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Post by nickclark89 on May 25, 2023 0:25:20 GMT
I have no idea what the game is going to be about, it stills sounds like the first game story like the Arisen story is really done in the first one and -except some mysteries- it is all revealed in the end of the game... but multiverse exists so maybe this is another arisen in another universe where those beast people exist too. But I recognaise some locations from the first game in the trailer... I really really hope the trailer is misleading lol
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Post by Lee on May 25, 2023 1:20:37 GMT
I have no idea what the game is going to be about, it stills sounds like the first game story like the Arisen story is really done in the first one and -except some mysteries- it is all revealed in the end of the game... but multiverse exists so maybe this is another arisen in another universe where those beast people exist too. But I recognaise some locations from the first game in the trailer... I really really hope the trailer is misleading lol Yeah I'm guessing things will be different enough that it won't feel like a remake at the very least. I guess a lot of games are guilty for reusing monsters, but yeah the story does sound familiar. I hope all the Love interests are different at least-and it's not so hard to lock in this time. Also, I really hope the game is not as hard this go round. I'll have to wait for reviews (and possibly a price drop), but I'll be following this closely!
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Post by farferello on May 25, 2023 3:53:56 GMT
The trailer looked interesting at least, though hopefully it won't be the exact same story. I really hope they improved on the Beloved (if it's there) system, along with combat stuff.
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Post by mediocreogre on May 25, 2023 12:46:57 GMT
Honestly…. As long as I can climb giant monsters, play a Mystic Knight, make wine out of moldy apples, and date a cat man…. 10/10.
I’m completely in agreement DD 1 was flawed, I hope they improve things, but I desperately need a custom player character, larger world, action RPG in my life. And since Dragon Age Dreadwolf is basically a fantasy… at least I know I’ll be able to play this before I expire of old age.
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Post by Scottphoto on Jun 12, 2023 23:02:02 GMT
New Gameplay overview of Dragon's Dogma 2, the companions interactions seem nice, unfortunately though the kitty is a priestress Nick, I guess time will tell though no info about any kind of romance though :
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Post by nickclark89 on Jun 13, 2023 6:25:16 GMT
the first game was made for straight dudes so I'm not surprised the two key characters are women, it's still a japanese game, we dont even know if the beloved system is coming back but I'm sure there will be some key male characters too (you know, hopefully the game does not have pedophilia like the first one, tha woulbe be an improvement ) The game still looks like a remake lmao, I want to be excited but I dont really want to play the same story again with better graphics and new monsters lol
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Post by mediocreogre on Jun 13, 2023 12:58:21 GMT
I went to where the DD nerds dwell cause I honestly don’t know anything.
The guy who spoke, Itsuno, apparently had all these ideas for DD1, including the cat people and elves (hence elf ears), that was cut. I guess upwards of 50% of the story was cut as well. Something about an elf zone near the Witch hut thing and the ending being on the moon (which is not visible in game cause it was deleted).
So I get the vibe DD2 might be the classic “my original idea was never finished so now I will finally finish it”
The nerds are also confused if it is a remake but they think there’s evidence the game is in a different country.
The story definitely feels weirdly similar to me thus far.
Honestly the only way I’d pick up this game is if it keeps the beloved system (improved with out the awkwardness and creepiness) to the level you can choose the adult npc you want. If they hetero-ify the game too much… not gonna bother. Like the villains wife throwing herself at you was bad enough in the first game but at least you could skip it.
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Post by mediocreogre on Sept 21, 2023 14:22:50 GMT
There was a playable demo at some sort of game gathering thing
1) bows are now separate from melee so strider is split into archer and thief (melee) as two separate classes, hybrids likely advanced classes.
2) the plot looks like you are the rightful ruler. But for reasons you have to get your throne back. The human kingdom is not the one from DD1
3) there’s now dedicated controls for lantern and stuff. So UI improvements likely.
4) the beast kingdom is present in its entirety basically two kingdoms in game. The human lands are forests. The beasts live in the deserts.
5) mystic knight is now mystic spear hand and does not look as defensive.
I’m excited I used too many brain cells on Baldur’s Gate 3 and so now I am ready to mindlessly climb monsters and look for the cutest man to arbitrarily date. Game come out please.
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Post by nickclark89 on Oct 3, 2023 10:13:26 GMT
Mystic spearhand is getting all my attention in becoming my class for my future character haha it really reminds to mage Hawke- kinda- combat style. I have no idea what are they gonna do with the story but the region is different judging by the name so hopefully the story will be different enough from the first game. But i'm not thrilled of being a heartless protagonist every single time a new DD comes out lol and now, GIVE ME A BEASTREN PLOT RELEVANT HOT HUSBANDO
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Post by mediocreogre on Oct 12, 2023 0:33:22 GMT
There were more random videos released. I saw close up screen caps of pawn faces and they look waaaaay better than the first game. Which is good if we want better looking npcs. Unfortunately all the beastren caps were not lit very well. So I could not for sure tell what their quality might be.
less important is there appears to be weather so we might also get smooches in the rain.
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Post by Scottphoto on Nov 17, 2023 11:52:57 GMT
Capcom is doing a Dragon’s Dogma 2 showcase! It will be November 28: www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragons-dogma-2-showcase-coming-this-month/“ According to Capcom, the stream will show “brand new gameplay reveals in an info-packed 15 minute livestream, directly from director Hideaki Itsuno and producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi”.” EDIT: a leak has surfaced for release date: “ According to a since-removed post on the European classification board PEGI, the upcoming sequel is scheduled for release on 22nd March next year.”
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Post by mediocreogre on Nov 18, 2023 0:02:24 GMT
There was another similar date leak with the same date. So two sources now say March.
I forgot to mention a month ago there are apparently elves in the game too. An Npc quest giver referred to themselves as an elf and needed you to get their elf things. It was gameplay footage in English too. So the scope of the game seems bigger than the first.
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Post by mediocreogre on Nov 25, 2023 4:43:48 GMT
So there were more play tests. One player tried to enter the beast kingdom but was forbidden by guards. The player then noticed a Beastren mask (not sure how I feel about cos playing that in game lol) and hoped it would trick the guards as they were human. It did not
So it seems likely the beast kingdom is inaccessible until part of the story happens.
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Post by mediocreogre on Nov 28, 2023 19:47:26 GMT
Steam put the release date as March 22. So probably will be confirmed with the announcement scheduled soon.
Edit: officially March 22.
Things from video:
Giant enemies. The story is in a parallel universe. The plot is about a manufactured arisen and a real one. The beast people don’t like pawns and worship some sort of mystical green flame (literally my jam). There is an entire elf city. There is also a trickster class that uses illusion magic.
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Post by nickclark89 on Nov 29, 2023 9:29:43 GMT
the game looks awesome and oh my gawd Brant aint he hot? lol the illusionist class looks so cool and maybe it will replace the mystic spear hand as "my canon class" but we will see! I dont know how a beastren main character is gonna work with pawns if they dont like them? but i'm glad they confirmed this is another universe, still hoping the story is different enough from the first game. In game face animations look off but its not a big deal for me. I dont know if I should preorder without knowing if they would or not let me be gay, I am and I will die as distrustful person edit. there is some character bios in the official site, pretends to be shocked.gif at how many female character are there and only three male characters lol I'm guessing this will be another DD1 again with female characters having extra scenes with the arisen... Also, two female beastren and not a single one male yet? it feels like those character are going to be the plot-relevants
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Post by mediocreogre on Nov 29, 2023 14:50:32 GMT
In the preorder (which I won’t do until I am sure) there is an item to do with romance. So, now the question is will there be equality? Big question still.
Unfortunately it’s definitely focusing on female characters. The thing keeping me interested is that it is being faithful to DD1 and DD1 was sort of ahead of its time by offering equality, even if it threw women at you at times. There’s also better looking male characters this time at least. The female characters look basically the same, which means weird amorphous nondescript generic pretty faces. Like what’s the point of high res textures when female characters basically look so featureless? Anyways.
Until I know for sure what the romance stuff is (or any?) I won’t buy.
As for the Beastren and Pawns, I think it’s implying that if you make a Beastren Arisen that it’s unclear how you’ll relate to the Beastren society and there might not really be a difference. Especially since in DD1 our character had no personality so it’s basically aesthetic/head cannon vagueness. But I imagine the plot of the Beastren area is to do with getting the Queen lady to get over her distrust of pawns/the arisen.
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Post by nickclark89 on Nov 29, 2023 15:48:30 GMT
In the preorder (which I won’t do until I am sure) there is an item to do with romance. So, now the question is will there be equality? Big question still. omg you mean the heartfelt pendant? Yeah I hope that refers to romance! And totally agree about the equality, I dont trust japanese games and DD1 was creepy with child romances lol so who knows what they are going to do in the second, hopefully the beloved system is a lot of better with all bi and no ninjamance or pedophilia
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Post by mediocreogre on Nov 29, 2023 16:41:21 GMT
Yeah playing DD1 for the first time was kind of nerve wracking trying to understand the bizarre system and I can’t believe it shipped that way. Here’s the description of the item, pretty clearly romance intended. I believe the doc for the first game had stuff like this to try and keep you romancing the wrong person. Hopefully this isn’t the exact system lol link
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Post by farferello on Nov 29, 2023 19:53:00 GMT
Finally watched the trailers. It looks pretty and the combat does look fun. I really hope the romance system (I assume it will still have one) won't be as horrendous as the one in the first game. I bought DD when it was suuuuper cheap but never played it as the romance system felt incredibly off putting.
Looking at the website and characters list I am rolling my eyes that there's more females listed than males. I'm already side-eyeing how much plot relevance Ulrika might get for nursing the character back to health.
I'll keep an eye on the game but I'm certainly not pre-ordering, especially without knowing more information about potential romance stuff.
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Post by mediocreogre on Nov 30, 2023 6:19:39 GMT
There’s a lot I hope they change.
The romance system was… bizarre. The quests were easy to miss. The stat growth encouraged not having fun by playing classes you didn’t want. Getting the correct AI for pawns meant doing weird things like spamming the go! command. Throwing items did more damage than most abilities. Escort quests should not exist.
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