gran Soren get old fast. My favorite aspect of Elder Scrolls games is the exploration. Cyrodiil and Skyrim make Gransys look diminutive in comparison.

There should be difficulty options for those of us that quickly become adept combatants. Battle loses some of its appeal once fighting enemies is more akin to swatting flies. I loved Kingdoms of Amalur, but fighting eventually got stale because battles were much too easy, even on the hard difficulty setting.

There shouldn't be a save restriction. Making multiple PS3 or XBox accounts just to play as different characters is absurd. I assume the online aspect in relation to pawns has something to do with this, but there must be a way around it. I'd rather have my four characters saved on one account instead of having to switch between three other accounts that will most likely be rendered irrelevant once I'm no longer playing Dragon's Dogma.

Other than those three things, perhaps adding more depth to the Dragon's Dogma world would make playing more engrossing and satisfying. Cultural diversity is almost nonexistent. A wider variety of races, architecture, environments and even equipment would enrich the experience. Expound on the history, lore and mythology of the Dragon's Dogma world.

I've seen mention by other players of co-op for the sequel. Although playing this with friends would definitely be fun, I certainly don't want to see it turned into a MMO. I gave up on those after Final Fantasy XI.

I look forward to completing Dragon's Dogma and will most likely return to this blog at that point to give my final thoughts. Any correlating comments or relevant remarks are certainly welcome.