Dragon's Dogma 2: Everything We Know About Capcom's Fantasy RPG Sequel

25.01.2024 - 03:01 / ign.com / Hideaki Itsuno

In March, Capcom will release Dragon’s Dogma 2, the long-awaited sequel to its inventive 2012 action RPG. It’ll be the first mainline release in the open-world fantasy series in 12 years, and fans are eager to see what Capcom will bring to the table after a decade-plus of advancement in technical innovation and open-world game design.

With its release just a couple of months away and a trove of new details revealed as part of January’s IGN First coverage, we’ve put together this breakdown of everything you need to know about Dragon’s Dogma 2.

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Barring a delay, Dragon’s Dogma 2 will be released on March 22, 2024.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam). It is the first Capcom game to cost $70 USD.

In addition to the standard edition, Capcom is offering a Deluxe Edition of Dragon’s Dogma 2 for $80. It includes the following:

Pre-ordering the standard edition of Dragon’s Dogma 2 will net you the Superior Weapons quartet: a sword, daggers, staff, and bow.

Preordering the Deluxe Edition will net you the Superior Weapons Quartet and the Ring of Assurance.

The story begins in an underground gaol where the Dragon's voice echoes in the fog of lost memories.

Ascend, Arisen, and best me, in accordance with the dogma of this world.

Betwixt the domains of human and beastren, A hero must fulfill their forgotten destiny.

What dogma does your heart see through your eyes?

‘Tis a tale of one who shall slay the Dragon and claim the throne.

Thus reads the story synopsis for Dragon’s Dogma 2, a sequel set in a parallel world that “mirrors the world setting of the original game.” Like the first game, the sequel’s story revolves around the Arisen, who embarks on a perilous journey to reclaim their stolen heart from the Dragon.

“That's why the story of constant rebirth that's focused around dragons,” game director Hideaki Itsuno told IGN,” as well as the various elements of the world shown in the previous game have all carried over to this one as well. That said, it does take place in a different parallel world, which is why I think there will be parts that are similar yet different.”

The world consists of two prosperous nations: Vermund, the human kingdom, where the player becomes entangled in a power struggle for the throne; and Battahl, a “rugged canyon nation” that’s home to the beastren (humanoid cats, à la The Elder Scrolls’ Khajiit) led by the preistess Nadinia. The player finds themselves caught between these two nations and their differing cultures and philosophies.

In Dragon’s Dogma 2, you play as a fully customizable Arisen. Players can choose to create a human, elf, or beastren — each of which has two body types, nine base bodies per type, and countless heads on which facial