Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Team is Considering Adding Hard Mode, Transmog Confirmed
Director Kento Kinoshita also confirms that enemies won't scale to the player's level since some players didn't enjoy it.
Dragon's Dogma 2 is an action RPG that launched in 2024 to positive reception. The game is now preparing for a substantial expansion, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, arriving later this year alongside a Switch 2 port. The expansion will introduce a new region and dungeons, though developer commentary suggests it misses opportunities with the game's underutilized endgame area.
Capcom has been rolling out free updates ahead of the expansion's release, focusing on providing player options rather than removing core mechanics. The studio is considering additional features like hard mode, while confirming transmog functionality. Performance optimizations made for the Switch 2 version will also benefit the game across other platforms, with the Nintendo port reportedly exceeding 30 frames per second. Developers have clarified that enemy scaling won't change based on player level, preserving the design some players preferred.
Director Kento Kinoshita also confirms that enemies won't scale to the player's level since some players didn't enjoy it.
Capcom confirms major performance optimisation for Dragon’s Dogma 2 on all platforms In an interview with Eurogamer, Capcom’s Naoto Oyama has confirmed that Dragon’s Dogma 2’s upcoming Switch 2 version will bring with it major optimisations to the game on all platforms. Gamers on…
The Nintendo port often exceeds 30 frames per second, he says
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen brings tons of new content, but it misses out big on fixing the RPG's underutilized endgame area.
Dragon's Dogma 2, which launched in 2024 to positive critical reception , is coming back later this year as Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, adding a new region to the game and bringing it to Switch 2. However, fans of the series (or, honestly, anyone who's even heard the titles of…
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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is a new gameplay expansion coming later this year, but developer Capcom is preceding that new content with some major free updates for the base game. At launch, many ( including Game Informer , as you can see in our review ) praised the game for its…
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