Arguably one of the most anticipated titles of the last decade, Dragon’s Dogma 2 brings with it the sort of gargantuan expectations that one would readily expect from such a tremendous sequel. An epic action RPG with scope to spare, Dragon’s Dogma 2 also looks to meaningfully iterate upon its Game of the Year award-winning predecessor with massively improved visuals, refined combat and the sort of gorgeously realised fantasy world that just begs to be explored.
Be sure to keep this guide in your favourites as we cover everything you need to know about Dragon’s Dogma 2 including the release date, gameplay details, latest trailer, PC specs and more.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S\X and PC via Steam on March 22, 2024. Right now, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is not currently scheduled to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch console platforms. Additionally, an Epic Games Store release date for Dragon’s Dogma 2 has yet to be confirmed at this point.
There are different Dragon Dogma 2 pre-order bonuses depending on whether you’re pre-ordering the Standard or Digital Deluxe Editions of the game. If you pre-order the Standard Edition of Dragon’s Dogma 2, you gain access to the Superior Weapons Quartet. Meanwhile, if you put down a pre-order for the Dragon’s Dogma 2 Digital Deluxe Edition you’ll not only get the Superior Weapons Quartet but also get a rather nifty Ring of Assurance thrown into the bargain too.
Being one of the most anticipated titles of 2024, it should come as little surprise that Dragon’s Dogma 2 will be getting a Digital Deluxe Edition which includes all manner of special goodies.
In addition to the base game, the Dragon’s Dogma 2 Digital Deluxe Edition contains:
Firstly, it should come as some relief to know that it isn’t a requirement to play the first Dragon’s Dogma before playing Dragon’s Dogma 2. Largely, this is because Dragon’s Dogma 2 unfurls in the realms of Vermund and Battahl which in turn both form a world that exists in a parallel universe from the original Dragon’s Dogma. Though the characters and story are all-new, there are still many touchstone story elements which are present in Dragon’s Dogma 2 that players will recognise from the original game. Chiefly, players take control of an ‘Arisen’, a gifted hero that commands a group of ‘Pawns’ – warriors that are essentially plucked from the ether to do the bidding of the Arisen. Throw in a heart-stealing dragon, unstable kingdoms and enough dark political intrigue to make George R R Martin blush and you’ve got a sequel that very much sticks to the narrative throughline of its predecessor.
Much like the story side of things, Dragon’s Dogma 2 certainly doesn’t stray too far from the third-person, real-time action RPG trappings which made the first game so compelling when it was released back in 2012. Broadly this means that once more you’ll be viewing the action from a third-person perspective, following the main story, completing side-quests and getting stuck into more than a few real-time battles with your Pawns.
Thankfully, like any good sequel worth its salt, Dragon’s Dogma 2 also brings a wealth of gameplay improvements to the table over its predecessor. As well as being able to climb a range of towering monsters as you could in the first game, Dragon’s Dogma 2 allows you to stand on them and use all of your abilities and skills as if you were on regular terrain – such is the scope and scale of some of these adversaries. In addition, Dragon’s Dogma 2 also brings new finishing attacks, and a range of new monsters which include Minatours, Sphinxes, Taloses and much more.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 also reworks the vocations (essentially classes) from the original game. While the Sorcerer, Mage, Fighter, Warrior and Magick Archer vocations return, the Ranger and Strider vocations have been dropped in favour of the new Thief and Archer vocations.
Further afield, Dragon’s Dogma 2 also now allows enterprising players to destroy elements in the environment to deal with groups of enemies. From dams that can be busted open to cause floods, to logs that can be brought down onto enemies; Dragon’s Dogma 2 provides no shortage of ways for players to innovate in each battle. Finally, the lengthy loading screens which plagued the first Dragon’s Dogma and would appear when moving from one region to the next have now been completely removed in Dragon’s Dogma 2, resulting in a much more seamless action RPG experience as a result.
The latest trailer for Dragon’s Dogma 2 is available to watch right now and you can catch it above. Shining a spotlight on the Wayfarer vocation that can use the weapons and skills of every other vocation, this latest batch of gameplay footage from Dragon’s Dogma 2 provides an enticing glimpse at the thunderous real-time combat which Capcom’s action RPG sequel looks set to revel in.
Leveraging the very latest iteration of Capcom’s in-house RE Engine, Dragon’s Dogma 2 looks to not only effortlessly its predecessor, but also cement its place as one of the most opulent action RPGs on the market with an extraordinarily detailed (and not to mention well-lit) fantasy world with some of the most detailed character models you’ll ever see. Somewhat predictably, all of that shiny visual fidelity comes at a price and you can see whether your rig is up to the task by taking a peek at the PC system requirements for Dragon’s Dogma 2 below.
Now you know everything you need to know about this highly anticipated Action-RPG sequel, it’s time to grab Dragon’s Dogma 2 on the Green Man Gaming store and pick yourself up a great deal!
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