Dragon&s;s Dogma 2
March 22, 2024
Set forth on your grand adventure, Arisen! Dragon’s Dogma is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG series that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more. Now, in this long-awaited sequel, the …
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Critic Reviews (30)
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75.0
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90.0
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65.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2 is majestic, marvelous and magnificent. It’s an experience that’s like no other that will have you immersed for every second of play. Unfortunately, there are certain elements that hold it back from greatness. For starters, retreading already-explored …"
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87.0
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93.0
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86.0
"After a whirlwind 40 hours with Dragon&s;s Dogma 2, it is clear that Capcom has created a flawed masterpiece that might not be for everyone. However, for those that this game speaks to, they will love it to pieces. So, …"
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75.0
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90.0
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75.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma II is both a blessing and a curse for fans of the genre and the series itself. A game that, even more, reflects Hideaki Itsuno&s;s desire to keep players from breathing space or advantages."
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96.0
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99.0
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95.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2 is wickedly clever, tightly designed, self-aware in all the right ways, and refreshingly unconcerned with whatever the latest trends are."
Read original review"If you miss the days when playing video games was about sharing experiences and secrets with your friends and games where every step was a discovery, then look no further: Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is the game with the most heart …"
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65.0
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85.0
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75.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2&s;s commitment to unscripted monster hunts, visceral combat, and interlinked systems guarantees a story lurking around every corner. By trading modern guardrails for know-it-all handmade companions, it entrusts you with the &s;venture&s; in action-adventure. But weak quests and …"
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92.0
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88.0
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90.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is an extremely addictive open-world action game, with a combat system that is virtually flawless and has a huge map full of secrets to explore. It follows a philosophy all its own and for this it deserves …"
Read original review"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 doubles down on what made the original game so great while streamlining just enough to make the experience more accessible to a general audience."
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85.0
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92.0
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78.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2 is an absolute feast of an RPG. It’s cliche to say, but it genuinely feels like there is something to discover at every corner."
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85.0
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88.0
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84.0
"A magnificent adventure with impressive fights and some very rough edges."
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85.0
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80.0
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95.0
"A fantasy adventure for the ages. Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 takes everything that made the first game good and expands on it in everyway. The combat is visceral and engaging l. With a massive world to explore you can loose yourself …"
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20.0
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10.0
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10.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2 is outwardly hostile to its audience, embracing everything that made the original such a hassle to enjoy. A game designed with the purpose of wasting a player’s time, which makes Capcom’s “time saver” microtransactions all the more …"
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85.0
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90.0
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70.0
"More of a redo than a sequel, Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is a strange and wonderful action-RPG that bolsters the original’s strengths without addressing its weaknesses."
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96.0
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88.0
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78.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is a triumph of a game that wants you to just take your time and see everything you possibly can. You&s;ll be constantly pulled from your path by a new cave, a random quest, a chest one …"
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75.0
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85.0
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80.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2 captures the spirit of the original without sanding down the edges of what made it excellent. Its insistence on player exploration and discovery, coupled with an ending I will think about for the rest of the year, …"
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86.0
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93.0
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84.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is an enigma of a game. Every aspect of it, every system, and every quest is a jigsaw puzzle to solve — that experience will not be for everyone. But it was for me. Playing through Dragon&s;s …"
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78.0
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82.0
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75.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is just so damn interesting. It walks a tightrope of intrigue that balances quirky systems, fun combat and obscure secrets with frustrating circumstances, weird world-building and curious design choices, and somehow manages to make it across, and …"
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65.0
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80.0
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65.0
"Like the original game, Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 excels when you&s;re out in its open world with your pawn allies – finding hidden caves and treasure, fighting monsters, and generally losing track of time. Also like the original, it falls short …"
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80.0
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85.0
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75.0
"This gloriously messy, medieval-flavoured silliness will give you the best adventure you&s;ve had in years. There&s;s nothing quite like it"
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76.0
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79.0
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83.0
"That&s;s the most egregious example, but it happens quite often on a smaller scale: NPCs popping in randomly, guards attacking for seemingly no reason (especially frustrating after the last lap on their patrol drew no ire), the aforementioned instances of …"
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70.0
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95.0
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85.0
"A huge improvement over the original, and a captivating journey from beginning to end."
Read original review"Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a hardcore action RPG that demands patience and perseverance. It doesn’t hold your hand, and figuring out how to progress can be cryptic. Combat is spectacular with a variety of classes that all feel distinct and …"
Read original review"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is exactly what veterans will be expecting, as double-edged as that may be, but there&s;s simply no other action RPG experience like it."
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85.0
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75.0
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85.0
"Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a funny valentine. The graphics aren’t particularly stunning, quest progression can be vague, and it has some deliberately old-school ideas that are frustrating to deal with. Still, the game is able to capture a sense of …"
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65.0
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68.0
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62.0
"An entertaining open world action role-player, with an interesting approach to AI-controlled companions, but which proves disappointingly similar to the 2012 original."
Read original review"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is an excellent sequel that builds upon the first game&s;s core concepts to create a thrilling open-world adventure."
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85.0
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95.0
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80.0
"I rolled credits on Dragon’s Dogma 2 after 49 hours, and can easily see myself doubling that number before I’m done. There are quests I left incomplete and plenty I didn’t even scratch the surface of - I never once …"
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75.0
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95.0
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"Dragon’s Dogma 2 boldly stands as a giant of the open-world genre that dares to defy existing conventions and expectations. It’s a courageous effort that is as rewarding as it is deep. 80 hours in, I still feel as though …"
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72.0
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78.0
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68.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma 2 is an exhilarating, if occasionally frustrating, RPG full of dynamic player-driven moments."
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40.0
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40.0
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40.0
"Dragon&s;s Dogma returns with a sequel that lives up to expectations, which invites us to fully immerse ourselves in a universe that we can enjoy in the way we like thanks to the different vocations available. A sequel that is …"
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