Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Is Slashing Its Way To Nintendo Switch This April

That’s kinda cool that Capcom is letting Switch owners play this cult classic. I may not buy it but the ability to climb ANYTHING is hilarious

Didn't see this coming but I for one definitely won't complain! Sounds awesome to have another big open world game on Switch.

Since this is probably a guaranteed digital only release for English markets, hopefully they continue the trend of an Asian physical release with English language support. Just like Okami and Onimusha. Then I'll import just like I did for those.

If not...well I'd rather just keep my digital pc copy and save the micro sd card space.

I'm not to thrilled about these games typically coming full price, unless it's because it took that much work to port it.

Looks cool. Sitting at roughly an 80 on metacritic. Might be worth a shot. Just happy to see more 3rd party support on Switch!

YESSSSSSSSSS! Oh you don't know how much I was hoping for this. THANK YOU CAPCOM! I love this game and still have not beaten dark arisen. I just wanna hug the switch. I wonder if I can find some way to connect it to my xbox 360 profile. Just need the rest of Onimusha series and USFIV and I'm done.

Dragon's dogma is a rough gem. The mechanics aren't perfect but once you get in your groove....so much fun. I've put in about 200 hours into the 360 version. Also before anybody goes "Oh no it's a port!" It got ported to the Twins and PC recently as well. So this just puts on on parity with everybody else.

This game never made much sense to me. I really can't make out what it's trying to be. Granted, I haven't been trying very hard to understand it. So I guess I'm getting a change now to check out whether it might be something for me.

Tried to get into it a few times on PS3 and 360 and it just never clicked. It's looking even more dated now so hard pass from me I'm afraid.

Day one for me!!! <3

Nice! Started playing this on the PS4 but I don't have much time to get on it these days so having it portable will be nice to jump in every now and again. Good call, Capcom.

Any open world game is welcome!

This one is still a question mark for me. It really depends on how good the port is. Even then, it's pretty low on my list for now.

Never played it before so I might get it after checking some reviews.
However, I cannot shake the feeling that Capcom, on the Switch, is only porting old games.
The only new one I can think of was Mega Man 11, all the rest are old (some very old) games.
Don't get me wrong, some of their old games coming to the Switch are fantastic but I wish they would invest on new games as well.
Capcom still haven't ported their engine to the platform, meaning that all their new games will never be available on the Switch.
Shame, real shame.

It's pretty fun, I liked it. When I sold my PS4 copy, I kind of regretted it. Not sure if I regretted it enough to double dip though.

Love this game, but not sure I'll buy it a third time (Already got it on 360, then PC)

Awesome, it's nice to get something new and refreshing from Capcom that is not Street Fighter, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil for a change for the Nintendo Switch. Definitely picking this up soon.

I loved the look of this game but just never got round to playing it, even when it was given away with PS Plus.

Now that I'll be able to take it anywhere you betcha I'll be grabbing it to tide me over until the next Zelda release. Oh boy.

Why are people so negative about this? Get over it. No one's making you play it.

Lol I waited this game on the Vita for years. It will finally arrive on Switch.

I wonder if this version will include the Berserk armour sets like the original console releases. I was a bit disappointed that the PC version didn't include them.
It is a really nice game and I might double dip it for the right price.

Ah, this one has been on my radar for a good few years. I even bought an original 360 copy, although I never came around playing it. Might have been because I bought a PS4 not long afterwards. Anyway, fingers crossed for a physical release, although it being Capcom, I'm not holding much hope, especially not for us mere mortals here in Europe.

@mikegamer Exactly. It's the same old whining about "old crap" or ports coming to Switch, or commenting on how dated it looks, while it was probably welcomed with a huge round of applause when it arrived on PS4 in 2017...

People just seem to love being negative about things, when this is actually good news, and a welcome addition (and surprise), because this game is a rough gem, and a good option for fans of the genre.

Hey @NEStalgia, did you already get this for the Xbox? If not, time to preorder the Switch version...

Wow, this is really cool. I hope my other longshot comes to the Switch now: Deadly Premonition

I'll have to try this at some point. Not really sure what to expect, though.

These Capcom games like Onimusha and Okami have lower price tags. Will this game be $20-30? If so, sure I’ll gice it a shot

It's Capcom and they never really make a bad game! So I'll give it a shot!

I tried a demo of a a Dragon Dogma game back on 360. I liked what I played but didn’t really go beyond the demo though. I might give this another go on Switch.

@Ryu_Niiyama "The Twins", this made me laugh so hard. I honestly never even thought about it until now but you are so right. Oh god I am so stealing this for all my future references.

Nice! I will definitely pick this up! Is it confirmed for the west or just japan?

Same day as MK11, sorry Capcom, but I'll go through the Fatality route that day!

This is a game that I never got arou d to playing but always wanted to play. Please have a physical release!

Hey look! Another old Capcom game coming to Switch! Sweeeeet! /s

But seriously, was there any game Capcom released for Switch that wasn't a collection or a port? I mean yeah sure this looks pretty neat (loved Okami HD) but still!

@Zyph Yes, Mega Man 11. 😛

I remember reviewing the original game on PS3. Had a blast with it. Never played the dlc, though.
Happy to see it'll come to Switch. Will definitely get this!

@Spoony_Tech Right. Forgot about that xD

Great news! I nearly bought this for Xbone recently, so will pick it up for Switch instead, as long as the port is decent.

So cool. Chances are, they won’t eff up the port, cause the original was on PS3 and 360.

WHOA!!!! One of my favorite games ever! Anybody that’s missed this, you missed out. Get it. It’s just a very good game. Mind blowing? No. Just very, very good.

Hmm... I sense a Direct approaching very soon.

Nice! I am definitely getting this, I always wanted to play it back in the 360 days but never got around to it, playing it in bed sounds sublime.

Meh. I'm sure it's a good game but give us something new capcom, please.

No physical version, I don't know why but capcom doesn't like physical switch games.

Could never get to grips with this game. I just kept dying alot.

One of my most favorite PS3 games, and it still looks great! If the price is right, I’ll be back in Gran Soren in no time.

cant wait to try it out.

@Edu23XWiiU why not both.

Just dawned on me that the UR Dragon will be reset to zero. Oh yeah, I’m playing this

HOLY FREAKING YES!!!!

This is like my NUMBER ONE wanted Capcom game barring MH World. This game basically is Monster Hunter as a story driven, fantastical RPG.

Oh my gosh this cant be real... This is really happening!! This was THE FIRST game I put on my GPD Win 2. I cant believe they're actually bringing this game!

2013, huh. Another port from years back. Capcom does not like giving us newer stuff.

OMG yes. Thank you Capcom. Now how about bringing those Dead Rising games to Switch? Switch is getting better and better.

@N8tiveT3ch this was just re-released on PS4 in 2017, so would not say 2013.

@N8tiveT3ch No, 2017. The PS4 got it 1,5 years ago. 2013 was the original, PC version, but it got remade and improved 4 years later.

Alrighty now, this news just made my day.

I'm surprised I guess, didn't think Capcom cared that much. I've heard of the game as I am(kind of was) PS3 and 4 owner but never got it. I never dug that deep.

That video while pretty and seemingly nice with the tiny pieces of combat shown, I have to say I don't understand it. Is this like Capcom trying to pretend to be Bethesda with Skyrim? I have that, liked it enough, but it was so vast I just stopped playing one day as I didn't get what to really keep doing as it was so so big. I don't mind large when it's a bit more focused like say Starlink has been so far.

I probably should look into this, but if it's another Skyrim it could be a soft pass, but still great for more games and more variety. The whining gets old, even if the game was out 18mo ago on the other guys stuff, so what? This is a handheld, not a console, and it looks to play that nice at least in the prepped clips. Be happy it exists or really, do shut up. Even if it is $60 the data has to be large enough likely for a 32GB card and they're not that cheap so that's part of it. Part of it you all signed up for buying a non-optical device.

Nice addition going too try it out

Random, but a cool announcement nonetheless! I don't care if it's an old game, more support on the system is always welcome.

Now... I'd like to know more about those Resident Evil ports. Are we getting physical releases?? Cause Capcom has been very dodgy about physical releases in the past.

@Medic_alert

There's no doubt in my mind we're getting a Direct in a few weeks (if not sooner), and you're right, this trickle of news does fit the pattern. We know nothing about their release schedule after January, and well, January is already one week in. There's a Direct around the corner for sure.

@ThanosReXXX People like being negative OR MAYBE since 2017, ppl have gotten a little burned out on ports, specifically those from the last generation. Personally, my issue with many ports from the 360/ps3 era is...there's a reason I didn't have any consoles then. There's a lot in that generation I dislike - the art direction choices, gameplay and storytelling in many titles felt mostly feels like really drab, generic realism (Nintendo did the opposite kind of generic). Ps2 and Gamecube era was fun, but the generation following is sort of dreadful to me. With the lineup of games in general this year tho, I have nooooo desire to complain about ports - just giving you some context to the "negative" in my case.

@Medic_alert

Yeah definitely. If they have a Direct planned, I'm sure they'll throw that in there somewhere. It's different if there's no Direct planned to drop it quietly, but yeah, that's another good reason to think a Direct is on the way.

Interesting. Hadn't heard of this before. I'll look into it. It at least piques my interest...

@Belatarr I fired up my ps3 about a month ago to play KoA and dead nation. Thought I was only one who actually like KoA.

@Kalmaro okami was not full price. Let's wait and see but I would expect to be the same price as when it launched on PS4 (not sure if it was full price)

I have been asking for this since the Switch was announced. Well I got DIABLO 3, now I just need OVER WATCH and all of my Switch dreams will have come true! (Barring a new F-ZERO)

"shock announcement"

2019 is already looking like 2018. 3rd party Trying to make ancient rehash on Switch sound relevant 🙄

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is on March 22 - hopefully ties me over April also. Can always dig up my PS3 and play this if ever care to (was a FREE PS Plus game)

@boatie Crap controls but an amazing story. One day purchase if it ever comes to Switch

@Dang69 Well, that's a taste-thing, and I can respect that to some extent. And of course, everybody has a right to have their own opinion on things, and we don't all like the same things, so fair enough.

But in general, I would hope that you get that this whole port-complaining thing is massively biased and egoistic. Personally, I did have an Xbox 360, and still do, and from my own experience, I can most definitely tell you that it wasn't all drab, or brown-grey dude-bro shooters, like so many people that were anti-Xbox 360 or PS3 always like to say or think (not saying that's you, by the way).

I have well over 200 games for it, and there's a lot of variety. As for these games coming to the Switch; besides the fact that it is more or less a remake, since I can't imagine they're simply going to port the old version, there's quite a logical explanation for the reason why these ports or third party efforts arrive later on the Switch than on the other two consoles:

What the Switch exactly was, was known much later than the other two consoles, even for developers. They may have known several months before the general public did, but ultimately, not that much sooner for it to be able to make a significant difference.

By that time, most games for the other systems were already long in development, as in for a year or longer, so naturally, all the titles that did come to the Switch afterwards, were last in line to get ported and optimized. Some parties, like Bethesda have pretty much confirmed exactly that, and as we now know, with the newer games yet to arrive, there actually IS room to develop and release simultaneously.

And no one is holding a gun to anyone's head, so the whining over ports is useless and incomprehensible. Don't want it? Don't buy it, simple. Think of other people instead of just thinking me, me, me.

Different strokes for different folks. Not everyone likes the same types of games, and more variety is healthy for a console's ecosystem, which means more longevity, which means more revenue, which ultimately means more room for more other games to be developed, which is good for ALL gamers, so there really is NOTHING to complain, b**** or moan about...

@Agramonte Well, you wouldn't be able to play the improved and more complete 2017 version. You know, the one that was released on the PS4 little over a year ago...

I LOVED this game so much back on my PS3 that I did end up grabbing Dark Arisen when it came out too. And honestly, I've missed it ever since turning off my PS3 and PS4 for the last time.

SO THIS IS GREAT NEWS! This was actually a wishlist title I always hoped would be ported over but had no expectation that they would. But now its actually coming over - I can't believe it! The amount of times I played that game over from the beginning... Wow. Now I really will have every title I've ever liked and played on Switch. Bayonetta, Pokemon, Smash, Rain World, Dragons Dogma, Disgaea... Just wow. Bravo Ninendo.

Great news! Another game to add to the wishlist.

I want this cant wait.

@Balta666 Yeah, that's why I said typical.

I wonder whether Nintendo Switch Online will be required for the “pawns” to be imported/exported to other players’ games.

Trailer doesn’t mention this, but I suspect NSO might be required. Some recent Switch games require NSO just for leaderboards.

In any case, nice to see this game coming to Switch.

@ThanosReXXX Already got it on XBox for $18 or so...but...at some point I could double dip if this goes on sale on Switch, probably physical. Being an enhanced 360/PS3 port it isn't really missing much, visually, on Switch compared to playing on 1X. I'd probably be more likely to play it portably....just testing out the early parts it seems like it's pretty time consuming.

@ThanosReXXX You nailed it. The repeated complaining on here or their cross posted comment section on facebook is self centered, selfish, egotistic and largely biased. The reality of it was the Switch was an off year system, a handheld no less, that surprised people. They (some) trusted it, many others didn't. Those who did moved games to it, but they were late or after development and that's still hashing out now. Yet you see cross released stuff same time or within months like the upcoming Doom Eternal. Lessons were learned for some, others not, but in the end they're just games, home games now made into handheld releases.

There's no crime and no foul in that. It's called variety, and as long as it still gets a good amount of unique new releases or same time released too, it's nothing but a whiners vanity game to keep whining about ports. It's like people are dumb enough to believe the Switch would be better off without, just a smattering of growing indie releases and whatever Nintendo and some others put out for it. It's like the stain of the WiiU is a preferred course with little released, and quality mainly just from Nintendo. Sure a first party fanboys wet dream but that is a failed model that failed.

I have a PS3, also have a very good gaming laptop with the 980M 8GB geforce on board (equals a desktop 970) and can run that stuff, PS4 stuff samey too. Yet despite having variety I prefer the mobility of it. I don't care sometimes Switch games cost another $10. That is the cost of the 16 and 32GB memory cards being used because 8GB are in parity with their optical. I'm fine paying for the bigger chip for that kind of trade off. I'm fine getting a mix of new and old I mostly did skip out on. I had Doom already on PC, but prefer it on Switch (plays better control wise, no idea why) and I'll get Eternal on there too.

People just need to get over their repetitive baseless whining before it has a small chance of doing some damage. Selfish garbage is what it is.

This game looks super western, kind of surprised to see it came from Japan. Not a fan of the art style. Glad for those who want this though.

@Medic_alert I’ve been wondering the same thing about the NES titles. I’m hoping if we are getting that info in a direct that it will be something big like SNES games, but I doubt it. Maybe they will give us the schedule for the next 3 months again.

@VmprHntrD Indeed, the complainers keep missing the point that these are 360/PS3 games, in their PS4/X1 enhanced re-release versions, running on a handheld and that is the key reason they are being brought over. Nobody last gen expected to be running the same games, better on a 6" handheld, that's a pretty good reason to rerelease the game. If this were the PSP Pro Trekker instead of Nintendo Switch, I guarantee you nobody would be complaining. It's a weird space that as soon as it's Nintendo, everyone complains.

@Joekun About it being western: Basically picture Monster Hunter dropped into a Dark Souls/Skyrim crossover. It's 60% Japan, 30% Western, with a gameplay emphasis in a story driven semi-linear fantasy RPG. It's not open world, but it's not quite on rails either.

@NEStalgia Exactly and I should stress something you missed there and is a known, at least more on the inside and rational types. People kiss Panic Buttons butt way too much like they're gods of Switch. Realize very carefully, they know what they're doing, they farm out the best work on contract around the world. The talent pool is strong, but they can only do so much.

Ever notice the games they do work on? They're contained environment games, on a path, not a huge detail draw distance either or at least they can cover up well. Do you see a big sandbox, nope. Do you see Doom working nicely yes? How about that Warframe? That one isn't as pretty, it's an open game even with limits but well more open, it really pushes things. They've done good work updating their engine using Doom to show off first FPS/frame time betterment, then the return of lost detail without clawing that back. Virtuos does the same with Dark Souls Remastered. You get these current gen games or ground up remasters, at a price, but also ones controlled in environments that can hack it.

The Switch is what it is, an overly for what you'd expect capable handheld. Nintendo took their ideas, Sony's vita/psp playbook for style and substance with lesser compromise of console like stuff and made it work. You can't expect the world, but you can expect many nice surprises towards that upward cap on things that slowly creeps higher as people learn to juice every bit out of that chipset.

And you know what? PS5/XB whatever are due at the end of 2020 seeing how hiring is going now on sites, things coming or not coming out quietly more or less. Switch will get an update, probably end of next year too so they can't stop getting those ports. What do you use, same basic stuff, but the TegraX2 and more ram, a nicer battery, the guts of Switch are all LEGO like plug n play parts like a desktop PC kind of. That thing outclasses the X1 pretty well. Imagine the years of Switch learning applied to the X2 for a Pro system. It'll be insane when that hits.

@NEStalgia Yeah, it is. You can easily ramp up 60 to 100 hours on it, if not more. But even though it has some rough edges, it most certainly has a solid story and it's an interesting game overall.

@VmprHntrD Indeed. Completely agree with you. Sadly enough, it's a self-centered world, nowadays, and unfortunately not just where it concerns video games...

Finally! I was waiting for this. Love Dragons Dogma. Still playing it and love it even more. DLC is just awesome

@Dualmask yes you should double dip it. Such a great RPG game. Up to level 200 and items to loot in DLC part and great OST. Everything you expect in a RPG. Go for it

Omg!!! Omg!!!! Can't waiiit! I was quietly hoping for this one!

Played it excessively on PS3 years ago, will definitely pick this up.

Never got around to playing this on PS3, but I'll be picking it up this time around.

Never got around playing this on PlayStation, so I'm very excited for this. I hope it has a character creator because the protagonist looks like toast bread.

I remember playing the demo on my 360 years back. Looks nice, reminds me of Zelda which I have been playing a lot of.

Maybe by the time I'm done with Zelda and Dark souls, this could be next...

I really enjoyed this came when it first launched. What boggles my mind is that Capcom know this game is loved enough to keep porting it to modern systems, but don't know it's loved enough to build a sequel.

I slept on this years ago. I think my alarm is ringing.

It's like a Skyrim game like but close to Witcher but not Witcher III that would be pushing it. But if it comes physical only in Asia I have to import. Don't like eShop only options in the NA. Looks like NA is going down the toilet bowl now. Common we pay good money.

Yeah baby. Been wanting this.

@Lord AHEM
Resident Evils 5 and 6

@ThanosReXXX Yeah, it came out same time as Super Mario Odyssey and Assassin's Creed Origins.

Skipped it on PS4 also. Was already $120 in the hole

@Richnj weeeeell they did to the online and mobile games....

ducks for cover

@Ryu_Niiyama Japan only, and I've not seen the mobile games, in general they aren't worth the memory space they take up. Are the mobile games worth a look?

Good news. I alway felt I missout by not picking this game up. Now I have another change. If it plays well on the go, its a buy.
Although it look like it time to buy a switch memory card.

Never got around to finishing this on PS3 so this is great news!

@GeeEmm "Never got around to finishing this on PS3 so this is great news!"

Better yet you can take it on the road with you.

I'm saving for Mortal Kombat 11 so no I won't be getting this

@Belatarr I’ve played it through 4 times changing up stats each time, and would gladly pay full price for it on switch.

@GrailUK
Good. It should be. This is one of THOSE GAMES man. It's one of those games.

A classic through and through.

This was the closest thing to a AAA HD Monster Hunter game ever made until World came around. Granted, it doesn't follow the same blueprint. It's a story driven RPG, not a quest based boss fight game. But it has crazy monsters like MH, you can mount them and attack them Shadow of the Colossus style... it's crazy awesome.

This game coming to Switch is HYPE. I know what I'll be playing come March...

@JaxonH !!!

Thanks for the hype my man!

I have already beat this game to hell and back on my PC with all the endgame content cleared and everything, with an uber one shot setup and all, so won't be getting it on the Switch.

However I'm glad to see this coming to the console as tons of people who haven't played this game before can have a go at it.

It's an amazing game, kinda like Monster Hunter x Dark Souls x Skyrim.

The postgame Dark Arisen dungeon is probably the best thing about the entire package, so do play the game after the first ending for the juiciest bits!

@VmprHntrD All very good observations!

Tegra X2...did nVidia ever get the yields up to par? I thought that was kind of a loss leading failure of a fab line like Fermi. I suspect they have a real mass market replacement under wraps...who knows, maybe even better than X2.

@SwitchForce

Exactly!!
No excuses for not finishing it now.

Had this on 360, which i sold over a year ago. I'll be double dipping

I'd not heard of this game before today, but I'm suddenly very excited by it.

Reading reviews it seems flawed - but the flaws seem like, while absolutely should be mentioned in a review, something a buyer could accept and live with.

I sometimes wonder what the young me would have made of open world games like Skyrim (630 hours played on Switch), the young me who was stunned at the advance of Donkey King Jr over Donkey Kong as a child.

Yet here we are now, these amazing games yet we still notice they aren't perfect, and bemoan 'ports'.

Rather like relationships, I don't care about your past or where you came from - I'll embrace your flaws and just celebrate that you're with me now.

For anyone who has never played this, get it, you will love it. It starts off slow at first, but it gets fun as you go. It's got a Witcher and Shadow of the Colossus type of vibe. Maybe even a dash of Zelda (dungeons/puzzles)

@Mii_duck Interesting and inspired comparison...

As for the game's flaws: they are minor gripes indeed. A little rough around the edges here and there, or sometimes a bit of a grind to get through in some parts.

But those minor offenses should be seen more in the light of "this game is already quite good, and if they would have smoothed out those few bumps that it still has, it would have been a really great game". And once it sucks you in, you forget all about these minor gripes.

Believe me: if RPG's are your thing, then you could do FAR worse than getting this one. I'd say that @JaxonH is quite on point with his enthusiasm...

glad I held off playing this back in the day. hope it gets a physical. finally another open fantasy world thats not skyrim!

@ThanosReXXX - I confess I may have had a cheeky glass of wine - but yes, RPGs are my thing and I'm very much looking forward to this one.

Sometimes it's the flaws that make a P̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶ game interesting. Reaches for the bottle again.

Your enthusiasm and @JaxonH 's is endorsement enough, you two post without agenda and that's appreciated by us casual readers.

Hic.

@mikegamer Counted like 5 out 19 posts were above yours are either neutral or negative....

@Mii_duck Veni, vidi, vici...

But ehm... a glass of wine, on a week day? Tssk, tssk...

I am intrigued. Not familiar with the game, but glad to see it.. Might have to add it to the backlog.

@Mii_duck Better put that bottle away, before you start posting weird explanations and/or apologies such as "I'm not as think as you drunk that I am"...

@ThanosReXXX - I can assure you, that as a Mechanical Design Engineer who has worked in the automotive, Defence and food industries you have absolutely nothing to fear in your day to day life from potentially horrendously dangerous thingies designed by someone who enjoys the odd glass of wine. ;-p

(Please gawd tell me you don't drive a BMW)

Way OK game. Worth playing for the trippy ending alone, at the right price.

It is not really and open world game anymore than something like A Link to the Past is. There's a main story where the missions are fine but doesn't feel relevant until the very end, and a few side quests, most of which are missable so they're hardly side quests.

@Mii_duck Rest assured: I don't...

@8bitforever happy to help!

I don't understand why people on this website are confused about what type of game this is.

I picked this up when it came to PS4 in 2017 and didn't care for it at all, but it's always good to see more games coming to Switch.

Awesome! This is a realy special rpg. And easily one of my favorites. A great world. They mixed fantasy with beasts of the greec mythology. An outstanding party based real time combat system. Great boss battles, superb main quests, good character development… There were only a few things which were not perfect for some People. Sometimes the game felt unbalanced because of your ai companions they behave sometimes realy stupid. And you get the fast travel very late in the game. For me it was a good decision. Because like in Dark Souls first you have to be an adventurer who discovers the world and after you have explored nearly everything you get the fast travel.

if it's sub £20 then yeah maybe, it's basically Virtual Console at this time. If it's £40, nah.

Good, but capcom could even do better for the switch.

@PrincessBowsette 1.- DD doesn't look that interesting and 2.- I don't have that much money.