Dragon’s Dogma 2
Discussion
Surprised there’s no thread on this already. I bought a copy to keep me going until Shadow of the Erdree drops and it’s been pretty good fun so far.
Like:
Some of the pawn dialogue raises a giggle. My mage sounds like an even camper Alan Rickman and my hired fighter is called Taylor Swift, she’s rocking a basque (!) and spends forever looking for ladders to climb.
The fights can get gloriously chaotic and combat can be pretty satisfying.
Silly story, but the fantasy/medieval respite from typical ER gloom is a nice distraction and no bad thing.
Map is huge - lots to see and get lost in.
Dislike (intensely)
No Fast travel! Ox carts are NOT an acceptable replacement as they keep being attacked. Teleporting ferrystones are too few and far between.
Constantly being overweight (lol) - the chest/storage system isn’t great
Only one save game slot (on PS5) and the autosaves can be your enemy not your friend….as I discovered when constantly taken back to being stuck on a cliff, dead pawns around me and no ferrystone - plus 2 hours of gameplay back to the last Inn Save…
The map is abysmal - hard to get around, menu system very clunky. Urgh.
Despite the above, there’s loads to just get lost in and enjoy. It’s no Witcher, or Elden Ring, but so far I’ve enjoyed my time in its world. Only level 32 and probably a long way to go. Dragons are HARD.
Any other players out there/here…?
Like:
Some of the pawn dialogue raises a giggle. My mage sounds like an even camper Alan Rickman and my hired fighter is called Taylor Swift, she’s rocking a basque (!) and spends forever looking for ladders to climb.
The fights can get gloriously chaotic and combat can be pretty satisfying.
Silly story, but the fantasy/medieval respite from typical ER gloom is a nice distraction and no bad thing.
Map is huge - lots to see and get lost in.
Dislike (intensely)
No Fast travel! Ox carts are NOT an acceptable replacement as they keep being attacked. Teleporting ferrystones are too few and far between.
Constantly being overweight (lol) - the chest/storage system isn’t great
Only one save game slot (on PS5) and the autosaves can be your enemy not your friend….as I discovered when constantly taken back to being stuck on a cliff, dead pawns around me and no ferrystone - plus 2 hours of gameplay back to the last Inn Save…
The map is abysmal - hard to get around, menu system very clunky. Urgh.
Despite the above, there’s loads to just get lost in and enjoy. It’s no Witcher, or Elden Ring, but so far I’ve enjoyed my time in its world. Only level 32 and probably a long way to go. Dragons are HARD.
Any other players out there/here…?
I confess the thank you gift I pass on to returning pawns tends to be either an apple or rotten scraggy meat…I’m so tight.
One of my friends just said she’s ‘accidentally’ started the final boss fight at only level 35 and is worried she’s missed a ton of content - can’t believe you can best that Big Bad at that level, surely.
My own game has ground to a halt as I just cannot beat any dragon/drake, to get a bunch of crystals. Going back in tonight but this time lighter in weight, with more health potions to hand. My pawns all need a kick up the a*se to get stuck in more too!
What’s the easiest drake/dragon to fell? The ancient battleground one or the one in dragonsbreath tower? I guess the tower has Sigurd to help you….
One of my friends just said she’s ‘accidentally’ started the final boss fight at only level 35 and is worried she’s missed a ton of content - can’t believe you can best that Big Bad at that level, surely.
My own game has ground to a halt as I just cannot beat any dragon/drake, to get a bunch of crystals. Going back in tonight but this time lighter in weight, with more health potions to hand. My pawns all need a kick up the a*se to get stuck in more too!
What’s the easiest drake/dragon to fell? The ancient battleground one or the one in dragonsbreath tower? I guess the tower has Sigurd to help you….
Thank you!
Beat it…finished it
. I did the one in dragonsbreath tower and by a stroke of luck/sheer genius, it got caught in a stairwell it chased me down, so it couldn’t fly anywhere and just pummel me, so we all piled in and tanked it :P
Rest of the game was straightforward….i went for the ending that seems to keep going forever, apocalyptically…but by then it just sounded too much of a grind to complete each area, so I won’t be technically finishing it entirely. Think I got to level 40 and that’s good enough for me.
Was fun, flawed, annoying, diverting and no masterpiece….but I definitely enjoyed it.
Beat it…finished it
. I did the one in dragonsbreath tower and by a stroke of luck/sheer genius, it got caught in a stairwell it chased me down, so it couldn’t fly anywhere and just pummel me, so we all piled in and tanked it :PRest of the game was straightforward….i went for the ending that seems to keep going forever, apocalyptically…but by then it just sounded too much of a grind to complete each area, so I won’t be technically finishing it entirely. Think I got to level 40 and that’s good enough for me.
Was fun, flawed, annoying, diverting and no masterpiece….but I definitely enjoyed it.
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