The WhatsNext verdict
If you want tactile fantasy combat, monster-climbing spectacle, and emergent road-trip adventures with a party of pawns, Dragon's Dogma II delivers something unusually distinctive. Players seeking polished performance, consistently strong writing, or tightly authored quests should look elsewhere.
What it does best
Fights feel physical, kinetic, and gloriously chaotic
The systems keep creating stories you did not plan
Wandering off the road can lead to memorable discoveries
What might put you off
Poor launch performance
Thin story and uneven quests
The setup
What you are walking into
Dragon's Dogma is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more. On your journey, you’ll be joined by Pawns, mysterious otherworldly beings, in an adventure so unique you will feel as if accompanied by other players while on your own adventure. All of these elements are elevated further by the latest in graphics, artificial intelligence (AI) and physics technology to create a truly immersive fantasy world in Dragon's Dogma 2.
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