Capcom's decidedly Western-styled RPG Dragon's Dogma has met with much greater critical and commercial success on both sides of the Pacific than the company had originally anticipated, prompting hints of a sequel, and turning the title into a full blown franchise.

Speaking to Japanese website 4gamer.net, Dogma director Hideaki Itsuno teased that he would love to work on the 'next title' in the series, and would do so with enough fan support (I guess selling 1 million copies of your game in a couple months isn't quite enough yet).

In addition, Itsuno cautioned gamers not to put their copies of Dragon's Dogma up on eBay just yet, as they have plenty of additional content planned in addition to the DLC that's already been released for the game, and some of the planned additions may include new gameplay elements.

Dogma already features several unique features that differentiate it from other Western-style RPG's, including the pawn system, which allows players to take a more passive approach to the combat, and the grab function during combat, which lets players pull themselves to different objects in the environment, or to different areas of some of the giant monsters the player encounters on his or her journey.

Since its May release, Dragon's Dogma has had a host of small DLC packs released for it, including several quest packs, as well as equipment and item packs, ranging from $1-3 in price. There has been no word on a larger expansion pack release for the game as of yet.

Have you given Dragon's Dogma a playthrough yet? What are your impressions of Japan's first real attempt at a Western-styled RPG, and what improvements or changes would you like to see made in the event of a sequel? Let us know all your dogmatic thoughts in the comments.