Dragon’s Dogma 2 Review: Incredibly fluid combat with engaging well built world

The main idea of Dragon’s Dogma 2 is that you are chosen to be an Arisen, a once-in-a-generation icon tasked with defeating an ancient dragon and commanding a legion of creatures known only as Pawns.

Within this basic story framework, groups want to overthrow you or refuse to recognise you as the only way to save their planet from the dangers of the wise and elderly dragon. So you embark on an expedition across the kingdoms of Vermund, Battahl, and beyond to achieve your destiny.

Along the road, you will encounter some of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s side content. These side missions begin with very modest risks, but they can combine with other, indirectly connected objectives to develop them simultaneously.

The purpose of Dragon’s Dogma is to immerse the player in a universe, prompting them to evaluate what they are fighting for as the Arisen. To partake in the experience of everyone else who is also inhabiting that environment, as well as to share their knowledge and experiences through their pawns, so that everyone may learn more about it together.

Even when explained, it feels hard to fully capture the scope of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s universe without experiencing it yourself. Nonetheless, Dragon’s Dogma is a game about stories: confrontations, late-night ambushes, and grasping triumph from the jaws of loss. Dragon’s Dogma’s universe now more than ever accommodates these storylines, further heightened by the exploration opportunities provided by the thick, extended environment, which is riddled with caverns, shrines, and dungeons to discover. Crucially, it feels like there’s always a reason to investigate whatever is on your horizon, since you never know what may be waiting on the other side.

Graphically, the game appears to be a little out of date, but this isn’t a huge issue, especially given the size of its realms and systems. However, as you explore, keep an eye out for movement jank and poor hitbox detection. Dragon’s Dogma 2’s AI pathing is similarly quite simple, which can be both amusing and infuriating at times.

However, the new hybrid occupations are rather enjoyable. The Magick Archer is the sole returning hybrid class, but it seems better here, with a stronger emphasis on diverse arrow kinds and even the ability to heal from a great distance. The Mystic Spearhand allows you to whirl about and teleport. The Trickster fights with an incense censor, can summon a clone, and perform a variety of other, well, difficult things. You just modify your base stats when changing occupations, which is far superior. Combat feels amazing regardless of the character you play as, and each class expects something unique from you.

Fighting is not the only thing you’ll be doing here. Aside from exploration, you’ll have to do some sneaking about, significant political intrigue, investigations, and assist individuals with tasks such as housekeeping. Dragon’s Dogma 2 wants you to believe it is alive, and while the non-narrative NPCs struggle to do this, the setting, the way you may impact the tale, and the story itself do an excellent job of immersing you.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 supports asynchronous multiplayer using pawns. You create a primary pawn at the start of your adventure, and they join you on every step. Other players can call them into their realms as well. You’ll never directly interact with another person in your party, but their pawns carry information of completed tasks, perspectives, and even languages that your team can not understand.

Although there were time-sensitive objectives in the first Dragon’s Dogma, the sequel has more stress. There is no longer a connection between mission progress and plot advancement; nonetheless, completing timed quests as quickly as possible is a top goal. The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 will live on without you, so watch who you talk to—you never know what you could be inviting into your life.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is an open-world action-adventure game with a challenging difficulty level that demands mastery over its mechanics. After doing this, you may anticipate at least 100 hours of thrilling exploration, intense battle, perplexing missions, and a completely unique immersive experience.