If it weren’t apparent already, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a giant sport. Capcom has mentioned how the world is 4 occasions bigger than the unique and the sheer quantity of aspect content material, which some could gamers could find yourself skipping. Nonetheless, when chatting with Automaton-Media, director Hideaki Itsuno revealed that it could truly be a lot bigger than initially introduced.
“We all the time say that the map in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is 4 occasions the dimensions of the earlier one,” Itsuno replied, “However we haven’t measured it precisely, and the event crew believes it to be a lot bigger. The variety of cities has elevated dramatically too.
“There are two giant nations, with varied settlements inside them. Nonetheless, moderately than the dimensions of the map, we positioned a a lot stronger emphasis on its density. We’ve gone by quite a few changes of the map, ensuring to remove tedious time spent transferring by the sphere.”
To that finish, Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi described Dragon’s Dogma 2 as an “experience-driven” sport as an alternative of 1 that’s story-driven. “The sector shouldn’t be merely huge with no goal, however is designed to supply satisfying experiences with every minute as you traverse it. We’re assured within the quantity (of the map) by way of its density, moderately than dimension.”
Dragon’s Dogma 2 launches on March twenty second for Xbox Collection X/S, PS5 and PC. Regardless of specializing in experiences over a narrative, the principle story is so long as the primary sport, with over 1,000 characters. It may even have three bosses on-screen concurrently, so working away from one isn’t all the time the most suitable choice.
A free Character Creator is offered now, permitting gamers to customise their Arisen and Major Pawn earlier than launch. You possibly can retailer as much as 5 for each and switch them into the sport. Keep tuned for extra particulars within the meantime.
