Haha this is going to be fun.
Dragon's Dogma : Dark Arisen is a videogame from the year 2012 and made by Capcom.
It's definitely Dark Souls but changed it up a bit so it doesn't look like it was copied, haha.
basically and in my opinion, This is Elden Ring 0.5.
Tutorial Boss: Chimera, a lion with a head of a goat and a snake for a tail, a.k.a. Large Dog.
You play as the Chosen Undead, Tarnished, the Arisen.
an Arisen is a person who is chosen/cursed by the 'Dragon' to not age and immune to sickness.
the Dragon does it by removing a person's heart and eating it.
and the Dragon speaks through the scar compelling you to challenge him.
and this is pretty much how the main story goes. go vanquish the dragon.
this game incorporates character classes. you unlock more as you level the base ones.Ashes of War, Skills are unlocked and can be set as you see fit.
Maps.
The game also has a weight system.
you also get to change the gear of both your main character, your main pawn and other pawns.
and now we head over to the most important bit of the game:
Pawns.
Pawns are denizens of the Rift lacking emotion and a true will of their own, they follow the Arisen, one who has been chosen by The Dragon.
Pawns are pretty much this game's version of followers and/or companions.
and Each Arisen(Player) can get to make a personal one.
You can only fully customize your own Pawn and not the rented ones.(unless modded.)
you can recruit two more pawns. and you can recruit other player created pawns too.
note: You can recruit pawns that are higher level than you but costs RC points.
Ah Yes!, they are men of culture as well.~
Gameplay 
The ability to carry and yeet characters.Ashes of War, Skill: Taunt.
Climbing and grabbing onto large creatures and proceed to whack them.
characters getting winded as they deplete their whole stamina.
Climbing the back of a cyclops and whack it continuously.
sniping the cyclops' eye as it tries to hide it.
...getting winded.
watching your party composed of lolis fight for you. 😂😂😂
I remember a line in an light novel of Re:Zero.
in this game you get to play as a Moppet Mage or a Lolimancer.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
but there is no target lock in this game or item shortcuts.
I'm pretty much done. have a look on some more screenshots I took.
Alright!. now that it's done. I'm gonna remake this playthrough as I pretty much rush this to make content to post this.
It is pretty fun. and your followers has alot of dialogues when adventuring.
so Dragon's Dogma. It's like Dark Souls but with a party system. it's pretty good.
This was made because I played elden ring and remembered this game.
Also. because Dragon's Dogma 2 seems to be in the works.
And that pretty much it.
hehehehe I hope I made you laugh.
and Thanks for reading.
Cheers.
[Edit] I forgot to include that this game has Maidens Beloved.
HAHAHAHA LOL.