im about 50 hours in and this is recapturing the same magic that dragons dogma 1 had. it’s nearly, nearly everything i’ve ever wanted in a game and will go down as one of my favorites of all time but i still don’t believe this is seeing the full potential of what dragons dogma can be. still a 5 though

this game does open world adventuring best, and its not close. fast traveling is difficult, you will need to pack for the journey, and it will be tireless. 90% of your health bar will be grey and it’s going to feel so good camping for the night and getting rid of all that lost gauge. it’s fucking sweet. the combat is far and away the best for its genre, and is a bit of a saving grace because there is a lack of enemy variety on the roads and the encounters themselves are not too difficult. the engaging the combat completely makes me forget about that though! im just having too much fun

despite their sometimes insanely awful pathfinding, i can’t sing enough praises for the pawn ai system. i love their bantering between each other and their sometimes snarky remarks towards the player. the way they learn from you and other players, guiding you across the world to help you find secrets you’ve yet to uncover halfway across the massive world. there’s nothing like dragons dogma man

this game has consequences. like actual consequences your average Gamer wasnt prepared for. if you don’t pay attention you wake up and your entire town will be massacred. yes this is a funny and inconvenient mechanic but have you tried reading and observing? in most open world games you can play god. you can go around doing whatever you want with very little consequence, reload a save to correct a fuck up and then continue to your quest marker. not here! i love that this is the developer’s world, and you play by their rules.

i love dragons dogma 5/5 10/10 please get kinoshita to direct the expansion again and it’ll be my favorite game of all time

Dragon's Dogma II is one of those games that I yearned for, I wished for it, and now that it is here, it is exactly what I wished for. Dragon's Dogma concerns you with the mundane as much as the extravagant, concerns about how much of your pack is taken up by herbs and equipment, your character's height and weight. it all matters as much as the fact that a dragon stole your heart and now you are the rightful sovereign of the country and must slay said dragon in an epic quest. it is the contrast between relaxing in an oxcart and then moments later it is attacked by a monster, wild and strange, that makes this game what it is