Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Details Revealed

Following the announcement of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen last year, Capcom today confirmed details about this expansion. Scheduled for release April 23rd on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will be available as both a physical disc and a full game digital download, delivering a brand new area, missions, enemies and more.

Just off the Gransys mainland is the cursed Bitterblack Isle where gamers will embark on an all-new quest to discover an underground realm, complete with new foes and treasure. Owners of the original Dragon’s Dogma will be able to export their existing characters and all other saved data to continue their journey as the Arisen, and face a new threat that has emerged from the cavernous depths. Players will be able to take their characters to new heights with brand new high-level skills and augments as well as all new weapons and armor sets. Furthermore, owners of the original Dragon’s Dogma will receive 100,000 Rift Crystals, unlimited Ferrystones and the Gransys Armour Pack consisting of six brand new costumes for free, upon purchasing Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen.

For those that missed Dragon’s Dogma the first time around, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen provides the opportunity to start their journey from the very beginning before tackling the all-new content.

Based on player feedback, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will add to Dragon’s Dogma gameplay experience with improvements such as easier travel and a more intuitive menu system. For those who already own Dragon’s Dogma and then purchase Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, these improvements will be automatically retrofitted to their original game save data.

So, what does Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen deliver? All of the content from the original Dragon’s Dogma plus:

• A massive new underground realm to explore featuring over 25 new enemies
• More skills/equipment/augments:
  • Level 3 Skills
  • Over 100 pieces of new equipment
  • 14 new character/Pawn augments
  • New tiers of equipment enhancement
• And there’s more:
  • Increased character customization options
  • Item appraisal
  • Option to select Japanese voice over