Because That F’ing Monkey Loves You: Resident Evil 6 Demo

I picked up Dragon’s Dogma last night. The game is currently getting very mixed reviews. I haven’t had a chance to play much of it, but I’m loving what I have seen so far. The combat is challenging and surprising. Inside my copy of the game is early access to the Resident Evil 6 Demo. I haven’t cared for the Resident Evil series in a very long time. If you like Resident Evil and didn’t feel like playing another game about killing dragons you may be in luck.

I have a single code for the Demo. If you can’t wait to shoot zombies then you should click on the “Contact Us” button on the right hand side of the website. Just send me an email requesting the Resident Evil code and it is yours. First come, first served. I believe this is an Xbox only code, so if you’re rocking a PS3 I don’t think it will do you any good. I’ll update this message as soon as the code has been given away.

Give Away Status: And like that, the code is gone.  Enjoy Dan.

Dragon’s Dogma: Pawn’s Unleashed

I know many of you belong to Diablo 3 right now, I understand. For me, I’m still waiting for Dragon’s Dogma to be released next week. I can’t help it, I want to dangle from gryphon’s wing and stab it in the face. To try and increase the interest in the game, Capcom has released Pawns Unleashed for your mobile device.

It’s a viral marketing thing, so of course you have to log in with Facebook. Because of that, I was ready to delete the app as soon as I had installed it. Once you get past all of that you create up to three Pawns and send them on missions. Those missions earn you more Rift crystals. You also earn badges for completing different types of missions. The missions are sometimes riddles; other times it tells you exactly where to send your pawn. After that you wait.

And well, not much else. Seriously, I'd talk more about the App but there isn't much to it.  I wouldn't exactly call what was there fun either.  For me the draw of the App is that Capcom will be running contests and you may be able to win yourself some Dragon’s Dogma DLC. The game is mostly a time sink and not much else, but if you’ve got time to waste it and are planning on picking up the game it might be worth it.

Dragon’s Dogma

For the past two weeks I’ve been watching the steady stream of information coming out about Capcom’s new game Dragon’s Dogma and what was a mild interest a few months ago has turned into a burning obsession. I’m so excited for the new franchise that I’ve already gone ahead and put my preorder in. I know what you’re thinking; it looks like any other open world fantasy RPG.

You play the Arisen a character that literally has his heart ripped out by a dragon and somehow gains powers from it. While the game may surprise me here, I’m not all that interested in the story. After you create your character you are introduced to Pawns. Pawns look like humans, but are actually soul-less creatures that will server those with enough power. You create your main Pawn; it is pretty much creating your own sidekick. After that you can hire 2 other Pawns to help you in your fights. You can even hire your friend’s Pawns and send them back with knowledge on how to kill the monsters you faced while using him.

The Pawn system looks amazing, but so does the grapple system. Why stand at a Cyclops’s foot and slash at his ankles when you can climb up his back and start stabbing him directly in the eye? There is a whole stamina system to climbing enemies, but it looks incredible. The sheer size of monsters like the Cyclops or the Hydras makes the game look intense. There is even a day/night cycle, where it is very important to be carrying light sources if you’re outside the town when the sun starts to set.

The game uses job classes and it looks like you’ll be able to change jobs often. When you do change, you’ll be able to keep some of the skills you’ve learned from past jobs. This will really let you customize what abilities you want to use. The starting classes are Fighter, Mage, and Strider. Those can advance into Warrior, Sorcerer, and Ranger. Finally there are hybrid classes like Mystic Warrior, Mystic Archer, and Assassin.

Dragon’s Dogma comes out on May 22nd.