Capcom just announced the latest entry in the Dragon’s Dogma series with Dragon’s Dogma Online. More details from this week’s issue from Famitsu magazine have surfaced. [Thanks, Zaregoto and Otakomu]
Dragon’s Dogma Online is in development for PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and will release in Japan sometime this year. While it will be a free-to-play title, its world will continuously expand through updates.
In Dragon’s Dogma Online, you’ll take on the role of an “Awakened” exploring the new lands of Lestania, where you’ll form parties and take on monsters. There are jobs such as Fighter, Hunter, Priest, Shield Sage, and more. Parties consist of up to four players, or you can also play alongside three AI Pawns for a full party. Lobbies will consist of up to 100 players, and there will be a chat feature, and quick-matching for parties as well.
Capcom plan on adding extensive missions that will also allow you to party with a total of eight players. As far as character creation goes, there will an extensive amount of customization.
The game takes place in an open-world, and will continue to grow via future seasonal updates. Capcom also plan to add a “rage” feature for large monsters, which will have a similar effect as in the Monster Hunter series, and will increase their damage output.
There will also be crafting, as Pawns can create consumable items weapons, and armor. Having more pawns in a party can result in faster crafting and better quality as well.
Dragon’s Dogma Online will release sometime this year for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC.
