There’s no shortage of things to love in Dragon’s Dogma 2, from its spectacular combat to how densely it packs its world full of engaging content to how reactive its world is.

It’s hard not to notice the similarities that Dragon’s Dogma 2 has to other beloved open world experiences. Specifically, it feels like a perfect cross between Elden Ring and The Elder Scrolls, capturing the former’s aversion to guide or handhold the player in any way, and the latter’s reliance on AI-driven systemic, emergent gameplay.

Combining both styles and throwing in its own ideas, it ends up delivering something entirely unique. Here, we talk about all of that and more.