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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Gets New Casual Mode and More Improvements Ahead of PS5 Pro

13/10/2024

New Casual Mode and Additional Enhancements for Dragon's Dogma 2

Dragon’s Dogma 2:

Capcom is the developer and publisher of the 2024 action role-playing video game Dragon’s Dogma 2. The game, which is a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma, takes place in a parallel universe with a fantasy theme.

All platforms have received a new update from Capcom for Dragon’s Dogma 2, which includes a new casual mode among other new features. Profession balances and much-needed performance enhancements are among the additional adjustments. The casual mode makes it harder for the weight carried to become heavy or very heavy, lowers the cost of Ferrystones, and reduces the inn fees for staying at an inn. Additionally, when dashing outside of battle, you’ll expend less stamina; when choosing Load from Last Save following the death of the Arisen, the loss gauge won’t rise; and even if the symptoms worsen to a terminal point, pawns will recover from the dragon’s plague without experiencing a devastating calamity.

New Casual Mode and Additional Enhancements for Dragon’s Dogma 2

One of the titles scheduled to receive a PS5 Pro Enhanced patch in time for the November 7 release of the $700 mid-gen console upgrade is Dragon’s Dogma 2. 

A comprehensive list of the changes is provided below:

Casual Mode:  More affordable lodging and Ferrystone rates, along with more accommodating weight restrictions for being “Heavy” or “Very Heavy.”
Better Stamina Management:  When sprinting outside of combat, less stamina is used.
Adjustments for the Dragonsplague:   Even in its worst phase, pawns can recover from the Dragonsplague without dire repercussions.
New Products and Sites:   Bakbattahl now has a Portcrystal, and he can now trade new gear named “Sovran’s Crown,” “Sovran’s Plate,” and “Sovran’s Greaves” with the Dragonforged.
Animations and Aesthetics:  New animations for dashing and riding a big flying enemy have been added for pawns and the risen, in addition to new idle animations.

Similar to Sony’s PS5 Pro announcement, Dragon’s Dogma 2’s PS5 Pro patch doesn’t provide many details. However, according to what Capcom has revealed thus far, it will provide “a gaming experience that takes advantage of PS5 Pro’s features.”

Every Game Enhanced for PS5 Pro So Far:

Naturally, the expectation is that Dragon’s Dogma 2 will run flawlessly on the PS5 Pro at 60 frames per second and 4K resolution. Dragon’s Dogma 2 was released in March for the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S. It came with a number of performance issues that were addressed in later updates, with framerate being a major issue, particularly in areas with a lot of non-player characters.

More than ten years after its release, Dragon’s Dogma 2 proved to be a huge hit for publisher Capcom in spite of controversy, selling 2.5 million copies in just 11 days despite performance issues and microtransactions.