Capcom announces free-to-play Dragon's Dogma Quest for the PlayStation Vita

Capcom had taken a risk last year with a new IP with Dragon's Dogma. According to Polygon, Capcom has announced through Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that the next game in the series, dubbed Dragon's Dogma Quest, will be a free-to-play game and it will be exclusive to the PlayStation Vita.

A screenshot from the first Dragon's Dogma

The game will be a downloadable title with 2D graphics. The gameplay will have a more straightforward RPG system instead of the action-oriented system of the previous game.

While the plot is very similar to the first game, Dragon's Dogma Quest will take place in a new world—the kingdom of Latania. Players will once again control an "Arisen", who, much like the previous game, will have the power to control AI-controlled party members that are referred to in the game as pawns.

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The battle system of the game allows parties of up to eight pawns. Out of these, four can be your own and four will be from your friends' parties. A lot of the game's focus will lie in the tactics and strategy for picking the right combination of pawns.

The game will be launched as a free downloadable title in Japan and will be getting regular content updates. The company hasn't mentioned how it plans to monetise the game, but microtransactions seem to be a safe bet.