The FINAL VERDICT On Dragon's Dogma 2... 

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Best thing I've seen in this game is having my character jumping from rooftop to rooftop, then slightly missing the edge on one. Only to have my pawn catch me and pull me up onto the roof, then telling me to be more careful. One of the coolest moments in gaming I've ever had.

Who’s going to tell him Mystic Spearhand is an Arisen only class and his head canon of outfitting his pawn like Bastila will never happen?

Matty if you didnt know you can pause the game before you fully finish the dying animation and use a healing potion to get back up

A bit disappointed that they got rid of the equipment for the arms ,and foot and inner clothing and just turned it into two sets, and itsuno's reason is pretty flawed considering that so far I've seen a lot of pawns wearing the same sets. As cool as the armors are,the customization in this game is a downgreade. I hope they update this and the pawn rating system and photo mode, I miss the star ratings and message comment

No joke: I’m 80 hours into this game and haven’t even reached Bhattal. Just been exploring the north region so much and leveling vocations. I’m fucking addicted and want moreeeee.

Fun fact. The food cut scene are not graphics. They're actually physically food. It's like a little movie.

The enemy variety is somewhat disappointing. Each region should have more specific enemies. Those damn lizards pop up in too many locations.

Great video just one small correction, in the first game you could revive your pawns but the pawns could not revive you just like in this one.

One thing I love about the vocations system is that grinding every vocation is worth it because once you unlock a passive for a vocation, you unlock it for the other ones (iirc it was also like that in DD1).

There are no advanced vocations that you can get from spending time with a vocation. Vocations come from doing quests for people.

*me going right* Pawn1: "Going right master?" Pawn2: "one must always consider how right is usually better" Pawn3: *jumps and dies* *me going left* Pawn1: "so, this is where we go master?" Pawn2: "the choosing of going left must be taken with extreme caution" Pawn3: *jumps and dies* me: *inhales* Pawn1: "strong lungs master, you truly are formidable!" Pawn2: "one must remember to inhale from the nose and exhale from the mouth, lest you be more susceptible to diseases" Pawn3: *jumps into the water and dies*

5:48 ive actually had pawns gossip about other players' habits and it's always fun getting that little piece of knowledge

My friend had a hilarious experience he was fighting a griffin and my pawn he was using was garbbed onto it and it just flew away with my pawn in toe

The endgame is where they messed up. Big time. There is a moment in the game when you cross it all pretense of good story that was being established early on just vanish, and it becomes an abysmal mess of 'And then!!!' that don't tie anything up together.

When I played dragons dogma 1, the pawns could not revive you. I don't know what you're thinking man

Hold on what’s this about pawns reviving you in the first game. That’s not a thing.

The game has some performance issues, but my god it's so fkin fun. I can't give a final score as I haven't beaten the game, but 40 hours in and I'm still having an absolute fkin blast. Highly recommend it especially if you liked the first one.

When i finished a battle and one of my pawns held out her hand and my character dapped her up as he walked by, that's when i realized this would be infinitely better than DD1

Want to get some gamers opinions. I feel like this game is best if you slow play it, not mainlining the story. Treat days like days, equip before exploration, use resources.

This game shines through the exploration. There are surprises at every turn in this game. I enjoy the company of pawns in this game. And how they act as quest guides. Rather than the marker to marker system that other games utilise. It’s already GOTY for me.

10:02 they used the real life footage with food cutscenes

My main pawn I always make in honor of my little brother. So we can play together. It's mental but it helps .

He mentions “intimate interactions” with the pawns but idk what he means by this, all they ever do is chirp the same dialogue lines

I recently started the end game content and I gotta say, I absolutely love this game and I’ve had a blast. The micro transactions have zero effect for anyone worried and there is already mods for the game that let you get unlimited of all the items they sell for real money so if you buy them you are just dumb. My ONLY gripes with the game are that the game is way too easy once you get over lvl 30, and the lack of skill slots (half as much as the first game) but mods can also fix both of those problems, I downloaded a difficulty mod that I tweaked to make the game more challenging to keep pace with my level.

Mass Effect OG here. Congratulation for your channel! Your videos are very pleasant to watch and hear, your opinions well grounded and you call out devs and studios when they deserve to be called out (ex: 343 industries). Keep up the great work!

Pro tip to get some robes. Level up Thief to max then switch to Warfarer. Boom. You get the skills of thief AND armor of a mage (or vice versa)

My only gripe is no multiple save slots and the enemies spawning in on your journey.

love taking my time in games with stories and good exploration

I just want Art of metamorphosis to give access to your created arisen/pawns from the character creator demo. Instead have to make them again by scratch, thats a huge oversight.

Hey Matty. Love your stuff. I have it on xsx and are still waiting on the 1st patch to come. I have a question. What camera setting do you use? Distance, adjust etc..? Have a great day. Cheers from Denmark

Appreciate the DA Origins music in the background, makes me feel at home :)

Long time viewer, thank you for your honest review. As for the performance, I have put 60 hours on PS5, and 12 hours on PC, and the game is so immersive that none of the frame dips have detracted from the experience for me at all. I have enjoyed nearly every moment of my time in this game, and the lies I keep seeing like "fast travel is a pay to win system" are really getting frustrating. The combat is incredibly unique and engaging, requiring a bit of skill and timing, along with stamina management, and the world makes me feel like I'm in the middle of an adventure whenever I step out of a city. The sense of discovery is something I haven't felt since Elden Ring, and watching people run the thief class as a tank is giving me flashbacks to my WoW days. I love this game, and my first impressions were not kind because of the misinformation around release, so I really appreciate this review. sorry for the novel lol.

7:52 hey just something I do, when you go down you have some time before the death animation fully plays out and you can use health items even at 0 health, as long as you have the grey bar you can hold LB (Xbox) and press up too quick use a health item

I'll be honest, this game really doesn't 'wow' me like other open world RPG titles.

Ran into a sorcerer pawn that has anagural flash in all its move slots, immediately favored it and havent dropped it yet. At level 50, im just running around and killing drakes to get end game gear before i even get to end game XD

We have roses in our yard, I should go smell them, hey?

My GOTY for sure, but yeah pawns never revived you in dogma 1 my guy lol. its legit the same system.

I think the Title screen not having a 2 is an easter egg to old fans. Because we all kind of knew by instinct that this is just the first game realised and that is lowkey what we also wanted, and what Itsuno wanted. I don't know how to explain it but as a fan when I saw the Title screen I was not surprised, almost as if if I expected it

I hear you say “one of my favorite rpgs ever” a lot Matty, so what’s the definitive Mr.Matty, must play, top 5 rpgs of all time? 🤔

To me if the Pawns and NPCs were on a closer level to the companions in BG3 and there were more variety in enemies DD2 would be a near-perfect game

“You’re gonna have to fight for your life” *laughs in Warrior*

My experience was a 8.5/10, if they add DLC it will easily be a 11/10 best game I’ve ever played (if they do it right) DDDA has sat comfortably on my top 10 games of all time for years. DD2 is missing core features that makes the original so special to me but still peak nonetheless

This Game is a Hit !! Dismiss the cynics!! And it’s only gonna get better over time, but it’s already really good

I don't normally play games like this and I have been having a blast

This passion Matty exhibits exemplifies what it means to be a gamer.

What I really like about DD2's world is the caves. Some of them are tucked away in a way that's really easy to overlook, and it's always interesting to stumble upon an entrance on a path you've traveled many times before. And you never know what to expect--it could be a short path leading to a treasure chest, or it could be a dungeon-sized network with multiple bosses (looking at you, Waterfall Cavern).

God this dragon age music gets me

Thanks for the great content Matty I love this game it will probably be my game of the year, I’ve been missing that exploration as well!! God bless you and the Mrs.!!!

It's fantastic. Next question.

Im 28 hours in and playing on PS5 with no performance issues I can recall. Im really enjoying it without even playing the first one.

I’m really enjoying this game and so are my buddies. The combat is 🔥

Love your videos Matty! Such a good rpg we got here

An absolute BANGER of a game!! Best thing out right now!! I’m absolutely in love with it. -I like to take my time

7:20 so... You said that in the first game you could be revived by your pawns when you "went down". That's not true. I recently played DD:DA for 120 hours and not once my pawns revived me. Just like this second game, if you don't have a wakestone = game over.

Loving your passion for this franchise! Really hope DD becomes a true mainline franchise for Capcom! Don’t wanna have to wait another 12 years for the next entry!

I never played the first game, but I freaking love this game man.

Haven't been able to start playing until today due to the game going into a permanent crash on boot after I adjusted my graphics settings DOWN to the lowest and rebooting. Took far deeper digging into my PC and its fie system to get both the game and Steam to go back to factory default graphics settings. Back up and running now and curious. Do you need to play online to get Rift Crystals? I set mine to offline only and want to keep it that way for the first playthrough if not permanently.

I'm playing on pc and I've got just over 70 hours so far and I absolutely love this game! I love the exploration and complete immersion! Like besides dozing off in an ox cart there's no loading screens!

Final veridict for a game he hasn't finished playing lol

Am I the only one who noticed the dragon age origins title music in the background at 12:50 lol? Love both that series and am enjoying dd 2 as well!

A system that DD2 is making me think is what if you could import other players from your friends list as a pawn but that player levels up with you and they use the same gear they did in their play though. Not sure why I’m commenting this here but just a fun thought

Gameplay is king the way the player interacts with a game is very important

Seeing how dragon dogma 1 is 4 $ but dragon dogma remastered being 70$ would it be more worth it just to get the first game and get some visual mods?

This game is much easier than the original. And I’m not speaking from nostalgia. I played the first game a little before and I’ve been playing it since I beat dd2 and it is DIFFICULT by comparison. I think it’s mostly in regard to how mid combat healing works in the first game. Either way, I enjoy both games even with their flaws

Bro I had your pawn they ratted you out on having all girls too

You couldnt get revieved by your pawns in the first.

There are some major performance issues for sure, but even on series s I’m enjoying this game a lot. I keep sending wild clips to my fiance, and I know when it gets a big first patch I’m going to enjoy it even more. 🙏

The first half of this game was awesome. Then it just falls flat on its face after that.

The surprise dragon or early chimera always gets me

On my second playthrough and there are still new things I’m finding and entertaining things happening to me. I was fighting a cyclops towards the beginning of the game and I happened to jump as he was doing a sweep attack with his club and I was YEETED like 3 miles down the road. I happened to land in such a way though that I somehow survived what should’ve been a fatal fall and had to walk my happy ass from nearly base camp area back to the boss 😂😂

the action AND quests suprised me.. sooo good + Eldenring-like exploration ... definitely GOTY contender!

Me sweating when you walked right past that beetle… It’s fun. I’m still a handful of hours in and poking and prodding here and there. It does take some getting used to and that jank is real, but it’s fun so far and definitely scratches that adventure itch.

I love the game and glad you liked it big dawg!!

As someone that didn't play the first dragon's dogma, Didn't play much of monster hunter , skyrim or Elden ring i love Dragon's dogma 2 and i recommend it definitely worth the 70 best 70 i have spent pn a game in a long time.

The cooking cutscene looks so real because it is. It's actual video of lamb (I think) being seared over a fire. Was also a huge fan of the first game and I think they knocked it out of the park with this reboot. Just have a few gripes: 1. It takes way too long to revive downed pawns. 2. The price of resting at an inn is rediculous compared to the first game. And 3. Where's my friggin J-rock intro? Wtf Capcom?

My Top moment so far, was climbing to the top of a far off Mountain top. Sliglty before dusk I reached the top and find it has a Stone Golem Boss on Top. Barely win the fight. My Fighter Hired Pawn dying over and over. Many times close to death with all pawns down. Morning comes last HP bar, burn down whats left. Fight through the Rages, and instant HP bar burn attacks. The Sun comes up, the fight has lasted all night long. Finally the Golem goes down. Huge celebration. Whew time to rest. Nope. The Gryphon waiting for the fight to end so it could attack and for e off off the Mountain Top and take it for itself. Being over burdened, super low hp, exhausted, we run and leave the Mountain Top in the Hands of the Wiley Gryphon. No game is that good. Not Elder Scrolls, not WoW. Nothing. DD2 though spits in the Face of Dragon Age, showing games like this are possible. Dragon Age 3 is a Storyboard next to this game. A Barely conceptualized game. DD2 is the Best RPG on the Market, Tied with BG3, and Tied with BG3 Possibly of All-Time. Great Part is BG3 and DD2 are different games, not Mutually Exclusive, which Makes 23/24 some of the best years in RPG’s.

DD2 did not offer enough content for me during the post-game to test my build against. Mobs became very easy for me post-game. An end-game dungeon or two would have saved the game a bit for me(Maybe DLC). DD1 had the Ur-Dragon for its end-game dungeon with added DLC (Bitterblack Isle). My rating is 7/10 Note: The score could have been 9/10 but the replayability suffers here due to how the NG+ works.

I'll definitely pick this up once the framerate issues are patched or maybe on ps5 pro. I can tolerate 30fps but anything under that is unneceptable

Loving this game so far. Might be the most fun I’ve had in a medieval/fantasy open-world since Skyrim. Just absolutely loving the exploration in this game, and still only in the first area.

I dont remember pawns being able to revive you in the first game. I died so many times last time I played (3 weeks ago), and none of my pawns attempted to revive me.

i dont remember pawn being able to revive you in the first game lol i dont think they could

Dragons Dogma 2 is wonderful, 45 hours in and i still cant stop playing it every day. Its a true sandbox adventure RPG.

I’m still trying to figure out what’s weak to fire. I wish they would tell me 😂

I just got this game and i'm enjoying it even tho i'm not amazing at the game it's a fun experience

My main recommendation so far after ~30 hours of gameplay: Switch vocations somewhat often. Atm, I'm basically switching vocations as soon as I hit vocation lvl 6 (I think that's when you get all the augments), and it keeps the combat fresh. I've heard this game can get really boring pretty fast if you stay at one vocation too long. Also yes, pause the game to heal. And if you run out of health pause before you hit the ground and you can use healing items to avoid dying.

Loving this game so far, fought a golem, chimera drops in for a double team went to rest at the campsite slept woke up rested with a griffin screaming in my ears…. Here we go again

Going from one town and crawling into the next beaten and bruised and heavy from loot is so gratifying. It's like beating an Elden boss. Im loving my time spent in game.

I just finished dragons dogma 2 and by the end I was ready to finish the game because the game is like a jack of all trades but master of none for me. I had a bunch of fun exploring the world and doing side quests but by the end of the game I felt that there weren’t as many interesting side quests that I would’ve hoped for and the dessert part of the map was just okay. The best part of the map is the lush green area in the beginning of the game for me. But something about the game just fell short for me at the end. I’d give this a 8.5/10. The exploration in this game is top tier tho and addicting.

I love this game so much, I just wish theres more enemy variety. Hopefully their future expansion adds many more (Or if modders can add and replace a bunch of 3d models for enemies) Also, I lowkey like the *single save* feature. It really makes me think about what I should do. I typically save scum and abuse it to get what I want. But now it feels like theres more at stake

I picked up a quest to meet an elf over on the left side of the map. Thought "eh, let's go do this before we start the main missions". Hopped on an OX cart I was hoping would get me close. We got attacked by two trolls back to back along the way. After killing them I decided to proceed to the elf, which wasnt horrible. Did the mission, decided that "I'll probably make it back to something familiar if I go north". 5 hours later my party is lost, beaten, and near death. I'm very aware I'm undergeared but I'm fighting through, barely. Finally, I happen across the Arbor and get to take a breath. Phew. "You know what, I have a transport stone, I've earned it- *back to the city". I turn in the quest with the Elf and he tells me..."hey, meet me at the arbor for stuff".

I didn’t prep all that much I never really checked my inventory all that much I just made sure I rested enough so I had my full life bar

Is an internet connection required for anything important in this game? My ps5 aint connected to the net at all

I remember fighting a minatour and a minute in a griffin showed up so it was a three way battle in a small crevice shit was wild

Dragon's Dogma 2 is good, but that's the problem it's just good. This should be called Dragon's Dogma re-make, cause the game is literally almost 1:1 as Dragon's Dogma 1, to the point it makes the very same mistakes. After 12 years, I really thought we gonna get more. Just look at the 12-year difference between software games. I like this game, but I want it to be so much more. I was surprised that every fix and step-up that Dark Arisen and Dragon's Dogma Online did, is simply not in Dragon's Dogma 2, and after quick research, I found out director of Dragon's Dogma Expansion Dark Arisen, was not Hideaki Itsuno, creator of Dragon's Dogma but a Kento Kinoshita, he also was director the MMO game.

Been waiting on this one 🙏🏻

I was enjoying archer, but really like warrior. Fun to swing a sword and destroy the saurians lol. I got wrecked at night so i found out real quick. Inventory size could be bigger but there's mods for that! Love how if you leave quests be they will fail or happen without you. Once the fps gets fixed it will feel like an 8/10. I prefer staying one class the whole game. Graphics good, don't like switching pawns out every 5 levels, but love the community aspects.

I don't mind the pawns talking, only thing, the last time I swaped the two of them, they didn't talk much, even during a fight.

I saw the current state of dd2 and decided to play the original first while I wait for the performance to be fixed, and I am loving the first one so I’m extremely excited to play 2.

Haven’t played the game yet, but I don’t really hear any negativity about it. The graphics do look amazing