Dragon’s Dogma 2 is celebrating its launch today, on March 22, 2024. However, there is no festive mood to speak of. Many players are already leaving negative reviews on Steam on the first day. We summarize what the community criticizes about Capcom’s highly anticipated role-playing game.
What is the current rating of Dragon’s Dogma 2? At the current moment (10:50 AM on March 22, 2024), the user barometer on Steam is balanced – only 40 percent of over 7,100 reviews give a positive rating.
The trend is slightly upward. An hour earlier, the average judgment was even at “Mostly Negative” – with 39 percent positive ratings. The developers at Capcom cannot be satisfied with either judgment.
Attention: The responsible parties at Capcom have now commented on player criticism. The most important points from the post are summarized below.
The main criticisms of the players are microtransactions and technology
What do players criticize about Dragon’s Dogma 2? We have already reported on the paid DLCs introduced with the launch. Parts of the community are upset that these were not presented to the public beforehand.
On the other hand, the DLCs also include items like the target crystal for another fast travel point, which are very rarely found in the game but can greatly increase convenience.
The launch trailer for Dragon’s Dogma 2 is here:
Furthermore, the game’s technology is a focus of criticism. We have also written an article about the partially mixed performance of Dragon’s Dogma 2. Players are also frustrated about the AI, faulty assets, or the fact that there is only one save file.
Some users also report crashes. V3nom writes on Steam:
The enjoyment of the game is severely impacted by the constant interruptions. Instead of immersing oneself in a world full of adventures, one finds oneself in a frustrating cycle of restarts and error messages.
What does Capcom say about the criticism? The developers have now commented on Steam regarding the community’s feedback. They apologize for the inconveniences and address the individual points of criticism as follows:
- Crashes and bugs: All reported issues are being examined and will be fixed with upcoming patches. The developers are prioritizing particularly comprehensive problems first.
- Only one save file: The developers have heard the request and want to implement a feature to start a new game while still in progress.
- Paid DLCs: Capcom points out that players can also earn all the items from the DLCs alternatively.
- Frame rate and performance: They are aware of the issue and are looking for solutions to improve the performance, especially when many characters appear near the player at the same time.
That it can go smoothly is demonstrated by my gaming experience. I, Karsten from MeinMMO, have had no crashes or significant bugs in my nearly 21 hours of gameplay so far. More about my experiences in the world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 can be found here:
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