Dragons Dogma is one of the most underrated games of all time! Dark Arisen was an absolute beast in its character build and team building to be successful. The best part is, eventually you get to a point where you know the enemies and they can STILL give your team a run for your money and catch you slippin'. Looking at you, Daimon!!
How on earth is it underrated???? What’s one example of it being not given the credit it’s due. My guess is you were probably too young when it came out and so just don’t remember it cus it was hugely popular.
@matts5247 I don't know where you live, but it definitely wasn't popular until PSN carried it as a free game. I didn't know anyone else who had played it until then.
@@matts5247 not really, ppl just too immersed with witcher 3 and skyrim back then, mind you that the DDDA released few months after skyrim and it got eclipsed by skyrim
@@VanquistI mean Dragon’s Dogma 1 has cool combat but everything else about it is pretty mediocre or downright bad. The story and writing is awful and the “open world” is basically a bunch of hallways with monster spawns. I think it’s accurately rated.
U dont need ro know the fact dat its probably gonna b rough or even trash money on console cause its recently been shown to b running @ 20-30 fps!!! Capped @30 on console. If u playing on PC then u good money!!! Sounds like console version gonna have performance issues. Idk bout u but i cant even olay @ 30 anymore lol. Already got it in the bag on steam, hopefully u do as well.
@@samnyce that’s a lie, where was it shown to be running at 20FPS? Do you know what an unlocked frame rate is? It means it can go as high as 50-60 on console and the lowest would be 30FPS. The director confirmed an unlocked frame rate he didn’t mention capped at 30 FPS at all.
@Nikzedik93Yeah, imagine my disappointment when i couldn't find the armors at the local merchant after spending hours fighting those three Trolls at a very low level, lol.
My god i am pumped for this. The first was one of the biggest hidden gems in the last 15yrs imo. Really really hope that this gets a wider audience and we get more sooner lol
I honestly don't remember how I even started playing DD1 but I'm glad I did. I replayed through it a month ago and still in disbelief how slept on this game is. I think DD2 will put it in the proper light I feel it deserves.
@@Fayrinn_09Maybe wait for a review, there’s always people that expect it to be one thing and then end up hating it (mostly because they spent their hard earned money and didn’t fully understand the game concepts etc.) That’s the “responsible” thing to do anyway. I’m gonna get it for sure since I played, and enjoyed, the first one; personally I recommend this series.
I will say that even after 12 years, I know the dragons dogma map like the back of my hand and thats because of me actually walking through it. So when I revisit the game, it's still fresh in my memory banks
Same. I have a love/hate relationship with having to traverse the entire world over and over, but it really did make the experience more fun in the end
It was absolutely one of my favorite games back then and I lost track of how many times I went through it. However my first time playing the game I was playing Dark Arisen and didn't realize what Bitterblack Isle was and went there first. I'm a stubborn son of a bitch and grinded my way through Bitterblack instead of coming back when I was higher level.
Excellent point. Like you, I know the intricate details of the original's map, but I couldn't tell you anything about the world map in say Elden Ring or other open world maps with fast travel. But forcing the player to actually travel on foot does equate to knowing the locations. Someone could ask where a certain quest or item is in the original Dragon's Dogma and I could tell them exactly where it is. But Elden Ring would be the exact opposite and I would have to look up a guide, despite playing it multiple times.
@@paranoyd70 i definitely agree! This is another point to creating a more grounded traversal system. I think back to the difference between BoTW and ToTk. I felt BoTW works better in terms of exploration cause you had to manually get from point A to B and the only means were your glider (tied to stamina), walking/climbing, and horse back (you had to catch your own horse). And then you eventually earned your fast travel. With ToTk, while they had a really cool crafting system with ultrahand and the zonai builds were absolutely amazing, however, i found myself just flying to different places via the zonai device to each fast travel point and then just fast travelling everywhere--essentially just skipping the exploration entirely. It completely lost the "exploration" part of the game for me cause i could fly and it just became a checklist of tasks cause i could fast travel instantly. Atleast in Dragon's Dogma, by time i had unlocked the portcrystals, it was still a limited resource and i had to actually think about where i wanted to place the fast travel points (and sometimes trek there to retrieve the portcrystal) whenever i would run out of ferrystones.
I know it too though not all are good memories. Most are of me backtracking through the same areas while being attacked by the same enemies while managing my pitiful stamina bar. God forbird you travel at night, literally wolves and bandits hounding you every minute.
@@RedMatthew Seems like you gonna have a re occurring issue then cus the frame rate is 30 uncapped for 2 on consoles which for me is not a issue at all
@@thebootybandit6464It’s so much worse when people who haven’t played DD1 do it though lol. Watched a video where someone said DD2 “adds” a day/night cycle, and that it has a single new race, Beastren (acting as if elves were in the first game).
The one save slot exists for a few reasons, 1 no save scumming (it's a singleplayer game so I don't think that should matter too much, but it sorta makes sense with the pawn system) 2 This series has New Game Plus where you can remake your character (and change class) every time you start a NG+ (a lot of games force you to use the same character/class each NG+). 3 They don't want you making multiple pawns, it clogs the system and if you could make multiple pawns you could in theory have a full team of custom pawns that you personally made instead of mixing with the other player/dev made pawns.
They could easily fix that without fucking their customers. 1 limit your pawns to 3. 2. Limit your saves to a playthrough. Meaning you can only have 1 save per character, but have multiple characters.
They can still limit to fewer saves by using always the latest timed save for pawn upload. I think its just laziness. Save scumming isn't a valid thing because RPG players love to do that.
This doesn't screw the customer. They are very open about how this works. Dont like it dont buy it and not liking it is fine but dont lie about them screwing you over@domomonstero3077
4. If it's anything like the first game, you can switch your class and passives on the fly, so you're not locked out of trying different classes or subclasses with only one character.
If only Capcom would shadow drop Co-op like a month after release. That would be crazy. Doubt it would happen, but still, this game would be all kinds of epic with actual party members.
@@bayntedos22 Yes, it is, but it is a game that can be a bit difficult to get into. With Dogma 2 being so close to release then I would recommend having the new game be your first experience. The last game is after all 12 years old, had issues with the budget and had to release a product with a lot of planned content cut.
Same, haven't seen anywhere the information that you can be an elf, same for the pawn, only that the language can be learned by the pawn and maybe you too, not sure
@@TheJiminyJimThey said u can make ur pawns elves but u yourself can’t be an elf. Only have elf like features like the ears and eyes if they have elf eyes 😂
When playing the first one I really wanted to be able to set up camp when traveling. Not in pre-programmed locations with a cut scene but with more control of where to put the tents etc.
not saying much because of spoilers. but the reason there is only 1 save file is because of the ending/ new game plus (at least in the first game idk about this sequel)
I absolutely loved the original Dragon's Dogma, and I always thought it was crazy how it never seemed to get enough mainstream attention. I'm happy to see this IP finally getting a sequel and the hype that it deserves. I remember being on a discord call with my friends watching the games showcase where they first showed DD2 and none of them were aware of the first game while I was getting psyched. Fast forward to now and all those same friends are aboard the hype train with me and can't wait for release!
The save thing isn't really an issue on pc since you can just copy and back up one of your saves before deleting it to make a new one. then you can always go back to the old one whenever you feel like.
I know I’m in the minority here but I like the single save system. Provided the stat system isn’t broken like it was in the first game and playing a warrior doesn’t completely lock me out of trying a mage later on due to stat restrictions, single save forces me not to save scum, making everything I do in the game consequential. If I fail a quest because I decided to screw around I can’t just reload my save and do it over, I have to live with it. Doing an honor mode run on BG3 has taught me save scumming removes so many tense moments from the experience.
@GrippeeTV honestly I never used to enjoy single save in rpgs but Baldur's Gate made me realize that it can great for players who want to live with the consequences of their actions. It adds an element of realism and immersion. In DD2, you will want to ensure that you're equipped to handle the unknown each time you venture out into the wilderness.
@@QRM00 exactly. Honor mode on BG3 made the game so much more enjoyable. Simply picking a pocket became a tense moment because I could risk going to jail because I can’t simply reload my save if I get caught - it’s created so many emergent gameplay moments that I totally missed my first playthrough through save scumming, always reloading to get the outcome I wanted instead of the outcome my actions led me to. The single save system FORCES me to live with my consequences and I actually really love it, because I know I don’t have the self control to do it otherwise lol
Another tip to avoid frustration. Please, please remember the location of the first seeker token you find. I won't say why, I'm just hoping to save some people some pain.
there are several seeker tokens in the Border watch area where you first start the game and get your main pawn. If you're willing to do a little exploring before you go to Melve. if you miss them, there some "easy" ones to find in the Capitol of Vermund once you get established there. There's one right in the center of town that's easy to miss because it doesn't "shine" like most others.
This is the perfect game for how I play. Just like the first one. When I play RPGs, I don't fast travel EVER, I only use ONE save file, and I never reload and replay sections of a game. Whatever happens, happens. I have almost 600 hours in the first Dragons Dogma and I've never beat it. Skyrim 1000 hours, never fought Alduin. AC Odyssey 800+ hours. I don't like to beat games, I like to live in them, so they mostly never end. Dragons Dogma 2 will be with me for a very long time. GOTY
I've been waiting for DD2 videos from you guys! I can't believe it's been so long since I started playing it, been playing and replaying since my first PS3! I haven't preordered a game in years now, but I have a good feeling about this one.... I hope lol
the director came out and said he only wants one save file so people take their time on each play through and enjoy the world/experience they have created instead of loading back and forth just to get things done.
Nice.... So i want to try another vocation...no problem you just have to delete the char you invested time and effort and try another ...What if i don't like the new one and regret my decision? Ahh ..lol i ll just get back to my previous one...ohh wait!?! 😱
No quest markers, no fast Travel , Weight limit, 1 save file , failable quests if you wait too long , no basic dodge roll for all classes this game is for fans and everyone else will be divisive about it and either love it or hate it, hand holding has been a stable for many years now, I cant wait to play this my self, am a huge dd 1 fan
Some of the classes with no dodge, even the fighter/warrior have the shield or can block...Its not quite like Dark souls, you can Jump at the right time to "dodge" enemies. Also no stamina for normal attacks, only spells/special attacks. It appears you will have some movement options that can be used as dodges for quite a few of the classes....in the footage. Still, I loved the first game, although I was not sure how I would like the pawns. For a Improvement over Something like Eldin ring, only thing you GOTTA lockon for is some spells, and its way more intuitive and you actually get to aim ur bow. Controls are also much better. In total Id play Dragons Dogma dark arisen the first game over ANY souls game or Elden ring or any CLONE of dark souls.
Thing is, I do like my hand held at times....and the only one save thing, not really sure what that's about. But still it looks good enough to give it a go. At the end of the day, it's a $70 investment, so if I don't like, I can always tell myself that I have spent more on worse and move on with life.
@@jacobyrassilon Really still one of the biggest downs for many apparently in DD1 was just having to run everywhere and no fast travel. Its not a hand holding game, but its not super complicated. There are No annoying puzzles in the first game, so id imagine this is similar. Honestly in the first game i thought the map was huge, and yet it was not. I hope they filled it with great things to explore, the first game did fine, but it could be improved.
Listen, I played the original dragons dogma when it came out and I LOVED IT to the bone. The only thing I NEED to know is that DD2 is coming out and that’s it! Can’t wait
Ive been waiting for you guys to cover this game I wanna play DD2, never played DD1 and you guys are like one of the only video game reviewers that i trust
I have said this before but Elden Ring/Baldurs Gate 3 have really set the tone for what fantasy RPGs should be and Capcom clearly has done the home work with this game. I am a DMC stan so I knew Hideaki Itsuno would be cooking when I learned he was the director of this game.
He's the only reason the game is happening, it's his little brain-child he's been cooking for the past 20 years. With DD1 they sadly didn't have the technology or even funding to make the full experience, but he's said he's been able to do everything he wanted and more with DD2.
I disagree. BG3 and Elden ring are outliers, and should be celebrated like they are an exceptional, creme of the crop of RPGs. I do not think gamers should expect EVERY RPG to be of the same quality. Rather, we should understand that while they are outliers, they are the absolute best that every other dev should strive to achieve, and even though you can't reach them, you should at least try to get there. BG3 and Elden Ring raises the standard, but they should not be THE standard.
Elden ring could have been better, if they did not Rely on a 1990s lockon system and Gave us Another control scheme besides dark souls 1. Let me be clear, I watched people play elden ring and also tried it abit myself. I watched this dude LOCKED ON in melee swing at a enemy Right in front of him, in range and STILL WIFF AND MISS. Like WTF is the point of the lockon then? To get you killed in a NOW open world game with 20 enemies surround you wile ur locked on to 1? Also CAN'T USE ANY RANGED ATTACK OR ITEM without a LAME LOCKON that has been in gaming since the 1990s bro? Update that shit!
If you're looking for seeker tokens in this game, be prepared to find them in strange places. Also be prepared to stray, quite often, from roads and pathways shown on the map. You will also find armour and weapons hidden in caves and secret areas. They are either expensive to buy or just not available in any store. you may have to fight through enemies or a large monster to get them, but they are worth the effort. one example, if you're a playing as a Thief, or if your main pawn is a Thief, there is an early game weapons upgrade available in Trevo mine once you've cleared the mine. The same goes for Fighter, there are sword and shield upgrades available for the player/main pawn early on. both can be expensive to buy, but if you know where to look, you can save yourself the gold.
A lot of the lore (like monsters) inspired by mythologies. For example, Medusa and Talos are both from Greek myths. I know, I am geeking out - but FUN STUFF!
I’ll always remember walking down the road and seeing what looked like a little girl pawn and she says well met arisen in the deepest voice possible and walks off had me laughing my ass off
6:19 im goin to be honest but if DD2 indeed only has 10 vocation and their excuse is not having a few other's from DD and DDO cause they now have the wayfarer voc...it's goin to be abit disappointment for myself personally(would love to see Alchemist in DD2)
What? Have you not been keeping up? This has already been regarded as a reimagining to what Hideaki wanted to do with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, so it's effectively already a remaster.
Dragon's Dogma 1 and DLC Dark Arisen were already one of the best rpg games of all time in my opinion. The amount of detail and difference between each class is really breathtaking. It's launch was overshadowed by other games from 2012 and 2013, respectively. This is the most hype than I've ever seen for the game and I'm all for it. Let's go!
I think the director confirmed there's only 10 classes and they've shown off 10. They may add more in a DLC. Edit: my bad, it seems Eurogamer could've gotten it wrong with the directors response, and the community could have overreacted. Guess we'll only know when it releases
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was definitely an interesting experience in the beginning because unlike the other RPGs I'd played, they make it really hard to gauge the strengths and difficulties of quests or enemies. So if you're not familiar with the DD world yet, there's going to be a lot of hightailing it out of certain areas while you're still figuring things out. They even even tell you multiple times that retreating is always a good and respectable option since it's really easy to accidentally stumble into an area you're just not ready ready for yet
Their going away from the min max lvl system according to an interview. With each vocation having its own lvl stat distribution multiple saves arent really needed. The game will also likely have a new game + like the first one allowing you to get missed items/quest lines.
I hope that's true about the stats I hated the fact that in the first game you had to play assassin of all things to get your magic damage up for the lvl 100 to 200 it sucked I would also be good with being given stat points to place as you like
I've never played DD1 but seeing how in depth character creation is really got me interested in DD2, I really like how rpg games really fully create a character unlike other rpg games where you're only create a face and that's it
@@Willup69Controls were a little clunkdy in DD1, there's no quest markers, no fast travel, et cetera. While I know it's a good game it certainly has it quirks designed around its gameplay loop
@@Willup69the pace is a lot slower, you’re walking everywhere and quests could take 10 minutes just to reach not accounting for encounters and things in between
@@Willup69 Additionally as you wander around and take damage your max HP decreases, so you actually have to plan around that and go back to town and rest instead of just wandering around killing everything. Higher level and/or big enemies absolutely _will_ stomp your butt if you are not ready. Fast travel is extremely limited and expensive.
Yes and if you take another players pawn that has experience in a quest or region of the map that pawn will tell you about it and give advice as you journey. Pawns have different knowledge of all the games monsters and quests. So a pawn that has encountered more monsters will be able to tell you more weaknesses organically
I just hope they are good directions so I don’t need to open a guide all the time like a few games that try contextual directions and fail. However I’m convinced they will be good cause capcom
@@RyuLightorb that can be tricky to pull off. This reminds me of Outward. I loved that game too. It didn't have fast travel, it didn't have map markers, hell it didn't show where you were on the map. Everything was based off landmarks and you figuring out where you were. I hope this is the same!
Love that they don't have quest markers or fast travel Asherons call was the best MMO ever and it didn't hold your hand or have quest markers or fast travel The world was mysterious and unexplored which made it great to run across
Sadly, it's already been confirmed that there is only 10 vocations, which have all been revealed already. However, based off of the way things were worded, as well as some implications, it seems likely we'll get more vocations in DLC.
@theunhappygamer1744 You can switch between all classes in the same playthrough. What do you mean? Also, people were expecting more vocations, because the first game had 9, and considering that 2 of DD2's 10 are just one of the DD1's 9 vocations split in 2, it feels like we're basically getting the same amount. Plus one of the 10 vocations is a jack-of-all-trades that doesn't really provide anything new, besides being all at once. Which makes it then feel like even less. Not to mention that there was so many options for vocations that were available in DD Online, yet they didn't take anything from that. (Really wish we got DDOnline's Strider & Alchemist..) Don't get me wrong though, I'm still incredibly hyped, but I hope that it turned out to be a mistranslation or something.
Warfarer is basically the "free hybrid" builder. I imagine people will have mystic knight builds and sorcery theifs before the second moth post release.
@@DevinOfBacon They said you can switch vocations with out starting a new game? Well thats good. I think 10 vocations is enough, its looks like they put a lot of work into making each one play completely different. Honestly even if I play through the game more than once I seriously doubt I will ever play all 10 longer than it takes to check out the class and how it plays.
I cannot wait to play this. So hyped. I decided to not get FF7 rebirth because I didn’t think I’d be able to finish it before this comes out. gonna have back-to-back bangers.
Na Rebirth was amazing the combat was drastically improved. Now I’m gunna get Rise of Ronin till I hear for a fact from players that this games fps isn’t dipping into the 20s during combat like ign showed
@@nickh8649 The lowest I saw was 24 FPS on IGN's video, but I will be playing on PC. I guess console players can look forward to spending another 500-600+ dollars on a pro system later this year...
@marco12377 Yea im gonna be on pc with it cranked. But the pro systems may be another cost soon. It also seems higher when you consider this console life cycle us gonna be shorter than most. Rumors suggest as early as next year. So a 5 year cycle instead of 7-8.
@@nickh8649 Last I heard Microsoft was aiming for 2028 for their next console. It makes no sense to release pro systems this year if the PS6 generation starts the next following year, we haven't even gotten any real current gen games yet outside of Dragon's Dogma 2 and a couple of Final Fantasy titles. 2028 will definitely be the earliest, and I hope it is even later than that. This generation will be a complete wash if we don't give developers enough time to make real games that fully take advantage of teh hardware...
One of my favorite parts of the original game was being able to pick up and carry escort npcs so you can better control your pace or keep them out of danger. Sure they struggled a bit, but it’s still faster than exclusively following
I won’t even lie. Out of ALL THE GAMES OUT THERE, dragons dogma 2 is one of the few that I always wished was COOP. And I would have bet that the second would have been coop. Pawn system + coop(simply having more options) would have been lit Not a deal breaker by any means but atleast on that front it’s a disappointment
My first dive into action rpg was Elden Ring and I’ve enjoyed other souls games particularly borne but nothing has scratched that itch for an amazing immersive open world find your own way experience, I can’t wait to play this game and lose myself in it like I did with Elden Ring, I can feel that it’s going to be a similar experience for me.
Other things you should know: They’ve removed the armor slots from DD1 you now get a slot for the lower body, upper body, helmet, and a cape. The frame rate stays at 31fps but frequently dips to around 24fps during combat. There are 10 vocations, previous vocations like Ranger, assassin and mystic knight have been absorbed by other vocations.
@@Neon-jn3sp unlocked simply means that it’s inconsistent. Unlocked doesn’t mean you can get 140 fps on decades old hardware (consoles) it’ll stay at around 30, maybe 40 if you’re lucky, but once visual effects come into play (flowing grass, hair physics, particle physics) the frame-rate will take a hit and start dumping down to the mid 20fps range.
In rurikhans gameplay video he talks specifically in depth about the performance of the game more then anyone else who played it. In that video he said the game was an extremely old build where they didn’t even have access to the warfarer because at that point the vocation didn’t exist, which would imply that the build was likely over a year old. He also said that the game was running at native 4k with the average fps being around 35 and dropping in big fights, but he stressed again that this is a very old build that there playing on. So besides the point that all the gameplay we’ve seen is on a very old version of the game, the actually performance setting they were using were extremely high for a game at its current stage. Any console game running with those kind of specs are gonna suffer performance wise, he did also say that he can se the game running much better at 1080p and 1440p with a much better frame rate. But please go watch his videos he’s done multiple.
I'd recommend it. I remember the first one taking a little getting used to in the beginning, but once it got its hooks in me, I ended up beating it over 6 times. Still one of my all time favorite games
Abit less punishing, but can still be a challenge. You can encounter some much tougher and higher tiered enemies than ur level. Exploration is fun and you can find useful gear. Learning how ur enemies work and the environment as well as ur paws is key too. Id definitely try it. I prefer the controls for DD over Dark souls myself 1000%.
I am skeptical. DRM has me thinking nah at the moment, so it is certainly something I will wait to hear reviews about. Usually DRM tends to negatively affect games, not always, but more often than not in my experience so it has me weary. It looks interesting over all, but I've just run into too many DRM issues in the past that caused slow down in really dumb ways.
I remember playing the original Dragons Dogma over a decade ago on my Xbox 360. My sister got it for me because someone at GameStop said it was like Monster Hunter. I know this game will deliver. I truly hope it will be everything about the last one and more!.... But on a serious note... Beware of monsters Arisen. The roads are far more safer.
I like fast travel in video games. Sometimes I don't feel like driving to the location or walking to it. I just want to get my location fast and in hurry. Enough said.
Same, especially because you can choose to not use it. Sometimes you want to fully simulate going somewhere (even if it's just walking back out of some remote location), but other times you may be short on time, or staying up later than you intended, lol.
@@LanceUppercut I play video games 🎮 for the stories, so if the quest marker is on the other side of the map, and I don’t feel like walking or driving, and fast travel is an option, I’m taking fast travel. Enough said.
If travel is actually interesting, then it's great that fast travel is limited. But, if we're talking about a game where traversing the open world is basically a chore, then yeah.
Clicked on this to support our heroes at GR, I had heard them talking about this game before now but didn't really see myself playing it any time soon. By the time I got to #8 I had already decided to play this ASAP. Thank you for your great coverages. This game looks awesome.
i mean you should be able to in a single playtrough, you can change class to a guy in the city and stats get reallocated to fitness it best, so if you don't like a class you picked, you can just change it, you can recasomize you pg too if you want
You can change your vocation/build any time you want. There is no stat system, the only build is based on your gear choice and skill selection, both of which can be changed however you want.
I get it but I'm pretty certain the reason they dont allow for more than one active character at a time is because if they allowed more, the pawn rift would be flooded with inactive and useless pawns that are abandoned, so they never get better or level up etc. its the only reason I can think of for why they'd keep it like it was before
@@KrisOnBassalso having two characters would allow weird game breaking stuff I’m sure like gifting a one of a kind item to a pawn from another one of your characters allowing that character to have more than one of that item.
Im so excited ive been playing Dragons Dogma for 12 years and its finally getting its much deserved sequel, i remember when they had teased a playstation only sequel called deep down or something and it crushed my spirit as an XBOX fanboy, really hoping that with this war between rulers they talked about in the trailer that we and our pawns also get to engange in some massive battles against some humanoid warriors with the same skillsets as us like the bandit lords or Duke troops from the original and that maybe we get a horse of some kind with mounted combat, and please if nothing else keep the pawns dialog and their awesome english accent the samw
I am really interested how they handle travelling and side content. Most open world games turn to be walking simulators with a lot of filler content even though developers say it isn't their case (except for obvious exceptions but that's like one percentage of all open world games). They could at least think of some fun means of transport (walking by foot most of the time sounds terrible lol)
Wow, love seeing character customization that has a GAMEPLAY impact! I've been hoping for that forever. Pretty simple idea, just use a give-and-take slider system; larger characters are stronger with more stamina, smaller characters are more agile and have faster move speeds. Then use a pool of additional character points to lean into their 'natural' stats further, or balance off the extreme edges.
I loved DD1 and was so ready to break my rule of no preorders for this one, especially after this video. But denovo DRM on PC is gonna be rough; my advice, wait and see how the performance is before buying.
Yeah that's my main concern now, Its the first pre-order I have bought in literal years didn't think denovo was gonna be used, performance always seems to suffer when its included, some games already have been ruined on release because of it.
"Makes a lot of locations draw the player's eye" Itsuno, that can only help slow travel remain fresh for so long even with the random enemy encounters. There's only so many times you can look at the same scenery set piece and go "that's amazing, glad I walked!" This game is gonna be great, but your crap about shunning ACTUAL fast travel is probably the element that would suck the most.
@@dookieman718 Highly doubt those games are amazing *specifically because* there is no fast travel. Also, never said DD2 would suck, just that no fast travel is an element that would suck
Dragons Dogma on the PS3 pieced together my life when I was 8-10, which I recently realized is impressive, as my friend who is also very active in the souls-like genre struggled to do anything 😭
I remember playing the first game and using my friends high level pawn. Because it was a high level sorcerer it literally had all enemy weakness covered. Was probably the most fun I had playing a game for a while.
My buddy who told me about the game had a like 115lvl barbarian witha loincloth anda helm and the big 2 handed sword with all the teeth looking spikes on it and no point at the end...we wolloped most stuff for the entire game.
I haven't been this hyped for a game release since Cyberpunk 😢. I hope this is good. I am buying it at at launch. I never buy games at launch. I usually wait for a sale.
Im SUCH a fan of these types of open world where the UI is minimal, fast travel is very limited and you need to rely on your own wit ans initiative to find your way. It's so much more adventurous feeling that way, instead of just loading screening your way through the world and chasing markers
I got this info from another playthrough, so a bit of grain of salt to be taken with it, but during your Races section, at the moment your Arisen cannot be an elf. You can give them pointed ears and make a half elf kinda thing though. Apparently your pawn is the one though who can full on be someone of the elf race. And its one of their skills that translates Elvish into something your character can understand.
the original Dragon's Dogma is one of my favorite games so i'm totally here for the sequel, just hope the performance is good on pc what with how some of the recent pc ports have been. i also hope i can run it well on my pc, i can get almost 60 fps for the RE 4 remake, so we'll see.
I like how they're saying "we dont have fast travel. People like traveling, your game is just boring." Fast travel in dragons dogma was one of my favorite. You had to earn and set fast travel points and they were tied to an (initially) expendable resource. Not only that, but they weren't JUST a loading screen. You threw a rock up into the air, it cracked open and blew up in your face, then you got the screen. 10/10. Honestly sad they're not redoing it.
The original is so underrated, especially at release for years. I will never forget the first time I came up against some enemies after the first town and was wiped out in spite of doing pretty ok fighting. Then I was like oh wow ok game on
Yes, but IMO its way more fair than say dark souls or elden ring, you don't get just Cheap shotted left and right. Its way more tactical and intentional and doesn't piss me off like souls games or ER.
2:20 I wish he still gave an option for that because for me work, bodybuilding and family is more important than losing myself gaming now and I’ll go months without playing and I’ll forget quest or what i was doing
Im honestly not looking forward to no map icons for quests. Other games have done this and its cool at first, and quickly becones tedious and easy to misunderstand. Its the videogame equivalent of going to the store to pick up groceries for your wife. Its 1 minute of getting to the right aisle only to spend 20 minutes looking for the exact brand and item then asked for
@Falcon will you be playing on your PC or console for dragons dogma 2? I'm super stoked for this and incredibly excited. Dragons dogma and it's expansion are held in the highest levels of my all time favorites even going as far as being my favorite game ever created(next to remnant and remnant 2). Stoked to see you just as excited! Just a few more weeks 🤣
A friend of mine showed concern for the capped frame rate but, same as you, I trust Capcom and their latest releases have performed well on consoles but I am glad to learn it won't be capped, for sure.
I cannot wait to play this game, played the original but kinda got lost and never came back to it. But with how amazing it looks I am gonna give all my time to this game !!!
Honestly a good game would throw Fast traveling in there but if the game truly is good people wouldn’t NEED or WANT to fast travel. For example Spider-Man has fast travel and mostly nobody uses it because the traveling system is fun. Same with Elden Ring most of the time. I feel like forcing us to not fast travel is what’s gonna annoy a lot of people FAST. People claim to love DD2 traveling system but watch after a month or two people start complaining and begging for fast traveling 😂 It’s inevitable
My problem with fast travel being limited isn't that "games are boring", it's that I don't have 300 hours to spend on a game anymore (yes, my free time is a currency) and I'd rather get to the next big thing the game has to offer rather than have to walk there and experience the same random goblin road block I've been experiencing the last 100 hours.
Pawn: "Oh what's that?"
Rock.
I felt this 😂
Chris Redfield: best pawn ever
Lol...great
"Oh, that looks interesting"
“Is that a car… no that’s a rock”
“Travel is boring? That’s not true. It’s only an issue because your game is boring” looking at you starfield
Shut your mouth. Hater
I don't know. Those loading screens were riveting.
Walk/jetpack across empty expanse to visit the copy paste POI for the 30th time.
If travel is boring, your game is doing something massively wrong. So yes, Starfield is a great example, as well ast most modern open world games.
Nah. Travel IS boring. This game will be no different. Just have to hope the FT is not soo limited that I just move on to the next game.
All you need to know is “Goblins ill like fire” and “masterworks all you cant go wrong”
"Wolves hunt in packs!"
harpies!!!!
I love you guys lmao
Well met arisen
"Armed bandits Arisen"
A DD game without a 45-minute "escort the basilisk head" quest at the start is going to be in-freaking-credible.
I speedran the game in 30 minutes half of which was that unskippable quest 🤬🤣
Years after release on my like 4th playthrough I realised you could kick the cow to make it go faster, I couldn't believe it.
@@Ganglionic-Vomit Wait what
@@Ganglionic-Vomitbruh are you kidding me !? Legit walked with the damn thing smh
Yeah lmao, you do hurt it a little everytime so you gotta keep healing it but its still faster than walking, it blew my mind when I found out.
Dragons Dogma is one of the most underrated games of all time! Dark Arisen was an absolute beast in its character build and team building to be successful. The best part is, eventually you get to a point where you know the enemies and they can STILL give your team a run for your money and catch you slippin'. Looking at you, Daimon!!
Playing DA for the first time in the run up to DD2. Necrophages (cursed dragon especially) really can fuck everything up for you
How on earth is it underrated???? What’s one example of it being not given the credit it’s due.
My guess is you were probably too young when it came out and so just don’t remember it cus it was hugely popular.
@matts5247 I don't know where you live, but it definitely wasn't popular until PSN carried it as a free game. I didn't know anyone else who had played it until then.
@@matts5247 not really, ppl just too immersed with witcher 3 and skyrim back then, mind you that the DDDA released few months after skyrim and it got eclipsed by skyrim
@@VanquistI mean Dragon’s Dogma 1 has cool combat but everything else about it is pretty mediocre or downright bad. The story and writing is awful and the “open world” is basically a bunch of hallways with monster spawns. I think it’s accurately rated.
The only thing I need to know is that were finally getting Dragons Dogma 2. Im so hyped!
We’re
@@hakangokhan9434 nerd
U dont need ro know the fact dat its probably gonna b rough or even trash money on console cause its recently been shown to b running @ 20-30 fps!!! Capped @30 on console. If u playing on PC then u good money!!! Sounds like console version gonna have performance issues. Idk bout u but i cant even olay @ 30 anymore lol. Already got it in the bag on steam, hopefully u do as well.
@@hakangokhan9434plus this idiots comment!!! Makes him feel smart i guess
@@samnyce that’s a lie, where was it shown to be running at 20FPS? Do you know what an unlocked frame rate is? It means it can go as high as 50-60 on console and the lowest would be 30FPS. The director confirmed an unlocked frame rate he didn’t mention capped at 30 FPS at all.
I can't wait to lose myself in Dragon's Dogma 2!
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i love that Guts is a base character option in the creator in the first game, i wonder if we'll see it again
I used his armor and sword for awhile in the first game.
I have a ps3 copy of the original just for the guts and griffin armor than transfer that save into dark arisen.@@DarkPassenger
@Nikzedik93Yeah, imagine my disappointment when i couldn't find the armors at the local merchant after spending hours fighting those three Trolls at a very low level, lol.
there a whole location and two characters referencing berserk and they stayed in the game though i think because is not too obvious @Nikzedik93
Here’s to hoping the licensing agreement (if there is another) pans out better this time if they do incorporate Berserk references as armor/weapons.
The first game was already a huge leap in 2012. Now it's even more dynamic and more races and interactions, i hope it's awesome as it shows.
My god i am pumped for this. The first was one of the biggest hidden gems in the last 15yrs imo. Really really hope that this gets a wider audience and we get more sooner lol
I honestly don't remember how I even started playing DD1 but I'm glad I did. I replayed through it a month ago and still in disbelief how slept on this game is. I think DD2 will put it in the proper light I feel it deserves.
@@TravLaFlare i did the same thing lol. Replayed through the dark arisen expansion to get ready for dd2.
I’ve never played the first game but this game looks pretty cool should I buy it?
@@Fayrinn_09Maybe wait for a review, there’s always people that expect it to be one thing and then end up hating it (mostly because they spent their hard earned money and didn’t fully understand the game concepts etc.) That’s the “responsible” thing to do anyway. I’m gonna get it for sure since I played, and enjoyed, the first one; personally I recommend this series.
I will say that even after 12 years, I know the dragons dogma map like the back of my hand and thats because of me actually walking through it. So when I revisit the game, it's still fresh in my memory banks
Same. I have a love/hate relationship with having to traverse the entire world over and over, but it really did make the experience more fun in the end
It was absolutely one of my favorite games back then and I lost track of how many times I went through it. However my first time playing the game I was playing Dark Arisen and didn't realize what Bitterblack Isle was and went there first. I'm a stubborn son of a bitch and grinded my way through Bitterblack instead of coming back when I was higher level.
Excellent point. Like you, I know the intricate details of the original's map, but I couldn't tell you anything about the world map in say Elden Ring or other open world maps with fast travel. But forcing the player to actually travel on foot does equate to knowing the locations. Someone could ask where a certain quest or item is in the original Dragon's Dogma and I could tell them exactly where it is. But Elden Ring would be the exact opposite and I would have to look up a guide, despite playing it multiple times.
@@paranoyd70 i definitely agree!
This is another point to creating a more grounded traversal system. I think back to the difference between BoTW and ToTk. I felt BoTW works better in terms of exploration cause you had to manually get from point A to B and the only means were your glider (tied to stamina), walking/climbing, and horse back (you had to catch your own horse). And then you eventually earned your fast travel.
With ToTk, while they had a really cool crafting system with ultrahand and the zonai builds were absolutely amazing, however, i found myself just flying to different places via the zonai device to each fast travel point and then just fast travelling everywhere--essentially just skipping the exploration entirely. It completely lost the "exploration" part of the game for me cause i could fly and it just became a checklist of tasks cause i could fast travel instantly.
Atleast in Dragon's Dogma, by time i had unlocked the portcrystals, it was still a limited resource and i had to actually think about where i wanted to place the fast travel points (and sometimes trek there to retrieve the portcrystal) whenever i would run out of ferrystones.
I know it too though not all are good memories. Most are of me backtracking through the same areas while being attacked by the same enemies while managing my pitiful stamina bar. God forbird you travel at night, literally wolves and bandits hounding you every minute.
I've never played a dragons dogma game or even heard about it until a few months ago, but I'm hype for this game. It looks very well done!
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You should definitely play the first it's aged but still pretty dang good
@@RedMatthewages and I still find it super fun. It plays like dark souls. So it holds up
@@justjax6000 yeah I recently played through again and my only real issue with it was the frame rate at times
@@RedMatthew Seems like you gonna have a re occurring issue then cus the frame rate is 30 uncapped for 2 on consoles which for me is not a issue at all
No dragons dogma content on UA-cam for ages then suddenly boom its everywhere
People hop on the bandwagon
@@thebootybandit6464It’s so much worse when people who haven’t played DD1 do it though lol.
Watched a video where someone said DD2 “adds” a day/night cycle, and that it has a single new race, Beastren (acting as if elves were in the first game).
It's almost like a new game is coming out. Wow!
Cuz there's a sequel
@@anubis7457 we dont gatekeep here.
all newcomers welcome even if theyre wrong
The one save slot exists for a few reasons,
1 no save scumming (it's a singleplayer game so I don't think that should matter too much, but it sorta makes sense with the pawn system)
2 This series has New Game Plus where you can remake your character (and change class) every time you start a NG+ (a lot of games force you to use the same character/class each NG+).
3 They don't want you making multiple pawns, it clogs the system and if you could make multiple pawns you could in theory have a full team of custom pawns that you personally made instead of mixing with the other player/dev made pawns.
They could easily fix that without fucking their customers. 1 limit your pawns to 3. 2. Limit your saves to a playthrough. Meaning you can only have 1 save per character, but have multiple characters.
They can still limit to fewer saves by using always the latest timed save for pawn upload. I think its just laziness.
Save scumming isn't a valid thing because RPG players love to do that.
4 it doesn't make sense, and shouldn't be a thing. The fact you can't make multiple characters for a game as varied as this is outrageous.
This doesn't screw the customer. They are very open about how this works. Dont like it dont buy it and not liking it is fine but dont lie about them screwing you over@domomonstero3077
4. If it's anything like the first game, you can switch your class and passives on the fly, so you're not locked out of trying different classes or subclasses with only one character.
If only Capcom would shadow drop Co-op like a month after release. That would be crazy. Doubt it would happen, but still, this game would be all kinds of epic with actual party members.
11-If you love it, play the first one, Dark Arisen. It's epic.
is it worth it? currently on sale on steam
@@bayntedos22if you want to play a game with no story when it really needed one then go ahead
@@bayntedos22 Yes, it is, but it is a game that can be a bit difficult to get into. With Dogma 2 being so close to release then I would recommend having the new game be your first experience. The last game is after all 12 years old, had issues with the budget and had to release a product with a lot of planned content cut.
I had to give up on dark because there was no fast travel. Just couldn't grind like that.
@@pastormosesmaloney1604 Dark Arisen does have fast travel. The original release did too, but it was more limited.
I don't think you can be a true elf due to their importance to the story but you can give yourself elf-like features
Same, haven't seen anywhere the information that you can be an elf, same for the pawn, only that the language can be learned by the pawn and maybe you too, not sure
@@TheJiminyJimThey said u can make ur pawns elves but u yourself can’t be an elf. Only have elf like features like the ears and eyes if they have elf eyes 😂
pawns can be made to know elvish but you as a character cannot. humans and beastren only
@@MrFoFlat The site says pawns can learn elfish as a skill and other unique properties.
@@georgejones5019 All you can do is give yourself elf ears, nothing more, nothing less.
When playing the first one I really wanted to be able to set up camp when traveling. Not in pre-programmed locations with a cut scene but with more control of where to put the tents etc.
The only game I ever known to do that...didn't.
It was a mod. 😂
Its Skyrim.
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That would be cool, especially if during random times of resting you’d get ambushed and if you lose you’d have some of your food taken lol
Not sure if sarcasm but to me that sounds awesome 😂@@ImStillSixxes
not saying much because of spoilers. but the reason there is only 1 save file is because of the ending/ new game plus (at least in the first game idk about this sequel)
So you don’t even know if that’s actually the case? 😂
@@dankusmemeus7093 it definitely is. And now that I have played to that point. Yeah the reasons similar to the first game
I absolutely loved the original Dragon's Dogma, and I always thought it was crazy how it never seemed to get enough mainstream attention. I'm happy to see this IP finally getting a sequel and the hype that it deserves. I remember being on a discord call with my friends watching the games showcase where they first showed DD2 and none of them were aware of the first game while I was getting psyched. Fast forward to now and all those same friends are aboard the hype train with me and can't wait for release!
Height and weight isn’t a “difficulty slider”. There are advantages of making a short light character as well
Definitely if you plan on playing archer or thief
Yeah, like a tiny character can fit in Goblin holes.
@@dean-fk4tr I think that might of been removed I watched a video that said it was but dont know for sure.
It's a selective difficulty slider, for different scenarios it will be harder or easier
@@LilBeaniebbyno, you can still go into the Goblin holes in dark arisen
The save thing isn't really an issue on pc since you can just copy and back up one of your saves before deleting it to make a new one. then you can always go back to the old one whenever you feel like.
Nice! Thanks for the tip.
I know I’m in the minority here but I like the single save system. Provided the stat system isn’t broken like it was in the first game and playing a warrior doesn’t completely lock me out of trying a mage later on due to stat restrictions, single save forces me not to save scum, making everything I do in the game consequential. If I fail a quest because I decided to screw around I can’t just reload my save and do it over, I have to live with it. Doing an honor mode run on BG3 has taught me save scumming removes so many tense moments from the experience.
It still sucks that there isn't a streamlined way of having more than one playthrough at a time
@GrippeeTV honestly I never used to enjoy single save in rpgs but Baldur's Gate made me realize that it can great for players who want to live with the consequences of their actions. It adds an element of realism and immersion. In DD2, you will want to ensure that you're equipped to handle the unknown each time you venture out into the wilderness.
@@QRM00 exactly. Honor mode on BG3 made the game so much more enjoyable. Simply picking a pocket became a tense moment because I could risk going to jail because I can’t simply reload my save if I get caught - it’s created so many emergent gameplay moments that I totally missed my first playthrough through save scumming, always reloading to get the outcome I wanted instead of the outcome my actions led me to. The single save system FORCES me to live with my consequences and I actually really love it, because I know I don’t have the self control to do it otherwise lol
This is one of my all-time most played, favorite games. The hype is real!
Another tip to avoid frustration. Please, please remember the location of the first seeker token you find. I won't say why, I'm just hoping to save some people some pain.
Ahh it’s for the sphinx creature ain’t it
there are several seeker tokens in the Border watch area where you first start the game and get your main pawn. If you're willing to do a little exploring before you go to Melve.
if you miss them, there some "easy" ones to find in the Capitol of Vermund once you get established there. There's one right in the center of town that's easy to miss because it doesn't "shine" like most others.
This is the perfect game for how I play. Just like the first one. When I play RPGs, I don't fast travel EVER, I only use ONE save file, and I never reload and replay sections of a game. Whatever happens, happens. I have almost 600 hours in the first Dragons Dogma and I've never beat it. Skyrim 1000 hours, never fought Alduin. AC Odyssey 800+ hours. I don't like to beat games, I like to live in them, so they mostly never end. Dragons Dogma 2 will be with me for a very long time. GOTY
Unique playstyle, have fun my friend.
DD fans are truly unhinged. Shouting GOTY for a game you haven't even played and hasn't been released, and it's only March lmao
I dig it. I too am adopting that play style. Cheers to you 🥂
I've been waiting for DD2 videos from you guys! I can't believe it's been so long since I started playing it, been playing and replaying since my first PS3! I haven't preordered a game in years now, but I have a good feeling about this one.... I hope lol
I am so happy that dragon’s dogma 2 has finally been made.
the director came out and said he only wants one save file so people take their time on each play through and enjoy the world/experience they have created instead of loading back and forth just to get things done.
Ah I love being told how to enjoy something
@@SSJPervySage Right? How about you let me how to play.
Honestly, 1 savefile? How about one less customer director, hm.
@@SSJPervySageif thts not how you enjoy games then fuck off and stfu, matt. go enjoy your starfield for the 8th time or whatever
Nice.... So i want to try another vocation...no problem you just have to delete the char you invested time and effort and try another ...What if i don't like the new one and regret my decision? Ahh ..lol i ll just get back to my previous one...ohh wait!?! 😱
If the save file manage to get corrupted, potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay is lost. That is a red flag for me...
No quest markers, no fast Travel , Weight limit, 1 save file , failable quests if you wait too long , no basic dodge roll for all classes this game is for fans and everyone else will be divisive about it and either love it or hate it, hand holding has been a stable for many years now, I cant wait to play this my self, am a huge dd 1 fan
Some of the classes with no dodge, even the fighter/warrior have the shield or can block...Its not quite like Dark souls, you can Jump at the right time to "dodge" enemies. Also no stamina for normal attacks, only spells/special attacks. It appears you will have some movement options that can be used as dodges for quite a few of the classes....in the footage. Still, I loved the first game, although I was not sure how I would like the pawns. For a Improvement over Something like Eldin ring, only thing you GOTTA lockon for is some spells, and its way more intuitive and you actually get to aim ur bow. Controls are also much better. In total Id play Dragons Dogma dark arisen the first game over ANY souls game or Elden ring or any CLONE of dark souls.
F hand holding. I agree. Have you played Outward? A really good no-hand-holding title
@@jessemiller3108 outward had good ideas but i didnt enjoy it , abit too Indie to me in terms of jank
Thing is, I do like my hand held at times....and the only one save thing, not really sure what that's about. But still it looks good enough to give it a go. At the end of the day, it's a $70 investment, so if I don't like, I can always tell myself that I have spent more on worse and move on with life.
@@jacobyrassilon Really still one of the biggest downs for many apparently in DD1 was just having to run everywhere and no fast travel. Its not a hand holding game, but its not super complicated. There are No annoying puzzles in the first game, so id imagine this is similar. Honestly in the first game i thought the map was huge, and yet it was not. I hope they filled it with great things to explore, the first game did fine, but it could be improved.
Listen, I played the original dragons dogma when it came out and I LOVED IT to the bone. The only thing I NEED to know is that DD2 is coming out and that’s it! Can’t wait
Ive been waiting for you guys to cover this game
I wanna play DD2, never played DD1 and you guys are like one of the only video game reviewers that i trust
Play 1 right now 😐
On God, go play one right now
play the first one, i still have my original. I bought just because it was different from capcom, i couldn't put it down. Was so much fun.
I have said this before but Elden Ring/Baldurs Gate 3 have really set the tone for what fantasy RPGs should be and Capcom clearly has done the home work with this game. I am a DMC stan so I knew Hideaki Itsuno would be cooking when I learned he was the director of this game.
He's the only reason the game is happening, it's his little brain-child he's been cooking for the past 20 years. With DD1 they sadly didn't have the technology or even funding to make the full experience, but he's said he's been able to do everything he wanted and more with DD2.
I disagree. BG3 and Elden ring are outliers, and should be celebrated like they are an exceptional, creme of the crop of RPGs. I do not think gamers should expect EVERY RPG to be of the same quality. Rather, we should understand that while they are outliers, they are the absolute best that every other dev should strive to achieve, and even though you can't reach them, you should at least try to get there. BG3 and Elden Ring raises the standard, but they should not be THE standard.
Nah, Dragon's Dogma walked so Elden Ring and BG3 could run
@@yungjose3369Facts! The first DD already set the tone.
Elden ring could have been better, if they did not Rely on a 1990s lockon system and Gave us Another control scheme besides dark souls 1. Let me be clear, I watched people play elden ring and also tried it abit myself. I watched this dude LOCKED ON in melee swing at a enemy Right in front of him, in range and STILL WIFF AND MISS. Like WTF is the point of the lockon then? To get you killed in a NOW open world game with 20 enemies surround you wile ur locked on to 1? Also CAN'T USE ANY RANGED ATTACK OR ITEM without a LAME LOCKON that has been in gaming since the 1990s bro? Update that shit!
This looks cool. Some of the creatures look like they stepped out of the old Sinbad movies or Jason and the Argonauts.
If you're looking for seeker tokens in this game, be prepared to find them in strange places. Also be prepared to stray, quite often, from roads and pathways shown on the map. You will also find armour and weapons hidden in caves and secret areas. They are either expensive to buy or just not available in any store. you may have to fight through enemies or a large monster to get them, but they are worth the effort.
one example, if you're a playing as a Thief, or if your main pawn is a Thief, there is an early game weapons upgrade available in Trevo mine once you've cleared the mine.
The same goes for Fighter, there are sword and shield upgrades available for the player/main pawn early on. both can be expensive to buy, but if you know where to look, you can save yourself the gold.
A lot of the lore (like monsters) inspired by mythologies. For example, Medusa and Talos are both from Greek myths. I know, I am geeking out - but FUN STUFF!
One might even say you are... Greeking out?
I’ll always remember walking down the road and seeing what looked like a little girl pawn and she says well met arisen in the deepest voice possible and walks off had me laughing my ass off
never heard of the original but I'm super pumped for this, looks like loads of fun.
I’ve been playing this game since I was like 5 with my dad this game I’ve already pre ordered I cannot wait
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4:58 I had to go back and hear that part again. I could swear the first time i heard it as Re Jizz.
6:19 im goin to be honest but if DD2 indeed only has 10 vocation and their excuse is not having a few other's from DD and DDO cause they now have the wayfarer voc...it's goin to be abit disappointment for myself personally(would love to see Alchemist in DD2)
Hopefully this sells well. So we get a remaster of Dragons Dogma 1.
It's gonna sell more than 20 milllion copies like MHW (MHW 24 mil copies as for now)
@greatrug427 Uhmmm. well. THIS is basically a dd1 remake lol
What? Have you not been keeping up? This has already been regarded as a reimagining to what Hideaki wanted to do with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, so it's effectively already a remaster.
Why tf would you want a remaster when this looks to be better in every single way?
Dragon's Dogma 1 and DLC Dark Arisen were already one of the best rpg games of all time in my opinion. The amount of detail and difference between each class is really breathtaking. It's launch was overshadowed by other games from 2012 and 2013, respectively. This is the most hype than I've ever seen for the game and I'm all for it. Let's go!
The inventory was really off putting :(
I think the director confirmed there's only 10 classes and they've shown off 10. They may add more in a DLC.
Edit: my bad, it seems Eurogamer could've gotten it wrong with the directors response, and the community could have overreacted. Guess we'll only know when it releases
Only 10 😂
@@4everhumbl36 yes only 10 for the people who played dragons dogma 1. For the people who have never touched dragons dogma 10 is alot.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was definitely an interesting experience in the beginning because unlike the other RPGs I'd played, they make it really hard to gauge the strengths and difficulties of quests or enemies. So if you're not familiar with the DD world yet, there's going to be a lot of hightailing it out of certain areas while you're still figuring things out. They even even tell you multiple times that retreating is always a good and respectable option since it's really easy to accidentally stumble into an area you're just not ready ready for yet
I recently went back and downloaded Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen on the ps5 and having a blast! Looking forward to this one!
Their going away from the min max lvl system according to an interview. With each vocation having its own lvl stat distribution multiple saves arent really needed. The game will also likely have a new game + like the first one allowing you to get missed items/quest lines.
I hope that's true about the stats I hated the fact that in the first game you had to play assassin of all things to get your magic damage up for the lvl 100 to 200 it sucked I would also be good with being given stat points to place as you like
I've never played DD1 but seeing how in depth character creation is really got me interested in DD2, I really like how rpg games really fully create a character unlike other rpg games where you're only create a face and that's it
Its not for everyone, be forewarned lol
@@rundown132can you expand on why it’s not for everyone? I didn’t play the first one, but this one looks so fun!
@@Willup69Controls were a little clunkdy in DD1, there's no quest markers, no fast travel, et cetera. While I know it's a good game it certainly has it quirks designed around its gameplay loop
@@Willup69the pace is a lot slower, you’re walking everywhere and quests could take 10 minutes just to reach not accounting for encounters and things in between
@@Willup69 Additionally as you wander around and take damage your max HP decreases, so you actually have to plan around that and go back to town and rest instead of just wandering around killing everything. Higher level and/or big enemies absolutely _will_ stomp your butt if you are not ready. Fast travel is extremely limited and expensive.
No following the glowy icon from point a to point b? Actual contextual directions and info? I think I'm in love!
Yes and if you take another players pawn that has experience in a quest or region of the map that pawn will tell you about it and give advice as you journey. Pawns have different knowledge of all the games monsters and quests. So a pawn that has encountered more monsters will be able to tell you more weaknesses organically
I just hope they are good directions so I don’t need to open a guide all the time like a few games that try contextual directions and fail.
However I’m convinced they will be good cause capcom
@@RyuLightorb that can be tricky to pull off. This reminds me of Outward. I loved that game too. It didn't have fast travel, it didn't have map markers, hell it didn't show where you were on the map. Everything was based off landmarks and you figuring out where you were. I hope this is the same!
@@Daniel_Fritz outward is a good example imo.
@@Daniel_Fritz Outward just announced a sequel btw
There's a lot of old-school adventure/RPG gaming in this, and I'm 100% here for it.
Love that they don't have quest markers or fast travel
Asherons call was the best MMO ever and it didn't hold your hand or have quest markers or fast travel
The world was mysterious and unexplored which made it great to run across
Sadly, it's already been confirmed that there is only 10 vocations, which have all been revealed already.
However, based off of the way things were worded, as well as some implications, it seems likely we'll get more vocations in DLC.
I could totally see them being DLC it’s too easy lol
Why is that sad? Being that you have to erase your old game to start a new character 10 vocations seem like more than enough.
@theunhappygamer1744 You can switch between all classes in the same playthrough. What do you mean?
Also, people were expecting more vocations, because the first game had 9, and considering that 2 of DD2's 10 are just one of the DD1's 9 vocations split in 2, it feels like we're basically getting the same amount.
Plus one of the 10 vocations is a jack-of-all-trades that doesn't really provide anything new, besides being all at once. Which makes it then feel like even less.
Not to mention that there was so many options for vocations that were available in DD Online, yet they didn't take anything from that. (Really wish we got DDOnline's Strider & Alchemist..)
Don't get me wrong though, I'm still incredibly hyped, but I hope that it turned out to be a mistranslation or something.
Warfarer is basically the "free hybrid" builder. I imagine people will have mystic knight builds and sorcery theifs before the second moth post release.
@@DevinOfBacon They said you can switch vocations with out starting a new game? Well thats good. I think 10 vocations is enough, its looks like they put a lot of work into making each one play completely different. Honestly even if I play through the game more than once I seriously doubt I will ever play all 10 longer than it takes to check out the class and how it plays.
Inject this game into my veins, the perfect game to play until Shadow of the Erdtree
finaly a rpg which treats me as a thinking Person.
Actually from what the demo shows your can’t be an elf but they got elf ears
Falcon is my homie. It’s always refreshing to click on a gamer ranx video and hearing falcon
I cannot wait to play this. So hyped. I decided to not get FF7 rebirth because I didn’t think I’d be able to finish it before this comes out. gonna have back-to-back bangers.
Same ff7 can wait
Na Rebirth was amazing the combat was drastically improved. Now I’m gunna get Rise of Ronin till I hear for a fact from players that this games fps isn’t dipping into the 20s during combat like ign showed
I'm pretty sure he said it was uncapped targeting 30 fps, not 60
Gameranx and their top quality journalism...
Last gameplay preview had fps graphs dropping to as low as 20 so uncapped or not, with those kinda drops, consoles arent gonna have a good time.
@@nickh8649 The lowest I saw was 24 FPS on IGN's video, but I will be playing on PC. I guess console players can look forward to spending another 500-600+ dollars on a pro system later this year...
@marco12377 Yea im gonna be on pc with it cranked. But the pro systems may be another cost soon. It also seems higher when you consider this console life cycle us gonna be shorter than most. Rumors suggest as early as next year. So a 5 year cycle instead of 7-8.
@@nickh8649 Last I heard Microsoft was aiming for 2028 for their next console. It makes no sense to release pro systems this year if the PS6 generation starts the next following year, we haven't even gotten any real current gen games yet outside of Dragon's Dogma 2 and a couple of Final Fantasy titles. 2028 will definitely be the earliest, and I hope it is even later than that. This generation will be a complete wash if we don't give developers enough time to make real games that fully take advantage of teh hardware...
One of my favorite parts of the original game was being able to pick up and carry escort npcs so you can better control your pace or keep them out of danger. Sure they struggled a bit, but it’s still faster than exclusively following
There is so much going on this game, I’m very interested. Might have to buy it!
I won’t even lie. Out of ALL THE GAMES OUT THERE, dragons dogma 2 is one of the few that I always wished was COOP. And I would have bet that the second would have been coop. Pawn system + coop(simply having more options) would have been lit
Not a deal breaker by any means but atleast on that front it’s a disappointment
My first dive into action rpg was Elden Ring and I’ve enjoyed other souls games particularly borne but nothing has scratched that itch for an amazing immersive open world find your own way experience, I can’t wait to play this game and lose myself in it like I did with Elden Ring, I can feel that it’s going to be a similar experience for me.
Same here. Really hope it has a similar flare
It will, when I beat Dark Souls, Dragons Dogma released shortly after and it was the only thing close to dark souls at that time
Other things you should know:
They’ve removed the armor slots from DD1 you now get a slot for the lower body, upper body, helmet, and a cape.
The frame rate stays at 31fps but frequently dips to around 24fps during combat.
There are 10 vocations, previous vocations like Ranger, assassin and mystic knight have been absorbed by other vocations.
Frame rate is unlocked
Eww 31? That's unfortunate
@@Neon-jn3sp unlocked simply means that it’s inconsistent. Unlocked doesn’t mean you can get 140 fps on decades old hardware (consoles) it’ll stay at around 30, maybe 40 if you’re lucky, but once visual effects come into play (flowing grass, hair physics, particle physics) the frame-rate will take a hit and start dumping down to the mid 20fps range.
unless i see an official video showing a fps counter i don't buy the 30 fps rumor, also the ps5 gameplay we've seen is far from 30 fps
In rurikhans gameplay video he talks specifically in depth about the performance of the game more then anyone else who played it. In that video he said the game was an extremely old build where they didn’t even have access to the warfarer because at that point the vocation didn’t exist, which would imply that the build was likely over a year old. He also said that the game was running at native 4k with the average fps being around 35 and dropping in big fights, but he stressed again that this is a very old build that there playing on.
So besides the point that all the gameplay we’ve seen is on a very old version of the game, the actually performance setting they were using were extremely high for a game at its current stage. Any console game running with those kind of specs are gonna suffer performance wise, he did also say that he can se the game running much better at 1080p and 1440p with a much better frame rate. But please go watch his videos he’s done multiple.
As someone who never played this genre before but loved the souls games, should I give this game a shot?
I'd say give it a shot. The first one was really good
yeah but don't expect the same combat, for example only thief can really dodge
I'd recommend it.
I remember the first one taking a little getting used to in the beginning, but once it got its hooks in me, I ended up beating it over 6 times.
Still one of my all time favorite games
Abit less punishing, but can still be a challenge. You can encounter some much tougher and higher tiered enemies than ur level. Exploration is fun and you can find useful gear. Learning how ur enemies work and the environment as well as ur paws is key too. Id definitely try it. I prefer the controls for DD over Dark souls myself 1000%.
I am skeptical. DRM has me thinking nah at the moment, so it is certainly something I will wait to hear reviews about. Usually DRM tends to negatively affect games, not always, but more often than not in my experience so it has me weary.
It looks interesting over all, but I've just run into too many DRM issues in the past that caused slow down in really dumb ways.
You could have multiple saves on PC, you could copy your save folder to another directory, make a new one, then swap them out at will.
That's not a feature in the game though, so that's kinda irrelevant
I remember playing the original Dragons Dogma over a decade ago on my Xbox 360. My sister got it for me because someone at GameStop said it was like Monster Hunter. I know this game will deliver. I truly hope it will be everything about the last one and more!.... But on a serious note... Beware of monsters Arisen. The roads are far more safer.
I know how important the pawns are to Dragon's Dogma. But I wish so desperately that I could play this game with my brother
It would be cool to have an option when you rent a pawn to have the player who created that pawn play as them.
I like fast travel in video games. Sometimes I don't feel like driving to the location or walking to it. I just want to get my location fast and in hurry. Enough said.
Same, especially because you can choose to not use it. Sometimes you want to fully simulate going somewhere (even if it's just walking back out of some remote location), but other times you may be short on time, or staying up later than you intended, lol.
There’s fast travel in the game, but if you don’t like traveling this won’t be for you.
@@LanceUppercut I play video games 🎮 for the stories, so if the quest marker is on the other side of the map, and I don’t feel like walking or driving, and fast travel is an option, I’m taking fast travel. Enough said.
@@thebigenchilada678 It’s not the same Fast Travel as in Horizon Forbidden West.
Fast travel is different in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
If travel is actually interesting, then it's great that fast travel is limited. But, if we're talking about a game where traversing the open world is basically a chore, then yeah.
Clicked on this to support our heroes at GR, I had heard them talking about this game before now but didn't really see myself playing it any time soon. By the time I got to #8 I had already decided to play this ASAP. Thank you for your great coverages. This game looks awesome.
Dragons Dogma 1 by far one of my favorite games of all time - probably top 5. I'm beyond stoked for this!!!
The lack of multiple character slots is such a gut punch. I make dozens of builds in games…. I thought they would’ve updated this
You should be able to change vocations at will, and also the leveling system is changed, so now you get set stats without having to min max
i mean you should be able to in a single playtrough, you can change class to a guy in the city and stats get reallocated to fitness it best, so if you don't like a class you picked, you can just change it, you can recasomize you pg too if you want
You can change your vocation/build any time you want. There is no stat system, the only build is based on your gear choice and skill selection, both of which can be changed however you want.
I get it but I'm pretty certain the reason they dont allow for more than one active character at a time is because if they allowed more, the pawn rift would be flooded with inactive and useless pawns that are abandoned, so they never get better or level up etc. its the only reason I can think of for why they'd keep it like it was before
@@KrisOnBassalso having two characters would allow weird game breaking stuff I’m sure like gifting a one of a kind item to a pawn from another one of your characters allowing that character to have more than one of that item.
One thing that we also need to know is our potato can’t run it.
Im so excited ive been playing Dragons Dogma for 12 years and its finally getting its much deserved sequel, i remember when they had teased a playstation only sequel called deep down or something and it crushed my spirit as an XBOX fanboy, really hoping that with this war between rulers they talked about in the trailer that we and our pawns also get to engange in some massive battles against some humanoid warriors with the same skillsets as us like the bandit lords or Duke troops from the original and that maybe we get a horse of some kind with mounted combat, and please if nothing else keep the pawns dialog and their awesome english accent the samw
Dont think deep down had anything to do with dragons dogma tho or am i wrong?
It didn't. There was some baseless speculation in the beginning because it shared the initials "DD" but that was pretty much it.@@DarkMatter-97
I am really interested how they handle travelling and side content. Most open world games turn to be walking simulators with a lot of filler content even though developers say it isn't their case (except for obvious exceptions but that's like one percentage of all open world games). They could at least think of some fun means of transport (walking by foot most of the time sounds terrible lol)
Wow, love seeing character customization that has a GAMEPLAY impact! I've been hoping for that forever. Pretty simple idea, just use a give-and-take slider system; larger characters are stronger with more stamina, smaller characters are more agile and have faster move speeds. Then use a pool of additional character points to lean into their 'natural' stats further, or balance off the extreme edges.
I really like the fact that this game exists. And I think it’ll be amazing-but having one save file is egregious.
I loved DD1 and was so ready to break my rule of no preorders for this one, especially after this video. But denovo DRM on PC is gonna be rough; my advice, wait and see how the performance is before buying.
Yeah that's my main concern now, Its the first pre-order I have bought in literal years didn't think denovo was gonna be used, performance always seems to suffer when its included, some games already have been ruined on release because of it.
@@jezmcm dude 100%, it's usually removed or tuned down within a few months though so you won't have to put up with it for too long 🤞
Modern deneuvo has virtually zero performance hit. That being said it is still shitty to use it.
"Makes a lot of locations draw the player's eye"
Itsuno, that can only help slow travel remain fresh for so long even with the random enemy encounters. There's only so many times you can look at the same scenery set piece and go "that's amazing, glad I walked!" This game is gonna be great, but your crap about shunning ACTUAL fast travel is probably the element that would suck the most.
I didnt fast travel in rdr2 or days gone, both games were amazing…
@@dookieman718 Highly doubt those games are amazing *specifically because* there is no fast travel. Also, never said DD2 would suck, just that no fast travel is an element that would suck
Dragons Dogma on the PS3 pieced together my life when I was 8-10, which I recently realized is impressive, as my friend who is also very active in the souls-like genre struggled to do anything 😭
I remember playing the first game and using my friends high level pawn. Because it was a high level sorcerer it literally had all enemy weakness covered. Was probably the most fun I had playing a game for a while.
My buddy who told me about the game had a like 115lvl barbarian witha loincloth anda helm and the big 2 handed sword with all the teeth looking spikes on it and no point at the end...we wolloped most stuff for the entire game.
I haven't been this hyped for a game release since Cyberpunk 😢. I hope this is good. I am buying it at at launch. I never buy games at launch. I usually wait for a sale.
Im SUCH a fan of these types of open world where the UI is minimal, fast travel is very limited and you need to rely on your own wit ans initiative to find your way. It's so much more adventurous feeling that way, instead of just loading screening your way through the world and chasing markers
After all these years. We dedicated few to Dragons Dogma are getting our well deserved sequel.
Great job on the video Falcon!
I got this info from another playthrough, so a bit of grain of salt to be taken with it, but during your Races section, at the moment your Arisen cannot be an elf. You can give them pointed ears and make a half elf kinda thing though. Apparently your pawn is the one though who can full on be someone of the elf race. And its one of their skills that translates Elvish into something your character can understand.
the original Dragon's Dogma is one of my favorite games so i'm totally here for the sequel, just hope the performance is good on pc what with how some of the recent pc ports have been. i also hope i can run it well on my pc, i can get almost 60 fps for the RE 4 remake, so we'll see.
I like how they're saying
"we dont have fast travel. People like traveling, your game is just boring."
Fast travel in dragons dogma was one of my favorite. You had to earn and set fast travel points and they were tied to an (initially) expendable resource. Not only that, but they weren't JUST a loading screen. You threw a rock up into the air, it cracked open and blew up in your face, then you got the screen. 10/10. Honestly sad they're not redoing it.
The original is so underrated, especially at release for years. I will never forget the first time I came up against some enemies after the first town and was wiped out in spite of doing pretty ok fighting. Then I was like oh wow ok game on
Yes, but IMO its way more fair than say dark souls or elden ring, you don't get just Cheap shotted left and right. Its way more tactical and intentional and doesn't piss me off like souls games or ER.
@@douglasduda9826 agree I actually can't stand the souls games. this is very fair, its skill based and that's what made it awesome
2:20 I wish he still gave an option for that because for me work, bodybuilding and family is more important than losing myself gaming now and I’ll go months without playing and I’ll forget quest or what i was doing
Im honestly not looking forward to no map icons for quests. Other games have done this and its cool at first, and quickly becones tedious and easy to misunderstand. Its the videogame equivalent of going to the store to pick up groceries for your wife. Its 1 minute of getting to the right aisle only to spend 20 minutes looking for the exact brand and item then asked for
Really can’t wait! Enjoyed the first one & this looks a huge improvement. I’ve even booked time off work for a long weekend for this
@Falcon will you be playing on your PC or console for dragons dogma 2?
I'm super stoked for this and incredibly excited. Dragons dogma and it's expansion are held in the highest levels of my all time favorites even going as far as being my favorite game ever created(next to remnant and remnant 2). Stoked to see you just as excited! Just a few more weeks 🤣
A friend of mine showed concern for the capped frame rate but, same as you, I trust Capcom and their latest releases have performed well on consoles but I am glad to learn it won't be capped, for sure.
I cannot wait to play this game, played the original but kinda got lost and never came back to it. But with how amazing it looks I am gonna give all my time to this game !!!
I just pre ordered dd2 . I played dd1 and loved it. Can't wait.
Im so exited for this game. that archery gameplay looks nuts
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Honestly a good game would throw Fast traveling in there but if the game truly is good people wouldn’t NEED or WANT to fast travel.
For example Spider-Man has fast travel and mostly nobody uses it because the traveling system is fun. Same with Elden Ring most of the time.
I feel like forcing us to not fast travel is what’s gonna annoy a lot of people FAST. People claim to love DD2 traveling system but watch after a month or two people start complaining and begging for fast traveling 😂
It’s inevitable
My problem with fast travel being limited isn't that "games are boring", it's that I don't have 300 hours to spend on a game anymore (yes, my free time is a currency) and I'd rather get to the next big thing the game has to offer rather than have to walk there and experience the same random goblin road block I've been experiencing the last 100 hours.
Then you should skip this game, or either work on having more free time. Annyways, I hope you're doing fine sir! Have a great evening ;)
I get it, but this game...its not always goblins at the same location...
Absolutely so psyched for this! Been waiting ten years!
But for now, another playthrough of DD1 as a magick archer.
As a new player to dogma I hope jumping into 2 is a good experience