Talk:Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen/@comment-31.187.6.42-20141014180919/@comment-23878607-20141014183608

The primary difference is challenge. The original version lost that once the player character reached between level 50-60, and other than one optional end-game monster, there wasn't really anything left to do other than collect stuff like armor and weapons.

The Dark Arisen version is an expansion rather than DLC. When one buys the Dark Arisen version, I think it's closer to what the director envisioned.

That said, the combat is where the game truly shines. It's really very fun. Climbing onto the leg or the back of a Griffin or Dragon while it flies up and does its best to kil-- er, shake you off... is unique.