Dragon's Dogma 2 RUINED by Microtransactions & Capcom’s GREED

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  • Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
  • Dragon's Dogma 2 is the sequel to Capcom's cult classic Dragon's Dogma from the Xbox 360 that really came out of no where. Fans like myself were shocked when it was announced that Dragon's Dogma 2 was in development and the time leading up to launch was filled with promising trailers and gameplay that made the game look better in every way compared to the original. Right before launch the reviews for the game released and the reception was overwhelmingly positive and it looked like Dragon's Dogma 2 was a real contender for Game of the Year 2024...that was until the Microtransactions, Performance Issues, and Save File Drama emerged. Not only is Dragon's Dogma 2 an extremely poorly optimized game on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X, but the game featured some microtransactions that granted immediate access to easily obtained items in the game early on in this single player story driven RPG. Some going as far as to describe them as Pay To Win. Did Capcom's Greed RUIN Dragon's Dogma 2 and cause the game to FAIL?
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    Dragon's Dogma 2 "Pay-to-Win" Microtransactions: 0:00
    My ACTUAL Problems with Dragon's Dogma 2: 10:02
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  • @GriffinGaming
    @GriffinGaming  2 місяці тому +203

    Well you are either here for 2 reasons:
    1. You Think Dragon's Dogma's Microtransactions are "Pay to Win" - They're Not & They are All Easy to Obtain Items
    2. You are Here to Defend Dragon's Dogma 2 - The Game is Fun But DEEPLY flawed and runs like absolute shit
    My main critiques are:
    1. PERFORMANCE
    2. No Save File Deletion
    3. Traversing the Open world without fast travel is tedious and gets old very quick
    Overall though I am enjoying the game and can still point out some flaws, but some of y'all need to calm the fuck down. This shit is gaming and it really ain't that deep.

    • @jakesoros2376
      @jakesoros2376 2 місяці тому +2

      Go figure that Point 3) Traversing the open world isn't easy, has been a problem since the 1st game.
      Shame since it has clear potential.

    • @SabreAran
      @SabreAran 2 місяці тому

      I haven't played it yet but is it worse then the first game? The first game had a lot of problems with fast travel...... let's say complications .......

    • @deadeye_john
      @deadeye_john 2 місяці тому

      Will you make a video on Rise of the Ronin? It's better

    • @bitterangels4001
      @bitterangels4001 2 місяці тому

      None of the above, I don't know anything about the problems with this game so I clicked to find out

    • @danielblank9979
      @danielblank9979 2 місяці тому +3

      Traversing the open world wouldn’t be as annoying if you weren’t attacked my a goblin every two steps you take. It becomes frustrating.

  • @TheMC1102
    @TheMC1102 2 місяці тому +178

    That tired sigh at the beginning hit me in the feels.

    • @will2777
      @will2777 2 місяці тому +2

      You know its gonna deep when the UA-cam sigh goes down

    • @CallmeSins
      @CallmeSins 2 місяці тому +3

      Shit made me wanna take a nap.

  • @will2777
    @will2777 2 місяці тому +169

    Now this is some nice ass gameplay I can get behind 😂

  • @OGP2293
    @OGP2293 2 місяці тому +119

    Capcom is the same company that has previously said that standard edition games should be 100$💀💀💀

    • @bitterangels4001
      @bitterangels4001 2 місяці тому +5

      Next they'll make a deal with gamers, pay the $100 for their game & they won't add any mtx 😅
      I'd buy an mtx that allowed me to delete my save file

    • @OneTomato
      @OneTomato 2 місяці тому +1

      I mean that make sense, I don’t see the problem of games being 100$
      That’s pretty much what their price should be 🤔

    • @MrVlad12340
      @MrVlad12340 2 місяці тому +10

      @@OneTomato lolwhat? No. Not even close. 70$ is stretching it already.

    • @thewanderingartists
      @thewanderingartists 2 місяці тому +3

      People like you are the reason the companies like these keeps getting away with scummy shenanigans everytime​ @@OneTomato

    • @OneTomato
      @OneTomato 2 місяці тому +1

      @@MrVlad12340 I don’t know what you are talking about, but the cost for making these kind of games have double maybe even triple in the last 15 years, inflation is hitting even harder, every product, food, cars, houses, electronic went up in price
      but guess what ? Games have not change in price at all, the cost of AAA games are the same, the games that cost 80 at launch are very few, but 99% of AAA games cost 59,99$ at launch and this hasn’t change at all
      and due to this problem we are getting more micro transactions even in single player games, but you all decide to ignore the reality of the situation, refusing to accept that these cost of producing these AAA games is double and it continues to to increase.

  • @_BigRed_
    @_BigRed_ 2 місяці тому +83

    This game is a perfect example of corporate greed overpowering real issues. I literally had to change my sorcerer pawn to ranger because the magic attacks dip the frames into the low 20's.

    • @jadenmurray1325
      @jadenmurray1325 2 місяці тому +3

      Somebody didnt watch the 2nd half

    • @treek10k
      @treek10k 2 місяці тому +3

      Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending

    • @jadenmurray1325
      @jadenmurray1325 2 місяці тому +1

      @@treek10k Griffin Gaming got mocked by redditors for your entertainment. Wheres your worship of him?

    • @_BigRed_
      @_BigRed_ 2 місяці тому +3

      @@jadenmurray1325 Somebody doesn't form their own opinions

  • @norscout3031
    @norscout3031 2 місяці тому +38

    Hippozoned is proud of you for defending GAMING

    • @TheGhost20978
      @TheGhost20978 2 місяці тому +4

      That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while lol

  • @BorderlandsBoy0
    @BorderlandsBoy0 2 місяці тому +36

    The reputation of Shadow of War was completely ruined for some people because of the Micro transactions that were later removed from the game. Goes to show even if you fix a bad thing it’s the lasting taste people will remember

    • @user-eq2fp6jw4g
      @user-eq2fp6jw4g 2 місяці тому +6

      Eventually these games end up selling for 5$ at sales.

    • @AC-ov5ny
      @AC-ov5ny 2 місяці тому +1

      Star wars battlefront 2 did quite a decent job turning a new leaf with players and eventually found itself fans who forgave them enough to play.

    • @user-eq2fp6jw4g
      @user-eq2fp6jw4g 2 місяці тому +2

      @@AC-ov5nyThe moment mary sue hits the floor that game dies. WIthout disney bullshit it would be ok game.

    • @AC-ov5ny
      @AC-ov5ny 2 місяці тому

      Sorry but the disney sequel content didn't ruin the game. Obviously people usually opted to play content based on good movies which is why the clone wars stuff did so well, but it was gameplay that mattered, not politics@@user-eq2fp6jw4g

    • @Boredasfuck29
      @Boredasfuck29 2 місяці тому

      Is that why every fight felt like I was wading through shit? Did I need MTX to be able to win those fights where I was fighting 5 bosses at once, all with different weaknesses and strengths?

  • @May1stBurst
    @May1stBurst 2 місяці тому +176

    And now we wait for the redditors

    • @jadenmurray1325
      @jadenmurray1325 2 місяці тому +5

      Ehoydihoidioi youdonthavetobuythemahoi itsokaydedoi durdurdur

    • @HaydenHero
      @HaydenHero 2 місяці тому +5

      *tips fedora* LEAVE THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR COMPANY ALONE!!!

    • @jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778
      @jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778 2 місяці тому +5

      "UGH ITS JUST COMSETIC GUYS! IT SUPPORTS THE DEVS GUYS! BUY THE 40 DOLLAR BUNDLES AND THE BATTLEPASS GRIND! GAMES AREN'T BAD NOW!, WE JUST GREW UP!"
      These shills are so tiresome.

    • @KiyoshiAkagi
      @KiyoshiAkagi 2 місяці тому +2

      They are in the comments 🤣🤣

  • @Wilhelm4131
    @Wilhelm4131 2 місяці тому +14

    My issue with the game is that it is essentially a remake and didn't fix what made me not want to finish the first one

  • @Maxximum1776
    @Maxximum1776 2 місяці тому +22

    The sex bots are going insane in these comments

  • @marcedoreste
    @marcedoreste 2 місяці тому +47

    Anti-customer. Not anti-consumer. Don't speak their language. We are customers, not consumers. A lot of people have forgotten and that's why we are here now.

  • @himynameisaaron86
    @himynameisaaron86 2 місяці тому +14

    Honest to God I had no idea the RE games had MT in them.

    • @bitterangels4001
      @bitterangels4001 2 місяці тому +1

      Me either but then I haven't played past RE6? If it's in earlier games I never even saw it so it was done very well & shouldn't bother anyone

    • @creatorsfreedom6734
      @creatorsfreedom6734 2 місяці тому

      there locked behind the Arcade counter though

    • @elcarloz7026
      @elcarloz7026 2 місяці тому +1

      re4 had those golden tickets to upgrade your weapons right off the start

  • @nycbatista94
    @nycbatista94 2 місяці тому +65

    gotta love the sarcasm of this whole thing 😂

    • @natediaz1863
      @natediaz1863 2 місяці тому +5

      I actually bought it 😆 I thought he was sincere till it was obvious at the 10 minute mark

    • @bigblueassbaby9074
      @bigblueassbaby9074 2 місяці тому +4

      @@natediaz1863Bro it got obvious way fuckin earlier, are you daft? “Micro transactions have been in every Capcom game for years, but the fact that its in DD2 is different.”

    • @bigblueassbaby9074
      @bigblueassbaby9074 2 місяці тому +3

      @@natediaz1863Bro was buying all the micro transactions while he was “complaining” about them 3 minutes in 😂

    • @bitterangels4001
      @bitterangels4001 2 місяці тому

      @@natediaz1863 Me too - I was seriously confused but the bigger problem to me would be the inability to delete your save file (with possible lock-out from replay) due to drm & I'd want some fast travel

    • @tpbunghole420
      @tpbunghole420 2 місяці тому +2

      He sounds like a passive aggressive woman.

  • @Aredein
    @Aredein 2 місяці тому +13

    lets remember Capcom goings against mods.

  • @danielsan9850
    @danielsan9850 2 місяці тому +54

    I died laughing when Griffin bought all those rift crystals while simultaneously talking shit about the game. Griffin does not disappoint🤣🤣
    In all seriousness though, nobody batted an eye when Capcom did the same thing to RE4, Street Fighter 6, and I believe Monster Hunter as well. The Reddit mob cannot keep that same energy.

    • @DaggerPrince
      @DaggerPrince 2 місяці тому +7

      probably because in those games the microtransactions dont get in the way of your gameplay, you goblin.

    • @Lyoko42o
      @Lyoko42o 2 місяці тому +9

      ​@DaggerPrince neither do these? Because everything can be obtained in game!
      It would be different if you COULDNT get a certain item EXCEPT for MTX (AC Origins / Valhalla, anyone?)
      Also DD1 had MTX Timesavers (like DD2 and AC Black Flag) or are we all just gonna collectively forget that ? Yes? Ok!
      Because, the MTX for DD1 can STILL be purchased via PS3 console storefront [ MTX not available for PS4 Remaster of DD1)

    • @ayylmao9598
      @ayylmao9598 2 місяці тому

      ​@@DaggerPrince did you even play the game?

    • @bitterangels4001
      @bitterangels4001 2 місяці тому +2

      @@DaggerPrince Dude I played RE4 three times now and I never knew there was any mtx available 😅

    • @OneTomato
      @OneTomato 2 місяці тому +4

      @@DaggerPrincebrother, neither these MXT impact in any way the game

  • @EyefyourGf
    @EyefyourGf 2 місяці тому +9

    @11:54 No that's not because it think you are using pirated copy,every time you delete saves drm checks it,and it counts it as activation,and after 5 times doing that it locks you out of the game for 24 hours.

  • @point-bl4nk
    @point-bl4nk 2 місяці тому +6

    Been a griffin viewer since the BF5 videos, I must say I like this new phase.
    People take gaming way too seriously to the point of completely missing the joke

  • @nightstalker4253
    @nightstalker4253 2 місяці тому +19

    U can TRUELY hear the sadness in griffins voice. We should all STAND together and give griffin the money back capcon RAPED from his wallet.

  • @robertsilvermyst7325
    @robertsilvermyst7325 2 місяці тому +4

    Leave it to Capcom to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

  • @AlekTrev006
    @AlekTrev006 2 місяці тому +4

    Arrekz Gaming (iirc) (posting a comment on Asmon’s video of Cowboy’s video) said something to the effect of “actually, it seems Capcom gave out MULTIPLE / DIFFERENT preview game packages to various reviewers / streamers… and some of those DIDNT have the same revealing language that Cowboy cited. In other words, is it possible that Yong / Arrekz got one version (not showimg clearly the upcoming Micros), while Cowboy (and others) did in fact get a more detailed / accurate preview package ?
    ~ if true, it seems really weird / unusual for a company to do that (have multiple versions of their review copies going out to people -- some which discuss the Micros and some which don’t), but I just wanted to mention it for possible discussion / thoughts from everyone here ?

    • @bryandedon7459
      @bryandedon7459 Місяць тому +1

      Yeah I saw that too. And if Yong knew and then acted like he didn't, what cowboy did is just as bad. He knew and still didn't say anything in his review and then later acted like it's no big deal bc you can earn them in-game. You should still tell people about them and let them know the mtx are irrelevant bc you can easily earn them in-game.

  • @YawnYea
    @YawnYea 2 місяці тому +50

    Capcom is EVIL! Everyone needs to go back to yakuza and support my beautiful kiryu voice 🕺

    • @greeneyegayming6373
      @greeneyegayming6373 2 місяці тому

      Ew

    • @EmperorOT436
      @EmperorOT436 2 місяці тому +8

      “We’re breaaaaking the laaaawwwww breaaaaking the ruuuullles”

    • @extra_cheesy
      @extra_cheesy 2 місяці тому +2

      I will if you give me my 50% off my next order of soylent

    • @modernmobster
      @modernmobster 2 місяці тому +5

      JUDGMENNNNNNNNNNNNNT

    • @ruudga1028
      @ruudga1028 2 місяці тому

      Hell yeah

  • @Lyoko42o
    @Lyoko42o 2 місяці тому +5

    I think people are *SERIOUSLY* forgetting that the OG game had MTX too. Time-savers, just like DD2.
    You can literally STILL PURCHASE the currency (rift crystals) for DD1 via PS3 storefront..TO THIS DAY!😅😅 [not the PS4 remaster though]

    • @mre1561
      @mre1561 2 місяці тому

      And that somehow now makes it commendable or something? I don't get this argument of "it's was in older games" as if this is a new practice or something. I'm sure people were complaining then but you didn't have many platforms bringing attention to it and not as many YTers reaction videos going which ever way the wind blows them. I mean nobody sure as shit was equally praising this shit then, wonder why??

    • @Lyoko42o
      @Lyoko42o 2 місяці тому +2

      @@mre1561 uh no. Not at all. Just stating that people are acting like this is a new thing when it comes to Dragon's Dogma and Capcom; it isn't. But it seems people have collectively forgot.

    • @Lyoko42o
      @Lyoko42o 2 місяці тому +2

      @@mre1561 you entirely missed the point I was making, but okay?

  • @iconoclast485
    @iconoclast485 2 місяці тому +18

    I think it is unacceptable that capcom didn't give us the option to buy a bunch of golden trove beetles for in life real money so that I can carry way more shit earlier than all the brokies.

  • @hughjass69933
    @hughjass69933 2 місяці тому +13

    This is my game of the year just like the first one was when it came out. I fucking love this game so much. This is an actual video game and not a 30 hour movie with gameplay segments.

    • @EPKKC
      @EPKKC 2 місяці тому +5

      Yeah, about the same thing here except i didnt played DD1. I enjoy every minutes of playing it so far and im at around 30 hours of play time. I just wish ill be able to play other toons (multiple saves).

    • @BXtr3m3ty
      @BXtr3m3ty 2 місяці тому +4

      Game of the year is laughable. This game is mid.

    • @fgpt4828
      @fgpt4828 2 місяці тому +3

      It's 30 FPS..it's immediately a no buy. Unless you're on pc and get 40.. terrible optimization

    • @hughjass69933
      @hughjass69933 2 місяці тому +1

      @@BXtr3m3ty What game would be GOTY? Mid Fantasy?

    • @BXtr3m3ty
      @BXtr3m3ty 2 місяці тому +3

      @hughjass69933 too early to say but it's definitely not snooze fantasy either. But dragons mid ain't it. Poorly optimized piece of shit game

  • @sullysosavage365
    @sullysosavage365 2 місяці тому +43

    Calling FightinCowboy a UA-camr with Integrity is comedy gold 🤣

    • @pegeta
      @pegeta 2 місяці тому

      He gives me heavy cuck vibes

    • @TheBiggestMoronYouKnow
      @TheBiggestMoronYouKnow 2 місяці тому

      I saw one video from him and all he did was brag about how tall and muscular he was for a few minutes straight….like congrats but what? 😅

  • @BigZEBruh2002
    @BigZEBruh2002 2 місяці тому +11

    I'm gonna wait for a sale for dragons dogma 2 I'm enjoying rise of the ronin

  • @kingsiverous4
    @kingsiverous4 2 місяці тому +2

    Fast Travel makes the world so small and makes it to where you dont need to explore. I approve of the no fast travel

  • @Soup-man
    @Soup-man 2 місяці тому +6

    I'll wait for the performance fixes, DRM to be removed, and for them to fix the save file stuff. I also want to play the first one first.

    • @Greez1337
      @Greez1337 2 місяці тому +3

      Actually, you're supposed to foam at the mouth and yell at the void. Calm indifference is not allowed.

  • @OskyWasky
    @OskyWasky 2 місяці тому +10

    I love it when people flex their wallet MONEY UP💰 GGG

  • @applecorp
    @applecorp 2 місяці тому +6

    The DSP loop is really quite disturbing.

  • @LadyMoonboy
    @LadyMoonboy 2 місяці тому +14

    As soon as I heard his voice I knew he wasn't being serious. He doesn't normally talk like that.

    • @TeenPerspektiva
      @TeenPerspektiva 2 місяці тому +4

      Yep. I also think that satirical, stereotype youtuber sigh at the start also gave it away lol

    • @OneTomato
      @OneTomato 2 місяці тому

      It’s funny to see the sauce in this comment section

    • @Raging_Boar
      @Raging_Boar 2 місяці тому

      I knew this was immediate sarcasm.

  • @Starflddrms74
    @Starflddrms74 2 місяці тому +3

    I don’t like that people feel that reviewers need to be scathing in their reviews for the MTX that aren’t relevant because they “might” be pushed harder in future games. That is a future review problem.

  • @custardberrytart651
    @custardberrytart651 2 місяці тому +2

    You can delete your save I did it myself and started again, you have to do it through the save data on the console storage this does work and deletes your character and progress

  • @stevemichael652
    @stevemichael652 2 місяці тому +1

    The reason why the micros in dd2 and re4 don’t bother me is because both of these games are complete. The micros don’t hide anything exclusive like weapons or armor or anything enticing to pull the player into buying.
    They’re items that you already get in the main game. These micros are extra for those who want to shortcut (why, I’ll never know). If capcom took the micros away, it wouldn’t effect the base game whatsoever.
    The micros that are problematic are the ones that entice you, like really cool looking weapons or skins, powerful armor, shit like that. Capcom doesn’t seem to do that. So this is a genuine situation where, if you don’t want the micros, don’t buy them, is a good response. That response becomes condescending and pointless when we’re talking about micros that change the course of the base game.

  • @TylerIsaMetaphor
    @TylerIsaMetaphor 2 місяці тому +2

    bro literally said you need to stand up against micros as he was buying them😂

  • @rifkyyudiansyah8423
    @rifkyyudiansyah8423 2 місяці тому +1

    the DLC they sell separately is the DLC of the pre order bonuses and deluxe edition, but most people are misinformed about the mtx that Capcom provides.

  • @soulsolis3096
    @soulsolis3096 2 місяці тому +1

    Damn, never thought I'd hear you being in such a lower tone and so serious too! Feels so weird, yet very impactful...

  • @clevelandbrown4571
    @clevelandbrown4571 2 місяці тому +3

    Aww I thought you were going to do the YongYea voice, Griffin.

  • @wbbiestgiant8931
    @wbbiestgiant8931 2 місяці тому +2

    Yeah ngl I was doing homework when listening I thought griffin had finally lost it

  • @the_swordman1
    @the_swordman1 2 місяці тому +1

    My main problem with Dragon's dogma 2 is the DRM and the single save file issues. Like, oh a quest is bugged? Well tough luck, stuck in floor and can't get out no matter what you do? Well that's your problem.

  • @blackironslayer7228
    @blackironslayer7228 2 місяці тому +5

    lol i didn't know you and I thought microtransactions murdered your mother or something in the first half lol

  • @maonmanak
    @maonmanak 2 місяці тому +1

    What I think the reason for the way save data is held is cause a guy who lost his max lv fully kitted character and pawn twice I think this will keep them safe but I understand what ppl want

  • @xavierpeterson7139
    @xavierpeterson7139 2 місяці тому +2

    I disagree with traversing the open world. I actually do like their isn’t much fast travel as a method made me appreciate the things I found in world. At first I hated the idea but it grew on me. Now that’s just me traveling in the day. Night I did that once my pawns and I got wrecked by some random drake then a griffin swooped down and helped the drake as well.I almost wanted to throw my monitor out the window because by chance of that happening and especially the drake was half health I never experienced something so unscripted and random for all my years gaming. Except my friend Carter’d him self into a tank for the squad in battlefield 3 while piloting a jet. That and you can just throw a random child at a monster. Did to an attacking Cyclops at one of the cities grabbed a random child and just chucked them into a orc’s eye. A game that can let you do that is a 10/10 for me

    • @PeteyPirahna77
      @PeteyPirahna77 2 місяці тому

      There's nothing to explore in the world though. You just backtrack through an empty generic landscape and fight the same enemies again.

    • @xavierpeterson7139
      @xavierpeterson7139 2 місяці тому

      @@PeteyPirahna77 plenty of dungeons and weapons and armor to explore it’s modeled after how old school RPGs are

    • @PeteyPirahna77
      @PeteyPirahna77 2 місяці тому

      @@xavierpeterson7139 No there aren't, as Griffin explained in the video. Either way, backtracking is objectively bad for video games so there should always be an easily accessible fast travel option.

    • @xavierpeterson7139
      @xavierpeterson7139 2 місяці тому

      @@PeteyPirahna77 backtracking isn’t really bad for video games at all and there is a very accessible way to fast travel and you have to play the game to obtain because you get plenty of it and port crystal to traverse the big cities

    • @PeteyPirahna77
      @PeteyPirahna77 Місяць тому

      @@xavierpeterson7139 Wrong. Backtracking is one of the worst things about video games. It's busywork that is often implemented by lazy or incompetent devs to pad out game length under the guise of "immersion" in exchange for actual fun. Just have it accessible in the world map. This isn't hard.

  • @deadheaddave9657
    @deadheaddave9657 2 місяці тому +2

    Griff actually so valid for this

  • @D3spairFacTor90
    @D3spairFacTor90 2 місяці тому +3

    Took me a minute to sense the sarcasm lol, bro is buying every micro transaction while talking 😂

  • @Lyoko42o
    @Lyoko42o 2 місяці тому +2

    You dont have password confirmation for purchases ON? Yikess😅

  • @daRealB-Rex
    @daRealB-Rex 2 місяці тому +11

    Sounds like wait for a sale to me. I still haven’t beaten the first game and given how long it is and that I only got it for $7, the sequel will probably be that price by the time I get around to it lmao

  • @wmv8996
    @wmv8996 2 місяці тому +3

    I watch your streams too much to know the first half was total sarcasm.

  • @PresidentHMV
    @PresidentHMV 2 місяці тому +2

    i aint gonna lie... kinda hard to focus on the video. my eyes were elsewhere

  • @LiasVS_
    @LiasVS_ 2 місяці тому +2

    After sinking 5 hours into this title I decided to look at the GriffinGaming review. Excited knowing a fellow gamer appreciates the quality of gameplay put into a single creation for us all to experience..... But I was wrong. Shortly into listening I heard the forbidden words in the gaming industry "Micro-Transactions" 😮 me in shock, "Could I be so nieve, Did I miss something like this hidden in plain sight" Then proceeding to rush to my console and head to the store page.... My worse nightmare's were confirmed. Confused, Scared, and Abandoned these were the feelings the purged my mind as I sat there in distraught. Continuing listening to the review I hear the words of our video game LORD AND SAVIOR Yong Yea says he doesn't agree with said PAY2WIN mechanics in a title I thought was near perfection. "Am I a fraud?" I said to myself dropping to me knees.. Shedding a single tear I knew what had to be done. I proceeded to stand up. Wipe my face and hover over the uninstall option. It prompted me "Are you sure you want to uninstall" I shook my head yes then decided to throw my console off the top of my roof knowing uninstalling wouldn't be enough... "Never again" I said to myself knowing I could never settle for such savagery ever again....

  • @SacrificAbominat
    @SacrificAbominat 2 місяці тому +3

    My issue is definitely the save file thing. Like why have we regressed to the point that you only have one save file with some of these modern games. In the case of this game you can't start a new game either which sounds very stupid. I hope they patch that in and at least give the player 3 save files minimum.

    • @Boredasfuck29
      @Boredasfuck29 2 місяці тому

      Yeah, they did this in the first game too, and it was a dumb choice then.

  • @sirwalkboy
    @sirwalkboy 2 місяці тому +2

    hell yeah dude! as a fellow GAMER myself, i was gonna get this game to pass the time while my wife spends time with her boyfriend. little did i know that this game has OPTIONAL MTX!!! we're with you all the way griffin, keep fighting the good fight!!!!

  • @taggerman6867
    @taggerman6867 2 місяці тому +3

    The beginning was hilarious. I'll wait to see if they can unfuck the PC performance, before I commit to buying.

  • @dredgengam4610
    @dredgengam4610 2 місяці тому +1

    I admit that i prefer optional purchases you can get by just playing the game normally to staight up purchases you can only get through the cash shop or suffer grinding 2 to 3 months for the mere chance at getting something that you should arguably get by just completing objectives, by instead artificially extending the grind through bs like unnecessary time locking.
    Yeah... Maybe the stupid tax is better than an "exclusive" tax.

  • @HaydenHero
    @HaydenHero 2 місяці тому +2

    Nah man, this isn't the moment game devs learn about flying too close to the sun. Look at Cyberpunk's launch. We all said the same thing, then this crap happens. It will continue to happen until people stop preordering games and ignore pre launch reviews. They've been proven liars time and time again.

  • @andreasbone602
    @andreasbone602 2 місяці тому +1

    ACG was my go to dude for reviews, not anymore, he lied about it during a stream, said he saw the store option in the menu and wasnt active at the time of the review and thought nothing about it and didn't mention it, a few hours later here comes the document showing reviewers had a full list of what dlc will be available.

  • @keizersucram88
    @keizersucram88 2 місяці тому +3

    Only smart people knew what you were doing in this video. Congrats to the people who knew. Most people are not smart enough to figure this out anymore. 😂

  • @Prospkt
    @Prospkt 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm surprised you said that whole speech without laughing..

  • @dylanr.cerezo4325
    @dylanr.cerezo4325 2 місяці тому +1

    Im a dragon's dogma purist. I struggled through DD1 as a kid. THe quirks grew on me, and many of the jank and tedium that grew on me from the first game is still present in 2. So, performance and shady mtx aside, I can 100% see how like this first game, this won't be for everyone: doubly so now that the world is significantly bigger. (perhaps made worse by the fact you can buy fast travel nodes).
    But whenever I replayed the first game I never used the freebies the DLC/remastered releases gave me and this will be no different. Strugglemaxxing. Shame Crapcom had to drag what is otherwise a solid (but not perfect) sequel through the mud like this and cloud any discussion surrounding the game but cest la vie.

  • @anonymous12301
    @anonymous12301 2 місяці тому +1

    You know it's gonna be a good video when Griffin does the Fooly sigh. "*sigh*,guys...

  • @Schizo2
    @Schizo2 2 місяці тому +3

    Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen, especially with Bitter Black Isle, was an extremely fun but flawed game.
    Dragons Dogma 2 is an extremely fun but flawed game.
    History seems to repeat itself.
    Mystic Knight supremacy

  • @joshfdesigns
    @joshfdesigns 2 місяці тому +1

    Still need to check out the first one...
    Hopefully they can fix the performance issues. The microtransaction stuff seems overblown as you say (not defending it, but whatever), the 'Tales of' series has had them for years now.

  • @adamocity1022
    @adamocity1022 2 місяці тому +5

    The intro doesn't fill me with happiness and positivity, dude :(

    • @TeenPerspektiva
      @TeenPerspektiva 2 місяці тому

      Thats how you know its not a real Griffin vid

  • @saucemaster2
    @saucemaster2 2 місяці тому +9

    Bro you need to see Fightincowboys unhinged meltdown. Dude was about to cry.

    • @tbagger5211
      @tbagger5211 2 місяці тому

      Lol he really was , I have no issue with him but that was a bad look

  • @rashaud333
    @rashaud333 2 місяці тому +2

    That opening was perfect 😭😭

  • @TheOneGreat
    @TheOneGreat 2 місяці тому +1

    Wait till DD3 or whatever comes out and see how far the industry will push that particular envelope. Since horse armour for €2.50 I might add. It's sad. Nowadays, I usually buy AAA games when they're on sale. I don't mind waiting a year or so.
    In terms of the recent outrage, it's curious. While it's true we had that stuff in all Capcom games (I recently got RE 7 on discount - great game), the price for games has gone up and we have a world-wide inflation going on. Maybe that's the reason why consumers are miffed.

  • @yutro213
    @yutro213 2 місяці тому +3

    9:32 More funds for PRAGMATA.

  • @RighteousMr
    @RighteousMr 2 місяці тому +1

    It's crazy that this is the reason why people should not buy the game instead of the actual issues that should be front and center like the performance and save issues. These are optional items that are obtainable in the game, which serve people who want to speed up the process.

  • @Maxximum1776
    @Maxximum1776 2 місяці тому +159

    5 views in 1 minute bro fell off

    • @PresidentHMV
      @PresidentHMV 2 місяці тому +14

      Frfr

    • @will2777
      @will2777 2 місяці тому +28

      Literally irrelevant

    • @OnAtuesday7
      @OnAtuesday7 2 місяці тому +17

      20 seconds ago is crazy

    • @Wheresthejoint
      @Wheresthejoint 2 місяці тому +6

      This didn't age well

    • @imkey-
      @imkey- 2 місяці тому +9

      Yes truly fallen off lmao

  • @goobbludon1774
    @goobbludon1774 2 місяці тому +1

    Ive been trying to push back on monetization for years because my fear is that it will get worse over time, which it seems like it has. I mean, we have Sega paywalling NG+ in a game series that always had it.

  • @adamshalashaska5698
    @adamshalashaska5698 2 місяці тому +7

    Sorry but I need people to support this game. just like the original game, it is one of the best action rpg games that actually focuses on amazing unique gameplay and not cutscenes. It’s actually pushing the genre of game forward. The micro transactions shouldn’t be there sure but like you said it’s in every capcom game, it would be something to complain about if the store was in your face like a Ubisoft game but it isn’t, it’s a stupid tax. If we skip every game with MC, we would’ve skipped on Resident Evil 4 remake. I wish it wasn’t there but it shouldn’t stop anyone from experiencing an actual video game that is actually fantastic, in a game series that was so underrated and under appreciated for such a long time. Don’t steal it’s shine away Grif. The stuff we should be calling out for the game is the frame rate and not having multiple save slots.

  • @Mystic-Misfit
    @Mystic-Misfit 2 місяці тому +1

    Holy hell, somebody said it. I saw the Microtransaction List, and yeah I don't think Microtransactions are good, but these ones are not even as bad as other games. I'm not even past the Capital yet and I have 2k right crystals, and 8 wakestones. All of that, as you said, can be earned by playing the game. Exploration is part of the Open World RPG element. You've already spent 70$ on the game, just don't buy anything else and explore.
    This thought process of "Pay to Win," is clearly a skill issue.

  • @RAIN_2001
    @RAIN_2001 2 місяці тому +2

    loving the irony

  • @markus5237
    @markus5237 2 місяці тому +10

    I speak for all gamers when I say we need more microtransactions

    • @wahtari2994
      @wahtari2994 2 місяці тому

      most money in gaming market is in the mobile market since years already.

  • @johnthetactician5139
    @johnthetactician5139 2 місяці тому +2

    Indie gaming is the way to go

  • @napalmsanctuaryx4129
    @napalmsanctuaryx4129 2 місяці тому +2

    Neil Druckmann references never get old.
    What is that song btw. You've been using it for years and I've always wondered.

    • @TeenPerspektiva
      @TeenPerspektiva 2 місяці тому

      The outro song?

    • @napalmsanctuaryx4129
      @napalmsanctuaryx4129 2 місяці тому

      ​@@TeenPerspektivayeah

    • @TeenPerspektiva
      @TeenPerspektiva 2 місяці тому

      @@napalmsanctuaryx4129 i used to know the name but forgot. If no one tells you the name by the time im free tomorrow, i will try to remember to find it for ya and let you know the name of the song

    • @themazeias
      @themazeias 2 місяці тому

      @napalsanctuaryx4129 the name of the song is lost sky - dreams pt. II (feat. Sara Skinner)

  • @viruschris3160
    @viruschris3160 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm glad I waited. I wanted to see how the game was at launch... and I refuse to pay $70 for base game. I got TOTK around $50 - 60 as I used my discounts on the game to save some money.
    I love Dragon's Dogma, but I can't support this tactics. I'm sick of DRM. I'm sick of these MTX. I'm sick of these greedy business practices. And I'm SICK of CONSUMERS defending these practices. I'll wait to see if they fix them AND they reduce the price over time.
    Even though I'll think about. I wanted a sequel to Dragon's Dogma, but I'm happy with the first one. Even when that got MTX they removed it for Dark Arisen.
    I hope this year Game Companies finally get the slap in the face they deserved.

  • @mr.dccomics9018
    @mr.dccomics9018 2 місяці тому +5

    Everything is tainted. Movies, tv, video games, women.

  • @Demial_Sparda
    @Demial_Sparda 2 місяці тому

    Think out about it. What if there is mods that allow you to get those items without grinding? Do you think Crapcom would allow this?

  • @DSPs_Incident
    @DSPs_Incident 2 місяці тому +11

    Reddit told me about Dragons Dogma
    Reddit now hates me because i bought the game they told me about
    Oh no what do!!?? 😢

  • @mattyork7625
    @mattyork7625 2 місяці тому +2

    I had to check the comments 5 minutes into the video. Lol. Dont understand the issue over these microtransactions in a SINGLE PLAYER game! Just dont buy them. Its not like its a competitive game or something lol.

  • @Dragzilla66
    @Dragzilla66 2 місяці тому +1

    Synth would love that character as a pawn. :0

  • @The_Black_WoIf
    @The_Black_WoIf 2 місяці тому +2

    Probably won’t be Dragons Dogma 3 since the micro transactions fiasco damaged its brand all because of Capcom greed.
    Still rocking FF7 Rebirth before move on to this game, Be interesting see Synth review too.
    Thanks Griffin for the awesome review

  • @travisgeorge1553
    @travisgeorge1553 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm here, for the third reason!
    We're right to be upset, at MTX that seems to shadow drop with new games. It's normal to feel betrayed, when we got some reviewers down playing it, while others are straight up gas lighting and lying about it.
    Only the most expensive MTX, the camping set, would actually make any real difference to your enjoyment.
    But, that's further encroachment upon MTXing the fun factor, out of games. Carry weight matters, in a game with no easy/infinite fast travel, food spoils, your max health drops and can only be restored by camping, and golden beetles that give you an increase to carry weight only give 00.5 increase, even 0.5 less carry weight when I first set out on a journey matters.
    The next Mega Man game, will sell E-Tanks for five dollars
    The next DMC, will only let you play as Dante, if you pre order
    The next RE, the merchant from 4 will be on the menu screen when you bring up item inventory, to sell you bullets for 0.99 cents per pop.
    There's no need to boycott, just don't buy it until they sell us the "complete" edition, in another six months.

  • @stevenming6141
    @stevenming6141 2 місяці тому +4

    I guess that statement you said about us living in the "Diamond" Age of Gaming a few years back didn't age so well, did it 😁

    • @Oknahidwin
      @Oknahidwin 2 місяці тому +1

      It still is the diamond age lmao. Tell me 1 game of the past that's compared to anything that's come out in the past 8 years. You can't cause it doesn't exist

    • @iconoclast485
      @iconoclast485 2 місяці тому +6

      @@Oknahidwin FF7, Chrono Trigger, Max Payne, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter cell, Half Life, Farcry 1, OOT, Tomb Raider, Pokemon Blue & Yellow, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Super Mario 64, Donkey Kong Country.........I can keep going.

    • @Oknahidwin
      @Oknahidwin 2 місяці тому

      @@iconoclast485 rdr2, gta5, darksouls 3, bloodborne, sekiro, elden ring, witcher 3, God of war, God of war ragnarok, last of us , spiderman, batman arkham knight, armoured core 6 , ff 16, zelda breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom, doom 2016, doom eternal, dragons dogma 1 and 2... yeah you were saying?

    • @iconoclast485
      @iconoclast485 2 місяці тому +7

      @@Oknahidwin rdr2 mid gta5 mid bloodbourne mid GOW 1&2 suuuuuper mid Last of us trash movie game botw and totk mediocre bordering on mid.

    • @Oknahidwin
      @Oknahidwin 2 місяці тому

      @@iconoclast485 so you basically got 0 taste and are stuck in the past? Yeah got it. Thanks for your meaningless opinion

  • @Himsag1
    @Himsag1 2 місяці тому +1

    When i read what the deluxe edition came with i immediatly knew there was gonna be microtransactions but i assumed the rift credits were a premium currency. Regardless this whole debacle has been a straight embarassment on the consumer and content creators side. A real shame that people waste their energy on this bs

  • @SoldierSpiderx
    @SoldierSpiderx 2 місяці тому +1

    the fact most of the item you can get in the game and it low price that I bet all my money on once they finish the game, Capcom told the dev to add at the last min, that why the price so low that I bet if the item was put in the game in the beginning, the price would be high

  • @Ciberstreak19
    @Ciberstreak19 2 місяці тому +2

    I find it weird how people are just complaining about microtransactions in capcom games considering how in all their games have similar monetization

  • @Greez1337
    @Greez1337 2 місяці тому +1

    It's a fun game to zone out with. I wish more enemy varieties existed, and that i think the feel of combat is a but floaty due to mo caps and the physics system. It's definitely impactful when doing big takedown hits, but movement has that imprecise feel to it that can be irksome.

  • @Alessandrosaiyan
    @Alessandrosaiyan 2 місяці тому +3

    I’ll wait till a goty edition or something alike. Maybe with a dlc in it.

  • @lonewolfgames7779
    @lonewolfgames7779 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm still enjoying Grand blue rising and FF 7 rebirth along with RE4 remake. Every game from every dev isn't something you have to support. Find a diamond in the rough and just enjoy. And if you're enjoying Dragons dogma 2 good for you just remember what you stand for and tolerate.

  • @thedishwasher8556
    @thedishwasher8556 2 місяці тому +1

    Ive been liking the game it does have its fair share of issues but overall its a fun game i did like how the first one we were able to get an eternal ferrystone made fast travel much more accessible wouldnt mind if they added it again in an update or possible dlc

  • @DantalionTheNephalem
    @DantalionTheNephalem 2 місяці тому +1

    I watched my brother play it and he played for almost 10 hours straight and had not a single performance issue at all, at almost max settings.
    That you can only have one char was the same in the first one as far as I remember
    And the fact that there was no fast travel was openly advertised by the creators, since they wanted it to feel like a actual journey , to make a game you fully need to experience and openly said it wont be for everyone in the slightest
    The micro transactions couldnt care less about i mean honestly...you can just ignore them

  • @basharalassad1073
    @basharalassad1073 2 місяці тому +2

    HOW DAR ECAPCOM PUT MICROSTRANSACTIONS I LITERALLY CRIED MY REDDIT KARMA SANK

  • @eternalsword1999
    @eternalsword1999 2 місяці тому

    The thing I like in your videos, is that you don't come up with some stupid bullshit, you always cut right to the important bits giving your thoughts on something, I've only followed your channel since 2020, while I was waiting for Doom Eternal to release, but your content is genuinely good dude and your honesty and how you straight up explain things goes a long way, as much as I despise all the shit Capcom has done to Dragon's Dogma 2, I'm still gonna buy it, because it was one of my most anticipated games, like ever since they announced it lol, again tho another good video.

  • @Tauntingwolf
    @Tauntingwolf 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm enjoying the game.
    MY biggest issues are
    The lack of new classes, I personally would love a monster tamer class. The trickster class being a proof of concept.
    &
    The lack of new enemies to fight, you will be fighting the 5 or 6 same things all game that you've already fought loads of times in the first game.
    Honestly this drama confused me for a bit, like really this is the game these f*ckers "rise up" against. very minor mtx in a overall solid game.
    while they make excuses for any ubisoft/EA game

  • @jand1144
    @jand1144 2 місяці тому +1

    I say going forward we get a live tester of a game the day it comes out to show gamers whats all in the game before we buy it definitely shouldve been the case with this and suicide squad game companies are losing there mind with microtransactions
    We want a single player, great story no micros or at least not forced upon us

  • @BoleDaPole
    @BoleDaPole 2 місяці тому +32

    It's like Japan learned nothing after Hiroshima and Kawasaki

  • @matoturcinovic
    @matoturcinovic 2 місяці тому

    The last game I pre-ordered was Cyberpunk for PS4. That game taught me a lesson and now I never pre-order again. I wait a month or two and if the game is ok, then I buy it.

  • @stampsu
    @stampsu 2 місяці тому

    I decided to wait until DD2 gets some patches so I can't say anything out of personal experience, but I very much agree with your actual critiques. Not being able to delete your game save is just odd and even though my PC could propably run the game without going under 30fps I want to be sure that I'll enjoy the game. What I'm most pissed about is the ammount of rage bait comments online. At release day I wasn't sure at all which critiques were true and which were false