Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
23rd Apr 2019 — $29.99
23rd Apr 2019 — £24.99
- Also Available On
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (Switch) - Monster Hunter Meets Darks Souls
Hardcore Pawn
While Capcom actually has a firmer grounding the world of RPGs than we give it credit for – Breath of Fire, anyone? – the company's name doesn't instantly spring to mind when discussing the genre; that's what made the release of Dragon's Dogma in 2012 such an unusual event. Following hot on the heels of FromSoftware's...
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Guides
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Open World Games
Everything the light touches
Updated with Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. Enjoy! You see that mountain on the horizon? You can go there! That old gaming chestnut has been around for a very long time now, but for old-school gamers who remember the compartmentalised kingdoms of yore, there's a special magic still to be derived from being...
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen News
News Capcom Celebrates Dragon's Dogma 2 Launch With 'Dark Arisen' eShop Sale
It's the "perfect time to catch up"
Capcom launched Dragon's Dogma 2 this week, and if you're craving a similar fix on the Nintendo Switch we thought now was a great time to let you know that Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is actually on sale via the eShop across multiple regions. It reduces the title from $29.99 / £24.99 to just $4.99 / £4.24,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (23rd March)
Perfect organism
Hurray, it's the weekend! Before we dive into what we're going to be playing, let's take a look at what's been going on this week. For starters, we reviewed Princess Peach: Showtime! for the Switch, and surprise surprise, it turned out to be much better than we were expecting. We also got some really cool tidbits of information...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 10th)
Switchin' it up
Things just start to quieten down after the release of Tears of the Kingdom and then before you know it, BAM, you walk head first into summer showcase season. This means that it has been a reasonably busy week at Nintendo Life. We broke down everything announced for the Switch in the Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase (which wasn't...
News Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games
Moving on after 27 years
Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has announced his departure from Capcom after 27 years. To mark his 50th birthday he'll be filling the same roll over at the Chinese video game giant NetEase. Kobayashi started out as a programmer on the Resident Evil series in the '90s and took up producer roles for series like Dino...
News Capcom Reports Incredible Sales For Its Key Franchises
Monster Hunter gains solid ground
Capcom has presented its Q1 financial report for FY2022, highlighting some seriously impressive cumulative sales for its key franchises. Despite reporting a downturn in sales and profits YoY (due in part to the launch of Resident Evil Village during the same period in 2021), Capcom's catalog sales grew steadily...
Video Capcom, Please Put Dragon's Dogma 2 On Switch
Do we really have to beg?
Just recently, Capcom showcased a 10th Anniversary video for Dragon's Dogma, featuring game director Hideaki Itsuno as he recounts the creation of the action RPG. Toward the end, Capcom announced what pretty much everyone was expecting it to announce: that Dragon's Dogma 2 is now in development. Wahoo! No platforms have...
News Capcom Has Officially Announced Dragon's Dogma II
"Sorry to have kept you waiting"
Earlier on, Capcom held a special 10th anniversary Dragon's Dogma video broadcast. At the very end of the presentation, director Hideaki Itsuno announced Dragon's Dogma II is currently in development. "Sorry to have kept you waiting! Dragon's Dogma 2 is currently in development. Everyone in the development team is...
News Capcom Airing Dragon's Dogma 10th Anniversary Video Broadcast Later This Week
"We hope you check it out"
Update [Mon 13th Jun, 2022 23:25 BST]: During the Capcom Showcase, it was announced there would be a special Dragon's Dogma video event airing on June 16th / 17th on YouTube. This will include a special video celebrating 10 years of the series. Original story [Tue 24th May, 2022 03:05 BST]: Capcom's action RPG series...
Soapbox Dragon's Dogma Is A Janky, Weird, Ageing RPG, And Everyone Should Play It
Pawn stars
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen turned 10 years old this week, and to celebrate, Kate's been reminiscing about her first time playing it, and her love for Grocco... On the surface, Dragon's Dogma looks like any other 2010s RPG. It's got dragons, it's got swords, it's got side quests. You've played Skyrim. You've played Dark Souls. You know...
Video Meet The Characters In Netflix's Upcoming Dragon's Dogma Series
Capcom character showcase
Following the success of the Netflix's animated Castlevania series, a new series based on Capcom's action-RPG Dragon's Dogma will soon be coming to the streaming platform. To get you in the mood for release in a fortnight's time, the company has released a character showcase trailer introducing the cast of the series...
Previews
Hands On Third Time's A Charm With Dragon's Dogma On Switch
Back to Gransys, yet again
I've got quite an odd relationship with Dragon's Dogma. When it was originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 way, way back in 2012, I was fresh off the back of Dark Souls and was hungry for a similar swords-and-sorcery experience. With its grim fantasy setting and frenetic third-person combat, Capcom's...
About The Game
>Set forth, Arisen. Your journey begins now.
The critically acclaimed action-RPG Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen combines exhilarating and deep combat with the freedom to explore a huge open world. Enter the high-fantasy setting of Gransys, a land where dragons, chimeras, and other fabled monsters roam. Choose between three different starter vocations, which you can further develop for a total of nine unique vocations. Use a dynamic combat system to wield devastating skills and magicks to tackle deadly foes. Embark on your epic adventure with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability that they have developed based on traits learned from your playing style. 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.
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