Hyper Autistic Dragon's Dogma 2 Trailer Analysis

[@Infinite_Cringe]

23:42 I'm a dumb motherfucker. That's a shadow not a hole. Edit: Upon further reflection, the main city shown is probably not Gran Soren. I didn't look at the map before recording this video. Fucky wucky on my part. Fairly certain the city is Vermund, the name mentioned by Brant.

[@chillingboyz8391]

No, you're not dumb at all just some mistake We know how much you put your love and passion to look forward to Dragon's Dogma 2 I hope you have a nice relaxing and restful. Thanks for brake down analysis 👍👍👍

[@cipherstormwolf14]

I think you are right on the money that we are going to see another arisen and another cycle, similar to what Dark Souls did. The cycle repeats over and over things change, but also stay the same. Things are repeating! I hope this will add a lot to the story behind it all. Cool analysis, cant wait to play a beast or half-race! Too little games do this properly.

[@D1b2s3]

You're excited my man, just like we all are, no need to apologise. Our imaginations are all running wild, for sure.

[@mastazenkei]

Yeah , after looking at the map this is 100% not Gran Soren , it's the other side of the peninsula , a different kingdom . Wonder if this game will be before or after dd1 , maybe Gran Soren will be a endgame location , with the hole still there .

[@abeldiaz3877]

Hey, and just say Brant however the hell you want. Don't try to /bɹænt/ us, your accent is beautiful.

[@louisgworld]

I absolutely love that the Ox appears several times in the promotional material. Oxchads can't stop winning.

[@Shinzon23]

Well, if your a prey animal, that tends to happen....

[@cringe9047]

Kick the ox, arisen

[@Akechifan]

Oh god the memories...

[@sygyzy0933]

​@@Shinzon23lol

[@sygyzy0933]

​@@Shinzon23eyes on the side gang

[@Akechifan]

It's been 11 years holy shit it almost doesn't feel real that we're getting this game.

[@thornyduck]

​@@JuliusCaesar103 we let him cook just like how the Elden ring fanbase is letting Miyazaki cook up that shadows of erdtree expansion 😂

[@lebarondeminuit3580]

DRAGON'S DOGMA 2 IS REEEEAAAAAL THE WIND IS PUSHING MEEEEE

[@thornyduck]

@@JuliusCaesar103 I'm just worried that itsuno's gonna be in an interview after the game comes out and says "yeah this isn't even close to what I wanted to fully make see you guys in another 10 ✌️👋"

[@CynicaAO]

giving developers unlimited time can make a game 10x better than having a deadline.

[@Akechifan]

@@thornyduck I really don't think that will happen. This game feels like all the shit he wanted to do with the first game and also much more on top of that.

[@tracelawrencex]

the fact that this is an hour long really shows how depraved the dd community has gotten 😭

[@noahleach7690]

mightve meant deprived but youre right either way lol

[@knightarielofgransys]

And RIGHTFULLY SO

[@foster2095]

We ran out of stuff to talk about 7 years ago

[@michailvolski5035]

That's not what depraved means.

[@copyninja8756]

​@@michailvolski5035 ill allow it

[@starchcontrast4214]

Before I even get into the video, I just want to point out that your prior prediction does seem to be correct, there IS at least ONE dragon in Dragon's Dogma II video game, so let me compliment you on VERY prescient analysis there.

[@Archibaldh1pp0]

These are the journalism chops I subscribed for. Take that IGN.

[@theobell2002]

Yeah right.. next you're gonna tell me that Skate 4 is gonna have skateboards in it.

[@misterskeleton1397]

now it just remains to be seen how many, if any, Dogmas will be present.

[@v-lem]

@@misterskeleton1397 The website mentions mentions dogma's, so they're confirmed as well.

[@Jackenack]

when I saw "DRAGON" appear in the subtitles I nearly dogma'd all over

[@thehumanity3324]

This is the academic depth and sophisticated analysis I've come to expect from this channel.

[@GeriatricJerald]

Jesus Christ an hour

[@lazerbeamspewpew4728]

“Save to watch later” 😂😂

[@violet-trash]

Finally

[@klo-szard5101]

It was the best hour od the day

[@d33pr0ast]

😂

[@TheAndroid128]

hell f*cking yes an hour

[@ozzydabothan]

PLEASE consider making another analysis vid when more trailers come out, there's so much here that you'd pointed out that I straight up just didn't notice. All the armor and the improved vocation and core skills are so freaking amazing to see and it shows how much they want to make DDII the truest form of Dragon's Dogma they can make.

[@Archfeind22]

I really love the idea of this being a different timeline than the first . dragons dogma 1 hinted at the idea of other worlds multiple times making the sequel be an example of that is awesome

[@diccchocolate416]

The other worlds in the first game are more meant to be other players worlds. But it being its own world is fine enough, its kinda hard to follow up on the story.

[@kohaiame2691]

Agreed, not to mention this would allow the ending to continue being ambiguous. Personally I like the somewhat open ending. Those of us who want to imagine that our Arisen ends the cycle can believe that, while those who want to think that there is no end to it and that's just how it continues can believe that as well. I think that both endings are somewhat tragic, but thinking of my Arisen trapped waiting for the next one to take their place is heartbreaking.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

I mean, the Pawns tell us very early in the game, not that much of a hint xD

[@ZyroShadowPony]

​@@kohaiame2691 so a more complex situation than dark souls. So im assuming the main events will still occur like the arisen having their heart removed and all that just different characters and events that will still lead to the outcome?

[@ath0lbr0se]

@@kohaiame2691 personally i like to think my arisen cursed herself in an even more hellish cycle and is now forced to live her life as arisen over and over and over again. new game + giving a girl ideas

[@wanpokke]

You're kidding. The ye olde English dialogue is amazing. It was amazing in the original and I'm glad they kept it

[@whirlinginfinite7495]

Yeah totally agree, loved the Deku tree talking like that and it makes sense for an ancient infinitely resurrecting dragon too.

[@CelestialDraconis]

I don't mind the old English, I just think it's a bit overdone here? DD1 Grigori spoke in old English, but there wasn't a 'doth/thy/thee' in every single sentence. It was more his speech patterns that sounded poetic and had that iambic pentameter flow to it. Like one of my favourite lines from him is "Heed the zealot's lesson well, for when the weak court death, they find it". It's not explicitly old English at all, but the way he talks _sounds_ ancient and so unique. I know we've only heard a few sentences from him in the trailer, but if they just dialed down the Shakespearean vocab a bit, it'd be fine. If you listen to a character like Ranni from Elden Ring or the Firekeeper from Dark Souls 3, they use old English occasionally as well, but it was more subtle, if that makes sense. If it's anything DD2 should take from the Soulsborne games, it's how well done the 'old English' is. Sorry about the rant. I just, really liked how Grigori spoke in DD1. He was the best part of that game because of how entertaining he was and is one of my favourite antagonists in an RPG.

[@Infinite_Cringe]

YES. Finally someone gets it. He literally speaks different in the anime and sequel compared to the first game. Shakespearean was the exact word I was thinking of. It doesn't suit him and it sounds pretentious. Which is unfortunate for what was the most emotionally intelligent character in the game.

[@wanpokke]

@@CelestialDraconis oh shit you're right. I love the way the general cast spoke but as you mentioned Greg himself did not speak like that

[@percusdox3092]

He did use archaic language in the original but it wasn't the Shakespearean.

[@Galmir_]

First of all, great analysis, the fact that you can name items by heart speaks volume of your passion! I think you are onto something with the immortality: usually when you beat the dragon you loose it but maybe the whole plot will be "there are two arisens at the same time because the previous one cheated death with the riftstone but now another cycle is upon us and you are overlapping during his lifetime." Sort of the opposite of the duke of gran Soren

[@mpegial7988]

From what I have understood, in the trailer we are looking from the opposite side of the blue moon tower which would mean that the world is either being expanded upon or it's an alternative version, after all the seneschal did mention that there is "infinite potential" and if you ask them they mention that the pawns exist alongside the rift and "they speak of a multitude of worlds, each infinite unto itself" which I believe can imply the setting can be anywhere in any way.

[@mpegial7988]

@@XaeeD The reason I am mentioning it is because I have noticed that a lot of people are saying "Oh hey Grigori is back" and we are back On Gran Soren, which doesn't have to be the case.

[@garzzum]

​@XaeeD I personally think that this still takes place in Gransys cuz the architecture is pretty much the same as Gran Soren and it doesn't make sense to me to have the architecture in two different countries be the same. But either way, if it was in Hearthstone or Gransys I wouldn't complain. It'd be nice to see more parts of the world. :)

[@nebulous9280]

​@@garzzum why not both? It'd be nice to see old parts of the first game given new life, while expanding the area of the game drastically.

[@garzzum]

@@nebulous9280 That'd be awesome, I'd love a bigger map in DD2. :)

[@Kidneyjoe42]

I'm not even convinced it's bluemoon tower. It looks like there's a lot more island around the structure than there is around bluemoon. And the st. george statue fountain and helms deep looking exterior makes me think the city isn't gran soren, either. The fountain in this trailer appears to be right in front of a temple, which is unlike anything in DD1's gran soren. And the terrain outside, including the enormous bridge, is very much unlike gran soren. And of course their orientation relative to one another is quite different. In DD1, that shot of "gran soren" and "bluemoon" would have you looking at gran soren from the direction of the abbey. But from that angle, bluemoon and the path leading to it would be off to the left, probably out of frame. But in this trailer the path leading to it goes off to the right and back through the desert area. I think this either isn't gransys, or they're doing the zelda thing where places and landmarks like kakariko village and death mountain share names between games but are otherwise quite different and not even necessarily oriented the same way relative to one another.

[@LordBovyn]

I found your channel years ago while I was deprived of some dragon dogma content. I instantly liked your videos, you have great humor, amazing editing skills and so much passion for this game. You make me proud of being part of this community, thank you. I can't wait to watch you play dragon dogma 2

[@PandaStyle07]

As much as I love the 9 original vocations I hope we get some more, especially some of the classes from DDO. And also please let us have multiple save files

[@radpunk5144]

I'd be shocked if there isn't more vocations

[@grimnir8872]

I specifically don't want the Vocations from DDO because they didn't fit into the classic DnD aesthetic DD goes for. What I would like is a Cleric, who can then branch out into the others to bring us stuff like Paladin with fighter Cleric, Diviner with Mage-Cleric and Druid with ranger-Cleric.

[@janneswilmink487]

I am 100% certain there will be new vocations. Least I don't remember one in DD1 that uses a twinblade and is able to use the force, for the lack of a better description.

[@PlaidSuitPinstripeWorld]

According to some leaks from awhile ago, we start the game as a vocation called "Adventurer" and then we choose a basic vocation later. If that's true then we already know at least one new vocation exists, but we don't have confirmed yet.

[@yammoto148]

​@@grimnir8872Dragons Dogma is not really a DnD inspired game. Its a game that takes place in a welsh kingdom using Greek mythology for its enemies. So its like an Arthurian legend fighting monsters from a Heroic epic. As for Cleric yeah definately could use a more support oriented melee class. Personally I am hoping for things like Alchemist so I can feed a monster bombs and blow them up. Play Pathfinder if you want a D&D inspired game tbh.

[@ICDedPeplArisen]

If that truly is blue moon tower then we’re probably looking south/southwest towards it. In DD1 looking from gran Soren towards bluemoon tower, the coast and landmass is towards the left whereas the ocean is to the right. In the scene where it overlooks the city with the tower in the distance, the landmass is to the right and the ocean is to the left. We could possibly be looking at another kingdom apart from gransys

[@Justin-fd7tg]

Yeah I also think that is not gran soren but rather a different city further north. What I think is interesting is that some of the cutscenes/ armors are the same as they were in the original game.. maybe a remake of the original with the new content??? Idk

[@Aetius_of_Astora]

Gransys is a large peninsula and the surrounding land is a mostly unexplored frontier in the first game. So this could be later on after more of the region has been explored and settled on with that city having been built in the north during that time. We can also see that the badlands leading up to the tower are in the correct position for this to be the same tower and region.

[@Copperscaled]

exactly what i was thinking

[@Broomer52]

@@Aetius_of_Astora it is implied from a handful of people that Gransys is basically a backwater Duchy. Obviously it’s ruled by a Duke but it has a single sizable City, a run down colosseum, a small fishing village, a Nunnery and nothing else. Theirs a lot of talk of the Capital and a Grand Library they have and just looking at the city, I’m thinking that’s not the capital they were talking about. Honestly I’m surprised Grigori bothered with the place. We might have the ability to go to other locations within the kingdom but that mostly hopeful thinking

[@christopherscott8808]

1. The golem being the same colour as the terrain makes me hope it ambushes you from the ground/walls, literally is the terrain 2. After the strider pawn is spring boarded it actually looks as though the warrior is using a running attack (could be wrong) but that would be sick for warriors to have a fast entry

[@uncledoctor6920]

The pawn system in the original game was and is so iconic and incredibly well fleshed out. Pawns learn tactics against enemies, but also base their attack strategies on what you do with the same weapon. For example you can train your warrior pawn to down flying enemies or attack tall enemies by doing jumping attacks.

[@aaronmccormick810]

What's really fascinating to me is modern Capcom isn't too big on reusing many assets if at all when developing brand new games of an older IP. Street Fighter is a good example of this. So the fact that they're reusing animations or general art style choices, or whatever, is a really good sign. Means they've made sure to pay attention to what their players loved about the original, and is also indicative of the game probably having a lot of content at launch (its what FromSoft did with Elden Ring to insure they had resources to actualize the scope they envisioned). I cannot wait 😭

[@marcusaaronliaogo9158]

Bro, capcom made the mh series, that one is made of re used assets.

[@psychosytheXmediaXco]

Maaaan I hate to be the negative one, but I am increasingly concerned by the simple lack of new content in any of the material at all. It really makes me wonder if Capcom's actually got significant resources behind this or if it's a cheap cash grab.

[@jgunner280]

I am honestly just happy the fanbase is good with it. Its crazy how often now people cry and freak out about just not wasting good game resources, and making a product come out as visioned rather than how "new" and broken a game is. If its genuinely cutting corners, it'll show regardless. But if its making smart decisions, valued elements won't go to waste

[@2HandHangerDunksOnly]

@@psychosytheXmediaXco I mean, what they show is just basic trash gear for the most part, with some returning great designs like saving grace and the feral cape.

[@amspook]

Considering that Itsuno is behind DMC5, I'm expecting him to reused some of DMC's moveset

[@yoredrag-onight4204]

Truly a time to admire the large tree that is dragons dogma 2's glorious existence and it's gonna be even grander up close inside my PS5.

[@ZyroShadowPony]

Welp time to beat dragons dogma 1 to prepare for 2

[@Tundrawrath]

​@@ZyroShadowPonymay your achievements bless thy journey arisen

[@fennyfenris]

I'm happy that there's people like me who actually likes the lore in Dragon's Dogma and want them to expand on the roleplay aspect too. Most of the time it's just "Oh give me gameplay that's all that matters" so it's nice to see I'm not alone c:

[@fanguchiha194]

You're the definitive fan voice of dragons dogma for me. Love the analysis and all the little side notes, can't wait to see your content when the game drops

[@rhodan74]

I say it's a new region past the Bluemoon Tower where the OG Dogma map ended. That way it can be a gransys-like biome but transitions into different climates after that (desert, swamp etc) and you have the new city "xyz" in the state of Vermund (or the city is Vermund). You make a good point during combat analysis that this is most likely a factor why there will be no coop. Hitstop, flinch, stagger all seem to be back. I hope chimeras return as well.

[@4fives992]

While I do agree that griffons are the face of DD after dragons I always felt that chimeras are up there too. They just look so awesome in DD and are (for me) the first truly dangerous enemies you fight in the wild.

[@NightmareBlade10]

It would make sense considering that one giant gate at the edge of the map that they left locked in the first game.

[@Winland88]

@@NightmareBlade10 I get the feeling DD2 might be the "remaster" of original vision seeing how much stuff got cut out from the first game.

[@CaptainAugust]

I really appreciate how they stuck to the natural lighting and color palatte. Every other fantasy game is super oversaturated and colorful and im glad they didnt succumb to that pressure. I hope they also let you toggle "hide helmet" during gameplay. I adore the old english shakespearean dialogue also.

[@darmakx99]

Shakespearean dialogue is Early Modern English. Actual Old English is more akin to German than Modern English. For example, here's the first few lines of Beowulf in it's original Old English: "Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon."

[@Smeik2901]

​@@darmakx99 I speak german and english and i did not understand one thing :)

[@Kidneyjoe42]

@@Smeik2901 That's because it isn't actually closer to modern standard (High) German than it is to English.

[@D.reNDED]

@@Smeik2901 same, i speak spanish and for me those were just words... together...

[@darmakx99]

@@Kidneyjoe42 shit, you're right! I should have said it's descended from older West Germanic Languages like Old Frisian and Old Saxon.

[@ProElisium]

I speculate that that new weapon with the incense might be for a cleric or priest vocation. The woman wielding the incense did look very priest like, the dancing the spells. And that would mean you can separate all the healing and buff spells away from mage and sorcerer, which would allow those vocations to grow. So excited!

[@eggguy20]

And considering that the video leak had an adventurer class implied to be able to branch off into vacations, we might gain the ability for other vocations to branch off into old and new classes. Imagine making a sorcerer with a heavy focus on dark magic and you end up unlocking a necromancer class after using a spell that sacrifices a pawn 5 times.

[@therukshuka3616]

I reckon you've just cemented yourself as my go-to for DD content. Most thorough and intelligent breakdown ive seen so far..

[@outriderjuno9371]

Her content is great

[@ClumsyMattress]

The aerial archer could be just a skill - like jump on enemy and shoot n arrows. The reason we don't see the ranged classes with both weapons could just be by choice for esthetic purposes to showcase the armours better. The stone in the chest of the arisen instead of a wakestone it reminds me more of the crystals that replace the heart of the cursed dragons.

[@nebulous9280]

That tidbit about the Cursed Dragons is a really good catch. I ponder the implications.

[@Jaimyoutubing]

I'm thinking the evil looking dude is the Sovran, and I get the feeling he's also the fake Arisen mentioned earlier in the trailer. The stone or whatever in his chest is probably his fake sign that he's Arisen. Might even be another new evil cult plot, and the stone might give him actual powers, including the ability to corrupt pawns.

[@donalddonald348]

This unfortunately sounds like cope. Hope I’m wrong but guarantee they separated daggers and bows in yellow vocations.

[@donalddonald348]

@@Jaimyoutubing he could be an evil take on duke edmund, where he took the dragons bargain to ascend the thrown, but this time around he’s more malicious and power hungry.

[@joshlewis8860]

I’m hoping the wagon becomes an actual travel mechanic, where you can purchase an ox an wagon or get it from a quest, and it becomes your own escort quest. One of your pawns drives the ox, while the arisen and other two pawns ride on the back until any enemies show up. Maybe there could be a fast-forward function, where you could choose to increase the game speed to x2 or x3 during the downtime on the cart ride until enemies appear. That would make it an in-world fast(er) travel, and also an escort quest that means something to you since you don’t want to pay to have the cart repaired. It could also act as mobile storage while you’re out on your adventure. Imagine, you finish raiding a dungeon and you are over encumbered so you exit and deposit a bunch in your cart. You hop on and a pawn drives you to the next story location where you’re searching for some artifact and inevitably get weighed down again, but when you finish you can unload again. You decide to head back to the major city and fast-forward the ride, but you are stopped halfway because a troll is on the road! Now you need to defeat the troll while luring it away from the wagon so that all your loot isn’t stuck there in the road. If you do get broken down, there would likely be a repair service in the nearest town for a fee. Maybe that turns into escorting them to your cart so they can repair it, then making your way back. When you get to town, your wagon is stowed somewhere by some stables or something, and your cart’s inventory appears as a separate tab in shops in case you want to sell from or buy something to the cart for your next adventure. You could still keep the DD1 waystones fast travel system, and this could just be an earlier game option you have that comes with the benefit of having its own inventory.

[@Aetius_of_Astora]

Turning fast travel into "faster" travel and making it an immersive mechanic like that would be absolutely awesome. I hope something like this, or the original system is the only form of fast travel.

[@gigginoxplayer]

What’s crazy is that in the original leak from years ago there was mention of a fast travel mechanic like this. Sadly it seems like the leak had been mostly wrong until now, so fingers crossed this is the ONE thing they get right

[@ThePontiac001]

An hour long video? No worries! Your videos are masterworks all you cant go wrong!

[@boz6544]

Honestly a shot in the dark, but here is what I think is going on. 6:00 - We see that beautiful aesthetic view and it looks like what could be the back, or opposite side of Blue Moon tower in the distance which to me suggests that we're on another island from Gransys. That city there in the center may just be Vermund. To me it means we have a case of an alternate story that may be happening at the same time as the first, and the reason I think that is because of two points in the video. The first is with Wilhemina saying, "Of course, that begs the question: If he's a mere mummer, then where might our true Arisen be?" Which got me thinking, but more on that in a moment. The second point of the video where I got my theory from came from Grigori himself. He says, "That is most unfortunate, but it doth not release thee from thy fate." I perceive this as meaning he may have chosen the wrong candidate (The you from this new world) and may have meant to devour the heart of the Arisen from Gransys. Perhaps the moon plays a role here and caused some sort of confusion? Alas, this "mummer" or "fake Arisen" has no choice but to follow down this path regardless of whether or not this was a mistake. Anyways, that's the thought process I had for it upon inspection. I can't wait for this game to come out and the real story to unveil!

[@Aetius_of_Astora]

Gransys is a peninsula, so this new land is probably just further north into the regions that were previously the frontier rather than a neighboring island. There were several close by islands as well though so it's hard to say which it is.

[@enzozaqueu1759]

About that glowing heart, I think that, as we saw before, there is a great range of what an arisen could end up deciding with their life, from making a pact with the dragon to becoming a ghost for the future one etc etc, and thats fun because now they can explore a bunch of different fates that past arisens choose, as for example, this glowing heart arisen, similar to the duke from the first one Anyway, I can't wait !!!

[@aaronmccormick810]

I believe you're absolutely correct about Capcom "recreating" the Gransys, Gran Soren, and the like that they wanted to make in the first place. But moreso a Gransys that's even more expansive and populated and intractable than their initial desires given modern tech, budget, and open world logic. This game is probably going to be massive (hence the Griffon riding suggestive imagery in the beginning) and probably have a lot of cool stuff to interact with.

[@matheuspimentel5828]

I already get confused walking in Gran Soren, now I can't wait to get completely lost

[@VictorGarcia-lb9pk]

the riftstone we saw seems to be in the encampment below the dukes residence, and a grassy area at the beginning of the trailer resembles the area between cassardis and the training camp.

[@Elementrius]

Another possibility is the fact that maybe they encourage weapon swapping so you can reserve more hotkey slots dedicated to skills for that weapon, rather than having to share hotkey slots between say, bow and dagger, which I'm hoping is the case.

[@cheesecakejojo]

So you mean like skyrim where skills increase based on the weapons you mostly use?

[@Elementrius]

@@cheesecakejojo Nah, more like there's only one active weapon slot, and either you have a hotkey to swap between two weapon types (for example, Sword and Bow for Assassin) or you just go to a menu and swap the weapons.

[@Galatic_Gaylord]

At the riftstone scene in the back right corner you can see the bridge and part of the one tower where you help the duchess escape in the first game. It makes sense because also in the first game below that bridge was a rest camp. With the similar geography around that area we might also get the areas that have high wind, as they're close to those two locations seen in that frame.

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

You can see some old ruins at 38:50 directly above the griffins head and to the right of it in the shadows you can see some sort of cave or a mine entrance Around 38:52 you can see a campfire under the griffins claw

[@i2eptilian]

I really hope the bow only/daggers only thing was just for the trailer. As much as I love bows, having nothing else would be annoying. That aside, very exciting stuff! I really love what I'm seeing here, I'm SO excited. The gameplay really does look like Dragon's Dogma with some innovation and 10+ years of new tech and to back it up.

[@Evanz111]

I had no idea how badly I wanted to see a video about specifically this until I saw it in my sub box, and then I thought “oh my god thank you so much I needed exactly this”

[@titortinhas228]

I hope the romance system get better and more immersive, if possible the own pawn falling in love with the Arisen, like dark arisen.

[@welfarecrusader6855]

5:26 I think this shot takes place north of Bluemoon tower, facing south, in the grey'd out area north of Gransys.

[@OlympusPublicAffairs]

One thing to note about the potential for classes to only have one weapon eauipped: it seems like a step back, but could be pretty good as it allows room for more skills for the clases' signature weapon. In the original, classes like ranger and magick archer had dagger skills that didnt really suit their preffered playstyle. With onlf having the bow equippable, it could allow you to have more skills equipped like with warriors, mages, and sorcerers.

[@Naiwal]

Already excited to see the videos you put out for this gameeee

[@bsgeneral121]

I hope the lighting stays the same. I like how sort of dark the tavern is. There is almost no artificial lighting and it looks so cozy.

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

6:22 the mountains in the background, are those mountained structured similarly to the snowy mountains from DD1 that lead to the blue moon tower? If so, its possible gransys sits opposite the mountains and that actually is the blue moon tower but gran soren is directly on the opposite side of the tower

[@bruhhunter8258]

I believe DD2 might be taking place on the OTHER side of the bluemoon tower, especially since in DD the bluemoon tower has the ocean to the RIGHT (when looking from gran soren) whereas in the trailer for DD2, the bluemoon tower has the ocean to the LEFT. This leads me to believe that we're further north than the bluemoon tower, and probably on the other side of the continent (presuming the bluemoon tower is at least near the middle of the continent).

[@maofive5933]

Excellent observation about the amnesia with the possible 'friend' character with the bow. This squares well with Dragon/David Lodge's speech about 'damn that shit sucks, but it doesn't change the fact you're an arisen and you're going to have to reckon with that.' That would make sense if its like, oh we're an arisen with amnesia and we're like 'buh wuhhhh that's not fair i don't remember being an Arisen!' Guess we're going to have to suck it up and kill that Dragon!

[@ulabula1680]

I hope Dragon's Dogma 2 breaks into a more mainstream audience like Elden Ring did for FromSoftware, they really deserve it. I still think the first DD is very underrated and deserved far more attention, I'm so happy that after a decade we'll finally have a sequel! I'm excited about it using RE Engine too, it always delivers great visuals with great performance.

[@kyleS848]

Dragon's Dogma 2 feels like it's going to be what they wanted the first game to be (including all the previously scrapped ideas). same general story beats like you mentioned, but with much more content, and I am totally here for it.

[@kamilion1]

30:13 this MIGHT be an item instead of a weapon, since the ability to make a bridge is very handy. it wouldnt make sense to lock the ability to make a bridge behind a vocation.

[@thehurts9216]

Makes sense to me. From a gameplay standpoint the devs would be looking at it simply as an option. If your playing a class that has the skill you can make a bridge, if not you can vault over the gap, go around, climb some vines, etc. They aren't gating off content behind a specific class but simply giving you options on how to tackle traversal or how you engage with the environment.

[@Drewski56]

I think they might have it tied to a vocation because at 49:15 if you look closely at the mage pawn off to the right she’s holding the incense weapon we see at your timestamp.

[@erwindrenn2562]

The shot of Bluemoon tower and the city looks to be on the opposite side of the mountain range as DD1. If you face the front of Grand Soren then Bluemoon would be following the coast to the left of the city and it looks like the tower follows the coast to the right of the city shown in the trailer.

[@leonardonascimentosilva4236]

So hyped for this game and we count on you for the broken builds and the best meme videos. cheers

[@mhfancag5198]

An hour? Thank you infinte cringe all of the other analyses I've seen are waaay too short imo. This is perfect man thank you

[@D00M_forc3R]

7:50 dude, look at the location of the blue moon tower more carefully, in the first game if you look at this tower from Gransoren, you will see that it is located far to the right and only the canyon is visible, from this we can conclude that the trailer shows a new location, which is located in the northeast behind the canyon with a stone golem

[@dillonstrom9542]

From the position of Bluemoon tower in the landscape shot, it seems like we are in a land north of Gransys. Perhaps Hearthstone, with the city being a new location and the desert being to south.

[@allesauflageroderwas4040]

I hope our own pawn gets to be a bit more activ. I want them to have more character like a comment in cutscenes. Or maybe a few pawns that are part of the world and activly living in it. Thinking of it Pawns talking to each other and teaching knowledge about monsters to each other would be cool. Like you are mining or collecting herbs and hear in the background your pawns talking about goblins in a few sentences.

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

"Fire works well, for truth!?" "Indeed. Goblins Ill like fire." " :o "

[@realBlackFriza]

I am down for more of this type of content. Regardless of length. Keep up the good work❤

[@davionadcox9140]

Hands down the best dragons dogma content creator. Your shoulders have to be killing you from carrying this game lol

[@ShadowAnimeInk]

My immediate thoughts in order Me seeing title: Hmmmm okay I'm intrigued Me seeing the length: DEAR GOD YES IT'S AN HOUR!!

[@ThePhysicist33]

Amazing breakdown! For the falling animation, I feel like that's on purpose so that you can still control your character. That way you could float or double jump to safety instead of just falling and taking damage. Looks weird but maybe it plays better

[@randyll13]

Been waiting for this video haha, but still wasn't expecting an hour!

[@REDtheBEAST]

Im glad that capcom didnt cave in and add multiplayer, like i understand that people like co op with other players but DD pawn feature is what pulled me into the game( oh and the vocations)

[@jincodi4136]

Never played dragons dogma. Never would’ve thought there’d be dragons dogma channels. Happy for ya

[@johronok4067]

One of my favorite things about DD is that they didn't add a bunch of glowing/energy weapon effects that almost all free-roam action games do for some reason. If I'm playing as a non magic swordsman and I swing a regular-ass iron sword and there's this big swoosh of color it really kills the immersion for me. I also think it just looks really stupid in most cases and harms the overall aesthetic.

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

best part is if your regular-ass iron sword DOES start glowing, you're able to thank your pawn for it

[@Anon1376642]

Also, regarding your comments regarding striders/rangers not having daggers. If you think about it from a game dev perspective, this trailer is made ready when the release date isn't even announced. It's likely they have focused on implementing elements that are neccessary over desierable. Might very well be that they just have yet to implement secondary weapons being visible when unequiped, as that is completely irrelevant to gameplay and is considered more like polish.

[@ElNebuler]

I might be wrong but I don’t think the big city is gran soren I think its a totally new city because it’s situated a the bottom of a moutain. Also in the griffin shot 38:40 you can see a campfire with smoke going high up, might be a stretch but I think we’ll be able to sleep and camp in the overworld. Great video btw im so excited

[@Jarewill]

I didn't even come here for the analysis, I just wanted an excuse to watch the trailer again. I think this is the only game I am truly hyped about. Edit: I'll be editing this post as I go further into the video. First of all, I completely missed the people riding the griffin. I don't particularly care for mounts being added, but if they are added and a griffin is one of them, then I'll absolutely love it. Assuming that, I'll name mine Pjotr. Then the matter of furries. Another thing I neither asked for nor expected, but I'm all for it. I just quite hope there will be more flavors than just cat people. Edit2: Okay so far you haven't mentioned it, but the warrior is wearing two scaled armguards. Unless my memory's playing tricks on me, the scaled armguard only protected one arm. Now that means either they changed the model to cover both arms or, and what I hope for, we will be able to equip different armors on each arm Morrowind style.

[@chickenbob562]

you definitely are passionate :D very nice to watch and hear i just got into dragons dogma a few days ago after seein the trailer for 2 its such a great and beautiful game btw. very impressive how you know all the items names :D

[@yoredrag-onight4204]

At first I thought it was gran soren but you look at Blue moon in the distance it's in the wrong side . Blue moon would be farther to the left but here it's completely across the ocean so this place is completely on the other side of where Gransys should be though it's similar

[@yoredrag-onight4204]

The shield emblems are different than gran soren as well

[@mattmeyer6186]

Agreed.

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

52:00 its possible he's not an arisen and is a fake arisen, the gem could be what is allowing him to control other pawns as well as giving him immortality sinilar to the arisen?

[@codybruce2134]

Hello I love your manic analysis can't wait to see more from you !

[@SpacePirateLord]

I know it's a bit trite, but I really hope the body slider didn't get nerfed for "modern sensibilities." If I cannot make my shortstack female goblin Pawn again I'll be VERY sad. I always got a kick out of her talking about how "goblins ill like fire." 😂

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

"goblins ill like fire, I should know!!"

[@zarthes]

Seeing where blue moon tower is on that initial pan out shot, is that this is the region to the north of gransys, because the the tower is to the ‘left’ of the city while from gran soren the tower feels like it would be from the right.

[@Mad_Peasant_King]

What new weapon types and vocation would you and everyone else want to see? I for one would love either spears or halberds to be in the game and a vocation around them

[@mrswag2866]

Something like a final fantasy dragoon or the insect glaive from Monster hunter would be super cool indeed

[@NightmareBlade10]

​@@mrswag2866 Well we're already getting a twinblade, and considering how the first game had the same dev team as those working on Monster Hunter I can see us getting something similar. It would mesh really well with climbing giant monsters like in MHW.

[@dezdanna9297]

Something with a grimoire.

[@theobell2002]

@@mrswag2866 Turning DD into MH or FF is exactly what I DON'T want..

[@mrswag2866]

@@theobell2002 You can take inspiration from something without turning into it. A lot of games have sorcerers, Archer, two handed warriors...ect. Doesn't mean Dragon's Dogma was a copy of those. I just think a spear classe with lot of aerial mobility would be fun

[@Machintoshhater]

51:00 The pawns on the right side of the screen look a lot like Olra from BBI and Quince from the Everfall.

[@jojr6825]

Interesting.. maybe the evil guy is pre daimon but he looks different though so probably not.

[@cyggygremiln]

I'm not autistic but i am hyped as hell for dd2! Lets hear it!

[@davidstumpf7811]

I loved seeing what you guessed right and wrong, hope the game is not buggy and pushes way more things then it's shown so far and brings you joy like you have for us in your videos. P.S. love the longer analysis

[@user-yz5fr1iw7h]

We miss her thou 😭....Meow

[@AmySorrellMusic]

I enjoyed creating my team of pawns. Archer, Buffy and Stabbi. Guess what each one does lol

[@N.0rmus]

I'm guessing that Stabbi stabs, Buffy buffs, and Archer arches.

[@dezdanna9297]

Archer shoots arrows, Stabby stabs things and obviously Buffy hunts vampires.

[@sanguinetales]

19:44 In DDO you could use both weapons but they went away when you were using the other weapon, could be a thing here as well. 23:07 The "mystic knight" is actually Spirit Lancer from DDO. 31:15 I was under the impression this was either Alchemist from DDO or a Priest* Vocation * side note that flail weapon is called a Censer which indicates that class may be a priest. I assumed alchemist because it looks like its creating a bridge and Alchemist abilities had a lot of utility like making platforms

[@AndrewNajash]

Better pawn AI would be awesome, I need to be able to train my dude to betray other arisens when they summon him, he will pick them up and throw them into the brine

[@tomvandalen2212]

I just realised something for 47:40 with the Griffin. What if they make "elite" variants of mini-bosses that are special in some ways? We already had the post-game and BBI elite variants but I mean variants in the sense that they have an edge in some regards. So the wind griffin is gigahard for ranged vocations. Maybe have a griffin variant that is extra weak to Fire but always flying? So that griffin you would need magic/ranged vocations to effectively fight it. Or a poison chimera where the snake is the dominant part of the body and you cannot cut it off but the head is super weak but in a twist if you kill the head, the snake just gets supercharged and starts constantly spewing poison while you cannot easily dispatch it. If done well, it could be really cool because it promotes party diversity and it can keep you on your toes because after a few thousand hours, I never really am afraid of chimera's and cyclops anymore.

[@ICDedPeplArisen]

I literally did a hyper autistic explanation of all the little nuances and minute details of the trailer, webpage, etc. to my friend yesterday I was talking about it all day😭😭I appreciate them for bearing with me

[@garzzum]

Me but with ADHD and my mom. I'm always explaining deep video game lore (mostly DD and Elder Scrolls) to her and she has absolutely no idea what I'm talking about but she listens anyway 😭😭

[@franciscodpaixao]

Just after I finished watching the trailer the first thing that passed my mind was you. I knew you were going to go all out. Love it, was waiting for this. Thanks a lot. Excited to see you play the game when it's released.

[@barba3377]

i have only one thing to say about DD2 and Capcom. LET. THEM. COOK!!!

[@Ilikebeatzzz]

I mean the oversimplified shield logos make sense. No one would put that much effort into drawing a masterpiece on some common soldier's shield. That sort of stuff I would expect from some aristocrat's gear.

[@pixelmaster9964]

YUHHHH DRAGONS DOGMA 2!!!! 💪😶‍🌫️👉

[@Ilikebeatzzz]

"Empress Nadinia's life is in your hands, Ser Arisen." The beastwoman is the new Duke's wife. I'm calling it. lol

[@emykus7717]

Maybe by calling it "Dragon's Dogma 2" they were reffering to it being an actual 2.0 as in a new version of the same game (more akin to how they invisioned it but were limited), instead of a sequel. To put it simple, a re-telling of a story. A re-boot. I'd be fine with that. Same game + (more)^5

[@Triixster]

1 hour analysis from Infinite Cringe? Oh I’m so in there! I think you hit the nail on the head in like the first 8 minutes. I think DD2 is just going to be DD as was originally intended. Despite being amazing, DD was an incomplete and heavily cut game due to lack of funding and resources. After I saw the beast people, I remembered the fact that they were originally meant to be in the first game, alongside a weather system, and a monk class, etc. Considering how the first game ends, lorewise, it would make no sense for the Dragon to still exist. So as you said, DD is the cycle of Arisen A, and DD2 is the cycle of Arisen B. That way, you also don’t have to play the first game to understand the second game, if it’s completely detached from that story. I hope BBI returns. Considering we got Gran Soren ad Bluemoon tower. Endgame randomised dungeon was fun

[@orbital_poet8657]

LETS GOOOOOOOOO

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

14:04 hopefully the armory in the main city will have it. 14:24 it appears to be broader. makes me wonder how wide the Broadsword will be. 22:04 i hope it'll be available early on as well as the rest of the gear i plan on wearing. 22:14 if that's the case, then the Iron Shield looks completely different to its DD1 model. 22:22 perhaps the Steel-toed Boots? 22:50 the Fighter also has the Adventurer's Cloak. 28:44 i was on my way to the Dragonforged to retrieve the Bronze Idol for Madeleine's questline. it was night. i was dealing with a 2nd Dire Wolf pack... then out of nowhere, a Chimera attacked! i still wonder how i managed to fend off the Dire Wolves AND kill the Chimera *at night.* 34:58 i believe the appropriate reaction would be "f@c#1ng finally!". if quivers looked all looked the same in DD1, then having a quiver to match the bow in DD2 is something that should have been in the first game that finally happened. 37:04 they seem to have changed his wings a fair bit. look at his wing thumbs: they have membrane, and the claws are shortened. 37:21 and, if you look at his left wing, i think they've reduced the number of wing rods to just 1 or 2, whereas in DD1 he had 4. 37:26 i hope just as much detail has been given to the Cockatrice. it's one of my favourite Dragon's Dogma monsters, despite having yet to battle it (although i'm in the quest "Honor and Treachery". i'll fight it later today - and i got 5 Secret Softeners). i REALLY want to know what it looks like in HD - the Dragonkin, too! 37:54 hopefully the Griffin will have the Roar as part of its attacks. 40:19 the name of Savan's pawn is Salde. 41:36 hopefully the Pawns will also be more than just pack mules. in DD1, they can't use items of ANY kind. they can't even throw a Rock, much less use Harspud Juice. 46:29 yes, it was. but it makes me wonder if we'll get other Online monsters such as the Black Griffin and the Bifrest. 47:29 perhaps other flying mosnters like the Cockatrice and the Dragonkin will have this? remember what Wilhelmina said earlier? "if he's a mere mummer, then where might our true Arisen be?" to me, that "Arisen" on the throne of Vermund is a fake. he is not an Arisen. he's just using a Wakestone to replicate an Arisen's immortality, thus posing as one. to my understanding, people have to respect the Arisen, for they're the only one who can slay the Dragon. this puts them in quite a position of power. this "Sovereign of Vermund" is posing as an Arisen to get what he wants. this is merely a theory; but i'm certain that this is what's happening. i now have a reason to get Steam and connect a controller to it.

[@DrunkenbageI]

One thing I noticed about Grigori is his eyes. They're slits like reptile eyes unlike in DD where they're a bit more human. Still slits but more expressive. That and what you said about the dialogue has me a bit worried. I hope they don't dumb him down and make him super pretentious sounding while saying absolutely nothing of importance like the anime. He's like the most emotionally intelligent being in DD even over the actual humans. Hell, ESPECIALLY over the actual humans.

[@yaqubebased1961]

The dragon is just a rampaging beast with lifeless slits for eyes before they meet the Arisen. It is when your character attacks him that awakens Grigori from inside the Dragon.

[@goblingamer606]

From what i understand. Grigori IS dumb and on autopilot until he finds someone worth his time. Then he "wakes up" and drops the cool dialogue. Its very noticeable to see his eyes change in both the game and anime. It happens when the protagonist sticks his sword into grigori's hand. His less human eyes could be his autopilot state.

[@maofive5933]

@@goblingamer606 also it's notable that after this happens he fucks off to Tainted Mountain waiting for you to get ready to beat his ass, only showing up to help you crush Salvation and then being like 'hey buddy here's my address, ok cya Arisen'. That's part of what endears Grigori to me, because his rampage in Cassardis only happens when he's on auto-pilot. The moment the auto-pilot mode recognizes us as someone worthy of being Arisen , Grigori 'wakes up' and limits collateral damage. He's just doing his job, no need to be cruel to the rest of Gransys. Admittedly taking our beloved captive is a dick move but it is a final test of character for the Arisen. Not going to blame the Everfall opening up on him though, blame that on the ancient Gran Soren people who decided to build a city over a magic sinkhole!

[@canebrake2561]

Great analysis, the love and passion for the original shines through. I appreciated the whole video and every possible opinion from your perspective! From one who truly loves Dragons Dogma, thank you.

[@SilasSeiler]

I know it's single player, but I still hope for some form of co-op mode, even if it's just in a specific dungeon or area would be fun. A man can dream

[@morteskellington9047]

Imagine 4 players fighting the Ur Dragon-equivalent of this game. That would indeed be pretty darn cool.

[@darkeregion985]

So first of all thank you so much for your videos! Great energy, great content, love it. Super Excited for this game and your content to follow! Going over some of the trailer thoughts with you, in DD1 they mentioned other lands, and how whichever land the dragon beset they were supposed to send soldiers ie. Mercedes was from another land, i feel like theres a few options "Sovran of Vermund" is perhaps another Arisen/King (fake or otherwise) from another country/land. Sovran could be Sovereign (just thinking with the old english). So it could also be the Ruler of renamed Gransys to Vermund being the man we saw in the chair following the similar theme of the Duke being an Ex-Arisen as you mentioned. Could also be the person they mentioned as "mummer" fake and the crystal in his chest allows him to dominate/corrupt pawns, maybe similar to the Bitterblack Corrupted Pawns. Maybe he took the wish of the dragon. But your totally right Story Aside this game actually has me excited!

[@slayeroffurries1115]

Dragon's Ligma 2

[@Z_bra]

I was really hoping you'd make an analysis video! Cant wait to watch this when I get home

[@SavanBerry]

Hola a todos.

[@FACM.]

Buenas tardes.

[@meismancapitan9367]

Que dise loko?

[@fenixfrick4382]

Ola 🌊

[@abeldiaz3877]

Viva la vida loca!

[@trainershade1937]

4:30 My theory when I saw this was: Dragon's Dogma 2 will have its world split into two (or more) landmasses/nations, which are divided by the ocean (or at the very least, something stops you from freely accessing both). The Arisen and their pawn must get to another nation, and utilize a Griffin to do so. 21:30 I actually didn't notice the fact that the Ranger didn't have daggers on their hip (or the Strider pawn lacking a bow). However, I think I notice... something on the Ranger's left hip. Perhaps the "Strider" vocations no longer have dual daggers at base, and you have to give up on your bow to use twin dagger skills (and vice versa). I imagine Assassin will likewise be able to do dagger and sword stuff. Otherwise, maybe they just want "Strider" vocations to be able to equip one weapon to allow you to have access to more skills (similar to Mage, Sorcerer, and Warrior). 23:50 I didn't really acknowledge this scene either, but I guess this is likely another vocation. I was already somewhat convinced we were getting some when another shot showed an Arisen using a Censer (which tends to be used by clerics in RPGs). However knowing now, with the most recent information on DD2, that new vocations ARE coming, leads me to believe that this bladed staff user is a new vocation as well. Assuming patterns persist from the first game, I imagine this is probably a second tier vocation (ie: Sorcerer, Ranger, and Warrior), and we'll be seeing a bunch of hybrid tier 3 vocations as well (ie: Assassin, Mystic Knight, and Magick Archer).

[@xzNightCrawlerzx]

Your analysis is the only one I've watched and the only one I want to lol you're one of my favorite channels to go to for Dragon's Dogma content and I was excited to see your reaction to DD2, so that's my response to what you said about not seeing other analysis vids, because yeah, you go the most in depth and speak like a real fan. I got all the trophies on the ps4 version and fighter is also my favorite class lol dragons maw for life. I hope you get far more subs as you deserve, this sequel is gonna be sick!!!

[@derplingsauce]

You know what would be a great twist, The duke of Vermund actually being The Prior Arisen's Pawn, since pawns take on the form of their masters and The Prior Arisen is the Current dragon that takes the player's heart cause they couldn't beat or did not want to be the Seneschal. That's why the Duke having a wakestone in his chest to Imitate his Master before him to seem more alive and less "Pawny" and why there's mention of a "True Arisen" But that's just a fun thought I had

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

12:54 potentional spoilers to anyone new to dragon's dogma or those that wanna play dragon's dogma 2 i think the pathfinder might be the seneschal, the whole cloak, mist emitting from him and spectral appearance kind of screams seneschal, even the way he watches the great dragon flying off into the distance like he's watching him first coming into the world to fulfill his role I also have a feeling he might be an elf based off his facial appearance and flamboyant sounding voice If not its possible it could be a passed arisen like selenes mother, her spectral appearance seems closer to her then when you become seneschal and can walk around in gran soren and cassardis

[@TheInstinctWithinV2]

I like to believe the Arisen on Knoll figure hill was the first Arisen, which might explain why he appears so strongly. If you do Selen's rescue mission, her Gran is actually one of the older Arisen as well, and she appears as just this spectral form.