Recent reviews by LukeyDukey

Its crazy how many negative reviews only launched the game just to tell everyone that microtransactions are bad. I agree with most of the reviews, but the game outside of the issues described has been amazing so far. I wanted to wait until later to really sink my teeth into the world and its mechanics but doing the review now instead to say the game is fun despite the issues.
The optimization is pretty bad. My PC has more than the recommended specs, and I've tweaked with the settings quite a bit to no success; sometimes I'll get the full 60 FPS even when in combat, other times it dips very low, maybe around 20-30 FPS when there are a lot of spells or effects going off or walking in an area with lots of trees. I am optimistic they can patch the game to run more smoothly, and even with performance dips, I've still had a lot of fun with combat and exploration.
The microtransactions are ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and completely unnecessary from what I've seen in game. Other than the Harpy Lure or the Soundtrack (only DLC on the steam page that makes sense,) I have found every other item by traveling with other pawns, looting it, or it is purchasable in game with in-game currency. You can change your appearance once you get to the Capital for 500 RC, which I have enough RC and have made it to the capital under 6 hrs. You can definitely get there faster and I'm not certain how to farm RC but if I've gotten enough with random wandering, I'm sure everyone else can too. The complaints about these MTX are really over the top and I wanted to let others know that you don't need to pay real money for this stuff. Again, it is very silly its even there but they aren't paywalling features, just giving quick access to people who want to spend.
As for the actual video game its been very satisfying so far and as someone who's never played DD1, it has been a blast to learn about all the mechanics of combat and exploration. I am also pleasantly surprised with the pawn's performances. I thought they would be poor at fighting but for the most part they help cover the gaps in what your own vocation lacks. Maybe later into the game they will fall off but as for the beginning of the game up to where I am, my main pawn as a thief has been very good at combat and they'll help gather random items while exploring or point out interesting objects like ladders or treasure chests.
I could say more about the good in the game but I'll leave it off as a general recommendation. If you enjoy Action RPG combat, exploration and creating your own character to experience the world, I believe you'll really enjoy Dragon's Dogma 2. Don't let the MTX scare you off.

good

One of the best coop games ever made. The game is still plenty fun on your own, but starting a world with a friend on hard mode is a whole different experience. 200% worth it

It's pretty good

Easy achievements :^ )

Everyone should give this game a try. Its the ♥♥♥♥

Game is fun