CohhCarnage's Thoughts On Dragon's Dogma 2 

I’m just glad we got this sequel in the first place, it is not common to see an IP maintained after 12 years gap.

We’ll miss you in the Cohhzy buddy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I put almost 200 hrs into Outward (special game). Playing through DD1 now.

my biggest problem with the game was enemy variety, i would say i lost the joy of exploring near the end because i knew i would fight the same enemies over and over again, also combat frequency later on gets annoying with all the backtracking had to do for quests, mid game to late game would be better to have less trash encounters and more difficult ones, hopefully a dlc/expansion resolves that

Wish I could enjoy this game, but the performance issues on my 5600x/4070S (1440p) kill it. My fps constantly shifts from 45-60 in open areas and around 30 in cities. That, and it crashes after 40 min or in certain menus.

I'm so happy to see your hair not be yellow

Pawn pathing was my biggest issue with the game, the rest was great! I sunk 133h into the game with all vocations maxed. Ended as a warfarer with Bow and Dualspear.

While it’s an improvement in a lot of ways there are also some things that the first game did better, for example the dungeon design had more variety in DD1 and also the end game was better.

Sums up my thoughts perfectly. May not be a GotY contender and has some rough edges that can be improved on. But i loved 95% of the 90 hour first play through and still adding to it in ng+( what i rarely do). I maybe won‘t enjoy other games this year as much as this, but it is still pretty early. Can‘t wait for an addon too.

Might want to add the Pawn ID to this video too, in a stickied comment or something. As commands on twitch kinda disappear after a while?

The endgame to me was very reminiscent of Dead Rising overtime mode. The fact you have a set amount of time to to comete your goals or its game over felt a lot like Dead Rising. The only issue with it is that the game doesnt actually end, you just reload to a certain day

Might not be the most flawless game, but it’s a damn fun game for sure and that is the most important thing for a video game.

So cool awesome review thanks Cohh

I agree overall with this. I love this game and if the story and characters were actually as good as the adventuring and exploration this could've been a serious GOTY contender. But unfortunately those elements are just too lackluster to make it a rounded enough game to warrant it. The writing in general is really poor, and I say that as someone who often don't notice poor writing. I do also think they should've toned down the enemy density a bit because it's like every 5-10 seconds when you're travelling somewhere. More enemy variety would've been nice as well. I will say that the unmoored path really did floor me when I got there though. The title change and all the other stuff to explore just really felt cool. Unfortunately even that wasn't capitalized on in any kind of interesting way story-wise.

Can we get that pawn code please

For me it feels like when I first played Skyrim. Story and quests werent that great (you basically had to entertain yourself, too), but exploring was great and combat was okay. I thought I was done with those kind of games (all the walking, jeez) but then DD 2 released. It's better than Skyrim in every aspect except for the Quests. The cutscenes for the main quests are really nice though. 7/10.

I just finished the true ending last night after 200 hours, and I too hesitated on the last interaction before the end. I think there are valid criticisms about the game, some of it is an intentional design choice (Some quests not being super clear on what to do), some of it is simply them rushing the game out the door (Performance and so forth). I played Dragon's Dogma 1 all the way through to level 114 about 2 years ago, it's relatively fresh in my mind, I never finished the DLC. But I really think that people oversell certain aspects of that game when looking at 2. A common one being "The story is kind of whatever", as though the first game had some grand narrative, it did not, the politics were background dressing and were inconsequential to the Arisen VS Dragon stuff, I did every single quest in DD1 and remember the side quests and random escort quests way more than I remember any kingdom stuff in DD1, I don't think that stuff is ever really suppose to matter, because it's mundane/simple nature contrasts with the insane reality of how the worlds and cycles *really* work. But I can understand some people coming to the series with 2, being tricked into expecting a dense story and then being confused, that's just how this series is, a dense narrative would interfere with other aspects of the game. It's set dressing, it was set dressing in the first game, it's set dressing here. All that aside, enemy variety is a bit of a problem, though not in comparison to DD1 like people think. It's because most people remember the expanded version of DD1 which has a narrower scope of exploration, it's pretty limited, so the pacing and variety of enemies may have seemed more sensible in relation to it's scope, where as DD2 is far bigger, and far wider, but has many of the same enemies, quite a few more types that weren't in DD1's open world, but not necessarily enough for the sheer size of the game.

Yeah but DD1 has been $5 Aussie and DD2 is $107 Aussie. Given that I would say if you haven't played DD1 get it when on sale and wait for DD2 to be half price. DD1 has a lot to offer and scratches the itch, scratching mine right now thankfully.

i couldn't get into this game , finished at after 28 hours. The biggest problem being the games to easy. i felt like i was just playing an mmo wondering around the open world killing easy mobs. gear means nothing, so not worth trying for as ur just op as hell by around lvl 26 or so.

I would say after playing hundreds of hours of dark arisen and 130 of dd2, missing out on the first game would be very disappointing! The expansion is so good... There's a difference between needing to play the first game (of course not, goes for most!) but after doing so, a much wanted experience!

thanks cohh! great vid. looking hopefully forward to the dark urge playthrough return

Core gameplay is good but needs more meat, more endgame, more monster variety, more quests, more itemization, more fleshed-out romance, just more more.

To me the perfect game would have been dragons dogma combat but in the baldurs gate setting. Add the depth of dialogue and content of baldurs gate with the combat and immersive exploration of dragons dogma and you would have the best RPG ever made.

I'm envious that you enjoyed this game so much. I had pretty much the opposite experience. I explored almost nothing as I had no draw to do so. Any time I decided to go somewhere, I would just end up fighting a couple ogres and cyclops and wander through a field and find some treasure chest with some muffins in it or something equally useless, and then have to camp because the loss gauge was an awful mechanic, and days only lasted 10 minutes. Once I got to Battahl, I had no desire to explore as the enemy density was way too high and many of the enemies were just frustrating to fight (rock lizards were a mistake). I also go in to every game blind, so I had no idea how to get the true ending as there is no in game direction to indicate how you are supposed to go to the unmoored world or that it even exists. The ending I got made my less than enjoyable time with the game feel like it was pointless. I give it a 6/10 but could easily be talked in to giving it a 4/10

Really interesting that you praise the loot in the open world, even though 95% of the time you get better stuff at vendors. Another problem with the game is the enemy variety which is just sub par compared to DD:DA. Its unfortunate that they dont use enemies like the dullahan, medusa, rot dragon, warg, lich, skele lord more often and you wouldnt have to fight the 100th griffin or ogre. But the biggest problem I have with the game is its difficulty, which is way too low. Its good in the first 20 levels and gets really "game-journalist-difficulty"-like in the 30s. I really love the combat but the repetitive enemies make it real boring after a while (esp when you are too strong).

Game felt great. Loved it and agree - after 70hrs I just wanted more.

Is DD2 bigger than DD1? I got 130 hours in DD1 for my first complete playthrough

Love the outward name drop. Playing through this game just made me start a new Outward playthrough.

Hi Cohh. Is your pawn available for use on consoles like Xbox?

Even my least favorite class tricksters is a still a ton of fun. Getting a chimera and griffin to kill each other is inspired gameplay

The first hour was kind of meh, but after that it clicked for me. The game gives me the same excitement as Dark Souls 3 did. Both are by far my favourite games now. The best thing you can do after being sad because of the credits is starting ng+.

I wanna point out something that I think a lot of people missed. With pawns their pathing when they take you to a quest. I played multiple accounts and doing another play through and having a pawn show me where a quest was at. But then saying that they learned a shortcut from another arisen!!!! And took a different path to melve village instead of the long way was just insane to me!!

"been sad on going to the end".........I knwo that feeling all too well, it's why I'm procrastinating the end myself

I wish the story was better in the second half of the game. I didn't like how the story just drops off a cliff when you finally are sent to battahl. I love everything about the game except for the second half of the story and performance. I wish there was more to do and we could increase the difficulty. I'm at level 68 atm and everything just dies so fast that combat is losing it's fun.

I'm surprised this game is even out. It has only 400+ people credited. While games in the same umbrella like street fighter 6 had 1600+ people credited, RE4 remake had 1500+ people credited. Capcom once again didn't put in budget for this game.

How would you compare the story aspect of DD2 to Monster Hunter's?

I’d be curious if you still liked the game on ng+. I don’t think the game really works because you’re too overpowered in the new game.

Did ya get the true ending thing (This games post game equivalent)?

Story is mediocore, enemy variety compared to the first game is not that expanded, they removed clothes slots which was a unique thing for DD, pawns are going off of the edges and when wolves jump on you they heal you rather than push them from you, music is arguably better in dd1 but especially in game menu, also MTX and poor PC performance at start.

So has Cohh said at any point what his GOTY is? He must've, but I can't find it anywhere. Very curious.

I enjoyed it, too. Took me 65 hours. Disappointed with the ending, though. Seemed rushed. I seriously hope they have a DLC. As for DD1, I tried but never enjoyed it. DD2 will not be my goty, I am sure. With ER DLC and Black Myth I suspect will take that spot.

I really don't understand all the microtransactions in this, marketing ruining devs vision

Great thoughts as always! I'm having a blast and appreciate the no spoiler thoughts :D

good game, not a masterpiece but a good game (also i forgot to say i love your videos cohh)

I had a great time in this game, has its issues, but it was so easy to get lost in the gameplay and exploration. I'm hoping for a big dlc considering the sales and after seeing a lot of speculation on cut content.

I believe it's fair to call DD2 a faithful remake of DD1, as the developers themselves have stated. It's what they originally envisioned but couldn't achieve due to limitations, which makes the "2" in "DD2" a free cosmetic bundles with the game's title 😄 Overall, it was a great experience for me too, but at times I felt the heavy burden of its faithfulness to the original.

Felt like game got too easy too soon too

i find side quest and narrative around those character and how to solve them is engaging i think it really good i not feel this much in side quest from other game idk i not finish main story yet but i so so much fun with side quest

Im really surprised he mentioned outward and not elden ring as his last amazing openworld game experience... that is a shock to be honest

I'm so glad that Cohh confirmed that DD2 is a sequel to DD1 man I was really worried it wasn't.

Negatives: dogshit story, dogshit side quests, dogshit writing, dogshit characters. Pros: combat and world.

You made me play DD1 since i wont be able to play DD2 (or any game from this console generation) for some years. Love the content.

Finally, I have an opinion

The story is. 7-8/10 the gameplay is 10/10

when cohh does better reviews than ign 👌

What is Cohh's Pawn ID? Thanks.

I love every single vocation. They're masterworks all.

Played it all the way through. 132 hours. I ignored everything being said about the game and told myself “just play it. And do your thing and enjoy it.” and I regret buying it. It was 5/10. I will not look back and remember fondly of it. It feels like a random SciFi movie I’ll watch on Netflix and never think about again. I never played Skyrim before because I was away from home for a long time and I just bought it and I’m a few hours in and it for sure is dated but I’m way more interested and invested in going into a deep playthrough of this.

Game was awesome but endgame could've been way better, looking forward to more content.

Great review, Cohh. Games don't need to be perfect to be enjoyable and DD2 is a great example of that. Also, expansion?

I finished it aswell such a fun rpg not perfect but a fantastic game none the less

Love the fact that you compared it to Outward, loved that game ❤❤❤

That is exactly the problem; you wanted MORE. Lack of enemy variety, difficulty is trivial after the first 20/30ish hours, story telling falls off after Vermund, and performance in Vermund is poopy (PC). Having said that, the combat is awesome and I loved it. That alone carried me through 70 hours of the game. The exploration, loved it, UNTIL the difficulty became too easy that I had no incentive to explore and find new gear when I could kill every boss enemy without breaking a sweat. Pawn system is obviously sick too. 7ish to 8 out of 10 for me.

man he must not like infinite wealth at all

I don't understand how you can say exploration is rewarding. There's practically nothing cool that you find. There's no caves with a unique boss, all the best armor and weapons at early, mid and late game are in the city shops. All the chests give consumable items. There's no cool side quests hidden out in the world almost all of them are given to you in the towns.

It's my game of the year right now because nothing has come out that has surpassed it. Their are some decent sidquests, amazing combat, and great world setting. Stellar Blade is the only competition I see so far and I give less weight to console exclusives but damn that demo was good. I can't wait for some DLC content and hope it get's Monster Hunter type support.

The crazy thing is that the lore and the actual true ending were amazing without spoilers the area at the end might look a little familiar if you pay attention

Combat is amazing. MSQ and side quests are so boring. Also not having fast travel makes this game less fun. I modded the game n got a bunch of ferry stones which basically unlocked fast travel for me. The game instantly got more fun. Fast Travel is needed and if u dont like fast travel, you need to make a way to travel fast int he fkn world. These guys removed fast travel n didnt even give us a mount or a way to move fast other then ox carts which btw is basically a less convenient fast travel lol

i going waiting the GoG version in 2 years on huge sale. I played over 200h with DD1, this game like you said is a remaster thing and is poorly optimized on PC and Consoles. thx for the video. PS in the same time DD1.5 came 12 years later still happy that the graphics are better, but for 2024... it's just meh for me. Specially if you compare with Horizon Forbidden West on PC. omg and how good the PC version is optimized... shame on you Capcom.

Can't wait to play it in like 1 or 2 years once it's finished and ironed out. Glad it is good.

I wonder if you really did all the quests. There are a fair amount of hidden quests. There is also something called the true ending.

there was a couple side quests that i really enjoyed way more than the main questline

Thats the best explanation ive heard about the quests. "Theyre meant to move you through the world"

"Amazing open world" Ahh yes, empty plains with nothing but two same enemies over and over again and a chests with a single apple in it, what an amazing open world lmao.

spoiler alert: i know it will sound like an excuse, but i love the fact that i'm not invested in the story and the game itself is all about not caring much, since it is all a meaningless infite cycle and so on. It is indeed cringe, but i mean the game is about you being the chose one so whatever

The ONLY thing missing for me is the catchy jpop title theme music!

At first I was worried the game will run terrible on my PC but after I played I don't care when my fps drops to 30 in the cities and hovers around 50-70 in the open world.I'm having tons of fun.Its everything DD1 was and its everything DD1 had to be.The game is 9/10 for me.

1:42 i'm gonna have to disagree there, most forgettable music I've ever heard in a game. The only good track was the boss theme they brought over from the first game

For me the game was very similar to my elden ring experience. very fun open world. yes enemy variety was mostly reskinned / copy pasted mobs. story was meh. but otherwise great game. 70 hours played so far and barely touched the main story.

I'm 50 hours in, and on my second playthrough. and I must say I'm enjoying NG+much more! However my pawn went homicidle right in the begining in melve LOL.

I hope we get a huge expansion and capcom see that this ip is beloved and continues the franchise with even more ambition to expand the world and story but leave the gameplay core the same

Game is fantastic... I just wish there was more of a challenge. I have 95 hours in and not once... not once did I ever come close to dying in combat. Build crafting and group comp freedom is amazing... but there just isn't any content to enjoy that expression. The last 5 bosses I encountered, me and my pawns literally lost ZERO hp. Hopefully they add a Hard mode at some point.

I put over 150 hours into this game so far and I'm still on my first playthrough. I have been fully immersed in this world, exploring every little corner, enjoying my time adventuring with the pawns. I felt like the main quest was almost secondary for me. Although relationships with characters like Sven and Glyndwr certainly helped carry the story for me. I do get the story wasnt the strongest part, but even so I don't get how people are calling the unmoored world the endagme or post game. Are people paying attention? Its act 3 with the ending of act 2 being a fake ending, which ties into the story, the game has been pushing you towards this and hinting at all this time. The way the titles dont even say Dragons Dogma II until act 3, when the cycle has ended, was genius. I have to wonder how much of the story was badly written or if the essence of the story was lost by people missing the cues or rushing the game. Perhaps a lot has been lost in the translation from Japanese to English. But certainly the story wasnt especially great and not so easy to follow. The voice acting also left a lot to be desired. Even some very important characters had some very ropey dialogue. Ultimately I didnt care, I loved the game all the same. I have enjoyed my time in DD2 so much I don't want to leave. I'm currently stuck in the unmoored world staring at that last beam of light, I can't bring myself to do it. I don't want it to end. I freaking love this game. Edit: Just summoned up the will to finish it. I'm not crying, youre crying.

But whats better? its bs how people are so scared to say its game of the year potential. But what is better honestly. NOTHING

Dragons Dogma 2 is NOT a sequel. It's a ReBoot. That said, I agree with everything else you said.

This for me this is more fun than BG3, yes I know, it’s sacrilege but true! When I start playing at 5pm and next thing I know it’s midnight, I know I’m having fun! This is a single player game, the mobs/monsters are not going to change, they don’t change in Cyberpunk, Witcher 3 or even BG3, no matter how many times you play them or with what class! However, the main story line and some quests seem to be lacking, I’m not done yet so I can’t speak of the ending.

Wait so Cohh character is Laina = Loan in one of my countries languages heh

Quests were plain. Graphics were inconsistent. Had a few crashes during the game. 9/10 would recommend.

What about true end game? Did you get the real ending using the godsbane on yourself while riding the dragon.

games a organic masterpiece love it

The story is 4/10 the gameplay is 10/10

I like the game, and yes there are a little bit of problems, but the one and only thing I hated about it is the walking simulation aspect of it. Don't like it, will never like it, will always be a huge minus in my book.

critisism that i have is that it's yet another game with a stupid ng+ concept.

Yall lmk if you come across my pawn Cathmandu, giant Beastran fighter

DD2 delivered. My god did it deliver.

70 hours of fighting ogres lets gooooo!

I just realized.... We're Over glorifying the "Game Of The Year" reputation... I don't think that's a good thing.

The pawn ledges issue will be fixed as a dlc for £3.99 😂

Bring back the dragon dogma MMO! Release it to the west!

There so many ways this game could have done wrong but it didn’t

ohmagward he mentioned outward haha, i thought the same, its equally clunky and inconvenient, literally a solo version of this game but one of a kind like dragons dogma.