Everyone’s talking about fluctuating scores but the scores are fluctuating between 8s and 10s lol. They can recognise it’s not for them but that objectively it is a good game.
1. These are good scores, people expecting another Elden Ring or Baldur's Gate 3 are a little bit too optimistic. 2. So far, it seems people who loved the first one adore the second, and that's what's important, especially to me, who is also a fan of the first.
@@xtr.7662 I won't know until I played it, and I do have A LOT of issues with Elden RIng, but it is grand in every way. As for BG3, I haven't played it yet. But DOS1 and 2 are easy 9+ games in their genre (Larian previous games). However, despite all this, I was basically referring to how they exploded, which is a lot of time subjective so it's rare for it to happen in that way unless it's something mainstream.
And the leader of the pack is always male. Same with every animal species that has a chief. But when Humans have the same hierarchy we'll you know the rest ♀️😤
And the leader of the pack is always male. Same with every animal species that has a chief. But when Humans have the same hierarchy it's called sexism 😤
The thing is to treat all reviews as a guide. For example someone who is impatient and likes short games on rails will not really like any big open world game.... no matter how great. But personally, I love these type of epic games with a long grind and learning curve.
From what I've seen, first few hours definitely feels like it's gonna be full of goblins, wolves, harpies, skeletons, and zombies with some mini bosses here and there
I just got this game today and am loving it so far. They've taken everything that was good about the first game and made it even better and the character models look amazing now, whether it's your party members or npc's you meet they have gotten a huge upgrade from DD1
Most things were upgraded though there are somethings that got downgraded , but the open world aspect definitely was massively upgraded. Haven’t made it to Battahl yet but most loot in cheats feels underwhelming. Also chest don’t seem to reset like in DD1.
@@suprchocolatez1177 I am genuinely surprised how good FF7 rebirth is. Never played original and remake was meh for me personally but rebirth is on another level..
DD2 looks incredible I've never played DD1, but this sequel's a game I'm excited to play. I'm especially stoked about the 'pawns', & the ability to swap between classes (+, I'm totally going to choose Beastren... having non-human options is an advantage imo)
Over 20 plus hours needs more things to to do. Need more side quest, better farming, hope we could swim, fishing, better NPC interaction online with friends etc... The next dogma 3 should be like that in my opinion.
Let's hope they fix up the lag and the absence of being about to change characters or start a new game without deleting local saves , that hurts a game like that
I havent played the original but I am intrigued on this game, especially the "no handholding"and immersive and exploration vibe (vibe same as breath of the wild) is not something you can see in most games today
The microtransactions are like Capcoms other games. Pay 3-5$ for small items that make the game easier. All stuff easily obtainable in game. Even the Deluxe edition content is obtainable in game.
30 FPS is a big let down not gonna lie. I care more about performance and FPS than graphics honestly. I’m praying they add a performance mode for PS5. I was so excited for this game😭😭
I mean, the graphics are nice i guess but not mind blowing in any way?. I'm with you on the fact that fps and performance should come before fidelity. I dunno, i get the impression that people who are okay playing a game at sub 30 fps in 2024 on a 'Next Gen' console are just liyng to themselves.
The performance issues don't seem to be related to graphics, the game is incredibly intensive on the CPU, seemingly due to a lot of simulated elements and physics heavy interactions. This means a "performance mode" would have to scale back actual gameplay functions and simulation aspects, not graphical settings. Optimisations in post-launch patches may help address the performance issues but it does seem to generally be an issue with the game's scope and systems rather than the graphics not being tuned correctly (sort of similar to Baldur's Gate 3, which itself is also deeply CPU limited on console)
What bothers me more than that, is the fact that Capcom decided to make this only have one save file like the original. I got to the very end of the first game and my save data on that ONE FILE got corrupted. 100’s of hours down the drain. Lol
man hardly felt, not sure why every one is crying about 30fps, this is game not multiplayer fast shooter, you dont have crosshair , it is a slow paced souls and 30 fps is very acceptable, i play on ps5 and i have no stutter no slowness, enjoying every moment.
@@piiixelsolutions1281Sorry to burst your bubble but everyone is crying because it's 2024 not 2014. The whole reason the ps5/Xbox series exists is so you can play games at 60fps on console. If you prefer 30fps at a higher resolution that's cool but almost every other game gives you an option for performance/graphics. For a large majority of gamers 60fps is the bare minimum...like I said it's not 2014 anymore...hence the backlash
I'm really hoping they don't do the weird thing where stats fully scale differently depending on which vocations you're leveling - that's one thing that kept me from really digging into the first game, looking at how people recommended I build certain vocations and seeing that they almost always involved 200 levels of a vocations I didn't care about and only playing that actual vocation at max level. I also hope we get some sort of cosmetic customization like layered armor/transmog, I know there are awesome endgame weapons and such but I've always been a sucker for really simple, classic weapon designs so it'd be nice to be able to use late-game weapons with early-game appearances.
A reviewer named ACG said that you don’t. The basic story arc might be worth reviewing, since it tells alot about the world and lore. I’m guessing that, from what I’ve heard, for a lot of people, the original has a bit too much jank and is harder to get in to.
Also, I didn’t play the game personally, I’ve just been following all the news on it from ACG and other sources. ACG loved the first game and has a lot of knowledge about both 1 and 2.
i think the problem with DD2 (and DD1) isn't the game itself per se. It's that the game design is inherently divisive, you'll either love it or hate it. Hence the fluctuating scores
About performance - considering it's the same in most settings, I suspect Denuvo. Won't be the first time it caused unstable frame rate out of nowhere.
I'm near the end of Dragon's Dogma 2 i still need to wrap up some some quests, find a legendary monster and answer the Sphinx's last riddle but i do agree with this.
Yeah, it's likely the video footage wasn't directly captured by the reviewer - so whoever did the video capture/editing did it on Xbox, while the actual reviewer did their gameplay on PC.
For some reason, I feel like this channel reviews tend to be spot on for me. With exceptions to FF rebrith, while good, that game is nowhere near a 10.
Rebirth Story is a 10, side quest 9 mostly cause they always developed more characters, and chadley world intel a 7 overall though a 10 for me excluding chadley
In all reality it’s not the games fault it runs at 30 fps it’s more on the console that can’t handle it, not so next gen when an actual next gen game comes out🤷♂️ why are we blaming capcom for making a stunning game when it’s Microsoft and PlayStation that need to re evaluate their idea of “next gen”
@@vineethsai1575 it will run like that even on a 5090, the game is CPU bound, mostly because of all the physics interactions, npcs and constant data streaming, some optimization may be achieved, but it won't do miracles. Graphics are not the only thing that can harm a game's performance.
“It’s time to scrutinize reviewers’ integrity following their receipt of emails regarding microtransactions in the game . Transparency is essential to discern truth from bias.”
When the reviewer says it's bold to offer so little fast traveling, what he should have said is that we are so used to games wasting our time that I miss fast travel, even from a game that does not waste my time. The fault is not in this game, it's your expectations.
That's an interesting point; I know personally I like having sort of "hub-to-hub" travel, especially between places I've already been, because while traveling between some neighboring towns, even in games like The Witcher 3 that have excellent exploration, going between large areas can be very tedious.
One thing I don’t like is how the world looks totaly uninteresting and the same at all times, its just land and trees or sand and rocks. Also enemy variety, seems like Ive seen all enemies that exist and repeat all the time
Everyone’s talking about fluctuating scores but the scores are fluctuating between 8s and 10s lol. They can recognise it’s not for them but that objectively it is a good game.
1. These are good scores, people expecting another Elden Ring or Baldur's Gate 3 are a little bit too optimistic.
2. So far, it seems people who loved the first one adore the second, and that's what's important, especially to me, who is also a fan of the first.
@@FrozenAXLthose games are very overrated in the first place especially elden ring, dd2 is on the same tier as those two
@@xtr.7662
I won't know until I played it, and I do have A LOT of issues with Elden RIng, but it is grand in every way. As for BG3, I haven't played it yet. But DOS1 and 2 are easy 9+ games in their genre (Larian previous games).
However, despite all this, I was basically referring to how they exploded, which is a lot of time subjective so it's rare for it to happen in that way unless it's something mainstream.
@@xtr.7662 are they really overrated? Or do you just not like it? Cause the latter's generally how it is.
@@mrgamebus that's what overrated means, that the person finds the general reaction very far outside their own.
Impaling that goblin to the wall with fire sword was sick
WOLVES HUNT IN PACKS
I don't believe that
The master works all, you can't go wrong.
And the leader of the pack is always male. Same with every animal species that has a chief. But when Humans have the same hierarchy we'll you know the rest ♀️😤
And the leader of the pack is always male. Same with every animal species that has a chief. But when Humans have the same hierarchy it's called sexism 😤
And the leader of the pack is always male ♂️ 💯
didn't know we could go that high up riding a griffin 0:53 Maybe in a future DLC they add ridable dragons
2:38 the scene looks like beautiful painting
I’ve already preordered it. Looking forward to trying out the different classes. Not having to lose any experience to switch between each is a plus.
The thing is to treat all reviews as a guide. For example someone who is impatient and likes short games on rails will not really like any big open world game.... no matter how great. But personally, I love these type of epic games with a long grind and learning curve.
I just hope enemy variety is good. Fighting the same enemies gets old fast... "Lords of the Fallen."
Same enemies cause it’s a remake of the first game essentially.
From what I've seen, first few hours definitely feels like it's gonna be full of goblins, wolves, harpies, skeletons, and zombies with some mini bosses here and there
@@bambulbee123yep, same as the first game
Don't worry, Capcom can make even the most repetitive of enemies fun to fight. Even....WOLVES ARISEN
I think the combat variety stems more from the flexible class system and their game plans rather than the enemy types.
Looks like a great year for Japanese Game Developers. Bangers after bangers.
Especially when we score on a curve!
Isn't that every year lol
@@advanced8998 Lol, true. Japanese devs are just far ahead of other devs.
While western games flop one after another due to certain reasons.
I just got this game today and am loving it so far. They've taken everything that was good about the first game and made it even better and the character models look amazing now, whether it's your party members or npc's you meet they have gotten a huge upgrade from DD1
Most things were upgraded though there are somethings that got downgraded , but the open world aspect definitely was massively upgraded. Haven’t made it to Battahl yet but most loot in cheats feels underwhelming. Also chest don’t seem to reset like in DD1.
I thought Tam said the lands of Vermont at first. I was like WHAT! Lol
Now I like Dragon’s Dogma 2’s chance at GOTY.
Theres no chance Ff7 rebirth is clear
@@suprchocolatez1177 I am genuinely surprised how good FF7 rebirth is. Never played original and remake was meh for me personally but rebirth is on another level..
87 with 45 reviews, it's unlikely even with games that have already come out like ff7 rebirth at a 93 with 137 reviews
@@suprchocolatez1177😂😂😂
Every game doesn't need to be a GOTY contender for people to enjoy it. AW2 was nominated and while I loved it. Most folks don't care for it.
If your CPU is below spec, check out core and thread loads in Task Manager.
DD2 looks incredible I've never played DD1, but this sequel's a game I'm excited to play. I'm especially stoked about the 'pawns', & the ability to swap between classes (+, I'm totally going to choose Beastren... having non-human options is an advantage imo)
I hope the next cult classic remake we get is The Thing video game from the OG xbox era,
Chat AI implementation in these charachters in single player would be interesting
I will wait for Tam’s own thoughts, on Giant Bomb. But it looks just what I want except for the performance
Can't wait to play it but it kinda feels like a remake.
Wow... with the way this year is going in japanese games, it's like reliving my childhood on ps1. I love this year in gaming, but hate my backlog. 😢
Lol 2:30 Whats even bolder, adding fast travel transactions a few days later 😮😮😂😂
oh god, what agame!!! A10/10 for me. immersions is sick, only when i thought Elden Ring would top this genre.
"They`re masterworks all!"-Blacksmith
You can't go wrong.
Over 20 plus hours needs more things to to do. Need more side quest, better farming, hope we could swim, fishing, better NPC interaction online with friends etc... The next dogma 3 should be like that in my opinion.
Let's hope they fix up the lag and the absence of being about to change characters or start a new game without deleting local saves , that hurts a game like that
I would prefer to sometimes recruit or befriend some creatures in the game.
I havent played the original but I am intrigued on this game, especially the "no handholding"and immersive and exploration vibe (vibe same as breath of the wild) is not something you can see in most games today
06:01 I'm sold
I hope you didn't buy this disastrous game they ruined it
If the game ever gets a 60fps mode on PS5, its an instant buy.
Man I love the weight the bihander gameplay has. Goty candidate
The microtransactions are like Capcoms other games. Pay 3-5$ for small items that make the game easier. All stuff easily obtainable in game. Even the Deluxe edition content is obtainable in game.
Better review than ign
Who knew that not every review will give the same score to a game?
@@Safetytrousersi think he meant the quality of the Review
@@sparten6 I think he meant that these people tie the quality of the review to how high they rate a game
@@AB-jt4rs I actually think what he meant is that Gamespot gave DD2 a higher score than IGN did. This validates his hype and anticipation for DD2
Ign, land if toxicity
30 FPS is a big let down not gonna lie. I care more about performance and FPS than graphics honestly. I’m praying they add a performance mode for PS5. I was so excited for this game😭😭
I mean, the graphics are nice i guess but not mind blowing in any way?. I'm with you on the fact that fps and performance should come before fidelity. I dunno, i get the impression that people who are okay playing a game at sub 30 fps in 2024 on a 'Next Gen' console are just liyng to themselves.
The performance issues don't seem to be related to graphics, the game is incredibly intensive on the CPU, seemingly due to a lot of simulated elements and physics heavy interactions. This means a "performance mode" would have to scale back actual gameplay functions and simulation aspects, not graphical settings. Optimisations in post-launch patches may help address the performance issues but it does seem to generally be an issue with the game's scope and systems rather than the graphics not being tuned correctly (sort of similar to Baldur's Gate 3, which itself is also deeply CPU limited on console)
What bothers me more than that, is the fact that Capcom decided to make this only have one save file like the original. I got to the very end of the first game and my save data on that ONE FILE got corrupted. 100’s of hours down the drain. Lol
man hardly felt, not sure why every one is crying about 30fps, this is game not multiplayer fast shooter, you dont have crosshair , it is a slow paced souls and 30 fps is very acceptable, i play on ps5 and i have no stutter no slowness, enjoying every moment.
@@piiixelsolutions1281Sorry to burst your bubble but everyone is crying because it's 2024 not 2014. The whole reason the ps5/Xbox series exists is so you can play games at 60fps on console. If you prefer 30fps at a higher resolution that's cool but almost every other game gives you an option for performance/graphics. For a large majority of gamers 60fps is the bare minimum...like I said it's not 2014 anymore...hence the backlash
What about the console review? I'm guessing it was smooth sailing on the PC version. I want to know how it looks and plays on the consoles
ign did on console i guess
Consoles are for losers
@janoycresnova9156 sure..😬
@@janoycresnova9156PCs are for geeks
@@janoycresnova9156 lol
i am happy dragons's dogma 2 is out now can't wait play it looks fun !!!!!
Great game. If only they added the same diversity to dialogue and voice acting that they applied to hair shine.
I think I've heard that griffin story a dozen times already, and I haven't been following the pre-release period of this game closely.
I want to try before i buy but i feel like 2 hrs isn't going to give me a good sense.
The first game is dirt cheap and plays extremely similar. A quick way to see if you like the gameplay before 2 comes out.
No way, at least 10-20 hours
@@cashuflakbreakdancer in that case good idea, thanks!
@@cashuflakbreakdancer 2nd one improved on basically everything tho, by 10 times
Capcom is goated
Would have been nice to have a review on next gen console. When there’s a huge gap between pc & consoles separate reviews should be the norm
Now this is how you do a review. IGN take notes.
Quests: Dull
Combat: Ok
Story: Really dull
Exploration: Dull
Characters: Dull
Enemy Variety: Really dull
Mine PS5 copy of the game is already on its way... tomorrow night is gona be long one
don't you mean friday night?
@justsumguy8193 My copy is arriving one day early... don't know why, don't care 😀 😍
@ladeni5866 lololol good for you. That's happened to me a few times it's the best feeling
@justsumguy8193 exactly, thanks... tomorrow's gonna be fun 😁 can't wait
@@ladeni5866 will you play it all night ?
I'm really hoping they don't do the weird thing where stats fully scale differently depending on which vocations you're leveling - that's one thing that kept me from really digging into the first game, looking at how people recommended I build certain vocations and seeing that they almost always involved 200 levels of a vocations I didn't care about and only playing that actual vocation at max level.
I also hope we get some sort of cosmetic customization like layered armor/transmog, I know there are awesome endgame weapons and such but I've always been a sucker for really simple, classic weapon designs so it'd be nice to be able to use late-game weapons with early-game appearances.
I think people have confirmed bonus stats reallocate when switching vocations
[insert wolf comment to say you played the first one]
do you need to play the 1st game to enjoy or understand,the 2nd game?
A reviewer named ACG said that you don’t. The basic story arc might be worth reviewing, since it tells alot about the world and lore. I’m guessing that, from what I’ve heard, for a lot of people, the original has a bit too much jank and is harder to get in to.
Also, I didn’t play the game personally, I’ve just been following all the news on it from ACG and other sources. ACG loved the first game and has a lot of knowledge about both 1 and 2.
thank you@@joelmilten
Ive never played a Dragons Dogma game, so im asking for opinions.. Would this game be recomended to a Dragon Age fan?
Its very different from dragon age.
@@miroslavhajduk1797 thanks for the reply. I borrowed it from a friend and discovered that I genuinely enjoy it even with the differences.
I was kinda hoping Tam was writing the review
Capcom is on a role
Goblins ill-like fire
Can we pick up npcs and launch them off cliffs? 😂😂
Yes
Moreover you can trick them with a special vocation into seeing platforms which aren't there just to fall off from cliffs by themselves
Perfect game for multiplayer 🥹
How many main characters can you create. Csn you create multiple game files like souls.
I think only one character at a time. There is only one save slot.
On the character creator you can downloads it lets you make 5
Only 1
@@IAmDaDumb1yes which is strange because it also says you can only import one character you make. Not sure why they let you make 5
Dragon Dogma 2 : Gamespot review 3000.00
i think the problem with DD2 (and DD1) isn't the game itself per se. It's that the game design is inherently divisive, you'll either love it or hate it. Hence the fluctuating scores
It’s got a 87 on metacritic rn. Doesn’t seem very fluctuating most critics really enjoyed it
fluctuating as in ign gave an 8, gamingbolt gave a 10@@randydonovan7844
The lowest score is 70 and the highest is 100, with most either 8 or 9.
My god this comment is in every video 😂
A game for everyone is a game for no one.
Unless they fix the frame issue on ps5 which is were most of the sales are going to come from…the pc and console scores want line up
Already pre ordered 😊
About performance - considering it's the same in most settings, I suspect Denuvo. Won't be the first time it caused unstable frame rate out of nowhere.
I'm near the end of Dragon's Dogma 2 i still need to wrap up some some quests, find a legendary monster and answer the Sphinx's last riddle but i do agree with this.
They gave it a 9
I hope it supports Ultrawide Screen. I got this Asus 34" ultrawide last week and ive yet to really use it!
The character creator demo runs at 3440x1440 FWIW
yongyea confirmed in hisreview he played the whole thing ultra wide
Yummy
So far this review seems better than ign
Nice to be honest I thought that IGN or Gamespot will give the game like 6 since DD2 doesn't do much to appeal the "modern audiences" that much
IGN gave it an 8.
Ooh Tamoor still works at Gamespot? Sickk he's a cool dude
I AM SO READY!
Don't buy it you'll be disappointed
My hands are itching to play it
Don't buy it watch non shill reviews on CZcams
This is for those of us that didn't get on with BG3 turn based combat
Do we have horse in this game? - Asking for a friend...
No, I was hoping for that too. We have ox cart as transportation at least.
plays the game on pc but shows a banner that it was captured on a xboxseries x? im guessing that footage was i guess.
Could be Windows PC using Xbox game bar to record
Yeah, it's likely the video footage wasn't directly captured by the reviewer - so whoever did the video capture/editing did it on Xbox, while the actual reviewer did their gameplay on PC.
Your performance issue if Denuvo...
It deserves the rating that it got 💛🔥
They gave it a 9/10
The number doesn't matter. Like at all. I want to hear what they say about it.
I don't want to see this as the top comment before I get the chance to look at the review. Jeez
Thanks bro
You couldn’t help yourself, could you?
Better than Elden Ring probably. Combat does look way better and NPCs/dialogues too.
For some reason, I feel like this channel reviews tend to be spot on for me. With exceptions to FF rebrith, while good, that game is nowhere near a 10.
It probably just wasn't for you.
Rebirth Story is a 10, side quest 9 mostly cause they always developed more characters, and chadley world intel a 7 overall though a 10 for me excluding chadley
I did not expect a 9
In all reality it’s not the games fault it runs at 30 fps it’s more on the console that can’t handle it, not so next gen when an actual next gen game comes out🤷♂️ why are we blaming capcom for making a stunning game when it’s Microsoft and PlayStation that need to re evaluate their idea of “next gen”
Did you see how it runs on a 4090?
@@vineethsai1575 it will run like that even on a 5090, the game is CPU bound, mostly because of all the physics interactions, npcs and constant data streaming, some optimization may be achieved, but it won't do miracles. Graphics are not the only thing that can harm a game's performance.
Why is it 25 frames again?
Tradition at this point
Corporate greed and laziness
Poor optimization.
Cause shut up. It doesn't matter. Plays just fine if not great. Shut up and play the game or stop complaining
@@austinjoseph2881 Shut up kid, this is 2024 and 60 fps is the new standard. They didn’t deliver and deserve the bad reviews consequently.
It looks wonderful
“It’s time to scrutinize reviewers’ integrity following their receipt of emails regarding microtransactions in the game . Transparency is essential to discern truth from bias.”
Looks like monster hunter
IGN only give this score 7, why you must give 9? I confused
Are the graphics not that good or am I wigging
It looks like a 6 year old game
Who cares.
It looks good in parts and then very dated in a lot of others. But yeah overall it's not great which is disappointing
When the reviewer says it's bold to offer so little fast traveling, what he should have said is that we are so used to games wasting our time that I miss fast travel, even from a game that does not waste my time. The fault is not in this game, it's your expectations.
That's an interesting point; I know personally I like having sort of "hub-to-hub" travel, especially between places I've already been, because while traveling between some neighboring towns, even in games like The Witcher 3 that have excellent exploration, going between large areas can be very tedious.
Kids are happy for its a 9
Will this game be difficult to beat ?
There is a difficulty setting
No, but if its anything like the first, to see everything you will have to finish it multiple times.
Yes and no its more of a preparation and enemy knowledge game. In the first one, difficulty didnt really ramp up until the expansion came out
@@paulb4480is Blackbitter Isle in this game?
This game is not for cry babies
One thing I don’t like is how the world looks totaly uninteresting and the same at all times, its just land and trees or sand and rocks. Also enemy variety, seems like Ive seen all enemies that exist and repeat all the time
This game is exactly what you would expect if you've ever played DD1.......
Can we F the pawns this time?
Na but i guess they have brothels and other romance scenes with other characters in the game
Pawns are not attracted to you
I should have bought this and not Rebirth tbh.
Nah, Rebirth is better.
Rebirth is more fun than this. Don't know where you're getting at here
Rebirth is the best ubisoft game I have ever playd and Dragons Dogma is going to be the best bethesda game I ever played
@@Yungie201 More fun for ubisoft type players.
Elden Ring and Dragon's Dogma 2 are Japanese games. After all, you guys are looking forward to Japanese games.
is the variety of enemies big?
From all the footage I’ve seen and some player reviews.. no.. sadly. I think that’s my biggest gripe.
I’ve heard it’s improved since the first game
Bought it! 👍
And are we meant to care?
no body asks your opinion big boy @@nookie077
@@eileentheecroww9829I know, and nobody asked for yours either. Yet here we are. Ain't free speech great. *High five*
Nice. Gonna be an awesome game.
Is the game this dark?
Nice
Not gonna believe a 9/10 rating of a game that has such obvious performance issues
They are weak to fire!!
this fraud gave this broken cashgrab a 9
So 9.5/10 on PC then
My predator 16 with rtx 4080 13th gen is ready to run this game in 2k 80fps. Aah after upgrade from 1660ti, feels like a dream
No one cares
I care. Lol
At low settings maybe lol
4080 you should be blasting 4k 100 fps lol
Ignore the guy who can't afford your rig. Good for you, man! I just got a 4090 system and am ready to rock'n'roll!
Can't really rely on mainstream reviewers these days for an objective opinion..............
9/10
Never finished first one, never will this one
Good for you.
Gave Rebirth an 8 and DD2 a 9. Should've been the other way around. IGN gave Rebirth a 9 and DD2 an 8 because they're not dumb like Gamespot.