The German Twitch streamer Maurice Weber has addressed Dragon’s Dogma 2 in a YouTube video. He highlighted the game’s strengths and weaknesses, and criticized the microtransactions.
This is the streamer: Maurice Weber has actually been on Twitch for quite some time. With his own Twitch channel, he is now also part of the Webedia network, which includes MeinMMO.
On his YouTube channel , he summarized his thoughts on Dragon’s Dogma 2. It took some time to organize his thoughts, as the game’s release was quite turbulent. Only on the day of release did the publisher Capcom announce the presence of microtransactions.
The outcry in the community was significant. After all, this is a single-player title at full price. Maurice Weber drew his own conclusions and ultimately came to a conclusion.
“The strangest Steam release in a long time”
What does Maurice Weber think about the release? He described it as the strangest Steam release in a long time. The streamer sees a major problem in the fact that, at the start of Dragon’s Dogma 2, nearly everything was discussed concerning the microtransactions – not the good game behind it.
There were also false claims circulating, for example, that you could only fast travel by spending real money. However, there are items in the game that are rare but can be obtained without further expenses.
Moreover, technically the game has failed for many players. The poor performance was sometimes compensated for by purposely killing NPCs in towns and villages, thus slightly increasing the FPS count.
Maurice can laugh about it and says in the video: “How many lives could have been saved if the changes had been present at launch?”
However, one should not be surprised about the microtransactions. They have become normal at Capcom. As an example, Maurice cites Devil May Cry 5. There are also plenty of microtransactions there, but a comparable outcry has not occurred.
Here you can see the complete video from Maurice Weber:
Why was the backlash this time so large? According to Maurice, Dragon’s Dogma 2 attracted many new players, including himself. The game found its way into the mainstream, unlike the first part.
However, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a very unique and eccentric game, which leads to irritation among some players. The omission of a conventional fast travel system was a deliberate decision by the developers.
The fact that players can buy additional fast travel items with real money contradicts the game design. Maurice does not believe that Capcom intentionally built in the problems for players to resolve them with real money. He especially appreciates Game Director Hideaki Itsuno as a passionate developer who would not do such a thing.
However, because Capcom regularly resorts to microtransactions as a publisher, they are also present in Dragon’s Dogma 2. The game does not fit into Capcom’s pricing policy with its idiosyncrasies. The publisher has since intervened and toned down some aspects of the game in updates.
For example, you can start a new game, which was only very cumbersome before the update. Additionally, the item that allows you to change the appearance of your character is now more accessible.
Gaps in Fascination
What is Maurice’s conclusion? The streamer got lost in the vast, open world of Dragon’s Dogma 2. He felt “anchored” and experienced an adventure with his pawns.
However, over time, some issues arose that slightly dulled the fascination. Few new enemy types or boring loot from chests meant that excursions into the open world didn’t always pay off.
Maurice would have liked better dialogues and improved quest design. Overall, the streamer understands the mainstream’s great interest in this unusual role-playing game.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 does many things differently than other games, and players long for exactly that. It is all the more regrettable that the first impression was so mixed.
“The game deserves better,” Maurice believes and hopes that in the future, the game can be enjoyed more freely. Some players complained about the “ridiculously bad” stealth missions in the game.
