Dragon’s Dogma 2
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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've finished it. As a massive fan of DD and Dark Arisen, I found it a mixed bag but overall, immensely pleased it was even made and released after so long since the last one.
Overall I enjoyed it but there were a few things that irritated me along the way. I suppose it wouldn't be DD if it wasn't extremely idiosyncratic and as flawed as it is fun (whoever tried to fight Grigori in the original game without a ranged attack will attest to this).
It took me about 80 hrs to finish, and that was clearing the whole map and taking on every side quest I came across. I missed a critical story moment later in the game (it all happens off screen if you don't attend to it immediately, great). I hoarded ferrystones because I knew they were needed for the endgame event, if I'd used a few I could have probably saved myself a few laborious trips on foot or by oxcart.
Overall I enjoyed it but there were a few things that irritated me along the way. I suppose it wouldn't be DD if it wasn't extremely idiosyncratic and as flawed as it is fun (whoever tried to fight Grigori in the original game without a ranged attack will attest to this).
It took me about 80 hrs to finish, and that was clearing the whole map and taking on every side quest I came across. I missed a critical story moment later in the game (it all happens off screen if you don't attend to it immediately, great). I hoarded ferrystones because I knew they were needed for the endgame event, if I'd used a few I could have probably saved myself a few laborious trips on foot or by oxcart.
Not got it yet but I have the original with Dark Arisen and got platinum on it so will be getting it soon. I love the pawn system and how it works with other players. They come back from being hired and present you with their reward which usually turns out to be something useless like a small fish.
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….
The smaller drakes you find around the map are the easiest to defeat. The one north of Vernworth or the one in the Battahl area should be pretty easy once you're appropriately levelled. Try bringing a sorcerer pawn with the 'meteoron' ability as a successful cast will absolutely obliterate them. Those fights are really just a DPS check as the drake's attacks are fairly weak but once they're nearly dead they'll try and hit with you a meteor spell of their own which is often an near-total wipe.
The mutated dragon-creation thing that you find in the lower left corner of the map (past the Medusa lair) is actually very easy too, albeit more it's a higher level than the lesser drakes that roam the map.
The mutated dragon-creation thing that you find in the lower left corner of the map (past the Medusa lair) is actually very easy too, albeit more it's a higher level than the lesser drakes that roam the map.
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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