Dragon's Dogma 2" Director's Commentary Video Released! We take a closer look at the outline of the open-world action game that allows players to enjoy free adventures in a world of royal fantasy.

Hideaki Itsuno, the director of "Dragon's Dogma 2," gave a commentary video on the "Capcom Showcase" broadcast today.

The first "Dragon's Dogma" game was released in 2012. The first "Dragon's Dogma" game was released in 2012. The game offers a variety of actions that respond to the player's imagination and a game experience that allows the player to experience the "joy of adventure with others" even though it is a single player game. Dragon's Dogma" was popular as a one-of-a-kind open-world action game with unique play value.

Since then, the series has become a popular series with cumulative sales of over 7.2 million units ( as of December 2022 ) through the release of the major expansion "Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen", the distribution of online-only titles, and the production of original animations by Netflix, among other developments.

⇒ Capcom announced the production of "Dragon's Dogma 2! The first new numbered game since 2012!

And now, "Dragon's Dogma 2," a legitimate sequel that inherits the fun of the first game, will be released on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.

A commentary video by Hideaki Itsuno, director of "Dragon's Dogma 2," was shown on the "Capcom Showcase" today.

In this video, he talks about the outline of "Dragon's Dogma 2" and the unique fun of freely adventuring in the royal fantasy world, which allows players to better understand the information revealed in the latest PV.

A commentary video by the director is now available!

Hideaki Itsuno
Hideaki Itsuno is the creator of "Dragon's Dogma" and the director of "Devil's Dogma".
He has participated as a director in many other works including the recent "Devil May Cry 5," the "Devil May Cry" series, the "Private Justice Academy" series, and the "CAPCOM VS. SNK" series.

<STORY>
It began in a prison of the earth. In the depths of my lost memories, the voice of the dragon echoes.
Be an enlightened one and strike me down. That is the truth of the world.
Between the two kingdoms of man and beast, between the thoughts and customs of the two nations, a hero remembers the mission he must fulfill.
What is the truth that can be seen through one's eyes and heart?
This is the story of one who slays the dragon and rises to the throne.

＜Character
Dragon's Dogma 2" features many unique characters. In the commentary video, two women depicted in the main art are introduced. What kind of story will the player weave with the people surrounding the dragon and the enlightened one?

Ulrike
A human female archer who is closely related to the player, the "awakened one".

Nadenia
A beast priestess who is the first member of her race to appear in this work.

Actions that respond to the player's imagination

Swinging swords, drawing bows, and chanting spells. In "Dragon's Dogma 2," players can enjoy combat as they imagine it for each profession (job) in the fantasy world. The combination of terrain and enemies ranges from "unstable footholds and huge enemies" to "suspension bridges and swarms of enemies. The elaborately woven world stimulates the player's desire to "try things out.

Enjoy the "fun of adventuring with someone else" when playing alone

The player's alter ego, the "Sentient," is accompanied by "pawns," travelers from other worlds.
Pawns act on their own through AI. A party of up to four players can be formed, including one main pawn who always acts together and two support pawns that can be borrowed from other players via the network.
A pawn that reflects someone else's personality will remember the adventures with you, and the pawns you create will also remember the adventures with someone else. The pawns then change their behavior based on their memories of the adventure. Adventuring with them is like playing a multiplayer game with someone else. The main pawns can be freely created, just like the savants.

A fantasy world that truly "exists out there

The world of "Dragon's Dogma 2" is depicted by the "RE ENGINE" game engine, which has created numerous titles, and the latest hardware.
The people and monsters that live there are brought to life by AI, and the realistic graphics are colored with objects controlled by physics. It is a world of royal fantasy filled with a sense of reality. That is the stage of this work.

Title Information

Dragon's Dogma 2
Release date: Undecided
Compatible hardware: PlayStation5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam
Suggested retail price: Undecided
Genre: Open world action
Players: 1 player
CERO rating: To be determined

Official website : www.dragonsdogma.com/2/

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