What it’s essential to know
- The primary main replace for Dragon’s Dogma 2, Capcom’s new long-awaited ARPG sequel, has been launched on PC and PS5. The patch hasn’t come out on Xbox but, although the builders say it is deliberate to return “within the subsequent few days.”
- The patch provides the choice to start out a brand new sport when you’ve got an ongoing playthrough and expands the variety of Artwork of Metamorphosis look change gadgets accessible in-game to 99, whereas additionally making a quest that lets you acquire a everlasting residence accessible earlier within the story.
- This replace additionally makes movement blur and ray tracing toggleable and provides a 30 FPS cap choice on console, and each improves DLSS high quality and fixes a mannequin show bug on PC.
- Fixes and enhancements for poor PC efficiency are slated to return in “future updates,” although it is presently unclear when gamers can anticipate these to launch.
A couple of days after developer Capcom first revealed a collection of useful modifications coming to its new single participant ARPG Dragon’s Dogma 2, the studio has launched a particular Title Replace for the long-awaited sequel that pushes them stay. It is accessible to obtain and set up now for gamers on PC and PS5, although notably, it hasn’t come out on Xbox but. Capcom says “updates to Xbox Sequence X|S are deliberate within the subsequent few days,” although, so customers of Microsoft’s consoles should not have to attend lengthy.
Although it is virtually unimaginable to inform by studying the official patch notes because of one of many worst textual content and webpage background coloration combos I’ve ever seen (examine the picture under and you will perceive), the replace, as anticipated, provides the choice to start out a brand new sport if you have already got a playthrough going. Moreover, it additionally expanded the variety of Artwork of Metamorphosis tomes accessible within the vanilla sport from 2 to 99, permitting gamers to alter character look continuously in the event that they need to (supplied they have the Rift Crystals wanted).
These are the most important changes the patch makes to the sport by far, they usually eradicate the necessity for gamers to dig of their recordsdata and delete their saves or set up mods that add extra look change gadgets. Notably, a quest that lets you get a home has been made accessible earlier as properly, which provides early sport gamers a substitute for tenting and inn rests.
Past new gameplay choices and direct tweaks, the Title Replace additionally contains options for “miscellaneous textual content show points” and “miscellaneous bug fixes.” Moreover, on console, each movement blur and ray tracing can now be toggled, and there is a new choice for capping Dragon’s Dogma 2’s framerate at 30 FPS, too.
The patch options PC-specific modifications as properly, although do not get your hopes up for improved efficiency if yours has been lackluster (mine has been high quality on an RTX 3070 gaming rig, however participant experiences range fairly wildly). Picture high quality whereas utilizing DLSS has been improved and “a problem associated to the show of fashions below some particular settings” obtained mounted, however Capcom says framerate enhancements aren’t coming till “future updates.” Observe that you’re going to discover a full overview of all of the patch notes within the part on the finish of this text.
The dimensions of the replace is pretty massive at 1.6GB on PC, and is probably going across the identical on PS5 since all variations of Dragon’s Dogma 2 are about 60-70GB complete. I believe this would be the file measurement of the Xbox patch, too, although we can’t know for positive till it is launched within the coming days.
Total, this seems to be to be a fairly stable opening replace for Capcom’s new open world fantasy sport, although PC gamers experiencing critical efficiency points will little question be disenchanted by its lack of enhancements in that division. It is also unlucky that Xbox followers have to attend for the patch, although this may be a case of Microsoft’s replace certification course of slowing issues down prefer it did for Palworld earlier this 12 months. That is simply hypothesis, although.
Although Dragon’s Dogma 2 had an especially tumultuous launch because of the last-minute reveal of a microtransaction retailer, it is since risen to a “Combined” score on Steam and is steadily getting extra constructive evaluations from gamers. Personally, I detest Capcom’s inclusion of microtransactions in a single participant RPG, however they’re in the end not intrusive to the gameplay expertise in any respect and will not cease me from strongly recommending what’s going to undoubtedly be one in every of 2024’s Sport of the Yr contenders.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Title Replace: Patch notes
I’ve listed the Title Replace’s full patch notes under so you do not have to attempt to learn them off of Capcom’s awfully designed webpage.
PlayStation 5 / Steam
- Including the choice to start out a brand new sport when save information already exists.
- Altering the variety of “Artwork of Metamorphosis” gadgets accessible at Pawn Guilds within the sport to 99.
- Making the hunt that enables gamers to accumulate their very own dwelling (the place they will save and relaxation) accessible earlier within the sport.
- Miscellaneous textual content show points.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes.
PlayStation 5
- Including the choice*Â to change Movement Blur on/off in Choices.
- Including the choice*Â to change Ray Tracing on/off in Choices.
- Including the choice to set Body Price at Max 30fps in Choices.
Steam
- Enhancing high quality when DLSS SUPER RESOLUTION is enabled.
- Fixing a problem associated to the show of fashions below some particular settings.
- These choices will not have an effect on body fee considerably. Enhancements to border fee are deliberate for future updates.
Updates to Xbox Sequence X|S are deliberate within the subsequent few days.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is accessible now, and it is one of many greatest Xbox video games and greatest PC video games you may play in 2024 when you love motion RPGs with deep, diverse fight and wealthy fantasy worlds. Capcom’s new title is playable on Xbox Sequence X|S, Home windows PC, and PS5 for $69.99.