Much has happened inDragon’s Dogma 2’s first year. The initial hype on social media that bolstered the game’s launch has died down, and opinions are now split on whetherDragon’s Dogma 2’s adventurous strengths redeem it, or whether its mounting flaws render it disappointing.DD2’s rocky performance on all platforms has been partially smoothed over, though only the PS5 Pro and top-end gaming PCs can make the game look like it was always meant to. EvenDragon’s Dogmacreator and director Hideaki Itsuno has left Capcom, but he may have stuck around long enough to leaveDragon’s Dogma 2in good hands.
DLC has long been suspected forDragon’s Dogma 2thanks to the successfulDark Arisenexpansion forDragon’s Dogma 1, and new evidence for it was recently uncovered. Posted on theDragon’s Dogmasubreddit, strings datamined from a pre-DenuvoDD2copy were observed to either be cut content or things planned for the game’s future. TheDragon’s Dogmaseries is known for its strong gameplay features, dynamic Pawn AI and monster interactivity being foremost among them, but aDragon’s Dogma 2equipped with this leaked content could be looking at a second chance at life.
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Content Leak, Explained
There were three main takeaways from the datamine, and they can be considered in ascending levels of impact. A boss rush mode would fit well inDragon’s Dogma 2given its typical gameplay, but unless it has some new fights, it’s just what players are normally doing with the traveling and environmental interactions cut out. The Tower of the New Moon sounds like it could beDragon’s Dogma 2’s answer toDark Arisen’soptional Bitterblack Isle dungeon, and could finally implement a trip to the moon like the first game had planned.
Multiplayer Is The Most Surprising Leaked Dragon’s Dogma 2 Feature
However, the third leaked feature stands head and shoulders above the rest. In terms of sheer transformative potential, nothing else can beat adding multiplayer toDragon’s Dogma. The series was predicated on being a smooth single-player experience, with Pawns intended to act as emergent, competent allies to give the illusion of a classic fantasy adventuring party despite only one human being present. But astheDragon’s Dogma OnlineMMOshowed, designing for Pawns to interact with the main Arisen means that two Arisen, or human-controlled Pawns, are just as feasible and potentially even more fun.
Adding Multiplayer To Dragon’s Dogma 2 Would Change The Whole Experience
It must be repeated that it’s unclear if multiplayer inDragon’s Dogma 2is a scrapped idea or intended for a major update, and that being the latter could limit it to the aforementioned Tower of the New Moon. Still, regardless of whetherDragon’s Dogma 2receives open-world multiplayer, a co-op oriented dungeon with optional single-player, or nothing at all, multiplayer is one of the biggest game-changers this title could enjoy. The successful implementation of online co-op could not only defineDD2’s legacy, it could potentially turn the whole series in a new direction.
Multiplayer AAA Fantasy Is In Hot Demand, And Dragon’s Dogma 2 Could Provide
As a mechanics-rich fantasy adventure,Dragon’s Dogmaalready occupies the samemind space asDark SoulsandThe Elder Scrolls, where multiplayer is desired enough that any absence or lackluster implementation of it already has a chance to be modded in by fans. Even if it’s just for one DLC mega-dungeon,Dragon’s Dogma 2can let players explore together, gather treasure and equipment, and coordinate while fighting huge monsters withDD2’s many different Vocations. It might not be guaranteed yet, but multiplayer would be the perfect addition to bringDragon’s Dogma 2back into the public eye.
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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 deep, explorable fantasy world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 awaits.On your journey, you’ll be joined by Pawns, mysterious otherworldly beings, in an adventure so unique you will feel as if accompanied by other players while on your own adventure.All of these elements are elevated further through physics technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and the latest in graphics, to create a truly immersive fantasy world in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
