Submitted 2 months ago by _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de to gaming@beehaw.org
Looking at reviews, it seems like a common criticism of the second game is that it’s mostly a repeat of the first with a few additions, but also without fixing any of its issues.
To people who have played both: is it worth playing the second one? I already have the first, as it was included in a bundle, but never played it.
Personally, I preferred the first one. If you’ve played through 1 and are still itching for more, 2 is definitely a fine game.
Really? Why’s that? Did 2 lose something or it’s more of a personal preference/vibes thing?
I think the first game did a better job of making the player feel like they were starting at 0, and working upwards from there, which is my preferred RPG progression.
In 2 I sort of felt like I was already a badass from the start. Might have just been my perception, but I remember in 1 finding the harpies scary and challenging when you’re escorting the ophidian head on the cart to the capital. In 2, you run into a bunch of harpies right after the first camp, and they were just like nothing.
If you plan to do main story only, I’d say, go for the 2nd. However the first dragons dogma has bitterblack isles which is a giant dungeon designed to focus on pretty much nonstop action and multiple dives in, each getting further down and delivering powerful gear to help you get even further. It really helps to give you post-game stuff to do and i miss it in dd2 to the point of thinking about going back to the first one just for that part of the game
I would try out the original before playing 2. DD2 is very similar to the original but the DD2 is better in my opinion. If you enjoy the first, you will almost certainly enjoy the second. DD2 may go on sale for Steam’s upcoming Fall sale, something to think about.
Yea, the fall sale is actually why I was considering DD2.
zerofk@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I suggest you play the first, then decide whether you want more.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 months ago
that’s pretty much it. if you don’t like the first, you probably won’t like the second. if you DO like the first, you might prefer the second one. personally i bounced off of both of them around 10-15 hours in, for similar reasons, but I did find the 2nd game a little more exciting.