Dragon's Dogma 2 OST - End of the Struggle (Reprise)

Kinda sauceless without the electric guitar ngl, but I'm still glad they included this in the game.

[@ethanielmccracken8033]

This is dragon's dogma's Proof of a Hero

[@drexbrightblade]

Absolutely perfect comparison

[@kingjules8744]

I mean they're both from Capcom so its not too unlikely the DD2 devs are also MH fans

[@fluellenjustin]

Slamming a greatsword on a troll’s head with this playing in the background is just peak dragons dogma

[@ragnarlothbrok9094]

ARC OF MIGHT!!!!!

[@sweetbrown89]

This is the boss music that enemies hear when they’re fighting the Arisen

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

It's the ''Oh, I'm fucked'' theme for the Arisen's enemies.

[@danieldonaldson9236]

Q​@@TheStraightestWhitest

[@HuskySansVergogne]

Proof of a Arisen

[@canadianbeef1958]

Facts

[@Sw1ney]

@@HuskySansVergogneerm… actually it’s “an” not “a” because Arisen starts with a vowel 🤓🤓

[@cn_nightingale]

I miss the short change of view and my pawns yelling and rallying when this kicks in. "It's fallen, now, ATTACK!" "THE GOAT IS SILENCED!" "It lies still, THE BEAST IS OURS, MASTER!" something like this. Or maybe my pawns just don't feel it the way i do.

[@heartoffire5902]

I absolutely loved that from the first game. They felt like such awesome team and bonding moments. The rallying that is - I found the camera lock disruptive.

[@fallow84]

It's weird that they made the pawns feel so much more alive in almost every way in the second game, but they forgot to bring this aspect. Something about hearing my main pawn yell "THE LION IS FALLEN!" as this song started was just peak fucking hype. If there's one thing Pawns in DD1 knew it was when the tide of the battle turned. I miss that.

[@eugenebarrett]

​@@heartoffire5902 you can turn off the camera lock

[@coreylemon]

Its your responsibility to pass the torch then Be a bro Shout the orders to your pawns Maybe if you're loud enough they'll feel it lol

[@TheDeadmanstrolling]

Many additions to pawn dialogue are great, but I sincerely miss them calling out big monsters each time we start combat with one, as well as pointing out with it is near death. The camera shift when one is weakened and this theme plays is also missed

[@AleXannon92]

Drakes grabs my pawn. "I am your master now!"" Land a clean hit on the drakes heart freeing pawn This starts playing as drake falls over. Kino.

[@tyrfang]

Kill that pawn just to be sure, it may have gotten the Dragonsplague.

[@heartoffire5902]

This happened just today for me too. I landed an arrow right in the dragon's heart and it dropped my pawn. It feels so damn good.

[@otakamerd1220]

Ngl, the pride I felt when my pawn declared that they are the Arisen’s myrmidons and no other almost made me forgive them for the amount of times they launch themselves off a cliff

[@ashwolf2006]

@@tyrfang funny thing is they do that as well in the original game minus the plague.

[@ashwolf2006]

Arisen unleashes Arc of Oblivion: Oh Don't you even Dare!

[@TheOtakuguy101]

Spent 2 hours last night fighting a drake on my way to the border patrol town. 3 deaths later I retreated, hired new pawns with different vocations from my previous run, hunted ox for the big meat, camped for the buffs and crafted better curatives. Came back and fought the fucker again. After being so close to death more times than I can count, i finally brought it down to it's last health bar, and this banger played. I felt so powerful. Everything felt so epic. It was the final struggle, and I won. This is Dragon's Dogma

[@canadianbeef1958]

Congrats bud!

[@patricka5193]

Every seasoned player had this exact situation at least once i believe. Is to be remembered by players and intentionally designed by game devs. The series is brilliant and the experiences are sensational.

[@canadianbeef1958]

@@patricka5193 yesterday I one shot killed a dragon with a big ballista at the fort near the border town. It was epic.

[@cabellocorto5586]

I think something like this is what makes players who love Dragon's Dogma fall in love with it to begin with. Every Dragon's Dogma fan who loves these games has a story like this to share. This is what makes it feel visceral, what sets it apart from other RPGs.

[@Luisp1992]

Grabbing a Griffin by the neck as it tries to fly away stabbing it like a madman with the Fighter skill and it plummets to the ground when the crescendo hits its peak had me in goosebumps

[@fainonfire3050]

*lands fully charged Savage Lash, taking 3/4 a health bar off and stunning the giant enemy we're fighting* Warrior pawn as this song kicks in: "OHO, me thinks the fiend felt that one! Mayhaps a few more for good measure!" Main pawn: "Once more!"

[@ragnarlothbrok9094]

For me it was Arc of Might! Dragon fell on the floor, still had 4 healths bars left, One good Arc of Might to his heart ate 3/4 of his health away..! and this theme started playing! I was getting chills

[@blu6]

1:03 the best part

[@teriases]

I shed a little tear each time that part hits ❤️❤️❤️

[@blu6]

⁠@@teriasesFR bro and how cinematic it makes the fight feel. I love hearing the little flute fly by, they kept it from the original

[@junkhead1109]

Intro is the best part

[@hedzsooo]

And the best parts: from 00:01 until 04:12 :)

[@OblivionAlucard]

Both versions are really good. It doesn't bother me, not one bit. I'll take both versions

[@toodleselnoodos6738]

I find it funny how folks say this one is worse than DD1. It’s literally the same one. XD

[@Jin_Zhan]

I like this version too, just the lack of electric guitar makes it feel like it's missing something. Even the DDO one has electric guitar, and it does makes a difference.

[@fazeslasher7927]

the final part is so atmospheric

[@fazeslasher7927]

@Dankina667 yeah i was looking for it too but its just the final part of this song

[@The_Twero]

Aw, yeah. The GOAT is back.

[@ananousous]

The heart, Arisen! Attack the heart!

[@MaiyagyGery]

When the monsters are falling down and this theme are played, i always got goosebumps and it gets my spirits even higher. amazing theme.!

[@tactical_slime4608]

This game really feels like a strange alternate reality without the electric guitar but still amazing at the same time

[@toodleselnoodos6738]

It’s annoying because DD1 fans were shitting on DDOnline’s use of electric guitar. So now they cut it out and they’re shitting on it not being in. DD fans can be the worst, lol.

[@Ender91078]

The original had booming percussion, vocals, and an electric guitar, making it feel very grand and hype-inducing. Many people seem to dislike their removal from the spotlight, or full removal in the guitar's case. I for one appreciate the quiter and more orchestral approach of DD2's version. It doesn't feel like a victorious ballad, but rather a song to get you in the zone and make you play with the focus you need to secure your triumph.

[@Revelation_Initiative]

Exactly! It's still incredible!!

[@sammyboi8938]

It's good, but not as good as the first one. It's called End of the Struggle/Imminent Triumph for a reason, it's not just something that gets you into the zone to secure our victory. It is OUR theme and it's played not if we'll win but WHEN

[@IJNAzooma]

Ima keep it 100 with you, the first one did infinitely better in making me lock in than this lmao

[@retokazene5085]

I think the reason why its so much more silent is because its a "reprise", and reading from some theory I read online (that this world of DD2 is actually a continuation of DD1 where the Seneschal abandon his duties so the Pathfinder make a substitute cycle), this version of end of the struggle is just a substitute version of the real end of the struggle, hence Reprise

[@Ender91078]

Okay, so now that I've played the game a lot more, I've realized that none of the fights past level 30 are difficult enough to make you get serious. So, uh, the song does nothing.

[@EbonyChimera]

I miss the banging percussion in the first game of this song ;w;

[@gmrgaming4499]

I listen to this when I'm on my last set at the gym. Simply peak

[@sherlockscones]

I dont know what it is, but I kinda find myself more drawn towards this version. I can't think of any other way to explain my feelings other than the original feeling like raw testosterone heroism while this has a more pure honorable heroism to it. We went from peak to peak and I love it. Im so happy there exists not 1 but 2 versions for me to enjoy and just bask in all of their glory. WHAT A PIECE OF MUSIC!!

[@XFreeStyleZX]

We have 3, actually. Dragon's Dogma Online has another version, including the metal guitar.

[@sherlockscones]

@@XFreeStyleZX thats badass i gotta check it out

[@XFreeStyleZX]

@@sherlockscones Check it and weep over the fact that we never got that gem in the west. It was a really fun game.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

I like this one more too. The gaps in this one where those guitar riffs played in the original makes it flow better in my opinion. 1:03 is such an example. It being pure instrumental and choir makes it sound more emotional and overwhelming, more powerful. 1:42 is another example. The lack of multiple modern instruments playing makes it sound more foreboding, more ominous.

[@HuskySansVergogne]

yeah I can see that

[@thegamesforreal1673]

Nothing quite like literally dragging a large enemy to the ground right and this theme kicks in and your whole squad starts beating the ever living shit out of it.

[@ashwolf2006]

i just like to picture my warrior class arisen and his pawns made out of Sorcerer,Strider, and Archer just blitzing a cyclops.

[@jarrodwraight9971]

Riding on the back of a Griffin stabbing it until it falls out of the sky into the ocean and we both go down to meet the Brine. I would have been so pissed if I died. 😂

[@junkhead1109]

So epic. Magistral OST from Capcom for this game.

[@yamadarinne7940]

3:45 ~

[@Rasakson]

i swear that last part reminds me heavily of skyrim

[@lostwave1748]

Bless! Please post the whole album if you can! I'm loving this soundtrack

[@BingBangPoe]

I think the original version had more OOMPH but the reprise's really good too.

[@cornmeal984]

Still pretty great, but nothing can beat the sheer chills you feel when you hear DD1's superior version. I miss the old OST :(

[@sheebuhenu4074]

No this is so real. The original felt so epic.

[@sindraalthewolf9256]

I love them both honestly

[@217adaptiveperspective]

Feels like they went in a different direction for the tone of DD2, we're probably lucky this track came back at all

[@MLGRACCOON]

I bought the classic ost pack from the store for like 2$, changes a lot of the music and the boss themes to the original. Pretty sick running into a griffin/drake in 2 and having the better music from 1. I think it changes to the original version of this theme too.

[@D1ab0lical]

Feels like new Monster Hunter OSTs, it just lacks the impact they used to have in the early 2010s.

[@otakamerd1220]

Bro was cooking something special up here

[@khalidhashmi9772]

God I love this song.

[@benjaminmendy-cadol2706]

pov you fall with the griphon of 100 put high

[@Oodles.]

This version, while great in it’s own right, just doesn’t have the same oomph that the original does.

[@vivid8979]

Where's the howl of the choir?? Where's the rolling thunder of the percussions? And the most important thing...... Where is the smiting screech of the guitar???

[@217adaptiveperspective]

​@@vivid8979 I don't understand why they completely ditched the melodies and electric guitar from DD1 in the sequel, save for this song

[@ElJefeRules]

It’s the lack of drums

[@LightningRoka]

Yeah I miss the heavy backing of the drum kit. Rounds the piece out like Zinogre's mount theme in World

[@danilosiviero4848]

​​​@@vivid8979​Different music direction, the composer for DD2 also worked on Monster Hunter Rise before, I don't know why they didn't got the original composer back, he even worked on the Netflix anime but not on DD2. The new soundtrack ins't bad (there are a lot of bangers) but something was definitely lost on the presentation thanks to the different music style.

[@LilMedicine]

Not to be cringe af, but whenever this banger comes on in the boss battle it’s always beast mode activated.

[@educationiskey3331]

When you have the advantage over the enemy and you're about to cast or deliver the final blow.😅

[@shaydilane2172]

Still amazing, but just doesn’t have as much energy as the original, it was pure goosebumps!

[@jett6059]

Where's the electric guitar?!?! This version still gets me hyped up but come on!

[@Trollingtonsrus]

There is no electric guitar for the default version of the song in Dragon's Dogma 1, that version is unused.

[@gabrielmarques2622]

Electric guitar is in the dragons dogma online version ( the best one)

[@LiesofBuddy]

Incorrect, listen to the original one again, it indeed does have an electric guitar as a backing instrument.

[@OGSunZoo]

There is an electric guitar in this one as well, it's just WAY back in the mix.

[@paledrake]

@@Trollingtonsrus No it does, it's further into the track. It 100% has a guitar.

[@therewasanattempt360]

I'm not gonna lie, I didn't really notice that the electric guitar was missing. I thought it was the exact same theme. I guess I was too distracted beating the hell out of an ogre or my mind filled in the gaps.

[@juniper2788]

Love it! Love this game ❤

[@IconicCROSS]

While i think the original is still better. I still got chiils the first time i heard this in dd2

[@Moncters]

Anyone know if theres a full version of just 3:48

[@Thez_]

I wanted it too. ):

[@venomshake8187]

Where’s the electric guitar damn it!

[@fistfullofsalt6311]

It's unfortunately not Dragon's Dogma Online, that OST slaps cheeks

[@jaydenlobbe7911]

@@fistfullofsalt6311 DD1's version of End of the Struggle has Electric Guitar in it, and an unreleased version for Dark Arisen had more emphasis on the Electric Guitar

[@sleepless9957]

This ones better. There, I said it.

[@pockystyx4087]

Theme of the Minotaur in my experience lol

[@Nasa1423]

I've said this before for DD1 and I will say it again here, this OST is Dragon's Dogma's Proof of a Hero

[@izu8811]

So I was playing- Fighting a griffin and all, My pawn started to blast it with fire while it’s trying to fly away and causes it to fall down. But we were near a cliff and it fell down the ground below. I didn’t have no safe way down and I didn’t want that thing escaping me again So what do I do? I leaped and as I leaped off THAT part played as I fell and grabbed onto its head surprisingly it counted as a hit and I knocked it back down as it was getting up. Never before have I felt like such a badass in a game

[@earthbound_one]

Suddenly everyones a musical genius, idk sounds badass to me. I will admit that the original cant be beat tho

[@DarkwraithAbyssal]

Don’t worry, it’s just a group of third-world dwellers that are upset they can’t run the game on their ancient PC specs.

[@robertmclease]

You're a troglodyte.

[@croissantwizard]

This version sounds so goddamn restrained compared to DD1’s. That synth brass is canny as hell, the percussion is so tame, and the omission of the electric guitar in the soundtrack is a musical crime…..

[@TheSpartan012]

DD1's did not have an electric guitar, that was a deleted track from Bitterblack Isle. You never actually hear it in-game.

[@captainecho5555]

@@TheSpartan012That was a different track. The one from the main game also has a electric guitar but not as forward as the Bitter Black dlc track.

[@CloudyMemory]

This version wasn't recorded with a real orchestra, it's all synths, and it's VERY noticeable.

[@croissantwizard]

@@CloudyMemory YEP. Painful. The brass is REVOLTING. As a music nerd I’m pissed :/

[@hakuju5760]

I used Breach Surge on him and it works as well lmao.

[@odesodes4799]

bro they nerfed the song noooo

[@igadevivas]

They nerfed the whole OST😭😭 I played so far like 50~hrs and not once except this one was memorable. DD1 had cassardis, the character creation theme, gransys, gran soren. It seems they went with the breath of the wild route or DD2.😢

[@natanhaelalvarado6137]

@@igadevivasmy favorite was star of heaven, the short piece when it becomes night, do you know if it’s still present in dragons dogma 2? Have you bought the original dlc soundtrack?

[@igadevivas]

@@natanhaelalvarado6137 i know exactly which score you mean and no its not present neither in DLC which i indeed bought😭😭😭

[@natanhaelalvarado6137]

@@igadevivas well that’s sad, that little piece really sets the mood for the dangerous and terrifying night that awaits you. 😭

[@typhoon4994]

@@igadevivashow do you use the music DLC? I have it but im not sure if I manually apply it or what

[@tyrfang]

A very good reimagining of the original, especially the brief phrase at 2:52! But the original had a set of drums/percussion that just drove your heart rate up in a good way, it's absolutely unbeatable. It falls short because of it.

[@redlister2934]

Only thing I regret is killing off that big beastie just when the music kicks in.

[@Rodniikun]

They took out the guitar rift. That's what made the original so unique and awesome.

[@DaiIchiShujinko]

They took out the hard drums. That's what made the original so intense and encouraging.

[@Mohgenstein]

They took out alotta stuff, game is mid

[@captainkg5910]

Everyone's a gangster until "End of the Struggle" kicks in

[@Gangstanoob1998]

It's good, but doesn't have the same exhilarating feeling as the OG. Sounds more anemic

[@the.Authority]

Anyone know the song for the purgener bosses?

[@Malzenomamador3412]

Wut, i need electric guitar! I need "the wind is pushing me" also

[@lts_Hazard]

Seems there is naught of sauce here

[@lewis24685]

I like the brass in this version but it sounds like its being smothered by everything else.

[@seshajelmaanularhitamtahks8275]

Please do a soundtrack for drake low health theme.

[@Niktuono]

Lacking the guitar riffs make this song an inferior version of the original, sadly. 😔

[@nesmontou2393]

where the FUCK are the drums from the DD1 version

[@Elyrium42]

DD2's OST is sadly lacking with a lot of instruments barely being used anywhere

[@mjolnirmilitia569]

Where the fuck is the metal riff?!

[@xXHelsingGamingXx]

❤🥰

[@doghotline3262]

THEY NEUTERED IT 😭

[@hypotrain]

>no guitar

[@pencilgoblin655]

I feel that the vocals are less front and center in this version, still love it tho

[@jas6853]

I never get to hear the full version cause mini bosses die way too fast :( game needs a hard mode soon

[@SilentTree12]

This rendition is serviceable I guess but damn is it missing the PUNCH of the original

[@UnWrittenKatsu]

Start of the optimization struggle

[@AlligatorSauce9984]

This sounds more like Monster Hunter then Dragon's Dogma

[@shutup1037]

Where is the rooockk 😭😭

[@TheTraveler980]

I'm gonna combine both this version and the original DD1 version for the best of both worlds.

[@hellbender6755]

Missing the guitar 😢

[@sergiolol3439]

i like it but sounds less epic than first one

[@lemonnomel7505]

imo it sounds more epic but i can see where ur coming from

[@paledrake]

Is this the only song they brought back from DD1? I'm pretty disappointed with the OST and they didn't even do this track justice. Where is the guitar...

[@seriousgranpa]

Oh, god.. This particular track get worse and worse, comparing by original

[@CloudyMemory]

This sounds incredibly synthetic compared to the DD1 version, almost like a synth mock-up. The original definitely used a real orchestra. :(

[@217adaptiveperspective]

Feels like some the vocals are more subdued compared to the original

[@ROBDEWAND]

Misses the oomph of the first one also misses the oomph of the theatrict mod version and is downright nothing compared to the ddo version unfortunatly, they honestly should have taken the ddo one and tried to improve on this perfect version, but alas they didnt. Ddo stays the best version whti the theatric version of it coming in second.

[@zrord2951]

"after this come tha fun part" "Tha heart is destroyed!" "it's fallen now attack!" ahhh they masterworks all you can't go wrong. oh and if you don't know goblin hete fire tho

[@cha-cha_supercazador]

Waiting for Grigori's battle theme

[@rkrim2008]

" a Cyclope !!!! "

[@adamb1593]

Maaaaan if there's any one thing I had to point to that worse than the original game, it really is the soundtrack. Almost every track in the original just absolutely hits, most of the tracks in 2 are really forgettable, and even when they use a track from the first game it's still just not as good. A real shame

[@ElJefeRules]

Original was too OP

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

Ikr?? 😭 -Dude ngl that profile picture lookin' kinda familiar 🤔

[@andrewwilliams8951]

It's not the same without the electric guitars 🎸⚡

[@goldthorn1417]

Dragon's Dogma 2 soundtrack is underwhelming compared to the Dark arisen 😢

[@totallyalex2607]

This version is so much cleaner, I love it!!! The one from DD1 was great, but the electric guitar just drowned everything out. This one sounds professional, and they got a whole orchestra🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@demorn5813]

They didn't get an orchestra though, it's all sampled. They actually had orchestra/performers for a lot of the music in DD1, not here though, it's all VST, unlike the original track which has real choir and musicians.

[@DogInatutu]

This entire game just oozes with lost potential. Which is a shame, considering the first one at least had a stellar OST.

[@babyjiren9676]

Not the entire game lmao. The game itself is amazing, just poorly optimized. Honestly the only bad thing is the OST which went from unique and amazing in DD1 to generic fantasy wardrums and strings in DD2.

[@eskrig5111]

@@babyjiren9676Enemy variety is pretty terrible.

[@babyjiren9676]

@@eskrig5111 Eh, to be fair the original DD was about the same. I guess it got spiced up in Dark Arisen but otherwise it's always been a bunch of goblins and harpies with the same old minibosses.

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

This version is just not as hype or impactful? :/ I really feel like they tried to make DD2 more grounded and 'Game-of-Thronesy' in order to appeal to a wider Western audience? Like, the super edgy anime guitars that were thrown in before are completely missing, which tells me they wanted this game to be much more serious, and less chūni? 😂

[@XXGamerp0n3XX]

Its more lotr/hobbit personally. especially with the aesthetic in the elven race, both in appearance and architecture. But they did try more of a western approach which I don't mind. Kinda unique though, mixing JRPG fantasy into western fantasy.

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

@@XXGamerp0n3XX Yes was the first thing I thought! 😆The elves are super lotr! I do like the vibe of the game, but miss the oomph the original composer brought? -And not bringing back the Eternal Return melody nor even referencing it in this new soundtrack disappoints me alittle 😭🙏

[@Mohgenstein]

That’s itsunos vision. Making a mid game that does nothing to improve is his vision.

[@TheShooterlol]

I'm in-between on this song. It's ok, But I love Dogma 1 better.

[@Flow764]

It's fine but the drums are too subdued compared to the original and whoever decided to get rid of the electric guitars needs to be fired. It's good but it lacks impact and momentum in comparison to the original.

[@petrychores6354]

Lumpyest track in the game bruh what is that...

[@vivid8979]

Wait even the End of the struggle theme of this game feels a bit underwhelming compared to the OG??

[@lemonnomel7505]

while the og version is good the electric guitar imo jst throws the song out of place and rlly jst doesnt make it flow aswell as this song when your fighting you feel epic and grand so did the first one but i feel like this version is more fitting for the time period and world of dragons dogma

[@yunaka_gaming]

DD1's was better F

[@AtlasTles]

cyclops

[@user-xl3vf4yc5t]

ドラゴンズドグマ1の音楽の方が良かった気がする。これはあんまり

[@sidneyemunoz]

Nerfed, like they nerfed the Valstrax theme in MH Rise.

[@Mohgenstein]

Monster Hunter Rise composer butchered the soundtrack, who let bro cook?

[@lordninetails514]

Everyone trashing on this theme just because they didn't add the dark arisen electric guitar is mad disrespectful. This is a fantasy game in medival times, this game dosen't need a dumb boy band guitar just to make songs good just because you're not used to orchestra.

[@albdruck2575]

The original theme with your so called dumb boy band guitar actually used a real orchestra lol

[@jaydenlobbe7911]

There was Electric Guitar in several songs from the Original, which made the Soundtrack stand out, I'd describe DD1's Soundtrack as "Fantasy Metal"

[@wakazimaru]

DD2 overall soundtrack is a letdown compared to DD1 honestly. Not saying it's bad, it just lacks the absolute punch DD1 had. Don't even mention the atrocious DD2 Character Creation compared to DD1 Character creation banger.

[@jironnnu]

なんかショボい、、