Dragon's Dogma 2 players have discovered that catapults can do a lot more than just take down big enemies, as firing them in the correct place can actually uncover hidden areas.
08.03.2024 - 11:57 / rockpapershotgun.com / Hideaki Itsuno
Dragon's Dogma series director Hideaki Itsuno has announced that the meat you can cook in Dragon's Dogma 2 is, in fact, "real meat". There's been a certain amount of PlayStation-instigated speculation about whether the meat is CGI-generated, following the last round of Dragon's Dogma 2 previews. Speaking to Japanese site 4Gamer, as translated by Automaton, Itsuno revealed that the game's scenes of sizzling flesh are derived from live action film of steaks being grilled - partly for the sake of authenticity, and partly to save money versus creating computer models of meat products. You can cook several types of meat in Dragon's Dogma, each of which has its own cutscene, and a number of Dragon's Dogmatists are already performatively salivating at the prospect on social media.
The fact that, technically, a bunch of animals died to create Dragon's Dogma 2 is a reminder that meat production and consumption are pervasive phenomena that extend well beyond the act of eating. Meat byproducts appear in or are used to create all kinds of crazy things, and carnism shapes culture in vast and complex ways. Gelatin derived from animal protein is used to coat paper, bind match stick heads and test the passage of bullets through bodies. The ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft is coated in burned cow bones to help it endure the sun's radiation. Strictly speaking, it's impossible to be a vegan and spend paper money in the UK, because our banknotes contain animal fat. And now, you could argue, it's impossible to be vegan and play Dragon's Dogma 2. Hmm.
Speaking of performativeness, it's at this point that I must yet again whip off my hood, arrange my features into a diabolical rictus, and announce that I am, in fact, one of those perfidious vegans. "Lord have mercy!" you gasp, reeling back from the screen and defensively stuffing a handful of pork scratchings into your mouth, while making a sign to avert evil spirits (assuming you're not also vegan). Be calm, friend! I am not going to give you cooties or lecture you about your dietary preferences. What I'm going to do is talk briefly about the ways in which representations of meat in survival or survival-ish games especially suggest a degree of anxiety about modern meat production, whether you're vegan or no - a desire to shut down the abattoir and rediscover the act of hunting and butchering animals in the wilds.
For all meat's ubiquity, modern meat production can seem intangible. Thousands of chickens, cows, sheep, pigs and fish are slaughtered every second, but for many of us, this happens behind walls, fences and laws against filming inside slaughterhouses; as such, it can't really be detected in the product that ends up in a supermarket freezer. Relatively few
Dragon's Dogma 2 players have discovered that catapults can do a lot more than just take down big enemies, as firing them in the correct place can actually uncover hidden areas.
is a massive game with all kinds of quests to complete, and players looking to complete everything this game has to offer truly by grilling every type of meat. Grilling, which can be done at any campfire across the land if you have a Camping Kit, will cook any raw meat you pick up from an enemy or wildlife. Meat can also be scavenged from townspeople's homes and will rot over time.
Baldur's Gate 3 players have gotten really silly with mods since the game came out, including creating a number of mods that allow otherwise unplayable characters to join the party. But according to Larian Studios head Swen Vincke, a number of those characters may have been considered for inclusion as companions early in development, including one particular villain.
I get you that people want their character to look different but what is the point in going into great detail when most of the time all you see is -
Pawns are great for a little extra storage space in , but it's not immediately clear what happens to the items they're given. Via the Pawn system in , players are able both to create a permanent Main Pawn, and to hire two additional Pawns from an extensive menu of community creations. Pawns have many uses — their primary purposes are to aid the player character in combat and offer situational advice, but they can also hang onto any spare items beyond the Arisen's carrying capacity.
I get you that people want their character to look different but what is the point in going into great detail when most of the time all you see is -
I get you that people want their character to look different but what is the point in going into great detail when most of the time all you see is -
It's taken 12 years, but Dragon's Dogma 2 is finally swooping onto store shelves this week, and judging by the early review scores, the wait has been worth it.
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I get you that people want their character to look different but what is the point in going into great detail when most of the time all you see is -
Capcom's eagerly-anticipated action RPG, Dragon's Dogma 2, is so close you can almost taste it, releasing on PS5 on 22nd March. Sadly, as is so often the case, it seems like a couple of copies have broken containment, and story spoilers are out in the wild, with both video and live-streamed spoilers out there for the unwary to encounter.