Dragons Dogma 2 Review - Masterworks All

Dragons Dogma 2 Review
Dragon’s Dogma 2, is the highly anticipated action-RPG successor to the 2012 cult-classic Dragon’s Dogma. In a richly detailed and deeply explorable fantasy world built in Capcom’s RE ENGINE, Dragon’s Dogma 2 revolves around player choice, where selecting your Arisen’s vocation, combat style or desired Pawns is just the start. Dragon’s Dogma 2 will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on March 22. Will it beat out Rise of the Ronin, Horizon Forbidden West, Alone in the Dark and others for gamers cash this March?
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[@abssii_]

Amazing review, but did you know that wolves hunt in packs?

[@ACGreviews]

And are afraid of fire

[@bet9898]

Yes yes . I hope it's in the game ..and hopefully frame gen. I can't wait for mods

[@Nyxesgaming]

But remember even in numbers a weakling is a weakling still

[@Shalashaska6969]

​@@ACGreviews hahaha so true😂

[@gromgrabben]

And Goblins ill like fire!

[@Free_speech_is_dead]

Dragons Dogma 1 was ahead of its time. Such a gem.

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Greatest opportunity for a sequel when the gameplay still holds up ngl and the added cutscenes much appreciated

[@bruvkek4629]

especially brilliant resistance system and infinite healing during fight

[@SL4PSH0CK]

@@bruvkek4629 hope the buffs ain’t broken like back DD1 as a mage archer 😂

[@DuggyDarko]

Dragons Dogma walked to Breath of the Wild could run (and climb!).

[@PeopleRTheProblem]

I wish it were co op. Like a player could control your pawn.

[@arthurwild6563]

0:20 - André the Giant 1:05 - Pikachu 2:22 - Aragorn 4:05 - Kratos 5:29 - Mila Kunis 6:40 - Thanos 8:18 - Pennywise 9:17 - Walter White 11:02 - Lae'zel 12:27 - Melina 16:39 - Bully Maguire

[@TheJyippy]

Nah that was Eric Ten Hag

[@Andrewallday]

Thank you for these

[@Ztreak]

About 130 hours into this game now. Most fun i have had in a game for a while. Feels like beeing on an adventure.

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

Can we get Capcom to make Elder Scrolls 6 so Todd Howard doesn’t ruin all of our childhoods?

[@michailvolski5035]

Just go back and play Morrowind lol. Bethesda isn't going to get "better". It's up to Japan to save open world rpg , team Ninja, from software, Capcom

[@hamidious]

Nobody can make Elder Scrolls except Todd Howard and his team, if you want to play on Rail boring action games get a Playstation

[@tima6044]

I feel bad for people too young to have played Daggerfall or Morrowind. Seeing the direction Oblivion and Skyrim went was depressing.

[@pixelcount350]

How the hell would they ruin your childhood? I swear people are still running on the narrative that Starfield was a completely different game then how it was review that you get comments like this making it seem like ES6 will be this bad game when it will be far from it.

[@jorgeloredo100]

Why so many people let Todd Howard live rent free in their heads? 😂 there are plenty ARPGs better than Elder scrolls and Fallout out there kids.

[@felathar1985]

This is a pirate candidate if I ever saw one.

[@xraycat11]

You make awesome content man. Always my first reviews to watch. Thanks!

[@HenryAveretteIII]

As soon as reviews went live I came looking for this. Great stuff as always.

[@shadowofnoc5760]

What happened to this channel? Thanks Capcom for the code? No mention of MTX? No mention of performance issues? RIP this channel.

[@RunnyElephant44]

Reviewers knew about the microtransactions and failed to mention it even if you didn't care it should have been mentioned

[@ImmortalDrazhar]

Gotta say this is more in depth than I expected. Earned my thumbs up and sub.

[@senshai1267]

you were one of the few who really raved about the first game , and it is good to hear your review the second one !

[@nuggettscout5715]

SOLD out, lmao

[@SL4PSH0CK]

I’m excited for DD2 not just since it’s a sequel but also a sneak peek to Monster Hunter Wilds potential offer, just like back DD1 as a stepping stone for Worlds

[@dwwynn]

Always love the videos man been watching for years, always love the input

[@AnuragSrivastava20]

Finally the review is here, you sold me on the game. Thanks for the amazing review as always.

[@Bowmansparkles]

30 fps on new gen consoles? I can’t do it

[@supersaiyanbro]

Same, plus it has so many red flags I'll just skip it all together

[@kurtkrienke2956]

If only, it's unlocked and jumps all over the place without even an option to lock it to 30. Though in the city the Fr can even dip into the twenties apparently. And have you seen the draw distance for the NPCs? Literally a stone's throw away from you in some areas, it's ridiculous

[@Havran333]

25 FPS in big cities and tense combat. And don't forget you can't turn off motion sickness inducing motion blur.

[@ph0kused]

Only Bloodborne is acceptable at 30fps. Any other console game, especially new releases…agree unacceptable.

[@Draliseth]

Current gen.

[@CarurossTheSecond218]

Hey, so apparently, from what I’ve been hearing the micro transactions were not present in the review cycle at all will you be publishing a retraction addressing the launch version?

[@TheFella69]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Joe-no7gsHe literally just said they weren’t present during review lol

[@jeremybolt8950]

@@TheFella69 they were given a list of the DLC items, they all knew.

[@justblack333]

@@Joe-no7gshow 4th grade comprehension do you have?

[@mikehorne4053]

​@@jeremybolt8950 No, they weren't given a list of DLC. Lmao, who told you that?

[@jeremybolt8950]

@@mikehorne4053 yes they fucking were LOL a fucking reviewer admitted to it

[@thats4thebirds]

The more I’ve heard about performance the less excited I’ve been which is a shame as this was the one I was most hyped for.

[@vn01208503]

Did you know you can only create 1 char and cant delete it, also it cost money to create new one?

[@Dermetsu]

​@@vn01208503the first game had one save file too, and you absolutely can delete it in both DD1 and DD2. Already rerolled a character.

[@RedheadedReaper]

@@vn01208503 Misinformation.

[@TheFella69]

Game runs 2k 60fps with RT for me, drops to 30 in the capital which is a bit of a bummer but isn’t to much of a bother

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Frame rate is fine for me on PC. The fact is that people are demanding photoreal graphics but don’t want to pay for the processing power which makes that possible. It’s a shame Sony and Microsoft under-engineered the GPUs on their ‘current-gen’ consoles to hit a lower price point (or maybe it’s a shame people think they should be getting 4090-level graphics performance out of a $400 console?). It’s also a shame Capcom used Denovo DRM on this game because the performance would be better on older hardware without it.

[@danmariano1981]

Andre the giant, Pikachu, Aragorn, Kratos, Mila Kunis, Thanos, Clown from It... Still haven't finished the video.

[@chrissilver9302]

I got through a few and thought “…is that Mika Kunis??” I guess it is

[@derekofbaltimore]

Thank you for picaku!

[@ens0246]

Rani from Elden Ring.

[@akjaq545]

That pikachu is cursed as hell (btw if one of you guys finds the id for that pawn could you please share it here, thanks)

[@DrPepperNOW]

So... is your review going to change based on its dogshit PC performance and adding microtransactions AFTER review embargo lifts of items such as port crystals and inclination change incense for pawns even after the devs claim that fast travel is limited cuz it was 'their vision'?

[@martinandersson9712]

No mention of all the MTX's in game?, Capcom f**ed up, read all the negative reviews on STEAM!

[@pixelontherock2448]

Thanks from France for your impressive work ! You rock man 🤘🏼

[@joshuapoynter862]

You are my favorite game reviewer by far..I dig your quick witted statements and funny dialogues...I've bought many of game from your reviews. You do excellent work brother.

[@franciscoranire6381]

Hey I just wanted to say that your dragon's dogma dark arisen review from 8 years ago was the first video i saw for this channel and the reason i got the game. Thanks for that review and all your reviews since then, cheers!

[@youtubeenthussiast328]

I love to come and watch this guys reviews. Great time. Nothing but gaming talk. ❤

[@psilontech]

Always appreciate your balanced reviews, thanks for your time and efforts!

[@theyearoftherat]

21 DLC now on the Steam page on day one. Can see where this is going.

[@Oscum]

Steam Stats and the number of players playing this can already tell where this has gone . but keep cooking. its fun watching haters squirm meaninglessly

[@Mohgenstein]

So like every single Capcom gmae?

[@OccamAsylum]

​@@Oscum i guarantee you most people have no clue you have to pay to change your character. This isnt a Blizzard game.

[@TenderAlpaca]

You don't HAVE to PAY you can buy it with ingame currency too @@OccamAsylum ...

[@naits95]

@@OccamAsylum You don't have to pay. You literally get Rift Crystals in-game, and the item to edit your character costs 500 RC, which is trivial to get. What are you on about? I don't understand. Do we have the same game?

[@boblambo8195]

Will be buying later on in the year after shadow of the erdtree also gives capcom time to iron out some issues. Thanks for the review man!!

[@dustinbearry9510]

Don’t buy it at full price

[@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch]

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.

[@AnimaTriste]

I hate it.

[@HHTwice]

@@AnimaTristegood you can quit playing so I never summon your guaranteed garbage pawn

[@CuriousGeorge13]

I think that's a good thing. It means it's actually doing something specific rather than trying to appeal to everyone (Ubisoft games) while not really satisfying anyone.

[@carpetfluff35]

That's fine, not every game should flatten itself out to be all things to all people. Capcom made a sequel primarily for people who played the first one and asked for more...for ten years.

[@mitchjames9350]

@@AnimaTristewhy do you hate it.

[@Abraun897]

Hey Karak, what’s the dualsense features like? Thats my decider on whether to go ps5 or pc. And do the dualsense work on pc like they did with Jedi: survivor?

[@yautjarelven4373]

Thanks for the review, as always! One thing I've been hoping to hear, but nobody has mentioned is --> Can we key-bind the keyboard's arrow keys?

[@Neddy286]

Not sure if ACG got a different copy, but when looking at what people are saying now that the game released - I'm a little disappointed by ACG

[@bloomleaf8310]

most likely the review copy everyone got had no access to the store, and probably did not have denuvo( which is probably what is causing the performance issues.)

[@simoSLJ89]

At this point the only channel we can trust is Worth A Buy. Mack is great.

[@alabastergreen7444]

​@simoSLJ89 dude stop with spamming this comment everywhere

[@kaeltas6]

I hope ACG that you will make at least a short video about Capcom bullshit that they'e added microtransactions on release(fast travel, one-time only character editor during the game, higher lvl pawns so essentially easy mode).

[@jallexon2]

This review got me to buy the game, and the microtransactions and the fee for everything got me to refund it and give a negative review and question if Cuntcom (Capcom) gave reviewers a microtransaction and fee free copy of the game.

[@naits95]

which item gives you higher level pawns?

[@ImminentDingo]

@@jallexon2 so it sounds like they added a buyable easy mode after launch. Seems easy enough to just not use it

[@jelledesmet7086]

Your info is just wrong. Everything can be found in the game itself.

[@kaeltas6]

@@jelledesmet7086 So creating a system that enables those kind od practices is ok by you? Guess gamers are really stupid and like to be slowly but surely f****d.

[@greatpadinski]

I was on the fence and this review just catapulted me over it! Thanks for the great video!

[@JokerFace090]

The pawn system is a lot of fun....but moving around feels so clunky. The fights are fucking cool at first, but feel tedious by hour 15. The world feels big and small at the same time as it feels like at least the first 20 hours of questing will have you walking back and forth on the same path. I love the idea of travel in an RPG being meaningful and requiring prep...but you don't even need to be at an inn to save.

[@carlosfred8673]

The Performance is beyond abysmal. ACG should really make a follow up video to this, along with clarifying the whole MTX situation.

[@simoSLJ89]

At this point the only channel we can trust is Worth A Buy. Mack is great.

[@jeremybolt8950]

@@simoSLJ89 or synthetic man, I know hes not everyones cup of tea but atleast hes honest. man seems like almost all reviewers now are just shills.

[@TheGamer8041]

@@simoSLJ89Mack is a horrible reviewer. He had to make his Steam profile private because people saw that he only played games for an hour or two before making his reviews.

[@simoSLJ89]

@@TheGamer8041 may be true, but still, his DD2 review is spot on, his Starfield review is spot on. Just 2 examples.

[@HHSProductions]

Bro you just spamming that comment? I couldn't even make it 30 seconds into his video, dude's a tool.

[@nathanmitchell7961]

IM SO READY thankyou ACG for the review as always

[@mitchjonas7466]

Please don't buy this. You'll be dissapointed. It's a glitchy garbage mess. It starts out good and then overstays its welcome... I beat this game. I'm ashamed.

[@armedhyde1448]

I'm starting to believe that it might not be a good thing to review a pre-released game early...

[@gelsonblaze6943]

This is why Angry Joe started buying his copies when the game launches for everyone and drops the reviews later.

[@jonny-b4954]

Yeah, it's the downfall of pumping out reviews at a corporate rate. Few people actually play games like that. Like, I may be an oddity, but most major games take me months to complete. Witcher 3, RDR2, GTA V, RE2&3, God of War etc. all took me nearly a year to beat. Few hours here, few hours there. I do like Angry Joe's reviews for that reason, he plays them over a few weeks at his own pace. Much more like how most people actually play games. Not plowing through in 2 - 12 hour sit downs or whatever, haha.

[@loremir1994]

I agree, but I also don’t mind watching these videos knowing what I know now and seeing what people think on elements that aren’t MTX or performance issues. I take KZbin reviews with a grain of salt anyhow, they’re just as susceptible to corporate trickery (adding mtx after initial reviews, etc.) as any other when it’s pumped out this quick. I appreciate the more nuanced, longer deep dives where time is taken to analyze…well, any piece of media in much greater detail. I forget who made it, but there’s this really long (hours long) Oblivion review I really like, and has made me understand that game on a deeper level ❤️

[@jal-kx6tm]

is monetization really that bad or are people just being reactionary?

[@jonny-b4954]

@@jal-kx6tm I mean, I think they're requiring you to pay a few bucks to customize the look of your character. Or more than 1. Which is wild

[@marcogonzalez4615]

Do the microtransactions and the ability to only create one character change your review?

[@Fullmetaltracer]

Review sponsored by capcom* 😂😂😂 the state of gaming in 2024, ignore the obvious issues promote the good aspects and bomb review pages with bots. Instead of using tech to make a better game we use tech to hide it’s flaws and silence any criticisms until we meet our sales expectation on paid reviews and spam bots. What a joke.

[@bretth5371]

Let's see what he has to say

[@jaketheman1577]

Idc about microtransactions or the fact I can only make one character. As long as the actual game is good then I'm going to be buy it.

[@marcogonzalez4615]

@@jaketheman1577without playing the game, you can’t understand what I’m saying.

[@samuelcaron2256]

those literally don't matter

[@alexcebollero]

Don’t listen. This game is abundant with micro transactions, you can’t create a new character unless you buy a dlc item, you also can’t edit your character without buying a dlc, want to edit your pawns preferences you have to purchase a dlc and the game is VERY poorly optimized. I’ve heard gameplay is fun, but that’s if you can get past the less than 40fps at low setting. Read the Steam reviews! Summary: the things that were free now are micro transactions. Want to make a new character? Too bad, gotta shell out the green. Gotta love spending $80 on a single player game to have to pay another fee just to start a new playthrough. Don’t buy just wait for sale and after they’ve hopefully patched up the game.

[@j.t.6741]

they sneaked in these microtransactions right after launch. Reviewers who played before launch where left in the dark as well and caught of guard like the rest of us. Capcom is scummy and wanted reviews out first.

[@Subfightr]

That's good advice on all games now a days unfortunately. Those who purchase the game for full price on day one will get THE very worst version of the game, and those this purchase it on sale a year + later will get the best. :(

[@kpNov23]

Bs

[@mikehorne4053]

You can edit your character without mtx. There is no mtx to allow you to make a new character. That's just plain false. You can edit your pawn's preferences without mtx. Performance issues and no new game option are valid criticisms.

[@4.0.7.7]

You should really think about doing as Capcom did, and make late revisions to the review to make potential buyers aware that micro transactions are now part of the package.

[@yourlocalhuman3526]

thanks for the video, any chance you can provide benchmarks or average FPS alonside the settings you were running at the time please

[@dominiauk]

Great review, I was hoping for an early review from you as would like to pick this up on Friday but never pre-order without your review! Thanks. ** Beware ** Micro Transactions + Protection system which kills PCs and Can't restart a game once started!! The characters (I think are):- Andre the Giant, Pikachu, Aragorn, Kratos, Mila Kunis, Thanos, Pennywise, walter white, Leezel, Melina and Bully Maguire.

[@EzaneeGires]

Hi are the technical/framerate issues as bad as some outlets say?

[@cdwjustin]

What happened to buy, wait for sale, skip?

[@Gentry-gc6ls]

At 15:15, he says he can say without hesitation that he can say this is worth buying.

[@cdwjustin]

@@Gentry-gc6ls oops missed it he said it so quickly lol 😂

[@bullittproof]

13:30 just a heads up, variable refresh rate does not work at 30fps or below. Most TVs/monitors will have a spec sheet showing the VRR range and I’ve never seen a TV with a range at or below 30fps. It usually starts at about 40fps. 🤓

[@TheLimitless33]

That last bit of gameplay after the review got ME SO HYPED!!!

[@Dardric]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it used to be that ACG bought their own copies to avoid biased reviews? That was the whole reason I subbed, so I could have an honest and fair review of a game instead of a publisher or developer "guided" review. It's very disappointing to see several glaring omissions by ACG on the subjects of DENUVO, a DRM client that is notorious for bogging down gameplay performance in every game it has ever been in and blatant day 1 microtransaction abuse. Server side save files for characters that prohibit new character creation or recustomization without needing to pay for it. How these and other frankly inexcusable practices and issues in a $70 game went unmentioned in this review is concerning because I feel an earlier version of ACG would have absolutely called out this or any game that had even a portion of the problems exhibited here.

[@ivorysamoan]

You know, everyone doesn't have time to protest every, single, manusha .....sometimes, you just want to playan amazing game.

[@levelwithme8535]

@@ivorysamoan This person is talking about values and integrity as a reviewer. Consumers should be warned about blatant anti-consumer practices from a trusted source. If this channel has lost its way, then we should treat it like every other sold out review company.

[@JeremyDeere]

Very fair points. I'm curious if ACG has a response and reasoning for this.

[@BIG_PASTA]

@@ivorysamoan "manusha"? haha I can't 🤣

[@JCTiggs1]

35% user score on Steam. EDIT: Steam score has improved to a little over 50% now.

[@DovahVokuna]

Yeah i downvoted the video, don't agree at all

[@bungobogus8132]

@@DovahVokunahave you tried playing the game?

[@DovahVokuna]

@@bungobogus8132 yes

[@kabizmasshadow7850]

KILLED THIS REVIEW KARACK GREAT JOB 🙌🏾💪🏽👏🏽

[@mazohyst1878]

A 20 minute review. Hell yes, something to watch with my coffee. Thanks for the review dude, as always yours are the ones I look forward to.

[@HastyClip]

Deserves an updated video talking about the crappy DLC tactics.

[@TheMusicolophile]

No. Because they are not crappy tactics. You don’t like the MTX, you don’t buy it. Simple pimple. The MTX are for people with not a lot of time on their hands. Again, simple pimple. Next thing people will start saying is that folks who buy MTX aren’t real gamers.😢

[@loremir1994]

I think mtx being targeted at people with less time on their hands is pretty insidious 😬 why should games be designed to take advantage of those who need more accessibility in their games? “Don’t like it? Don’t buy it.” Isn’t very helpful either.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@loremir1994Would you prefer the game was just easy, so that busy/casual players wouldn’t have any problem getting into it? Personally i think the way this game is balanced to be deeper and more difficult than Western RPGs is an important part of its DNA. This game, but made easier for casual players, would no longer be this game. So what’s the solution for allowing casual players to play? If you included the extras for free with the game, everyone would just use them, and the game is no longer balanced as intended. MTX are not the intended way this game is to be played. And that’s as it should be.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Legitimately asking what you think the solution to this problem should be.

[@bungobogus8132]

@@loremir1994it dosnt take advantage, all the DLC is insanely easy to obtain in game. For instance the “fast travel” dlc. There are 10 in game fast travel points you have to put down yourself, and you can only put down 10 even if you buy extra from the dlc. Even then, you still need to actually go to where you want to put the fast travel point, and using it costs a rare item that’s limited and expensive to get in game and can’t be bought via dlc. That’s like the opposite of predatory. It’s basically useless.

[@James_V93]

Love how elegant your big character is

[@ACGreviews]

he is a monster

[@antaeus6637]

Micro transaction alert! Looks like ACG got grand turismoed again.

[@DerdOn0ner]

Yeah, for stuff you absolutely don’t need 😂 so nobody with a brain, that plays the game, is gonna buy it

[@boredflandre8234]

I mean there were technically MTX in previous Capcom games like DMC5 and RE4 Remake. Those “DLCs” shouldn’t exist in the first place either, but at least they could easily be earned through normal gameplay and wasn’t so badly pushed, which imo is why most people didn’t care about them. While in DD2 they took steps way TOO far that made the freaking game mechanics into micro transactions (character customization and fast travels), which seem let people finally realized their terrible monetizations.

[@VulturePilot]

The mtx in DD2 are as ‘offensive’ as all the ones present in the recent resident evil games since 7 and all the recent monster hunter games and the last devil may cry game, they’re not a big deal

[@talkingbutt3150]

@@DerdOn0ner _"Yeah, for stuff you absolutely don’t need 😂 so nobody with a brain, that play the game is gonna buy it"_ 1. You have no brain. or 2. You didn't know that there is NO NEW GAME OPTION. Which is it ?

[@luispalacios8423]

This is his worst review by far, he has ignored some big red flags!

[@RephrTokr]

Only review I needed or wanted. Keep up the great work

[@kida4313]

The fact that this game wasn't eviscerated for the 21 DLCs is concerning.

[@DeosPraetorian]

because they were released when the game came out

[@CalmTempest]

Reviewers don't get access to DLCs or what is at the page. Also all those DLCs are meaningless. You can get most of them within one hour of playtime. Yes, you can just buy the character edit ticket ingame too, for cheap.

[@ubulayne_]

@@CalmTempestit’s about the precedent. there shouldn’t be mtx in a single player game

[@CalmTempest]

@@ubulayne_ What "precedent"? There is no "pre" here, this has been a thing for over a decade

[@ubulayne_]

@@CalmTempest my argument still stands, shouldn’t be mtx in a $70 single player game

[@andydom729]

Warning ! - Need to mention the MicroTransactions in detail along with protection system causing issues as that alone stops me buying this, which is a real shame as was so looking forward to it! :-( 0:20 André the Giant 1:05 Pikachu 2:22 Aragorn 4:05 Kratos 5:29 Mila Kunis 6:40 Thanos 8:18 Pennywise 9:17 Walter White 11:02 Lae'zel 12:27 Melina 16:39 Bully Maguire

[@zachmcm8976]

The cool thing about microtransactions is that they aren't necessary and you can easily ignore them. I think everyone freaking out about them is a bit much.

[@0RaYDoG0]

I am starting to think that Capcom gave the reviewers something extra besides just a free review copy. The game lacks so many absolute basic features that a RPG has to have in 2024, they admit it themselves by including it as DLC 😂 Imagine Elden Ring sold each site of grace as DLC 🤣

[@andrewdavies1193]

ACG Reviews always distilled knowledge delivered in an insightful and witty fashion. Thanks for the effort. Always worth the time taken to watch.

[@whiskslim237]

Waiting a couple months until a few QoL patches get added like unlimited aprint outside of battle. That mod was a game changer and had me go from hating the game every time i tried it to absolutely loving it and finishing it twice.

[@thekingnumberone2427]

The microtransactions in this game are f****** awful

[@soaringeagle9597]

Are you aware you can obtain ALL of the microtransaction items by just playing the game?

[@kloakovalimonada]

Exactly the super engaging day/night cycle! The nights were truly magical and treacherous. Far Cry Primal was somewhat close to that feeling, in the early parts. Details like this that make games really stand out and memorable.

[@darylccc]

Thanks for the review! Nice to hear it's good! I didn't realise it's 12 years since I played the first one... ehhh

[@trashee973]

I don't know what you're saying half the time. "Like the first time a 25 ft tall rampage inversion of black death on two legs rip snorted through a village and my team of trustworthy walking versions of youtube comments had to take them down." What does that even mean? It reads like somebody trying to fluff out an essay and the cadence is clunky and jarring. I get... your team had to fight a big monster. I get that after writing it out. But still, what does "25ft tall rampage inversion of black death on two legs" mean, what does "rip snort" mean, what does "walking version of youtube comments," mean? I can piece together the meaning now after having to decipher it but while I'm watching the video getting bombarded with weird descriptions like this one after the next it's impossible to figure out. I feel like the only person that finds your descriptions and writing incomprehensible. Maybe it's just me. But your videos are full of stuff like this and I find myself having no clue about most of what I watched after being done with your videos other than a vague sense of "he liked it or he didn't". I think this is the last one i'll watch.

[@CerpinTxt87]

You're hyper focusing on something not that important and also not as frequent as you're making it out to be. It's a big monster. Rip-snorting is old-timey slang for being rambunctious or aggressive. KZbin comments are often memed for being annoying.

[@trashee973]

@@CerpinTxt87 I was going to respond earnestly but then a deep sense of existential regret set in and I realized that engaging at all would turn me into something I despised. So, have a great day.

[@mansfield360]

@@trashee973 you’re using excessive vocabulary for a KZbin comment. Are you really any better?

[@jhonnycake1]

you ever read a book? lol

[@trashee973]

@@jhonnycake1 The fact that you said that shows that you don't read. That's okay

[@alpsalish]

Acg is my preferred reviewer in style, but I have to say Mortismal has a better review on this one. Check out both.

[@grege5074]

Andre the Giant Pikachu Aragorn Kratos Panem Palmer (if she were played by Mila Kunis) Thanos Pennywise Walter White Lae'Zel Melina Emo Spiderman Fun Fact: your Dragon's Dogma review from forever ago was the reason I A) got into your channel and B) bought that game. And here we are for round 2!

[@SlanderedGaming]

As always, fantastic review dude, I watched it the whole way through. Looking forward to playing this game myself.

[@Germania9]

Really happy to see Dragon's Dogma letting you climb monsters, much like Shadow of the Colossus. Really wish there are more games like this (Praey for the Gods is dead to me.)

[@Beefy5o3o]

Should check out wild hearts! Its gameplay loop is similar to monster hunter and allows you to climb on monsters to deal specific damage to weak spots. Very fun game!

[@Beefy5o3o]

Should check out wild hearts! Its gameplay loop is similar to monster hunter and allows you to climb on monsters to deal specific damage to weak spots. Very fun game!

[@supersonic443]

Out of curiosity, what was your gripe with Praey? I had that one on my steam wishlist for a while and never picked it up, but it looked like a cool SotC-like from the trailers.

[@2genders-tk2ue]

Witcher 3 would have been a good game for that. Wish they had bigger monsters as well.

[@YangBalanceYin]

Bro... you could do this in the first game...

[@Darkholow]

I've been waiting for this one. This is one of the sequels that I've been hoping it gets made for 8 years now (since Dark Arisen came on PC and I 100% it). I'm happy that Itsuno (the director) managed to get Capcom to properly fund DD2 and have his "dream" game fully realized in a sequel / parallel world. I can't wit to dive into it in 2 days...my pawns are already created and ready to be imported (will go with a Geralt fighter and Yennefer mage lookalikes and go from there). Thanks, yet again, for the review Karak!

[@Rikitiik]

Nothing makes me happier than having you be the first DD2 review I watched. Thank you sir! A purchase was never in question, but if you or Mortim didn’t think it was a good game, I might have waited for a 2nd/3rd opinion.

[@jimmymcgreason]

Dragon's Dogma was one of my favorite "Oh this looks cool," pickups in the ps3 era. I am beyond psyched that this one is being so well received and that it's blowing up. I feel like the original was criminally overlooked. Pumped to start playing it tonight. Great review as always, and those character portraits in the corner had me cracking up.

[@griff_the_boxer]

No single-player game with performance issues on launch should be labeled a “buy.” Just wait for the price to drop to $40 in a couple months and the performance will be better then too.

[@j.j.9511]

He's on the take like all the others it seems.

[@vintageplanet9376]

​@@j.j.9511of course he is 😅

[@mikaelvellmun7228]

Thanks Karen

[@CalmTempest]

It's already 45 on key sites

[@griff_the_boxer]

@@BRichB lmao that’s a pretty dumb take. First of all, elden ring did have performance issues on launch. Second, by that logic no dev has any incentive to release a stable a game on launch.

[@Flabogoose]

Is there a reason the microtransactions were never mentioned? The community seems to be up in arms about them as they include a charge just to change your characters appearance or a charge to be able to revive your characters... were they not put in the preview copies given? Not saying this to be hostile, just genuinely curious when so many reviews on this are positive but player reviews are much more angry at the developers practises.

[@Vell1981]

Yes because the review Copy probably had no DRM and MTX in it. Then Bait and Switch at Launch hence the Negative reviews on Steam right now and the Refunds i am on the edge of refunding myself and buy a Pirated Copy for zero dollars.

[@atnfn]

The only microtransaction that really is an issue is paying $2 to change your characters appearance. And them preventing you from deleting your character or having more than one character. Strange how you could make several characters in the character creator they released before the game. What was the point in that if you can only have one character.

[@ErikSWE]

@@Vell1981except the editor for WindowsCentral already came out admitting the DLC plans were transparent in the review guidelines.

[@jelledesmet7086]

​@@atnfn you can change your appearance with a cheap in game item found in in game stores.

[@simoSLJ89]

At this point the only channel we can trust is Worth A Buy. Mack is great.

[@beastofdarknesss5822]

Karak your reviews are always worth my time even if i have no interest in the specific game, you have saved so much and found so many great titles through your detailed perspective reviews acg the 🐐 😊

[@rangersnut]

There should be a 1080p, 60fps perfromance mode with ray tracing off for ps5 and series X. The FPS performance is diabolical. What a travesty.

[@ACGreviews]

Would be nice

[@rangersnut]

@ACGreviews Yeah it would be. To be fair the more I have seen and understood that even on an RTX 4090 people are struggling for 60fps, so it's looking unlikely for now. I think the best they can aim for is performance stability. Capcom are normally very good on performance, but decision making wise someone has dropped the ball somewhere.

[@luigiongaming3959]

I just wish this ps3 game wasn't so expensive. I'm not paying for a 30 fps ps5 game I just won't do it at this point.

[@BitLyrist]

Hits me right square in the nostalgias - can’t wait to play this one

[@Hulkitout]

Thank you for the stellar review! In todays gaming climate i was scared for DD2 but relieved that it will be just as great if not better than the first

[@hollyspicewolf]

"Walking versions of YT comments" is the best description of Pawns ever 🤣👏

[@Thrawn90]

Developers: "We've built an amazing game, just needs another 2-4 months for us to iron out the performance issues and it will be a hit." Capcom Management: "Good job but it's the end of the quarter and we want to make sure we (not you the developers, we the execs/management) get our unearned bonuses. Ship it and slap a s***ton of microtransactions that will turn the entirety of the non-brainwashed playerbase against us and the game." AAA Industry: "Ahhhh, the system works"

[@Billsork]

Maybe add an addendum in light of the MTX?

[@Maddo03]

Are there save slots? Can you have multiple play throughs or are you limited to just 1?

[@D0ctorCool]

great review! I felt like I got a real taste for the experience without feeling like anything was spoiled for me.

[@evaander]

very immersive, but the performance breaks that immersion

[@itscrypt2008]

idk about breaking but yes it most definitely play on the immersion

[@leumgui]

so now that the game is out, what do we think about microtransactions in a single player game? and not just for cosmetics, also to just respec/redo your character

[@jabsy5094]

Non issue, the items that allow you to do that are available as soon as you enter the first town. They’re also cheap to buy so it isn’t even prohibitive.

[@Mohgenstein]

You redo your character by spending 500 gold at the first town. Also why are people throwing such a big fit when all Capcom games even to this day have MTX shops just as predatory.

[@leumgui]

you guys sure love to be on your knees in front of capcom

[@rinzler6757]

I had trouble converting the fire hose stream of "cool quips" and side notes into useful information. Maybe a little less creative writing and a little more conversation. ...but appreciated non-the-less.

[@ACGreviews]

You may like Happyconsole gamer more. He might be a bit more your speed and honestly he does great coverage.

[@rinzler6757]

@@ACGreviews Nice guy but different gaming tastes, and does not have a DD2 review that I could find. I'll check out Mortismal or some of the other quality reviewers. Thanks.

[@ACGreviews]

@@rinzler6757 Too bad wasn't aware he didn't have one. But he is great when he has them. Also Writing on Games is good.

[@rinzler6757]

@@ACGreviews I'll check that channel out as well. Thanks for the recommendations. The reviews for DD2 are so mixed. I'm having a difficult time deciding to buy or wait for a sale. Your review was helpful.

[@ACGreviews]

@@rinzler6757 You bet man. I get it. Its a conflicting game. Got some great, got some not great. And it will matter for sure what works for you.

[@elsieoneill6181]

Any game that has one character save slot and single player mtxs is a wait for sale in my books.

[@captaintaurusva1999]

Every time I have a good feeling about a game and then ACG confirms my feelings for, it is amazing, picking this up on Friday with my copy of Rise of The Ronin, hope to see a review for that as well.

[@2236gaming]

Several years ago your review of the original Dragon's Dogma made me buy and dive into that amazing world, now I'm back here, hyped for the sequel and hungry for interesting points of view that go deep into the mechanics.

[@ACGreviews]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@RobC-sp7vj]

the game is average at best. and the performance is abysmal...the fact your giving this a buy is very telling man ngl@@ACGreviews

[@RoanLauncher]

@@RobC-sp7vj 'I don't agree with his view and experience so he must be wrong'

[@RobC-sp7vj]

ya exactly man@@RoanLauncher

[@goochipoochie]

These PS5 losers so salty crying about the game because they getting 20fps while pc gamers enjoying this masterpiece at 100+ fps lol

[@Mark-qj5kp]

Gottdaaaamn this looks amazing. Thanks for sharing another banger review!

[@ACGreviews]

You bet

[@fleoqa193]

About the performance do you think it’s because of the DRM only in cities or random drop?

[@DB-uf6md]

Zero transparency regarding the horrid performance issues nor the microtransactions i see. And ACG supposed to be an unbiased reviewer, Yeah right.

[@noirrain6005]

Oh no😂s! My reviewer didn’t say what I wanted to hear! The horror!

[@simoSLJ89]

At this point the only channel we can trust is Worth A Buy. Mack is great.

[@michaelparas6968]

@@noirrain6005lets face it, game’s as laggy as hell. That’s game breaking for a lot of gamers. Anyone who reviews this game and fail to address that is just shady practice imo.

[@noirrain6005]

@@michaelparas6968 I just got the game after I wrote that and I can’t play more than 30sec and it crashes. Ps5 disc. This game managed to be worse than cyberpunk. Never getting a Capcom game at launch again. I did the same promise with cd projekt

[@helltanker19]

@@noirrain6005 I suppose you forgot your brain when typing this, or your parents forgot to get you education... before typing this.

[@pierrepellerin249]

Installed and ready to go. I wonder if moving my console location to New Zealand will let me play 17 hours early like it sometimes does in new release...

[@ChristmasLore]

Are you french or Canadian? Does this really work?

[@pierrepellerin249]

@@ChristmasLore Am in Canada and yes, it worked for a few games before. So a midnight release in New Zealand is 7 am here. If the release is not simultaneous around the world, I can set my console to NZ time and play 17 hours early.

[@IBBMS]

Stupid question, but as someone new to the series: are certain clothing options liked to vocations? Idk if y'all just always decide to suit up a certain way or if its only certain classes can wear certain things, but if I wanted to be a fighter wearing a mages robe could I? Or must I wear the big bulky armor and vice versa?

[@nicolasacosta1673]

The first one limited the armor you could wear to your chosen vocation but getting a hybrid vocation would give you more options and there were also gender locked armor sets. That being said, that was the first and I don't know if it's the same deal in this one.

[@NYKTAKETHEPIC]

I always appreciate the reviews here. It's nice to watch a review who cuts the bull as well as not spoiling the story or even later spells/actions but still keep it a nice enjoyable review. Appreciate all the reviews you've done ACG!

[@loudenlaffnite246]

You didn't think it was worth mentioning the micro-transactions? It's been revealed that ALL early review copies came with an e-mail revealing there are MTX. You knew.

[@NC3866]

I mean, you should have known too. It's a 2024 capcom title.

[@dramion5486]

ACG - Did you know about the DLC before hand? Seems like review copies was provided information of the DLC. Seems like you might have based on all the other reviewers saying they knew.

[@jeremybolt8950]

He knew. They all knew. They tried playing stupid and it didn’t work, that’s why they have all go e silent on this subject now.

[@christianwillmon6616]

@@jeremybolt8950 some review copies had mtx removed

[@dramion5486]

I believe ACG would have informed his viewers if he had known. That is just me though.

[@jeremybolt8950]

@@christianwillmon6616 not true they are just playing stupid. Yong yea said he "didnt know" and would make a vid on it in a community post. He deleted that and has moved on from this subject. they are playing stupid.

[@jeremybolt8950]

And the people who "did know" all "forgot" about them (rat and cowoby) who are, apparently very against MTX, rat even railed on helldivers for having them. in cowboys case, even though hes now saying its bad to have them, even though he said they "didnt matter" or in rats case, "forgot" yet hes apparently, against MTX. use some critical thinking, deduction skills, and occams razor.

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

I have hundreds of hours in the first DD. The Dark Arisen was also a blast to play. I will pay full price day one launch - and that's something I RARELY IF EVER do anymore. If you've never played DD before, and you like D&D style games, this is one of the best.

[@jatwood9648]

I noticed you didn't mention the egregious microtransactions. How you are essentially forced to spend real money to change your appearance, pawn inclinations, etc. Also, how you can't start a new game once you've already made a character unless you turn off cloud save and manually delete all your save files. Did Capcom already get rid of those things, or did you omit these aspects from the review?

[@jelledesmet7086]

Appearance changing items can be found in the game, chill.

[@jatwood9648]

@@jelledesmet7086 No need to be so condescending. That info wasn't available at the time of my comment, and there's still no info on how easy they are to obtain. You also conveniently fail to address the whole issue of not being able to start a new game once you've already made a character.

[@iyaramonk]

@@jatwood9648The store was empty in the review copy.

[@jatwood9648]

@iyaramonk That explains it, but this fact is a bit sketchy. How can someone give an honest and accurate review when something like this is kept from them?

[@jatwood9648]

​@iyaramonk Upon more research, I learned that the microtransactions were detailed in the material accompanying the review copy. Your point doesn't stand, unfortunately. Source: review of DD2 in Forbes.