TheDragon’s Dogma 2experience is, essentially, how I remember its predecessorDragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen.

Not that any of this is a bad thing!

It never gets old.

A huge dragon looms over a soldier in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Set in a parallel universe, the story ofDragon’s Dogma 2fulfils the pseudo-remaster criteria, too.

you might’t hammer along without a care in the world, oh no.

So, it’s crucial that you make camp at regular intervals.

Rescuing a soldier and his party from a dank cave in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Travel while the sun’s out.

Keep your lantern oil topped up.

And they lend travel what I reckon is DD2’s greatest strength: a sense of responsibility.

A warrior sets us a quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Or if not, you could visit the local morgue later and take another crack.

And when you sneak into the masquerade, you might need a suitably fancy outfit to dupe the guards.

But maybe those fancy looking houses might have the goods inside them…

A vista that shows Battahl in the distance and a griffin soaring overhead in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

I sent one back with some rotten meat once and I still feel bad about it.

and “To me!”.

Heck, you’re able to fling your own pawns if you’d like.

Recruiting a pawn who looks like Elden Ring’s Melina in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Somehow I found a way to survive.

“Finding a way” sums up Dragon’s Dogma 2 pretty nicely, I think.

Bronco would love to go on adventures with you all.

The city of Vernworth rises in the distance in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

He’s very sweet and good at killing!

This review was based on a review build of the game provided by developers Capcom.

Overlooking dusty Battahl in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Fighting a big troll in Dragon’s Dogma 2.