i also want to support GOG but the last 2 years good old games i am used to buy have not appeared.... seems the good old game stuff is totally drained ....

so i got me 6 new casual games to satisfy my game buying needs ...

Wolves hunt in packs!!!

Yup, even I will have a day off Galaxy bashing :o)

Yes you can play it with you alone and your pawn, but it is significantly harder especially in the early game. Since your skill sets are limited per character you will need to balance your party out by hiring pawns with skills that will be useful to your play style. I know the system sounds a bit convoluted but it really turns out to be my favorite online system. My favorite feature was swapping out one of my hired pawns then trying to hire them again to see how far they have leveled up or their behavior changed. Some players completely blew me away when leveling at times, and some stopped playing and some pawns never got stronger again. What makes the system unique is that pawns remember what they fought, so they might be able to take down creatures you haven't run into easier since they know it's weak point while you are still trying to figure out what works at killing it. Same with your pawn, when it gets hired, it learns how to fight things that you might not have run into in the game, so it's always best to rest often especially in the beginning so your pawn can gain knowledge from it's travels.

I know it's a different publisher but, how long do you recon before the likes of Bayonetta and Vanquish make their way here?

The story is absolutely bonkers (typical Capcom), it's really, really terrible, but the redeeming feature of this game is the game play, which is just awesome. I've played it numerous times just for the game play.

Edit: oh, yeah, insta-buy. Can play it without firing up Steam now. Woohoo!

Pro's:
You can be any type of character you want, and swap at any time (note you need to be level 10 I think and get to a certain town), so you could be a warrior, then start using magic, then jump back to being a warrior etc. Your decisions on character are not final (although recommend to start as Rogue, as you get some stats increases you don't get starting as a warrior - been a while since I played it).

Really big open world with things in it. So often these seem empty and repetitive, you get that a bit here, but far less than most of the genre.

Combat is really fluid, great character controller. Climb on things, stabby stabby!!

Graphics are pretty good and it runs well.

Good magic system.

Cons:
You are forced to have one ally - its part of a quest. I always solo when I can so this was annoying.

Story isn't the best out there, not bad by any means.

The add on dungeon is a total beast, really hard.

Another pro of the game:
https://youtu.be/yR4_iIZMA6U?t=39

Can someone upload Dragon's Dogma's exe to https://www.virustotal.com/
And share the link over here?

They are not *your* pawns, so why would it be up to you to change them? Remember, your own pawn gets hired out too (if you allow it via settings), so would you want somebody else changing them?

It's optional.

If you want leaderboards, multiplayer pawns, achievements, cloudsaves yes galaxy is needed.

At this rate, might as well be next week... ;)

Why? GOG should be safe?

AI generated pawns have very random skillsets which kinda sucks since mostly they have no synergy with what you need. Therefore most people choose to get other player's pawns who are mostly equipped properly and with the better combination of skills. You probably wanna develop your main pawn properly so that other players actually hire your main pawn. You get a good number of Rift Crystals that way, which is important currency in the end-game:

http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/wiki/Rift_Crystals