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Dragon’s Dogma 2 DLC devs faced “diametrically opposed” feedback from players in the West and Japan (automaton-media.com)
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It seems opinions are most polarized when it comes to some of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s unique gameplay “obstacles.” According to Oyama, players in Japan and Asia tend to be quite vocal about what they perceive as “inconveniences,” while players in Europe and North America are more likely to view these same game elements as “friction” and welcome them. While the developers don’t cite any specific examples, they do describe travelling by foot and Dragonsplague as some of the “inconveniences” the game throws at players earlier in the interview.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm American but I'm with the Asian players on this. This isn't an arcade game trying to get my quarters; stop wasting my fucking time with pointless bullshit like high fiving my pawns without my input or having random NPCs walking the same path I am on from opening dialogue unprompted. It doesn't make the world feel more alive; it feels like you just want to pad my play time artificially.

I really hated the amount of time wasting crap like the above throughout the entire game.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Funny enough about it not being an arcade game, it sounds like you prefer arcade games, or at least their aesthetic. Lol

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

IDK how you got that impression 🤨

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Well, you said you didn't like things filling the world or interactions. The more of that you remove the more arcadey the game is. Because arcade games don't bother with fluff like that. They have a core gameplay loop and no real frills outside of that.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I said I didn't like the forced, automatic animations and dialogue prompts. Not that the animations and dialogue themselves should be removed. Just the game taking control away from me to do something pointless or that I am not interested in doing at the moment.

Like in a better game, if an NPC ran up to you and opened dialogue without you initiating it yourself, it usually is the start of a quest. In DD2 every random pawn walking down the street will come up to you and waste your time opening dialogue to sell their services even when you already have a full party.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Gotcha, didn't realize that it was doing that. Yeah, pulling focus ought to be reserved for quests and the like. My misunderstanding then.