Dragon's Dogma 2 - Easy Allies Review

[@fishhyyy]

0:52 Such a magnificent tapestry of stars…. Yeah. Stars, alright. 👀

[@Hawkenwhacker]

The night sky *_is_* magnificent, when you aren't spending most of your time working and being busy overall. You'd be surprised at the number of people who are too preoccupied to look up.

[@gmanawesome5773]

STARS ARE SHINING AT NIGHT.💙💙💝💝❤‍🔥❤‍🔥🥰🥰🤗🤗😘😘🎆🎆

[@Hazz3r]

Captured via Isla's PS5 🤣

[@adamheeley285]

Just like the last Dragons Dogma Ill buy this when it is 20$....im sure there is 20 bucks worth of fun somewhere in this pile of garbage.

[@H4xstyrofoam]

​@@adamheeley285Not a pile of garbage at all actually. Genuinely innovative RPG design that is focused around immersion and fun. I think $40 is a good price for the content, kind of the point at which I buy most AAA games I'm not super interested in but get good reviews.

[@Aleebi]

9.5 is insane, ill probably lean to agree AFTER they fix the performance issues.

[@KingRey.]

Unless it's broken, they usually let some technical issues slide. Helps not date the review as patches fix the game.

[@ln5321]

Wolves still hunt in packs, Arisen

[@Rabaikal]

*hunt

[@ln5321]

@@RabaikalFuck, you're right

[@cloudbloom]

I recommend switching L1 and R1 especially while playing as a fighter, it feels weird to hold R1 to bring up your shield

[@platypusfox73]

Did this myself as my Soulsborne memory wanted to to use L1 to block.

[@human-animalchimeraprohibi2143]

Lol, I've been playing for hours and I still cant get this right.

[@5-Volt]

The very first thing I did as a fighter. Feels so weird otherwise. Plus that's how it was in the first one.

[@punchtothegut]

RIGHT?? I played over 350+ hours of the first game in preparation for the sequel and I kept tripping myself up when trying to properly block and do the vocation attacks

[@hododod246]

This time I am at game journalists’ side. There is lots of misinformation about game. You can restart the game, one save slot is not a big deal. Lots of game do that. Microtransactions are bad but you can completely ignore them. The problem with gamers they are like hive minded sheep herd. They don’t have their opinions. They follow the crowd. They just read twitter and get mad for the stuff don’t exist

[@zashadow131990]

still, the performance on pc is abysmal, and that alone would give it a very bad rating, combined with the microtransactions, it is not a good look, they should also have added an option for vsync on console as it makes the experience very sluggish without

[@KeyT3ch]

How is one save slot only for a RPG "not a big deal"?! Also performance is ass while not looking all that good either compared to what's already available

[@Alexthelion93]

Having only one save slot is extremely stupid and performance is crap across all platforms, those are facts.

[@MrDante3212]

​@@zashadow131990 Yes because the port of Hogwarts Legacy that still has not a functional RT on PC and a performance they are not going to fix has a lot of bad ratings...

[@Emulcool]

@@KeyT3ch because its' part of the design of the game. it's tied to the pawn system with is a thing only dragon dogma games HAVE. Let's have limitless saves so that the things that make this game unique becomes mondane. GREAT IDEA.

[@florsch6781]

4:31 Did that troll just effin' dropkick you? 😆

[@sushantheshreztha8777]

4:30 for FullEffect !

[@j-r-m7775]

I really liked the first DD. So far the second one is good, but it’s very similar to the first one. I expected more improvements considering it’s been over 10 years since the first one came out. It is still a good game but i am a little disappointed.

[@fizzyshellfish5439]

Agreed. It looks and plays like a remaster of the first game. I've only played a few hours, so it's too early to have a full opinion. I'm extremely disappointed with the UI. It looks ancient, blocky and ugly. And using it is not very intuitive.

[@obedear_]

Yeah I’m super surprised by the glowing reviews. I can see the appeal in terms of the combat and exploration but the world feels so stale. There is zero depth to any of the characters, none of them feel like actual people. The script and voice acting is bland as heck, the pawns’ banter is infuriatingly repetitive and everything they say just makes them feel like a walking manual page. The awkward way pawns introduce themselves in the world is so off putting. It’s hard to get invested in a world when everything about it feels so emotionally sterile.

[@j-r-m7775]

@@obedear_ I agree with most of what you said and that’s exactly how the first game was. It was all about the combat, the RPG aspects leveling up your guy, open world etc. The story and character “development” were pretty stale in the first one. Despite all of that, I’m kind of a sucker for these action-RPG type of games, with a big world, tons of loot and upgrades with lots of quests. So I’m still enjoying it. But I did expect more from it considering we’re in 2024 TWELVE years after the first one was released. The improvements to the game seem like a sequel that came out two or three years after the original not over a decade. That being said, I don’t regret buying it. Though I can understand if someone did.

[@robertrainford6754]

@@j-r-m7775 I would say it’s slightly less impressive than the first game so far. Dragons dogma was known for the combat and the classes, so I do not understand why they would a cut down the skills from six to four. That really bothers me especially with the sorcerer class.

[@j-r-m7775]

@@robertrainford6754 Definitely considering we’re in 2024 It’s certainly much less impressive than the original one was for a 2012 game. But I still think it’s a better overall game. After playing DD2 for a few hours and noticing how similar it was, I I opened up the original game for the first time in years and played it for five minutes, just to see how it held up. The second one is definitely superior in most aspects. But not anywhere near to the degree that I thought it would and should be. If you compare the original Witcher which came out in 2007 to Witcher 3 which came out in 2015 it’s not even in the same universe. And that was only eight years apart. Actually, the difference between Witcher 2 and Witcher 3 is still WAY bigger than DD vs. DD2 and that was only 4 years apart. But regardless of all that, I’m still having fun playing DD 2. One things for sure is all the drama about the “micro transactions” was dumb as fuck. The things you can buy don’t even help you that much and you can get them anyway. It’s so not a big deal just don’t buy them. As far as your point about the skills, I hear you, but it’s so easy to change them plus you have “core skills” too so it didn’t bother me very much.

[@matthewblankenship7968]

Dragons dogma part 1 was one of my favorite games of all time on ps3 ..man I spent dozens of hours playing it …going to get part 2 this evening ..✌🏻

[@Brandon-ew9vz]

I got it last night. It's awesome

[@pensologohesito]

On the very first hours of the game, I’m having so much fun it’s insane. I love the hardcore harsh realistic nature of the game. It’s good to have less handholding than most games nowadays.

[@bostonbignutts]

The lack of convenient fast travel is so cool. The game pushes you to take these huge journeys with your party.

[@NickHunter]

Aye a good mate of mine has picked it up (he loved the first one) and he's totally smitten. I'll be grabbing it at the end of the month :)

[@NickHunter]

@@bostonbignutts I really like how the game isn't about "getting to point B", it's about "GOING to point B" if that makes sense

[@bostonbignutts]

@@NickHunter Totally!

[@geert574]

so much fun u went to youtube instead of playing 🤭

[@BOTCHED]

Huber went off with this review! You could tell he really gelled with the game. Can't wait to put some time into it myself.

[@chrisramirez9696]

I played like 15 hours of the game and had no clue there was even micro transactions lol

[@hydromexicano]

Likewise lol

[@PersianGamer36]

Still doesn’t make it ok

[@chrisramirez9696]

@@PersianGamer36 I never said that it does

[@PersianGamer36]

@@chrisramirez9696 I didn’t say you did. I was just making a statement

[@MrEffectfilms]

​@@PersianGamer36it might not make it okay but it's certainly not intrusive. The only way I'd bad mouth them is if the mtx were essential for progression, which they aren't. As said you can literally ignore them and many people didn't even know they were there until the Internet decided to cry about it.

[@GorTheMovieGod]

0:54 I love that *captured via Isla's PS5* text on the top left In case you thought Huber was the perv.

[@Hawkenwhacker]

That's quite the shot in the dark to implicate what Isla is or isn't. The obvious answer is to highlight the difference in how the game looks and runs in comparisons. Clearly, this is the boring answer.

[@GorTheMovieGod]

@@Hawkenwhacker You seem fun!

[@Hawkenwhacker]

@@GorTheMovieGodI SURE AM! 😛 Thanks for the sarcastic reply. I could say the same about you.

[@GorTheMovieGod]

@@Hawkenwhacker The "I'm rubber, you're glue" response, huh? Always a good one to use.

[@Hawkenwhacker]

@@GorTheMovieGodOil and water can mix if done right.😂🤣

[@icedmosquito109]

One of the few places to get an honest review. Everywhere else people are just whining about the performance.

[@MrEffectfilms]

I get paid tomorrow, can either buy this or FF7 Rebirth. I'm buying this 😊

[@jdbruiser]

I respect the fact Dragon's Dogma II means so much to so many. I can tell it's the kind of game that'll keep rewarding you as you sink time into it. I don't know if this screams 9.5 to me, but at least there's Capcom's insatiable Monster Hunter-like hook to keep up engagement. Back in 2012 Dragon's Dogma along with Kingdom's Of Amalur: Reckoning followed in Skyrim's success with massive RPGs, but here in 2024 seeing Dragon's Dogma II stand on its own is great to see. Now if only they can sort out of the save system!

[@charoleawood]

I'm so tired of the narrative that Dragon's Dogma 1 is "janky". Dark Souls 1 is hailed as a 10/10 masterpiece to this day, nobody ever amends their hype for it by saying, "oh, but it's janky", inspite of the many negatives commonly brought up about it --- Blighttown, Lost Izalith, enemies hitting the player through walls, the Bed of Chaos... Anyway, I love that Huber loves Dragon's Dogma 2.

[@kalecraft8906]

Dark Souls 1 isn't janky

[@charoleawood]

@@kalecraft8906 Excellent! Then neither is Dragon's Dogma 1.

[@cemarz]

Dark Souls isn't janky, it's clunky. What it does is by design. And achieved. Dragons Dogma is janky as hell. Everything felt 3/4 of the way developed.

[@charoleawood]

@@cemarz It's by design enemies can hit you through walls in Dark Souls 1?

[@Anglerbe]

People in my circles absolutely say DS1 is janky lol. Even I say its janky, and its probably my favorite in the series still

[@andrews4731]

I love the game on ps5. Nothing can actually spoil it unless they change things fundamentally. If they manage to improve performance without ruining the rest of it, i am certainly for it, but in any case its my gameof the year so far, monetizing be damned.

[@levisorenson7873]

I really hope they don't end up simplifying or deading the dynamic systems and AI in the game because if they do it won't matter if it has better framerates.

[@andrews4731]

@@levisorenson7873 completely agree with you. If they do dumb it down, i won't update the game because its the dynamic world and the ai as it is now what makes this games absolutely perfect. I seriously will take a worse framerate and get a unique and exciting experience, than have simple af world which is barely alive yet a 60 fps locked framerate.

[@Pewpewpew182]

Started it, seems fun. I’m enjoying it, but can see the frustrations

[@cryptidsgaming1518]

I wanna get it on ps5, and I don't mind 30 fps, but I'm just worried about the framrate drops in certain areas. it's I know it's totally gonna break my immersion, but I know it's a great game from what I've seen, despite the issues. still not sure if I wanna get it though

[@Pewpewpew182]

@@cryptidsgaming1518 Yeah you can certainly see the drops, but it really is a great game. Been playing it for the last 3 hours. Hope you enjoy it when you eventually get it 😊

[@arisozerah]

After ff7 rebirth this is perfect for me. "Failed" half my quests game is sick.

[@PlaystationThree60]

Going in after Rebirth as well.. Should be a good transition.

[@Kalagni1000]

Tbh i expect most people will not click with Dragon's Dogma. But! If you get hooked. Hoo boy, what a ride. Beefy Great Sword slash ☑ Anti dragon arrow ☑ A frikin tornado spell ☑ An electric whip ☑ And many more. I just saddened by the fact the PC port are horrendous. No excuse for them. Better get fixed asap Capcom.

[@Swerg20]

PC port is fine, lots of people with old CPUs complaining because they realized GPUs aren't everything and maybe they can't run this game at 4k. Granted there does seem to be an issue with AMD CPUs not using all the cores but everyone I know has fine performance and are baffled by what everyone is comparing about

[@NickHunter]

the twinblade combat looks fantastic

[@IAmDaDumb1]

@@Swerg20that’s the most L cope take I’ve ever seen. Reviewers with the newest $600+ CPUs are still getting 30 or less FPS in towns. The optimization is bad enough that even too rigs can’t brute force it

[@drakkull007]

I like DD2 as I did with the first one, but, BUT, high CPU usage on PC making the game drop to 24-32 fps it's absurd!

[@andrewnall1931]

Prediction: Dragons Dogma 2 has paved the way for Crimson Desert to be a huge success!

[@Elixirxs]

I'm watching old gametrailers top tens that I had downloaded on the ps3 I'm so full of nostalgia ... thank you Brandon, Kyle, Damiani, Blood and the turtle doves.

[@party_boy69]

Still have my life wrapped up in Rebirth, but I'll definitely pick this up at some point. Looks unforgiving, but interesting!

[@gogosegaga]

It’s so comforting to know the game trailers crew are still out here reviewing games

[@mau557]

Didn’t knew this guy still narrated reviews… it’s like going back to my childhood

Great review, Huber. I just hope the release a patch soon as currently me and others are experiencing a bug in PC where part of the terrain remains invisible.

[@ccan_max5285]

Some of the comments man lol…it’s very simple people - they liked the game, Dragons Dogma didn’t pay them to say they liked it 😂

[@TiagoPonteR]

It is curious to hear their take on performance, in that "it's fine". Other outlets seem to take issue with the in town CPU bottleneck that causes the game to drop to the 20s. That, paired with the unlocked framerate makes for a very inconsistent and jarring frame pacing IMO as well. Additionally CAPCOM seems to have deliberately withheld info. regarding micro-transactions which is a pretty rotten move. And I am very cynical regarding the idea that the omission of a "New Game" mode was accidental - meaning that you get 1 Save/1 Playthrough, and that's it.

[@ONIMOT100]

The 1 Save thing is intentional, the first game had it aswell

[@Emulcool]

You seems to forget DD1, RE4 , MHW and all the other capcom games with had similar MTX that don't do anything to the single player and that you can ignore entirely. The Mtx thing is a non issue. the limitations in DD existed before in the first game it's part of the design and you can ignore them entirely. All those items are found in games Easily. not only you can have them in the first hours, you can also duplicate them without issue by making copies witch was a thing in the first game as well. And the 1 save 1 playthrough was in the first game and it's part of the plot too AND it's tied o the pawn system with is something only dragon dogma does.

[@juantsu2000]

They didn’t withhold info regarding microtransactions. That’s false. It’s confirmed every early copy was given a document detailing what microtransactions are in the game. They’re just so inconsequential that reviewers don’t seem to care talking about them. Only one save is a design choice I am not too keen about since the first game but it’s also not that big of a deal and it’s certainly not a unique game in that regard. Pokémon, Zelda and Armored Core all did it and no one bats an eye.

[@TiagoPonteR]

@@ONIMOT100 you should still be able to re-start, even if it overrides your progress.

[@Z50nemesis]

​@@TiagoPonteRyou can , just delete your save manually , it takes 2 seconds

[@frozealex3069]

Playing on ps5. Game is amazing

[@retrohero2762]

9:46 Thats the most realistic meat I've ever seen in a game omg

[@KingZo914]

ayo

[@charosnz]

Cuz its real they film it and put it in the game

[@kbthegoat824]

It is a loading screen with real meat...it's not in game. It's literally real meat being cooked.

[@mattlandry]

😂

[@NickHunter]

@@charosnz I remember reading about this and proper lol'ing :D

[@TrvisXXIII]

Why don’t they have this guy doing the voice over reviews on the rest of the channel?

[@AluccardX]

Great Review. I loved the original and I'm loving DD2 so far. I wish the Strider class was still here though.

[@charoleawood]

There is a class called "Warfarer" but you have to earn it later in the game. It allows players to combine any two classes but they still have to level up those classes individually to get weapon skills.

[@Johnny.1994]

Garbage game. I am not talking about any of the mtx or performance issues. Having such limited fast travel in an rpg open world game is terrible. One save slot also terrible. Denuvo making DLSS and fsr useless. If it had performance issues and not Denuvo it would have been way more tolerable. Stamina out of combat mechanic also terrible. AI is bad overall for a 2024 game. Absolutely terrible enemy variety and boring story. Combat is mid because of it's clunkiness. Terrible in game economy one of the worst I have ever seen. 6/10 game at best.

[@riggidiggi]

What we can see in this rating is that dragon's dogma 2, like the first one, has a very special soul and charm, which one needs to witness to understand. The first one has burned itself in my mind as one of the most fun rpgs ever and the second is the same. Not because they have no issues, but because the mechanics and ideas are so clever and fun, that it's not a perfect technical production, but a perfect Video geme in any sense of the word. You can't get the fun of the combination of every mechanic of a game, by looking at it. You need to play. Play it!

[@nesouas3642]

I for once decided to ignore the hate and comments about this game and omg I love it im playing it on ps5 and I have had 0 issues so far. Game looks great combat is super fun

[@nadatienesolidezsalvodios96]

same here is a masterpiece

[@collapsiblechair9112]

DDII is everything i wanted from a sequel

[@Ayoul]

The hate? Critiquing some aspects of a game =\= hate.

[@nesouas3642]

@@Ayoul no need to explain to me what the diffrence is. If you have been active you deff noticef that game game isnt only getting critique but alot of hate.

[@user-vm7if5bz2p]

I have 600 hours of playing time in this game right now

[@mattlandry]

Hmmmm I don't think the quality was conveyed in this review. It didn't read like a 9.5.

[@kamonegix]

Absolutely agree. From listening to the review it sounded like an 8 at best, consider me very surprised at the final score.... With all the issues and crammed into micro-transactions this rating sounds like an absolute farce.

[@OrangeLightning]

To each their own, going off the discussion on the podcast I thought this was a shoe-in for a 10.

[@bromandudeguy2086]

@@kamonegix Most issues ive seen is PC players upset that its not a real life simulator with graphics that are infinity frames per second. I havent even noticed a mtx yet tbh so IDK where they are? When I heard about mtx i was pissed but then I played and legit havent even seen the option to buy anything. Im on xbox and yeah, the graphics arent perfect but I havent had any issues that break immersion.

[@ubersoldat91]

Seems like it has just about everything we had hoped

[@eradicatedpulse6896]

It’s the same game as the first with RE engine

[@greenman5072]

The game is really good loving it 1 compliant I have it's just the 30fps thats all I wish it was 60fps coz the game is really fun

[@excludedkratos]

Lol, there's a photo mode.

[@unchartedrocks1]

Love how EZ Allies reviews. It always feels like they are being fully focused & critique about the game & not like IGN or others on strange personal nitpicks.

[@Ayoul]

It depends. Love their reviews since GT, but EasyA sometimes does the exact thing you claim about IGN does.

[@Richie_Godsil]

The Huber Hype is palpable in this review. I'm so excited to play this!

[@magevogue]

The game seems very similar to the first game. The first game was very interesting with this sense of a grand scale adventure and fantasy settings. But the combat and movement was way too janky. I was hoping part 2 would fix those issues. But from watching gameplay videos and reading comments it doesn't look like it. I may wait for a sale and pick it up.

[@Liam-hp1qw]

Honestly, if it weren’t for the fps on console I’d probably agree with this score. The game definitely feels special but it sucks that the performance isn’t well optimized.

[@nigelsreptarachnids5931]

In this instance I think you mean fps on PC.

[@Liam-hp1qw]

@@nigelsreptarachnids5931 The game drops to the 20s on console and there should be an option to lock the fps

[@NesanikaMV]

I trust yall but as a first timer, I am having a hard time getting into it. -30fps after 120hrs of 60fps of FF7 rebirth is jarring -the intro is awkward, very 2000...and why are the characters so ugly (especially with such an awesome character creator) -fighter combat is they way to go for beginners but having to DELETE SAVE FILE TO START NEW GAME....is craaazzyyy -i started out as an archer and it felt clunky and weird if not cheap -some hand holding should be mandatory in the first hour to get folks going or visual waypoints

[@canadianbeef1958]

I got forced into being an archer for that elf guys mission. It really annoyed me because I wanted to be a thief.

[@robertrainford6754]

Why would you cut skills down from six to four?

[@HeroC14]

No clue. Sheathe is now left trigger, while right trigger is grab. LB is hotkey + direction, and RB is a unique class action. They turned older skills into core skills though, which I believe work with specific inputs + attack like special moves from street fighter.

[@robertrainford6754]

@@HeroC14 that is still worse if a class has one weapon they should get six skills, if they have 2 3 skills for each weapon. There are other things that are problematic in this game . One in particular is you can’t heal your health completely with potions, if you have too much damage. That was never a thing in the last game.

[@HeroC14]

@@robertrainford6754 Have you played the game at all? I've been for a few days and it's been fantastic.

[@AtomicBomb1980]

Janky? Maybe a little in some ways but still has the best combat in this type of RPG alongside Kingdoms of Amalur. I really wish Elder Scrolls (Skyrim) would have combat this good. Now that Bethesda combat gameplay is true jank. 😄

[@stevoofd]

I love how the old GT ethic and identity still leaves traces in your EA reviews. The montage, voice over and general A to Z of the review follows a great format which is the reason I keep coming back. So happy you guys are still doing this, under a different flag ❤

[@SsShadowbaneSsS]

Who voiced the review? Was that Brandon jones thought he retired?

[@EasyAllies]

Yes, that's Brandon. He's no longer a part of the day to day, but he's still been doing VO for us since he left. -Bloodworth

[@paulcoffield2102]

20FPS in populated areas is Cyberpunk 2077 levels of shit at launch, yet this somehow gets a free pass and performance is barely mentioned.

[@SeeingThingsSimply]

Been waiting for this review!!

[@Ford-wt8rn]

This is exactly the type of game I need when Im just about to finish FF7 Rebirth. Rebirth is good but dam, way too many mini games in the side quests which also have interesting story/bonding moments with the characters. They should have had a third tier for the game, Main quests, side quests, and keep mini games separate. The OG had them too but not as many and most were relegated to Gold Saucer- plus they were easier in the OG. This game looks like a great palette cleanser to just get immersed in the World.

[@thevillageyid]

DD2's story and world are bland and boring. It's not a bad game, and you should play it if you dig RPG's but anything above an 8 is overrating it.

[@Ford-wt8rn]

@Cyber7777 yea it's a fantastic game overall. It's just how they implement mini games for sooo many quests. Like why do I have to do this dumb moogle mini game when you constantly get moogle medals? Or having to do a frustrating unnecessary stealth mini game just to get a chocobo, stuff like that. Just hope in the 3rd game these elements are more stand alone from other quests.

[@paulcoffield2102]

@@Ford-wt8rn You don't have to do the dumb moogle mini-game. These takes are atrocious.

[@Ford-wt8rn]

@@paulcoffield2102 you do if you want to use the moogle medals, which is repetitive and annoying

[@Mohgenstein]

Open world in rebirth is so unbelievably bog standard, I feel brain dead exploring it. Activating towers, scanning crystals. It’s all fluff.

[@THATDOOD420]

Really wanted it but choose rise of the Ronin….such a great game

[@theoakty9242]

The wind will always pushing me. This is my goty and probably the most i will play since elden ring and tears of the kingdom.

[@HrtlessCloud]

What's with the video of steak

[@EasyAllies]

Those play when you cook at camp. -Bloodworth

[@barebarekun161]

9.5 is suspiciously very generous for a game that runs very poorly at launch to all but high-end PC hardware. Even high-end hardware struggling to run it decently and smoothly ffs.

[@bromandudeguy2086]

PC players whine and cry about everything that isnt the greatest graphics in history

[@trignite]

I have put in 26hours since the game launched.. (yes I haven't gone to bed yet). I dont think the game is that great. 9.5 is insanity. The story is completely uninteresting, all the side quests have MMO esque objectives and dialog. I met the spearmaster and he says he has this cool style for fighting dragons, the dialog ends and then you get a popup that you unlocked the class. No cool introduction, nothing. I then talked to that same NPC 20hours later at a village very very far away and his two lines of dialog were completely the same. The combat Looks cool as a spectacle.. but 90% of the main enemies you fight are just reskins of the enemies from DD1 with some minor moveset changes. And the game is far easier than DD1 there is no challenge at all! I barely ever use any of the healing items, and can take down the miniboss enemies very easily. The health of these monsters is so small that the balance feels totally broken. Doing 2/3rd of the bosses HP (an entire bar) by spamming square for the combo is just silly. I had to go out of my way to use the beginner weapons because everything dies way, way too quickly to the point where I dont get to enjoy the combat. Inventory management is absolutely godawul I spent more time moving gear out to pawns than playing the game I felt. Worst issue is the pawns constantly walking into water and killing themselves, or spawning in the air and falling to their death. Since you cant load previous autosave and only inn save which is usually 2-6hours behind its so stupid. I only had one challenging situation in the waterfall cave where I had 20% hp, all 3 of my pawns walked into the water and died and cant be revived, I cant reload save, cant ferrystone out because its blocked in caves.. Even when you do get out you gotta run to find some new pawns. You could ferrystone from outside the cave but then the run back will take 30mins. There's so many little janky things that make no sense like having to push a button after anNPC says 3 words so you can go to next line.

[@thevillageyid]

I agree with most of this. The world/setting is also bland and generic.

[@samwisegame-geek3392]

This game is bad yet you played for 26 hours straight....? You also try to return a burger after eating more than half of it

[@silverheart7964]

​@@samwisegame-geek3392well if I paid top dollar for a burger I would make damn sure I ate it.

[@xtreme97]

Dude, I have 20 hours in and I haven’t experienced any of this. Never had a pawn just magically appear out of thin air.

[@Senumunu]

if the game is as easy as you claim it is for you, dead pawns shouldnt be an issue. as a DD1 enjoyer i agree that the game is easier. which is why i would only play with main pawn. but for the majority of people that didnt play the first game this is quite the challenge. especially early.

[@jeffreytatara3707]

Its a shame theres only like 4 regular enemies during the day, sounds repetitive

[@Hawkenwhacker]

Sounds and Is are two different dichotomies.

[@elqord.1118]

@@Hawkenwhacker Ok. Let me say it differently: It is repetitive

[@NickHunter]

@@elqord.1118 there's way more than that, fightincowboy did a recent vid, beginner's guide or smth and he brought up the game's bestiary on a save that was about 8 hours in, there was TONS of enemies he'd encountered by that point

[@bromandudeguy2086]

@@NickHunter nah they are right. Its super fun but 80% of the time you're running into an Ogre or Cyclops. Rarely a Mintour. Then the occasional Griffin and Dragon. I havent seen any other big enemies?

[@Mohgenstein]

⁠@@bromandudeguy2086you haven’t been exploring then because I’ve seen more.

[@stephanlexima1538]

Weapons look basic. Are there boss weapons to get

[@bromandudeguy2086]

Its not that kind of game. You get 'regular' human weapons. Some get more intricate and have enchantments later on but you're never gonna get a ten foot Ogre stick.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

The problem isn't the microtransactions itself, the problem is mtx perverse game design. It's about the perversion of game design by mtx. DD2 was just an example. While not horribly bad, it signal the start of 1p games becoming like p2w mmos. eg. port crystals are important things in Dragons Dogma. If people start buying the mtx for them, devs will take notice and start putting important items behind highly inconvenient hurdles incentivizing players to buy them

[@adrianbrodin1319]

Ignoring the fact that you can get everything in game by the same means as the first game, why are they the most important thing in Dragon's Dogma?

[@mnorbert4188]

"Port crystals are the most important things in Dragon's Dogma" In which reality? They are really not. The devs literally encourage you to NOT use them because you miss out on a lot if you fast travel.

[@kalecraft8906]

Y'all are just making shit up to make yourselves more angry at this point

[@Emulcool]

" port crystals are important things in Dragons Dogma" Not really... you're even encouraged to not use them and explore to trigger dynamic events and find new things during your journeys. Are you guys even intrested in the games ?

[@xtreme97]

It’s an optional feature. You making out like they’re putting a gun to your head and asking for your wallet. Dmc 5 has optional micro transactions and it wasn’t a big deal. It’s a single player game, who cares.

[@BeatelementhePiH]

In Germany Game Pro gave the game a 91 / 100 but said that because of the issues they need to lower it to an 88. That is fair, you should make it transparent, that the game is great but you can't expect to get the same score as without technical problems.

[@gameskyjumper1721]

Frieren the game.

[@Scitch-et4vk]

Another misleading review ! The microtransactions are disgusting

[@EasyAllies]

The microtransactions are the equivalent of buying a 5 pack of mushrooms in a Mario game. The idea that they even matter is the real grift. -Bloodworth

[@silverheart7964]

​@@EasyAlliesIn my opinion it should still be mentioned, as should the (much more than implied in this review) extensive performance issues across all platforms that should lower the games overall score to lower than a 9.5. Especially considering this review came out after release.

[@xtreme97]

Dude there are optional micro transactions in every capcom game. It’s a single player game, if someone wants to purchase them, then it’s no one’s business. I swear gamers are so toxic now a days.

[@KAOTICUPRISE]

Run well Xbox series X!

[@xtradressn2895]

YES

[@MrParis215]

Micro Transactions Hate Fire

[@001sander2]

Kinda messed up that this review is based on a special version of a game that doesn't exist anymore.

[@NickHunter]

not in any remotely meaningful way

[@cloudrise]

The microtransition debacle is so overblown it is honestly ridiculous. You're just gaining a handful of additonal item(s) that you'll be getting in game anyway. Not only that, I have for example the arguably most controversial item, the portcrystal, have been playing most of today, and haven't used it at all. It has sat in my storage. Fast travel *is* still rare currently even with it. To even make use of it you need a consumable Ferrystone, and I found *two* in all my travels today. And the only other one I saw was 10k from a vendor which is way expensive, particularly early on. These are not pay to win items by any means, virtually none of them on offer are. And to top it off, you can only buy them all *once*. People genuinely need to STFU and stop whining. They are OPTIONAL.

[@CaptainTitforce]

So what you are saying, is that YOU didn't use something you paid for, and even if you would use it, that item is useless without something else? Sounds like a great defense of shitty mtx practices. And it's also horseshit that they are just "optional". If there wasn't an incentive to buy them, then they wouldn't be sold for real money. The developers themselves said that traveling around the world should be fun, so that you don't need fast travel. Then why sell the option for extra money, if traveling was made to be interesting?

[@Ruskles06]

It's Capcom, they always go crazy with the DLC

[@Dreggy990]

@@CaptainTitforceits in resident evil and devil may cry too they are just their but no one ever buys them cause it funner to earn the stuff in game

[@CaptainTitforce]

@@Dreggy990 it doesn't make that any better. And at least you can defend that the games run well and don't have other problems. DD2 has other problems as well, and is badly optimized.

[@Emulcool]

@@CaptainTitforce what a great way to move the goalpost. first it was about mTx, now it has "other problems" . Be enraged as you wish , find a better reason to be angry.

[@charlieburrows7490]

sorry but this is crazy as I've never disagreed with any of EA's reviews....until now. I'm OK with the game so far but it's nowhere near a 9.5. "it performs pretty well on PS5 with uncapped 30fps"....yeah and drops below...with stuttering in fights, towns and where there are multiple things on screen. This isn't good enough for a PS5 only game (on ps systems) and yet they get a pass? I don't need it to be 4k 60 but performance can't be ignored and that's what EA are doing here....pretty disappointed tbh. It's not a balanced, objective review - clearly they liked it and that's fine, there are good qualities but come on, its a remaster of the OG really. The UI is pretty clunky, the fights, the world. It's a remaster and that's OK but at full price, it needs to be better certainly on performance and certainly with a few more QOL features. Fans just saying "well the original was like this" - well yeah, that was 12 years ago. I think consumers can't expect to hopefully see some improvements in a follow up game but there just aren't really any and it still has the same issues. But with even worse performance. I don't care about the Microtransactions really as it's negligible but it's hack and slash and the world isd a little bland and clunky and the UI is bad and the performance is bad currently. So how about an 8?

[@CynicalO42]

How about they have their opinion and you have yours?

[@Aleebi]

​@@CynicalO42he is simply sharing his opinion.

[@Arcanenix]

Please keep the reviews coming. Love you guys

[@parski]

Swimming in 9s.

[@ivorysamoan]

This game is so good, you can tell Itsuno just went and redid DDDA to be how he wanted it to be the first time around, so much soul and love is in this game.

[@rallymonkey150]

CAPCOM! Banger after banger the past 5-6 years they have been killing it. Monster Hunter World and Rises, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 7, 2,3,4 Village and VR

[@geneticjen9312]

Street Fighter 6 belongs near the top of that list too

[@NickHunter]

@@geneticjen9312 As soon as they add Vega I'm buyin that shit hard! :D

[@reshaykut]

Ps5 performance is unfortunately awful. Especially after i experienced FF7 Rebirth i realized im so full for a new open world game. Story presentation felt me like im playing an mmo.

[@nigelsreptarachnids5931]

What performance issues have you experienced on ps5 and where? Maybe I haven’t reached those points in the game yet? The game seems to be playing smooth for me… been playing quite a bit…

[@silverheart7964]

​@@nigelsreptarachnids5931Digital Foundry and IGN's performance reviews have already proved this. There are frequent dips down to 23-24 fps and horrendous pop in in cities especially. The uncapped framerate is causing huge problems because it's going up and down all over the place.

[@Darksylmoran]

9.5 out of 10, made me laugh so hard. It´s like giving my 2002 mini cooper a 9.5 out of 10. Same problems really, microtransactions, choppy gameplay, old graphics, not optimized for a high end owner/pc.

[@badalrana10]

I dont give a flying flip about the mtx, just like i didn't care about them in RE4 remake last year. However the performance issues are red flag, best to wait while they patch

[@ojmv3111]

I’m playing it right now in my ps5 15 hours in and haven’t had issues with the frame rate yet, the game game it’s fucking amazing and the combat is perfect

[@tylerstravis]

This makes me so happy to see.

[@Lacris89]

How much did you get?

[@EasyAllies]

Bro, you think we'd be cutting back on reviews if publishers were paying for them? We've got no money. -Bloodworth

[@gabrielhall9099]

@@EasyAllies i wonder if you can review movies as well on your channel?? both old and new movies

[@EasyAllies]

@@gabrielhall9099 Not reviews exactly, but Huber and Isla do a movie podcast called Reaction Shots. Old episodes are on this channel. New episodes available at www.youtube.com/@RSMoviePodcast -Bloodworth

[@paranoyd70]

Game is an 8.5 out of 10 for me. Sure, it takes some steps forward, but also takes some steps backwards, imho. Not a bad game by any means, but neither is it the near perfect game that so many are claiming it to be either. For some context, I must have beaten the original more than a dozen times. I re-played it just a few months ago to prepare for this release. This sequel definitely has a number of improvements, but sadly, it also has some drawbacks. I will also say that I liked this game DD2 way more than Elden Ring. I got so fed up with Elden Ring's open world. Whereas DD2 is so much better in its environments.

[@collapsiblechair9112]

i doubt anyone has claimed the game to be near perfect

[@Senumunu]

ye i kinda agree. the big world takes away some unique environment designs. if they make a DLC for this game that is as good as dark arisen it might become 9.5 as well. but its definitely more enjoyable than Elden Ring imo. that game was a huge disappointment for me as well.

[@RP-jy2xv]

9.5??? Are you guys high? There's a reason the game is "Mostly Negative" on Steam at 38% rating. It's NOT just the performance and predatory shit MTX, which on its own would be plenty. It's NOT just "slightly janky". Do some basic research ffs. - Voice options in character creator are all the same single black female VA, then they used AI down/up sampling to make the other voices. This means that male voices sound strange (female) and most if not all the female voices all sound like a black or english woman. - Combat is NOT good. Feedback is non existent, swinging a sword feels like a mobile game from 2005. Lackluster sound design, vfx and haptic feedback makes it look and feel like you're swinging a plastic weapon. Same goes for spells, especially the magic bolts. - They REMOVED 40% OF SPELLS from the first game. There is NO HOLY OR DARK enchantments, attack spells etc. There are only one or two holy defense spells. - Sound design is incredibly lackluster, both in SFX and music. The first game had amazing music, soundtrack and more. This sequel has what can best be described as AI replication of what a generic MMO or Elder Scrolls clone would sound like. - They replaced Mystic Knight vocation with Mystic Spearhand, simultaneously removing several builds that are essential to a game like this including paladin, spellsword etc, and instead recplaced it with a class that feigns a mixture of magic and melee just because you have some teleportation abilities to then fight in melee. - In the first game you could bind six abilities to use, in this game you CAN ONLY HAVE FOUR ABILITIES AT ONCE. Another downgrade, bravo Capcom. - Character animations are stiff as hell, cutscenes and in game alike sees them stand still and move only their mouth. Looks like more AI animation to save money or something. Sometimes their eyes move if they have to express surprise or something. - Conversations are incredibly inorganic, forcing you to press a button after EVERY - SINGLE - SENTENCE to progress the conversation. Holy hell it's so stupid. - Nearly exactly the same abilities as in the first game, almost no new spells or tactics, excluding the new trickster and mystic spearhand vocation. As mentioned above in fact, they removed a lot from the first game. - Last but not least, if you use a PlayStation controller while on PC the game overrides your Steam settings and blasts bright colred light on the controller, which will be reflected by your screen and obscure what's going on. Nice cherry on the rotten cake. 9.5....holy fucking shit what a fucking joke, much like Capcom

[@arkainjalex12]

Nah son, man up.

[@ibra9025]

How dare he like the game oh noooooo the number is not what I wanted to be I will write an essay to prove why my opinion is better

[@cklambo]

tldr - dude calm down, if u feel so strongly about it make ur own review video.

[@mnorbert4188]

Bait used to be believable

[@faery-princess]

>It's NOT just the performance and predatory shit MTX, which on its own would be plenty. the performance is inexcusable, for sure, but the MTX are just as laughably useless as they have been in *every single Capcom game for the past five years.* the MTX are clearly just thrown in to please executives and shareholders, but they hold zero real value -- not even as "timeskips". calling them predatory is a hilarious over-exaggeration. >Voice options in character creator are all the same single black female VA, then they used AI down/up sampling to make the other voices.This means that male voices sound strange... i don't know where you got this information (probably the same place you got the rest of this ill-informed ragebait you're currently regurgitating), but i'd love a source! >Combat is NOT good. this is just subjective taste, not a fault of the game. if you played DD1, this plays exactly the same, if not even better. >They REMOVED 40% OF SPELLS from the first game haven't played Mage or Sorcerer yet, so this could be true. unfortunate if so, and a definite downgrade. >Sound design is incredibly lackluster, both in SFX and music. personal taste, again, to which i disagree. >They replaced Mystic Knight vocation with Mystic Spearhand this was done as part of a new design philosophy, aiming to make Vocations more specialized. most abilities from classes that didn't make the jump to DD2 were rolled into other Vocation kits. you're cherry picking the one class that is the least represented in the sequel, rather than looking at the vast majority of skills that made it into DD2, or how well integrated they are. but, i understand that Mystic Knight was a beloved class, so fair enough. >In the first game you could bind six abilities to use again, this is part of the new design philosophy. by making it so that Vocations only have access to one weapon each, they step on each others' toes much less. without two weapons to split your skills, skill slots were lowered down to four instead, for the sake of balance. personally, i quite like this change, as i felt too many of the classes in DD1 were just plain obsolete in comparison to their counterparts, and this addresses that completely. if you are someone who can't live without two weapons, they made the Warfarer specifically for you! >Character animations are stiff as hell so.. just like the first one, then? the cutscene animations are leaps and bounds better than DD1, though. >Conversations are incredibly inorganic, forcing you to press a button after EVERY - SINGLE - SENTENCE to progress the conversation. so, like DD1. i thought you liked that game, and that's why you're in such a tizzy over this? >Nearly exactly the same abilities as in the first game, almost no new spells or tactics i don't really see how this is an issue, given how much the Vocations have changed, but it's clear that you see that differently. >Last but not least, if you use a PlayStation controller while on PC the game overrides your Steam settings and blasts bright colred light on the controller this is such a minor, easily fixable complaint. stop grasping at straws for things to be mad at.

[@DoctorCrew90]

good performance on PS5? yeah😂

[@nadatienesolidezsalvodios96]

is very good i recommend

[@nigelsreptarachnids5931]

Yes… great performance on ps5 unless I haven’t reached the are where it’s bad yet??

[@ChrisWTube]

I’m waiting to play this on next gen because of the awful frame rate. I’m in no rush, with a huge backlog

[@PeterMilko]

Good review but not a fan of the cooking meat when you show the rating. *I'm a indie dev if anyone cares to come look

[@aaronz4307]

Look master herpes!

[@atmosphericfloatything2472]

Is fast travel hidden behind a paywall?

[@Xivinux]

No

[@danniarias2403]

This game is unplayable on pc, such a shame

[@thedurtylemur2282]

I'm playing just fine on PC 🤷

[@regulator18E]

1440p, max settings, RT on, dlss quality: 60fps in cities, 80 in world, 100 indoors. Pretty playable

[@Hawkenwhacker]

It's not *un*-playable, but it is annoying.

[@CaptainTitforce]

​@thedurtylemur2282 ah, the classic "works for me!"

[@thedurtylemur2282]

@@CaptainTitforce What do you want me to say? It's true lol 😂. I'm not the only one that it works fine for. I'm on a 1700$ gaming laptop with a laptop GPU(4070 but really it's a 4060) with 7gbs of memory and 32 gigs of ram. I do have an i9 13900 so maybe that's why my frames are fine but I'm literally almost maxing the memory out on the GPU and I've experienced no glitches or weird frame drops. Half way mark on processing power so my CPU is still fine. I don't know what to tell you other than I'm getting 60 fps quite consistently throughout everything and also have everything max at 1440p as well as RTX.

[@renegeeder]

Could be a decent game, but Capcom screwed it up. No matter what platform, it runs horribly and the game doesn't have the graphics to match. For that alone this game should not receive anything higher than a 6 until issues are resolved. Refunded the game yesterday, maybe I'll check it out again later if issues are resolved and with a heavy discount. I'm also gonna laugh my ass off if most of these performance issues are because of Denuvo.

[@robertrainford6754]

The graphics are fine. I swear you people are so damn demanding. This is a fantasy game. Do you want this game to be a real life simulation?

[@renegeeder]

@@robertrainford6754'Fine' graphics with horrible performance. I wouldn't call myself demanding for expecting something better like that.

[@robertrainford6754]

@@renegeeder so far haven’t experienced much issues, except game features that should of been fixed from the first game, and some stuff it actually set back. My biggest problem with the game is they lowered the skills from 6 from the last game too 4 in this one. This makes it even more aggravating when you can only change your skills at a inn. It was stupid in the first game, and lowing the amount of skills pared with that is just dump.

[@loonyman83]

another review that was done without mentioning the horrendous microtransactions.

[@Startrance85]

The microtransactions is not a big deal like you think they are, most if not all things can be earned inside the game by simply playing it.

[@MuMasoo]

Its capcom idk why everyone is acting suprised.

[@ytzealot]

seriously egregious nonsense.

[@TheLunarVaux]

The reviewers didn't mention them because they barely affect the experience. I don't remember reviews for RE4 or DMC5 mentioning microtransactions. Same deal here.

[@DzekoVelez]

it wasn't mentioned because capcom hid them until release.

[@taejae85]

Optimization, micro-payment, old system It's not a 9.5 game

[@phantomninja904]

I notice nothing about the paid shop and performance issues.

[@Senumunu]

there is no paid shop. its dlc items you can buy once.

[@James-gj8rn]

i don't mean this in a negative way because this looks great (Great Review Huber) but i honestly prefer games that are more guided, that tell me what i should be doing, i wouldn't want to be stuck on a part for ages trying to figure out what to do. I'm happy for all the fans that finally have the sequel though, i hope you guys enjoy it

[@Hawkenwhacker]

That's the thing though, isn't it? Games have conditioned us to *_not think._* There is nothing wrong with being guided while you're playing. However, one can take the logic, that the game encourages, into the real world. There may be moments when you're on your own, and have to problem solve what to do next. You're forced to observe, learn and think on your feet. Not being guided can also be liberating, as you're not shackled to do X before you can Y, when, deep down, you just want to ignore and explore. You never know just how much you can learn and grow if you allow yourself to get out of your comfort zone. Roam, make decisions, and understand them.

[@charoleawood]

It's seen as a benefit both in Zelda and Elden Ring --- I think Huber's review takes a rather defensive, explanatory tone as though there aren't already games that respect players' intelligence. If you want guidance it's available through the Pawn system. As you play through and recruit other players' Pawns those will come with quest knowledge and you can instruct them to guide you directly to a critical location. Early in the game you'll find fewer cheap pawns with this knowledge, but that's ok, because it makes the beginning of the journey an open book and players will have unique experiences as each takes a different path through the world and its quests.

[@Hawkenwhacker]

@@charoleawood*Do this.* *_Ok. Can I take_* _this_ *_path to get there?_* *dies* *NO, we* _said_ *DO THIS.* *_Sigh... Fine._* As far as the elements in the first DD, they _were_ janky. I remember trying to jump on some ledges, and getting caught on a box. I jump off the box, try to jump on the ledge and get caught on the box again. I walk a bit _farther_ and *finally* I can climb the ledge I was aiming for. It only becomes a problem when we interpret *jank* as entirely bad. Overall, a game can be both amazing but janky in their execution.

[@levisorenson7873]

You can invite pawns to your party who are capable of guiding you to quests they've experienced with other arisen. They can even help you find hidden items in the game other arisen they've worked with have found. You can also select pawns who don't do this. But there are pawns that will happily lead you to the quest you have prioritized.

[@eliaspappas1795]

I wonder what it takes today for “journalists” to drop marks on a game with bad performance. When did we stop minding at all about bad design choices, lack of performance, etc when we review a game? So sad. Unsub from EA now, keep up the disappointing work.

[@rangerdave8418]

The game shines on GFN

[@echobay2023]

TIL your game can have terrible performance and still get a 9.5/10. When did reviewers stop caring about how polished games are? It's like with Cyberpunk where at launch some sites were still giving it incredibly high scores. Despite Playstation literally having to pull it from its store front for months because of all the bugs, crashes, and general issues with performance. It's 9/10 apparently even if you can't physically play it. What are we doing here.

[@NickHunter]

Cyberpunk at release on PC was a completely different game to the version that released on consoles. It was janky as all hell but it played. Console version was absolutely NOT playable

[@xtreme97]

Dude, it’s a good game. Frame rate on the ps5 is over blown

[@nigelsreptarachnids5931]

Can you tell me where in the game there are performance issues?? I have yet to run into a single issue playing this game.

[@DewaHuang]

Greatest game for hardcore / seasoned rpg player

[@NotCharAznable]

9.5 is insane. I thought Easy Allies couldn't be bought.

[@Trevan25]

Not mentioning performance is pretty damn dishonest

[@nigelsreptarachnids5931]

Can you tell me where there are performance issues? Maybe on PC? I’m playing on PS5 and have yet to run into a single issue. Maybe I’m lucky or missing something here?

[@intellectualuser2244]

nice bought up review this is not a real review at all

[@Sunsett88]

Came here because its time for subscriptions cleaning. All reviewers who “forgot to mention micro transactions “ are shells im my book therefore i unsubscribe. Keep up the good work. ( ps5 fpf are good 24-37 😂😂😂😂) in 2024 😂😂

[@bromandudeguy2086]

Bro ive been playing on xbox and havent seen one mention of a MTX. I guess they are there somewhere but no where that I can see in game.

[@Emulcool]

Don’t forget to hit your head on your way out. A 10 min review and you’re complaining about something that isn’t even in the game during the review period. You’ll not be missed

[@Sunsett88]

I’m going to explain you very briefly. All the reviews got a PDF with all the micro transactions and prices. Maybe you can use your head and think about it before cursing me .

[@lc3212]

@@bromandudeguy2086 You aren’t missing them they don’t mention them at all anywhere in game you would have to go to the store page of the game and find the micros in the add one section of the games.

[@lc3212]

@@Sunsett88no one is cursing you and not every reviewer got or noticed the micros being in and even if they did how are they supposed to talk about them in the game if they didn’t have them while reviewing the game. This whole “it has micros don’t buy it? Is ridiculous. Should the review be 9.5? It’s an opinion. Should they have mentioned micros? If EA knew then they could have do the micros affect the game in any way? No they don’t. Why is dd2 having micros suck a huge deal? Honestly mh rise, or world or dmc5 5 or re 2-4 remakes (4 I believe had micros added after release.) no one was jumping on KZbinrs calling them shills about those and the micros in dd2 are more than pointless compared to the other games mentions. You can literally buy an a micro that unlocks and upgrades everything for you are the start of re4 remake those are ok but not dd2? Micros are a crappy necessary evil to gaming nowadays no matter the game and they suck but if they don’t affect the actual gameplay then the devs and the game and content creators shouldn’t be punished for a crappy higher up suit who only wants money decision. Honestly being unbiased I can’t give this game more than a nine for the performance and various little things ive seen online for me it is a 9.5 because I’ve been lucky enough to not have many issues so far and I’m enjoying it.