Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2024)

"Into the depths of an unknown darkness"

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen[ドラゴンズドグマ ダークアリズン Doragonzu Doguma Dāku Arizun] is an expansion and re-release of Dragon's Dogma containing all the original content, plus an entire new questline and region Bitterblack Isle, plus all the original DLC content, as well as additional skill upgrades, monsters, weapons and armor.

The game was released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, a PC version was released in January 2016.

A port to XboxOne and PS4 consoles was released in October 2017, to coincide with the 5th anniversary of the original release.^[1] The port adds Traditional Chinese language support (subtitles).^[2]

In Jan 2019 a port to the Nintendo Switch was announced, and it was released 23 April 2019.

Gameplay[]

For an itineray of the Bitterblack questline, see Dark Arisen: Quests.

New quests await the Arisenon the cursed island Bitterblack Isle which is located outside of Gransys. Players will face new fearsome enemies and discover valuable treasures. They will be able to take their characters to new heights with brand new high-level skills and augments as all new weapons and armor sets.

The expansion pack features stronger foes than the original game. As such the game will prove a challenge for both new players and veterans alike.

Included content[]

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is the re-release of the original game containing massive new content. The game was revealed at the 2012 Tokyo Game Show. This release contains the full original Dragon's Dogma game, with all original Downloadable Content (bonus quests and cosmetic items pre-loaded; armor and weapons available to buy from merchants), plus new additions such as new enemies, quests, locations, character customization, weapons and armors.

Owners of the original Dragon's Dogma will receive 100,000Rift Crystals, an Eternal Ferrystone and the Gransys Armor 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.

New Content and changes[]

• A changelog was published by Capcom in April 2013.^[3]
• A massive new underground realm to explore featuring over 30 terrifying new enemies.
  • A new finalboss has been added to the expansion.
• More skills/equipment/augments:
  • 58 new level 3 skills: each character class receives a new tier of skills, giving players new devastating abilities and skills to master.
  • Over 100 pieces of new equipment.
  • All new high level weapons and armor sets for players venturing into the depths of Bitterblack Isle.
  • 14 new character/pawn augments.
  • New equipment enhancement system (Rarifying).
  • Additional ring slot
• Purification of cursed items resulting in new items and equipment.

Combat and skill changes[]

• Certain skills and augments, mostly used in Assassin class 'power' builds have been nerfed - these include Invisibility, Bloodlust, Autonomy,the Fighter augment Exhilaration and the Mage augment Equanimity.Additionally, the total increase in strength and/or magick from augments was limited to 80% (i.e. 1.8 times).
• The upgraded stats of 68 weapon were tweaked up or down for balance, and the base stats of undergraded Magick Bows improved.
• The effects of the bow Bezel Crown have been reduced.
• The power of Dragon Weapons has been improved.
• High level Magick Archer stat growth altered.

Travel Improvements[]

• Ferrystones are much cheaper. Fournival sells them for 1,000 G each (3 max per day), while The Black Cat in Gran Soren sells them for 2,000 G each (no limit).
• Four additional Portcrystals to be collected from quest locations.
• A new Portcrystal ring outside Cassardis.

Other changes[]

See also: Bugs (Dark Arisen)

• Option to select Japanese voice overs (, only).
  • , The South-East Asia (SEA) version combines includes both the English and Japanese localizations, but without the other international languages. www.playstation.com link
  • A Chinese/Japanese/English language version is also available as a physical release on Nintendo Switch
• The original title song Into Free was replaced with Eternal Return
• Various menu improvements, including faster navigation speed, access to the equipment menu from more submenus.
• Can gift and offer items not currently held in inventory, but owned in storage.
• Full rotation and partial zoom of screenshots.

DLC[]

Downloadable Content for Dark Arisen includes the New Character Edit Options Pack, Bitterblack Armor Pack, Fighter's Ring Set, Mage's Ring Set, Strider's Ring Set, Olra's Rift Crystal Pack, and The Crucible of the Lost.

• , , , This content is included in the base game, excluding the rift crystal packs

Release[]

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is not a DLC, it is a stand-alone game sold as hard copy (2 Disc Set for Xbox 360) and digital copy. It is sold at $39.99/€29.99/£19.99. The game was released on:

• 23 April 2013 in North America.
• 25 April 2013 in Japan.
• 26 April 2013 in Europe.
  • Both digital and disc versions are available on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The PC version of Dark Arisen was released on 15 January 2016.

The PS4/XONE versions of Dark Arisen were released on 3 October 2017.

Xbox 360 version[]

The game comes with 2 disc set for Xbox 360 version. Disc 1 contains the original Dragon's Dogma with the Dark Arisen expansion and with some game tweaks while Disc 2 contains the HD texture pack with Japanese voice acting. Each file has a size of ~1.5gb making a total of ~3gb to be installed on the hard drive.

Although it must be noted that the HD texture pack does not enhance the visuals of the original game. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a big game that doesn't fit on a single DVD9 disc. Instead the visuals in Disc 1 are downgraded to save space for the Dark Arisen expansion. The players must install the Disc 2 HD texture pack to play the game with its original visuals.

PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions[]

The game is not 'remastered' but does run at higher quality settings with higher resolution textures. Version differences:

• All versions have much better texture resolution than the original PS3 and Xbox 360 versions though the underlying textures are unchanged. The video output removes the 'widescreen' black bars found in the original versions.
• The PC version supports 60fps and resolutions as high as 4K
• The PS4 and XboxOne versions are limited to 30fps (stable). Output is 1080p.
• Shadow quality and draw distance is improved.
• PS4 Pro version outputs at 1440p (upscaled to 4k)
• The Berserk Armor Sets and associated weapons and clothing were removed.

There are some minor Quality of Life improvments including hot-keying of some items to the D-pad.

Switch version[]

• (BUG) The Switch version has an audio bug wherein combat music will continue playing after combat has ended.
• As with PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions the black bars in video output are removed.
• Texture quality is improved from the original versions, and as good as those in the PC/PS4 version. Shadow quality is improved on the original versions, but draw distance is inferior to the PS4 versions.
• 1600x900 (typical output docked); 1024x576 (typical output portable).
• Frame rate 30fps with minor drops. More regular drops to ~25fps in portable mode under certain conditions.
• [Source: Digital Foundry] Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen: Switch vs PS3/PS4/PC Tested - A Last/Current-Gen Hybrid Remaster?
• The Berserk Armor Sets and associated weapons and clothing were removed.

There are some minor Quality of Life improvements such as use of the touchscreen to bring up the map when the mini map is touched,

PS5 and Xbox Series[]

• PS5 and Xbox Series console run in backwards compatible mode.

Voice Actors[]

For Voice Actors in the Main Game, see Dragon's Dogma § Voice Actors.

Picture	Voice Actor Name	Character Voiced
	Grant George	Daimon
	Derek Stephen Prince	Barroch
	Shane Stevens	Ashe / Daimon
	Erin Fitzgerald	Olra
	Wendee Lee	Grette
	Troy Baker	Male Pawn Additional Voices
	Keith Silverstein	Male Pawn Additional Voices
	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	Female Pawn Additional Voices
	Laura Bailey	Female Pawn Additional Voices
	Terrence Stone	Additional Voices
	Richard Epcar	Additional Voices
	Quinton Flynn	Additional Voices
Most images from Dragon's Dogma (2012 Video Game) -Full Cast & Crew via www.imdb.com

Media[]

See also[]

• Dragon's Dogma World and Lore
• Concepts - in-game concepts and mechanics
• Category:Lists, guides and FAQs

Notes[]

• The official website was formally located at http://www.capcom.co.jp/DD-DA
  • Archived link www.capcom.co.jp/DD-DA (Dec 2022)

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