Dragon's Dogma 2 PC Review

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience - from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
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[@haggisman0812]

PC gamer uploading 1080p 30fps videos jfc..........

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

ACG's review has 60fps

[@Giliver]

​@@irecordwithaphone1856for PC?

[@CIP3RM]

So it’s a slightly better version of the first game? I’m sold.

[@mikeh6177]

PC Gamer review using old stock PR footage. Lazy. gtfo👎

[@Arsat74]

More technical details would have been useful. So this is just a PR text.

[@originalityisdead.9513]

The game needs some serious work done on the optimisation side.

[@LBPreviews]

Only on consoles.

[@originalityisdead.9513]

@LBPreviews No, on PC as well. There's a performance review up by PC Gamer. Its not well optimised.

[@rundown132]

@@LBPreviewsPC too, lol you can barely hit 60fps with a 4090

[@Woupsme]

​@@rundown132ACG got a 4090 and CPU to match and got 30 fps without DLSS lol. 60-90 fps with DLSS.

[@Svante]

As usual, I'll wait for a sale, later this year, and hope it's been patched and optimized by then.

[@odie411]

Why is no one playing with mouse and keyboard??

[@danielarenas7325]

So I have a laptop whit a rtx 3050, 11th Gen i7 and 16gb ram (tuf gaming f17) do you guys think this game will run?

[@abdoadm2391]

Médium +dlss

[@Fluffybullets2]

Wait until some KZbinrs have a go see what they say. I want the game but I want a smooth less janky gameplay. Laptops may struggle considerably though

[@LordShrub]

2:58 Wait, a mage can use a 2h sword?! Edit: Actually I think that's a Warfarer who is a jack of all trades.

[@gamingwithdummies3960]

Does it has DLSS 3 ?

[@luisfelipehaasdutra9026]

yes but only for upscalling, no frame generation

[@unchartedrocks1]

Does this game have a photo mode?????? This has so much potential for good photos.

[@tordb]

Wait for deep deep sale. Also, $70 is robbery and should be criminal for selling a digital game.

[@Drakaris-Og]

It's worth for like 10 dollars

[@leegoldr]

why does it should like this guy shilling for them ?

[@Eikon_FF]

Steam Deck review?

[@Sturridge_FPL]

It will not run on steam deck

[@BryceCzirr-jz7ju]

At around 10fps lol

[@Abracadaniels]

FIRST

[@tonypereira2054]

Second

[@Svante]

Third...

[@michaeldodd6181]

I'm guessing you guys just got paid to gloss over the bugs, the FPS issues, the crashes and the microtransactions?

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

wow. what a fucking flop. i was hyped for no reason

[@RealziesCuts]

It got a 10 💫 Gaming Bolt

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

it's at an 86 on meta with only 44 reviews.for a game with this budget it's a flop, especially with the horrid performance issues on all platforms. despite that, i was still gonna buy it, until i heard the writing was as bad as the first game. gonna wait a month or two and see how people think of the story and characters@@RealziesCuts

[@artemgleba7630]

Jesus fucking christ, 89? A fucking flop?

[@mitchellbrinkerdp]

@@PenguinsAreColdishthe only thing that determines if it’s a flop are the sales.

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

the marketing hasnt exactly been strong for this game. reviews not even in the 90s + major performance issues across all platforms will definitely not help@@mitchellbrinkerdp

[@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch]

For those who never played Dragon's Dogma: This is Dungeons & Dragons with real time combat. You'll spend roughly 15% of gameplay time micromanaging your group's loadout and inventory. In other words, Baldurs Gate 3 but with real time combat/

[@V3RAC1TY]

without the choice stuff though plz don't mislead people

[@Drakaris-Og]

Played DD one several times, it's absolutely nothing like BG3. Action rpg vs dungeons and dragons rules arpg.

[@Neyreyan]

So it's basically every other AAA rpg released after 2020? Unoptimised, not finished, forces the player through tedious tasks, has some enjoyment the atmosphere and immersion is broken by bugs

[@TheSchultzZ]

no dumbass

[@rundown132]

Yup, I'll pick up the wait-for-sale edition

[@scottgust9709]

Lol how did you get to that opinion? glass half empty kinda guy?

[@ja-pm9hn]

AI generated review lol

[@greghannibal]

You betrayed your audience, pcgamer. More interested in defending game journalists than standing with the people they harassed. As a reader for almost 30 years, I'm done with you.

[@ShutUpAndPlayIt]

Cant believe we are about to play dragons dogma 2 in one day, thought the day would never come yet here we are. cant wait!